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Evening star., 1950-06-28
County 10 Use New Wing
OF Courthouse Auq. IS

Arlington County will begin TO
occupy the new wing OF It's court
house on August Is. when the
police department will move into
the basement. A. T.. Lundberg.
county manager. announced yes
terCay.
The office Of the clerk of the
court is scheduled to be moved
into the $620. 900 addition on Au-
gust %. The remainder of the
three-story structure will be oc-
cupied by September /.
The addition will increase total
courthouse office space by about
two-thirds. Two temporary build
ings will be torn down, but the
old jail may be retained for juve-
nile cases.
Mr.. Lundberg spoke yesterday
at a news conference. the first
TO be held un1er a new policy of
twice-weekly meetings with the
press.
County employees will not work
Monday. the manager announced,
giving them a four-day holiday
over the Fourth of July week end.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Safety Patrols Record
Warning 10 Motorists

Boy and girl members of the
School Safety Patrols have re-
corded a series of spot anounce-
ments for Radio Station WWDC
warning motorists to drive care
fully and to Watch Out, Schools
Out"
The students used in making
the recorded announcements were
George Playdon and Gary Boyd of
Ager Road Elementary School:
Bill Lacey and Judy Curtis, Grant
Elementary School; Anita march,
and Lee Anna Hammond of Gen.
trail Junior High School and Rob-
ert Chipperfield of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School.
The announcements will be used
daily throughout the summer.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
7 Conviets Escape Camp
After Handwriting Guard
By she Assoeio,ed Pres,

STAUNTON, Va, June ga
widespread search is under way
for two prisoners who escaped
yesterday from State Prison Camp
4 at Parnassus by overpowering
"a guard, Handwriting him and
locking him in a cell.
The two are James Wilson, jr.,
20. of Highland. serving eight
years for attempted murder, and
Randolph Lee, 81. of Roanoke,
serving five years for house
breaking.
A third prisoner-Austin W.
Willoughby, 81. of Charlottesville
serving a year for a misdemeanor
also escaped but was recaptured
All fled on foot, according to
Prison Guard Ray p. Briggs. who
said they were unsuccessful in at
tempting to steal three cars at the
camp.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Fairfax County Is Given
State School Approval

Fairfax County is a step nearer
receiving its grant from the State
for school construction.
The county's school board was
advised last night that the State
has approved the county's four
year school building program
This is the first requirement he
fore the county can apply for
its grant which has been esti.
mated at 100000.
The four-year school building
program set-up by the county
contemplates SIS new buildings or
additions to be built at an esti-
mated cost of SIG million. This
includes the schools that are to
be built with funds from a S10.5
million school construction bond
issue voters approved recently.
The bonds are expected to be sold
next month.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Arlington Rent Rise
Predicted If School
Bond Issue Passes

John Locke Green. Arlington
County treasurer. has written to
64 apartment owners suggesting
that they tell their tenants that
adoption of a proposed $S.7 mil
lion school bond issue may require
rent increases.
Mr.. Green predicted that ap-
proval of the issue will undoubt-
edly mean that within the next
two or three years. the tax rate
will be close to IS per 500 of
property valuation He pointed
out that in the last five years the
rate has increased from $2.85 to
1858.
The treasurer said the letters
were sent June IA at his own
expense.
One firm receiving the letter,
the Fairmac Corp, inclosed mime
ographed copies of Mr.. Green's
letter with notices of rent raises
to its darlington tenants.
Mr.. Green said he believes the
country should build its schools on
pay-as-you-go basis.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Arlington Sets Hearing
On Types Of Schools
To Be Built in County

A public hearing on what type
OF schools Arlington County
should build will be held at 8 pm.
tomorrow at Kate Waller Barrett
elementary school. 4400 N. Hen
derson road.
The school board, sponsor Of the
discussion. will present figures on
expenditures made under the cur
rent $4.5 million bond issue.
Several citizens groups have
endorsed a bond issue of approx
imately SO million to finance ad-
ditional school construction.
To Sell Remainder
Last night the school board
agreed to sell the remaining
$2.25 million OF the present bond
issue.
. Bids will be requested by July
t13 on construction of a new gym
nasium and IL science classrooms
at Washington-Lee high school
and new gymnasium, cafeteria
and shop for Hoffman-Boston high
school for colored students.
A portion of the funds will be
used to complete Mckinley ele-
mentary school in Dominion Hills.
In other action the board ap-
pointed William r. Kier as prin-
cipal of Dolly Madison Junior
High School. For the past two
years Mr.. Kier has headed the
temporary junior high school at
Thomas Nelson Page School.
Kier Succeeds Paulette.
Mr.. Kier will succeed Edward
w. Paulette. who has been named
director Of research for County
schools.
AS principal at Peyton Ran
dolph and Pickett Elementary
Schools, the board appointed
Marion Taylor. who has been as
sistant principal at Claude Swan
son Junior High School.
At $50 am. Saturday, in con-
nection with its study of types of
school buildings, the board will
sponsor a bus tour Of schools in
Arlington, Fairfax County and
Persons desiring to make the
trip will be asked to sign slips at
the meeting tomorrow night or
call the school board by Friday
noon.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
By Jeonne Rogers

