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Evening star., 1950-02-08
Minister Wins $3.50
Under Terms of Deed

An Arlington clergyman yester-
day was awarded 81 800 from Tai
mage Wilcher, real estate man
under provisions of a building COW
enant.
A Circuit Court jury ruled the
sum must be paid because a for
mer church no longer is used for
religious purposes. The building
now occupied by Mr.. Wilcher and
for several business establish
ments, is at 1873 Wilson boulevard.
The Rev. Francis j. Lukens, a
retired Baptist minister, brought
the suit against Mr.. Wilcher. Mr..
Lukens testified he sold the non
denominational church building il,
1914 to the Rev. Charles o. Ben
ham, now of Clifton, Va. A pro-
vision of the sale, Mr.. Dukens
said, was that should the building
be converted entirely to CONNER
cial use, $4.820 would be paid him
Mr.. Wilcher bought the building
from Mr.. Benhain in 1945 for s23,-
600. The real estate man told the
jury the sale did not include the
provision prohibiting full CONNER.
cial use.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Tavern Owner Fined $50
On Gambling Charge

Miss Ida Basin, 33. Bethesda
was fined $3.50 in Silver Spring
Police Court yesterday on charge
of setting up a gaming table in
her tavern on the Rockville Pike,
near Bethesda.
A bartender at the tavern, Earl
A. Wagner, 26, Kensington, for
f1eted 500 collateral on charge
of paying off on pinball machines
and playing a game of chance for
money.
They were among eight persons
arrested by Montgomery County
detectives in a series of gambling
raids last November.
Policeman Howard Musgrove
testified today that Wagner gave
him a bottle of beer, a bag of pea
nuts and $1.25 in cash after the
policeman "hit" for 80 games on
a pinball machine.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Limits on Use Of Wafer
Seen in Montgomery
And Prince Georges
SpeeiuI Dispoteh 10 The Stor

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. ga pre-
diction that the use of water in
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties may be restricted next
summer was made yesterday by a
Johns Hopkins University profess
Sor.
DR.. Abel Wolman offered that
forecast at a meeting of the Sem
ate Rules Committee, unless
there is excessive rainfall. Mr..
Wolman testified on the acute
water shortage in Baltimore.
''Your county and neighboring
Montgomery" he told Senator
Sothoron, Democrat, of Prince
Georges, may have a similar sit
uation.
Demand Increases.
DR.. Wolman said the problem
stems from rising demand fol
water as populations increase.
Later Senator Sothoron said he
Ibid not consider the water prob
lem In either county acute. ~
Both, he explained, are protected
by q reciprocity agreement be-
tween the District and the WASH
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission.
He recalled, however, that tenn
porary bans have been imposed
in the past.
Senator Sothoron ascribed the
difficulty to an inadequate filtra-
ton plant. The plant, he said
has a capacity of 25,O0o,0o0 gal
Ions a day, whereas the need
sometimes jumps to 30,000,0 ,00C
gallons.
A bill soon to be offered by the
Prince Georges delegation would
extend the Washington Suburban
Sanitary District in the vicinity
Of Oxon Hill. introduction of the
measure was requested by the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission. It would affect q
section on the Indian Head high
way at Livingston road.
Envisioning a population in
crease in the area, the commits
sion said that water main has
been installed and sewage
pumping station built.
These facilities" the commits
sion declared, land the new Oxon
Hill High School, plus proximity
to Washington and completion OF
the South Capitol Street Bridge
should make this area ready fol-
immediate development"
Evening star., 1950-02-08
68O-Acre Burcroft Reservoir
To Be Sold by Water Company

The American Water Works Co.,
owner of the Alexandria Water
Co.. today announced it is plan
ming to sell the 68O-acre Bancroft
reservoir property, a mile south
west of Bailey's Crossroads. The
property has a frontage of 2,43O
feet on Columbia pike.
The firm said he property is to
be sold because it is being re-
placed as a water supply source
by a new reservoir at Occoquan,
Va. The reservoir property to be
sold gradually has become made
quate due to extensive residential
building there, the firm explained
In addition to the reservoir, re-
named Lake Bancroft, there are
566 acres of woodland surround
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Falls Church Hopes 10 Use
Snow Fund for Road Work

