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Evening star., 1950-06-27
Montgomery Board Refuses
To Meet D. {. Police Paw

The Montgomery County Per-
sonnel Board has decided not to
recommend county police salaries
equal to those in the District.
After eight meetings and two
hearings the board yesterday stood
firm on its recommendation OF
across-the-board pay increases OF
from 500 to $500 annually. plus
a merit-raise system. The County
Council approved the recommen-
dation May %. to be effective
July /.
In lengthy explanation of its
reasoning in not complying with
civic group recommendations for
higher police salaries, the board
called the new pay adjustment
reasonable" and fair" to the
policemen and to other Mont
gomery County employees. and il
added that both the pay scale
itself and the extra opportunities
offered under the regulation are
a substantial improvement over
the old scale and the old, unimag-
inative system"
The board said it docs not con-
slider the request for police salaries
equal to those paid by the District
Of Columbia to be justified be-
cause Montgomery County does
not meet District of Columbia sal
aries in other lines of work"
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Berwyn Girl Feared
Stricken With Polio

A l9-year-old Berwyn, Md, girl
suspected of having polio, was
rushed to Johns Hopkins Hospital
in Baltimore last night from Le-
land Memorial Hospital In River
dale.
Doctors at Leland ordered her
transfer when they discovered
polio symtoms. II her illness is
diagnosed as polio. 1t will be the
county's first case this year.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
1akoma Park Forms
Special Police Unit
For Civilian Defense

A special police force of unpaic
personnel was formed in Takoms
Park last night to serve as q
civilian defense unit in case of g
bombing or other catastrophe.
Mayor Ross H. Beville and the
city councilmen named themselves
and four private citizens as men,
bers of the force. It will be their
duty to prevent panic and to
control traffic in case of an
emergency. Citizens appointed
were Clarence E. Werback, Robert
E. Mohr. John w. Coffman, jr.,
and Elmer j. White.
Members Of the police and fire
departments. and other municipal
employees all will be reappointed
for the fiscal year beginning July
/, it was announced. They will
be sworn in by Mayor Beville at
8 am. Saturday.
The council received word from
the Maryland State Roads Com
mission that a temporary traffic
island will be built at the inter-
section Of East-W highway and
New Hampshire avenue.
Mayor Beville urged the coun-
cilmen and Takoma Park resi-
dents to take part in the celebra
ton of the incorporation of the
town and independence Day,
which will be held July / through
4. Theme Of the four-day cele-
bration will be the Gay Nineties
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Mrs. 6. A. Justusson
Heads Fairfax School
Emergency Groups

Mrs. G. A. Justusson of AMMAN
dale last night was elected presi-
dent of the Fairfax School Emer-
gency Association as the group
voted to remain in existence.
The association originally was
formed to. promote a sos mill
lion bond issue for school con-
struction. Although the bond is
sue has been approved. the asso-
citation feels its help is needed
until classroom overcrowding and
other school problems are met
It will act as a liaison agency
between parents and school au-
thoritieS.
Other officers who were elected
at the meeting last night in Fair
fax High School were: Robert
Carmody, Igloo Village. first vice
president; DR.. E. B. Henderson
Falls Church, second vice presi'
dent; Mrs. Dorothy McDiarmid
Vienna. secretary, and Maj. Silas
M. Ransophor, Route 4, Alexan-
dria, treasurer. ...
The group reiterated its support
of a proposed 1922 million State
school aid program. The pro-
posal would increase State contri-
buttons to counties for each pupil
attending school daily to $100 per
year; provide q $50 million ap-
preparation for the depleted State
Literary Loan fund; provide $10
million for construction and re-
modelling of school buildings in
counties and cities eligible under
the minimum education program
fund, and provide another SIC
million for school improvements
in counties where school enroll
ment has jumped so per cent OF
more since 1914.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for TONIGHT

The schedule Of moving pic
: lures tonight in the summer Com
munity Movie Programs, spon-
sored by The Star on Fairgrounds
Of the Metropolitan Area follows:
Washington. $3.50 PM.
Lafayette, Northampton street
and Broad Branch road NV.
Twin Oaks, Fourteenth and
Taylor streets NV.
Taft, Eighteenth and Otis
streets NE.
Rosedale, Seventeenth and Gale
streets NE.
JEFFERSON. Eighth and,H streets
/ s.W.
] Hillcrest. Thirty second and
Denver streets Sc.
Z Park View, Warder and Otis
I streets NV.
Bundy. Fourth and o streets
NV.
Watts. Sixty-second and Banks
streets NE.
Barry Farms, 1880 Sumner road
Sc.
Arlington, $3.50 PM.
Lyon Village Tennis Courts, Lee
highway and N. Highland street.
Alexandria, 8 PM.
Chinquapin Village.
Montgomery County, 9 Pm.
Bethesda Recreation Center
Wisconsin avenue. at end of Nor
Nwood drive. \
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Prince George; JUDGE
May Jail Speeders

