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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-29

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The State Highway Department,
accepting the engineering report in
principle, has emphasized that
financing Of the project is depea-
dent upon proper legislative action.
Would Head Or Congestion
One purpose Of the plan is to
provide major link in a SUPER
highway system from Washington
to New York and New England.
Another, which is more import
ant locally, is to relieve the expect
ed traffic congestion around U. S.
Routes 1S and 40 at State Road fol-
lowing completion Of the Delaware
CcOutnusd On page 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-29
kiwanis Dance VIII
Be Held January 1st
Gala Annual AFFAIR win Be Held
In New Milford ArmOry

The Milford Kiwanians are busy
planning for their annual Gala
New Years Dance which will be
held January list beginning at 1901
and continuing until a. m. The
doors will open promptly at 1000,
for the convenience of early arri-
walls. The price per couple will be
$500 il purchased before the dance
and $500 is bought at the door.
The dance will be held in the New
Milford Armory.
Music for the affair will be fur
nished by AL Green and his fam
Gus Cadets
Proceeds from the sale of tickets,
etc, will, after necessary obliga-
tions are paid, go into the Kiwanis
Fund for Underprivileged Children.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-29
Harold Keller State
Auto Commissions
Laurel Credit Executive Slated Fol
appointment At Board Session

Harold H. Keller Of Laurel was
named state motor vehicle commits
siOner last Friday by the State
Highway Department.
The department, it was learned
through authoritative Democratic
sources, appointed Mr.. Keller at
its meeting in Dover last Friday
afternoon.
Mr.. Keller is vice president of
the Community Credit Company of
Laurel, which he helped organize
in 1888 and which he has also serv-
ed as president.
For 20 years he taught economics
and business law in Laurel High
School, assuming the faculty nost
in 1926 when he was graduated
from Franklin and Marshall Col
lege at Lancaster, Pa. He resigned
his teaching post in 1946 to devote
. COontinued on PAGE 81
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-29
N/iH Select assembly Heads,
SOme attaches This Weekend

Il ana important attaches the General Assemble ,l
~ conlelences TO be held
eemby t'SA"1S members Of the General As
democrats plan TO president pro teronor 30 a. g.
e--e- q Lhe House sanarata maain.s g.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-29
Delaware FavOrs ExPressway
From Nev Bridge To Maryland

proposed four lane express highway which
ware river Memorial Bridge
Jected Maryland Expessway
approval OF the Delaware State Department
Ihe project which has
mapped out by the New engineering Of Knappen Tnne
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-29
State Institutions Plan To Ask
For $16,213,OOO Building Fund

Eight state educational health and welfare agencies will request
the Assembly Of S1621S0O
building program disclosed this Tarumanz
superintendent Of the Delaware State Hospital the
ing substantial request
proposed pay for the
Evening star., 1950-07-25
Maryland Republicans
To Meet in Silver Sprinq

The ABCs Of getting out the
vote will be explained to Republi-
can precinct workers from three
nearby Maryland counties August
Z in the Silver Spring Masonic
Hall.
Attending the four-hour session,
beginning at S pm, will be party
workers from Montgomery, Prince
Georges and Howard Counties.
It will be the first in a series of
nine Schools of Politics" to be
held throughout the State under
the sponsorship Of the Republican
State Central Committee.
Plans for the meetings were an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. Leona
M. Rush, a member of Montgomery
County's legislative delegation, be-
fore the Maryland Federation of
Republican Women at the Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club.
Mrs. Rush, who is vice chairman
of the State Central Committee,
said candidates for State and
county Offices will be introduced
to the precinct workers during a
one-hour recess at the Silver
Spring meeting.
Evening star., 1950-07-25

helped, but the tallying still re-
quireS many hours.
There will be q model panel of
the voting machine at each poll
ing place and officials will show
any voter how to operate the de-
vice upon request. Instructions
on how to vote for write-in candi-
dates also will be given on re-
quest.
The machines will be demon
strated from / to S pm. daily
through Friday at the courthouse,
as well as from 7:30 to $50 pm.
Thursday and Friday, and from
$3.50 am. to noon and from / to
5 pm. Monday.
Voters will have q choice of
casting their ballots in a primary
and in the referendum, or OF only
voting in one or the other. OF
course. it will not be possible to
cast ballots in both primaries.
There will be only one set of
machines for each precinct, how
ever.
To be eligible to vote in either
the primaries or the referendum,
the voter must have been reg
istered by July / and have paid
required poll taxes.
Evening star., 1950-07-25
Montgomery Studies
New Library System

