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Evening star., 1950-08-05
Arlington Treasurer Questions
Validity Of Swimming Pool Bonds

The validity Of a $500, 900 bond
issue for swimming pools in Ar
lington, approved in a referendum
Tuesday, has been questioned by
County Treasurer John Locke
Green.
The issue was approved by as
vote margin in a referendum held
in connection with the Democratic
and Republican primaries.
Mr.. Green said State law re-
quires referenda to be held at a
special or general election. II
makes no provision for such ques-
tions being settled in conjunction
with primaries, he observed.
In a letter to a New York bond
ing attorneys firm. Mr.. Green
said:
"The election was a primary
election. It was entirely a party
affair. It was not special cleo
tion, and, of course, it was not
a general election.
'It is on this account that there
is in my mind the serious doubt
whether there has been a valid
election in connection with the
issuance of these bonds"
Mr.. Green said later that the
2,110 votes for and 2.O75 votes
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Hopkins Heads Drive
For Alexandra Chest

Ray c. Hopkins. district mana
ger of The Virginia Electric and
Power Co.. has been selected to
head this years Community Chest
Campaign in Alexandria.
Mr.. Hopkins was q founder OF
the Fredericksburg Community
Chest and last year was chairman
of the business No. unit in Alex
andria.
Paul Eckman, will head the
business unit No. l in this years
campaign. The business unit No
2 will be directed by John r
Shafe. Robert Whitten and Eu-
gene Simpson.
Announcement of the campaign
officials was made by chest presi-
dent Maurice Rosenberg. The fol.
lowing members of the Chest Ad-
visory Committee were also an
nounced.
r. H. Boyle. ST., chairman:
Henry Anderson, Mayor Franklin
P. Backus, M. Edwin Barrett, Car.
lyle Boguess, David Book. Armi.
stead Boothe, M. II. Burchell. Mrs
Donald Campbell, Mrs. Ira De.
vonald, Mr.. Eckman. Mrs. Henry
H. Fowler, David S. Haddock, Pat.
rick Hayes, Randall Hicks, Mr.
Hopkins, Irwin M. Hufford. Mrs
Malcolm D. Lamborne, jr., Charles
H. Mason, Mr.. Shafe, Mr.. Simpson
Albert A. Smoot, and MIR. Whit
ten,
Evening star., 1950-08-05
400 Register at Frederick
For Baptist Convention
By the AsseeioteA Press

FREDERICK, Md. Aug. 81
About 400 were registered here to-
day for the Baptist Training
Union Convention on the campus
Of Hood College.
Among main speakers for the
weekend gathering are Maines
Rawls. young peoples director fol
the South-wide area of the Bap-
tist Church. and the Rev. Charles
B. Howard, professor of Bible at
Campbell Callege, Buies Creek,
N. G.
More than so persons will perform
tomorrow in pageant. 1.-TWO
Hundred Years at Saters." Saters,
north of Baltimore, is where Bap-
lists founded their first church in
Maryland.
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Colonial Beach Negroes
To Test Bathing Rights
BY the Associated Press

COLONIAL BEACH, Va, Aug. 5.
Negro residents of this resort
led by their Richmond lawyer plan
to swim at the public beach here
today-a beach formerly used by
whites only.
In answer to a Federal lawsuit,
the town stated that its public
bathing facilities had always been
open to Negroes. The Negroes,
through Attorney Martin A. Mar
tin of Richmond. had filed a suit
charging discrimination.
Martin said yesterday he and
his clients plan to take swim at
the public beach today. And Mayor
Norman Brewington said the town
had no intention of stopping them.
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Maryland Fiscal Year
Ends With S7,448,391
General Fund Surplus
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE. Aug. 4.-Mary-
land ended fiscal 1850 with a gen.
eral fund surplus of $7.448,391,
State Controller j. Millard Tawes
reported yesterday.
This topped a previous estimate
by $1.700,741.
General fund receipts were
$900.432 higher than anticipated,
the report said. and State depart
ments and agencies returned
$sOo,3OS more than expected in
unused appropriations.
The surplus brought to $81 ,401.-
719 the amount Of general fund
revenues available for the current
fiscal year. This includes $73.-
153. 1873 in estimate revenues and
an 100000 transfer from the
annuity bond fund authorized by
the Legislature.
Net authorized appropriations
from the general fund for 1851
total appropriations $79,840,6 ,699.
This would leave surplus on
next June 80 of 1861 .020.
A breakdown of general fund
receipts during the last fiscal year
showed that 10 major tax sources
collections exceeded estimates.
The largest increase was in the
retail sales tax which produced
$996,692 more than the estimated
$27.5 million.
The major drop from estimates
was in the income tax which
yielded $1.648,571 less than the
expected $24,554,000.
Returned appropriations for the
last fiscal year totaled $3,692,798
compared to the estimated $780,
400. The biggest return was from
the public schools. It totaled $2.-
325 1882 compared to the estimated
$19 million.
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Man Held on CHARGE
OF Victimizing Drivers

