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Evening star., 1950-09-30
Two Men Injured in Crash
OH Cars, Truck in Virginia

Two men were injured early to-
day in a collision between two
automobiles and a truck on Route
!, Engleside, Va.
They are Pvt. William K. Rog-
ers, 81, stationed at Fort Belvoir,
and Bierl Tyree, SO, colored, of
1016 North Fairfax street, Alex
andria.
Both suffered severe head cuts
and other undetermined injuries.
T:-2y were taken to the Fort Bel
voir hospital.
State police said Mr.. Tyree's car
in which Pvt. Rogers was riding,
skidded into the rear of the truck
as the latter vehicle pulled off the
road to stop. Another car, oper-
ated by Andrew Kirk, jr., 30, of
21l3 North Rolfe street, Arlington,
then crashed into Mr.. Tyree's au-
tomobile. The truck driver, George
Freeman, jr., 33, colored of Ahos-
kie, N. c., was unhurt.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Woman Is Sentenced
In Beating Of Nepson

A 26-year- -old Capitol Heights
(Md) woman was fined $50 and
sentenced to 10 days in jail, both
suspended. in Upper Marlboro
Police Court yesterday on charges
she beat and kicked her 11-year-
old stepson.
Mrs. Romaine Lynch of 1000
Highway View drive, also was
fined $25 for disorderly conduct
by Judge Robert w. Mccullough.
The charges were brought by
Mrs. Lynch's next-door neighbor
Mrs. j. D. Quinn, and other
neighbors. Mrs. Quinn said Mrs.
Lynch and her husband, Thomas,
beat their son. Thomas, jr., with
a stick and with their fists.
'"The child repeatedly asked us
people to help him in some way,
even to the extent of taking him
into our home" Mrs. Quinn said,
adding that foul and abusive Ian
guage was a daily occurrence"
at the Lynch home.
Mrs. Lynch testified she pun
ished the boy because he would
not mind her and refused to take
a bath. She said she was not
Furnishing the child brutally.
Judge Mccullough placed the
boy in the care Of an aunt. He
dismissed assault charges against
Mr.. Lynch but fined him $40 on
diSorderly conduct charges,
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Alexandra Woman Dies
During Visit in Kentucky

Mrs. Carrie Grady Prewitt, rs,
an Alexandria resident for the last
nine years, died Thursday after a
heart attack in Louisville, KY.
Mrs. Prewitt lived with her
daughter. Mrs. John T. Beuchert
1913 South Royal street. She was
visiting a sister, Mrs. Nicholas H
Miller of Louisville, when stricken
Mrs. Prewitt, born in Louisville
was the widow of Frank H. Prewitt
a native of Washington. I
Besides her daughter and sister
she is survived by a brother, Butler
R. Grady of Louisville, and q
granddaughter, Margaret Ann
Beuchert.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow in Louisville, fol-
lowed by burial there.
Evening star., 1950-09-30

was stricken Wednesday after
having worked the night before.
Sergt. Gray was the only son of
the late Maj. Mason w. Gray. I'd,
and Mrs. Beryl Evans Gray. He
was born at Fort Mcintosh,
Laredo, Tex. Maj. Gray, a Regu-
lar Army officer, was killed in
France during World War I.
Sergt. Gray joined the county
force in 1941. He joined the Coast
Guard in 1912 and was assigned to
the cutter Duane. He served in
the Mediterranean area and par
ticipated in the invasion of South
|ern France.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by his mother and three children,
Mason w. Gray, 4th, z; Jane. 8,
and Elizabeth Dean, 3 months.
Funeral services have not been
completed, but his family said he
probably will be buried in Arling-
ton Cemetery, where his father Is
buried.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Hudussuh Fashion Show
Tonight in ARLINGTON

