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Milford chronicle., 1950-04-14

Caesar Rodney after being success
fully staged in Newark
Tickets are ON sale and may be
obtained from students. from mem
beTs of the r. T. A.. or at the door
before the play.
The p. 7. A. committee in charge
Is as follows Mrs. Dorothy b.
Townsend. chairman; VIM. II. Dra-
per, Mrs. Mary NJ. Thomas. Mrs
Edna $. Roe, Richard ". MacFad-
din.
An extra feature accompanies the
production ON tour and during its
Mitchell Hall run this year. The
story is played against imaginative.
original music composed by alum
nus Bruce Laird. whose musical
comedy Party Liae' has recently
Milford chronicle., 1950-04-14

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Evening star., 1950-06-22
Montgomery Urges
Residents 10 REGISTER

A Montgomery County election
official today urged new residents
to register this week with sup
Elemental boards of registry in
Silver Spring and Bethesda.
Ward w. Caddington, clerk to
the Board of Election Supervisors,
said the turnout of new voters
since the supplemental boards be-
gan meeting June IL has been
very Disappointing"
"Only 1870 persons have reg
istered so far" Mr.. Caddington
declared, although there should
have been five times that number
These boards were set up for the
convenience of suburban area resi-
dents, but they Just aren't taking
advantage of them"
The boards will continue meet
ing from 2 to pm. and 6 to 10
pm. today through Saturday at
the Bethesda County Building and
the Silver Spring Armory.
After Saturday, persons desiring
to register will have to go to the
Office of the Board of Election
Supervisors in Rockville. It is
open from 8 am. to 4:30 pm.
daily and from 9 am. to noon on
Saturdays. The deadline for reg
istering in order to vote in the
September primaries is August IL.
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Jailed Woman Found
To Have Died Sober

A Washington mother Of four
who died in the Hyattsville Jail
four hours after she was arrested
on a charge OF drunkenness last
Friday was mot drunk" at the
time of her death. according to
medical tests.
The woman. Mrs. Lillian A.
Shoap. 3s. of 233 Twelfth place
NE, was arrested after police said
they found her lying beside some
bushes near Kenilworth avenue
and r street. Kenilworth.
DR.. John T. Maloney, Prince
Georges County deputy medical
examiner. said an examination of
the woman's spinal fluid by the
State medical examiners office in
Baltimore showed there was "an
absence Of alcohol in quantity"
He added the cerebral hemor-
rhage from which she died might
have occurred several weeks be-
fore she was found. He added
there were no marks of violence
on her head.
Police are seeking q man re.
ported seen with Mrs. Shoap early
Friday. They said she was d.
vorced.
Evening star., 1950-06-22

other means. will be in the air.
There are going to be at least six
Of the radio-controlled variety in
action during the show.
Andrews operations office has
agreed to shut down it's radar and
ground control approach appa-
ratus during this demonstration,
If weather permits. to avoid pos
sible jamming Of the radio con-
troll gear of the models.
Two Bethesda radio model er-
thusiasas, Jack Sabine. %, of 5624
Oak place. and Nick Sinder, %, of
SSH Mckinley street, will provide
the second plane for DR.. Goods
demonstration. The two planes
will be operated from separate
controls.
DR.. Good has another. matter
he wants to take up.
Most model plane enthusiasts
would like to dabble in radio
controlled models. but since their
very operation involves radio
transmitting operation. they have
to have license.
Right now the Federal Com
munications Commission requires
a full-f1edged amateur radio IL
cense. DR.. Good wants a simpli-
fed license which will allow larger
participation. So. in order to give
FEC personnel a better first-hand
picture Of the problem, the "a
year-old scientist has invited
Evening star., 1950-06-22
CoIored Apartments
Near Falls Church
Upheld by Fairfax