Opposing arguments over a bill.
setting up machinery for a coun-
ty-wide public library system were
being studied today by the Mont
gomery County Council.
More than 100 persons attended
hearing on the matter last night
in Rockville, at which representa-
tives Of several organizations
urged the Council to veto the
measure before it becomes effec-
tive August Is.
Principal opposition to the bill
passed last May, came from the
County Civic Federation, Farm
Bureau and the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Branch, American Associa.
ton Of University Women.
Maurice M. Jansky. represent
ing the federation, described tn
measure as confusing and made
Quate."
Farm Bureau representative
contended the legislation is unnec
essary and would result in in
creased taxes, while the AAUW
branch claimed the bill woulC
hamper the Bethesda Public Ii
brary's efforts to expand its "a
cilities.
Supporting the measure, how
ever, were the League of Womel
Voters, Silver Spring Librar!
Board and the County Librar,
Advisory Council.
Evening star., 1950-07-25
Virginia spoil Tax
Upheld by Court in
Arlington County Case

A suit which sought to have
Virginia's poll tax requirements
declared unconstitutional has
been dismissed at Alexandra
District Court.
Federal Judge Albert v. Bryan
in granting the dismissal motion
yesterday cited the Breedlove
case in which the Supreme Court
upheld Georgia's poll tax as a vot-
ing requirement. Judge Bryan
commented that the thought that
decision gave a complete answer
to the arguments against con-
stitutionality Of poll tax laws.
The suit was brought by an
Arlington colored woman, Mrs
Jessie Butler, who sought to regis
ter without paying a poll tax
Her suit charged that the poll
tax discriminates against Negroes
Mrs Mary A. Thompson, CEN
trail registrar Of Arlington and
other county and State election
officials were defendants. A S., 900
damage award was sought from
Mrs. Thompson.
Attorney John Locke Green,
the Arlington County treasurer,
who with Attorneys Frank l.. Ball
and j. Foster Hagan represented
Mrs. Butler, argued that the poll
tax law was passed with the idea
Of restricting the Negro vote. He
said Federal act of 1870 which
granted Virginia national repre-
sentation after the Civil War spe-
cif1cally forbid any changes in
the States constitution to re-
strict voting.
Attorney John w. jackson, who
represented Mrs. Thompson, said
the poll tax applied equally to all
races, and therefore was not I'M
constitutional.
State Attorney General j. Lind
say Almond, jr., also was defense
counsel.
Judge Bryan also denied a re-
quest of Mr.. Green for a three
judge tribunal to hear the case.
Mr.. Green indicated he would ap-
peal. He has attacked the poll
tax for years.
Evening star., 1950-07-25
Sneeze Wrecks Car.
But Woman Escapes
With Sproined A AnkIe

What started out to be normal
sneeze landed a Falls Chuich wo-
man in Arlington Hospital last
night.
The Sneeze came as Mrs. Emily
Ross Evans, 40, of ia Stuart
drive, was driving along South
Wayne street near First street,
Arlington. She told police the
sneeze caused her to lose control
Of the car. which jumped the
curb. crashed through some
bushes, slid down a 65-foot slope,
rolled over two or three times
and landed-demoli molished-in a ra-
vine.
Mrs. Evans emerged from the
wreck with a sprained ankle. Ar
lington Hospital treated her ankle
and sent her home.
Evening star., 1950-07-25

in 1888 for 81 million from the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
since then has spent considerable
for maintenance and repair
Maryland also has a real interest
at stake in the proposed develop
ment of the parkway, which the
report says can be built without
injury to historic values.
The route passes through coun-
try identified with important pc
riods Of history. Along it passed
the Inflated Braddock Expedition.
Fort Frederick protected the Co.
lonial frontier. In the Civil War.
Lees army crossed the Potomac
twice to fight at Antietam and
Gettysburg. At Harper's Ferry
thousands visit the scene of John
Browns last stand.
The route provides for easy
motoring. rising from 5 feet above
sea level at Washington to $40
feet at Cumberland.
Potentially it would be one Of
the easiest reached scenic routes
in the East, catering to a popula-
ton Of 20 million people living
within radius of $50 miles. Just
outside that radius is the 10 mil
lion population Of the New York
area. Within a few minutes dis
tance are the IL million people Of
the Washington Metropolitan
Area.
Engineers say it is reasonable
to expect a peak of $500 vehicles
per day between Great Falls and
Point Of Rocks. They even sug-
gested the parkway might accom-
modate 10000 vehicles per day in
summer.
Eleven Access Points.
There are now 13 highway over
passes on the canal. Engineers
have found Is places in 168 miles
where access.to the parkway could
be provided to connect with other
roads. Present plans call for de-
veloping access points only at the
II following locations:
Seneca, connecting with Mary
Evening star., 1950-07-25