An Israeli fashion show will
open the 1950-51 season of the
Arlington Fairfax Chapter OF
HadaSsah at $3.50 o'clock tonight
at the Arlington Jewish Center
Lee boulevard and Fenwick street
Arlington.
Clothes designed and produced
at the HadasSah Fashion Design
ing School in Jerusalem will be
modelled.
Also on the program will be
Israeli folk dancing in which the
audience will be invited to take
part. The dancing will be led by
Miss Rina Friedman of the Israeli
Embassy,
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Speeiel Dispatch 10 The Sfar

LURAY, Va, Sept. 3o.-Two
Luray teachers are the first North
ern Virginia women to be called
for jury duty under a new law
passed by the General Assembly
earlier this year.
Miss Gladys Brubaker, a first
grade teacher at Luray Elementary
School, was summoned to appear
as a petit juror October 16 in the
Federal Court at Harrisonburg and
Miss Lena Martha Bohannon, an
English teacher at Luray High
School, was ordered to appear on
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Montgomery Realizes
$500 on Tax Sales
OF "A Properties

Montgomery County was richer
today by $2,802.43 as a result of
the sale of IA properties on which
taxes have been delinquent for
more than seven years.
They were among 81 placed on
the auction block yesterday In
the Rockville Courthouse.
No bids were received for the
remaining 10, but offers may be
made for any of them until the
next auction in September, 1851.
Two years ago. when the first
County Council took Office under
the new charter form of govern
ment, Montgomery had 372 tax
delinquent properties to which it
had taken titles before 1943.
The county now has cleared its
books of such properties in the
Olney and Damascus election dis
tricts and has only one each in
the Darnstown and Potomac dis
trlctS. Inc Potomac property con-
sistS of an island in the Potomac
River and the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission has asked the county to
turn it over to the Government
as part of the George Washington
Memorial Parkway.
Only opposed bids at yesterdays
sale were on a five-acre tract
along the Patuxent River near the
Brighton Dam in the Olney elec-
ton district.
Bidding started at $46.63-the
amount Of taxes, interest, and
penalties outstanding-and went
up to $500. 1t was finally sold
to L. H. Mills, 557 Grosvenor road,
Bethesda.
Others sod were in the Sill
yer Spring. Clarksburg, Rockville,
Colesville, and Darnstown election
districts.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
More, Higher Priced
Whisky Being Drunk
Now by Virginians
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Sept. 80 - Vir-
ginians are drinking more whisky
and higher-priced brands and
less vine than a year ago, the
State Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board reported.
ABC figures for August show
the States Ill stores SOLD approx
mately the same number of cases
Of all kinds of LIQUOR as in Au-
gust, 1949, but receipts were $780,
733 higher. Last months receipts
totaled $6,500,609.
Wine sales dropped from 2e,-
200 cases in August, 1949, to IT,
982 cases last month.
On the other hand, 1852
cases Of spirits were sold last
month as against 145,108 cases
in August, 1949.
Sales IN the State Abe store at
Pearlsburg and wine and beer
sales in several establishments in
the town and in Giles County have
been halted because of strike al
the celarese plant there, the ABC
Board seid.
A board spokesman said the
store was closed Thursday. He
added the closing was being
ordered on a day-to-day basis.
with the supervisor reporting each
morning to the boards Offices here
on conditions in the locality as a
result of the labor dispute.
Also, the spokesman said the
head of the boards inspection di-
vision had ordered the inspector
in the field to order several
licensees in and near Pearisburg
to halt the sales of wine and beel
until they are given permission to
resume such sales.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Court UphoIds Refusal
To Rezone Fairfax Tract

Fairfax Circuit Court Judge
Arthur Sinclair yesterday upheld
the refusal of the Board of Super
visors to rezone a 25-acre tract
near Fairfax Circle to general
business.
The suit was brought by Albert
Aaron. who said he had spent "a
lot Of money" to acquire the prop
erty. Mr.. Aaron said he was ask
ing rezoning of the rural residence
land to build a shopping center
and recreational area.
The site is the former Popst
property on Old Lee highway be-
tween Fairfax Country Club and
the circle.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Committee Progress
Reported on Master
Highway Plan in Area
The Regional Highway Planning