The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors yesterday upheld the
zoning of an 8-acre tract near
Falls Church for colored apart
ments.
The decision Of the countys
Board of zoning Appeals had
been appealed to the supervisors
by white residents near the prop
erty. who said they were opposed
to any apartments near their
homes.
Opponents included representa-
tives Of the City Park-Jefferson
Village Citizens Association and
the Hillwood Citizens Associa-
ton. They said they would not
object to erection Of single family
homes for Negroes on the land.
Size of Area Cited.
Lytton Gibson, Falls Church at
torney, who supported the zoning,
said the single-family home sug-
gestion was impractical. He said
lot limitations would permit only
"a individual homes to be built,
and added it would be too costly
to put in public improvements for
such q small number of homes.
Mr.. Gibson pointed out that the
property had been owned by COL
ored people for several genera
tions and that 1t was surrounded
by colored homes. The tract is in
the Frear of the Hillwood Square
housing units built by the Govern
ment.
Some opponents protested the
apartment zoning would depreci-
ate the values of their homes.
Reports Offer to Buy Homes.
Mrs. D. P. Worth of Madison
place said that after the apart
ment plan was publicized she was
called by colored real estate deal
ers with offers to buy her home.
Among colored residents who
supported the zoning were the
Rev, Wallace E. Costner, pastor
of the Second Baptist Church,
Falls Church. He said no Negro
homes had been built in the area
recently.
The motion to uphold the zon-
ing was made by Supervisor
Robert Dye. C. B. Runyon sec
onded the motion, declaring the
builders had agreed to cut down
the number of apartments to 1874
and to put chain fence and high
hedge between the apartments
and Hillwood Square.
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Schmitt Will Continue
Testimony on Schools
In Falls Church Suit

Irwin Schmitt. Falls Church
superintendent of schools. was to
continue his testimony today in
the city's suit to annex 1915
square miles of Fairfax County
land.
The hearing opened Monday be-
fore three judges in Fairfax Cir
cult Court.
Mr.. Schmitt said yesterday the
city planned to build 40 new class
rooms if the annexation is ap-
proved. This. he explained. would
give Falls Church a total OF 1873
classrooms which. he said, would
meet current needs.
Harlan Bartholomew. st. Louis
civil engineer and city planner,
was on the stand most of the day
as a witness for Falls Church.
Mr.. Bartholomew. who is a con-
sultant to the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
said that while most cities grow in
size. Falls Church boundaries have
been contracted.
He explained that the city
originally had 3.18 square miles
when it incorporated as a village
in 1875. The total area now is
2.04 square miles. because several
areas have left the town, he said.
Under cross examination by
Frank L. Ball. attorney for
group opposed to annexa tion, Mr..
Bartholomew said he had ap-
peared in a number of similar
suits as witness for cities.
Evening star., 1950-06-22

some of FCC's engineering staff to
attend the model meet and OBJ
serve radio-controlled planes in
operation.
Nearly 400 young people have
entered little planes in some
500 events. competing for a
large array of coveted trophies
donated by airlines. airplane
manufacturers. maintenance and
service companies. The meet is
one of the leading ones in the
United States.
The competition will continue
until late afternoon, when there
will be an air show by the District
Air National Guards 12lst White
House" fighter squadron, COM
manded by 1t. Col. w. w. Millikan.
The field is being used through
courtesy Of the 1,050th Air Base
Wing. a part of Headquarters
Command Of the Air Force. The
command is headed by Brig. Gen.
S. D. Grubbs. Col. Robert Gardner
is commander of Andrews.
The w. M. & A. Bus Co. will
run special sections right to the
contest area.
One of the big attractions will
be the display of at least a dozen
airplanes. mostly of the fighter
class, on the field, plus a large
static exhibit of the latest in Air
Force equipment.
Evening star., 1950-06-22

of Trinity Lutheran School, took
third prize, while honorable men
tion went to Joan Landers and
Kate Evans of Mount Rainier
High School. Roberta Husch of
Laurel High School and Luella
Petrone of Bladensburg High
School.
Brooke Webster, a Lakeland
School fourth-grader. won first
prize in the elementary school es-
say contest. Brooke lives at 8l11
Fifty-first avenue. Hyattsville.
Second prize went to Carole Marie
Schmidt, 6803 Colesville road, a
student at st. Jerome's School, and
third prize to Carole Davis, 1906
Princeton avenue, of College Park
School.
James McLarney or Holy Re-
deemer School, Peggy Cunning
ham OF Edmonston School and
Jane Ahalt of College Park School
won honorable mention.
Prize winners will receive cash
awards at the July 4 celebration
and students receiving honorable
mention will receive American
flags.
Evening star., 1950-06-22

