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Evening star., 1949-08-04
Extradition Hearing Called
Tomorrow in Crabber Fight
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 4.-E
Almer Ames, jr., Accomack Coun-
ty Commemorative Attorney, will
be present tomorrow morning at
an extradition hearing for a Vir-
ginia Fisheries Commission deputy
charged with killing Maryland
crabber.
Mr.. Ames wrote Gov. Tuck that
the incident happened in Acco-
mack County and that he wishes
to represent the county at the
hearing.
The commission deputy, David
Acree. 26, is being held in jail in
Accornac. Both States have
charged him with killing Earl
Nelson, Crisfield, Md, crabber,
who was wounded fatally July 5
after Acree boarded his boat from
Fisheries Commission patrol
plane.
Maryland also is seeking to
extradite George Colonna, 20
year-old pilot Of the plane.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

plan-to conserve manpower-is
defeated when several police cars
respond to a call which one or two
cars, each beering two men, could
have handled under the old sys-
tenn. In such a case. he pointed
out, the areas normally covered by
the cne-man cars left unprotected.
Most of the % to Is men re-
leased by the one-man program
have been placed on foot patrol
duty in the suburban area. the
police chief said. But he con-
tended the county has so many
widely scattered developments
that only scout cars can do the
Job"
These foot patrolmen," he said,
have no call boxes on which they
can check in with their stations
and there is no way we can reach
them in an emergency"
He emphasized, however. his de-
sire to give the new plan a fair
trial"
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Hearing Postponed for )
In Alexandra Robbery

A hearing for two District men
and a woman charged with rob-
berry of a restaurant proprietor
today was continued to August Is
in Arlington County Court because
the robbery victim is not yet able
to appear.
John L. Heatwole, So. who was
ambushed and robbed of $3.50 near
his home in the 400 block Of
Lorcum lane, Arlington, last week,
was released from Arlington Hos
pital yesterday and is. under a
doctors care at his home. He suf-
fered head injuries when his at
tackers beat him.
The three facing a hearing in
County Court are Charles Albert
Riddle. jr., 20, of the 1900 block of
Newton street NV; James How
ard Sebastian, "a. of the 1900
block of Fairmont street NV. and
Miss Ruth Norma Cotton, 20, of
the 1900 block of Fairmont street
NV. Two others-16 and II years
old, who also were arrested in
connection with the robbery. have
been turned over to juvenile au-
thorities.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Physicist Is Among |.
In County Admitted
To u. ). Citizenship

A Silver Spring research physi-
cist is among 13 Montgomery
County residents who have ad-
mitted to American citizenship in
County Circuit Court at Rockville.
They took their oaths Tuesday
before Judge Charles w. Wood
ward.
The physicist is Guy Worsley.
Al, of 1920 Pinecrest Circle. who is
employed at the applied physics
laboratory of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, Silver Spring. A native
of England. Mr.. Worsley came to
this country in October, 1889.
Another member of the group
was Marcel Berthault, So, of 303
Baltimore avenue, Takoma Park,
catering manager at the Congress
sional Hotel. Mr.. Berthault is
French.
The II other new citizens are.
Mrs. Annie Kristine Vigeland,
At, of 5160 Shoemaker lane, Be-
LllcSQd, d lldll Ol CoSCl dllA q lloGAfC
of Norway; Mrs. Giuliana Hardi
Reed, 26, of 4707 Elmhirst lane,
Bethesda; Mrs. Rose Mary PAN
zone, A. of 1913 Woodside park
way, Silver Spring. and Mrs. Maria
Rosario Helbig. 26. of Persimmon
Tree road, Cabin John, Italian.
Also, Mrs. Helen Grimes, Butts,
80. of 10 East Underwood street,
Chevy Chase, and James c. Carl,
20, of lila Valley View avenue,
Kensington. Canadian: Mrs. Joy
Diana Sickley Fuller, 26. of 5518
Lincoln street. Bethesda. British.
Also, Mrs. Eva Maria Barsis. %,
of 220 Holly avenue, Takoma Park,
Austrian; Mrs. Jean Weir Fargo,
%, of 8516 Greenwood avenue, Ia
koma Park, Australian; Mrs.
Nicole Champ Malone, 81, of 4521
Chestnut street, Bethesda, French
and Mrs. Jacoba Poulina Schouten
Quinn. 81. of 1904 Georgia ave-
nue.. Wheaton, Dutch.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Sixth Case Of Polio
Reported in Berkeley
by the Associated Press

