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Evening star., 1950-08-25
Driver Of Auto Injured
In Dump Truck Crash

Norman Glover, 26, Of Gath
ersburg, Md, received severe face
cuts when the car he was driving
collided with a dump truck on
Route 240 about 2 miles north of
Gaithersburg yesterday afternoon
Police said the driver of the
truck, Donald L. Wickham OF
Frederick, Md, was not injured
Mr.. Glover was taken to Suburban
Hospital in Bethesda where Is
stitches were needed to close the
facial cuts. He also suffered back
injuries and bruises about the
body.
His companion, Stanley Mus
grove. A. of Monrovia. Md, was
slightly injured. The Gathers
burg Washington Grove Rescue
Squad carried Mr.. Glover to the
hospital.
Earlier yesterday, Mrs. Mary
Price, At, colored, of the 800 block
Of Larch avenue, Takoma Park
suffered fractures of both legs
severe leg cuts and a broken wrist
when . car struck her at Ethan
Allen avenue and Sycamore street
Takoma Park, police reported.
Taken to Washington Sanitar-
ium for treatment, she later was
transferred to Freedmen's Hos
pital.
Police charged the driver, Ever
EFT G. Bently, Al, of ITO Elder
street NV, with reckless driving
and released him under $500
bond.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
McKeIdin Will Address
Cedar Heights COP. Rail-,

Theodore r. McKeldin, Repub-
lican candidate for Governor OF
Maryland, will speak at a rally at
8 pm. tomorrow sponsored by the
Know Your Precinct Republican
Club of Cedar Heights.
John Marshall Butler, a candi-
date for the COP senatorial
nomination, also will be present,
along with party candidates for
Prince Georges County offices.
They will be introduced by John
r. Fletcher, chairman of the Re-
publican State Central Commit
tee and a candidate for State Sen
ator.
The rally. to be held at 621l L
street. is part of a campaign to
bring the colored people back in
to the Republican Party" the
club announced.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Special Dispatch TO The stor

HOLLYWOOD. Md, Aug. 25.-
st. Marys County may become a
place of refuge in case of an atom
bomb attack ON nearby Metropoli-
tan Areas, County Health Officer
DR.. Alan Houser has predicted.
Speaking at meeting of the
st. Marys County Garden Club
DR.. Houser said A-bomb strike
here is unlikely in view of the
sparsely settled area. He gave
the group instructions, however
on protective measures.
Tho meeting was held at Old
Patuxent, home Of Maj. and Mrs
Walter Henderson. ~
Library Work Discussed.
Another speaker was Miss
Eloise Pickrell who will be ir
charge of the county's public Ii
brary to be opened October / as
a memorial to the dead of both
World Wars.
Miss Pickrell said some of the
volumes now being classified date
Evening star., 1950-08-25
MucArthur's Bible PIun
For japan OKd by Lone
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 25.-
Gov. Lane yesterday indorsed q
project, initiated by Gen. Mac
Arthur, to send 10 million Bibles
to the japanese people.
The Governor signed first in
the Maryland section of good
will" book containing names Of
the contributors to the plan. The
American Bible Society will bind
the signature pages and display
them permanently in Japan as q
token of friendship from the
American people.
Although the society so far has
distributed a total of 2,789,956
Bibles among the japanese. au-
thorities say this quantity is in
sufficient to meet the needs.
Evening star., 1950-08-25

A nameless grave once deco
rated by little children in the
peaceful, secluded churcliyard of
the Old Presbyterian Meeting
House. Alexandria, soon may be-
come the official Tomb Of the Un-
known Soldier of the American
Revolution.
Senator Chapman, Democrat. of
Kentucky and Representative
Smith, Democrat. of Virginia have
introduced identical bills in Con-
gress to bring this about.
Only record of the burial place
is an old church record once lost
and then recovered which reads:
January 10, 1921. An old Revo-
lutionary Soldier from Kentucky"
Discovered during excavations
in that year. the body was iden-
titled from uniform fragments
and insignia as a Kentucky vet
eran and the body was re-interred.
Since that modest entry the
movement to make the soldier the
official Revolutionary Unknown
has grown to where several pow
erful national patriotic societies
are backing the members of Con-
gress from the two States.
1t all started with a little girl
and her friends who strewed flow
ers on the grave. according to-
William Buckner McGroarty, au-
thor OF a meeting house history.
The late Mary Gregory Powell,
Alexandria historian, was told of
the grave by her father, who re-
membered the reburial. AS an old
lady, she retold the story to
church members restoring the
meeting house in 1926 and the
interSt grew.
First, American Legion Post No.
"a placed temporary marker on
the grave. A year later, in 1929.
there was erected the present,
marble tablet bought by thou
sands Of Children of the American
Revolution who made the marker
a CAR project. Now the Military
Order of the Purple Heart has
urged official recognition of the
grave, as well as the Virginia
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton and, of course, the church
congregation.
None of the several unknown
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Mrs. Macy Explains
Voters League Stand
On Fairfax Issues