For the first time at a public
demonstration. an attempt will be
made to fly simultaneously two
radio-controlled model airplanes
during the fifth annual National
Capital Model Air Show this
Sunday.
1t took a lot of thought by DR..
Walter A. Good. a well-known
scientist of 9123 Eton road. Silver
Spring. Md. to devise q method
of doing this.
For instance, to fly one radio
controlled model plane, it takes
one frequency channel. To fly
two of them, the same radio
channel can't be used. Therefore,
DR.. Good is going to use separate
channels. It's as simple as that.
DR.. Good. a physicist at the
Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory in Silver
Spring, is one of the men who
helped develop the proximity fuse
in World War II. His hobby is
radio-controlled model planes.
He is bringing men familiar
with this type of model from
Pennsylvania. Maryland and Vir-
ginia to the free show at Andrews
Air Force Base. Starting at 8
am. and lasting all day, radio
controlled model planes and
models of every other type. pro-
PEELED by gas, Jet, rubber band and
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Action Expected Soon
On County Police Pay

The Montgomery County Per-
sonnel Board is expected to act
early next week on requests by
business and civic groups for police
pay increases. No decision was
made at the boards meeting last
night.
The Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce and the Silver Spring
Board of Trade have asked that
the police salary scale be increased
to the level of the Metropolitan
Police Department. The County
Civic Federation has urged fiat
10 per cent raise.
A Personnel Board recommends
tion adopted by the County Coun-
Gil. calls for increases ranging
from 500 to $500 a year. Cap
tains would receive an additional
5000 and the lone inspector would
get $500 more.
County policemen have con-
tended their present salaries are
totally inadequate" forcing many
of them to take part-time jobs.
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Byrd Not Member
OfLone Committee,
List Held in Error
BY the Assoeieted Prsss

BALTIMORE. June 22.-Dr. H.
c. Byrd. president of the Uni
versity of Maryland. is not a men,
ber of the Executive Committee
for Gov. Lanes campaign for re-
nomination.
DR.. Byrd's name was included
when the list was announced last
week.
A campaign spokesman said the
inclusion was an error"
DR.. Byrd was one Of the ~
Democratic leaders who took part
in a conference with Gov. Lane
several weeks ago.
Immediately after the confer
ence. Gov. Lane announced he
would run for a second four-year
term.
He said he expected all 81 a.
the meeting to support him.
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Recreation Program
For Prince Georges
Slated TO Open Ju|y5

A summer recreation program,
the first since establishment of a
permanent Prince Georges County
Recreation Board, is planned for
IA playground centers in the
county beginning July s..
Temple r. FARRELL. county rec
reation director. said the centers
will open at $50 am. Mondays
through Fridays until September /.
They will be at the Berwyn,
Cheverly. College Park, Landover
Hills, Laurel. North Brentwood,
Riverdale. Silver Hill and Univer-
sity Park Elementary Schools:
community Fairgrounds in Mount
Rainier and Eastpines: the Glen
arden Town Hall: in the Green
Meadows section of Sligo Park, and
at the Grace Methodist Church
and playground area at the end of
Larch avenue. Takoma Park.
Each will be supervised by a
director and recreation leader.
Staff personnel will undergo a
five-day training program start
ing Monday. at the Riverdale Ele-
mentary School and Riverdale
Park.
A theme. Meet the 4s States, :"
will be followed by the various
Fairgrounds during special events
to be held during the summer.
At each one. boy Governor" will
be selected and parades and
pageants held during the latter
part of August.
Activities will include athletic
tournaments and intra play
ground leagues, a handicraft
program, dramatics, dolls shows,
talent and costume contests and
similar events.
Family nights also are planned,
including motion pictures at the
various Fairgrounds under the
combined sponsorship Of the
county's Recreation Department,
The Star and the Film Center.
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Head Of School Board
In Arlington Expects
No Early Bond Vote

The chairman of the Arlington
County School Board today ex-
pressed hope that a new school
bond issue may be somewhat less
than the SO million advocated by
several citizens groups.
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Campbell, the
chairman, also said she doubts a
referendum on the bond issue
could be held by November.
The last of the funds voted in
previous bond issues is now be-
ing spent.
Although we know additional
money is required for vital new
school construction" said Mrs.
Campbell, I'VE wish to proceed as
conservatively as possible"
A two-year building program
probably will be recommended by
the board, she added. Some
groups have suggested a three
year plan.
The board chairman said the
vote may have to be delayed be-
yond November because specifica-
tions for new construction are not
expected to be ready in time.
Some citizens had thought the
referendum might be held on the
general elections day.
The present and proposed"
school construction program will
be discussed at public hearing
at 8 pm. Thursday ate Kate
Waller Barrett School, 4400 North
Henderson road. The meeting is
sponsored by the School Board,
Evening star., 1950-06-22
First Chevy Chase Mailman
Retires to Put Garden in Shape

