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Evening star., 1950-05-24
Colonial Beach Mayor
To Confer With Battle
On Gambling Piers
BY the Associafed Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 24.-Gov.
Battle will confer tomorrow morn
ing with two Colonial Beach Off
cials who want to enlist his aid
in preventing gambling on piers
extending from the town into
the Potomac River under the juris-
diction of Maryland.
They also will discuss with the
Governor what. if anything, can
be done about the presence of a
pleasure ship lying off-shore being
prepared for slot machines and
sales of liquor by the drink.
Mayor Norman F. Brewington
and Town Attorney George Mason,
jr., of Colonial Beach, are sched-
uled to talk with the Governor.
Meanwhile, it was disclosed that
Virginia's Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board has denied permits for
two Maryland alcoholic beverage
distributors to haul beer into this
State to supply the gambling ship
and pier at Colonial Beach.
One Of the distributors denied
a permit, however. told reporter
he will haul beer down the Po-
tomac by boat if necessary.
Evening star., 1950-05-24

Rare South African frogs, which
have clawed toes, no teeth, no
tongue and eat with their front
feet, are disporting themselves in
the Fish and Wildlife aquarium in
the Commerce Building.
Strictly aquatic, SO males of the
xenopus laevis species have been
given to Director John G. Pearson
by a Baltimore firm, which i'm
ports them to be used by labora-
tories for determining pregnancy.
Only the females can be used in
the tests, but, as Mr.. Pearson
pointed out. "the natives who
gather them get a little careless
and often pick up the males, too. -"
The test injects a woman's urine
specimen into the female frog. If
there is pregnancy, the frog will
begin to lay eggs within 2 to IL
hours.
Laboratories also use mice and
rabbits and have used, with about
rs per cent success, a plain old
common American frog called the
pickerel or grass frog. Mr.. Pear
son also has one of the pickerels
picked up last summer at Great
Falls.
The clawed-toed African variety
are dainty gourmets compared to
the boorish eating lunge of most
frogs. They pick up their ration
of minced raw beef in either
"hand" and carry it to their
mouths. They eat only in water.
Evening star., 1950-05-24

Georgia avenue to Dale drive, o.
mile; Browns lane, from Wiscon-
sin avenue to Saul road. l mile
and from Saul road to Garrett
Park road, IL miles.
Also, road from Comus to Route
240, 3 miles; road from Comus
to Hyattstown, miles; Seven
Locks road. from Rockville tc
Bradley boulevard, 5 miles; South
Glenn road from the end of the
existing pavement to Route 1879
is miles; road between Route
240 and Washington Grove,
mile; Stoney Greek road. neal
it's intersection with River road
IA miles; Jones Bridge road, be-
tween Connecticut and Wiscon.
sin avenues, l mile, and Newport
Mill road, from Viers Mill roac
to Lincoln avenue. l mile.
Drainage projects were recon-.
mended in the following areas
County road to Rock Creek
Kensington; Cherry Tree lane
Woodmoor; Glenbrook road ex.
tended, Bethesda; Suburban Hos.
pital area, Bethesda; Daniel road
Bethesda. and Elm street, Glen
brook subdivision.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Annapolis Annexation
Expands Size 7 Times
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

ANNAPOLIS. May 24.-This
historic, 30l-year-old city. home
OF the Naval Academy, expands its
area by seven times tomorrow and
adds 9,450 to its population.
Residents of II fringe communi-
ties voted l,o56 to 943 yesterday
to annex them to the city.
Ordinances already enacted by
the city council put the changes
into legal effect tomorrow. Tight
ly packed "crabtown" grows from
1877 to SIS square miles, its popu-
lation goes from $500 to about
$4,000 and its assessed valuation
jumps from s13,763, $50 to s2l.-
72l,511 all in one big bursting of
the seams.
The communities voting to come
within the city limits are West
Annapolis, Wardour, Cedar Park,
Germantown. Homewood, East
port. Tyler Avenue. Forest Hills.
Fairfax, Truxton Heights and
Parole.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
P1A in Montgomery 0Ks
Hiring Women as Guards