A 45-year-old salesman charged
with victimizing motorists by pos
ing as a policeman was held for
grand jury action after he waived
preliminary hearing yesterday
in Upper Marlboro Police Court.
Judge Alan Bowie set bonds
totalling $4,000 for Charles E.
Porter. alias Otto H. Gage. of the
5700 block of Twenty-sixth ave-
nue., Hillcrest He has been held
in the Upper Marlboro jail in de-
fault of $1,100 bond since his ar
rest July 27.
Detective John w. Siddall, who
investigated several complains.
said Porter stopped motorists and
pretended to write in book like
those used by policemen. When
drivers offered a "bribe" Porter
would take the money and tear
up the ticket" the detective
said.
Porter faces two charges of i'm
personating an officer, three OF
forgery and two of false pretense
in connection with bad checks.
Two of the charges had been
lodged at Hyattsville. but were
transferred yesterday to Upper
Marlboro. A hearing, set for
August 10 at Hyattsville, was
cancelled.
Police said Porter also is wanted
in the District for embezzlement
and impersonating a policeman.
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Towns Double Size
In Prince GEORGES
And Montgomery

Completed preliminary census
figures revealed today that many
towns in Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties have more
than doubled their size in the last
decade.
The corrected figures show that
Montgomery County as a whole
has 1850 population of 1853. .749
gain Of 95.1 percent over the 194t
total of 1892. Prince Georges has
1875 residents, gain OF 116.e
per cent over 89.490 a decade ago
Largest of the Montgomery in
corporated towns is the county
seat of Rockville with q popula-
ton of 6,948. In the 1o-year Pc
riod. Rockville grew 1894 per cent
from a total Of 2.047.
Here are the figures for other
Montgomery towns, giving the
1850 population first. the 1910
total second. and the percentage
Of increase:
Chevy Chase Village. 1868 (not
counted separately in 1940) !;
Gaithersburg. 1,749-l.021-71.s;
Kensington. 1,606-931-72.5; Ia
koma Park (the part lying in
Montgomery County,. 9,358-7,650
-22.3.
Silver Spring and Bethesda. the
largest communities in Montgom-
cry County. are not incorporated.
In Prince Georges County. the
pace was set by District Heights.
which grew 341.e per cent from
a 1910 total of 1872 to a 1850 count
of 1882. Other towns in the
county were reported as follows:
Bladensburg, 2.e81-1,220-137
per cent; Brentwood. 3,500-2,43
-43,s; Capitol Heights. 2,716-
2,036-334; Cheverly, 3,298-996
-231.1; College Park, 11,137 (not
previously counted separately;
Colmar Manor. 1,733-1, ,48O-17.1;
Cottage City. 1882, ,044-19.9.
Edmonston, 1874 1884 -27.8;
Fairmount Heights, 2.073-1,391-I
49.0; Forest Heights, 1923 (not
previously counted separately
Greenbelt, 7,076 1881 - 149.9:
Hyattsville, 1928 6,575 1863;
Landover Hills. 1859 (not previ-
ously counted separately: Laurel,
4,469-2,823-58.2.
Morningside, 1916 (not previ-
ousH counted separately; Mount
Rainier, 10,978 - 1880 - 1878;
Riverdale, 5,501 2.330- 1861;
Seat Pleasant, 2,24i-1 ,553-44.3;
Takoma Park prince Georges
part), 3,943-1, ,288-206.1: Univer-
sity Park, 2,207-8s8-151.4.
Evening star., 1950-08-05
ice Findings
'GiiveA. B. & W.
Sc Fare Boost
Becomes Effective
Unless Protested
Within 20 Days

