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Evening star., 1950-05-25
Humphrey, Head Of Pack
Honored by Cub Scouts

A silver bowl was presented to
Leonard G. Humphrey last night
at Bethesda Elementary School on
the occasion of his retiring after
five years as cubmaster of Pack
2l1, Cub Scouts of the Boy Scouts
Of America.
Mr.. Humphrey, who sells air.
conditioning equipment, built Pack
I'll into one of the largest packs
in the National Capital area.
Since he took it over six other
packs have grown out of it. He
is native of Marblehead. Mass,
where he was an outstanding Bow
Scout.
The silver bowl was purchased
by the boys in his pack, 8 to II
years old. Last night he presided
at the ceremony called "webelos"
in which II of them were pro-
NOTED to full-hedge Boy Scouts.
He also received silver tray
from the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Rotary Club.
Mr.. Humphrey will continue in
scouting as program director of
Troop 210. Harry English, an en-
ploye OF the District Recreation
Board, will take over Pack 211.
Evening star., 1950-05-25

They also will include a share in
the cost of water and sewer mains,
sidewalks, curbs and street gut
ters.
This is serious because, for ex-
ample, 393 houses are not now
connected to water mains or sew
ers and have no interior plumb
ing, 290 are insanitary, and $50
are unsafe, according to the Dis
trict's figures.
$4,000 for Walls.
Because the areas streets were
laid out without regard for the
rough landscape, proper grading
would cost the residents more
than $4,000 for retaining walls
alone. it is estimated.
Residents have stated they are
not alarmed over the cost ques-
ton, but cost is the big reason
District officials expect slow prog
ress in rehabilitating the area.
The grand total, to both resi-
dents and the city, adds UP to
more than $4,250, 900.
Permanent paving of the areas
streets will cost the city an es-
timated 81 million.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Dog Owners Warned
To InocuIate PETS

Montgomery County health
officials today urged dog owners
who have not yet had their pets
Vacclnated against rabies to bring
them to the following free vac
cination clinics:
Tomorrow, S to 7 pm, Silver
Spring Armory, Four Corners
School, Silver Spring Health Cen
ter and Takoma Park Health
Center.
Monday, 5 to pm, Glenmont
School, Montgomery Hills Junior
High School, Viers Mill Village.
Meadowbrook Animal Shelter,
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School and Glen Echo Firehouse
Wednesday, 5 to 7 pm, Ken
sington Firehouse and Social
Agencies Building, Rockville, and
Is to 7::30 pm, Sherwood High
School, Fairland School, Damas-
Gus School, Beallsville Firehouse
and Gaithersburg High School.
The officials warned that under
an ordinance passed by the coun-
ty Council, all dogs found running
at large without vaccination tags
after June l will be impounded.
In addition, dogs inoculated be-
fore last January must be revac-
cinated.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Pres.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May
25.-A physiologist whose recent
suggestion that apes be bred arti-
ficially with humans remained un-
ruff1ed in the face of heavy gusts
of criticism.
"It's time to stop fooling around
with fruit flies and start on the
apes" said DR.. Sydney William
Britton of the University of Vir-
ginia
The scientist said he would like
nothing better than to go to At
rica or some other region con-
genial to mans biological cousins
and to launch such a project.
He made the observations in
an interview yesterday-the first
since he mentioned the subject
last month before a meeting of
the National Academy of Sci
ences in Washington.
Reams of critical letters have
come in DR.. Britton's mail since
the Washington meeting. There
speaking mainly upon the prob
able effect that gravity played in
the development of mans brain
he dropped in a remark about
prodding the apes out of the
evolutionary rut by artificial cross
breeding with human. He added
though, that while it might be "a
diverting utilitarian prospect, to
do so might lead again to traffic
in slavery"
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Arlington Treasurer
Cool 10 Bonds, Hits
High Cost Of Schools

