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Evening star., 1950-11-21
6reenbe|t Coop Tax
Rate Cut in Budget
Approved by Council

A reduced personal property
tax rate for corporations in
Greenbelt was ordered last night
by the City Council for the year
beginning January l.
The rate. which will affect al
most exclusively the business CO.
operative in the community. was
fixed at 81 per $100 valuation.
The 1850 rate was $297 per $1O0
which the coop Greenbelt Con-
sumer Services has protested.
The taxing power has been on
the books, but used only periodi-
cally, for more than II years. The
old ordinance was finally repealed
last night, to exempt the personal
property of private individuals
from taxation and to clarity the
language regarding corporations.
City Attorney Ralph Powers
also was instructed to prepare a
regulation making individually
owned businesses and partner
ships subject to the same tax rate
as corporations.
At present the coop is vir-
tually the only business in Green
belt. The Council seeks to set
tie the city's tax ordinances now
before the Federal Government
sells the big housing development
and more private business is
established there.
Henry Walter, treasurer of the
coop, made one last bid last night
to get the 1850 tax rate reduced
to something like the 1851 rate
which had been announced. But
the Council turned down the move
since it would have given the city
less than $4,000 income from this
source instead of the anticipated
$1,000.
The 1851 budget of $217,377,
with real. estate tax rate of
$500 per 500 valuation, was COM
pleted and approved. It will be
forwarded Immediately to the
Public Housing Administration,
the city's landlord" for final
approval.
Evening star., 1950-11-21

want" he said. "to be a re-exam-
mist
What every one was waiting
for was the critique of Corcoran
Thorn. Mr.. Thorn, chairman OF
the board of the American Sc
curity g. Trust Co., has often ex-
pressed himself that there is nc
fine eating in Washington with
the passing of big houses whose
chefs knew how to prepare the
terrapin and the canvasback.
/ Plea for Artichoke.
Mr.. Thorn rose. my only crit.
icism," he said, 'is that the arti.
choke was not featured on ths
menu"
He was referring to the fone
d'artichauts, the fresh artichoke!
filled with peas. creamed mush.
rooms and chives and toasted
under flame. which accompanied
the thick slices of beef tenderloin
His voice filled with emotion
THAT dear littlt artichoke," he
said, why must it always be
buried under something's"
Then everybody knew that
something of European culture
worth fighting for had been pre-
served. and they gave three cheers
for Eddie Dziura. the chef, and
Robert, the maitre d'hotel, and
Gardner Moore, the manager. who
somehow had budgeted the funds
to make this Lucullan feast pos
sible.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Coolidge High Host
In Concert Series

The third in this years series Of
Neishborhood Concerts by the National
Symphony Orchestra under the direction
Of Howard Mitchell, will be given in
Coolidge High School ot 9 pm. Mondoy.
invitotions to the concert, which is
sponsored by The Evening Stor, may be
obtoined ot Coolidge High School, Paul
Junior High School, Webster School,
Montgomery Blair High School. Mont
somey Hills Junior High School, Silver
Spring intermediate School, Tokomo
Junior High School, Montgomery County
Junior College, Washington Missionary
College, Academy of Notre Dome,
Woodside School, Tokomo Elementary
School, the Recreation Department at
Sixteenth and Lomont streets NV. and
at the business counter in the lobby of
The Stor Building. There is no charge
for the invitations.
The concert will Be broadcast BY
$totion WMAL, The Evening Stor
stotion.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Ex-Park Planning Aide
Indicted in $1,000
EmbezzIing Charge

A Montgomery County grand
jury yesterday indicted r. Glenn
Slicer. former chief clerk of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, on a
charge of embezzling about $4,000
in commission funds.
The grand jury, completing it's
November returns, also indicted
Lee Edwards, 20-year- -old Army
veteran. on a charge of murder.
81 Bills Returned.
The panel returned "a indict-
ments, most of which involved
charges of housebreaking and
larceny, according to States At
torney Walter Dawson. The jury
returned % indictments last week.
Six cases presented to the panel
this month were ignored.
Slicer, who lives in the first
block Of Parkside road, Silver
Spring. is free under 81, 200 bond.
He was discharged after the short
age was discovered June 8 by the
commissions auditors. A COM
mission spokesman, said Slicer ad-
mitted taking the money over a
period of about a year and had
arranged to make restitution to
the commissions bonding COM
pany.
Victim Shot and Slugged.
Edwards is accused of the mur-.
der Of Donald j. ,Etambaugh, 2l.
a George Washington, University.
graduate. Edwards was arrested
September 2 at his home In the
1900 block of Fourteenth street
NV, about six hours after Mr..
Stambaugh was found dying at
the side of lonely lane off Piney
Branch road. Silver Spring. He
had been shot in the stomach
with a .45-caliber revolver and
slugged over the head. Mr.. Stam-
baugh lived at 400 Fourth street
NV.
The grand jury also indicted
Richard l.. Beall, who police said
told them he was AWOL from the
Army, on a charge of rape. Beall,
of the 1900 block of North lane,
Bethesda, is accused of attacking
the young daughter of his moth
er's employer.
The grand jury will meet again
on January Is, unless notified
otherwise.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Baltimore County Folk Jar
Officials, Ask Higher Taxes