sons and two married daughters
and six grandchildren. He says
he'll devote the remaining years
of his lite to raising pretty f1ow-
ers and getting my garden In the
shape I've been trying to get it
in for the last 40 years.
Among those who congratu-
lated Mr.. Hurley at the ceremon-
les yesterday was his boyhood
friend, Herbert E. Riley. 68. of
1903 Chesapeake street NV, who
retired last year as superintendent
of incoming mails at the District
Post Office.
Mr.. Hurley, who lives now at
4401 Montgomery avenue, Bethes-
da, went to work for the Post
Office Department in September.
1907. Mr.. Riley went to work
there a year earlier. Both were
born in Chevy Chase when that
was an area of farms and it took
an hour to reach Georgetown on
a stage coach.
Mr.. Hurley delivered mail in
the Chevy Chase area in a horse
drawn cart.
Il was only bitten by a dog
once" Mr.. Hurley recalled. Il
usually carried a whip or a stick
with me and I love dogs, but that
time I was empty handed"
Mr.. Hurley earned $500 a year
when he first went to work for
the Government.
That seemed to go pretty far
then, but I was single" Mr.. Hur-
ley said.
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Is Winners in Essay Contest
To Be Feted in Prince GEORGES

Thirteen winners of an essay
contest sponsored by the Prince
Georges County independence
Day Celebration Committee will
be honored at a special program
at 8 pm. tomorrow on the lawn
of the old Calvert Mansion, 48ll
Riverdale road, Riverdale, Md.
The contest. on the subject OF
What Independence Day Means
to Me- was directed by Arthur
w. Brunei, who will introduce
the winners.
Also on the program is the
naming of Miss Independence"
who will reign over the county's
July 4 celebration in Magrude1
Park. Hyattsville.
Patricia Giersch, IA. of the Holy
Redeemer School, won first prize
in the high school essay contest.
Miss Giersch lives at 21-M Ridge
road, Greenbelt.
Second prize went to Ella Hogan,
1000 Ravenwood road, Green Mea-
dows. student at st. Jerome's
School. Park Espenschade, 4023
Beechwood road. University Park,
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Huge Power Generator
Installed in Alexandra

Another huge turbo-generator in
the Potomac Electric Power Co. S
$25 million plant at Alexandria
was added today to the system
which provides electricity for
$4,000 customers, the company
announced.
The 10000 kilowatt unit. whose
two boilers are as tall as History
buildings, is the second to be
placed in operation at the new
plant. Others will be added as
the need arises.
The Alexandria installation is
now producing 10000 kilowattS,
bringing Pepco's total power out
put in three plants to $4,000
kilowatts.
The company reported it had
spent $50 million in expanding
power capacity in the last four
and a half years. and plans to
spend $50 million in the next two
and a half years.
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Bethesda Journal Bought
By Robert Jerome Smith

Robert Jerome Smith, Bethes-
da. has bought the Bethesda Jour-
nal, Montgomery County weekly
newspaper. and Is negotiating for
the purchase of The Record, an.
other county weekly.
Mr.. Smith. who lives at 67Oi
Glenbrook road, is a MANAGEMENT
consultant. He was in charge OF
radio publicity during the 1914
and 1945 war loan drives. A na.
tive OF New York. he came to
Bethesda in l947.
In an announcement in today's
issue Of the journal, Mr.. Smith
said he plans changes in policy
Ito better present the news OF
the Bethesda Chevy Chase area
as 1t relates to the interests Of
this community"
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Lincoln Civic Group
Will Run Playground