Arlington's school construction
program is begging down because
of bad administration. according
to County Treasurer John Locke
Green. who urged citizens to "go
slow" on another bond issue.
In letter to Warren Cox,
chairman of Parent Teacher AS
sociations. he contended:
The tax rate has gone from
S2.85 to 1888 in five years and
may reach 81.
Ihe State estimates the aver
age classroom cost totals $4,000
but Arlington pays $53,512 per
classroom. not counting land costs
and architects fees.
Cost Estimates Cited.
II this high cost of construc-
ton were to continue throughout
the whole program, the school
system in Arlington County
would require at least $40 million
in four or five years"
Mr.. Green noted that the coun-
Gil had estimated a cost of $33 900
per classroom in recommending a
referendum on an So million bond
issue to construct so classrooms
per year for the next three wears
TO support his contention of ex-
ceSslve classroom costs he quoted
a report to the Governor and
General Assembly earlier this
year in support of Gov. Battles
$40 million school aid program.
Ihls report, he said, was prepared
oy experts and figured the unit
cost at $4,000.
Expense Not Justified.
I am at a complete loss" Mr..
Green told the council, ito bring
myself to a reasonable conclusion
which would justifyethe total cost
OF $53 3,5l2.70 per classroom which
1t has cost to date under the
present administration of the
school construction fund. That
figure . . eliminates the archi-
tectural fees and the cost of the
land.
"Manifestly. either your estimate
tot classroom cost is completely
wrong" the treasurer said, "or if
you are somewhere within the
nelghborhood of being right in
your estimates, the administrators
OF the construction program have
proved themselves grossly incapa-
BILE OF spending the bond money
to acquire what your committee
says is necessary in order to ac-
complish the construction of these
1T seems" he added. %. . we
ought to go slow about a bond
issue; and before anything else. let
us look into the high cost of con-
struction under the present bond
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Baltimore Bar Unit Asks
State Constitution Revision
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, May 25.-A spe-
cial committee of the Baltimore
Bar Association urged yesterday
that voters next fall approve a
convention to revise Maryland's S
83-year-old Constitution.
The executive heads of the bar
association concurred in the pro-
posal. The entire membership will
be asked later to approve it.
The 1867 Constitution provides
that the voters shall ballot every
20 years on whether to call a con-
vention to make revisions.
In 1880, there was a majority
in favor of a convention but only
a small part of the voters cast
ballots on the question. 1t was
decided the law required a major
ity of all those voting, not just
those who voted only on the con-
vention.
The bar committee report sug-
gested that the Attorney General
make new ruling on this point
before the referendum in Novem-
ber.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
New Investigation
Asked in Hanging Of
Maryland Student
BY the Associated Press

WOODLAND BEACH. Md, May
25.-A renewed investigation of
the death of a high school fresh
man found hanging from pine
tree was asked yesterday on the
eve of the boys funeral.
THAT boy had no reason for
what happened" said Roy Best,
grandfather of 15-year-old Robert
Crawford.
Young Bob was unhappy, but
not respondent, because an injury
had temporarily kept him off the
Woodland Beach baseball team, -
Mr.. Best said. His torn knee
cartilage was healing"
A neighbor discovered Bob Mon
day morning near the cottage in
which he lived with his mother
and grandparents at this COM
munity, near Beverly Beach. His
body was suspended by three
leather belts buckled together ano
fastened to tree limb.
Watched New TV Set.
He had left the house about
pm. Sunday after watching a new
television set.
Frederick L. Mason, a friend of
the family, said he, the youth S
father, Malcolm H. Crawford, and
mother. Mrs. Dorothy Shank. had
spoken with DR.. John M. Clafy
about the certified verdict of sui
eide.
DR.. Claffy, Anne Arundel County
medical examiner who pronounced
the verdict Monday night, said he
advised them to consult Baltimore
Morgue examiners who autopsied
the body.
Mr.. Mason said the family and
friends were searching for clues.
No Marks of Struggle.
DR.. Claffy reported earlier the
boy died by strangulation. He
danied there were marks of a
struggle.
County Police Sergt. D. Brooke
Meade said last night the medical
examiners verdict had been &C
cepted.
Mr.. Crawford. Washington
truck driver, and the boys mother
are divorced. Her second husband
died a few vparS aoo
Services for young Crawford
were to be held this afternoon,
with burial in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry. Washington.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Final Arguments Due
Tonight in Debates on
airfax School Board