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil OF Parent Teacher Associations
has placed its stamp OF approval
on the employment of women AZ
school crossing guards.
At its meeting last night in the
Somerset Elementary School. the
council voted to approve this sys-
tenn to relieve police now serving
in such capacities. The resolution
was presented by Chairman Ed
ward B. Landry of the Safety
Committee. who also is a member
OF the County Safety Board,
original sponsors Of the idea.
Provision is made In the budget
submitted yesterday by County
Manager Irving G. McNayr for
the hiring, training and uniform
ing of about 80 guards.
Consideration Of the county
budget. usually the subject Of
heated discussion by the council.
was referred to its Executive Com
mittee.
David Weed. Potomac. was In
stalled as president to succeed
John A. McIntire of Westmoreland
Hills.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Adventist Seminary
Graduates II Toniqhl

Graduation exercises for II stu
dents of the Seventh-day Advent
ist Theological Seminary, Takoma
Park. will be held at 8 o'clock to-
night in the seminary chapel.
Elder j. Lamar McElhany
president of the General Confer
ence of Seventh-day Adventists,
will speak.
Master Of Arts degrees will be
conferred on the graduates by DR..
Denton E. Robok, seminary presi-
dent. The group includes five
Takoma Park residents. They are
Elmore j. McMurphy, assistant
pastor of the Adventist Capitol
Memorial Church, Fifth and F
streets NV; Joseph B. Stevens,
Chester E. Westphal, Thomas P.
Misenko and Army Captain Will
liam H. Bergherm.
Capt. Bergherm now is acting
as the Protestant chaplain of
armed forces in the Stuttgart
Germany area and will be grad
uated in absentia.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Tax Increase Estimated
For Fairfax Bond Issue

A proposed $3.50, 900 bond issue
to build an addition to the Fairfax
County Courthouse would REQUIRE
a tax increase of from 3.4 cents
to So cents per $1O0 of property
valuation.
R. M. Loughborough, executive
secretary to the Board of Super
Vlsors. said annual payments on
principal and interest would
amount to $4,000 a year for the
first three years.
AT present, the county pays ap-
proximately $4,000 annually to
rent space for some Offices. The
current tax rate is 1913.
Payments would increase to
$4,000 in 1855 and would continue
to rise until a figure of $65,OO0 is
reached for the last four years,
Mr.. Loughborough said.
County residents will vote on
the proposal next Wednesday. At
the same time. they will decide
whether to approve a sos mil
lion school construction bond
issue.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
100 Fairfax Citizens
Attend Bond Rally

