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Evening star., 1950-05-01
Boys Net Shod, Sell
To Fishermen Left
.LuckIess by Rain
BY the Associated Press

DARLINGTON. Nd. May L.
Hundreds Of sleepy-eyed fisher
men greeted a cold gray dawn
here yesterday by patiently cast
ing for shad. now making their
spawning run up the Susquehanna
'River. The occasion was the
States first open championship
shad fishing tournament.
No one paid particular atten-
ton to a group of boys busying
themselves around a rickety shed
near tournament headquarters.
With the dawn came rain. But
the fishermen stayed. The boys
settled down to wait.
BY noon, it was obvious if the
shad were running. they were
running right by.
BY midafternoon the rain still
hadn't stopped. But most of the
fishermen had. The boys were
doing a nice business netting
shad-legal under certain condi-
tions-and selling them to the
luckleSs fishermen. The going
price-shad, IL cents a pound;
white perch. 10 cents a pound.
Evening star., 1950-05-01
Berwyn Heights Won't Hold
Vote on Bond Power After All

but the information did not reach
the town board in time for a
referendum. The measure again
was submitted to the Legislature
during its 1850 session but was
not passed.
Two aspirants for the board
Edward Grosskurth and Ferrell s.
Observation-Disclosures a statement
today asserting they had been
"misinformed' concerning the
referendum.
Other candidates are Robert F.
Burnette, Byron Hendricks. George
c. Hudgins, Lawrence j. O'Dea,
sr.. and Than o. Porter. all in
cumbents, and Ray Aleshire and
Edward Lucic. Voting will be held
from 2 to 8 pm. at the COM
munity's f1rehouse.
Evening star., 1950-05-01
House Unit 10 Hold Hearing
On Bills for New Airport

Public hearings were scheduled
today by Chairman Beckworth, Of
the transportation subcommittee
Of the House Commerce Commit
tee. for May Is. on bills author
izing the development Of a second
major airport for the National
capital.
The hearings will be held at
10 IN. that day in Room 1884 Of
the new House once Building.
The subcommittee will take tes-
timony on the Senate-passed bill
of Senator johnson, Democrat. Of
Colorado, which authorizes a $l4
million project and on a similar
measure sponsored by Represen-
tative Harris. Democrat. Of Ar
kansas.
The project has been strongly
urged by the Civil Aeronautics
Administration and Commerce
Department officials on the basis
of findings that traffic congestion
at the Washington National Air
port now has about reached the
saturation point and that the
airport will be unable to handle q
great increase In traffic expected
In the next FIVE years.
Evening star., 1950-05-01
Montgomery Residents to Give
Week to Agricultural Center

Mr.. King said the Big Week"
will be held from May 20 through
May 81. The time was extended.
he said. because many volunteers
could not At their schedules into
d single day. Also. much Of the
work this year will be masonry.
which can not be done well in q
single day.
100000 Feet Of Lumber Ready.
Meanwhile. Mr.. King said, near
ly 100000 feet Of lumber is being
gathered. and much Of 1t has been
placed on the center grounds.
Building foundations have been
staked out. and are now being
dug. Plans have been made to IL
Illuminate the athletic field on
Tuesday. Friday and Saturday
evenings during the baseball sea-
son. .
Mr.. King said a membership
drive to collect s35 900 now is un.
derway.
Evening star., 1950-05-01
intermediate School PTA
To Meet in Silver Sprinq

The Silver Spring Intermedii
ate School PTA will meet at the
school. Philadelphia and Chicago
avenues, at 8 pm. tomorrow.
The school band, under the di-
rection Of Chester Petranek and
augmented by the Takoma Ele-
mentary Band. will play and the
PTA Library Committee will give
a demonstration Of the library in
operation.
Next year about half Of the
school enrolment will be moved
to the new Rolling Terrace School.
Mrs. Doland Ellis of 122 Barron
street, Takoma Park. is president
of the Rolling Terrace PTA and
william F. Banville of 722 Gist
avenue, Silver Spring, heads the
Organization at Silver Spring In
termediate.
Evening star., 1950-05-01