A scent general fare increase
between Washington and Virginia
on Alexandria, Bancroft and
Washington Transit Co. lines has
been recommended by Interstate
Commerce Commission Examiner
Henry C. Lawton.
Mr.. Lawton made his recon-
mendation to the full commission
yesterday. any exceptions to his
f1nding-that the company is
urgently in need of additional
revenue-must be filed within 20
days. Unless the required excep-
tions are filed, the order becomes
that of the commission itself.
The recommended increase is
approximately equal to the one
recently granted by the ICC to
the Washington Virginia Mary
land Coach Co.. officials ex-
planned. The latter carrier also
received general scent fare in
crease on it's interstate lines.
The increase recommended by
Mr.. Lawton also is in line with
that recently granted A. B. & w.
by the Virginia State Corporation
Commission. That body allowed
a general scent increase on fares
within Virginia on the company's
lines.
Pentagon Case Pending.
Still remaining to be decided,
however, is the so-called Penta-
gon fare case, between Washing
ton and the nearby Government
installations. Mr.. Lawton recent
~ heard that case also. The
A. B. & w. Arnold Lines and
the Capital Transit Co. are parties
to it. They want the so-called
joint fare abolished and the pres
ent 10-cent cash fare raised to
Is cents.
In his findings in the A. B. & w.
case yesterday, Mr.. Lawton had
this to say:
The evidence as a whole in
dicates that respondent (the
A. B. & W. is in dire need of
an immediate substantial increase
in revenue.
This can only be obtained
through greatly increased traffic
or substantially higher fares. In
the light of respondents expert
ence in the past two years, there
appears to be small likelihood of
it's traffic increasing, except pos
sibly as result of the present
international situation becoming
more acute"
Annandale Fare.
Examiner Lawton found the
proposed fares, except those
proposed to and from AMMAN
dale. and the 60-cent fare between
Washington and Fort Belvoir. do
not appear to exceed maximum
reasonable fares"
He said that, although AMMAN
dale, from the standpoint of dis
tance, probably should be in the
30-cent fare zone, the increase
proposed after the long main
tenance of the present 20-cent
fare appears excessive. Mr.. Law
ton said a fare of 25 cents would
be reasonable to and from An
nandale.
Attorney S. Harrison Kahn sue
cessfully pleaded for fare in
creases for the company. The
proposed increases were opposed
by the Arlington County Board,
the Arlington Better Government
League and several civic interests
served by the company's lines.
The company proposes to raise
the price of tokens from two for
Is cents to four for so cents.
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Reardon Heads Alexandra
Red Cross Disaster Unit

o. Ashby Reardon, secretary Of
the Mutual Ice Co. at Alexandria,
has been appointed chairman Of
the committee on disaster pre-
paredness and relief for the Alex
andria Red Cross Chapter.
His appointment was an
nounced by Brig. Gen. Robert
Kauch, retired. chapter chairman,
who said Mr.. Reardon would work
with the advisory and planning
group for disaster preparedness,
headed by Gen. A. H. Turnage,
USMC, retired.
Other advisory committee men,
bers are James M. Duncan, jr.,
Allen w. Houghton, Col. j. D. Nc
Clean and Gen. Kauch.
Evening star., 1950-08-05
FdtefuI Five Minutes Explode
Sergeant S Civilian Life Dream
Enlistment Extension
Catches Airmun as He
Reaches for Discharge
BY Harry Lever

For about a year, Sergt. Wesley
R. Lutey had been thinking about
the last few minutes of his mill
tary service. That would be the
time when he would check out
and get his discharge.
Last night, the 22-year-old air.
man told what happened when
those final minutes came. And as
sports editor and reporter on the
Beam. Boiling Air Force Base
paper, he has new appreciation
of the time angle"
Sergt. Lutey finished his three
year hitch on July 27. When he
arose that morning, he scratched
another day off the calendar. He
had been doing it for year. And
now there would be no more days
to scratch off. He was getting
out.
It merely was a matter OF
getting his terminal leave pay
and being issued his discharge.
Ine next morning ne would re-
port for work as a bookkeeper al
the United Nations Officers Serv.
ice Club, at Twenty first and F
streets NV.
But here is the way fate trippec
him up in a matter of minutes
about five of them:
1:56 p.m-"Just sign this cloth
ing FORM" said a clerk.
1:57 p.m.-"And okay this ra-
ton FORM added another.
1853 pm.-"Let's check you out
on this item," said another chap
1859 PIN" And here's your
money" said the finance clerk.
2 p.m.-"And here's your dis
charge certif-
Then the roof fell in. President
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Army Chemicals
Cause Water
~. ~
Contamination
But No Danger Exists
For Consumers,
AIexundrions Told

