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Evening star., 1950-04-18
Women Enter Fight
Against Gambling
In Colonial Beach
By J. |. Michael
SpecinI StnH Corresnnndenf

COLONIAL BEACH. Va, April
18.-Wonlen of this resort town
got into the fight today to bar
slot machines, whisky and dancing
girls from here this summer.
"One-armed bandits" are slated
to jingle on pierheads over Mary
land water and on the gambling
ship Pleasure Island anchored
off shore while dancers perform
on the crafts stern deck. Sale of
liquor is planned af1oat and
ashore.
"Such goings-on would be ter
rible," said Mrs. A. M. Panzer,
president of the local volunteer
fire department auxiliary. "our
200 members are bitterly opposed
and we intend to see that some
thing is done about it. We have
enough trouble controlling our
young folks now"
Mrs. Panzer said she believed a
way could be found to prevent
liquor sales and operation of slot
machines on private piers but
conceded that the ship proposal
has everybody stumped.
Plans Going Forward.
Plans for sale of liquor anc
operation of slot machines are
going forward despite Saturdays
Town Council action which
banned use of the municipa
wharf for these purposes.
An application for an on ane
off sale liquor, beer and wine Ii
cense for a new and nearly com
pleted pier in the center OF the
town has been filed with the
clerk of the Circuit Court fol
Charles County.
Charles County is directly
across the Potomac River ane
under existing law has full juriS'
diction over it's waters to low
water mark on the Virginia side.
Application Filed.
The application was filed b!
Hazel M. Bowie of Welcome, Md.
who said it would be used on tn,
new Locust Garden pier built b!
Delegate w. Conner and his wifi
Emmagine. Mr.. and Mrs. Conner
operate the Ambassador Hotel.
Circuit Court Clerk Patrick c
Mudd said the application woult
be advertised for two weeks il
Charles County weeklies and tha
if there was no protest the license
would be issued about May /.
Meanwhile at least three othel
private wharves are being pre-.
pared for slot machines and per.
haps for sale of whisky anc
negotiations are on for other spots
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Miles Revives Attack
On County Text Books

Franklin T. Miles, attorney, has
revived his attack on Montgomery
County school authorities and
State Supt. Thomas G. Pullen for
permitting the use of textbooks
he considers to be subversive.
This time, the lawyer asked As
sistanJ Attorney Gen. o. Bowie
Duckett whether the Ober Law
could be invoked against DR..
Pullen, members of the County
Board of Education and Mont
gomery Supt. Edwin Broome. Mr..
Duckett has been delegated to
handle proceedings under the new
law aimed at subversive elements.
The legislation requires public
employees TO sign loyalty oaths and
outlaws membership in subverSive
groups.
The Miles inquiry is based upon
charges made two years ago. At
that time, the attorney said anti
American and subversive books
were on the approved lists for
Montgomery schools. All his
charges were rejected as un-
founded by the officials concerned.
All his charges were rejected as
unfounded by the officials con-
cerned, including DR.. Pullen.
If these charges, in your opin-
ion, do contain a cause of action, %
Mr.. Miles wrote Mr.. Bowie, will
you be good enough to outline for
me the proper procedure under
the said act? However, if you
should determine that these
charges do not contain a cause of
action will you please state
fully the reasons for your deter
mination?"
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Annexation Suit
Dismissal Sought
InFaI|sChurch
Group Of Residents
To Present Petition
To Court Tomorrow

Dismissal Of the Falls Church
annexation suit against Fairfax
County will be asked tomorrow by
a group of city residents to be
represented by John F. Bethune,
former mayor.
A three-judge court is scheduled
to hear tomorrow a request by the
county for postponement of the
suit until 3.5 million sewer bond
issue is sold.
The city seeks to annex approx
mately 10.75 square miles of ad-
jacent county territory.
MIR. Bethune said today there
is decided opposition to annexa-
ton in it's present form"
He said that city residents had
asked him to represent them be-
cause "the city council and city
attorney have taken the position
that the city attorney represents
the council and not the people"
Inc FORMER mayor was REFER
ring to the councils recommen-
dation that the new charter pro-
vide for appointment of the
attorney. The charter, now in eff
feet, calls for an election in No
vember to determine whether the
post will be elective or appointive.
Frank N. McElroy, 401 East
Broad street, publicity chairman
of the group to be represented by
Mr.. Bethune. said petition to be
presented tomorrow is now being
circulated in the city.
The petition states that the an
nexation project was instituted
by the council without any ex-
preston of public opinion.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Prince Georges 10 Hold
Busy zoning Hearing