Spokesman for county parent
teacher associations said the
schools will be badly crippled
unless the 100000 budget cut is
restored. Others said the county
will lose many of it's teachers un-
less their pay is stepped up.
There was plea for 100000
for civil defense. A spokesman for
the f1remen's association said fire.
men should get more pay.
The tentative tax rate is $1.62
on each 500 of assessed valuation,
80 cents less than the 1850 levy
The new administration was
elected on q pledge of lower taxes
and less expense in government.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Inspection by State
OF All Apartments
Requested by Fairfax

State inspection of all Fairfax
County structures housing more
than three families was requested
by the Board of Supervisors yes
terday after they visited the scene
of fire which took four lives at
Groveton last Thursday.
In another development, the
chairman of citizens committee
studying installation of fire hy-
drants in the area said he will
recommend that the Circuit Court
be petitioned to set up a special
sanitary district. He said he will
make the recommendation at a
meeting tonight.
The Supervisors, meeting in
special session at the request OF
Arthur I. Shaffer. supervisor for
the Mount Vernon district, also
asked the Fairfax County Board
of Fire Commissioners to draft a
fire control ordinance. The board
is made up of members of VOL
unteer fire departments.
Report on Hydrants Asked.
James j. Corbalis. jr., county
sanitary engineer, was asked to
bring in a report previously re-
quested by the board on the size
and type of water mains and hy-
drantS installed in the county.
Inspection of the apartment
buildings would be under the di-
rection Of the State fire marshal
and Health Department. The
supervisors asked the Health
Department to join in the study
because sanitary regulations may
affect the number Of persons who
can be housed in buildings with
limited plumbing facilities.
The committee studying pro-
cedure for installing hydrants was
appointed last Friday at a Joint
meeting of citizens associations,
parent-teacher associations and
the Penn-Daw Fire Department.
A similar study. launched by a
larger group of county citizens
associations has been under way
since last April.
Court Petition Considered.
Roscoe c. O'Flaherty, who was
named chairman of the special
committee appointed last Friday
said his committee will consider
asking the groups which appointed
the committee to petition Circuit
Court to create a sanitary SUBJ
district to serve an area including
Groveton, Jefferson Manor, Fair
haven, Belle Haven, Bucknell
Manor and Huntington.
The district would have fire
hydrants installed within 500 feet
of the water lines of the Virginia
Water Co. and the Fairfax Hy-
draulics Water Co.
The committee also will study
whether greater pressure should
be provided in existing hydrants.
Mr.. O'F'laherty said he expected
that reduction in insurance rates
would almost pay for the serv-
ice."
Victims of the fire were Mrs.
Raymond L. Harper, %, and her
three daughters. Elaine Rae, g.;
Patricia Lynn, /, and Brenda
Irene, 2 months.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Ex-Arlington Army Emp|oYe
Gets Year for CONTEMPT

William w. Weisband, As, for
mer civilian Army employe who
lived in Arlington, has been SEN
fenced to a year in Jail at Los
Angeles for contempt of court.
The. sentencing yesterday fol
lowed Wristbands conviction No.
vember l for failure to reappeal
before a Federal grand jury in.
vestigating espionage in Los An
geles last summer, according tt
the Associated Press.
Weisband, who was suspended
as a civilian analyst at the Army's
Arlington Hall Station last May
appeared before the grand jury
July IL. He was ordered to appear
again July 10, the Government
charged, but returned to Arling.
ton instead.
Weisband claimed he misunder.
stood the July 10 instruction, but
Federal Judge Peirson NJ. Hall
who sentenced him, called it 6
case of "wilful and deliberate
contempt.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Eight-Month-OId Boy
Is Polio Victim Here

