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Evening star., 1950-08-09
Rothgeb Is Sentenced
To Is Years in SIaYinq
by the Assoeio,ed Press

LURAY, Va, Aug. 9.-Merle
Rothgeb, 42-year-old convicted
slayer of a Stanley CVa) carpen-
ter and stone mason, has been
sentenced to serve Is years in the
State penitentiary. Judge Hamil-
ton Haas handed down the SEN
tence in Page County Circuit
Court yesterday.
j. Lynn Lucas, Rothgeb's at
torney, withdrew a motion to set
aside the verdict of jury. The
jury convicted Rothgeb July 81 OF
the murder of Olin Dinges and
recommended the 25-year punish
ment.
Mr.. Dinges was shot at car
nival grounds at nearby Stanley
June II and died the next day in
the University of Virginia Hos
pital at Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Junior College for Negroes
Authorized in Montgomery

Establishment of a junior col
lege for Negroes in Rockville, the
first such institution in Maryland,
has been authorized by the Mont
gomery County Board of Edu-
cation.
Under plans announced yester-
day by the board, the Junior col
lege will be housed in the new
George Washington Carver Higt
School, to be completed in Oc-
tober.
approximately 40 students are
expected to enroll and classes will
be held in the afternoon and eve
ming. according to DR.. Edwin w
Broome, county school superin-
tendent.
Parlett L. Moore. now principal
of Lincoln High in Rockville.
which will be replaced by the
George Washington Carver High
School, will be dean of the junior
college as well as principal of the
new high school.
Board officials said the new jun
ior college will fill a need for
Evening star., 1950-08-09
New Jersey Educator
Is Named Principal
OF Arlington School

Edward Rutter, 43. principal Of
the Caldwell IN. j. High School,
has been named principal of
Washington-Lee High School, Ar
lington.
Mr.. Rutter, for years head of
the 1,250-student Caldwell school,
will arrive in Arlington August %
to take over his new duties. Ar
lington schools open September 5,
Mr.. Rutter, Franklin Marshall
College graduate, will succeed
Claude M. Richmond. principal
for many years, who was named
to a similar post at Arlington's
new Stratford Junior High School.
Stratford is expected to be ready
for pupils about November Is.
Mr.. Rutter's salary will be
$1,000 annually. Washington-Lee
has about 1900 students and is
Arlington's only white high school
The new principal received his
masters degree from Columbia
University. He is married and
has two daughters. He also has
taught in Somerville, N. j., and
Westbury, L. I.
Establishment of an associate
principalship at WaShington-Lee
was announced. Named to the
post is Harold M. Wilson, 2717
South Wayne street, Arlington
for three years a member of the
staff of the Department of Edu-
cation at George Washington
University. A native of Indiana,
he received his degrees, including
a Ph.D., from George Washing
ton.
Washington-Lee also will have
two assistant principals, as in the
past. school authorities said. Mrs.
Helen K. Finlay has been re-
appointed to one post and James
D. Mahoney, a Richmond (Va)
teacher, to the other. Mr.. Ma
honey succeeds Byron M. Coch-
ran, who will be principal of the
new Oakridge School in the Ar
lington Ridge area.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Three Youths Killed
lin Aufo-Truck Crash
SpseiaI Dispoieh 10 The Stor

MIDDLETOWN, VA, Aug. g.
Three Strasburg youths were
killed early today when their car
crashed with a tractor trailer on
Route II here.
The dead were listed by State
police as Robert Lee Senseney,
jr., 10; Robert Cof1man, IS, and
Mervin Bergey. 10. Mr.. Senseney
and Mr.. Coffmar were killed in
stantly. police said. and Mr.. Ber-
gey was dead on arrival at the
Winchester Memorial Hospital.
The car in which the youths
were riding was bound toward
Strasburg, 5 miles south of here.
The tractor trailer was travelling
in the opposite direction.
The impact of the collision sent
the truck careening into Everley's
store, shearing off almost an en-
tire side of the building.
The truck driver, identified as
Cletus Mace of Richf1eld, Pa, was
taken to the hospital with in
juries described as not serious.
Evening star., 1950-08-09

More than 1,100 farm boys and
girls are learning the latest
wrinkles of agriculture and home
making as the annual All Club
Week swings into its third day
at the University of Maryland
today.
There are classes in almost
every phase of farm life-live-
stock and poultry raising, dress
making, cooking and even applied
art.
There are youngsters from
every county in the State attend
ing the week-long session, which
ends next Monday.
Each day the farm minded
youths compete in contests to
show who knows the most about
rural living.
One of the first contests was
dressmaking. There were entries
of So girls from each of the 2;
Evening star., 1950-08-09