The Prince Georges County
commissioners will have one of
their busiest coming hearings in
recent months at the county
service building. Hyattsville, at 10
am. tomorrow.
The docket includes 81 petitions
for reclassification of property
and three requests for gasoline
station permits.
Nine of the rezoning applica-
tions seek change to the R-35
category which permits construc-
ton Of semidetached homes. This
is a classification which. during
the past several zoning hearings,
has drawn considerable opposi-
tion.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Arlington Group to Hear
Judge Bokke Friday

Judge Norris C. Bake, former
moderator Of the Presbyterian
Church, U. S. A.. will speak at the
spring dinner of the Arlington
Council OF Religious Education at
$50 pm. Friday at the Trinity
Presbyterian Church. Sixteenth
and North Inglewood streets.
The Rev. Harvey Glass. presi-
dent Of the council. will preside.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Three Girl Students Here
Win Forensic Awards

Three Marjorie Webster Junior
College students won recognition
IN the recent Grand National
Forensic Tournament at Mary
Washington College. Fredericks-
burg, Va.
The Jefferson Award in dra.
matte reading was won by Miss
Rebecca Ball, of Houston, Tex
Miss Molly Hart, of Pittsford
N. Y, won first place in a book
review competition, and Miss Juni-
per Delap of Scotland won recog.
milton for a dramtic reading.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Recreation Council Calls
Meeting in Tukomo Park

The newly organized Takoma
Park Recreation Council will meet
Thursday with Temple R. FARRELL
recreation director for Prince
Georges County, to discuss plans
for a community recreation pro-
gram.
Areas available for a summer
program include buildings and
grounds Of the j. Enos Ray School
Grace Methodist Church and pub.
lie land along Sligo Parkway. City
Councilman Lawrence A. Ooster-
hous is assisting the council in its
program.
Evening star., 1950-04-18

of the pile driver is incessant in
the brisk spring air.
While. the contractors have been
hampered by high winds during
March and the first part of April,
they are on schedule. Every one
feels the target date for compile
tions June Is, 1852. will be
achieved.
Tell You How to Do It.
Bridge engineers seem to ap-
preciate interest in their work.
They will try to explain to the in
quirer how to build a four-mile
structure with a suspension span
and a cantilever truss, although
subordinates are constantly COM
ing to them with minor but more
immediate problems.
Bruce Herman, the resident en-
gineer. invites the visitor into his
shack. It houses the very COM
Portable and well equipped suite
Of temporary Offices of j. E. Grei-
ner Co., of Baltimore, consulting
engineers. The firm represents the
State of Maryland in supervising
and inspecting the construction.
He points to a chart, eight feet
long. on the wall.
One of the early jobs, now near
ing completion. he said. is the
construction of platforms on tim
ber piles at intervals all along the
bridges four and a third miles
About 10 feet above the surface,
they look like diving platforms at
a bathing beach. But their pur-
pose is more utilitarian. They give
the surveyors a firm base to keep
measuring the bridge.
Boat Unsatisfactory.
A boat is a very unsatisfactory
place to sight a level. And in a
bridge as long as the Chesapeake
Bridge, the curvature of the earth
must be kept in mind. It makes a
difference of about two and one
half feet, which would be a very
embarrassing bump to level off, il
it occurred where the bridge
builders are to bring their con-
struction together in the middle
of the bay.
The biggest difficulties of bridg-
ing the Chesapeake, he explains
are mud, wind and tide. The mud
must be removed from the bot
tom to base the concrete piers.
Piers for the Chesapeake Bridge
are called the Potomac type be-
cause the same type was used on
the Potomac River Bridge go miles
below Washington from Morgan
town Md, to Dahlgren, Va.
He points out the window to q
raft floating huge steel cylinders
Bridgemen call these cylinders
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Benes Nephew to Speak