Their first day at camp. yes
terday. was a wide-eyed one-also
a firing one.
Camps Good will and Pleasant,
a whoop and q holler from Tri-
angle, Va. were alive with boys
and girls.
Kids-240 of them-seemed to
pop UP from behind every tree in
Prince William Forest Park.
The white youngsters. who
had arrived at Camp Good Will
on Monday. were the first batch
of the summers expected total of
720. Camp Pleasant, for colored
children, opened yesterday.
All needy children. their two
week camping sessions were made
possible through the Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund and the
United Community Services.
There were tears. That old
disease. homesickness, can hit a
9-year-old as hard and suddenly
as the fellow almost in his teens.
Hunger Replaces Tears.
Counselors, however - college
students and teachers-have a
habit of walking the little sobbing
figures the long way back" to
the cabin. At the trails end, the
shaky, unsettled feeling usually
gives way to hunger.
A bugle blew. Its chanted trans
lation: Come get the beans"
Out of the brown, .roomy cab
ins-and scrubbed till sunburn
gave off glow of its own-they
came on the double.
Members Of some units already
had set the tables in the mess
hall, sometime between swimming,
games and crafts. Everything went
like clockwork. The food went,
too. 1t just vanished.
Shop for Candy.
Then the second round began.
The starter was a trip to the PIX.
There, the children, supplied with
so cents for two weeks. from one
source or another usually the
social agency fingered over the
candy of their eventual choice.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
S325,OOO Authorized
As School Bond Issue
In Prince Georges

The Prince Georges County
Board of Education yesterday was
given authority by the county
commissioners to issue up to
$325.000 in bonds to meet extra
construction costs and for new
school sites.
This will make possible a $780,
900 contract for additions to the
Wildercroft and Lanham Elemen-
tary Schools projects held up be-
causce previous bids were more
than $4,000 above estimates.
School Supt. G. Gardner Shu-
gart said that $4,000 would be
added to the Wildercroft-Lanham
projects and another $50,o0e
would be spent for new sites. The
rest of the bond issue money, he
added, would serve as a reserve.
Mr.. Shugart said the Schriber
Contracting Co. Of Washington,
which submitted the low bid for
constructing four more classrooms
at the Wildercroft school and q
general purpose room at the Lam
ham school. would be awarded the
contract Immediately.
The commissioners directed that
contractors on school projects
submit plans to the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission for approval re-
gardless of whether the locations
are within the sgency's jurisdic-
ton.
The latter action was the result
OF q dispute between Perce Wolfe,
the commissions building inspec-
tor for the county, and Paul n.
Kea. Hyattsville architect.
Mr.. Wolfe charged that irregu-
larities have occurred in the
building OF the new Brandywine
Elementary School and said his
ONCE Cannot condone them +"
Even though Brandywine is out
side the Planning Commissions
jurisdiction, Mr.. Wolfe said, his
Office attempted to inspect the
project at the request of the com
missioners.
Mr.. Wolfe said inspections dis
closed what would have been vio-
lations Of the county's building
code.
Mr.. Kea said his ONCE would
cooperate in the future.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Early Census Figures
Give Prince Georges
Lead in D. T.. Area

Prince Georges County is ex-
pected to show the largest nu-
merical growth of any suburban
county in the Metropolitan Area
Of Washington. based on prelim-
mary figures Of the 1850 census.
The releases so far have shown
Montgomery County in the top
spot with a population increase of
1917 since 1910. However, in
dications are that the Prince
Georges figures will surpass this.
It's 10-year growth also seemed
to place Prince Georges ahead of
Montgomery as the largest of the
Washington suburban counties.
Preliminary figures show that
Montgomery County now has 1885,
829 residents.
Early Estimates Too Low.
Census officials are not making
any fiat predictions, however.
They say the report submitted to
headquarters from the district
field Office in Annapolis were
high enough to be interesting"
and the totals are now in the
process of rechecking.
However. officials did indicate
that published estimates of a pop
ulation total for Prince Georges
in the neighborhood of l70,0 900
were too low.
The county, in 1910, had a pop
ulation total of 89,490, compared
to Montgomery's s3,912. On the
basis of present predictions, it
seemed possible that Prince
Georges might top the Montgom-
cry percentage of growth of 95.5
per cent.
Baltimore County Leads.
Meanwhile preliminary popula-
tion figures from Baltimore Coun-
ty showed a population of 269,-
362-assuring it the top place
among Maryland counties.
The new figure showed a growth
OF almost rs per cent over the
1910 population of 155,s25-its
biggest increase since the first
census in 1890.
The county figures completed
population counts for all OF Mary
land with the exception of Balti-
more City and Anne Arundel and
Prince Georges Counties.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Man Identified as Sergeant
At Fl. Myer Kills Himself