Opposing sides squared away to-
day for the final appeals on a
S10.5 million school construction
bond issue in Fairfax County.
With a vote OF citizens sched-
uled Wednesday. the bond issue
arguments will be repeated to-
night at two public meetings. A
forum on the subject will be spon-
sored by the Greenway Downs
Citizens Association in the Oak
Street School, Falls Church, and
another discussion will be held in
the Herndon High School. Both
meetings are at 8 pm.
w. Alvord Sherman, president
of the Fairfax School Emergency
Committee, and Fred w. Robin
son, chairman of the Fairfax
County School Board, will speak
at Herndon. The Falls Church
speakers will be Newell Blair and
Robert j. Carmody, members of
the Emergency Committee.
Meanwhile. objections were
raised in the county to a plan
under which public school stu
dents would be excused from
classes Wednesday afternoon so
they can help get out the vote.
In a letter to j. Dowell Howard.
State superintendent of public in
struction, the Fairfax County Bet
ter Government Committee pro-
tested that the plan is unfair
to the students and to opponents
OF the bond issue-and probably
illegal"
The committee asked Mr.. How
ard what State law says about
such a plan. The communication
to Mr.. Howard was signed by
John H. King. president of the
committee.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Arlington Board Names
Rate Hearing Counsel

The Arlington County Board
last night appointed additional
counsel to represent it in public
utility rate hearings.
Malcolm Miller of the Budget
Committee of the Arlington
County Civic Federation, will pre-
sent the county's case at hearings
on request of the Alexandria,
Bancroft & Washington Transit
Co. for a fare increase.
Albert A. Carretta, attorney, and
Laurence S. Knappen, utilities
consultant, were appointed to rep
resent Arlington at hearings on
RoSslyn Gas Co. rates.
Evening star., 1950-05-25

Chichester of Frederick, an agri-
cultural alumnus and a member
of the university's Board of Re-
gents. DR.. H. l.. Stier, chairman
Of the Alumni Subcommittee on
Teacher Recognition, presided at
the ceremony.
DR., JUL, head Of the poultry de-
partment. has been at the uni
versity since 1886. DR.. Bamford,
head of the botany department,
began teaching at Maryland in
1881. DR.. Kuhn started teaching
at Maryland a year after his grad
uation in 1888. He became head
of the agronomy department two
years ago. Prof. Clubhouse is as
sociate professor of animal hus-
bandry. He has been teaching at
Maryland since 1888.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Silver Spring Art Gallery
To Sponsor Fair SATURDAY.

An arts fair. sponsored by the
Silver Spring Art Gallery. will be
open from 10 am. to 7 pm. Sat-
urday on the grounds of the gall
lery. 9216 Flower avenue, Silver
Spring.
Exhibits of paintings. ceramics
and sculpture will be combined
with active demonstrations of the
arts. The Philippine Folk Dance
Group. under the direction of
Sonora Constante v. Batoon IL
brarian of the Philippine En-
bassy. will perform a series Of
dances during the afternoon,
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Civic Group Chooses
Committee Chuirmen

The Woodside Park Civic As
sociation last night announced
appointment of the following
committee chairmen:
A. G. Clement, membership; S.
H. Brown, public services: C. D.
Sanger, jr., legislation and legal
action; Samuel H. Horne, restric-
tions and zoning: Mrs. Betty Ruth
McDevitt, public relations, and
Mrs. Ellen Gardner, community
action.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Man Gets 40-Year Term
In $3.50 Robbery Of Store
By the Associated Press

BOWLING GREEN. Va, May
25.-A 28-year-old Richmond man
has been sentenced to 40 years
in prison after pleading guilty in
Caroline County Circuit Court to
the armed robbery last December
of a county store.
Judge Leon M. Bazile yesterday
sentenced Walter Evander Nc
Lean. colored, a former cook at
the Hermitage Country Club,
after disregarding a Common
wealth recommendation of a 20
year term. Mclean admitted the
gun-point robbery of the T. B
Jeter store from which he took
500 in cash and $3.50 in checks
Evening star., 1950-05-25
State Restricts
School Aid in
earbyVirginia
Most Communities
Barred From Share
In Equalization Fund