The Alexandria water suppl,
has been contaminated by chemi
Gals dumped into a storm sewe
at a nearby Army installation bu
there is no danger to consumers
officials said.
Numerous complaints reache.
the Alexandria Water Co., police
and the Health Department yes
terday about a strong odor ant
taste in the water. At first com
pany and military authorities wer,
reluctant to talk, but this is wha
the public information Office O.
the Military District of Washing
ton says happened.
On Thursday afternoon a detail
OF men at Cameron Station, tn,
Army quartermaster depot OF
Duke street, just outside the city
was sent to dispose of four IS.
gallon barrels containing oil, shell
lac, lacquer and disinfectant.
Told to Dump in Swamp.
The men were instructed tc
empty the contents in a swamp
in the watershed of but some dis
tance from Holmes Run, which
serves as a open conduit from the
Bancroft reservoir to the COM
pany's filtration plant.
The men emptied the barrels
into storm sewer some dis
tance" from the creek, thinking
that the soil would dissipate it or
filter 1t out before 1t reached
Holmes Run. according to the
Army.
When the contamination was
discovered, a detail was sent to
recover the waste and most of il
was destroyed by pumping, the
Army said.
Howard Richards, manager of
the company, described the sub
stance causing the complaints as
a strong chemical. phenol. He
said the water was safe for drink
ing, however. He admitted it had
made its way into the Holmes Run
water supply but said the trouble
was detected before much of the
foreign matter got into the clear
water settling basin near the
George Washington National Ma
sonic Memorial in Alexandria.
Removed by Flushing.
He said the substances were re-
moved by flushing out the system
at the filter plant but that a small
quantity had gone into the water
system and probably would not
disappear for another day or two.
The company soon will aban-
don the Bancroft reservoir and
Use new lake at Occoquan as a
source of supply. Lake Bancroft
will become private real estate
development.
Before the Army admitted what
had happened, callers to the city
Health Department were told the
unpleasant water flavor was caused
by diSinfectantS being used as the
city started to shift it's water sup
ply from Lake Bancroft to Occo-
Quan.
Evening star., 1950-08-05
THIS SUNDA US BEST READING
9be Sunday $taf
With Dolly Evsnins tdisiea

Editorial Feature Secon-Francs Douglas writer
takes the long in studying manpower controls
Grating the steps the United States may
to put it's military and industrial machinery high gear
L. Edgar Prna examines the general prices
outbreak of the in Korea discusses emergency
which taking shape.
Frederick r. Nicely writes the interesting results of
ditchng for big transports which may
of the gamble out of the long Pacific airlft
photo
hghgts pictures and story of the Sesqucenenna Chorus
Galloway, conductor. Also of special interest
illustrated article about Alexandrias Lafayette
House. recently restored
This Week Magazine-Read about glamorous Gloria
daughter tells "The Swanson Story Don't miss Robert
M Yodes entertaining short story Having Terrible Time
OR VACATION OR HOME DELIVERY PHONE STERLING 5O
Evening star., 1950-08-05

Truman's order extending all en-
listments a year suddenly reached
the desk. 1t was effective immedi-
ately.
Sorry" said the clerks in uni
son, as they took back the money
discharge papers and the various
forms. You're in for another
stretch"
That's when Sergt. Lutey called
the United Nations officers Club
They had been holding the book
keepers job open for him. And
now he was going to be a year
late for it. -..
But the club authorities under
stood. Now the sergeant has a
part-time bookkeeper's job in the
club at night.
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Sesqui Events
Where to Go,
Whut to Do

This year marks the 150th
anniversary of establishment of
the permanent seat of the United
States Government in the Dis
trict of Columbia. The National
Capital Sesquicentennial Commis-
sion has scheduled the following
events in observance of the city's
150th birthday Gree of charge
unless otherwise noted:
Today.
Kansas State Honor Day.
Faith of Our Fathers" a SYM
phonic drama by Paul Green
author of THE Common Glory"
and The Lost Colony"-in it's
first public performance at the
Sesquicentennial amphitheater,
Sixteenth street and Colorado
avenue NV, at $3.50 pm.
Tonight's performance has been
designated veterans night" and
more than 100 disabled service
men from area hospitals will be
guests. Heads of veterans organi-
cations will conduct special vet
erans' program, including massing
of the colors. beginning at 7:55
pm.
Tickets, at 80 cents to $2.40, are
available at a trailer in front oi
the District Building, Fourteenth
and E streets NV; at Stabler'.
Ticket Mart, 1923 F street NV;
Super Music City stores, 1850 G
street NV. and lilo Seventh
street NV, and at the amphi-
theater box Office. Performance:
are nightly except Monday. Bu;
transportation: Capital Transit
Military road crosstown and Six
teenth street lines.
Continuing.
1.-The American Professional,
paintings and drawings recording
four centuries of American his
tory, at the Corcoran Gallery Of
Art, Seventeenth street and New
York avenue NV.
"Washingtonia" exhibit of pic.
lures, pamphlets and rare book
from the collection of the Distric
Public Library. at the Corcora1
Gallery.
Also. plan of Washington" ar.
chitectural exhibit. Gallery hours
10 am. to 4:30 pm.
Makers of History of Wash
ington," paintings of great Ameri
cans and their families, the Ma
tional Gallery of Arts, Sixth stree
and Constitution avenue NV
Picture of the week: Advice tt
the Young Artist. by Daumier
Picture of the week lectures a
1890 and 2:30 pm. Caller,
hours: 10 am. to pm.
"Milestones in American
Achievement" an exhibit markin,
the sesquicentennial of tn
Library of Congress, as well as o
the District, at the Library, Firs
and B streets Sc, 8 am. to Il
pm.
An exhibit of old pictures, print
and portraits of early Washing
tonians, at the Central Publ
Library, Eighth and D street
NV. 9 am. to pm.
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Cheverly Legion Post
To Install Officers