A man believed to be M/Sergt
Roy Mays Washburn, 81. of South
Post. Fort Myer. Va, killed him
self yesterday at Savannah, Ga,
by attaching a garden hose to the
exhaust pipe of his car and rum
ming it inside.
Coroner Harold w. Smith re-
ported the case as suicide, and
said Sergt Washburn had been
dead about 10 hours when found.
An officer at the post confirmed
that a Sergt. Washburn had been
attached there. but declined to
give further information pending
notification of next of kin.
A military pass and a drivers
license were found on the body,
made out to Sergt. Washburn. No
furlough or transfer papers were
found. the Associated Press re-
ported.
The motor Of the car had run
until it drained the gasoline tank
Evening star., 1950-06-28
DrainageSuryey
Authorized for
Potomac Basin
House Unit Approves
$4,000 Study; Funds
Already Available
BY Harold B. Rogers

A comprehensive survey OF the
Potomac River drainage basin in
Virginia. Maryland and West Vir-
ginia will be made by the Agri-
culture Department. with q view
to saving soil and preventing river
pollution.
This was assured by action Of
the House Public Works Com
mittee yesterday. when 1t approved
a resolution authorizing the sur
vey, to cost about $4,000, The
funds already are available for
the Soil Conservation Service OF
the Department from sums pre-
viously appropriated by CongresS.
No further legislation is needed.
The house committee authorized
the scientific study Of this basin,
after hearing strong recommends.
tions from officials OF the Inter
state Commission on the Potomac
River Basin.
Cotton Tells Of Soil Loss.
Edward r. Cotton. director Of
the commission, told the com
mittee everything possible should
be done to clean up pollution IN
the Potomac. especially that
caused by mud.
Farm soil washed into the river.
he said. not only is a great loss
to the land. but causes more dam
age to fish and aquatic life In the
stream than sanitary and indus
trial pollution.
The mud load in the Potomac
at Washington last year, for in
stance, he reported. was 1850, 900
tons, according to scientific tests
made by Army Corps of Engineers.
This does not include sand and
gravel, he said. which runs to
about 100000 tons additional.
Saving to Filter Plants.
The soil washed down the
Potomac annually, Mr.. Cotton
reported. amounts to actually
losing 80 million cubic feet of
top soil from the land. This 10
equivalent. he said. to six inches
of top soil over 1900 acres, or
two square miles OF farm land.
II the mud content OF the
river could be reduced here to
a reasonable figure" he esti-
mated. there would be a savings Of
more than $4,000 a year in oper-
alton of the city filter plants.
Furthermore. 1t has been es-
timated that 10000 cubic yards
Of silt must be removed from the
river in this area every year to
maintain the depth OF the ship
channel.
The House Public Works Com
mittee also approved a preliminary
examination by the Corps Of En-
gineers Of the South Branch of
the Potoamc River to determine
whether better flood control cav
be managed in the area. The sum
Of $4,000 was recommended for
the survey.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Death Sentencing Sci
Friday for Tyler
In Store Killings