The Regional Highway Planning
Committee was confident today
that local representatives will be
able to unite harmoniously" in
preparing and executing a master
plan fol- future highway develop
ment in the Washington Metro
politan Area.
After two exploratory sessions
yesterday, Chairman S. r. Harri-
son. who is deputy director of
the District Highway Department,
said the committee was directed
to report in month on the best
means to implement the efforts
Of local political jurisdictions in
acquiring land needed for such
highways. Some 80 highway and
planning representatives from the
District Building, Federal agencies,
Maryland and Virginia exchanged
ideas at the meeting, first of a
series to be held.
Get Needed Data.
Chairman Harrison said the
important thing" about the ini-
tial meeting was the fact that, for
the first time, the various agencies
have been given complete factual
data needed to plan a carefully
worked out highway system with
an eye to the future.
The conferees were reported in
agreement that some sort of Fed
eral authority should be set up to
render assistance-financial and
otherwise-in purchasing or set
ting aside rights-of-way for a
long-ranged highway program.
Mr.. Harrison stated that the
problems in the Washington area
are so unusual, combining rural
urban and interstate areas, that
The Regional Highway Commit
tee is compelled to do much pio-
neering work. In the Washington
region, 1t was pointed out, the
Federal Government naturally
must be the prime mover.
Some Measures Adaptable.
Special legislation would be re-
quired to set up a Federal-aid au-
thority as suggested. Federal
Bureau of Roads experts said
measures resorted to in certain
States are adaptable to the Wash
ington area.
In Ohio, for instance, it was ex-
planned that reservation agree
ments" pave the way for future
land purchases. At the low rate
of $110 a mile front, the State
agency can restrict building along
desired rights-o way until such
time as funds are available to pur-
chase the land outright. This re-
quires voluntary agreements on
the part of property owners.
One of the chief troubles in
the Washington area now, except
for land purchases under the
Capper- Compton Act, is the fact
that it is necessary to pay in
full for desired acreage. The need
for ready cash and the lack Of
definite plans for the future, said
A. Clason Taylor of the Bureau
of Public Roads, makes it difficult
to plan highway Is years ahead.
Federal officials presented an
analysis Of the "oriein and desti-
nation" survey of traffic in the
Metropolitan Area. as having an
important bearing on future high
way planning.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Special Dispoieh 10 The Sior