The Lincoln Civic Association is
planning to take over the opera
ton of the Shows Court alley
playground since the District
Recreation Board has decided to
abandon the project.
Meeting last night at the Fran
els Junior High School, the asso-
citation voted to operate the play
ground this summer and furnish
both personnel and equipment.
DR.. E. F. Harris, president of
the association, said his group was
opposed to alley Fairgrounds just
as the Recreation Board was. But.
he said. the Shows Court project
is badly needed for the children
of this area.
The Recreation Board decided
not to operate the playground this
summer because it felt the chill
dren could be better served at the
nearby Briggs-Montgomery Play
ground.
Evening star., 1950-06-22

do the job he did alone some 80
years ago paid tribute to Mr..
Hurley when he retired as super
lntendent of the Friendship Post
Office yesterday.
Tall, thin and erect with SPAR
king eyes, Mr.. Hurley joshed with
the staff bidding him farewell.
For the first time I'm going
to really get my garden in shape"
he said. And l don't want to
hear any more about post Office
problems"
Speaking for the postal car
riers, Frank Rezac. superintend-
ent of carriers at the Friendship
Station, said Mr.. Hurley was as
much father to us as superior"
Mr.. Hurley has two married
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Arlington Treasurer
Warns Of Tax Interest

Arlington Treasurer John Locke
Green warned today that after
June 80 all unpaid l949 taxes
start bearing s per cent interest.
In urging delinquents to pay UP
before that date. Mr.. Green said
that the accounts will be turned
over to the delinquent tax depart
ment for collection.
The treasurer has the right to
resort to court action to collect
past due taxes, Mr.. Green re-
minded.
About 95 per cent of the io49
levy has been collected, he said.
but approximately $3.50 900 in real
estate and personal property taxes
remains outstanding.
Mr.. Green said also that his
of1ice will start mailing bills for
1850 taxes next month. They will
be payable on or before December
5. The new bills will be based
on a 1858 tax rate. 18 cents higher
than this years rate.
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Edwards Found
Guilty Of Killing
In Second Trial
Attorneys Striving
For Another Appeal
Of Glen Burnie Case
By the Associcted Press

BALTIMORE. June 22.-For a
second time. Thomas A. Edwards
was convicted yesterday of first
degree murder in the deaths of a
young Glen Burnie couple. His
attorneys are endeavoring to gain
him a third trial.
Edwards was convicted by two
judges in Criminal Court after
they had heard seven days of tes-
timony and argument at a retrial.
They found that the 25-year-
old colored man killed John H.
Mahlan, 25. and Mary C. Kline, 18,
in September, 1948.
Sentencing was delayed pending
the filing of new trial motions.
The conviction carries a penalty
of life imprisonment or death by
hanging.
Repudiated Confessions.
Edwards was tried last year on
the same charges. He was con-
victed and sentenced to be hanged.
While he was in the death house,
William McWilliams and Ridgely
p. Melvin, jr., used every legal
move at their command to get the
sentence stricken out.
Finally. the Court of Appeals
granted a new trial. 1t ruled that
Edwards had been offered i'm
proper inducements to sign con-
fesSions used against him at the
1949 trial. Edwards repudiated
the confessions while on the
stand at that trial.
In final arguments yesterday
Assistant States Attorney Anselm
Sodaro termed Edwards a mean,
vicious. irreligious and irresponsi-
BILE killer" who was "deceitful and
untruthful.
He Hardly Bats an Eye.
Mr.. McWilliamS contended the
State had failed to prove beyond
a reasonable doubt that Edwards
was the man who shot and killed
the couple.
There was little reaction among
spectators in the courtroom when
the verdict was announced.
Edwards hardly batted an eye
and was led away quickly.
Miss Kline's parents and Mr.
Mahlan's mother wept quietly.
| Mr.. McWilliams said he would
ask for new trial and. If his mo-
ton failed. would take the case
to the Court Of Appeals for the
second time.
The killing took place during
the night Of September 17-18
1948. Mr.. Mahlan, as he did about
once a week. took Mary Kline
out. They said they would be
home early.
The next morning, Mr.. Mahlan's
blood-stained car was found in
a bean patch near Glen Burnie.
Cartridge Case Found.
Three. days later their bullet
pierced bodies were found in a
clearing 26 miles from the bean
patch.
Then six days later, a curious
farmer found spent cartridge
case at the spot where the bodies
were discovered. Scientific tests
proved later that it had come
from gun owned by Edwards.
Edwards was arrested about two
months after the killings.
One Of the States keystone
pieces of evidence at the second
trial was the cartridge case. Mr..
McWilliams contended that police
had searched the spot where it
was found carefully and that. if
it had not been planted there.
they should have found it them
selves, long before the farmer
stumbled upon it.