Richmond was having trouble
with counterfeits at that time. too
The Times reported a Kentuckian
was jailed there. charged with
passing $40 United States bank
notes. They were, however. but
indifferently executed" according
to Richmond paper.
Reproduction of the 1895 bill
shown here required authorization
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
under a law which covers all cur
rency. whether or not it was issued
by the Government. and regard
less Of its age. The original bill
Is about a fourth larger than the
Photographic The law prohibits.
further reproduction Of this bill" "
In whole or in part"
It's also illegal, by the way, to
have any counterfeit currency in
your possession-even when it's
$50 years old. 4
Evening star., 1950-05-01
4Candidates' Backers
Claim Victory Is Sure
In Virginia Election
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

They're heading for the wire
today in the first Virginia dis
trict's special congressional elec-
ton. and supporters of all four
candidates claim they're backing
the winner.
Nile Straughan. Republican, last
night said in Newport News that
the race is between himself and
State Conservation Commissioner
William A. Wright Of Tappahan-
mock.
Blasting at a Saturday night
speech made In support Of Mr..
Wright. the Fredericksburg busi-
nessman declared that Billy
(Wright) is building a dream
house with Straughan's planks. {"
He asserted that this clearly
shows that Wright considers
Straughan the man to beat"
He accused Mr.. Wright's sup
porters OF stealing his platform
and said that "this is a clear in
dication now Straughan's plat
form appeals to both Republicans
and genuine Democrats. This
demonstrates Wright's mental in
eptitude to formulate a platform.
Mr.. Wright last week laughed
off the chances Of MIR. Straughan
and Blake T. Newton of Hague
president of the State Board OF
Education. in tomorrow's election
to choose a successor to. the late
Representative s. Otis Bland.
At that time Mr.. Wright said
the race was strictly between him
helf and E. j. Robson, jr., re-
tired Vice president and person.
mel manager of the Newport News
Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
Since then. however. both the
Newton and Robson camps have
prophesied victory in tomorrow's s
balloting.
Evening star., 1950-05-01

Working on q volunteer basis,
residents Of Montgomery County
will devote a week this spring to
completing the Agricultural Gen.
ter at Gaithersburg.
The center, a community meet
ing place for the entire county,
was started last year. During a
single Big Day." volunteer work.
ers constructed many of the build
ings necessary for holding agricul-
tural fairs and other community
projects,
This year. according to w. Law
son King. chairman of the Big
Day. committee. the largest prof.
ect will be an auditorium.
Stadium, Pool Included.
Other buildings to be built will
include bath houses. q band shell
and additional livestock barns.
Also facilities are to be provided
for horse shows and poultry ex-
hibits. an athletic stadium and a
swimming pool.
Evening star., 1950-05-01
Youth Seriously Hurt
By Shotgun Blast
In Burglar Ambush

A teen-age boy was wounded
seriously yesterday by a shotgun
blast fired by the proprietor of
Falls Church store lying in wait
for burglars.
Three youths fed, Fairfax
County police reported. but all
were captured and held under
bond for action of Juvenile Court.
Police said the blast injured
Anthony Bechrest. II, a student
at Falls Church High School. He
is in Arlington Hospital and his
condition today was reported i'm
proved to fair"
Proprietor Waits With Gun.
The boy was struck by buckshot
at the rear of a gun shop at 1112
Hillwood avenue. Falls Church,
near Seven Corners highway.
Lenwood T. Hayman, Al, of 3003
North Fourth street, Arlington. the
proprietor. said he had been wait
ing with gun in hand on suspicion
that his place would be robbed
Saturday night. On March Z, he
told police, five pistols and one
rife were stolen by burglars and
on April %, he lost two pistols.
He valued the stolen weapons at
$3.50.
Shortly after l am. yesterday,
he said. he heard someone trying
the front door of his shop. Then
a group went to the back door.
He said he heard one youth ask:
do you have the sledgeham-
mer?"
At that moment, the door glass
crashed and then he saw an arm
reaching through toward the in
side knob. He fired.
Police Notified.
Mr.. Hayman notified Fairfax
and Falls Church police, whom he
had advised earlier of his plans
to watch for burglars. Mr.. Hay
man and the police gave chase
and found the injured boy in a
ditch. His legs and lower stomach
were penetrated by the gunshot.
Police found three other boys a
short time later and identified
them as Michael D. Boger. 16,
of Broad Run, Prince william
County, Va: Charles D. Heatley,
II. Tacoma, Wash, and Harvey
w. Holman, 16. Edinburg, Tex.
They attend Fork Union .(Va.)
Military Academy.
Each was released in So, 500 bail
for appearance in juvenile court.
Evening star., 1950-05-01