LA PLATA, Md, Sept. 30.-Cor-
onation ceremonies for Queen
Nicotina XVI will top today's pro-
gram at the Charles County Fair
which has drawn the largest open
ing day attendance in years.
More than 1000 school children
and nearly as many adults were
on the grounds yesterday after
noon when a program of games
and contests was run off under
the direction of Thomas P. Nc
Donagh, a member of the State
Athle sic Commission.
In today's ceremonies, Miss
Frances Neale Wills of Faulkner,
was to be crowned queen by Capt.
C. E. Voegeli, commanding officer
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Mahoney Files Suit
To Nu||ify 1910 Law;
May Block Convention
BY the Associofed Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. George
P. Mahoney is seeking to have the
unit system that lost him the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor declared invalid by the
courts.
His latest monkev wrench in the
Democrats plans for getting the
general election campaign under
way came in the form of a suit
filed in common pleas court here
yesterday.
The suit asks the court to de-
clare Mr.. Mahoney the Democratic
nominee instead of Gov. Lane by
throwing out the sec tons of the
Maryland election law which pre-
scribe the unit vote system OF
naming party nominees.
Mr.. Mahoney had about 1880
more popular votes than Gov
Lane in the September 18 primary
but lost the nomination on the
basis of the Governors 1858 unit
vote majority.
May Block Convention.
The Democrats have scheduled
their nominating convention for
Monday. It may have to recess
immediately. however. and post
pone naming of nominees until
the Mahoney Lane fracas is
settled.
That may be another two or
three weeks. Mr.. Mahoney has
asked recounts in eight counties
and Gov. Lane in a ninth.
The Republican nominating
convention meets today in Balti-
more. It will be a cut-and dried
affair, since none of the losing
candidates has challenged the
results.
Mr.. Mahoney's legal action
brought sharp criticism from
Robert B. Ennis, chairman of the
Democratic State Central Com
mlttee. one of the two defendants
named in the suit. The other is
Miss Vivian Simpson, MARYLAND
Secretary of State.
Il regard it," Mr.. Ennis said
as Just another political play te
try to discolor the nomination
which Gov. Lane has obviousl,
won under the election laws of the
State which have been in operation
since 1910.
Other Legal Action Possible.
Meanwhile, separate court &C.
ton was threatened in Annapolis
where Election Board officials and
tellers for Gov. Lane and Mr.. Ma
honey worked far into the night
IN completing the Anne Arundel
County recount.
This could go to the Court OF
Appeals" said George B. Woelfel
attorney for Mr.. Mahoney, as dis
crepancies arose in a check OF
voting records. Anne Arundel gave
Gov. Lane 6,777 votes to 6,361 TO,
Mr.. Mahoney.
Files from nine of the county's
19 polling places showed 9,876 per-
sons had voted, although 5000
names were entered on the pol
books. The number of voting
authority cards returned fell IL
short Of the total vote in those
precincts.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Growing Of Queen to Feature
Fair Events at la Plato Today

of the Indian Head Naval Powder
Factory.
The queens ball will begin at 10
pm. at Edelen Brothers tobacco
warehouse.
The fair will close tomorrow
with a card of trotting races be-
ginning at 1880 pm. Trotting
races at county fairs are an inno-
vation in this section of the State
and their popularity as crowd
attraction will be watched closely.
All exhibit buildings were filled
when the fair began yesterday
and 1875 head of beef cattle-a
record here-were on the grounds.
On the morning program were
judging and demonstration con-
test for All members and voca-
tional students and awards to
owners of prize winning hogs.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Two Teachers Are First Women
To Be Jurors in North Virginia

the grand jury there at the same
time.
Both received their notices yes
terday and,asMiss Brubaker said
today she " excited" over the
whole thing.
"It's about time women got on
juries in Virginia." she said. Its
something we ought to do at least
once"
Miss Bohannon could not be
reached for comment.
In the neighboring State of
Maryland. women in nearly a
score of the States % counties
were permitted to serve on juries
three years ago.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Arlington Asks
State Equa|izing
Aid on Schools
Cost of Facilities
Problem Put Before
Board of Education
By Mary Lou Werner

