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Evening star., 1950-08-27
Parents Succeed in Protest
On Arlington School Transfer

within walking distance for these
students.
Two other alterations in school
district boundaries were an
nounced. About 10 students living
in the area of North Seventh and
Tazewell streets will attend Stone
wall Jackson School instead Of
Thomas Nelson Page. Also shifted
from Page were IL children living
near Washington boulevard and
North Taylor street. They will go
to Marshall.
Mr.. Early said about 80 students
from Fort Myer will attend Page.
He also announced that a pro-
posed new school at North Not
tingham street and Little Falls
road is needed by September,
1851. No funds are available for
the project, although the site
has been purchased. A bond issue
is expected to be submitted TO the
voters within the next few
months.
The board voted to borrow
100000 at 1.25 per cent interest
to pay expenses until State funds
are received.
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Children to Present
Pageant on States
In Prince Georges

More than 200 Prince Georges
County children from IA play
grounds will take part in a free
county wide playground pageant,
Meet the Forty-eight States. -
conducted by the county recrea-
tion department at 7:30 pm.
Tuesday at the Calvert Mansion,
4811 Riverdale road, Riverdale.
Each playground has chosen
events from a State contributing
to the development of the Ma
tion. Scenes ranging from the
Boston Tea Party to a New York
street scene will be included in
the pantomime and narration.
An exhibit of arts and crafts
made on Fairgrounds will be dis
played at the time of the pageant
and will include more than 200
items. Local playground exhibits
will be given at 7:30 pm. at the
Berwyn playground tomorrow and
at the Silver Hill, Green Meadows,
Cheverly and Laurel Fairgrounds
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1950-08-27
Vivian hathena Is Named
Farm Queen al Timonium
BY the Associated Press

TIMONIUM, Md, Aug. 26.-
Vivian Mathena, 15-year-old Bal
timore County farm girl, was
named "State Farm Queen" at
the State Fairgrounds here today.
She will reign over the State Fair
August 30-September 9.
Miss Mathena, who previously
had won the title of Miss Balti-
more County. was selected from
% entries in a contest sponsored
by the Associated Women OF the
Maryland Farm Bureau.
Contestants were judged on
home-making ability as we'll as
good looks, poise and personality.
Runnerup in the contest was
Eleanor Lindeman, Is, of Royal
Oak, Talbot County. In third
place was 16-year-old Nellie Per-
dew of Forest Hill, Hartford
County.
Evening star., 1950-08-27

County resident since the mid
1930s, is expected to be released
early next month. Mr.. Lawrence
has indicated that it may be ready
before September Is, the deadline
set by the commission.
The 21-man commission. headed
by Walter Grain of Telegraph
road, in the Alexandria area, was
named by the County Board of
Supervisors after request was
made by Manning Gasch. real es-
tate man, that a non-partisan
group be selected to investigate
the merits of all possible forms OF
county government reform. !.
Mr.. Gasch's request was made
last April 5 after petition, spon-
sored by the League of Women
Voters, had been presented to the
Circuit Court requesting a ref
erendum on the county manager
form of government.
Three Forms of Government.
Under Virginia law there are
three forms of county government,
the adoption of which requires q
referendum. These are the county
manager form. the county execu-
tive form and the county board
form. The last named, thought
generally to be a compromise be-
tween the existing form of govern
ment and the two other forms, is
usually referred to as the Miller
Law because it was introduced
by Francis Pickens Miller, former
members of the House of Dele
gates from Fairfax County.
The county now operates under
the executive secretary form OF
government. a modification of the
board of supervisors system 1r
Evening star., 1950-08-27

After a while it may be impos-
sible to place a bet on anything
anywhere in Prince Georges Coun-
ty, outside the race tracks.
Police have begun a drive.
Judge Alan Bowie commended
their zeal in upper Marlboro Po-
lice Court yesterday and urged
the officers to clean up every spot,
big and little.
He also suggested it might be
we'll to take an occasional peek
into the cozy corners of the coun-
ty courthouse.
The court had been listening to
Detective John w. Siddall's story
of how he broke up a card game
at Ray Willetts' place near Cedar
vile.
1t was just a friendly little
game, the detective and Mr.. Will
lets agreed. There was only Sits
in the pot, and it seemed like
something of a shame to bring
Mr.. Willetts, the cash and the
Evening star., 1950-08-27
Arlington S Receipts
From Taxes S75O,0O0
Over Previous Year