There won't be any ballots
August 1 when Arlington voters
go to the polls in the Democratic
and Republican primaries and a
special referendum for q $500 900
bond issue for swimming pools.
For the first time, the county
will be using voting machines.
At an annual rental of $3.50
each, Arlington has obtained a
total Of IS machines. These will
be distributed among the 81 vot-
ing places on a basis Of one for
every 500 registered voters. The
county has about $4,000 voters but
only a fraction is expected to vote
August /.
The machines were rented (the
rentals apply against the purchase
price in the event the county de-
cides to buy them) after counting
ballots became such a chore that
election officials found 1t difficult
to find poll workers.
A few years ago, results Of the
balloting were not known in one
precinct until 80 hours after the
polls closed. Redistricting the
county into smaller precincts has
Evening star., 1950-07-25
Stepfath!er Indicted
On Murder Charge in
Fatal Beating Of Boy

The stepfather of a 2-year-old
boy who was beaten to death last
April, according to police, was in
dicted yesterday by an Alexandria
Corporation Court grand jury on
a charge Of murder.
Charles Ferranto, 20, of the 100
block Of South Fayette street,
pleaded not guilty to the indict-
ment. He is being held in lieu
Of 5000 bond.
Ferranto's stepson, Donnie, died
in Alexandria Hospital April %,
of severe abdominal hemorrhages
and ruptures Of the liver and
spleen which doctors said could
have been caused by fist blows.
At an earlier Police Court hear
ing. Ferranto testified he had
found the boy Ill and later took
him to the hospital.
The grand jury also indicted
William Hawks, ~, Of the 100
block of Cliff street, on q charge
Of statutory rape involving a 15-
year-old girl. Hawks pleaded not
guilty. He was arrested June Il
on a warrant sworn to by the
girls mother.
Odell L. Jernigan. 1S, colored
Of the HOO block Of Neal street
NE, was indicted on q rape
charge. He and three other men
are accused of attacking a a.
year-old mother, also colored, in
Alexandria last month. Two Of
the other men are juveniles.
David Labord, 80, colored, Of
the 400 block Of South Columbus
street, was indicted on a charge
of statutory rape involving a
13-year-old colored girl.
The 80 other indictments in
cluded two for forgery, II for
felonious assault, nine grand lar
ceny, three non-support, one hit
and run, three HOUSEKEEPING and
one burglary.
Evening star., 1950-07-25
Father Held in Beating
OF Infant Daughter

A 22-year-old Arlington house
painter today faces trial on a
charge Of beating his infant
daughter to stop her from crying
Fred Hensley, jr., Of the 1900
+. block of North Nelson street. was
arrested on the felonious assault
charge last night after police said
his wife complained that he hao
beaten their 5-month-old daugh-
ter. Connie Louise. Police sale
the child had bruises on her face
and legs. and was treated at Ar.
lngton Hospital.
Mrs. Hensley told police hel
husband became angered wher
the baby started crying after hi
had been holding her. Police sale
she told them Mr.. Hensley grabbed
the baby around the legs with one
hand and started slapping the in.
fant's face. Mrs. Hensley tool
the baby from her husband anc
called police, they said.
The father was held all night
without bail in the Arlington
County Jail. A hearing is sched.
uled in County Court today.
The Hensleys had lived in Ar.
lington about three weeks, hav.
ing moved there from Gainesville
Va. They have no other children
Evening star., 1950-07-25
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
3rnnrnna Ear Tnn:-LA
WashinEton. $3.50 PM.