More than $4,000 allocated in
the Falls Church city budget for
snow removal may be available
for street improvement in the
spring.
City Manager Roy F. Dunn said
yesterday that mild weather so
far this winter makes it virtually
certain that at least a portion of
the fund can be used for road
work.
Unless there is a long. severe
period Of freezing weather, Mr..
Dunn predicted, more funds can
be devoted to permanent improve
ment than in recent years. In
the past, thousands Of dollars
have been spent each spring re-
pairing winter damage.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
GreenbeIt 5 Budget Review
Ready This Week PHA Says

Review by the Public Housing
Administration of Greenbelt's
budget request should be ready
by the week end. a PHA spokes-
man said today.
Greenbelt officials warned yes
terday the community is faced
with drastic curtailment of its
public services unless the Federal
payment is forthcoming. Tuesday
night the town council voted to
assure nothing but police and fire
protection.
The city maintains the payment
lis due. PHA charges that the
budget" was not submitted by
the town until December 28 al
though it should have been In by
November !.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
| Sales Tax Row
lover Cent Costs
Foe $4,000
By the Asseeiafsd Press

TOWSON, Md, Feb. 8.-An
argument over payment of Mary
lands 2 per cent sales tax on a
hamburger and a cup of coffee
will cost Melvin Taylor $4,000.
Circuit Court Judge John B.
Centrum yesterday ordered Mr.,
Taylor to pay that much in dam
ages to Isador Marvris, owner OF
a restaurant where the defend
ant bought his Is cents worth of
hamburger and coffee.
Witnesses testified that Taylor
got angry about the 1-cent tax
and hit Mr.. Marvris with cup
and a plate. A doctor said the
restaurant man had a compound
fracture of the skull and prob
ably would never recover fully.
Evening star., 1950-02-08

sioners. After hearing testimony
by several other policemen during
a closed session at Upper Marl-
boro, the commissioners ordered
Burgess to be tried before them
February 81. The commissioners
also sit as a county police board.
Jerrold v. Powers, commission
ers' attorney, was instructed to
prepare a formal charge against
the, suspended policeman.
The commissioners and Chief
Brown were reluctant to supply
details. Neither Pvt. Burgess or
his attorney. George Burroughs
of Upper Marlboro, would COM
ment.
Chief Told by "Citizen."
Commissioner Norman H. Col
Inns, police board chairman, said
Burgess was suspended for "im-
proper conduct for a police Of
flcer.''
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Man Admits False Story
OF Alexandra Robbery

Jack Roscoe Duncan, %, an en-
ploye of the Universal Novelty Co.,
Alexandria, has admitted he made
up a story about hold-up. police
have reported.
Police yesterday charged Dun
can with making false report.
He is free under $3.50 bond pend
ing hearing in Alexandria Police
Court February 16.
Duncan had reported to police
Sunday that two gunmen tied him
up and robbed him of $3.50. Police
said Duncan admitted making the
robbery story up, because he had
lost the money. He also ad-
mitting tieing himself UP, police
said.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
,Woodlawn Residents
May Seek Court Aid
In Rezoning Battle