MARTINSBURG, w. VA, Aug.
4.-Berkeley County had its sixth
case OF infantile paralysis yester-
day.
DR.. G. P. Morrison. county
health officer. listed this years
sixth victim as Jackie Schad OF
Martinsburg. The boy was taken
to Childrens Hospital in Wash
ington for confirmation of the
diagnosis and returned here for
treatment.
Miss Patty Tay, 17-year-old'
who was the county's first vic
tim this year, has almost COM
pletely recovered since treatment
in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Federal Workers See
'5poiIs System Return
In Hatch Act Chances
BY the Associated Press

Virginia and Maryland Federal
workers testified yesterday that
proposed changes in the Hatch
Act would be a return to the
"spoils system
They told a House subcommit-
tee on House administration the
proposal to allow Federal employees
to take active parts in political
campaigns would "cut the heart
out Of the Hatch Act"
Herbert N. Eaton, president of
the Montgomery County Md
Civic Federation. said such a
change would "thow us right back
to the spoils system"
Calls Provision "Sweeping".
Gas 1t stands now this provi-
sion is q very sweeping section, T"
he said. I'VE favor permitting
participation in local elections. but
not on higher levels"
Harold A. Ward, chairman Of a
Federal Employees Committee of
Fairfax County. Va, said I'VE feel
the present Hatch Act serves our
purpose because our chief interest
is in local issues"
Chairman Harrison said or
ganizations of Federal workers
under the guise Of civic bodies can
now take active parts in political
compaigns.
Mr.. Harrison. while expressing
support OF the bill offered by
Representative Sutton, Democrat.
Of Tennessee. said he does not
believe that Federal workers
while engaged in their duties
should be allowed to buttonhole
people about voting"
Mr.. Sutton said he feels his bill
would give Government workers
the rights of American citizens -
"Take Part Regardless"
Regardless of whether the
workers are in State or Federal
Government they DO take part"
in political activities in spite OF
the Hatch Act. he said.
There is no use in making
crooks out of American citizens"
Walter F. Mulligan, president OF
the Prince Georges County tMdo
Civic Federation. Inc, said the
Hatch Act is "the best protection
for civil service people ever de-
vised."
1T protects them from the
revenge of politicians who they
may have opposed during. political
campaigns, he added.
This is the heart of the Hatch
Act" he said. I'VE oppose any
change above the county level"
Evening star., 1949-08-04

Three new cases OF polio were
reported in the Washington area
today by health officials raising
to A the number of cases so far
this year.
All at Children's Hospital. the
new cases include a 10-year-old
boy of the 100 block of Common
wealth avenue, Alexandria, admit
ted yesterday; four-year-old
Riverdale boy. admitted Monday,
and a one-year-old College Park
boy. also admitted Monday.
OF the A cases reported in the
area this year. IA have been in
the District and 13 in Prince
Georges County.
Meanwhile, the Public Health
Evening star., 1949-08-04
3 New Polio Cases Reported
In Area, Bringing I otoI to 44

Service reported 1896 new cases
throughout the Nation for the
week end July 30-more than 100
above the 1889 reported for 1948's
peak week, which was the one
ended last September 18.
Despite the mounting total. Of
hcials say there is some indication
the peak may be reached earlier
this year. There has been a drop
in the rate of increase in recent
weeks. they explain. and there
has been a decrease in new cases
in hard-hit Texas.
Last weeks national figure
brought the 1949 total to 8,299
This compares to 5,793 for the
same period last year.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Arlington Court Fines
2 Men for Gambling

Two men we're fined IS each in
Arlington County Court yesterday
on charges of gambling.
They were James Samuel, about
40, of the 1900 block of North
Cameron street, Arlington, and
Walter Ferguson, 200 block of
West Fairfax street, Falls Church.
both colored. Samuel was fined
$50 and given a suspended one
year jail sentence on a second
charge of illegally selling alcoholic
beverages.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Fairfax Board 'A|ets
Police on Increase
In Numbers WRITING