An eight-month- old boy is the
latest polio case reported to the
Health Department, it was an
nounced today.
The boy lives with his parents
in the 1000 block of Beecher street
NV. and is in Children's Hospital.
He is the 182nd case reported so
far this year. At the same time
last year, 104 cases had been re-
ported.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
By the Asseeiutsd Press

TOWSON, Md, Nov. 21:-An
estimated. 1000 residents of Balti-
more County jammed into a hear
ing last night to ask-of all things
higher taxes, If necessary.
The sentiment was expressed
over and over again to the new
county administration which has
taken Office as the result of the
election early this month.
The hearing, called for those
who wanted to protest cuts in the
county's budget for 1851, started
out in the small Office of the Board
Of County Commissioners.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Commuters
Place Service
Ahead Of Cost
2Witnesses Tell ice
Hearing They Prefer
Improved Conditions

Two Washington area train
commuters told an Interstate
Commerce Commission hearing
today that service overshadows
higher fares as far as they are
concerned.
The witnesses, Whitney w.
Irons, Seabrook, Md, and Paul j.
Hughey, Gambrills, Md, were
testifying on the request of the
Baltimore g. Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania Railroads for higher COM
muter fares in the Washington.
Baltimore Brunswick area.
The hearing was in its second
day before Examiner Burton
Fuller.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has
requested increases averaging Is
per cent and the B. & o. has
requested rises totaling 14.1 per
cent. The proposed new fares
had been suspended until April
by the ICC.
Commuters Statements Read.
Mr.. Irons read statements from
several fellow-commuters which
declared they would not mind
higher rates if the service were
better.
The witness explained ''in fair
ness" that he owns some stock in
the Pennsylvania.
He said that one evening last
week the bus to Seabrook was
caught in traffic and took SIS min
utes to make the trip from Wash
ington. At the same time, he
said, the train Travelled the dis
tance in the usual IS minutes.
On cross-examination by Attor-
ney Arthur G. Lambert, who rep
resents the several hundred COM
muters protesting the increase.
Mr.. Irons asserted:
Il want dividends, and I'm not
ashamed of it,"
Service Called Erratic.
Mr.. Hughey said he rode the
Pennsylvania line from Odenton
to his Government job in WASH
ington, but gave it up several years
ago because the service was so
erratic. He said he now drives 8
miles to Laurel and commutes via
the B. & o.
In answer to his question Of
whether the train he now rides is
scheduled to be taken of, L. j.
Huegel, Baltimore & Ohio attor-
ney, said it would be replaced by
new self-propelled, air-condi-
toned. 90-passenger cars, expect
ed in December.
Two B. & o. commuters yes
terday expressed opposition to the
proposed increases. They were
William L. Conrad, Baltimore.
who works at the Government
Printing Office here, and James E.
Smith. Relay, Md, an employe
Of the Naval Gun Factory here.
Harold c. Lohren, a Silver
Spring attorney who commutes
to Washington via B. & O., crit
icized the company policy of re-
stricting commuter travel on two
through trains that stop in Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Man, 81, Killed by Car
Near New Market, Va.
By the Associated Press

NEW MARKET, Va, Nov. 21.-
George Shifflett, about 81, of New
Market, was struck and killed by
a car last night while walking
along Route II about 7 miles
south of here.
State police troopers Walton
and zombro identified the driver
Of the car as j. S.. Foley. about
IS, of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Petition Filed
To Redistrict
FairfaxCounty
50 Voters Sign Appeal
To Increase Number
Of Districts to Nine

An increase from six to nine in
the number of Fairfax County
magisterial districts is sought in
petition before the County Cir
cult Court.
The petition, signed by more
than the required so voters and
designed to provide more equitable
representation of county residents,
was presented to Judge Paul E.
Brown yesterday by David Law
renee.
Mr.. Lawrence was vice chairman
of a 2l-member government study
commission which advocated a
change from the present supervisor
system to the executive plan. Such
a change was approved in a ref
erendum two weeks ago.
In a statement accompanying
the petition, Mr.. Lawrence told
Judge Brown that before the ref
erendum, there was considerable
discussion in public meetings as
to the disproportionate number OF
residents in our six magisterial
districts, it being emphasized that
approximately IS per cent of the
people now live in three of the
six districts"
To Submit Arguments.
1--WE who favored the county
executive FORM" he said, declared
from time to time our belief that
the separate provisions of the law
which permit redistricting should
be invoked promptly. and we are
today fulfilling the promise we
made to the voters during the re-
cent campaign that we would sup
port move to redisrict Fairfax
County,"
Mr.. Lawrence added that the
petitioners would submit argu-
ments in support of their request,
If desired by the court.
Since the county's present popu-
lation is about $4,000. Mr.. Law
renee suggested that each of the
nine proposed districts contain
approximately 1000 residents.
Complicating the proposed re-
districting is the fact that about
1900 county residents are af-
fected by the annexation suits
pending against the county by
Falls Church and Alexandria.
Annexation Suit Fails
The Falls Church attempt to
annex county territory has been
denied by a special annexation
court and the city has filed a
notice of appeal. Alexandria was
awarded about Z suare miles of
Fairfax territory recently and the
county said it will appeal that
decision.
n heSe uncertainties" Mr..
Lawrence said today. "are expected
to be cleared up in the spring
and the redistricting would take
effect in time for the 1851 prim-
aries in August. when the super
visors are elected for four-year
terms"
He also pointed out that under
the State constitution, no district
can be less than 80 square miles.
The county now has AIT square
miles.
Under the redistricting laws, the
court can decide the matter itself
or appoint a commission whose
decision would be final. Or the
court could name a committee t.
advise it, in which case the court
would make the final decision.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Wutchmun Found Dead