Residents of Woodlawn, Md,
today were studying possibility of
court action to block a Prince
Georges County property recon-
ing.
The county commissioners yes
terday, disregarding protests from
a 60-member delegation. rezoned
a 22-acre tract for semi-detached
homes. The land adjoins Wood
lawn, near Landover Hills.
One resident, Gordon L. Rome
of 4807 Seventieth place, Wood
lawn, said he planned to take two
separate court actions. One would
appeal the commissioners 80 de-
cision and the other would seek
to prevent Edwin B. Feldman,
Washington builder, from starting
construction of about 140 homes.
Citizens to Act.
President John Marburger OF
the Woodlawn4 Citizens Associa-
ton said the appeal probably
would be taken by a group OF
citizens, rather than by the Or
tganization.
Mr.. Rome, Mr. Marburger and
David Miller, Bellemead Citizens
Association president, were the
principal opposition spokesmen.
A hearing on the zoning petit
ton was first held January 10,
but decision was postponed
twice. Commissioner T. Ham,
mond Welsh moved to approve
the rezoning and Commissioners
Norman H. Collins and Harry w.
McNamee voted with him. Com
Imissioners John H. Beall and D.
Leonard Dyer opposed the change.
The opponents contended the
zoning would "downgrade" prop
erty values in the rest of the area
and would tax school and road
facilities. They said the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission opposed it.
Welsh Vote Questioned.
Mr.. Rome charged Mr.. Welsh
should not have voted in the case
because he was not present at the
hearing.
Mr.. Rome noted that the COM
mlssioner's son, T. Hammond
Welsh, jr., was attorney for the
applicant.
Attorney Welsh said his client
plans to build semidetached, all
brick, rambler-type homes costing
between $4,000 and $1,000. He
said veterans would be given pref
erence.
Evening star., 1950-02-08

ing it. The lake covers ia acres
and has five miles of shoreline,
the company said.
Present plans call for the prop
erty to be sold in it's entirety at
an auction to be conducted by
Joseph P. Day, Inc, at a date yet
to be determined.
A spokesman for the Alexan-
dria Water Co. said Lake Bar
croft still is being used as water
supply source, but new facilities
at Occoquan are expected to be
used by midsummer.
One term of the sale, the Day
organization pointed out, was that
the Alexandria Water Co. re-
served the right to use the lake
as a water supply source for the
balance of this year.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
ModriIIon Group to Hear
Foirfox Bond Issue Talk

The proposed Fairfax County
school bond issue will be discussed
at meeting of the Madrillon
Citizens Association at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the Dunn Loring Fire
House.
L. B. Field, treasurer of the
Fairfax County Taxpayers Ad-
visory Association, will explain the
issue.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Assembly Weighs Bill
To Give Montgomery
Three Jury Panels
Special oispa.eh to The s.or

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 8.-The Gen.
eral Assembly has before it today
a plea from two Montgomery
County Circuit Court judges for
consideration of a bill which would
increase the county's jury panels.
The request was made yesterday
by Judges Charles w. Woodward
and Stedman Prescott. They
asked the Legislature to take up
the measure at the current session
as a matter concerning the gen.
eral public welfare.
| A bill providing that the county S
jury panels be increased from two
to three and the jury list ad-
vanced from 200 to 800 names is
before the House Rules Commit
tee. It was sponsored by the all
Republican county delegation.
Faces Screening.
Like all other proposals, the bill
faces a screening test by the Rules
Committe., BY lay. the present
session of the Assembly Is limited
to action on revenue measures,
emergencies and those matters
affecting the general public vel
In aAioint letter to House
Speaker Sybert. the judges said
there has been a tremendous in
crease in the countys population.
Because of this, they added,
litigation has increased to such
an extent that at our November
term of court, it would be neces-
sary, under present law, for
jurors to serve continuously for
about four MONTHS 49,.
To Ask for Legal Ruling.
When the bill was offered on
the second day of the session, An
ders r. Lofstrand, Montgomery
delegation chairman, said he
would ask Attorney General Hall
Hammond for a ruling.
Delegate Leroy Pumphrey,
Democrat, of Prince Georges,
House majority leader and a
member of the Rules Committee,
also urged that the legality ques-
ton be decided first.
Both pointed out that if the
measure was enacted and later
held unconstitutional, any jury
findings under its terms might be
invalidated.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
BloodmobiIe Schedules
Arlington Stop Monday

