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Evening star., 1950-07-20
|Coroners Operating
Under New Policy
In Nearby Virginia

Nearby Virginia coroners are
operating under a new policy un-
der which they merely determine
the medical cause of deaths.
DR.. Godfrey T. Mann, State
medical examiner. said the new
method was established by an act
of the legislature in 1946, but has
not been put in effect until
coroners in each area were briefed
DR.. Mann met recently with
coroners of Alexandria, Arlington
and Fairfax County.
The State officer explained that
Virginia'S new system is a medical
examiner procedure like those in
Maryland and New York. The old
title of coroner has been retained
in the Old Dominion, however.
Our duty now is simply to as
certain the cause and manner of
DEATH" said DR.. Mann. For ex-
ample, he said, If man is found
shot to death the coroner de-
termines only that the man died
OF gunshot wound.
Whether the death is an acci-
dent, suicide or homicide is a
matter for police" he added.
The coroners still make out
death certificates, but fill in the
verdict of suicide, homicide or ac-
cident as furnished by police, he
said.
DR.. Mann said he planned to
travel around the State acquaint-
ing Commonwealth's Attorneys
and police departments with the
new system.
The change came about, said DR..
Mann. as the result of a growing
feeling that the old coroner sytem
was inadequate. He explained
that it called for investigations
by doctors whose principal train
ing has been along medical lines.
He described the old position of
coroner as "quasi-judicial" Office.
DR.. Mann explained that the
change-over to the new system
has been slow because it has been
difficult to supplant system that
has existed in Virginia since the
18th century.
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Smith Tract on Highway
Is Rezoned for Business

A 50-acre tract on Shirley
highway owned by Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia, was
rezoned for business use yester-
day by the Fairfax County Board
OF Supervisors.
Arthur Post, who represented
Mr.. Smith, said it is planned to
put shopping center on the tract
at Shirley highway and Edsall
road. The property formerly was
zoned agricultural. It is the
third intersection on Shirley
highway in Fairfax County at
which property has been zoned
for commercial use.
The board announced it's in
tention to grant permits for the
operation of two sanitary fill-type
dumps in the county Use of the
two sites for that purpose already
has been approved by the Board
of Zoning Appeals.
One will be operated on a
county owned tract on Telegraph
road near Little River turnpike
by Dave Bayliss, and the other on
the property of Vernon Lynch be-
tween the r. F. & P. and South
ern Railroad tracks near Lin
colnia road.
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Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight
Washington, $3.50 pm.

w OsOV RsAAs
Stoddert, Thirty-ninth and CAL
vert streets NV.
Keene. Church street and Riggs
road NE.
Powell, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV.
Sherwood, Tenth and G streets
NE.
Garfield, Second and F streets
Sc.
Fort Greble. Nichols avenue
and Chesapeake street S.W.
Cook, North Capitol and P
streets.
Rose Park, Twenty-seventh and
o streets NV.
Langston, 2210 H street NE.
Douglass-Dwellings, 1000 Ala
bama avenue Sc.
Arlington, $3.50 pm.
Kemper, 2035 So. Lincoln.
Alexandria, 8 pm.
Parker Gray, Patrick and Wythe.
Montgomery County, 9 pm.
Jessup Blair, Blair road and
Georgia avenue.
Prince Georges County, 9 pm.
Takoma Park, Grace Methodist
Church. Larch street and New
Hampshire avenue.
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Clark Tells National Guard
Ground Team Is Dominant
BY the Associnted pre,,