Washington, $3.50 PM.
Lafayette, Oliver street and
Broad Branch road NV.
Twin Oaks. Fourteenth and Tay-
lor streets NV.
Taft. Eighteenth and Monroe
streets NV.
Rosedale, Seventeenth and Gales
streets NE.
|S.W.
Hillcrest. Thirty-second and
Denver streets Sc.
Parkview, Otis and Warder
streets NV.
Bundy, 429 o street NV.
SmotherS, Forty-ninth and
Washington streets NE.
Barry Farms, 1890 Sumner road
Sc.
Arlington, $3.50 Pm.
Lyon Village, Lee highway and
North Highland street.
Alexandra, $3.50 PM.
Lee, Prince street at Patrick and
Henry streets.
Montgomery County, SPIN.
Bethesda. Wisconsin avenue nj
end Of Norwood drive.
Prince Georges County 9P.M.
Cheverly Elementary School,
I2S07 Belleview avenue. Cheverly.
Evening star., 1950-07-25
Board Urges Maryland
To Admit Negroes 10
Graduate Schools
BY the Asseeiaied Press

BALTIMORE, July 25.-A State
commission has recommended
that Negroes be admitted to the
graduate and professional schools
Of the University Of Maryland.
The Commission on Negro
Higher Education said yesterday
such admissions should be made
until adequate separate facilities
for Negroes are provided within
the State.
It urged that in the meantime
as many graduate courses as pos
sible be set up at Morgan State
College for Negroes in Baltimore
The university's law school in
Baltimore has admitted Negroes
for the last IS years. Its graduate
school at College Park has barred
Negroes, however, as have the
medical, pharmacy and denta
schools in Baltimore. A recent
court Of appeals decision opened
the school Of nursing to q Negro
girl and she expects to enter this
September.
The ssven-member commission
appointed by Gov. Lane last year
IN compliance with q State Senate
resolution, also recommended that
the State stop spending money to
improve the uniyersity's under
graduate branch for Negroes ct
Princess Anne.
1t deplored "the expenditure of
public funds for an institution
which has not and cannot effec-
lively serve the best interests of
Negro students Of Maryland"
The group asked that a perma-
nent advisory commission on high
er education be set up to look into
the question Of what should be
done with Princess Anne.
It further recommended that
Maryland'S out-of-State scholar
ship program for Negroes be con-
tinued at present on the under
graduate level only, but only for
courses given white students at
the university which are not avail
able for Negro students at Morgan
State or Princess Anne.
"Since segregated education is
the practice" the commission con-
cluded, Maryland is faced with q
legal as well as a moral obliga-
ton to provide for the Negro stu
dent facilities equivalent to those
available to the white student.
The only alternative would be the
complete or partial abandonment
Of its segregation policy"
Evening star., 1950-07-25

land l12; Edward Ferry, with a
county road; Point Of Rocks, with
U. S. Is; Brunswick, with Mary
land 70: Harpers Ferry, with U. S
$40; Shepherdstown, with Mary
land "a; Williamsport, with U. S
II; Hancock, with U. 8. 40; Paw
Paw, w. Va, with Maryland 81
and West Virginia 20, and Cum
berland, with city streets and u. S
40 and U. S. 220.
An additional access point near
LickSville. Md, or a relocation OF
the Point Of Rocks access seems
desirable" the report said. This
would have 8 miles on trips be-
tween Frederick and Great Falls
and Washington.
Would Use Tunnel.
A picturesque engineering fea-
ture Of the parkway would be the
3.080-foot Paw Paw Tunnel. A
masterpiece Of early engineering
the tunnel has a useable width of
"a feet. The canal is 10 feet wide
at this point; the towpath, 5 feet
The parkway would use the tun-
mel.
Officials selected four locations
where they say water should be
kept in the canal for recreationaI
use.
Ample roadside parking areas
picnic grounds and moderately
sized recreational buildings are
suggested along these routes
1nitially, roadside areas ar,
planned at the Monocacy. River
Harpers Ferry. Shepherdtown
Falling Waters, Four Locks, Bis
Pool. Fort Frederick. Little Or.
leans and Paw Paw Tunnel.
There are also numerous houses
for lock tenders. These sturdy
stone buildings have historic in
terest as early examples of crafts
manship. They are gradually de-
teriorating, the report said, and
ought to be preserved. The 100
year-old viaducts and culverts are
engineering examples also worthy
Of preservation,
Evening star., 1950-07-25
BY Nelso1M. Shepard