The president Of the Fairfax
County League of Women Voters
has issued a statement claiming
her group remains a non-partisan
organization even though it has
indorsed a county manager form
Of government. ~.
Mrs. Edward A. Macy, the presi-
dent. said yesterday she was re-
plying to letter from the Fair
fax Government Study Commits
sion.
David Lawrence. vice chairman
Of the commission, said today
however, that his commission die
not send the letter.
He said two questions were
asked by member of the COM
mission at its public hearing July
%. Members of the league did
not stay for the questioning
period. Mr.. Lawrence said.
Purpose to Provide Answers.
Mr.. Lawrence said that after
the questions were asked, he for
warded them to the women voters
group. Otherwise, he emphasized
the commission would not have
obtained an answer. The letter
according to Mr.. Lawrence, rep
resents an exchange only between
one member of the commission
and the league.
The letter she received, Mrs
Macy said. inquired if the league
is a non-partisan, fact-f1nding
organization and also asked who
pays for literature and expenses
of the leagues campaign for
county manager government.
Mrs. Macy said her group may
take q definite stand on an issue
after careful study and a vote
of its membership. The group
has voted in favor of the county
manager form to supplant the
present board of supervisors plan
Financial support comes to the
league in the county-as it comes
to leagues all over the country
from citizens interested in the
purposes Of the league. which is
to promote responsibility in gov
ernment," Mrs. Macy said.
eve are aware that our ex-
penses would appear to be greater
than they are in fact because of
the extensive activities of our
members whose specialized train
ing. experience and time are
volunteered" she said.
Mrs. Macy also announced the
appointment of Mrs. Donald Rock
OF Falls Church district, as league
vice president In charge of pro-
gram and unit organization. Mrs.
Rock succeeds Mrs. Robert Len
hart, resigned.
Evening star., 1950-08-25

Revolutionary graves in the coun-
try is so perfectly located for
official designation as the Alex
andria tomb, half way between
Mount Vernon and Arlington, +"
said Mrs. Robert v. H. Duncan,
regent of the Virginia OAR. And
nowhere are SO many Revolu-
tionary figures buried in the same
churchyard as at the Old Presby-
terian Meeting House" ;"
The meeting house. dating from
1774. was attended by such men
as John Carlyle, founder of
Evening star., 1950-08-25

most important issues in the Sep
tember 18 primary. Gov. Lane
said:
Before this year is out, 121
new schools throughout the State
and in Baltimore City will be fin
|ished or under construction.
There will be 14Q additions to
existing school buildings"
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Lane S Headquarters
Uses Mailing Meter
OF Maryland U.

Letters supporting Gov. Lane in
his campaign for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination have
gone out to University of Mary
land alumni bearing the schools
postage-meter number.
This was revealed yesterday as
Gov. Lane and George r. Ma
honey, his principal opponent, kept
alive their exchange of words
about the operation of the State.
The letters to the alumni were
signed by Robert M. Watkins, a
College Park Real estate operator
and university alumnus.
Reasonable Requests"
University President H. c. Byrd
said the school allows use of the
alumni stencil plates, by which
the letters in question were ad-
dressed, on reasonable requests" "
DR.. Byrd said 1--WE would do
the same thing" for Mr.. Mahoney
and Theodore r. McKeldin, lone
Republican sgubernatorial candi-
date.
DIR. Byrd said naturally the
university will be reimbursed for
the postage
Lanes headquarters in Balti-
more said it is paying the postage
for the $4,000 letters, plus the cost
of student labor for stufing and
addressing them.
State Debt Cited.
State monies and the way the
funds are spent continued to pro-.
vide the fuel for arguments in the
campaign, the Associated Press re-
ported.
Mr.. Mahoney argued that Mary
lands per capita State debt is
28 per cent above the United
States average. In fact, he said,
"at the end of last year of Gov.
Lanes spending and debt piling,
our State per capita debt climbed
to an all-time high of $31.81."
"This," said Mr.. Mahoney, sis
nearly double the debt that our
State was carrying per person
when Mr.. Lane took Office"
Gov. Lane answered this with
the statement that talk of chow
expensive my administration has
been is entirely beside the point"
Inadequate Salaries"
He said that when he took office
thousands of our children were
jammed into classrooms at worm
out desks in wretched old school
houses. The teachers we had were
working their hearts out on made
quate salaries"
In 1947, Mr.. Lane continued,
Maryland was paying "a little
over 50 million toward the cost of
operating the schools" That cost
is now $27 million, he explained.
In celebrating on his conten-
tion that education is one of the
Evening star., 1950-08-25