william A. Tyler. jr., 10, is to
be sentenced Friday for the first
degree murder of two Lansburgh
81 Bro. watchmen last April.
A District Court jury Of eight
women and four men convicted
him late yesterday. The convic-
ton carries a mandatory death
penalty.
The jury had deliberated less
than an hour when it notified q
court attache it had reached q
verdict. The verdict was not re-
ported until nearly an hour and
a half later. however, because
Judge Alexander Holtzof was
attending the cornerstone laying
ceremony for the new courthouse.
Tyler who is colored, took the ver-
dict calmly.
The jury convicted Tyler on two
counts The prosecution had
elected to abandon five counts OF
the seven-count indictment re-
turned against Tyler. The defend
ant, who is colored, took the
verdict calmly.
The jury found the defendant
guilty of fatally stabbing the two
watchmen while committing the
crime of housebreaking into the
department store. The watchmer
were Oliver r. Hess, 81, and John
c. Carpenter, 81.
Prosecution evidence included:
/. A confession police said Tyler
made to them.
2. A statement regarding the
killings, which Earl w. Gilkey
classification officer at the Dis
trict Jail. testified Tyler made tt
him.
3. A statement United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence
testified that Tyler made to him
regarding the killings.
4. Re-enactment of the crime.
by Tyler. as witnessed and testi.
fed to by John L. Mcintosh, op.
Grating manager of the depart.
ment store.
Police and other witnesses testi.
fed Tyler had made the confes.
sion and other statements volun.
tarily. Defense counsel argued
Tyler had made statements after
lengthy questioning and because
he was "cuffed around" by police
Prosecutors were Assistant
United States Attorneys Cecil r
Heflin and Raymond E. Baker.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
speeder Gets 30 Days
In Maryland Court
By ihe Asseeioted Pres,

FREDERICK. Md. June 28.-
Franklin E. Rifle. 81. Of Thur
mont. drew a 30-day Jail sentence
for driving car at speed of
more than 70-miles-an hour on
U. S. Route 40.
Magistrate Manuel M. Wein-
berg set the penalty yesterday. on
the eve of a Baltimore meeting
of magistrates with Gov. Lane to
discuss highway safety and the
problem presented by speeders.
State police testified they had
paced Riffle at speeds up to 85
miles an hour near Frederick on
June II.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Boy Camper Loses Leg
In 75-MM. She'll Blast
by the Assoeieted Press

CAMP RITCHIE, Md, June 23
"A 12-year-old Baltimore boy at
tending a police boys club camp
here was seriously hurt yesterday
in an explosion of a 75-mm. shell,
Blayne Yingling was found ly-
ing In the woods with shell frag-
ment wounds in his abdomen, left
leg and right foot.
He was taken to a Waynesboro
Pa, hospital, where his left leg
was amputated.
Military authorities were unable
to explain how the shell came to
be in the woods or what caused 1t
to 60 OF.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
l. Lee Been, Jr., Elected
By ArIinqton G. of G.

L. Lee Bean, jr., Arlington
attorney, last night was elected
president of the Arlington Junior
Chamber Of Commerce at a meet
ing in the Colonial Village ball
room, on Wilson boulevard.
Other officers elected are: Roc
CO Pomponio. internal vice presi-
dent; Alfred w. Gardiner, ex-
ernal vice president; Alfred M.
Bell, secretary; Anthony Denice,
treasurer, and Robert j. Malecki,
State director. Board directors
are Robert E. Skinner, Lynn
Stuckey and Kenneth Ludwig.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight
Washington, $3.50 PM.

washington, $3.50 PM.
Chevy Chase, Forty-first and
Livingston streets NV.
Takoma. Fourth and Van Buren,
streets NV.
Turkey Thicket, Tenth and
Michigan avenue NE.
Davis. Forty-fourth place and
H street Sc.
Hine. Seventh and c streets Sc.
Congress Heights, Savannah
street and Randall place Sc.
Howard, Fourth and w streets
NV.
Happy Hollow. Eighteenth street
and Kalorama road NV.
Langston. 2210 H street NE.
Lincoln, Sixth and L streets Sc.
Arlington, $3.50 PM.
Shirley Homes Playground,
Twenty-eighth and South Mead
streets.
Alexandria, PM.
Parker Madden.
Montgomery County, 8 PM.
Rock Creek Recreation Center,
East Leland street and Beach
drive.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Cab Firm Threatens
Court Action 10 Cut
Prince Georges Fare