A long dormant plan to con-
struct a 168-mile Potomac River
parkway from Great Falls to Cum
berland, Md. on the scenic route
of the Federally-owned Chesa-
peake g. Ohio Canal will be re-
vived at a hearing at 10 am
tomorrow before a House Public
Lands subcommittee.
Planned as major recreational
project and alternate east-west
traffic speedway from Washing
ton. it would have access to 13
United States and Maryland high
ways If Congress approves the
recently surveyed route. Federal
park officials predict it would draw
twice the normal travel of Blue
Ridge parkway.
A report recommending the prof.
ect as both practicable and ad-
visable" was given to Interior
Secretary Chapman nearly a
month ago to submit to Congress
Representative Beall, Republi-
can, OF Maryland, prevailed on the
Interior Department to hold ur
the report temporarily. He Is spon-
soring the parkway legislation in
the House. He persuaded Repre-
sentative Engle. Democrat, of Cali
fornia, to schedule a hearing on
the bill this week, before his SUBJ
committee. The procedure is un-
usual. for the pending report is
In answer to an edict of Congress.
The parkway project has been
pending a long time. Two years
ago, after much agitation, Congress
directed the National Park Service
and Bureau of Public Roads to
determine the feasibility of con-
verting the old canal route into a
traffic parkway. 1t voted $4,000
for a thorough survey. Since the
study was made, the road agency
was transferred from Federal
Works to the Commerce Depart
ment.
The more than 100 miles of riv-
er frontage along the route to
Cumberland has potential value"
to the public, it was claimed, in
Offering excellent facilities for
fishing and boating. The plan was
said to involve restoring water to
26 miles Of the abandoned canal.
That would give "a miles for boat
ing on the canal, including the 18
miles now in use between George
town and Seneca.
Initiated by Beall.
Mr.. Beall will be a witness be-
fore the House subcommittee to-
morrow. So will Conrad L. Wirth,
chief Of land and recreational
planning for the National Park
Service. Harry T. Thompson, as
sistant superintendent, win appear
for National Capital Parks, which
now administers use Of the canal.
Evening star., 1950-07-25
Annexation Suit
.ByFa||sChurch
Final Approval Given
Strong City Manager
Post in New Setup

A decision denying q Falls
Church annexation petition will
be appealed to the Virginia Su-
preme Court, the City Council
unanimously agreed last night.
The Council also gave final ap-
proval to an ordinance establish
ing the Office of strong city man
ager" as outlined in a new charter.
A motion asking a vote of con-
f1dence in the acting city manager.
Roy F. Dunn, failed, however, for
lack Of a second.
Asked 1917 Square Miles.
The annexation decision was
handed down last Thursday by a
special hree-judge court at Fair
fax. The city had asked for 10.7
square miles of adjacent Fairfax
County territory.
The councils decision to ap-
peal followed a recommendation
by Horace Edwards, counsel in the
case and La Rue Van Meter, city
attorney.
After approval of the ordinance
setting up the new manager posi-
ton, Mayor Albert M. Orme ap-
pointed committee ITO select a
person to hold the Office of city
manager"
Committee Opposed.
Appointment of the committee
was opposed by Councilman Sam
uel E. McCrary, who declared,
you have a man on board. If
you don't want him why don't you
say SOP"
Councilman Karl Anderson, who
presented the resolution setting up
the committee, said that Mr..
Dunn, if he is candidate for the
permanent position might con-
ceivably end up remaining" in the
job.
Mayor Orme said that he want
ed it made clear that neither he
nor Mr.. Van Meter "have am
bitions for the manager position. +"
Mr.. Dunn has held the title of
city manager since 1947s Before
approval of the new ordinance
last night, however, the position
had fewer powers than now are
authorized. Strengthening of the
job is provided for in a new
charter approved earlier this year
Study Sewage Costs.
The council asked Mr.. Dunn
to study the cost of dumping sew
age into Arlington lines instead
Of into the Fairfax County trunk
system, as at present.
The change might be accom-
plished through enlargement of
an already existing sewage pump
ing station between Shreve and
Cherry streets. The city and
county are in a dispute regarding
which jurisdiction Is entitled to
collect sewage charges from some
areas adjoining the city. Sewage
from these developments flows
from the county through the city
into the county's trunk line to the
east.