Speeders and reckless drivers
convicted in Prince Georges Coun-
ty in the future may as we'll pre-
pare themselves to serve Jail SEN
tences."
That was the warning issued
in Upper Marlboro Police Court
yesterday by Trial Magistrate Alan
Bowie.
Judge Bowie made the state
ment in sentencing a Washington
man found guilty of two traffic
violations. The charges arose from
q two-car collision Saturday in
which three persons were injured,
none seriously.
3. Things have come to such q
pass" said Judge Bowie, that
Gov. Lane has called all the States
trial magistrates to meet with
him Wednesday," The group is
to see what can be done to halt
the rising toll of life and property
in traffic accidents.
The court fined Phillip P. Hart
man, II, of 1925 New Hampshire
avenue NV. $75 for reckless
driving and $25 for passing a stop
sign at the intersection of Route
Sol and the Marlboro pike.
Hartman'S auto collided with a
car driven by Lyle e. Wright, a.
OF 1903 T street, Bradbury
Heights. Md. Wright was acquit-
ted of a charge of reckless driv-
ing.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
72Injured When Bus Runs Wild
After Auto Hits 1t Broudside

Twelve persons were injured and
more than a score shaken up when
a Capital Transit bus, struck by
an automobile. sideswiped two
other cars, tore down a tree and
fence and hit a house at Tenth
and P streets NV. early today.
All the injured except Patrick
J. McCafferty, "a, of 5708 Ager
road. Hyattsville, Md, driver OF
the car, were released after hos
pital treatment.
Police said the crowded LIE Droit
Park bus. going east on P street
at 1915 am. was struck broad
side by the automobile. headed
north on Tenth street.
Bus Out Of Control.
The bus went out of control,
veering to the left. and after roll
ing about 200 feet. stopped against
scaffolding around a three-story
red brick house at 933 P
street NV.
Damage to the house and an
iron fence was estimated at 81, 900,
to the bus $500 and to the two
parked cars $3.50.
The tree tumbled over the front
end of the bus pinning the driver,
Clifford M. Rice, Al, Of 10 Har-
mony Court, Alexandra. va. It
was several minutes before Fire
Rescue Squad No. l could pull
him out. Bus passengers wriggled
out through a rear emergency
exit.
"A crowd estimated at 1000 per-
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Scouts Troop In,
Jam Pools Here
To Beat Heat

Boy Scouts-298 of them
trooped into the boys swimming
pool yesterday at the YMCA, 173e
G street NV.
Harried pool officials had to
turn away another couple OF hun
dred" youngsters, as the Scouts
marched through q 94-degree
heat wave here on their way to
the National Jamboree at Valley
Forge, Pa.
It was "the biggest day In many
years" for Fred Carl, executive
secretary Of the Boys Branch
YMCA.
He said many went away with
out even a shower. because OF
overcrowding.
The water, said Mr.. Carl, was
still churning at II pm, two
hours past regular closing time.
The Scouts also gave the Am
bassador Hotel pool its biggest
attendance since it opened 20
years ago. according to William
Armstrong. coach of the hotels
swimming club and head Of the
Health and Safety Committee of
the Washington area Scouts.
Mr.. Armstrong said 1000 boys
used the pool between 5 pm. and
midnight.
Evening star., 1950-06-27

sons gathered while the rescue
squad and another ambulance re-
moved the injured to hospitals.
Mr.. McCafferty was admitted to
Emergency Hospital with scalp
cuts and scrapes on arm and back
Two passengers in his car were
treated and released. They were
Norman Knipe. 20. of 1T Com
monwealth avenue. Alexandria.
cut right eye. bruises on shin. and
Paul Baiwir, "a, of SSH Nicholson
street, East Riverdale, Md,
scrapeS.
Bus Passengers Hurt.
Bus passengers treated and re-
leased from Emergency. Garfield
and Freedmens Hospitals:
Annette Fleet, %, colored, of 56
I street S.W., leg and back injuries.
Louise Wells. 80, colored, of 239
Elm street NV. cuts and bruises.
Viola Brown, As, colored, 1643
Sixth street NV, shoulder injury.
Ollie Mason. %, colored, 913 N
street NV. right foot injury.
Mary L. Lewis. so, colored, of
23l o street NV, scalp injury.
Christine Thomas, "a, colored,
of $40 Deerheld avenue, Silver
Spring, thigh bruises.
Richard Stewart. %, of 1924
Fifth street NV, chest injuries.
Jane Mackey. %, colored, 1900
block Fifth street NV. leg and
back injuries. sASH ~ y y
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Fairfax Police Launch
War Against Sale or
Use Of Fireworks