The Red Cross Bloodmobile will
be in Arlington from 10 am. to
a pm. Monday at Wilson Boule-
ward Christian Church.
Arlington citizens are not meet
ing the blood needs of Arlington
Hospital, the Red Gross an
nounced. Persons from 18 to so
are urged to donate a pint of
blood.
Evening star., 1950-02-08

Mr.. Collins told newsmen the
alleged incident took place last
Wednesday after two county de-
tectives had been assigned as a
plant" outside a suspected book
making establishment. The in
vestigators were in private car,
Mr.. Collins said.
Pvt. Burgess is accused of
identifying the occupants of the
car to the suspected gambler after
the latter asked him to trace
ownership of the automobile seen
near the place in Colmar Manor
Chief Brown said he received
tip from "a citizen" Friday
night. Mr.. Collins said the
suspected gambler is reputed to
be an acquaintance" of Burgess.
Showed Photographer.
The following policemen ap-
peared at Upper Marlboro yes
terday.
Chief Brown, 1t. Charles N.
Thomson, county detective chief;
1t. R. C. Sines, head of the Hy-
attsville station; Detective Sergt.
Jack Dent and Detective Vincent
Free, both of the Upper Marlboro
station, and Pvt. David Dudley
and Desk Clerk Louis Weaver,
both of the Hyattsville station.
Pvt. Burgess is the policeman
who was accused of showing a
newspaper photographer during
an incident at the Prince Georges
General Hospital the night of No.
vember 2. Paul Schmick of The
Star staff complained he was
pushed by Burges while trying to
take picture. AS a result of
the incident the commissioners
ordered closer cooperation with
neWSpapermen by county police.
Evening star., 1950-02-08

lPdtC Ill PAL W POllblCo 1O1 IOCd1
offices.
A joint resolution of the Local
Government and Legislative and
Legal Action Committees declared
the federation "for sound reasons
has for many years taken a firm
stand for non-partisan election
of School and County Board
members.
Stennis Amendment Attacked.
The proposed Stennis amend
ment, the resolution asserted, will
not further the federations de-
mand for non-partisan elections,
but will only confuse, confound
and make uncertain the rights of
Federal employees"
In calling upon the county dele
cation in the General Assembly
to introduce the referendum leg
islation. the federation stated sits
belief that better government at
the local level will result
from non-partisan elections - y
Opposition to the Stennis
amendment, however, was not
Unanimous. Among those favor
ing the proposal were Herbert H
Howe. c. Harrison Mann and
Julian Simpson.
The federation adopted a rec
ommendation of the Executive
Committee to award the Distin-
guished and Meritorious Service
Medal to Victor Meyers. who has
served as a federation delegate
since 1928. He recently retired
because of i'll health.
A citation accompanying the
award stated che has truly been
a civic leader"
/ Miniatures to Be Awarded.
The federation also adopted a
recommendation of the Executive
Committee that miniatures of The
Evening Star Cup be awarded to
persons who have won the trophy
given annually for civic achieve
ment. =
In other actions, the federation
urged the county board mot to
make any sweeping changes in the
zoning ordinance that have never
been advertised for public hear
ing"
Adopted as an emergency meas
ure on motion of Mr.. Howe, the
resolution asked that the proposed
ordinance be given another public
hearing before final adoption by
the board. The zoriing law now is
scheduled for adoption at the Feb
ruary rs board meeting.
5 Recommendations Adopted.
The federation also. adopted five
recommendations of the Zoning
and Land Use Committee con-
corning the county planning COM
mission. The recommendations,
presented by Lyle Bryant, were:
/. Enlarge the commission from
five to seven members.
2. Include one member each of
the County and School boards as
"ex-officio'' members.
3. Separate the commission
planning and subdivision control
staff from the zoning administra-
ton staff, and make the former
directly responsible to the COM
mission rather than the county
manager.
4. Authorize the commission to-
employ trained planning engi-i
neer as director of the planning
staff.
S. Grant the commissions re-
quest for authority to establish a
citizens advisory committee.
Another resolution passed by
the federation urged the county
to give high priority to acquisition
of the Fort Reynolds tract on
Shirley highway as a recreational
area,
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Virginia House
May Act 10 Alter
Poll Tax Today
Expected to Pass Ban
On Retroactive Levy
On New Residents
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 8.-At
least one phase of the Virginia
poll. tax may get the ak in the
House of Delegates today.
In line for passage was the bill
by Delegate Victor P. Wilson of
Hampton to abolish the retro
active assessment of voters just
moving into the State. The House
advanced it on the calendar yes
terday by an overwhelming vote
Evening star., 1950-02-08