More than 100 Fairfax citizens
pledged to get out the vote" ir
the coming S10.5 million school
bond issue referendum next Wed
nesday attended a rally in the
Oakton School last night.
Schools Superintendent w. T
Woodson said that SO new teach
ers to be hired next year would
bring the total to 585. but where
those additional SO teachers are
going to teach has not yet been
decided.
He gave as a typical exam
pie Of county school overcrowd-
ing, the Lee Jackson School
which was built for 240 pupils
and now has 688.
Mr.. Woodson said that so faI
halliday school sessions have beer
restricted to eight classrooms but
that next fall there will be 81
classrooms with 174 half day
classes.
The bond issue would finance
construction of 312 new class
rooms in the county, bringing the
total to 59S. The only board
member to report any opposition
to the issue in his district was
Alex l.. Haight Of Centreville.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Lane Plans Campaign
For Second Full Term;
To Run on His Record
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS. May "a. Gov.
Lane will campaign to hold his
post for a second four-year term.
He met for 312 hours late
yesterday with 26 leaders Of the
Democratic Party from through
out the State.
Afterward. he issued this state
ment:
Il will be a candidate for re-
nomination and reelection on my
record. I will promptly make a
statement which will be my plat
form. I expect to have the sup
port of every one who was here
today .sG
Reactions Studied.
Most of the top leaders of the
State Democratic Party were at
the meeting. Special emphasis
was placed on reaction in their
areas to the 2 per cent retail sales
tax instituted in 1947, the roads
and schools programs, the Chesa-
peake Bay Bridge and the new
State mental hospital setup.
Three other candidates for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomi-
nation announced well before the
Governor, including George P.
Mahoney, former chairman of the
State Racing Commission.
Mr.. Mahoney has been conduct
ing a vigorous campaign for more
than six weeks. and now is tour
ing the Eastern Shore. The other
two are Harry Kemper, a Balti-
more grocer, and Herbert William
Larrabee, retired naval officer who
resides in Glen Burnie. In addi-
ton, Stephen B. Peddicord of
Baltimore, a perennial also-ran,
filed yesterday.
Two Republicans have an
nounced so far for their party's
nomination for Governor-State
Senator Roy Tasco Davis of Mont
gomery County, and D. John Mar
key of Frederick County. who lost
the 1946 general election for the
Senate by less than 1,70O votes.
Lane is So. is married and has
two daughters. He became inter-
ested in politics SION after his
graduation from the University of
Virginia in 1915. He is a veteran
of World War l.
Those who attended yesterdays
session included:
Robert B. Ennis, chairman of
the Democratic State Central
Committee.
j. Millard Tawes, State banking
commissioner and one of Gov.
Lanes opponents in the le46
primary.
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro of
Baltimore.
Representative Sasscer, dean of
the Maryland delegation in the
House.
George L. Radcliffe, former
Senator.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, president of the
University of Maryland.
E. Brooke Lee. head of the
Montgomery County party Or
IganiZation.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Arlington Republicans Back
Stennis Change in Hatch Act

The Stennis amendment to the
Hatch Act proposing changes in
political participation by Federal
employees was indorsed last night
by the Arlington County Repub-
lican Committee.
The changes would permit Gov
ernment employees to take part in
local elections with a partisan
label.
The committee met at the Broy-
hill Building. 1925 Lee highway.
Chairman I. Lee Potter presided
The group ruled that the dead
line has passed for filing of COP
candidates for a County Board pri-
mary. The committee may desig-
nate a candidate before the Sep
tember 7 deadline for filing for
the general election.
A meeting of the Arlington
County Republican Club will be
held at s o'clock tonight at the
Lyon Village Community House.
Representative Dewey Short, Re-
publican. Of Missouri viii speak
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Charter Government
|ndorsed in Speech
Before Women Voters

Members of the Prince Georges
League of Women Voters were
told last night that every county
in Maryland, including Prince
Georges, should adopt a charter
form of government.
The speaker was Allen H. Gard
ner, a Silver Spring attorney, one
of several persons instrumental in
bringing charter government to
Montgomery County.
/ Speaking at the leagues annual
meeting at the University of
Maryland, Mr.. Gardner said that
charter government lis simply the
means whereby people make their
own laws under their own State
constitution"
The speaker said charter gov
ernment works very we'll in
Montgomery County" He denied
that it would abolish a two-party
system. .
Disadvantages Told.
Commenting on the controver-
sial Sothoron Act which reor-
ganizes the Prince Georges County
government, Mr.. Gardner said the
disadvantages are that it will
be subject to the vicissitudes of
hostile legislation.
The league adopted a resolution
urging Representative Sasscer,
Democrat, of Maryland, to laid in
obtaining full citizenship rights
for the people of the District of
Columbia by signing the dis
charged petition to bring the
home. rule bill on the floor of the
House"
The league adopted as aims of
it's 1950-51 program a continuing
study of local government in the
county with the objective of OBJ
tanning home rule, to continue its
demand for a survey of local gov
ernment conditions and to work
for an improved county budget.
Work Recognized.
Mrs. Brendan O'Dwyer of Land
over Hills was cited for the best
individual work by a league men,
ber during the last year. A COM
mittee citation was given to the
leagues radio committee, made
up of Mrs. Ben Posner og Silver
Spring. chairman; Mrs. Lyman
Woodman and Mrs. Matthew
Fusillo, both of Greenbelt, and
Mrs. Harry E. Wolf, Berwyn.
Three new officers were elected
to fill vacancies. They were Mrs
Harold j. Benjamin of College
Heights Estates, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Dwight r. Particle,
College Heights Estates, treasurer
and Mrs. Herbert Conrad, Green
Meadows, a member of the board
of directors. Mrs. Reuben Bog
danoff, Hampshire Knolls, presi-
dent, and other officers have an
other year to serve.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
$829, 900 for Improving Roads
Is Requested of Montgomery