CAMP PICKETT, Va, July 90
Gen. Mark w. Clark told National
Guard trainees here yesterday
that "the infantry tank artillery
team still is the dominant factor
on the field of battle"
The wartime commander of the
5th Army in Italy made his obser-
vation after a field inspection OF
the 29th Division, engaged in two
weeks of summer training on this
46,000-acre military reservation.
During his five-hour inspection
of the Maryland-Virginia National
Guardsmen, the chief of the Army
Field Forces watched tactical
demonstrations, weapons firing
and engineer bridge construction
In an impromptu talk later to
the men of Baltimore's 175th In
fantry Regiment, Gen. Clark said
some National Guard divisions
might have to take the place OF
Regular Army troops committed
to the Korean operation.
I'VE place our faith in our cit
izen-soldiers," Gen. Clark re-
marked, land they've never let us
down."
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BIacksburg States Elect
z Arlington Girls, | Boy

Three Arlington youngsters wor
offices in the American Legion
sponsored Boys and Girls States
at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, yes
terday.
Barbara Norby. a member of
the Federalist Party. was elected
governor of the Girls State and
Marion McSurley was named
lieutenant governor. Marion ran
as an independent, beating both
Federalist and Nationalist nomi-
nees. She was the only inde-
pendent to win in either State.
The third Arlington winner was
Vincent Natti. a Federalist, who
was chosen lieutenant governor
of the Boys State. A Salem boy,
M. L. Minnick, was elected Boys
State governor. Young Minnick,
a Nationalist, defeated Willard
Scott, Alexandria, 27O-128.
Gov. Battle, the Associated Press
reported, was to inaugurate both
governors today.
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28 From HyattsviIIe
Get Draft Examination
AT Arlington Farms

Another group of % men from
nearby Maryland reported today
for examination at the Arlington
Farms draft induction center.
Sent by Hyattsville Local Board
SIS, they were the second contin-
gent of possible draftees to take
mental and physical tests there.
A group of II from Upper Marl-
boro is scheduled to arrive tomor-
row and the first so District men
will report Monday.
All except one of nine men sent
by the La Plata (Md.) board
yesterday were rejected either for
failure to meet intelligence re-
quirement or because their age or
dependency status changed since
registration in 194S.
Recruiting Here Drops. .
Results of the physical tests will
not be known for several, days.
Leroy Hanson, colored, a laborer
of Marbury, Md. was the one who
passed the other examinations
yesterday.
Recruiting at downtown Wash
ington Offices of the Army, Air
Force, Navy and Marine Corps
yesterday dropped below the daily
average for earlier this week.
The Army and Air Force office
at 403 Tenth street NV. inter-
viewed AZ applicants. of whom 80
passed the preliminary mental
test.
The Navy Office at 14O0 Penn
sylvania avenue NV. tentatively
accepted Is of 20 applicants. The
Marine Corps in the same building
reported one of its slowest days
since the start of the Korean
fighting. 1t had only 18 applicants
and tentatively took one.
Four Taken by Coast Guard.
With it's July quota of 40 al
ready filled, the Coast Guard han
died II applications and accepted
four yesterday. Those will be
sworn in with the August group.
Army and Navy Reserve recruit
ing officers said enlistments have
continued at about the same rate
as last week. with no appreciable
increase resulting thus far from
the Defense Department an
nouncement that some reservists
would be called to active duty.
Mrs. Lillian C. Anderson, 40, of
249 Oglethorpe street NV, who
served two and a half years as a
WAVE during the war, was the
first WAVE reservist to sign up
yesterday for year of active duty.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Bible School to Offer
Exhibit of Hundicruft

An exhibit of arts and handi-
craft by children of the Trinity
Lutheran vacation Bible school
will be shown at 8 pm. tomorrow
at the school, 1905 Longfellow
street, Hyattsville.
The school. sponsored by Trim
ity Lutheran Church, Mount
Rainier. will close tomorrow. It
was directed by the Rev. Edwin
E. Pieplow, pastor.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Alexandra Veteran
Demands Water Line