Negro students in the county, since
there already is a similar college
for white students. The white jun
ior college. now adjacent to Be
thesda-Chevy Chase High School,
will take over the Bliss Electrical
School, Takoma Park, this fall.
Final approval was given the
$169,411 bid of the Victor N. Jud.
son Co.. Silver Spring, for con.
struction of the Laytonsville Ele.
mentary School. 1t will have Si1
claSSrooms, an all-purpose room
library and kitchen. Completion
is expected in about a year.
The board voted to have al
school employees undergo chest x
rays during the coming year as
recommended by the executive
committee of the County Educa-
ton Association.
Two new elementary school su-
peryisors were appointed-William
B. Evans, former principal of Clara
Barton Elementary School, and
Miss Hannah F. Hanway, of Har-
ford County.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Gov. Lane to See Sesqui Drama
AS MuryIunders Are Honored

ron, executive chairman of the
Sesquicentennial Commission.
The program also included a
Commute concert by the Jeffer-
son High School Choir, Roanoke
directed by R. M. Griffey.
In accepting the scroll, Gov
Battle said:
I'VE in Virginia are deeply ap-
preciative of the recognition thus
extended the Old Dominion"
He said Virginia's basic phil
osophy of government "is un-
changed from those early days
when the far-sighted authors OF
our Constitution charted the
course that has enabled us. as a
free people, in a free environ
ment, to progress to our present
exalted position among the sis
terhood of nations"
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Sesqui Events
Where to Go,
What to Do,

This year marks the 15oth
anniversary of establishment of
the permanent seat of the United
States Government in the Dis
trict of Columbia. The National
Capital Sesquicentennial Commits
sion has scheduled the following
events in observance of the city's
150th birthday free of charge
unless otherwise noted):
Today.
Lane, State officials and the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Chorus Of 12Q voices taking
part in ceremonies preceding Faith Of
orins George washington. at the sesaui-
centennial amphitheater.. Sixteenth street
@ Ceremonies begin % at 45 445 LSiand p,m. and Phs tSs
pageant at $50 pm.
Tickets. at 80 cents to S2.4O, are avail
Building, Fourteenth and streets NV;
at Stabler's Ticket Mart, 1922 F street
wv sti.st at SqPer City M1sie stores 1859
NV, and at the amphitheater box once
Continuing.
The American Professional" paintings
and drawings recording four centuries of
American history, at the Corcoran Gallery
avenue NV. Guided tour Of exhibit at
1890 am; "A New Nation 1851 500.
"Washingtonia" exhibit of pictures.
pamphlets and rare books from the col
lection OF the District Public Library, at
the Corcoran Gallery.
Also. Plan of Washington" architec-
tural exhibit. Gallery hours: 10 am. to
4:30 pm
Makers of History of Washington"
paintings of great Americans and their
families, the National Gallery of Arts.
Sixth street and Constitution avenue NV.
Picture of the week; THE Skater BY
Gilbert Stuart. famous painter of Georee
Washington Picture e-of- -the-week lectures
at 1890 and 2;30 pm. Gallery hours: 10
Milestones in American Achievement"
an exhibit marking the sesauicentennial
Of the Library of Congress-, as well as of
the District at the Library, First and 3
streets Sc, 8 am to 10 pm.
An exhibit of old pictures, prints and
portraits of early Washingtonians at ths
Central Public Library, Seventh and K
streets NV, 8 ans to l pm.
The Freedom Train exhibit at the Ma
tional Archives exhibition hall, Constitu-
tion avenue between Seysn9h and Ninth
streets NV. 8 am. to 8 IN
Evening star., 1950-08-09

1t will be Maryland's turn to be
honored at tonight's performance
of Faith of Our Fathers" in the
Rock Greek Park Amphitheater.
Gov. Lane and members of the
Maryland State Society will par
ticipate in ceremonies beginning
at 7:45 o'clock. A musical pro-
gram will be given by the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Women's
Music Club Chorus and Glee Club.
Last night was Virginia night
at the sesquicentennial pageant,
with Gov. Battle and members Of
the Old Dominion's congressional
delegation joining in the exercises.
The Governor received a scroll
as an expression of high regard
for Virginia's contributions to
American liberties. The presenta-
ton was made by Carter T. Bar
Evening star., 1950-08-09