Improvement Of approximately
SO miles of Montgomery County
roads at cost of $829. 900 is pro-
posed by County Manager Irving
G. McNayr for the fiscal year be-
ginning July /.
He also recommended to the
county council yesterday that
$157 900 be spent for storm drain
age projects and that an addi-
tional 100000 be earmarked to
build and equip a road mainte-
nance shop in Silver Spring.
The road improvement projects,
as contained in Mr.. McNayr's pro-
posed capital budget, are:
Bowie's Mill road, from Route
108 to Route lis, 81 miles; Clop-
pers road. 18 miles; Forest Glen
road, from Dallas avenue to Sligo
Creek, eight-tenths of a mile;
John King road, from Woodfield
to Cedar Grove. 1.3 miles; the
Brink to Goshen road, 2.3 miles.
Also, the Brookville-to-B Brighton
road, 2 miles; Havilland Mill road
1.3 miles; Willard avenue, from
Wisconsin avenue to River road
OF mile; Wayne avenue, from
Evening star., 1950-05-24
II Towns Get $9,9SS
In Auto Tag Rebates
From Prince Georges

Rebates totaling $9,988 for II
incorporated towns in Prince
Georges County were authorized
yesterday by the county commits
sioners.
The money represents the re-
mainder Of funds due these mu-
inequalities from the sale of 1949
automobile licenses. The towns
and the amount each will receive,
are:
College Park, s1,638: Mount
Rainier. $1.841.75; Colmar Manor.
81 ,058.50: Landover Hills. S2l0;
University Park, $239.25; Seat
Pleasant, $311.25; Cottage City,
$174.50; Morningside. $2s5: Fair
mount Heights, $6O1; Cheverly,
s381.25; Riverdale, $1,o49.75; Ber-
wyn Heights. $153; Greenbelt,
$733.50; Takoma Park, 1926: Glen
Arden, $132.25; Capitol. Heights,
$6lS.5o, and Bowie. s242.5o.
Two Petitions Denied.
In other business the commits
sioners denied two petitions in
volving property use. One was a
request by A. A. Carozza and the
Carozza Properties, Inc, for re-
classification of a 3-acre tract in
the Hillcrest Heights subdivision.
near Silver Hill, for apartment
use. The other was an application
by Jack Schwartz for permission
to operate a miniature golf course
at 5419 Annapolis road, just out
side Bladensburg.
A hearing on a petition by the
Sheridan School and Camp for a
permit to operate a day nursery
and camp on a 10-acre tract on
Cipriano road, near Lanham. was
reset for June 6 at Upper Marl-
boro. Although permission had
been granted last week, it was
discovered later that the hearing
was not scheduled until yesterday.
Bond Plan Offered.
w. Darby Bowman, secretary
treasurer of the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission, asked
the commissioners for authorize
ton to buy $25,000 of it's own
bonds for use in it's sinking fund.
In response to a request by
Montgomery Morrow, sanitary en-
gineer for the County Health De-
partment. the commissioners di-
rected that requests for future
carnival permits be referred to his
office for a check on proposed
sanitary facilities.
Two groups obtained such per-
mits yesterday. They are the
Cottage City Volunteer Fire De-
partment for a carnival on Bla-
densburg road, next TO the fire.
house, July 3-15, and st. Jerome's
Catholic Church for one on the
parish school parking lot, Forty
third avenue and Hamilton street,
Hyatsviile. July 31-August IL.
Evening star., 1950-05-24