The Virginia State Corporation
Commission Tuesday will hear q
petition by an Alexandria veteran
to force the Alexandria Water Co
to extend its lines to his property
A. Lincoln Green, Government
attorney, who owns an 8-acre tract
on Key drive is just inside the city
limits claims the water company
should put line along the drive
without requiring the usual de.
posit. Mr.. Green says he has beer
asked to pay $4,000.
According to the petition, the
company should be required tc
make the extension because the
area is within the city, has al
utilities and is assessed as city
property.
Because there is no water, Mr.
Green says, there is inadequate
fire protection. He also continues
the city Health Department has
ruled that some wells in the area
are unfit for use.
There now are three homes or
the short, unpaved street.
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Egan Installed as Head
OF Airport Legion Post

Ralph M. Egan of Arlington, ha:
been installed as commander Of
the recently organized Nationa
Airport Post, American Legion
He succeeds George L. Branner.
Other officers include M. H
Ginder, R. c. Higgins and r. C
Vincent, vice commanders; E. A
Orr, adjutant; J. Achaj, assistant
adjutant; H. v. Marshall, finance
officer; L. J. Szelist, assistant f.
nance officer; M. c. Edelen, judge
advocate; w. Sober. chaplain; C.
L. Gerhardt, assistant chaplain; E
H. Roemer, service officer; A. R.
Kelly, historian: H. H. Swank
publicity officer; l.. E. Roster, SER
geant at arms; G. r. King. assist
ant sergeant at arms, and C. r
Smith, athletic officer.
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Sea Lions Are Among Newcomers to Zoo

Three sea lions dived into the
water yesterday, and the Zoo-in
contrast to the rest of the Nation
was back on prewar basis.
The sea lions joyfully swan
about the new pool below the
bear cages, for they had been con-
fined in their three boxes for sew
eral days.
An impromptu crowd cheered
their performance.
DR.. William M. Mann, director
of the Zoo. watched as the sea
lions gobbled up some food, he
said approvingly, That's good.
They're eating. I specified they
should be eating when I bought
them"
Since Pearl Harbor-since some
time before that as a matter of
fact-the Zoo has been without
sea lions. favorite performers at
any large zoo.
What happened was that the
pool cracked up and. because of
wartime restrictions, was not re-
built. The new pool is of con-
crete, tinted with green-"an idea
I got in Europe" said DR.. Mann.
The new arrivals are stella sea
lions, a larger species than the
California sea lion. The stellas
are found from San Francisco to
Alaska.
They were flown here from CAL
ifornia. One arrived two weeks
ago. 1t was kept in his box until
the arrival of the other two yes
terday.
"If I put him in first," said DR..
Mann. "he'd think he owned the
pool"
Otherfarrivals at the Zoo yes
terday were four loris from
Malaga. They are little nocturnal
lemurs with pie-plate eyes. They
are a gift to the Zoo from an
Army Medical Research team
studying tropical diseases in the
Malay States.
Meanwhile, Kri Kri, a rare
mountain goat from Crete, arrived
in New York. on his way to the
Zoo here. He will be kept in quar-
antine in New Jersey for two
weeks, however. Kri Kri is a gift
of Crete in appreciation for Mar
shall plan aid received by the
Greek people.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Benefit Supper
For Hospital Set
For Tuesday Night

Two thousand guests are ex-
pected at the annual benefit sup
per of the Montgomery County
General Hospital from 4 to 8 pm
Tuesday in the Sherwood High
School. Sandy Spring.
A special feature Of the event
will be entertainment for children
including pony rides, sand tables
movies and a clown.
The Silver Spring Elks Boys and
Girls Band will play. There will
be outdoor booths Offering food
stuffs, fancy work, b1ic-a -brac,
flowers and plants.
The hospital, located at Olney,
was remodeled last year. 1t has
new maternity wing. two oper-
ating rooms and So beds.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
County Judge Studies
Plumbers Attack on
State Law Validity