night by the
Arlington Civic
Federation.
At the same
time, the Fed
Grafton reiter-
ated opposition
to the proposed
Stennis amend
ment to the
Hatch Act. The
proposal would
permit Federal
e m p ye S in
nearby Mary
land and Vir-
ginia to partic-
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Meeting in Kensinqton

The Kensington (Md0 Chamber
OF Commerce will meet at $3.50
pm. tomorrow in the Volunteer
Firehouse. Brooke Johns, former
County Commissioner and once a
vaudeville entertainer. will play
his banjo.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Norfolk Takes Step
To End u. S. Curbs
On Rents in Month
BY the Assc lated Press

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. g.
Approval by Gov. Battle and
the United States housing ex-
pediter in Washington will
mean the end of rent controls
in Norfolk by March 8.
The City Council yesterday
approved unanimously a res
olution declaring that there
no longer exist such a Short
age of rental housing acom-
modationS as to require rent
controls in the city of Nor
folk"
Evening star., 1950-02-08

place was under
surveillance.
Pvt. Burgess
was suspended
at noon Satur-
day by Police
Supt. Ralph w.
Brown. He has
been on h e
force for more
than six years.
T h e SuSpen-
sion was con-
hrmed yester-
d ay by t h e
county commits
Evening star., 1950-02-08
GIee Club Benefit Planned

The Hyattsville (Md.) High
School glee club will hold benefit
in the school at 8 pm. Friday. A
adopting a resolution.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Arlington Group Asks
Local Referendum on
Non-Parfisan Election

A plea for legislation permitting
referendum on non-partisan
elections for Arlington School and
County Boards, was renewed last
Evening star., 1950-02-08
PoIicemonSuspendedon on Charge
|Of Tip to Bookmuker Suspect

Pvt. James H. Burgess is under
suspension from the Prince Georges
County Police Department for al
legedly tipping suspected book
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-02-08
The Dallas Anti Trust Suit


In 1912 the anti.tfd.t lawyer. went out to Dallas,
TexaS, Z 400 mile. from the homes Of most of
theslefsnssAt! and inl.t1ifFsted criminal charges
against A&r. se~@ >'> y ,.,.>. ,.:..>:
*t1t @itf& 81: - GO @'i'*
About tisesse thing was sure -: Is ;',i' ''>'
expeneedd not deter the lawyers
from making more inammatory and damaging allegations
just - they had done before.
...s nSs ,kx5sEursft@ ~: :Yrf -: go !, -
fhey made practically the same allegations they
IeEe making today sslE ze@ :p*t - :s=s '' ~
sdes,l ldse W Atwel ruled that the should not
Pe ted e said that indictment contained
atoy statements that he would permit be presented
toA iNrysss Eszi s7>t'@ rff<*s
80 v,ssres u,.oss VIZ al.sa~Trsh 80
Judge AtweN said to- the antitrust lawyers: -
y4s.sN LthoushtI uas preceding over a court and
that might haze to sentence some person
ga stddse i .vas g great big fellow, Of, because
stehsa a. aould feeilke resign
II fTs. God knotDs De don want it ever to occur
~ iamerica that TIE Tie i. going to determine
.ehether a man is guilty or innocent.yY{, :.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-02-08
. - 70; >:-.s ','''s .''s@N@
What Has Gone Before