DR.. Vaclav Benes, nephew of
Eduard Benes. late president of
Czechoslovakia, will speak at the
Montgomery Community Forum at
8:15 pm. Thursday in the Mont
gomery Junior College, Bethesda
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Arlington Grand Jury
Is Still DeIiberatinq
After Indictinq 81

An Arlington grand jury. faced
with an unusual volume Of cases,
resumed deliberations today.
Last night the jurors returned
81 indictments. Evidence in two
cases was ignored. Eleven indict-
ments charging breaking and
entering were returned against
Laddie Dwight Owens, 20, of the
$500 block of College lane.
Owens was arrested less than
two weeks ago by policemen who
recognized three digits of an auto
mobile license number and who
said his car reSembled one seer
near other reported housebreak-
ings in commercial establishments
He was arrested after a theft at
the Bladens ESQ Station, 63;
North Glebe road.
Three counts Of larceny were
returned against George H
Hughes, 33, of the 500 block o,
South Twenty third street. Also
indicted on three largency counts
was Thomas Nelson Lemon, 19
colored, of the 1900 block of Sev-
enth street NV.
Charged With Perjury.
Indicted on a perjury charge
was Perry Collier. %, of the 570(
block of North Eighth street. The
charge was ordered by County
Judge Hugh Reid after Collier hae
testified in a case involving as.
sault on a cab driver.
Among other indictments were
those of Ollin Cox, 38, colored. Of
the 2100 block of South Pollard
street assault; Estel S. De Lenia
81, of the 1000 block of North
Quincy street, passing bad checks;
Richard Earl Appleby, jr.. 18, o1
the 5000 block of Old Dominion
drive, larceny; George William
Green. %, colored, of the 900 bloch
of Third street NV. larceny.
Also George Clayton Cole. 81
colored. route l. Manassas, break.
ing and entering; William Lloyc
Peterson, 38, colored, of the 210C
block of North Emerson, larceny;
Cleaven Cordell. 80, colored, of the
1400 block of First street NV.
breaking and entering.
3 Arrested i'm Florida.
Cordell was charged with theft
of a safe from darlington Laun.
derers and Cleaners March 81
Indicted for the same offense were
William Russell kirkpatrick, 26
colored, also of the 1400 block oi
First street NV, and Charlie.
Williams, Is, colored, of the 180t
block of Ninth street NV.
Three men arrested in Florida
for theft of a dental chair anc
other dental equipment were in.
dicted for HOUSEKEEPING. They
were Raymond Edward Zell
George Clokey and William An.
'thony Reed, no fixed addresses.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Citizens Meet Tonioht

The Glen Echo Heights Citi-
Zens' Association will meet at &
O'Clock tonight in the Glen Echo
fire hall. Mrs. Joseph E. Noyes
and Mrs. Nettie M. Burgess will
tell Of changes in the community
tn recent years.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Mrs. Beniomin to Speok

+. Mrs. Harold Benjamin. State
chairman Of health and welfare
of the Maryland League Of Women
Voters. will address meeting Of
the Bladensburg Primary Parent
Teacher Association at 8 o'clock
tonight at the school.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Benefit Curd Purty Set

A benefit card party and dance
will be given by members of the
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
Of Kensington, Md, at $50 pm
Friday at the Kensington Fire
House.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Virginia U. Dean to Speok

Lindley j. Stiles. dean Of the
University Of Virginia School Of
Education, will address a meeting
Of the Kate Waller Barrett Parent-
Teacher Association at 9 am. to-
morrow at the school. 400 North
Henderson road. Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-06-23
FORE AND AFT