Most Northern Virginia COM
munities are ineligible to share
in the $4.5 million equalization
fund for school construction be-
cause they have too much taxable
wealth, it was disclosed today.
The State Department of Edu-
cation announced in Richmond
that % cities and IA counties will
not get any of the fund, the AS
sociated Press reported.
The communities, however, still
will receive their shares of the
SAILS million provided by the last
General Assembly as outright
grants. Most of this will be dis
tributed on a pupil enrolment"
basis over two-year period. The
equalization fund. set up for the
poorer communities. amounts to
10 per cent of the total of $45
million appropriated for school
construction.
Ruled Ineligible.
Ineligible communities include
Alexandria. Arlington and Fair
fax. Others are Charlottesville,
Harrisonburg. Staunton, Win
chester and Albemarle, Augusta
Culpeper. Clarke, Fauquier. Lou
doun and Warren Counties.
These localities, the depart
ment explained, had too much To-
cally taxable wealth to receive aid
from the fund.
Arlington, Alexandria and Fair
fax School officials said they had
not expected to share in the
equalization fund.
Under the law, any locality
whose true value" of locally tax
able wealth divided by its school
enrolment gives a figure below the
State average may receive a share
of the equalization fund. However,
the locality must also show that
local effort to provide educational
4dS4l1GICo Wdo dQGUudUt.
Standard Set Up.
The standard of local effort re-
quired by the law is measured by
the amount spent for educa-
ton compared with the true
value of taxable wealth. A local
ity that spends 70 cents or more
for each 500 of wealth is making
the required effort,
(True wealth means the actual
value of taxable property rather
than the assessable value.)
Figures released by the Depart
ment of Education showed the
average wealth per pupil for the
State was $8,753.16.,
The average ratio was computed
by the department by dividing to-
tai enrolment on December /
1949, into the true value of locally
taxable wealth figures provided by
the State Department of taxation
The property figure. it was ex-
planned, is for 1947, the last year
Tor which the taxation department
made a true value study.
The department said distribu-
ton of the equalization money
probably will not be made until
after July l. In evaluating local
effort. the department will use
figures for actual expenditures for
the current fiscal year and these
hgures, OF course. are not now
available.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Alexandra Annexation Suii
Hearing Set Tomorrow

Preliminary hearing of an Alex
andria annexation suit against
Fairfax County is set for 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning in the
Circuit Courtroom at Fairfax.
A three-judge court is expected
to receive the city's petition ask
ing approximately 7h square
miles of land south and west of
the present Alexandria boun-
daries. The county's answer also
will be filed.
A date for actual trial of the
suit probably will be set by the
court.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
D. {. Orders Survey
Of Marshall Heights
For Priority Projects

An immediate survey to de-
termine what improvements the
District should undertake first in
Marshall Heights has been ordered
by Engineer Commissioner Cor
don R. Young, it was learned to-
day.
The order followed quickly the
Commissioners decision to end
the year-long freeze" on physi-
cal improvements in the area, eff
fective today. Both the freeze and
plans to make Marshall Heights
the city's first big slum- clearance
project were abandoned after a
public hearing yesterday.
Brig. Gen. Young called for a
priority list, within a week, on
needed street, water main and
sewer construction to be consid-
cred for the new fiscal year start
ing in July.
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He said some work in the 180-
acre East Washington area prob
ably will be started soon. He made
no estimate, however. of how much
the city can afford to spend.
pointing out that every need will
have to be balanced against those
OF, many other sections.
The District will have only about
$1.6 million for street paving,
water and sewer installations for
the entire city during fiscal 1861.
and only a fraction" of this is
likely to be available for Marshall
Heights, Gen. Young said.
1t would take more than $2.5
million of city funds to bring the
three facilities up to minimum
standards. he estimated.
City construction is only one
part of the action that will result
from lifting of the freeze order.
District building. health and
sanitary inspectors have the task
OF making a complete survey of
Marshall Heights some 500
homes, officials disclosed.
Called "Blighted Area"
Marshall Heights was chosen
for redevelopment by the District
and the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission because
official surveys showed SO per
cent of it's houses failed to meet
minimum standards. Eighty-six
per cent were found to need total
rehabilitation or were considered
not even worth preserving. The
planning commission called it a.
"blighted area"
Gen. Young told congressional
leaders last December the city
could have no choice" but to
enforce its building requirements
If redevelopment plans were
abandoned. One of his aides said
yesterday this policy still holds.
Everett L. Edmond, president
Of the Marshall Heights Civic AS
sociation, urged the Commission
ers yesterday, however, to avoid
lnfiicting hardship on residents
by immediate strict enforcement
OF the regulations.
He said residents plan to begin
extensive rebuilding now that the
freeze is ended.
Gradual Enforcement.
Assistant Engineer Commission
er Thomas j. Hayes said the city
has no intention of "slapping a
blanket order" on the community.
Enforcement, he emphasized, will
be gradual.
But total enforcement holds a
serious financial problem for the
Marshall Heights property own
ers. The District estimates it will
cost them more than So million.
These costs will include pro-
vision of water and sewer con-
nections, minimum interior
plumbing. retaining walls along
street cuts (about 80 per cent of
the entire street frontage). and
reconstruction and repair of un-
safe and insanitary buildings.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Four Honored at Maryland U.
For Excellence in Teuchinq'