Arlington received nearly $780,
900 more from taxes in the fiscal
year which ended June 80. than it
did in the preceding 12-month
period. the County Board was in
formed yesterday.
Mrs. Ruby G.. Simpson. deputy
treasurer, told the board that
$286,769 remains uncollected from
anticipated receipts of $4,975.210
for 1949.
OF $1,004,852 expected from
personal property taxes. $177.007
has not been collected. From real
estate taxes, $3,970,358 was an
ticipated and $109,762 remains
uncollected.
For the last four years, Mrs.
Simpson reported. approximately
SO per cent of anticipated revenue
has been collected.
Only three members attended
yesterdays board meeting. Chair
man Daniel A. Dugan was i'll and
Alfred E. Frisbie was out of town.
Agree to Borrow SIS Million.
The board agreed to borrow SIS
million to operate the county until
| tax receipts are available in De-
cember. The money will be bor-
rowed at an interest rate of LIE
per cent. .qT
. An ordinance making it unlaw.
| full to open a vehicle door on tn,
| traffic side was passed by tn,
board. The measure provides fn'
Eof from SIS to $50.
A $60,386 contract for construc.
ton of a service building on the
county property yard near South
Glebe road, was awarded E. H
Glover, of Arlington, lowest of five
bidders.
The board agreed to study in
conference an objection to por-
ton of an ordinance banning self
service gasoline filling stations.
Attorney Alfred w. Trueax,
said Hammill Adams, who oper-
ates filling station at 5613 Lee
highway. had been charged with
violating the ordinance.
Flow Automatically Halted.
The attorney said Mr.. Adams
had in operation at his station
a nozzle which automatically
stops the flow of gasoline into a
car when the tank is filled. Using
the special nozzle, enables the
Virginia operator to sell gasoline
at a reduction of one half to one
and-a-half cents and compete
with prices in the District" Mr..
Trueax said.
J. Byron Brooks, an attorney
was appointed to the Police Trial
Board. He was recommended by
members Of the police department
as their representative on the
board.
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7O7 Livestock ExhibitsFeotur
Junior Show at FIoris School
Al Dairy Animals
Included; z Goots
Get Champ Ribbons

Fairfax County's junior farm
ers-including All Club members
and Future Farmers of America
brought lot livestock exhibits to
the fourth annual county junior
dairy show yesterday at Floris
School.
Entries ranged from IL dairy
cattle to sheep. swine and two
milk goats. The goats, property
of Harvey Proctor, included a
Toggenberg kid and a Saennan
doe. Both were given champion
ribbons.
A ram. belonging to Richard
Darcy, also won a championship
ribbon.
Guernsey Heifer Wins.
In the dairy classes, Mary Alice
Cissel took the grand champion
ship with her Guernsey heifer.
Arden S. Foster, associate State
extension dairyman, who judged
the show, said Miss Cissel's heifer
was one of the "best blended heif-
ers' he had ever seen.
In the Holstein classes the grand
championship went to Pat Middle
ton. Junior champion winner was
Billy Harrison.
In the Jersey judgings, Dean
Gresham, who showed the Junior
champion heifer, beat Mary Anna
Bull, senior champion winner for
the grand champion ribbon.
First in Showmanship Glass.
In the showmanship classes, 10
year -old Ann Smith placed first in
the division for those under IA
years of age. Her brother, Chan
ming, placed third in the senior
division. He was beaten by Harry
Middleton, who took first honors.
Although Charming lost in the
showmanship class, he took first
place in the senior fitting division,
with Pat and Harry Middleton,
cousins, placing second and third
respectively.
In the junior fitting division,
first place went to Miss Cissel.
Billy Harrison took second and
Bobby Blair, third.
Evening star., 1950-08-27
Expedite Traffic Cases,
Bottle Urges Judges
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 26. -
Virginia trial judges have been
requested by Gov. Battle to ex-
pedite handling of traffic cases so
that State policemen will spend
a minimum of time in the courts.
Gov. Battle wants the troopers
to spend a maximum of their time
patrolling highways to prevent
accidents.
Evening star., 1950-08-27
Dr.. l. A. Purdue Named
Y. P. !. Vice President
SpecioI Dispotch TO The Sfor

BLACKSBURG, Va. Aug. 26.-
DR.. Louis Arthur Pardue, dean Of
the graduate school at the Uni
versity of Kentucky. has been
elected vice president of Virginia
Tech by the Board of Visitors,
DR.. Walter S. Newman, VP1 pres
ident, announced today.
DR.. Pardue will come here this
fall to fill the vacancy created
this month when DR.. C. Clement
French left to become dean of the
college at Texas A. g. M.
In addition to his duties as vice
president, DR.. Pardue will direct
the graduate studies at Virginia
Tech.
Evening star., 1950-08-27
Loudoun ALI Fair
Marked by Parade;
Record Crowd
SpeeiaI Dispatch 10 The stor