The Coast Guard Auxiliary has
established a ''drive-in" depot
for convenience Of yachtsmen in
terested In having their boats
checked In the auxiliary's courtesy
inspection program, without undue
loss Of time.
Inspectors win be on duty to-
morrow and Sunday at the south
dock Of Capital Yacht Club of
Maine avenue. A skipper has only
to come alongside. make known
his desires and the free inspection
will be done.
Auxiliary officials are encour-
aged over the number Of inspec-
tons 50 far-more than 100
which they say is running 20 per
cent ahead Of the same period
last year. Inspectors were 50 busy
last week end they ran out of
StickerS which are issued to
owners passing the inspection.
The supply has been replenished
in time for the weekend business.
Bob Phelps. general manager OF
the American Yachting ASSocia-
ton. reports the election of Will
liam A. Smith Of Staten Island,
N. Y, as president of the ma
tional boating group. He succeeds
James Councillor, jr.. Of Wash
ington.
Smith, owner Of a 65-foot
cruiser, has been active in the
United States Power Squadron
around New York and is general
counsel of the American Power
Boat Association.
A new member of the associa-
ton board of directors is George
Breed, Washington yachtsman.
The association has set up Offices
at 1900 Maine avenue S.W.
When Thistles Glass shippers
compete July 8 and in the
Annapolis Yacht Club regatta,
they will be racing for no less
than three honors.
First. the regular regatta prizes
for first, second and third positions
will be at stake. The same races
also will serve as the Central At
lantic regional championships.
In addition representatives for
the class nationals at Milford,
Conn. August 24-26. will be picked
from among the top boats.
Boats are expected at Annapolis
from Thistles fleets at New Jersey,
Delaware and the Eastern Shore
of Maryland. as well as the Wash
ington area.
Members of George Washington
University Sailing Association and
Evening star., 1950-06-23

Ten years ago-The Cincinnati
Reds took the National League
lead from Brooklyn by winning a
double header from the New
York Giants.
Evening star., 1950-06-23

end by anglers for hardheads in
the mouth of the Patuxent. We
also have a report Of sizeable spot
taken the first of this week in the
Blakiston Island area of the low
er Potomac. The hardheads are
in deep water for the most part
and it takes lot of drifting dur
ing daylight hours to garner a
few. Fest bet for them is late
afternoon and on until the early
morning hours.
The big rockfish have been sur
facing occasionally over in the
general area of the Gooses. the
last appearance noted being
Tuesday when fish were seen
breaking all the way from Bloody
Point light down to Sharps Island
Some lunkers have been caught In
that area during the past two
weeks. Make sure your tackle Is
in good shape and that you have
plenty Of line on your reel If
you go after them. And by all
means take a steel or monel metal
line along for deep trolling.
Evening star., 1950-06-23
DriskiII Will Be Honored
AT Dinner in Baltimore
Special Dispeteh 10 The Star

BALTIMORE. June 23.-Waltel
8. Driskill, former president, gen.
eral manager and coach of the
Baltimore Colts, will be honorec
at dinner at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel next Thursday night, VIII
liam F. Hilgenberg, chairman o1
the Colts Board of Directors, an
nounced today. Kriskill recently
resigned as general manager to
accept a position with Mccormick
& Co.
Dr.. H. c. Byrd, president of
the University of Maryland, where
Driskill served as director of ath-
1etfcs and assistant football coach
before going with the Colts, will
be toastmaster. Mayor Thomas
D'Alessandro, Controller J. Neil
McCardell and Director of Public
Works Paul l.. Holland will be
among the speakers. Climax of
the dinner will be the presenta-
ton of a gift to Driskill in ap-
probation of his service to the
Colts.
Tickets are available to the
public through the Colts office.
Evening star., 1950-06-23
Held Hits Two Homers
As Body Works Wins