A bond issue referendum which
had been an election campaign
topic in Berwyn Heights, Md, will
not be held tomorrow after all.
The towns 5-man Board Of
Commissioners-all Of whom are
candidates for reelection tomor-
row-announced today that no
vote will be taken on whether the
town board should be empowered
TO borrow money for street i'm
provements.
A spokesman for the board
reported there had been q mis-
understanding among some can
didates over the issue. A bill
authorizing such a referendum
was enacted by the Maryland
Legislature during its 1949 session,
Evening star., 1950-05-01
Looking Back $50 Years
ck
Capitals Earliest Residents Had to Watch Countefeers Too

This Is the kind OF money you
would probably have used if you
had been going to the store in
Washington the year it became
the Nations Capital.
But it might have gotten you
into trouble. The bill in the
photograph is counterfeit.
Counterfeiters weren't any more
popular $50 years ago than they
are now, as two 1900 visitors to
the District found out.
The visitors disembarked late
in February from the schooner
Two Brothers at Alexandria.
Alexandria then was an important
port, and was within the Dis
trict's boundary. The schooner
had just sailed in from New Or
leans.
A few days later the pair was
arrested on charges of passing
$100 bills Of the Bank of the
United States-counterfeits. And
the Districts two newspapers. the
Alexandria Times and George
Town Centinel of Liberty. warned
of vast quantities" Of similar
bogus bills expected from the
Southern city, which was not yet
part Of the United States.
Notes of the Bank of the United
States were the. best the country
had then. The bank, whose main
Office was in Philadelphia. was
backed in part by the Govern
ment, and several millions of it's
bills were in circulation. There
was yet no such thing as Federal
currency.
Unfortunately. the bills were far
from the standard of the modern
greenback. Printed in one color,
black Except for some with red
or blue serial letters in one cor
'ner) and on only one side Of the
Evening star., 1950-05-01
George {. DaIby Elected
By virqinia VFW District

Members of the 9Th District,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of Vir-
ginia, have elected George c.
Dalby as commander.
Mr.. Dalby is a member of the
John Lyons Post $3.50, Arlington.
He succeeds Joseph Martin.
Other district officers were
elected as follows: Frasia D. Trice
of Burton Hammond Post 1924,
Culpeper, senior vice commander; !;
Charles M. Callahan of Post 3103,
Fredericksburg, junior vice COM
mander: Wayne L. Earhart OF
Martin Leppert Sipes Post 9274,
Falls Church. chaplain: Webster
Spear of Post 9480, Arlington,
judge advocate. and Robert Moran
of Raymond Hansen Post 1898,
Arlington. quartermaSter.
The district meeting was held
in Warrenton. Va, yesterday.
Evening star., 1950-05-01

sible for restoration of Hampton,
described as an outstanding ex-
ample of 18th Century American
Palladian architecture.
He visited it one day about six
years ago to see a Sully portrait.
John Ridgely explained that the
elaborate estate had become more
OF burden than the Ridgely
descendants could bear. Mr.. Fin
Evening star., 1950-05-01

paper, they were numbered, dated
and signed by hand. And the
engraving often was irregular and
crude. The bills were an open
invitation to fraud.
The specimens seized from the
two Alexandria visitors were $100
notes dated from 1795 to 1898.
There were also some $50 postal
notes. They we're well initiated" {"
said the Times. But there were
these tell-tale faults: The paper
was inferior to that of the gen.
uine" and in the signature of the
cashier the initial &c" and the
name Simpson" were. written
larger than in the true notes.
The bill above, from the extern
sive collection of the Chase Ma
tional Bank of New York, bears
the same characteristics. The
penned KS across its face, appar-
entity made to mark 1t fraudulent.
Evening star., 1950-05-01

also mark other bills in the Chase
collection which have, in addition,
the word "counteffeit" written on
them.
BY act of Congress in 179S. the
two Alexandria suspects faced
possible penalties of three to 10
years at hard labor. or 10 years
in prison. plus a maximum 5000
fine. One of them was released,
however. and the other. a James
Miller Elliot. after a hearing be-
fore panel of five magistrates,
was ordered to stand further trial
in the District Court at Dumfries,
Va. The outcome apparently was
not reported.
The Times. incidentally, took
Elliot's side. reporting that the
decision was contrary to the ex-
pectation of vast proportion OF
his fellow citizens. who were pres
ent at the trial."
Evening star., 1950-05-01
Cecil Chesney Reelected
NW District Commander