A Prince Georges County Judge
today studied arguments in a case
which is expected to bring the
first court decision on what types
of bills may be acted on at 30
day sessions of the Maryland Gen.
eral Assembly.
| Judge Charles c. Marbury in
Upper Marlboro took under ad-
visement yesterday an attack on
the validity of a law passed at the
Legislatures first short session last
January.
The act required the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion to make house water and
sewer connections In the suburban
areas Of Montgomery and Prince
Georges County. Prior to January
|. the work was done by private
plumbers under legislation passed
in 1948. For more than 80 years
before that. the commission had
made the connections.
State Constitution Ruling.
Under the State constitution,
only legislation dealing with fl
nances, the general public welfare
and emergencies may be taken UP
at even-year sessions.
Five plumbers in the area,
through Attorney Louis Lebowitz,
OF Washington. have CHALLENGED
the constitutionality of the 1850
act which was passed as an emer-
gency measure. Their suit was
filed June %.
Yesterdays arguments were on
a court order requiring the COM
mission to show cause why it
should not be enjoined from max
ing the connections.
The five plumbers contended no
emergency existed when the law
was passed.
Calls Law Vital to Health.
T. Howard Duckett, represent
Ing the commission, agreed that
there was no emergency but in
sisted that the law was in the
general public welfare because it
affected the health of more than
10000 families.
Judge Marbury told counsel for
both sides he would rule only on
the constitutionality of the act
II the law is held valid, he said,
questions of fact will be argued
at another hearing.
Attorneys said this means the
commission will continue to make
water and sewer connections until
the court announces it's decision.
But no matter which way the
court rules. they declared, the
case would be taken to the Court
of Appeals.
Evening star., 1950-07-20

Mr.. Hyde, who has the support
of his party's State Central Com
mittee for the county, said that
if elected, he will continue to
fight for the return to the people
of the county full control over
their local affairs"
Citing the opposition of the
Den1ocrat-controlled Legislature
to bills sponsored by the Mont
gomery delegation, Mr.. Hyde
said:
'The sovereign will of the people
has been challenged by Democrat
bosses headed by E. Brooke Lee
montgomery Democratic leader
and Gov. Lane. The issue is
clear-is the will of the people
or the will of a few political bosses
going to be the ruling force of our
government"
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Capital Transit
New
Fare Rise Soon
Recent Advance
To Be Inadequate,
HeberIe Testifies

Capital Transit Co. riders soor
may face another fare increase
request.
The recent advance granted by
the Public Utilities Commission
will be inadequate to meet the
company's needs, j. E. Heberle
Capital Transit vice president
and controller, yesterday told the
Interstate Commerce Commission
More money is needed than
that allowed by the PUC," Mr.
Heberle told Examiner H. C. Law
ton in the Pentagon fare increase
hearing, which may end today.
"PUC Over-enthusiastic."
Mr.. Heberle testified the PUC's
chief accountant estimated that
for the year ending May 81, 1851
CTC will obtain passenger revenue
totaling $26,310,678. But the wit
ness declared he thinks the "PUC
has been over-enthusiastic in its
estimates of the amounts the new
fare will produce" He asserted
he does not think it will attain
the PVC estimated figure.
Mr.. Heberle declared that costs
per passenger will increase. not
alone because of higher service
costs, but because of the con-
tinued reduction in the number OF
passengers. Accordingly. he de-
clared. he believes CTC should re-
ceive Is cents as it's portion o1
any joint fare between the Dis
trict and the nearby Virginia
Government establishments. Pas.
sengers are carried on joint line
ticket by CTC and the Virginia
buslines.
Asked by Examiner Lawtor
what the situation would be il
the District were extended to taks
in the nearby Virginia Govern.
ment installations. Mr.. Heberlt
replied he preferred not to specu.
late on fares or service under thai
condition.
Case Moves Toward Close.
Mr.. Heberle is slated for fur
ther cross-examination at today.
session. as the case moves to 6
close. The hearing began Monday
Mr.. Heberle was questioned
closely yesterday on his com.
pany's schedules and costs by At
torney S. Harrison Kahn. repre-.
senting the Alexandria, Bancroft
and Washington Transit Co., ano
by Attorney Manuel j. Davis fol-
the Washington, Virginia ano
Maryland Coach Co.
Shortly before the close of the
hearing yesterday, Attorney F. W
Denniston, on behalf of the Sec
retary Of the Army. began ques-
tioning Mr.. Heberle. Defense Sec
retary johnson has designated
the Secretary of the Army tc
represent the interests of the De-
fense Department. in this case.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Mrs. Thompson Named
.WCTU President