bell was first to toll the news OF
his death
The unknown soldiers tomb
stands close to the wall of St
Mary's Catholic Church and is
surrounded by an iron fence. The
marble slab, supported on low
columns, bears an inscription BY
William Tyler Page. author o1
"The Americans Creed" Tht
inscription ends:
In ourselves his soul exists a!
part Of ours, his memory's man.
sion"
Evening star., 1950-08-25

Alexandra and an early patriot
He is buried in the cemetery AS
are six Revolutionary captains
and 18 other veterans of the wal
of independence.
DR.. James Craik, one of Wash
ington'S closest friends is also
buried there, as is Col. Dennis
Ramsay, one of his pallbearers
and a score of his fellow Alex
andria Masons. Washington at.
tended. the Meeting House to pray
for peace in the quasi-war with
France. and the Meeting HOUSE
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Arlington Schools
Report Good Teeth
OfPupIs Set Record

Seventeen years as Arlington
school dentist is paying off, ac-
cording to DR.. T. w. Pumphrey.
In an annual report for the
school term which ended in June,
DR.. Pumphrey showed that 70 per
cent of elementary pupils are free
Of dental defects.
1 Fi1iS is the highest percentage
9of children with perfect teeth
since DR.. Pumphrey began his
work in 1888. The 1948-49 per-
{ eentase was GIT.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
|PriinceGeorges
Moves 10 Form
Civilian Defense
S-Member Council
Named to Assist in
Working Out PIons

An eight member advisory
council was named last night to
assist in formulating a civilian
defense plan for Prince Georges
County.
The group was designated dur.
ing a two and one-half hour meet.
ing at the County Service Build
ing, Hyattsville, which was called
by County Agricultural Agent
Percy E. Clark, Prince Georges
civilian defense director.
About 80 persons representing
81 county agencies and organiza-
tions attended the session.
Those present also were briefed
on Maryland's defense plan by 1t.
Col. David G.. Mcintosh III, State
civilian defense director.
Members of Council.
Most of the session, however.
was spent discussing which per-
sons should compose the advisory
council. It finally was agreed
that the following persons, or
their representatives, should serve:
County Police Supt. Ralph w.
Brown. for public safety; DR..
Louis M. Jimal, head Of tho
county's Red Cross chapter, and
Mrs. Richard Zantzinger. chair
man of the county Welfare Board.
for relief and rehabilitation:,
Frank R. Nymark, president Of
the county's Volunteer Firemen's
Association, for fire and rescue
work.
Also DR.. julius Kaufman, CO.
chairman of a defense COMMITTEES
for the County Medical Society;
County Engineer Arthur w. Tay.
man, for public works and en-.
gineering; j. Frank Dent, presi-
dent of the County Board Of
Education. and Harry B. Shaw.
deputy chief engineer for the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission. for co-ordinating
public utilities.
Groups represented, in addition
to those named above, included
the County Civic Federation,
League of Women Voters, Amer
ican Association of University
Women. Community Chest and
Planning Council, Homemaker
Clubs. County Health Depart
ment, the city of Greenbelt,
County Rescue Squad, 14th Dis.
trict Citizens Association Of
Bowie, Bellemeade and Hamp-
shire Knolls Citizens Associa-
tions, Prince Georges General
Hospital and the Mount Rainier
Volunteer Fire Department.
Mutual Aid Plan Described.
| Col. Mcintosh said Maryland iS
divided into four mutual aid"
areas. These take in the nine
Eastern Shore counties. Baltimore
and surrounding area, Western
Maryland counties and Southern
Maryland, including Montgomery.
and Prince Georges Counties. The
latter area will integrate its pro-
gram with the District, Col. Nc.
Intosh said.
In addition, Prince Georges
County will be asked to provide
volunteer personnel for five air
observation posts, in accordance.
with a plan of the Air Force, Col.
Mcintosh said. Altogether there
will be $50 such posts in Mary
land.
Prince Georges County warning
posts will be located in the Muir
kirk, Forestville, Silesia, Colling-
ton and Rosaryville areas, all
rural sections of the county, Col.
Mcintosh said.
The State director also stressed
the need for utilizing personnel
of county agencies, particularly
the fire and police departments
end the county Red Cross.
Mr.. Clark called for all county
organizations and representatives
of every community to assist in
the program.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
House Prepared
Tovote Today
On New Airport
Motion to Recommit
Senute-Pussed Bill
To Committee Up
By Harold B. Roqers