Wholesale war" against the
sale or possession Of illegal fire.
works has been launched by Fair
fax County police.
Already 10 persons have beer
arrested, three of whom yesterday
paid fines Of $50 each. plus court
costs. Other arrests are in pros
pect according to Sergt. Lewis H
Shumate, school safety policeman
for the county.
The 10 persons were seized in
raids over the week end led by
Police Chief Carl H. Mcintosh
and Sergt. Shumate.
Three Of the defendants pleaded
guilty in Fairfax Trail Justice
Court yesterday before Judge
Harry L. Carrico. The others face
hearings in the same court tomor-
row or Friday.
Two of those paying fines
Lewis T. Radford, 20. of the 270O
block of North First street, Airing
ton, and James A. Orrison, %, of
Box 324, Falls Church-were
charged with sale and possession
of illegal fireworks. william L.
Covington, jr., of Box 152. Falls
Church was charged only with
possession of them.
Police said they arrested Rad
ford at a stand on Lee highway,
next to the fremont Gardens
apartments, near Falls Church.
Orrison and Covington were ar
rested at a stand on Leesburg pike,
near Tyson's Corner.
The police safety officer said
the county has an ordinance pro-
hibiting sale or possession Of ex-
plosive fireworks and also retrict-
ing use of non-explosive type fire.
works-such q sparklers-to the
property of the individual owning
them.
Similar fireworks regulations
apply in the District and Falls
Church, allowing sale Of nom
explosive fireworks only.
The State of Maryland, as well
as Arlington and Alexandria. have
outlawed fireworks Of all types.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Citykanager
Proposal Gains
|nFaI|sChurch
Council Approves
Measure to Fill
Strong New Post

A proposed ordinance to estab-
lish the procedure for filling the
strong city manager" position set
UP In the new charter was given
preliminary approval by the Falls
Church Council last night.
The council amended draft Of
the suggested measure to provide
that Mayor Albert M. Orme, after
adoption of the ordinance. must
appoint committee to advertise
for applicants.
A public hearing on the pro-
posal will be held July 10.
The present city manager, Roy
F. Dunn. has held the post three
years. The powers, derived from
the old charter and ordinances,
have been far short of those to be
exercised under the proposed reor-
ganization.
In other actions last night, the
Council reappointed Joseph w.
Seay and John A. johnson to the
School Board for three-year terms.
Terms End Friday.
The terms of Mr.. Seay. MIR.
johnson and Rex Hinshaw expire
Friday. Mr.. Hinshaw reported he
would be unable to serve again.
The charter provides that the
present nine-member board be re-
duced to six by dropping one po-
sition each year for three years.
The Council agreed to study
collection of property taxes quar-
terly. rather than annually, as at
present.
James e. Ferguson, city treas
urer, credited per cent penalty,
effective the day after taxes are
due In December, as largely re-
sponsible for collection of 81 per
cent Of 1949 real estate revenue.
He recommended that a similar
penalty, increasing at the rate of
per cent a month, be provided on
collection of personal property
taxes. This proposal also will be
considered by the Council.
Water Loan Approved.
Negotiation of a $50, 900 loan to
pay for water system extensions
was approved.
The construction includes a 12-
inch main encircling the city and
installations connecting the WILL
ston Apartments at Seven Corners.
The Council approved extension
Of the sewer system to the. prop
erty line Of the American Legion
Home on North Oak street.
A contract for improvement of
drainage on West street was
awarded to Arlington Asphalt Co.
on a low bid of approximately
1900.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Baltimore Plans Defense
Against A-Bomb Attack

BALTIMORE. June 27 (P).-
Medical. health. welfare and Red
Cross authorities in Baltimore are
expected to submit concrete plans
by August l for civilian defense
in event Of an atomic attack.
The call was issued yesterday
by Paul L. Holland. city director
Of civil defense.
Action was spurred by advice of
experts that two well-placed atom
bombs might wipe out 80 per cent
of the medical and nursing ia
cilities Of the city.
ut is imperative that we de-
wise a plan that depends on out
side medical aid and nursing IA
cilities be rushed to the city from
neighboring counties and cities
and towns distant from Balti-
more" he added.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Six Elected in Brentwood
And University Park