PURCELLVILLE, Va, Aug. 26.-
Colorful floats, sleek livestock and
exhibits showing quality and
quantity marked the 18th annual
Loudoun County All fair here
today, with a record crowd in at
tendance.
A Hereford baby beef belonging
to Jack Arnold, Leesburg, was
judged grand champion. The re-
serve ribbon was pinned on Edgar
Tillett's Aberdeen Angus, from
Arcola.
A Jersey dairy calf. belonging to
Mace Birchfield, of Ashburn, was
the grand champion in her class
Other baby beef winners were
Tommy Fleming, Leesburg, first in
Shorthorns; Bill Thomas, Round
Hill, junior fitting and showing
Owen Thomas, Round Hill, senior
fitting and showing.
Ben Bridges of Leesburg had
the best individual swine, with
the first in the trio of fat swine
going to Utterback brothers, Low
ettsville Senior Club.
Round Hill Float Wins.
The Round Hill Junior Club
won first in the parade of floats
depicting better living in a better
world"
Senior club girls who won il
the canning classes were Irene
Fleming of Lincoln, first in string
beans, peaches and collection o.
two vegetables and Barbara Parks
Lincoln. first in tomatoes anc
Jelly.
Winners in the junior clubs can.
ming exhibits were Linda Taylor
Janice Buck. Jane Brown, Donna
Smith, Shirley Everhart, Betty
Parks, Joan Parks and Sally Me.
geath.
First place winners in the f1owel
exhibits were Carolina Smith
Lucy Tinsman, Ann Hansbarger
Tam Birchfleld, Ruth Piggott
Betty Jane Campbell, Peggy Clag.
EFT, Betty Piggott, 10 Lee Gentry
Ann Harnsbarger, Linda Taylol
and 10 Anne James.
Senior Food Classes.
Large winners in the senior fooe
classes were Patsy Cummings
Tam Birchfield, Frances Ritchie
Nancy Litton. Maude Marshall
In the junior group, food winner!
were Rosemary Robinette, Anr
Cole, Janet Edwards, Jane Nor.
man. Betty Jane Hall, Sylvia Mil.
Ter and Susie Orth.
Jane Norman, Nancy Frye
Margaret jenkins, and Nanc!
Simpson captured most of tht
ribbons in the bread classes fol
Juniors. Senior winners in breae
Evening star., 1950-08-27
Democrats in Virginia
Study Run-off System
For 1853 Primaries
By the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 90
Virginia Democratic politicians
appeared today to be taking more
than passing interest in the pos
sible adoption of a run-off system
of primary elections for nominal
ing a Governor.
This apparently is prompted by
the fact that potential candidates
are stacking up with the
next gubernatorial primary still
three years away. And there is a
strong feeling current here that
three-possibly four-of the can
didacies are more actual than po-
tential.
The reason for the interest in
the run-off system-in which a
second election is held between
the two top men If no one gets a
clear majority in the original pri-
from the probabil-
ity of three or more candidates
fighting for the nomination in
August of 1853.
Conservative Stalemate Feared.
It's not just the fact that more
than one man probably will want
the job-that's why primaries are
necessary in the first place. 1t is,
rather, that two or more members
of the dominant conservative
wing might stalemate themselves
against one another while a strong
opposition faction candidate walks
away with the nomination.
With this in mind, one of the
leaders of the dominant faction of
the party said he believed it was
time to give some thought to
adopting the runoff system cor
else the opposition may capture
the State"
The 1949 gubernatorial primary
was the point of departure for
all of the speculation on what
may happen next time. In that
fight Gov. Battle won the four
way Democratic race. But he
didn't have a majority of the
vote cast. Francis Pickens Miller,
the anti-organization candidate,
was runner-up with 10000 votes,
about $4,000 behind Gov. Battle.
But another 10000 votes were
cast for Horace H. Edwards and
Remmie L. Arnold. the other two
candidates, with Mr.. Edwards
taking most Of them.
Wouldn't Have Changed Picture.
A runoff-if such had been the
law last time-probably wouldn't t
have altered the picture as it
finally appeared, in the view of
Gov. Battles political associates.
They say this was so because
there wasn't any great division in
the organizations ranks-at pri-
mary time, anyway, after Senator
Byrd said it appeared to him that
the fight shaped up as between
only Mr.. Battle and Mr.. Miller.
But what about 1858? Admit
tedly, that's far in the future, but
in Virginia things that have to do
with the next governor begin
early. However, none of those
mentioned as candidates has
elected to announce his candidacy
publicly.
Representative Stanley of the
Fifth Congressional District is
represented by a number of his
friends as almost a sure runner
Attorney General j. Lindsay AL
mond, jr., who resigned a seat
in Congress to accept the job as
attorney general, is a name also
frequently mentioned. State Sen
ator Charles R. Fenwick of Ar
, lington and Lieut.. Gov. L. Preston
Collins are reported in the "re-
ceptive" class. And from the anti
organization faction comes the
word that Delegate Robert White
head may carry the banner that
Mr.. Miller waved when he rode
against Gov. Battle.
Evening star., 1950-08-27
Fairfax Residents Await Report
On Changing Government Form