@&SSF ,
Alexandria. was vacationing.
Although he had not had life
saving training, Hugh jumped
into the water and swan about
ITS feet to where the child was
struggling after having fallen
from boat. Hugh swan to shore
where artificial respiration was
applied.
The certificate was awarded by
the National Court of Honor of
the Boy Scouts. 1t was conferred
by DR.. Paul Siple, a member of
the court.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Michael Mesko Named
To Head Seubrook PTA

Michael v. Mesko. of Lanham
Park, Md, last night was elected
president of the Seabrook (Md0
School Parent Teacher Associa-
ton. Other officers elected were:
Harold Jamison, vice president:
Mrs. M. L. Shifflett. secretary. and
Martin Steele, treasurer. This
was the last meeting until Sep
tember.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Dr.. Sweetser to Speak

DR.. Arthur Sweetser. director of
the United Nations Information
Center here. will speak at 8 o'clock
tonight at the fourth of a series
OF meetings sponsored by the
protestant churches of Hyattsville.
The meeting will be held in the
First Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Council Moves
ToBan BBGuns
In Alexandra
City Officers Order
Low to Be Drown Up
After Plea by PTA

The Alexandria City Council
last night moved TO outlaw BIB
guns from the city.
Il want to second that motion"
said Councilman Roy Bragg. Al
this moment I have a son who Is
blind in one eye because Of a BIB
gun shot"
Instructing City Attorney v.
Floyd Williams to draw up an
ordinance outlawing the air guns,
the council acted on a plea by the
Maury School Parent Teacher
Association.
Endorsement OF pending legisla-
tion TO have the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
include nearby Virginia was
voiced by the council. The reso-
luton also asked for Federal aid
for Virginia parks and appoint
ment OF a member of the North
ern Virginia Regional Planning
Commission to the National Capt.
tai group.
Regulations Enacted.
The council decided not TO mar.
tlclpate in a State Corporation
Commission investigation into n
requested Alexandria. Bancroft d
washington Transit Co. fare In
crease. The council said the com.
missions hearing would be i'm
partial and fair" The hearing In
scheduled May 81 in Richmond.
Regulations enacted at the coun-
Gil meeting included final ap-
proval Of ordinances controlling
gas meters and parking meters.
The parking meter charge will be
abolished in favor of S cents for
one hour and. in some areas. 10
cents for two hours.
The council granted $l.700 to
operate the Health Departments
alcoholic clinic for the remainder
OF the year. and approved first
reading of an ordinance authoriz-
ing $4,000 a year for a city direc-
tor OF planning and planning stan
members. A sum OF $500 was
granted to aid a State American
Legion convention in Alexandria
August II. l8 and 10.
License Voided.
A retired milk man and his wife
left the council chamber in tears
after the city heads told them q
rooming house license issued by
mistake would not permit them to
violate zoning regulations. even
though all their money had been
invested In the venture.
Maurice Teasdale, $500 Shady
side avenue Sc, told the council
he had put all his resources into
new home at 206 East Braddock
road after receiving a license to
operate a rooming house there.
Later, however, Mr.. Teasdale said,
he was told that single family
residential zoning in the area pro-
hiblts the rooming house.
| The councilmen told Mr.. Teas
dale they had no authority to
grant him special dispensation and
suggested he seek aid from the
coming commission or through
legal action.
The council turned down an
application of the Standard Oil
GO. to construct an underground
storage tank on residential prop
erty at the corner of Gibbon and
Lee streets, but gave permission
to rebuild two above ground tanks
on industrial property nearby.
The penalty date on real estate
tax returns was extended from
May Is to June Is.
Evening star., 1950-05-24

the Alexandra
Rotary Club.
The recipient
was Hugh YER
ry. IA, now of
Elizabeth City,
N. c., who res
cued a 4-year-
old boy from
drowning last
June. The res
cue occurred at
w a r e h a m ,
Mass, W h re
Hugh, then a
t e n d er + 90 t
m e m er of
Evening star., 1950-05-24
PTA to Be Organized