Six candidates for town Offices
in University Park and Brentwood
yesterday were elected without
opposition.
Elected Mayor OF University
Park was Howard F. Mooney, who
formerly was 3rd ward Council
man. F. Carroll Howard was
chosen to succeed him in the 3rd
ward, and Harry Eisenhauer was
reelected to the lst ward Council
seat. Richard F. Bullock was
elected treasurer.
In Brentwood, William N. Ma
haffey and Percy r. Fulton were
reelected Councilmen from the
3rd and 4th wards.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Harrington 10 Boost
Rents Average Of 9%;
Some Up 25%;FewCut

Notices of rent increases aver
aging little over 8 per cent have
been mailed to tenants Of the 3,439
apartment units at darlington in
Arlington. Some of the increases
range as high as Is per cent.
William A. Ziegler. general man
ager of the Fairmac Corp, which
operates both darlington and the
Mclean Gardens in Washington,
said the increases. and in some
cases decreases. will become effec-
tive August for present tenants
and Immediately for new ones.
Some residents, those who signed
leases. will receive as much as a
$5.25 reduction in rent, while
others will pay as high as $22 q
month more. The latter increases
affect about 800 of the three-bed-
room type apartments, MIR. Zieg-
Ter said.
Tenants who signed two-year
leases in December, 1948, will not
be affected by any increases until
next December 81, although those
entitled to reductions will get them
before that time, Mr.. ziegler
added. ''s+4F-s z
The corporation said it had ad-
yised tenants there would be a re-
adjustment in the rent schedule
"iI1 order that the rents may more
clearly reflect the relative values
OF the various suites" Considerae
ton was given to location In the
project and apartment buildings,
floor area and general desirability,
the corporation explained.
About one-third of the tenants
had signed two-year leases, Mr..
Ziegler reported. Fairlington
apartment rents include all utili-
ties and individual storeroom priv
ileges, he said.
State control of rents ended
Sunday. the corporation pointed
out.
Evening star., 1950-06-27

baby was burned slightly on the
right foot.
Mr.. Miller, who is 20 and a tel
Ter at the Liberty National Bank
said he spoke to boy in the
neighborhood who told him he saw
another boy approach the car
riage, strike match and throw II
under the buggy. This boy. it was
said, then was seen to throw away
a match-book and run away.
"The carriage was burned to a
crisp Mr. Miller declared. It was
made az wood and leather. and
nothing sbut the framework was
left.
In inspecting the scene, he said
he found three burned matches.
Police said they thought only one
of these matches was recently
ignited. and the other two were
burned some time ago. The Fire
Marshals Office also is investigat-
ing.
DR.. Mugmon is a native of AS
bury Park, N. j. He has been here
about IS years. and has been in
medical practice for 10 years. He
served four years in the war and
was discharged as a major.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Battle Must Decide
On Calling Assembly
For Bazile Inquiry
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

RICHMOND, June 27.-Any ac-
ton on a request that q special
session of the General Assembly
be called to investigate charges
leveled against Circuit Court
Judge Leon Bazile is up to Gov.
Battle.
The Governor had no immedi-
ate comment yesterday on the
accusations, which Judge Bazile
branded as a tissue of lies" They
were made in a letter to the Gov
ernor requesting the special ses-
sion by Horace T. Morrison, COM
monwealth's attorney of King
George County.
In his letter. Mr.. Morrison at
tackled Judge Bazile's conduct OF
a trial which saw a Coast Guards
man acquitted on charge of at
tempted rape. He said he was
ready to testify before the proper
body" on other instances in which
he alleged Judge Bazile had vio-
lated his oath of Office.
The judge countered with a
statement that the real reason for
an attack on him grew out of
what he termed Mr.. Morrison's S
inability to draw a proper in
dictment in q perjury case"
One Of the charges by Mr.. Nor
rison. of what he alleged was "a
series of acts" by Judge Bazile
warranting investigation, was that
the judge personally selected a
man from a list Of prospective
jurors to replace a man the COM
monwealth's attorney had asked
be removed.
Commenting on the charge,
Judge Bazile said that "tf1e man
selected stands head and shoulders
above the majority of the people
In his community, including the
commemorative attorney"
Mr.. Morrison's charges consti-
tuted the second attack this year
on Bazile, who serves the Fifteenth
judicial Circuit. His reelection as
Judge was opposed during the
General Assembly's 1850 session
by a group headed by Delegate
William j. Gibson of Fredericks-
burg.
B At that time, MIR. Gibson
charged Judge Bazile had beer
guilty Of conduct unbecoming q
judge, but the legislature subse-
quently reelected the judge fol
another six-year term. =
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Soil Improvement Topic
OF College Park Meeting