Cecil Chesney, 16 Elm avenue,
Takoma Park. route manager for
the Washington Daily News, yes
terday was reelected commander
Of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
District No. 2. The district COW
ers nine posts in Prince Georges
and Montgomery Counties.
Other officers elected at the
Bethesda home. VFW, were:
Henry F. Benson. senior vice
commander; Harold G. Ale, jr.,
Junior vice commander; Alger Y.
Barbee, judge advocate; George
Taylor. chaplain; Howard Elms,
jr.. adjutant; Dave Mccain. sur
geon; James l.. Anderson, athletic
director, and Rudolph Christ,
uuartermaSter.
Evening star., 1950-05-01
Hampton Mansion Dedicated as Historic Site
Rx fhe Assaciated Press

TOWSON, Md, May 1.-Hamp-
ton. 167-year-old mansion / mile
north of here, has been dedicated
formally as a National historic
site.
1t was dedicated yesterday by
the National Park Service, and
the Society for the Preservation
of Maryland Antiquities was
named custodian.
Newton B. Drury. park service
director. marked the ceremony by
giving the society president, Rob-
ert Garrett. a copy Of the CO.
operative agreement with the In
terror Department. setting up the
custodianship.
Mr.. Drury called the mansion
lone of the great architectural
monuments Of the early American
republic"
It was purchased in 1948 by
the Avalon Foundation. estab-
lished by Mrs. Ailsa Mellon Bruce
from Mr.. and Mrs. John Ridgely
and turned over to the Govern
ment.
John Ridgely was among the
several hundred persons who
strolled through the refurnished
mansion before the ceremonies.
There were others of the
Colonial Ridgely clan. one Of
Maryland's most prominent fam
lilies. One was Miss Eliza Ridgely,
SO. Another was Mrs. Julia r.
Yeaton, 88. They had seats in
the big center hall after rain
drove the dedication ceremonies
inside.
Other speakers included Gov.
Lane and David e. Finley, direc-
tor of the National Gallery of
Art in Washington and a trustee
of the National Trust for Historic
Preservation. The trust went
into operation when he and the
other trustees met today.
Mr.. Finley was largely respon-
Evening star., 1950-05-01
B moi 'rith to Show
Movie in ARLINGTON

The Benjamin N. Cardozo Lodge
No. 1914 Of B'nai Birth will pre-
sent a movie entitled Prejudice"
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at the Ar
lington Jewish Center, Lee boule-
ward and South Fillmore street.
A commentary will be given by
the Rev. George Tittman of Saint
Mary's Episcopal Church and DR..
Julius Schneider, president of the
Northern Virginia Mental Hygiene
Society.
Evening star., 1950-05-01
Reserve Officers Elect
McG|ade in Silver Sprinq

1t. Henry o. McGlade has been
elected president of the Silver
Spring Chapter of the Reserve Of
fcers' Association.
Other officers are Maj. Alfred j.
Larkin, executive vice president;
Capt. John j. Nevin, treasurer;
Capt. Richard Liester. vice presi-
dent for the Air Force; 1t. Col.
Glenn c. Parmalee, vice president
for the Army; 1t. Janet Albert
vice president for the Army Nurse
Corps; 1t. Gregory Skarupa, Sec
retary: Capt. Charles W. Minor,
corresponding secretary. and Capt
John Schwager. secretary Of ac-
tiyitieS,
Evening star., 1950-05-01
Southern Maryland
Tobacco Crop Going
To Auctions Today
By J. [. MichoeI