Two home runs by Shortstop
Joe Held of the Northeast Body
Works team featured the heavy
hitting in Sandlot baseball here
yesterday. He also collected a
pair of singles in five trips to
lead his team to a 9-4 triumph
over Gas Co. in the Departmental
League.
Closer was Heurich Brewers 80
win over Sunnybrook in the In
dustrial League. A run in the
top Of the ninth Cid the business
Another big sandlot game re-
turned Anacostia Naval Air a AZ
winner over Paruxent Naval Air
in the Potomac River Naval Com
mand League.
In the Boys Club Of Washing
ton League, Washington Flour
trimmed Maloney Concrete, 1872;
Murphy's ESQ beat Georgetown
Grays, lie; Barney Neighbor-
hood House won over Trinidad
Boys Club. 9-8. and Eastern Mats
blanked Merrick, go.
Evening star., 1950-06-23
3 Norfolk Area Yachts
Competing Next Week
In Cruising Cup Race
Special Dispoteh 10 The Ster

HAMPTON, Va, June 23.-Bie
boat shippers in this area have
decided upper Chesapeake Bay
yachts have held the Virginia
Cruising Cup long enough and
they're going to do something
about 1t.
That explains a record field of
eight lower bay craft for the
ng-distance race which begins
near Annapolis June 29, and fin
ishes off Old Point Comfort.
Jack Stevens, in charge of rae
ing arrangements for the Hamp-
ton Yacht Club-sponsored event
reports six boats entered from
Hampton and two from Norfolk
Yacht and Country Club.
Flying Hampton's flag will be
E. D. Edwards Ranger. Bernice
c. Jones' Motu, DR.. r. r. Owens
Shearwater, DR.. Russell Buxton's
Cygnet II, r. M. Brown, jr.'s Arge
and Kenneth McDonald's Sea
Gull. The Norfolk entries are E
D. Schumacher's Andot and Gar
land Miller's fast Tradition II.
In the past few years, Stevens
points out, only two lower bay
yachts have won prizes-Motu in
Class c in 1948 and Argo in the
same class last year. For more
years than yachtsmen arounc
here care to remember. the
Cruising Cup for the best cor.
rected time of the fleet has gone
to shippers from Annapolis anc
Gibson Island.
THE cruising class yachtsmer
at this end of the bay hope tt
reverse these defeats this year.
Stevens said. Many new spin
makers, ballooners and other sail.
have been purchased in the hope
that the $4,000 trophy will be
brought back to the Hampton
Norfolk area where it originated.
Trophies will be awarded skip
pers at a banquet July /.
Evening star., 1950-06-23
BY MoIeolm Lcmborne, Jr.

Lightning Glass feet so staged q
joint meeting at Washington
Sailing Marina last night, Pic
.tures Of the last three years Light
ming nationals were shown,
Carleton Mitchell. whose salty
photographs and writing are vel
known to yachtSmen. Is combin-
ing his twin talents again in q
book TO be published in October
by Van Nostrand. It's to be called
Yachtsman's Camera. Atlantic
Monthly will run a chapter oil
the book in its September issue
Mitchell's home is at Sharps
Point. Annapolis.
A completely revised edition oi
the booklet. Your Outboard." has
been published by Socony-Vacuun
Oil Co. It's available at Mobilgas
marine service stations. Ar
unusual first place prize will bt
awarded in c division Star Clas:
series August IS and q of Balti.
more Yacht Club-a suit of sail.
by F. NJ. Stevenson Co. Of Balti.
| more.
Evening star., 1950-06-23
OUTDOORS
HIGH TIDES FOR wAsI