A resolution "alerting" the Fair
fax County Police Department tc
a reported increase of numbers
writing in the county was adopted
yesterday by the Board of Super
viSors.
The board also passed a reso-
luton approving a proposed sewer
age program for Sanitary District
No. l after Sanitary Engineer
James j. Corbalis reported there
was a feeling among some resi-
dents that the plan did not have
the boards backing.
The motion alerting the police
was made by Supervisor c. B.
Runyon. former county deputy
sheriff and former Falls Church
town policeman.
Tells of Complaints.
Several people have COM
planned to me about the increase
in numbers writing in the county" :"
Mr.. Runyon said. Il want the
police to do all they can about
this" ~
He said the racket is growing
all the time" throughout the
country. He explained later that
no criticism of the police force
was intended
/ Members of the force already
have plenty to keep them busy
ne said.
Mr.. Runyons motion brought a
suggestion from other supervisors
that the force be increased. No
action was taken after members
pointed out the budget would not
permit any increase this year.
Mr.. Runyon said police in Mary
land, Washington and Arlington
County were cracking down" on
numbers writer's and cited recent
Arlington raid in which two men
were arrested and $4.700 in cash
was seized along with gambling
paraphernalia.
Sewer Program Confirmed.
After hearing Mr.. Corbalis. the
board passed a resolution which
'.ratifies and confirms it's action
of June 20 in approving the pro-
posed sanitary sewerage program
for Sanitary District No. /. includ-
ing the method of financing costs
of retiring the bonds and of op-
Grafton and maintenance, subject
to the approval of the issuance
of the bonds by the qualified
voters ="
The resolution also declared that
if the $3,0O0,0O0 bond issue is ap-
proved in the August 80 refer
endum, the board pledge itself
to the execution of the program as
presently approved insofar as cir
cumstanceS will permit"
An appropriation of s1,500 for
the Falls Church Volunteer Fire
Department. which answers many
calls in the county. was voted by
the board. The amount was rec
commended by the Fairfax Fire
Commission.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
NONRESIDENT Tuition.
Payable in Advance,
School Board Warns

The Board Of Education today
warned parents from nearby coun-
ties who plan to send their chill
dren to Washington's public
schools that tuition fees must be
paid in advance before the chill
dren will be admitted to classes.
The new tuition rates which will
go into effect in September show
increases over last years rates.
Teachers college tuition rates
will go up $23; senior high schools
and veterans centers, up s38; vo-
cational high schools. up $34;
Junior high schools. up s28; ele-
mentary schools. up $12; classes
for crippled children. up $63, and
evening schools, up So.
Rates Based on Actual Cost.
The rates are based on the act
ual cost of educating a pupil in the
Washington schools and the in
crease in rates is due, in part, tc
the retroactive pay raise teachers
received this summer.
The tuition rates for the full
year are as follows: Teachers col
leges. 1926; senior high schools
and veterans centers, $255; voca-
tional high schools. $276;. junior
high schools. $192; elementary
schools. 1922: classes for crippled
children, 1888; evening schools, 500.
Rates for one semester are ::
Teachers colleges, $163; senior
high schools and veterans centers,
$127; vocational high schools. $138;
Junior high schools. 500; elemen-
tary schools. SCI; classes for
crippled children. S176.50, and
evening schools, s14.50.
Registration Dates Set.
The board announcement said
registration dates for elementary
pupils are September l. 2, 6 and
8. All nonresident elementary
school pupils must be enrolled in
the Offices of the divisional direc-
tors and their registration must
be completed by September 6 to
allow sufficient time for non-resi-
dent tuition bills to be cleared
through the office of the Collector
of Taxes.
Non resident secondary pupils
must begin their registration not
later than September / and must
complete it by September 6.
Secondary schools may register
nonresident pupils any time after
August Is. the announcement
added.
The announcement warned that
nonresident students must pay
one semester's tuition fees in ad-
vance before they can be admitted
to. classes on September II.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
FoIIs Church Post Office
Receipts Rise 63 Pct.