counties. Results of this COM
petition will be announced at a
dress review Friday afternoon.
The following tirst-place win
nerS were among those chosen
yesterday:
Baking and canned food: Ann
Putnam, IL, Anne Arundel Coun-
ty, chocolate cake; Verna Lichten-
berg, Is, Edgewater, mullins; Ar
lene Candels, IS, Leonardtown,
bread; Dorothy Jones, Is, Chester
town, rolls.
Hobbies: Marianne Candida, II,
Compton, a collection of 20 horses;
Maria Borsengko. 16. Aquasco
embroidery; Mary Joyce Grouse
16, Queen Anne, flower arrange
ment; Geraldine Riha, II. Glen
Burnie, ceramics; Joanna Bay
nard, IA. Greenboro. toys. anc
Jacqueline Short. IS, Centreville
club Secretary'S book.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
BogIey Named Manager
OF Allen Campaign

Samuel E. Bogley, Bethesda
real estate broker, will be cam
paign manager and treasurer for
w. Prescott Allen, Bethesda
newspaper publisher, who is seek
ing the Democratic nomination
to Congress from the 9Th dis
trict.
Mr.. Bogley, who was defeated
four years ago in his race for a
seat on the Board of County
Commissioners, will direct the
Allen for Congress campaign
from headquarters at 1890 Wis
conSin avenue, Bethesda.
Our first STEP" he said, will
be to appoint advisory committees
in each of the five counties COM
prising the 9Th district and to
aid in the establishment of Allen
for Congress clubs throughout
the district.
He added Mr., Allen, who pub
fishes the weekly Bethesda Trib-
une, also will make major talks in
various key points in the area.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight
Washington, $3.50 pm.


Chevy Chase, Forty first and Liv-
ingston streets NV.
Takoma. Fourth and Whittier
streets NV.
Turkey Thicket, Tenth street and
Michigan avenue NE.
Davis, Forty-fourth and H streets
NE.
Hine, Seventh and c streets Sc.
Congress Heights, Savannah street
and Randle place Sc.
Howard, Fourth and w streets
NV.
Shaw, Seventh street and Rhode
Island avenue NV.
Thomas, 600 Block Anacostia road
NE.
Lincoln, Sixth and L streets Sc.
Arlington, $3.50 pm.
Shirley Homes. Twenty-eighth
and South Nash streets.
Alexandria, 8 pm.
Washington, South Washington
street.
Montgomery County, 9 pm.
Rock Creek, East Leland street
and Beach drive.
Prince Georges County, 9 pm.
Silver Hill Elementary School,
sBranch avenue at Silver Hill. 8
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Montgomery County
Seeks School Nurse

The Montgomery County Per-
sonnel Board is seeking applicants
for the job of school nurse su-
pervisor at $4,000 a year.
Minimum qualifications are
graduation from an accredited
nursing school, a bachelor OF
science degree in public health
nursing and four years experience
in public health, including two
years in supervisory work. APP
plications must be filed by Au-
gust 29.
The board also announced ap-
plications for other public health
nurse positions are accepted al
any time, even though there may
not be immediate vacancies.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Tombstone Missinq
From Family Plot
Sought by Police

Arlington police today were look
ing for a tombstone.
Mrs. Frances Lee Sickels re-
ported one taken from the family
burial plot in the Army Navy
Country Club grounds, police said
Mrs. Sickels, who lives in Green
Valley Manor. near Twenty eighth
street and Shirley highway. said
the stone is about so years old.
She did not know the date 1t was
taken, police said.
The inscription, according to
police: Daniel and Susan. aged !
and 5, children of Presha and An
thony Fraser"
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Planning Commission
Backs Rezoning Tract
As Site for Theater