Reduced taxicab fares in Prince
Georges County and court action
to determine validity Of the
county's cab regulations were in
prospect today.
County Cab Inspector Harry G.
Mercer was directed by the county
commissioners yesterday to study
rates now charged.
The court action was threatened
by the Silver Spring Cab Co.,
operator of 80 cabs, which was
denied permission to pick up fares
in Prince Georges County in re-
sporise to telephone calls.
Henry A. Babcock, an attorney
for the company, said suit would
be filed contesting the commits
sioners action. He said his COM
pany could provide service at
lower rates than now charged by
Prince Georges cab operators. Mr..
Babcock added the company could
not afford to pay $25 for each cab
operating in the county.
Rezoning Petitions Ignored.
The commissioners refused re-
hearing for a rezoning petition
which ended in a 2-to-2 tie vote
previously. The new hearing was
requested by Waldo Burnside at
torney for owners of property at
1912 Hamilton street, Hyattsville,
for which commercial zoning was
sought.
In other business the board:
Directed Jerrold v. Powers, its
counsel, to collect $40,141 in de-
linquent personal property taxes
for 1949. Treasurer James B.
Bland reported so corporations
and several hundred" individuals
are tardy.
Ordered Mr.. Powers to investi-
gate the possibility Of using 81, 500
in excess administrative funds Of
the Welfare Department for pay
ing bonuses to certain workers in
that office for good work" during
the year. Mrs. Richard C.. Zant-
Finger, welfare board chairman,
and c. Norris Hartman, a board
member, also asked that $2,500 be
included in the next years budget
for the same purpose.
Agreed to meet at 8 a m. Satur-
day at Upper Marlboro to act on
resolutions revising portions of
the county government in con-
formity with provisions of the
Sothoron Law. which goes into
effect the same day.
Long Fourth Holiday.
Announced that both Monday
and Tuesday Of next week would
be observed as holidays by county
employees. The commissioners will
meet Wednesday instead of Tues
day.
Set 10 am. July 81 for hearing
protests against 1851 property as
Sessments from the Oxon Hill
election district and new subdivi-
Sions.
Denied Vincent H. Cumberland
permission to operate an auto re-
pair shop at 5218 Marlboro pike,
Hillside, and granted permission
to University City. Inc. to oper-
ate a gas station at University
lane and Guilford road, University
City.
Approved creation OF Special
Improvement District No. Al in
the Addison road and Central
avenue area. near Seat Pleasant.
Set II am. July 18 as the hour
for opening bids on proposed
street and storm drainage i'm
provements along Fifty-seventh
avenue, Tuxedo. in Special I'm
r1rOynmanf nistrict Nh IA
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Mrs. l. 6. Trevey Named
To Post in Rockville

Appointment of Mrs. Louise G.
Trevey. Rockville, as his deputy
was announced today by Mont
gomery County Register Of Wills
Walter c. Clarke.
Mrs. Trevey, who succeeds Mrs.
Evelyn G. Godsall. has been a
clerk In Mr.. Clarke's office for
the last six years.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Bus Rodios to Be Tried Out

NORFOLK. Va. June 20 (R.-
The Virginia Transit Co. Is con-
sidering the introduction Of radio
programs for Norfolk and Rich
mond bus patrons. but plans TO
test public reaction through ex-
perimental installations before
making any permanent arrange.
ments.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
Illness of Fuirfox Boy
Diagnosed as Polio

The illness of a 5-year-old Fair
fax County boy has been dag
nosed as polio at Children's Hos
pital.
The boy. who lives in Jefferson
Manor. was admitted to the hos
pital Sunday. DR.. H. c. Bradford
said 1t was mild paralytic case.
He said it is the county's third
polio case this year.
Evening star., 1950-06-28
7rumon's Fancy Car
Stalls UDtH Rescue
BY Secret Service
by the Asseciased Press

President Truman's fancy
limousine had to have a push
yesterday as he left the White
House to lay the cornerstone
Of the new United States
Court Building.
1t wasn't the fault of the
car, the driver explained later.
He forgot and had the auto
matte drive in gear when the
President got in.
The starter won't work
when the automatic drive is
in gear. The Secret Service
car behind it pushed it for
several yards before the motor
started.
Evening star., 1950-06-28

The half dollar, by the way. is
deposited.
This was followed by a rest Pc
riod, more organized activities
and another swir11-the small fry's
choice.
If two lakes were ever way over
capacity on splashes and wriggling
humanity, it was Tomahawk and
Evening star., 1950-06-28
July ) to Be Work Duy

RICHMOND, June 28 R.-
July 3 will not be State holiday,
Gov. Battle said yesterday He
pointed out that the law already
provides 13 holidays for State en-
ployes.
Evening star., 1950-06-28

1t was full Of things like flag
raising. unpacking, gathering fire.
wood, making square corner"
beds. tours of the camps-asking
million questions. listening to
the same number of instructions.
It was thinking the counselor
sure has big muscles" rs so
pretty" It was feeling a blister a
Evening star., 1950-06-28

sneaker has rubbed and remem-
bering to 60 to the infirmary about
it. 1t was whispering to a cabin
mate: III learn to swim this year
-ifn I drown to do it,
Well. it was simply 240s kids and
two small camps to hold them on
opening day-and the rest Of the
two weeks.
Evening star., 1950-06-28

Crystal. The noise was like a
Dodgers roofing section on home
ground. Everyone minded orders,
though. Everything was safe.
Plenty to Do.
This is but a fraction of the
opening day schedule. beginning
at 7:l5 am, ending at 8 pm
Taps" and lights out"