The Virginia State Board ot
Education has been asked to help
Arlington equalize facilities fol
white and Negro high school stu
dents by waving minimum class
enrolment requirements.
Arlington Schools Supt. Will
liam A. Early said the county's
problem was placed before the
State board at meeting Thurs
day.
A Federal Court on September
8 ordered Arlington to offer Ne
groes facilities equal to those Of
fered white students.
The requirement that Airing
ton seeks to have waived speci-
fies minimum enrollments for va
SiouS classes. Unless the county
has the minimum required num-
Der of students in a class, the
State will not pay its usual two
thirds of the instructors salary
and the county has to bear the
entire cost.
Class for One Student.
Mr.. Early said this requirement
does not affect any instructor at
present.
After the court order, Arling-
ton had to set up an auto me-
chanics course at Washington
Lee, the white high school, for
one Negro student. He is Richard
o. Green, 17-year-old senior at
Hoffman Boston High School
for Negroes. He studies the sub
ject in the afternoons when the
shop is not in use by white stu
dents.
Since the course was started
for him September 13, seven other
Negroes have enrolled, school Of
f1cials said. Although their total
enrolment does not meet the
State minimum requirement, the
instructor teaches more than the
required number of white stu
dents and qualities for State aid.
Mr.. Early said the county might
have to bear the full cost of pay
ing an auto mechanics instructor,
however, whenever the services of
the present teacner are needed the
full day for Westinghouse stu
dents.
Washington-Lee is operating Oh
a halliday basis until the new
Stratford Junior High School is
completed.
Question of Salaries.
Arlington does not anticipate
having to set up more classes for
Negro students this wear, MI
Early said. Fut, he added, the
county may have to pay the full.
salaries of a number OF instruc-
tors next year if many more new
classes are requested by Negro
students.
In addition to the auto me-
ch2nicS course. a driver training
class was set up ae Hoffman-Bos
ton because students there re
quested it. About 20 students
have enrolled.
The Federal Court order came
as a result of a suit against the
county School Board by Negro
students who claimed they were
not offered the same educational
facilities at Foffman-BOSton as
were offered at Washington-Lee.
The court required the county to
provide equal facilities for Negro
students "as soon as" they are
provided students of any othe4
race.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Gardner Heads Fleet

NORFOLK. Va. Sept. 80. P)-
Vice Admiral Matthians B. Gard
ner yesterday relieved Vice Ad-
miral Robert B. Carney as COM
mander of the End Fleet. Admiral
Carney will become commander of
the United States naval forces in
the Eastern Atlantic and the
Mediterranean, with headquarters
in London.
Evening star., 1950-09-30

The public got its first look at
the new park police riot squad
when the unit stood inspection
yesterday on the Monument
Grounds.
Known officially as the civilian
disturbance group" the helmeted
20-man squad was quietly set up
last May to take over in case
crowds got out Of control on any
Of the property under the juris-
diction of the park police.
Inspector Mark Raspberry, park
police chief. explained that in ad-
dition to gas masks and billies,
Evening star., 1950-09-30

members of the squad would nor
mally be armed with automatic
shotguns. Some of the men would
also carry tear-gas equipment. he
said.
The occasion for the inspection.
conducted by Inspector Raspberry
and Rear Admiral A. G. Noble,
was to have a look at the new
park police badge. which became
official yesterday.
The redesigned insignia shows
the United States shield more
prominently than on the old
badges.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Arlington Symphony
Concert Tomorrow

The Arlington Civic Symphony
Orchestra will present its Goth
children's concert at 2 pm. to-
morrow and again at 4 pm. at
the Washington and Lee High
School.
The concert, which marks the
opening of the orchestra's sixth
season will be directed by Bernard
Rosenthal. The program will be
transcribed and broadcast over
radio station WEAM at 8 pm. to-
morroH. -......
Evening star., 1950-09-30
County Palsy Unit Joins
National Association

The Prince Georges County
Cerebral Palsy Association has
voted to affiliate with the national
United Cerebral Palsy Association.
The group, meeting at the
County Service Building, Hyatts-
vile, Thursday night, heard a talk
by Allen Whitman Fincke, execu-
tive director of the New York
State Cerebral Palsy Association.
Inc. Mrs. Florence Sachs, presi-
dent, conducted the meeting.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
KeneippP|edges
Quick Action on
14th Street Light
Admits BottIeneck,
But Says Signals
Are Satisfactory