Plans for Improvement of Mary
land soils will be discussed at Col
lege Park tomorrow. by represel
|tatives of State agricultural aaen-
cies and the Maryland Farm
Bureau.
The group will meet at the az
riculture building at the Univer-
sity Of Maryland. They will re-
view practices proposed d-in the ma
tional soil building program with
a view toward their adaptation
to Maryland. ~
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Barrett Closes
Case as Richitt
Regrets Incident
Hos Complied With
Order, Chief Soys of
Six-Word Statement

Police Chief Robert j. Barrett
made it clear today that. 30 far
as he is concerned. a six-word
statement from. Capt. Anthony
Richitt has closed the four month
old case without a public hearing.
Both Maj. Barrett and his IN.
spectors had demanded q public
apology from Capt. Richitt.
Accompanied by his attorney.
Robert E. Lynch. Capt. Richitt
came into the police pressroom
late yesterday afternoon and an
nounced he had a statement to
make.
u regret the incident ever oc-
CURED he said.
He refused. with a smile, TO say
whether or not that was the pub
lie apology he had been ordered
TO make.
Complied With Order.
When Mai, Barrett was asked
by reporters If the six words had
been agreed on as the apology.
Maj Barrett simply said:
He has complied with the
order"
Before going to the preSsroom,
Capt. Richitt had been closeted
twice with Mai. Barrett yesterday.
Both interviews were short. but
the second time. Mr.. Lynch ac-
companied Capt. Richitt to Mai.
Barrett's Office. and Capt. Richitt
was smiling broadly when he
emerged.
Capt. Richitt has been the focal
point of Police Department con-
troversy since February 8, when he
was transferred from the third
to the eighth precinct. At a press
conference the night of his trans
fer. he blamed it on what he had
told the House District subcommit-
tee then investigating crime.
Board Action Recommended.
The subcommittee held a two
day hearing and the following
week Special Assistant Corporation
Counsel Daniel B. Maher started
his investigation of what ha
termed evidence tending to show
perjury was committed before the
subcommittee.
Mr.. Makers report to the Com
missioners was made on April 8
and released June /. It recon-
mended trial board action against
Capt. Richitt.
Mai. Barrett put the question
to his inspectors. They recon-
mended against trial board &C.
ton, but demanded that Capt.
Richitt apologize both to Mai.
Barrett and. to Inspector John r.
Jef1eries. Capt. Richitt had tes-
tified that Inspector Jefferies or.
Idered him to make a false report
ION a gambling place.
mo Comment. Says Gernbofer.
The inspectors also recommend
ed a reprimand for Capt. Richitt
and warnings for Sergt. Arthur B,
Gernhofer and Pvt. Ernest N.
Reid. both of whom became in.
volved In the Richitt case. Both
Maj. Barrett and the inspectors
left the door open for trial board
action, If any of the three men
were unsatisfled with the dec!-
sionS.
Capt. Richitt's prompt trip to
the pressroom indicated he was
not going to ask for trial board
action. Sergt. Gernhofer said he
had no comment to make what
soever." Pvt. Reid could not be
reached Immediately.
Maj. Barrett said he was ap-
proving the report of the inspec-
tors without reference to the Com
missioners or further review BY
any other authority.
He explained the reprimand
by the inspectors will be noted in
Capt. Richitt's record.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
McNoyr to Speak

Irving G. McNayr, Montgomery
County manager, will discuss
Plyers Mill road drainage prob
lens with the Oakland Terrace
Citizens Association at the
groups meeting at 8 pm. tomor-
row in the Kensington fire house.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Police Rookie Arrested
In Roanoke Robbery
BY the Assseia,ed Press

ROANOKE. Va. June 27.-
James I. Huffman, 23-year-old
rookie policeman, was arrested
last night on warrant charging
HOUSEKEEPING and grand larceny
in connection with the robbery of
a Market Square hardware store
last July.
Police Supt. S. A. Bruce said
Huffman, who had been on the
police force year and half. was
relieved from duty last Friday.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
BeeIer Seeks denomination

BERKELEY SPRINGS. w. Va.
June n Especially State Senator
Harvey D. Beeler. Republican. OF
this city, has fled papers seeking
denomination In the August ]
primary.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Church Chicken Dinner

The Ladies Guild of the st.
Barnabas Church, Oxon Hill, Md,
will hold a fried chicken dinner
at 5 pm. tomorrow at the church
hall.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Comp Fund
New Contributions
Acknowledged

Additional contributions TO The
Evening Star Summer Camp Fund
acknowledged today are:
Previously acknowledged slS.5los4