The House was prepared to
vote today on the Senate-passeo
bill for a new $14 million COM
mercial airport in the Washing
ton Metropolitan Area.
Lengthy debate on the measure
ended yesterday, but a motion to
recommit the bill to the Senate
Commerce Committee went over
until today.
The motion to recommit was
offered by Representative Byrnes,
Republican. of Wisconsin. one of
the leading opponents of the bill.
Sponsors of the measure de-
clared the project is necessary,
especially because of overcrowded
air traffic at National Airport.
Opponents of the bill charged
the expenditure could not be JUS
titled. because of the Korean sit
uation.
Discuss Friendship Use.
The possibility of using the new
Baltimore Friendship Airport, re-
Gently opened, was brought up
Sponsors Of the pending bill, how
ever. contended the Friendship
field is inadequate and too far
away.
Military fields such as Anacos-
tia, Boiling and Andrews Air Force
Base are out of the question at
this time for commercial use, it
was pointed out.
Before adjournment, the House
had adopted several minor Com
f11erce Committee amendments
and one offered by Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia. His
amendment would require the
Civil AeronauticS Administration
to confer with officials of the local
government in any area selected
for the airport.
Mr.. Smith told the House it is
an open secret" that the site of
the new airport would be some
where in nearby Virginia, COM
munity of many homes. He de-
clared it would not be fair to put
an airport down in the midst of
homes without consulting the
residents there.
Site Not Selected.
Chairman Beckworth Of the
House Commerce subcommittee
handling the bill on the floor, &C
cepted the Smith amendment.
He said the site definitely has not
yet been slected, although the sub
committee has flown over five
areas under consideration.
: Representative Beckworth of
Texas was Joined principally in
his fight by Representative Harris,
Arkansas Democrat. member of
the District Committee, and au-
thor Of the airport bill; Represen-
tative Wolverton, New Jersey Re-
publican, ranking minority men,
Der Of the Commerce Committee,
and Representative Heselton,
Massachusetts, Republican.
Congestion at Washington Ma
tlonal Airport is so bad, Mr.. Har-
ris declared, that he and other
passengers once had to circle
around in a plane above the field
for an hour and 40 minutes be-
fore they could land.
Attacking the measure were
Maryland representatives who in
sisted the new airport is not
needed, because of the Friend
ship Airport.
The Marylanders, led by Demo-
cratic Representatives Fallon,
Sasscer and Garmatz, insisted the
Friendship field will be only a
30-minute drive from Washington
when the new Washington-Bal-
timore Parkway is opened. This
expressway has been authorized,
and funds to begin construction
are pending in Congress.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
FoItz Is Reelected Aquin

LURAY, Va, Aug. 25.-Directors
of the Page County Farm Bureau
have elected Irwin Foltz of Leaks
vile president for the goth con-
secutive year. c. E. Brumback was
renamed manager.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
North Virginia Asks
|Co-ordinafed Plan on
Area Civil Defense