what Has zone bef0re
Today's ad is the third in a series telling
about times the antitrust lawyers made
serious and damaging charges against AdeP
that the courts decided were not true.
In the first sd in this series we told you about the time
the antitrust lawyers charged that A&P and other
good American citizens eonspred to 6T ths price Of
bread in Washington. - -,
These charges were false. .,>..
That was the time Federal Judge T, Alan
coldsboroush Instructed the jgry x. 70 . bring
in verdict Of mot guilty: - :. ~,
1t was the time he said to , ii. antitrust LAWYERS,
eff you ,0ere to .ho,D, thi. record to any
- experienced trid iauoyer in the ,eerlsdd,
he ,Dould tell you that there wa. ppt az
euidenee az an 's5,::Sl l't:sf ST.
Honestly, haze neuer in my over forty
years experience seen tried ease that
was as absolutely deueid IF tpidspce
a. this. That Is the hensa truth, I hdvls
neUer seen one like IT, ~; s::,4;.: NJ
But that the only time the antitr,t izwys.s
made such serious allegations" esainsh sAP 'shsh
were false. -. !, sst s, .
In our second ad we told you about the time
in Wilson's North Carolat they Sha tfi4
A&P'. fresh fruit and vegetable buying sub.
sidiary, and other good American citi1eni,
with. conspirins to fix and depress7 prices
paid farmers for potatoes in North Carolina,
Virginia and Maryland.
Here again. as in the Washington bread essetht ehsas
were false.
This was the time Federal Judge C.. c..
Wyche directed the jury to bring in yer.
dict of mot guilty.. &.@&s 4st=>Affs
1t was the time he said to the anttru;t lawyers. ~
81 haue studied this case from tKS peryy r
outset. In my opinion therein no,sesfi. ,
mony produced from Which it can req.
sonably be inferred that the defendaats.. :.
entered into a combination to depress
or lo.oer the price of petatpes. - sss'>7
81 might say that neuer tried q rase tde
my life 0here q greater effort, more .
work, more inuestisation had been
done, conbing almost Nth a f,e.tooth
comb to gather evidence, d. va. aon17'
in this case. x. s
"But, a. ssas ssid q long time ard. y ii. $
can't make brick without ,tra.y, and
you can't make q case without facts"
So here two Gates in which the antitrust LAWYER,
made seriously damaging charges asanse A&P. in which
the Judge decided that there we're no facts 10 supo
those charges. =,
Today, we want to tell you about the third
time-this tims In Dallas, Texas-she courf
decided against the antitrust lawysrs. s:s....
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-02-08

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have adyk other tnehe anirutbv
utterly ":@4*
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-02-08


dshoyed. ..sv,.::~1 =
ksof
that the public ha. faith in APP. a'' :
fases.ne numbers and ncreahns volume -. -.
have arerushng
conditions a usut e
the
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suit ;n
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thrust
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-02-08

Judge Atwell all said to the antitrust lawyers:
If the Indictment is NOT good then it is better
e. to find out before an expensive trial than it is
{ after an expensive trial. do not think it
is good, and thinking that, it is my duty to
sustain the den,urrers and motion to quash."
In short, Federal Judge Atwell threw the anti,
trust lawyers and their case right out of his court
So that makes three times that the antitrust lawyers made
damaging allegations against APP In two of these cases
federal judges said they all wrong In the third
federal Judge said that the Indictment was nammatory and
he would not permit the case to be tried
The antitrust lawyers were satisfied with the Dallas
decision. >,. t. '..'>i .s'..:.' ''.'
Neither they satisfied with the other decisions In
which federal courts administered singing rebuke Them
They were still determined to destroy APP. !:
In our next ad we will tell you how they. con.
tinued their campaign in this case in the Circuit
Court of Appeals and subsequent proceedings.
We will show you how, once again, they dis.
agreed with the courts.