District Traffic Director George
E. Keneipp has informed the Com
misSioners there Is q serious traf-
fic bottleneck on Fourteenth street
S.W. and that he soon will urge
steps to remedy 1t, it was learned
today.
The bottleneck, affecting thou
sands of commuters using the
Highway Bridge to and from Vir-
ginia, was the subject of a special
report sent by Mr.. Keneipp to the
District Building yesterday.
In the report, the traffic di-
rector defended the new traffic sig
mails at Fourteenth and D streets
S.W., installation of which aroused
a controversy. The signals, he as
serted, have proved satisfactory,
and he recommended their re-
tention.
Points to Real Problem
But MIR. Keneipp's report pointed
to what he called "a very real
problem" in congestion between
D street and Constitution avenue.
The congestion slows up traffic
both ways, he said.
It is necessary. Mr.. Keneipp
urged, "to obtain a more expe-
ditious dispersal" Of the thousands
of cars that pour across the
bridge into Fourteenth street at
both morning and afternoon rush
hours.
Traffic bound down Fourteenth
street toward the bridge also is
sluggish and delayed" Mr..
Keneipp said.
The traffic director made no
specific recommendations. al
though he declared his engineers
"are familiar with the causes Of
this condition and they are now
engaged in studies of the prob
lem"
Mr.. Keneipp told a reporter
his proposals will involve the
Public Utilities Commission. High
way Department, Park Police and
others and that he feels unable
to make any detailed disclosures
before consultations with those
agencies.
Test Vehicles Timed.
His report said 1t took test We
hicles at least twice as long to
travel north from D street to
Constitution avenue than to move
the IL miles from the south end Of
the bridge to the D street signal.
The latter. he said, took hardly
more than the minimum time pos
sible within the speed limit.
For this reason, he said, lit is
obvious that this is an area prob
lem and not an intersection prob
lem"
The traffic director said the
new D street traffic signals pro-
tect 1885 pedestrians crossing the
intersection each day, that they
provide IAN orderly 1eftturn move
ment from southbound Fourteenth
street eastward into D street." and
have made it possible to eliminate
the most troublesome and hazard
Gus vehicle left turn at Fourteenth
and G streets" At the same time,
he said, the signals "have created
little or no delay"
ION the basis Of our studies to
date. there would be no appreciable
improvement in traffic How on
Fourteenth street If the new sig
nails were turned off," Mr.. keneipp
declared.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Grand Jury Head Named

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 30 P.-
Clarence M. White, a retired
Annapolis merchant, was named
foreman of Anne Arundel Coun-
tvs October term grand jury yes
terday.
Evening star., 1950-09-30

He was Sergt.
Mason w. Gray
Sd. 33. head Of
the police COM
m u n i C a tions
system at Rock
vile. S e r g t.
Gray lived on
a farm near
Poolesville, Md.
The polio e
S e r G e a n t, a
Coast Guard
v e t an OF
World Wor TT
Evening star., 1950-09-30
PuroIe Boord Aide Named

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 80 (PL
Pleasant c. Shields, 33, of Pittsyl-
vania County, has been named
executive secretary of the State
Parole Board, it was announced
here today.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Sergt. Mason W. Gray
County Policeman,
Dies OF Polio at 3

A 33-year-old Mon tg ON r y
County police sergeant died in
Memorial Hospital early
today from bulbar polio.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Major General All Set
To Serve u. S. as
Just q Buck Private
BY the Associated Press

5Y the Assoe'dted Fress
DANVILLE, Va, Sept. 30
Major General Robertson may
be tapped to serve Uncle Sam
as a buck private when he re-
ports for his selective service
physical examination Mon
day.
Major General Is his name.
Smyrna times., 1950-09-14
Farm Markets

The following is weekly round
up of livestock prices and miscel-
laneous commodities prevailing
last week. This report shows av-
erage prices received by Delaware
farmers for commodities that were
marketed throughout the week.
Livestock Prices
Vealers, choice $4,000 to SS6.25.
mostly $500 per cwt.; medium to
good S27.50 to $29.75, mostly
S28.5O; rough and common $24.OO
to S27OO, mostly S26.25; monkeys
$1,000 to S37.75, mostly $500.
Cows, slaughter, medium to
good $1,000 to S21.4O, mostly
$20.4O per cwt.; common S16.2O to
$3.50, mostly $3.50; Gamers and
cutters $3.50 to $1,000, mostly
$1,000.