Falls Church post Office receipts
for July were So per cent above
a year ago. according to an an
nouncement today by Postmaster
B. Frank May. Last months re-
ceipts were $6,674.07. compared
with $4,304.31 for July, 1948.
Assistant Postmaster Walter
Sealock said a rapid rise in the
population of the area since
August /, 1948, has increased the
number of persons served by more
than $500, bringing the total
number receiving mail through
the Falls Church Office to 23,152.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Planners Back
Funds for Land
In Two Counties
Would Split S657, 900
Between Montgomery
And Prince Georges

Federal planners disclosed today
they had tentatively approved the
Maryland plan of allocating $751;
900 Of Capper- er-Cramton Act funds
about equally between Prince
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
ties for the acquisition of park
lands in half a dozen or more
stream valleys.
Approval came after Thomas S.
Settle, secretary of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. had outlined the terms Of
an agreement with the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission under which
Federal park lands may be ex-
panded for such purposes. The
program involves an elaborate ex-
tension of the park system in the
Metropolitan Area, following some
of the best known streams in the
two counties.
Further study of the program
will be made at the September
meeting of the Federal planning
group, now in the second day of its
monthly meeting.
New Tunnel Proposed.
The prospect of another contro-
versy over tunneling under WASH
ington streets arose yesterday
afternoon when the planners stud
led various proposals for improv-
ing the M street approaches to
Key Bridge. No action was taken.
but one plan involved a suggestion
to tunnel under Prospect avenue
between Thirty fourth and Thirty
fifth streets NV. That would IA
cilitate the flow of traffic to and
from the bridge. officials said, but
it would be very costly.
Other proposals involved the
erection of a high flagpole in an
elaborate setting" and the build
ing of reproduction Of the Fran
els Scott Key mansion as a tribute
to the author of The Star Span
gled Banner"
Because all these proposals en-
anated from Brig. Gen. Gordon
Young, District Engineer Commits
sioner. they will be discussed with
him personally, after he returns
to the city.
The planners were sympathetic
toward the Wadsworth bill to pre-
serve historic residences and sec
tions Of old GEORGETOWN, but they
withheld full support at this time.
The members will confer on the
matter With the Fine Arts Com
mission. .sr
Might Not Fix Year. =
1t was felt that the movement
to preserve historic landmarks
dating before 1850 is a step in
the right direction, but the fixing
Of specific year, it was believed.
might well be avoided.
Representative Jenkins, Repub-
lican. of Ohio, who still wants an
avenue in the Capital City named
after his State, will confer with
the planners late today. It was
believed the commission won't DO
able to help him much
A report by John Nolen, director
Of planning, disclosed that $780,
900 was spent for land acquisi-
tions during the past year. mostly
for the development of a score or
more of Fairgrounds and recrea-
tional centers. These are mainly
long time projects, and the num-
Der of additional land purchases
showed substantial progress"
compared with the lean war years.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
MT. Rainier Postmaster
Nominee Indorsed

The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee yesterday recommended
the confirmation of the appoint
ment of Francis L. Leverone to be
postmaster at Mount Rainier, Md.
The nomination was one of 1876
sent to the Senate for approval
by Senator Johnston, Democrat,
OF South Carolina, committee
chairman.
Mr.. Leverone was named by
President Truman as the successor
to w. F. Keys. retired postmaster.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Gentry Wins in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 4 (P.-
w. B. Gentry won the Demo-
cratic primary nomination for city
treasurer here, defeating John A.
Selph, jr. City Sergeant Frank
A. Cavedo won denomination over
Owen E. Kahn.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Summer School Sets
Graduation Aug. 19

Graduation exercises for the
Montgomery County High School
summer session will be held at
the Bethesda-C Chevy Chase High
School at 1890 am. August 10
in the school gymnasium.
Diplomas will be presented to
q students by Edgar M. Doug
lass, assistant superintendent Of
schools.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
The graduates are:

Kendall. Sarah A.
Fletcher, Carroll l..
AGREE, Mary K.
Carroll, H. R, jr.
Collie, Billy B.
Maeder, H. c.. jr.
Strong, Barbara D.
williams. Charles r.
Williams, r. L., jr.
Headley. Robert N.
johnson, Mary M.
Ennis, Margo A.
Toner, Helen M.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
You Don't Have to Miss q Thinq