A recent catch of unusual inter-
est was that of nine spotted trout
made by Sid Atlas and Ben Fur
man boating out of Solomons with
Capt. Davis. Making their way
out to Cedar Point Light, they
anchored and proceeded to do a
bit Of cumming with grass
shrimp. The first trout hit as
soon as the chum line was estab-
lished. and during the course OF
the tide they took 68 rockfish
running from three-quarters of a
pound up to two and a halt
pounds in weight.
While the spotted trout is not
rare fish in Chesapeake waters
it is unusual to catch so many o1
them on hook and line in the
upper bay. They grow to con-
siderable size. one Of Is pounds
having been taken back in 1922 ir
net off Ocean View. Va. The
largest on record taken with roc
and reel weighed IL pounds /:
ounces and was caught in 1914
OFF Cocoa, Fla. Anyone who has
ever taken one of these beautifully
market fish, knows how hard they
hit the bait or lure, and what
delicious food they are.
Virginia's bass season, which
opened last Tuesday. found many
addicts visiting streams and ponds
in pursuit of this king of fresh.
water game fish. Waters were
heavily stocked last season, 137,.
600 bass - both largemouth anc
smallmouth - having been re.
leased. Maryland's bass season
opens generally on July /, which
will take some of the load away
from Virginia. AS this was writ.
ten. the Shenandoah, Chicka.
hominy and James Rivers in Vir.
ginia were in fair shape.
Mrs. Lura Bell Bradley, wife o1
Howard Bradley, both formerly o1
Washington, is now proud holder
Of the all tackle and 50-pound line
test class world records for bott
men and women for black drum
Fishing this spring with Capt
Bryan Travis off Fisherman.
Island. near Cape Charles, Va,
Mrs. Bradley landed a black drum
weighing 81 pounds ounces
after a prolonged battle.
The National Capital Castins
Club will hold a registered skisf
tournament at the Lincoln Me.
mortal pool on Sunday. Event!
start at IL am. Visitors will bt
welcomed by the committee.
The early appearance of Ger.
tain species of salt water fish this
year makes a trip to the Chesa-
peake Bay an interesting gamble
For instance. gray trout were
caught in small numbers last week
Evening star., 1950-06-23
Cup Regatta Plans
Call for Big Parade
OF Yachts Sept. IS

The 1850 Presidents Cup Re-
gatta will be tied In with the Ses-
quicentennial celebrations here
and regatta fans can look for
ward to extra attractions as a re-
suit.
This was disclosed this week at
a kickoff luncheon Of the regatta
association in the willard Hotel.
President Edward c. Baltz has
named Commodore Jack D. Miller
of Corinthian Yacht Club chair
man of a committee planning for
the biggest added attraction in
September.
Miller will supervise an illumi-
mated yacht parade. climaxed by
fireworks display off Hams Point,
on the evening of September Is.
Outboards and inboardS will COM
pete for honors the following two
days.
Plans call for as many as go
yachts in the parade, with each
craft decked out with 100 to $50
colored lights apiece The regatta
queen will be aboard the leading
yacht-Baltz's cruiser Fifty Fifty
and she will disembark at the
seawall to watch the parade and
fireworks.
Other developments in the re-
gatta:
Eric Greenleaf again will be
general chairman of the month
long show. Greenleaf has reap-t
pointed Chuck Gardner as power
boat chairman and Bill Heintz as
sailing chairman.
Canoe Chairman Bill Rogers
reports Canadian paddlers are
anxious to make the canoeing
events here September 8 an in
ternational affair. with a feature
10 ,000-meter singles race.
Rowing Chairman George Her
nan has set September 10 as the
day for oarsmen in the regatta.
This will be a week after the
Middle States rowing champion
ships at Worcester, Mass.
Sailboat events are September
% and "a.
Evening star., 1950-06-23
Cupboard Closest 10 World
Record Will Get Trophy
speeioI Dispatch 10 The s,or

RICHMOND. Va. June ga
new perpetual trophy will be
awarded Sunday to the outboard
driver coming closest to breaking
the world record in any class at
the Virginia Power Boat Associ-
alton regatta on Bosher's Dam.
The prize, standing four feet
high. Is a memorial to the late
Commodore r. G. Patterson of the
Virginia association. Sponsors
are Red Peatross, Gus Carwich
and Louis Patterson. son Of the
commodore.
The regatta is expected to draw
the best outboard drivers in
the East, including Washington
racers.
Evening star., 1950-06-23
Regatta at Fuirhuven
Will Open Tomorrow
Special Dispoteh 10 The Stor

FAIRHAVEN, Md, June 23.-
Fairhaven Sailing Clubs annual
small boat regatta opens here to-
morrow morning with a race down
from West River.
A three-race series follows this
event and winds up Sunday.