A group of Northern Virginia
officials have called for an in
tegrated plan of civilian defense
for the Washington Metropolitan
Area.
A resolution to this effect was
adopted last night by about 4(
representatives of Arlington, Fair.
fax and Loudoun Counties anc
Alexandria and Falls Church
The meeting was sponsored by ths
Northern Virginia Regional Plan.
ming Commission in the Rosslyr
Gas Co auditorium on Shirle,
highway.
introduced by Col. Guy M
Church. retired Army Reserve off.
Ger and civil defense director fol
Fairfax County. the regional de-
fense plan would require the
sanction of Gov. Battle. Speakers
said the Governor first would have
to establish a regional civil de-
fense district. but all agreed that
the necessary steps will be taken
soon.
d. C. Plans Discussed.
This measure was approved
after Herbert Friede. superin-
tendent of communications for
the District, spoke on civil de-
fense plans in Washington.
A second motion was by Alfred
E. F'risbie, Arlington County
Board representative on the re-
gional planning agency, who pre-
sided.
Unanimously passed, it requests
the Federal Government to set
up an agency for civil defense
not only for planning and pro-
gramming but to provide ''moder-
ate monetary assistance to To-
calities on a matching basis" Also
it asks that localities go ahead
with civil defense planning with
out waiting for Federal assistance
The measure will go to the re-
gional planning group and to the
governing bodies in the area, and
then to Gov. Battle with a request
that he forward it to the White
House.
DeverS Speaks.
Gen. Jacob L. Devers, retired
chief of Army Ground Forces, who
has been suggested by Col. Church
as civil defense director for Fair
fax County, told the group that
civil disaster planning is necessary
He said many people become
frightened over talk of civil de-
fense.
There's nothing to be scared
Of" he asserted. THE things we
have to do are simple things. The
plan must be simple and it must
work"
Gen. Devers said when an at
tack comes, the first thing that
goes out is electric power. An
other early casualty is water, he
declared.
Arlington County Manager A. T.
Lundberg said inventories are be-
ing made Of such items as portable
generators and heavy road-clear-
ing equipment. Organization of
police and f1remen are
among items being studied, he
said.
Col. Church reported that a
has been set up in
the basement of the Fairfax court
house and directors of communi-
cation and public relations have
been named.
Work with the Red Cross and
the setting up of medical disaster
teams in conjunction with the
medical society and the police de-
partment. were reported by Will
liam Barbour, Alexandria's civil
defense director.
John Anderson, administrator
of Arlington Hospital, pointed out
that an average of SO patients a
month are turned away from the
institution because of lack of beds.
What would we do if bomb
hit our bridges to the District were
knocked out? Where would we
the injured?
The hospital soon will open a
drive for funds with which to con-
struct a fourth wing on the 100
bed structure.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Clerk for Union
Held in $4,000
.ErnbezzIement
Prosecutor Implies
TotoI Stolen May Be
As High as $100, 900

A 27-year-old bookkeeper was
ordered held for the grand jury
today on charges of embezzling
$4,000 from the international
Association of Machinists Office
here.
Municipal Court Judge George
D. Nelson ordered Richard G.
Richardson of Fort Hunt road
Alexandria, held under $4,000
bond at an arraignment this
morning.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney William Glendon said at the
arraignment that the total amount
embezzled may be between SOC, 900
and 100000. Mr.. Glendon said
the total was indicated in the de-
PENDANTS statements to police.
Had 4 Servants, Neighbors Say.
Richardson is charged with
taking $2,700 on July % and the
same amount on August 4, II
and 18.
His father. George j. Richard
son, 808 Gist avenue. Silver
Spring. said his son told him he
embezzled a total of $4,000 over
the past Is months.
The elder Richardson said his
sons troubles stemmed from a
desire for luxurious living. He
recently bought a new Cadillac,
the father stated, and with his
wife and three children. lived in
a two-story brick house in fash
ionable section of Alexandria.
Neighbors said the young couple
employed four servants. They
said Mrs. Richardson - who is
about 10 years older than her
husband-often travelled to fash
ionable resorts.
Had Job Seven Years.
You can't live that way on
$55 a week." Mr.. Richardson
said.
A handsome six-footer. Rich
ardson had worked at the union
offices for seven years, according
to Eric Peterson of 10204 Lorraine
avenue. Silver Spring. union gen.
eral secretary and treasurer. Mr..
Peterson said he discovered in
accuracies in the organizations
books during a routine check Wed
nesday.-. The union Offices are at
Ninth street and Mount Vernon
place NV
Union officials said they ex-
amined the books because Rich
ardson said he was too busy him
self to check an error of about So.
When the $2.700 discrepancies
were discovered. Mr.. Peterson
called police.
Detective Sergt. Carl Hayden of
the check and fraud squad said
one Of Richardson's duties was to
take an association check to the
City Bank. Ninth street and Mas
sachusetts avenue NV, every
Friday and collect cash for the
Office payroll. He said Richardson
drew $2,700 more than was needed
for the payroll on four successive
Fridays.
Family on Vacation.
Mr.. Peterson said a further
check of the organizations rec
ords is being made.
At the time of his arrest yes
terday Richardson's wife ane
children were vacationing at the
Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach
the father said. The wife, he
stated, is a member of promi-
nent Virginia Beach family. Two
of the children are hers by q
previous marriage, he added.
Richardson was born in Wash
ington and was graduated from
Blair High School. He then went
to work for the machinists' asso-
citation.
His father said the charges came
as a complete surprise to the
family. He said the youth ac-
counted for his income by saying
he won it playing the horses.
Actually, he said, his son lost
several thousand dollars gambling
during the summer. He learned
this, he said, while talking to his
son at police headquarters yes
terday.