Mrs. John T. Thompson has been
elected president of the Mont
gomery County Women's Christian
Temperance Union. Other officers
named are:
Mrs. Samuel Stackhouse, vice
president; Mrs. George Burriss.
treasurer; Mrs. Elmer Duvall, re-
cording secretary, and Mrs. Lottie
Wright, corresponding secretary.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Fl. Meade Events 10 Mark
Retirement OF GeroW
BY the Assoeioted Press

FORT MEADE, Md, July 90
A parade and a 15-gun salute will
highlight the program July 81
marking the retirement of 1t. Gen.
Leonard T. Gerow. commanding
general of the I'd Army.
Represented at the ceremonies
honoring Gen. Gerow will be the
seven States and the District of
Columbia which make up the I'd
Army area.
During World War II, Gen.
Gerow commanded the corps
which staged the Omaha Beach
landings in Normandy. He took
over command of the I'd Army in
December. 1947.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Western Shore Session
To Be Held in Bethesda

The Montgomery County coun-
Gil will serve as hosts for the next
quarterly meeting of the County
Commissioners Association of the
Western Shore.
The meeting, generally held in
Frederick, is set for II am, Au-
gust 2, at the Bethesda Naval
Hospital.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Decision IsDue
Afternoon
On Annexation
Four Courses Are Open
To Judges in Ruling
On Falls Church Suit

A decision will be handed down
at 3 pm. today in the Falls
Church annexation suit against
Fairfax County.
This was announced yesterday
by Fairfax Circuit Court Judge
Paul Brown after attorneys for
both sides made their final argu-
ments.
Judge Brown heard the case
with Judges j. r. H. Alexander.
Of Loudoun, and Burnett Miller,
jr.. of Culpeper.
The court has four courses-to
grant the full 1915 square miles
that Falls Church seeks from the
county, to grant a smaller area.
to grant larger area, or to deny
the city any additional territory.
Attorneys for the county ham,
mered away at Falls Church A.
nances in their closing arguments.
Dismissal Plea Rejected.
"It looks like the city is in the
position of a man who can't sup
port himself, but is going to get
married because he feels two can
live as cheaply as one" said At
torney Robert j. McCandlish, jr.
He renewed a county motion for
dismissal on the ground the pro-
posed annexation is financially
unSound. The court did not act
on the motion.
Mr.. McCandlish also said the
city failed to prove it has better
services than the county.
They have brought in beauti-
full plans for the future. The court
can only judge by the present
and past, however" he added.
Declaring that the proposed an
nexation would place the city be-
yond its debt limit, Mr.. McCand-
lish said:
"One treason Falls Church is al
ways in debt up to the hilt is that
its council has a lot of Govern
ment workers who are saturated
with the idea of deficit financing.
.. We feel once you consider the
ability of the county, that
will be the end of the case"
Denies City Spurred Growth.
Attorney Frank L. Ball, who rep
resented a group of county resi-
dents opposed to annexation, de-
MED that Falls Church had spurred
growth in the area.
Declaring that Washington was
the only reason the area devel-
oped. Mr.. Ball charged the annex
alton area would not be affected
if Falls Church were moved so
miles up the river"
Horace Edwards, attorney for
the city, pointed to the State pol
icy that urban areas should be
under urban governments.
IF the rural parts of Fairfax
County want to be under old-type
governments, that's their busi-
ness" he said.
The city's attorney added that
residents in urban areas want
their government to take care Of
trash collection. which Fairfax
County has not proposed to do.
q No Financial Burden Claimed.
Denying that annexation would
be financial burden on the city.
Mr.. Edwards said expenditures in
the annexation area would leave
Falls Church more than 81 mil
lion below its bond limit. He
that the city already
furnishes water to most of the
area it seeks.
There was one point on which
Mr.. Edwards, Mr.. Ball and Mr..
McCandlish appeared in agree
ment-that consolidation of the
territory into one or two large
municipalities might be the
In this connection, Mr.. McCan-
dish suggested Falls Church might
be better off by disincorporating
and being annexed by Arlington
County. Mr.. Ball said he thought
it would be a good idea if all the
urban areas consolidated
into one city.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Fair at ForestviIIe