Four faculty members of the
University of Maryland College of
Agriculture today were honored
for excellence in teaching" by
students, alumni and fellow fac
ulty members.
DR.. Morley A. JUL, DR.. Ronald
Bamford, DR.. Albin o. Kuhn and
Prof. James B. Clubhouse were the
first instructors to receive awards
under a new teacher recognition
program sponsored by the alumni
association of the college.
Students, alumni and members
of the teaching staff helped select
the winners by participating in a
rating program.
Certificates were presented the
four faculty members by Peter w.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Fairfax Sells
Bonds for New
Sewer System
Supervisors Dispose
Of So Million Issue
To Baltimore Firm

The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors yesterday sold a So
million bond issue to provide a
sewer system in sanitary District
No. l.
The issue was purchased by
Alex Brown & Son, Baltimore.
The Brown firm submitted the
low bid with interest averaging
2.57383 per cent over the 30-year
amortization period. The bid was
only 6-100th of l per cent below
that of the only other bidder.
A third firm was not permitted
to bid because the representative
arrived 80 seconds after the 2 pm.
deadline for receiving proposals. It
was learned that the late bidders
offering would have been higher
than that of the Brown firm.
Holmes Run Purchase.
The bond issue will provide
funds for the purchase of the
Holmes Run sewer built by the
Federal Government during the
war as well as some smaller priv
ate lines. In addition, a sewage
treatment plant with a daily ca
pacity of 8 million gallons and
several sewage systems will be
constructed.
AS a result Fairfax will become
the first suburban Virginia COM
munity to comply with an order
of the State Water Control Board
prohibiting emptying untreated
sewage into the Potomac River
and other waterways.
The bonds, which were author
lied in special referendum last
August, will entail 2O-cent tax
within the district to pay them
off. A monthly fee of $3.50 for
each connected house is planned.
Threat of annexation proceed
ings from Falls Church. and Alex
andria has held up the sale since
February. This threat was re-
moved by an annexation court
last month when the presiding
judges held that they were with
out jurisdiction in determining
validity of the bond issue. There
upon John Pershing, bond at
torney consultant to the county,
said that his firm would recon-
mend that the county proceed to
sell the bonds.
30-Square Mile Area.
Sanitary District No. l is about
80 square miles in area and bord-
ers on the city of Falls Church,
Arlington County, and the city
OF Alexandria. 1t is rectangular
In shape with the boundaries
fixed as nearly as possible to CO.
incide with the boundaries of the
watershed areas which it serves.
1t was created by the Circuit
Court in 1943.
The sewage treatment plant will
be south of Hunting creek on the
Potomac River. Principle new
sewer line will be in the commu-
mites of Groveton and Baileys
Crossroads and the area surround
ing Falls Church.
A great portion of the construc-
tion will be in areas which Falls
Church and Alexandria seek to
annex.
James j. Corbalis. county sani-
tary engineer. said the county
expects to ask bids for the work
by July l. He said it is hoped to
start the project Immediately
afterwards and to complete it in
one and a half to two years.
Mr.. Corbalis estimated that all
bonds would be retired by July /.
1870, 13 years ahead of time. He
said that estimate was based on
an estimated 3 per cent interest.
With the lower rate of interest,
he said, the bonds probably would
be retired even before the 1870
date with an even larger savings
in interest than originally was
estimated.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Dr.. Schneider to Speok

DR.. Julius Schreiber will address
the Northern Virginia Mental
hygiene Society at 8 o'clock to-
night at the Arlington Health
Department, 1900 North Edison
street. He will speak on Mental
Health and the Social Environ
ment ~
Evening star., 1950-05-25
PTA Amateur Niqht

The Bladensburg Primary
School Parent-Teacher Associs-
ton will sponsor an amateur
night program at 7:30 pm. to-
morrow at the BladenstIrg Ele-
mentary School building.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Civic Group to Meet

The Tara-Leeway Heights Civic
Association will hold its last meet
ing Of the season at 8:l5 o'clock
tonight at the Trinity Presby-
terian Church. Sixteenth and
Inglewood streets, Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Glee Club Plans Concert

The Sherwood High School Glee
Club will hold its spring concert
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the church
gymnasium, Sandy Spring, Md.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Legion Post Plans Dance

The Mclean (Va.) Post 270,
American Legion. will hold a
dance at 9 pm. Saturday at the
Mclean Fire Hall.