Approval of a petition for com.
mercial zoning of 20 acres along
the Indian Head road near the
District line to permit erection OF
a drive-in theater has been re-
quested by the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
The application, filed by Louis
H. Bell. is one of three on which
the planning agency has submit
ted favorable recommendations to
the Prince Georges County Com
miSSioners. Two others should
be denied, the commission said.
In acting on Mr.. Bells petition
the commission warned that II
construction of the proposed
drive-in theater is not started
within six months after the prop.
erty is rezoned, it will ask the
county commissioners to return
the land to its present apartment
classification.
Also recommended for approva
were:
Lloyd o. Eshenour, single.
family, detached residential tt
Semidetached and two-famil,
homes Of land on the north side
of Rittenhouse street between
Lafayette and Forty eighth ave.
nues. Riverdale Park.
Earl Pryor. apartment house tx
general commercial of two lots or
the south side Of the Marlboro
road near Sixty-second avenue
Spaulding Heights.
Unfavorable action was re.
quested for the following:
Hiram L. Hannum and Albert
H. Turner, single-family, detached
residential to local commercial OF
avenue north of Edgewood road
Hollywood.
Florence A. Newell, single
family. detached residential to
apartment house use of land along
the north side of Varnum street
between Thirty first and Thirty
third streets. Mount Rainier.
In this case, the commission
recommended that the property be
rezoned to semidetached and
two-family home use.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Two State Tax Divisions
To Move Back 70 AnnapoIis
BY the Asscciafed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 9.-Personnel
Of two Maryland tax divisions will
move back to Annapolis this
month, a Chamber of Commerce
official said yesterday.
They were among 100 office and
field workers transferred from the
State Office Building here to Balti-
more last winter.
Harry T. Krause, president of
the Annapolis and Anne Arundel
County Chamber of Commerce,
announced the first shift back to
the Capital, Twenty-one from the
Alcoholic Beverages and Admis-
sions Tax Divisions will return by
September /.
Income tax personnel will re-
turn as soon as space in the four
story Office building can be ar
ranged, Mr.. Krause added.
Mr.. Krause said the initial
transfer was planned at a con-
ference with State Controller j.
Millard Tawes and Deputy Con-
troller Joseph O'C. McCusker.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Charles County Invited
To Attend Church Picnic

The Rev. John Bailey, acting
pastor of the Holy Ghost Church
at Issue. Charles County, Md, will
have an all-day picnic beginning
at 1890 am. Saturday. at the
church grounds. The entire
county is invited.
Father Bailey is assistant pas
tor of st. Anthony's Church at
Twelfth and Monroe streets NE.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
More u. 5. Workers Using
Discount 10 See PAGEANT

Federal Government workers
in increasing numbers are taking
advantage of the special 20 per
cent discount for tickets to Faith
of Our Fathers" Sesqui officials
said today. They said they had
received requests for additional
special tickets from numerous
Government agencies, as we'll as
inquiries.
The discount applies only for
tonight and tomorrow nights
performances now. Federal work.
ers attending last nights show in
the new ampitheater in Rock
Creek Park also benefited from
the special rate.
Warm wraps should be worn,
officials said, as the weather in
the valley gets chilly after night
fall.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Broadcast by Mohoney
To Be Heard Over Stute

Sound recordings of a broadcast
made by George P. Mahoney, can
didate against Gov. Lane for the
Maryland Democratic gubernato-
rial nomination, will be rebroad-
cast throughout the State, Ma
honey-for- Governor headquarters
in Baltimore announced today.
The talk will be heard here over
station WGAY, Silver Spring, at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Auditor Refuses 10 OK
West Virginia Funds
For Potomac Agency
BY the AsSocicied Press

West Virginias auditor has re-
fused to approve payment OF
So, 600 for the States share Of ex-
penses this year of the Interstate
Commission on the Potomac River
Basin.
Official notification of the ac-
tion by State Auditor Edgar B
Sims was received at the COM
MISSIONS Executive Committee
meeting here yesterday. The
commission is made UP of repre-
sentatives of West Virginia, Mary
land, Virginia. Pennsylvania and
the District of Columbia.
After discussing the refusal the
committee decided to leave the
matter in the hands of the COM
missions West Virginia members
In other business, the group
adopted report by its Policy
Committee recommending that
the commission broaden its activ-
tiles to cover all phases of nat
ural resources, in addition to the
abatement of pollution.
Would Include Land Use.
Such phases would include wa
ter supply, flood control, land use
practices as they affect the silt
ing Of streams and the economic
development Of the Potomac River
basin.
The report will be placed be-
fore the full commission at its
meeting September % and % in
the Cumberland area.
Mr.. Sims action was the third
of. it's kind taken by him on ap-
preparations made by the 1949
Legislature.
A refusal to pay $2,250 to the
eight-State Ohio River Valley
Water Sanitation Commission
was upheld by the West Virginia
Supreme Court and has been ap-
pealed to the United States Su-
preme Court.
Last week, Mr.. Sims refused to
approve payment of $4,000 to the
Council of State Governments
The council arranges for the an
nual Governors Conference. con-
ducts special technical studies
and arranges for interchange of
information among the various
State governments.
Decision to Be Appealed.
This decision, according to DR.
Carl M. Frasure, chairman of the
West Virginia Commission for
Interstate Cooperation, which
works with the council on various
projects. will be appealed to the
State Supreme Court, the Asso-
ciated Press reported.
Mr.. Sims said the legislative &C
tion authorizing State participa-
ton in the commission binds later
Legislatures to make appropria-
tions for the purpose. He said this
was contrary to the State Consti-
tuition and that the State Supreme
Court had upheld his point in its
ruling on the Ohio River compact
case
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Runaway Steam Shovel
Causes Power Break