operation in most Virginia coun-
ties. Adoption Of this system
does not require a vote Of the
people.
Although the petition to the
Circuit Court specifies vote on
the county manager form. the
pending commission report may
determine if the referendum bal
lot will contain one or more of
the other plans, thus giving the
voters a wider choice. Naturally.
all reform plans may be vetoed
by the voters.
What the study commission will
recommend is anybody's guess
and most county residents are
making plenty Of guesses. The re-
port has not yet been prepared.
but a number of meetings will
be held this week by the COM
mission.
Two Reports Expected.
It is the concensus that there
probably will be a majority and
minority report. It is generally
believed that the commission will
recommend that the supervisors
petition the court to add the
county executive form to the bal
lot, and possibly the county board
form and question on the exist
ing form of government.
Ever since the Circuit Court
was petitioned to call a referen-
dunn on the county manager plan,
the issue of government reform
has become a warm one.
Charges and counter-charges
have been hurled. often, it ap-
pears. with a good deal Of reck-
lesSnesS.
For example, Mr.. Gasch was
accused of being a staunch foe of
county government reform, and in
appointing the study commission.
the Board of Supervisors was ac-
cused of accepting the members
proposed by Mr.. Gasch.
An examination of the board
minutes for the April S meeting
shows, however, that Mr.. Gasch
asked that non-partisan group
be selected to study all possible
forms authorized under the Vir-
ginia Optional Powers Act, and of
their applicability to Fairfax
County.
QUESTIONABLE Brings Protests.
At the request of the board. he
submitted a list of names for the
study commission. Many Of these
names were accepted by the board,
which also named men of its own
selection to the commission. The
commission consists of three
members from each of the six
magisterial districts, and three at
large.
When the commission went to
work, a QUESTIONABLE sent to var
ious county organizations aroused
a stream of protests. 1t was
charged by some groups advocat-
ing reform that the questions
were loaded" and did not repre-
sent an unbiased approach to the
issue.
This, however, was denied by
the commission. Mr.. Lawrence ex-
planned that he had written some
of the questions himself with no
other purpose than to obtain
facts. He explained that he did
not have the time to study the
phrasing of each question, that
he wanted facts and facts alone
Among many residents, the
idea of the study commission has
been readily accepted. They point
out that any change in county
government is a serious move, and
should be undertaken only after
careful consideration.
They point out that an in
formed electorate is essential tc
good government.
Evening star., 1950-08-27

were Barbara Simpson, Henrietta
Smith, and Mary E. Simpson.
Linda Taylor, Betty Piggott,
and Jean Kent won the blue rib
bons in the housekeeping classes
for juniors, while Joy Keesling
and Frances Ritchie won the blues
in the senior group.
Regina Buck, of Arcola, won
four blue ribbons in the clothing
exhibits. The tallest stalk of
corn, 1112 feet, was exhibited by
Stanley Lickey. of Lincoln junior
club. a
Evening star., 1950-08-27

are awaiting a
re port by a
special County
G ov rn m ent
Study Commis-
sion.
The re p or t,
now in prepa-
ration u n d e r
the direction of
a commission
steering COM
mittee headed
by David Law
renee, Wash
ington column
ist and Fairfax
Evening star., 1950-08-27
x-Roy Survey Opens
SpeeioI Dispo'eh 10 The stor

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Aug.
26.-Headquarters for the Char
lottesville e-Albemarle County Chest
X-ray Survey, opened this week
at 321 East Main street. The sur
vey will be conducted from Sep
tember 10 through October Is.
Evening star., 1950-08-27
By james BirchfieId

Fairfax County residents, faced
with the necessity of deciding in
the November election whether to
change their form of government,
Evening star., 1950-09-28
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1880 Plastic Dress Covers, colored bind
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10-SlOO Cotton Puffs. In plastic container
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72-S1.69 Famous Make Lace Garter Belts.
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Lots OF space for thread, scissors, sewing
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2S-Knitting Bags with plastic handles. For
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Blankets

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