When you 60 on vacation you don't have to NIL
You can relax and still get all the news and feat
, 1949-11-22
JOE p RINTING

regardless of how strong its
members, or efficient, will take
a beating, It is during times Of
great economic stress that DO
litical leaders take occasion to
use the old political trick of
pointing to one spot as the
source of all the trouble, and
out this way, the seemingly
easiest prey is the administra-
ton. This is a fact which the
great masses of the people
must learn to see clearly
through. We may therefore
not look for wonders coming
from any other administration,
and those Of us who attempted
to see things as they were real
ize that as good, as efficient,
and as representative an ad-
ministration as the Virgin Is
lanss have ever had has Just
ended
, 1949-11-22
GOVERNOR HASTE RESIGNS

~ OAAN~A
ANNOUNCEMENT las been made of the acceptance
by President Truman of the resignation of His Excellency
William H. HASTE as governor of the Virgin Islands, which
was a forgone conclusion, in view of the recess appointment
as Judge of the Circuit Court of Philadelphia.
TeMIGHT BE well, at this stopping place to look back
over the three and a half years since the HASTE administration
moved to government hill. The policy of giving opportunity
to qualified and competent natives was continued and brought
to its height. A department of Personnel was established, and
while a battle ensued as to its head, that department has func-
toned, and is continuing to function most satisfactorily. IN
like most executives, Governor HASTE made sure that he
knew, frSt-hand, what was taking place in his administration.
Without recounting step by step, or item by item, we think
that we are on safe ground in quoting the Department of the
Interior to the effect that the HASTE administration is un-
~doubtedly the most efficient ever had in the Virgin Islands,
U IT WAS not long after he took office that the Gov
ernor ran into trouble with the Legislature. The Governor
made certain mistakes, among which were to order an inves-
tigation into Irregularities, appoint and strongly urge the con-
f1madon of certain individuals for public Office, among them
Valdemar Hill, and finally, he strove to be loyal to the Depart
ment to which he was directly responsible. He also took oc-
casion to explain difficult problems, and often to tackle them
himself, and these, because of the setting in which they were
done, became political footballs.
NOW H A IT Is all over it is safe to make an appraisal,
and we feel tina tin balancing the entire course of events must
determine that the credits outweigh the liabilities, and so we
go along with the. Department of the Interior in being con-
WINGED that the HASTE Administration was efficient, and that
it was a credit to.the Islands and the people who were part of
it. All that the opposition can say is that there was personal
dislike; that the man himself changed from the time he was
judge, and that he was straight-laced and inflexible, but
these only mirror the weakness of those whose complaint
were loudest,
WHAT o u BE said at this time, as it has before,
is that the Virgin Islands are faced with certain problems,
social political and economic, and that any administration,
, 1949-11-22
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-20
Socialists Open Talks,
Possibly Decisive on
New German Regime

HANOVER. Germany. April
2o.-Social Democrtic ehiefta,ns
yesterday opened q party confer
ence which may decide whether
Western Germany will get a new
German government or continue
under Allied military rule.
They will decide whether the
powerful left wing party viii con-
tinue TO block agreement on a
constitution for the proposed West
German state.
The Social Democrats want q
strong central government. Their
political rivals. the Christian
Democrats, and the Western Al
lies want q federaiized govern
ment with strong state powers.
Schumacher Bans Compromise
/ The key man In fixing party
policy is DR.. Kurt Schumacher.
the Social Democrats one-armed.
one-legged party chairman. He
has stood fast against compro-
mise. Allied officials say he ap-
pears determined to make his
party the spearhead Of anti-Al-
lied and anticapitalist sentiment
in Western Germany.
The two-day round OF party
conferences began in secret. The
meetings are closed TO the press.
but the party's decision will be
announced at a news conference
scheduled for today.
Ernst Reuter-. lord mayor Of
Berlin, and Carlo Schmid. leader
of the party in the Bonn constitu-
tional convention. were among the
20 members of the party Executive
Committee who opened the con-
ference yesterday, Party leaders
from all over Western Germany
will meet today.
Military Rule May Continue.
Rejection of further concessions
to the Allied and Christian Dem
ocrat viewpoint might bring a
breakdown of the Bonn discus
sions. The convention has been
deadlocked for several weeks on the
issue of centralism VS.. federalism.
If the Bonn convention fails to
reach agreement. military rule will
continue indefinitely in West Ger
many. American officials said.
Observers said DR.. Schumacher
apparently considers an anti
Allied policy popular in Germany
and he hopes to strengthen his
position as party leader by his
opposition. His brand of socialism
corresponds roughly with that of
the British Labor Party.