Tobacco, Southern Maryland's S
economic backbone since Colonial
times, is moving to market today.
Sales of the Al to As million
pounds 1949 crop, second in VOL
ume only to the 1946 record yield
of 48 million pounds. will begin
tomorrow and end August 4.
If last years average of 81 cents
a pound is equaled or bettered,
from $22 to $25 million will go into
the pockets of farmers in Anne
Arundel. Calvert. Charles. Prince
Georges and st. Marys Counties.
Some $40 million will be paid
out Immediately. however. That
amount. credit experts say, has
been loaned on the crop to growers
throughout the area.
Floors of four of the eight
auction warehouses in aPrince
Georges and Charles Counties and
one in Anne Arundel are at near
capacity and trucks were steadily
unloading more leaf today.
Three of the markets are at
Upper Marlboro. three at Hughes
vile. one at Waldorf and one at
La Plata.
The management of the Anne
Arundel market at Wayson's Cor
ners has been reorganized and is
now called the Triangle Ware
house. It had more than $4,000
pounds OF leaf ready for sale on
its floor last night. Auctions were
called off at this market last year
after several attempts because
buyers for the big cigaret COM
panies did not attend.
Experts believe that the 1949
crop does not equal in quality
the IS million pounds yield of
1s48. That crop was one of the
best in history.
Evening star., 1950-05-01
.LincoInia Driver
DiesAfterC Crash
On Route 50
Truck Struck by Cor
At Driveway; z Hurt
Critically in District

Arthur C. Mullen, So, of Lin
colnia, Va. died early today in
Arlington Hospital from injuries
received late yesterday in a COL
liSion on Route so at Pender, Va.
Mr.. Mullen, an employe of the
Alexandria Water Co., was thrown
to the highway after his pickup
truck was struck by another while
emerging from a driveway. He
suffered a skull fracture and
failed to regain consciousness.
The accident occurred shortly
after pm. and Mr.. Mullen died
about six hours later.
Fairfax County police listed the
driver of the other car as Louis
A. White of Herndon, Va.
Police said the victims wife
Mrs. Margaret Mullen, and a
friend also were riding in the
truck. Both suffered minor
bruises and shock but neither was
hospitalized.
A native of Leesburg. Va, Mr.
Mullen spent most of his life
around Herndon. He moved to
his present home five years ago
Besides his wife, he is survived
by three sons, Arthur c. Mullen,
jr., 20; Keith, Is. and Tarlton,
20. Another son, William, was
killed in the Battle of the Bulge
He was % years old at the time
and was an Army staff sergeant
with the 99th Infantry Division.
Two Critically Injured.
Two men are in critical condi-
ton at Casualty Hospital as a
result of accidents in the District
yesterday.
Robert Halstead, %, of Glenn
Dale Sanatorium, suffered a frac-
tured right leg and possible skull
and back fractures when he and
Miss Maxine Randolph, 10. of
North Beach, Md, were struck in
the 3400 block of Eastern avenue
NE. about 1:20 am. yesterday.
Miss Randolph was treated at the
hospital for minor head cuts and
released.
Police said they were about to
get into an automobile on the
drivers side when a car struck
them. William H. Shipp, "a, of
Hyattsville. Md. listed by police
as driver of the car, was charged
with failing to give full time and
attention to driving. Police said
he told them he did not see the
couple.
Also critically injured was Dam
iel Byrd. 43. colored, of 46O5 Bass
place Sc. Police said the car he
was driving ran off the road and
crashed into a light pole in the
1900 block of Benning road NE.
about 4:30 am. yesterday.
Car Strikes Tree.
Four persons-including a 49,
month-old boy-escaped serious
injury last night when their auto
mobile ran off the road, knocked
down a tree and overturned on
Sixteenth street near Webster
street.
The No. "a Engine Co. and Res
cue Squad helped the four occu-
pants from the car and took them
to Freedman's Hospital.
The only one treated was Cal
vim Rountree, 10. colored, of the
900 block of E street Sc, who
suffered a fractured hand. Other
occupants of the car were George
McCord, 10, colored, driver; Re-
becca Gordon, 25, co1ored. and he,
son, Samuel Gordon. 13 months
Police said all gave the same ad-
dress.
Evening star., 1950-05-01
High School Science Fair
Set for Laurel MAY 11-12

Prince Georges high school
science fair will be held May II
and IL at the Laurel High School
gymnasium.
Scientific exhibits selected from
similar fairs in individual high
schools of the county will be on
display.
Hyattsville High School will
stage its fair Tuesday and
Wednesday, with more than 300
projects on exhibit.
The fairs are sponsored by the
County Science Teachers Asso-
citation.
Evening star., 1950-05-01
cop!t. Fields Son, II,
Going to West Point

Samuel H. Fields. II. of 610
North Overlook drive, Alexandria,
has been appointed to West
Point, it was announced today. He
is the son of Capt.sand Mrs. j. E.
Fields.
Young Fields is a graduate of
st. Johns College of Washington.
He also attended Sullivan School.
He will report at West Point on
July 5.