The 30th annual Forestville
(Va) Community Fair will be
held at S pm. tomorrow and Sat-
urday and July % and 30, on the
grounds of the Forestville Grange
Hall. Dancing will be held both
Saturday nights, following chick
en- dinners.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Republicans to Swim

The Young Republican Club of
Montgomery County will hold it's
third annual swimming party at
2 pm. Saturday at the home of
Adolph Guide on the Frederick
Pike north of Rockville. In case
Iof rain the party will be held the
following Saturday.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Lumber Report Given

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, July
20 (P.-Upwards of 110 million
board feet of lumber was har-
vested under good forestry meth
ods in Virginia during the past
year, according to State Forester
George w. Dean,
Evening star., 1950-07-20

Will SCCh uOtul-
nation to the
State Senate.
The incum-
bent, Roy Tasco
Davis, has va
Gated the seat
to run for the
gubernat oria !
no m i n a t ion.
j o S ph B.
Simpson. jr.,
has filed for
the Democratic
nomination to
the State Sem
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Foirfox officiuI in Hospital

Maurice w. Fox, member of
the Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors, is in good condition
today at Alexandria Hospital,
where he underwent an operation
yesterday. Mr.. Fox represents
Drainesville on the board.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Weather Bureau
Records Rain on ID
Of JuIy's 7o Days

Even the Weather Bureau
says Washington's not having
good weather this month.
Adding UP the records, the
bureau gloomily announced
today that it's rained on IA
Of the 19 days so far during
July.
The bureau hasn't any
ready explanation.
"It seems to be a rainy
summer" said the forecaster.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Dewitt Hyde 10 Seek
State Senate Seat

Dewitt S. Hyde. a member OF
Montgomery County's all-Repub-
lican delegation to the General
Assembly, today announced he
Evening star., 1950-07-20
Church Sets Homecoming

LURAY, Va. July 20 (SpeciaD
The annual homecoming of the
Morning Star Lutheran Church
will be held Sunday.
Evening star., 1950-07-20

Eki0s Protopapadakis bids Kri Kri goat
sentimental farewell in Athens before the
plane for the United States where quaran
tine he will become the Washington attraction
Kri Kr member of species called agrm gift
the United States in appreciation aid
by the Greek people He arrived
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-05-04
Nitelife In
New York

NEW YORK (ANP)- Actress
Shelio Guyse who completed her
200th performance in "Lost in the
Stars" recently, appeared to be
taking four deep controlled
breaths all at the same time in
the snap published by the N. Y.
Journal American. A "Harlem"
reader who feared this eagle-eye
might have overlooked same wrote
me in this vein:
In your Nitelife-In N. Y. COL
umn will you be good enought to
ask sexy-looking Sheila Guyse this
for me:
Look girl are you a club mem
ber of the rising group Of young
sters who are determined to let
us males see what you do not
wear-Falsies p? For long time
| got sick and tired of writer's
like Earl Wilson IN. Y. Post) re-
ferring to Lena Horne; Hazel
Scot and that French gal (Cafe
Society Fame) whose name slips
me just now as the 'bosomy' (36
inches) etc. etc.