A runaway steam shovel that
tore down power lines on South
Glebe road near Twenty-seventh
street, Arlington, deprived some
$4,000 Arlington and Fairfax
County residents of electricity for
a short time late yesterday
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
workmen restored current to the
Parkfairfax apartment develop
ment after an hour. Current was
restored to some 1900 Arlington
homes shortly after 7 pm, two
hours after the accident.
The steam shovel careened
down hill a quarter of a mile be-
fore it finally came to stop. The
operator said the machines air
brakes failed and he could not get
At into gear,
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Silver Spring Z-8 Buses
Reyertinq to Old Route

Capital Transit announced to-
day that effective tomorrow Z-8
Silver Spring buses. which operate
between the Georgia and Alaska
Terminal and Flower avenue, will
resume their. former route on Bur-
lington avenue and Woodbury.
drive.
Since April /, this line has been
operating inbound over Grove
street, Silver Spring avenue and
Georgia avenue, returning over
Georgia and Sligo avennes.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Site Bought for Church

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Aug.
9 (SpeciaD - Members of the
Charlottesville Presbyteri n
Church have voted to purchase
property on Park street for a new
church and Sunday School build
ing.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
.NontgoImerY's
Library Bill
Escapes Veto
Will Become Law
Tuesday in Face of
Several Protests

Montgomery County's controver-
sial library bill will become law
Tuesday, despite requests by sew
eral organizations that the Coun-
ty Council veto it.
This was indicated at the coun-
cil's meeting yesterday by Coun-
Gilman Thomas c. Kelley, one Of
two members who voted against
it when it was adopted last May.
The measure will permit Mont
gomery to set up a countrywide
library system and provide for a
full-time paid librarian. The
Civic Federation and Bethesda
Chevy Chase Branch, American
Association of University Wom-
en-. are among groups which have
attacked the bill as unfair and
urged that it be vetoed.
Kelley Opposes Veto.
Mr.. Kelley, in pointing out that
all 81 bills passed at the councils
Legislative sessions last May will
become law Tuesday unless We
toed, said that mo purpose would
be served in introducing a mo-
ton at this time to veto the
library bill," because the five
council members who voted for
the bill apparently still favor it.
The council also received the
resignation of Malcolm H. White
from the County Personnel Board:
urged the State Roads Commits
sion to widen and resurface Route
240 from Henderson's Corner to
the Frederick County line. re-
pealed an obsolete ordinance
dealing with the dumping of trash
and garbage in the suburgan, area,
and approved three appointments
to county jobs.
Mr.. White, a candidate for the
council, said he was resigning
from the Personnel Board because
of a county charter provision
prohibiting county employees from
Po4 OANAPdCA4S al PO41IlCo.
Point to Accidents.
The action on Route 240 was
taken in response to a petition
signed by about 100 residents.
The residents said that section of
the road is in bad condition and
that several accidents have oc-
CURED there in recent months.
The dumping ordinance was
repealed after Assistant County
Attorney j. Hodge Smith said it
had been superseded by a county,
wide ordinance passed by the
council about three weeks ago. Il,
Appointments approved, were
Miss Agnes D. Lima, 1704 Kill
bourne place NV, and Miss
Jeanne Cain, Takoma Park, as
public health nurses at salaries Of
5000 and $2,860 a year, respec-
lively, and Nikita Botkin, Hyatts-
vile, as a. trainee multilith
machine operator at 2,420 a year.
Hearings Scheduled.
Hearings on proposed street
improvement projects were set as
follows:
September II, 3 p.m.-paving
and curbs and cutters along Buck
ingham drive, Kimes street, st.
Andrews Way and Roswell drive,
all in Silver Spring.
September 5, $3.50 p.m.-Side-
walks and curbs and cutters along
Jones Bridge and Jones Mill roads,
Chevy Chase. and paving and
curbs and cutters along Sanga-
more road. Glen Echo Heights.
All hearings will be held in the
Rockville Courthouse.
Mr. Hammond asked County
Manager Irving G. McNayr to
investigate reports of all day
parking on public lots in the
Silver Spring business district.
He said employees of Silver
Spring stores and other persons
apparently are parking all day on
the lots, using space intended for
Sbonparc