Citizens of the communities of
Okland Terrace and Homewood,
Md, will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night in the Kensington Elemen-
tary School to organize a PTA
for the new school on Plyers Mill
road which will open in Sep
tember.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Pupils to Give Operetto

Elementary students at Kate
Waller Barrett School, Arlington
will present the operetta "Hanse,
and Gretel' at pm. today ano
tomorrow in the new school audi
forum, 4400 North Henderson
road.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Child Sofety Program

Pre-school age children of the
Teresa Home School will present
a safety plan at o'clock tonight
at the Lyon Village Community
House. Arlington. Cash contribu-
tions will be donated to the police
traffic safety program.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Dinner in BrunchviIIe

The auxiliary Of the Branchville
(Md) Volunteer Fire Company
and Rescue Squad will hold a fried
chicken and ham dinner from 5
to 8 pm. Saturday at the fire hall.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Ex-Boy Scout Honored
For Rescuing Child

A certificate for heroism was
presented a former Alexandria
Boy Scout in ceremonies yester-
day at a luncheon meeting of
Evening star., 1950-05-24

GETTING ACQUAINTED of Arlngons graders
will enter school for the first time next fall meet their future
teacher Mrs Wilma Leyen Peyton Randolph School Among
those being interviewed from until the
children Larry Shumaker, OefD, of Mr. and Mrs
Willard L. Shumaker 1888 South Quincy street. Walter
Osborne of Mrs. Meth Osborne 14OS George
Mason drive Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1950-03-26
19 AT Fighter Teams
Enter Gunnery Meet
BY the Associated Press

The hottest shots in the Air
Force, flying at attitudes from
ground level up to four miles
high, will shoot it out this week
in the annual fighter gunnery
meet.
Competing in the contest near
Las Vegas, New. will be 10 three
man teams from all over the
United States and Europe. Alaska
and the Far East.
The gunnery meet is the Air
Forces method of checking the
proficiency of pilots, planes and
ground crews. 1t also serves as a
comparison of fighter aircraft
types.
The competition is divided into
jet and propeller plane classes
and will mark the first contest
appearance of the North Ameri-
can F-86 Sabre. the swept wing
jet fighter which holds the world
speed record of 671 miles an hour.
There are five classes of shoot
ing: aerial gunnery, with firing
at towed targets at both $4,000
and 10000 feet; ground gunnery,
with firing at fixed targets; dive
bombing; skip or low-angle bomb
ing, and rocket bombing of fixed
ground targets.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Rockwell Kent Explains
Stand on Russian ART
By the Assoeioted Press

PARIS. Mar. 25. - American
Artist Rockwell Kent said today
he doesn't think Russian painting
is good, but still he doesn't think
1t second rate.
He wrote a letter to the Asso-
ciated Press here to make that
clear "in the interest of art anc
international understanding.
Mr.. Kent, who recently visited
Moscow. was quoted in an inter-
view with the Associated Press in
Stockholm March 16 as saying
that Russian art is not people S
art and is second rate.
The artist today said, Con-
temporary Russian art is unques-
tionably understood by the Rus
sian people, and it is unquestion-
ably popular. 1t is peoples art
in every sense.
Compared to the great art of
the Renaissance and to the good
art of many of the pre-revolution-
ary painters in Russia, the Soviet
art of today-or that small part
of it which I have seen-is not
in quality, what I would call
good art.
yet, in respect for my con-
ferees in the field of art woulc
hesitate to use the opprobrious
term, 'Second-rate