The Cheverly (Md.) American
Legion Post 108 and its auxiliary
will hold a joint installation cere-
mony at 8 pm. Monday in the
Cheverly Legion Clubhouse.
Department Commander Ken
meth Hammer. Baltimore, and
Mrs. Joseph Ferri, State auxiliary
president, Baltimore, will install
new post officers,
Evening star., 1950-08-05

against the bond issue shows that
thousands of Arlington voters did
not participate. He estimated the
qualified voters at 10000.
Mr.. Green also denied conten-
tions by proponents that the two
swimming pools. one for Negroes
and one for white persons, would
pay for themselves through ad-
missions charges.
Even If they could be self
liquidating." Mr.. Green said, "the
general credit Of the county is
pledge to pay them Off"
Evening star., 1950-08-05

lost and Washington told him to
go back to his original fish peddling
After it was over. Director Will
liam Vorenberg told the players
most of them high school and
college students - that despite
some rough spots they did mar
velously"
Now" he added, we've got to
pull things together. Well have
the technical crew back here at
! pm, and the cast at 3 for an
other rehearsal"
That was to be this afternoon
Tonight the show goes on again.
Evening star., 1950-08-05

Martha that he would make the
general behave"
II can't see after our eight years
in the Army why one man has to
do all the work" said Billy (played
by veteran actor John Tate) when
his general was called back to
lead the Nation. Funny thing
this freedom is" he added later,
"everybody's got it but the man
what makes it,"
There was a william, too-a war
profteering merchant named Isaac
Bell. The crowd laughed when he
got his just deserts-his ship was
Evening star., 1950-08-05
University Board to Meet

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Aug.
S (P.-The University of Virginia
Board of Visitors will meet in a
special session Monday to plan
the university's course in the
court action threatened to force
the board to admit a Negro
graduate law student.
Evening star., 1950-08-05

the mob in overthrowing harsh
judges. Later there was another
party scene, this time with a
minuet.
Smaller things captured the
20th-century Imagination. too
Martha's attempts to keep her
conscientious husband from over
working; Georges opposition,
finally overcome, to a love affair
involving his niece; Billy Lee, the
generals Negro man-servant, who
almost stole the show with his
hoarse-voiced singing, his own
romance. and his assurances to
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Retired Cleric to Preach

The Rev. Charles N. Jarrett, a
retired minister of the Disciples of
Christ, will preach at the Wilson,
Boulevard Christian Church, Ar
lington, at II am. tomorrow in
the absence of the Rev. Glebdale
Burton,
Evening star., 1950-08-05
Boys Camp to Open

The Silver Spring Optimist Club
will open it's boys camp on the
Patuxent River at Spencerville
with ceremonies at pm. tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1950-08-05

The United Kingdom is increas-
ing it's foreign sale of motor We
hicles.
Evening star., 1950-08-05

HOME DELIVERY PHONE STERLING 500
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15
NINE GOOD YEARS


Dear Sir:
would like to have you print this letter in your
paper about honest facts. My seniority in the WHY'S
Overland plant is nine (9 years. and these last nine
years very good and happy ones This can give
all the credit to Mr.. Richard Gosser.
He has put plenty of his time in trying, and did in
getting me my penson, welfare and wages, that am
receiving for my work at the WHY'S plant
You Mr.. Block have all the opportunities to put
in your paper thoughts which in my opinion, not
honest and true, and if you as newspaperman, and
supposed to be the head of your newspaper seeked
honest information for your readers certainly would
get letters like this that Honesty is the Best Policy
/ am % years old and maybe I'll live to an age
whereby l can retire day. disqualification has
been given to me- in case of an emergency / will
be protected But why if you want news, why don't
YOU Mr. Block try getting these hospitals to stop
from raising their cost services such as they
have Hoping that you will print this letter.
/ remain,
Arthur j. Majzerowicz
1913 Avondale Ave.
Toledo z, Ohio