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 81 (P).
The body of Daniel c. Taylor,
SO, State House watchman, was
found floating near the Naval
Academy boathouse yesterday
DR.. John Claffy, medical exam
iner, ruled the death accidental.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
HyuttsviIIe Officer Named

The Hyattsville City Council
last night appointed Paul w
Baker, University Park, to the
police force.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Montgomery-Bluir Dance

Montgomery-Blair High School
students will hold their annual
Thanksgiving Formal at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the school gym
nasium.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-27
: Whiqville
WHIGVILLE :

7 WHiGVILLE - Mr.. and Mrs
~. w. Gulick and family spent
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. J
C. Glasgow and attended the
92nd birthday anniversary of heI
grandmother, Mrs. Emily Glas-
gov.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould Ward
spent Friday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. William Gulick.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Cutler and
family spent Saturday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Forest Dan
ford.
Mrs. H. D. Carter spent Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. M. B.
johnson, of Caldwell.
Marilyn Wehr spent a few
days the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Wehr, of Batesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cline, of
Beverly, Mrs. Jose Henderson,
of Andover, were calling on Mr..
and Mrs. H. D. Carter Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Cutler were
at Columbus the past week.
Mrs. John Gulick spent a few
days the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Spinks OF Zanes-
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Cutler
attended a picnic supper at SEN
eca Lake Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Bates,
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Bates and
Rena Bates were in GAINESVILLE,
Wednesday.
Emma West spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
West.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Gulick,
and Mrs. John Gulick were at
Woodsfield Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Smith
and son, Donald, spent Thursday
evening with her mother, Mrs.
John Gulick.
Mr. and Mrs. Gould Ward
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Craig Cleary Sunday.
Mrs. John Hayes and Mrs.
Gerald Hayes, of Caldwell, spent
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-27
Sarahsville
SARAHSNIIIE

| oAhAHSVILLE - Clara Bey.
, mer, of Akron, is visiting hel
mother, Mrs Maggie Beymer.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Kirkbride
Sara Highman and Karen Anr
Davis visited friends in West
Lafayette, Sunday.
Harold Butler, of Norwalk
visited over the weekend with
Mrs. Luna Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs Ward Robins and
Martha Gibson, of Columbus
spent the weekend with their
parents here.
OFT Shafer, of Canton, spent
the weekend with his family
here.
David Archer, of Columbus,
visited Ford Archer Saturday
and Sunday.
Nellie Stottsberry and Almeda
Stottsberry were shopping in
Cambridge last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kirk, of
Cuyahoga Falls, spent last week
vacationing at Seneca Lake.
They visited Mrs. Ruth Kirk and
children Saturday.
Reed Mellon, of Columbus,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Mellon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Triplett.
Jr., visited Sunday evening with
Paul Davis and family.
Mary Ann Young went to
GAINESVILLE Monday to find en-
ployment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pettay, of
Troy, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Carter
and Mrs. Rebecca Pettay.
Cash Sullivan, of Chicago, Ill,
and Mrs. Marie Cutler, of Zanes-
vile, visited Mrs. Mary Sullivan
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Swain
of Columbus, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Orpha Swain and Mr.
and Mrs. Irwin Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Longfellow
visited Saturday and Sunday
with Mrs. Janet Longfellow ano
son, Ira.
Sunday visitors of Mrs. Emma
Kirkbride were Tommy Stevens
and family, of Byesville, Charles
Moore and family, Kenneth
Hickman and family and Judy
Hickman, of Coal Ridge, anc
Fannie Kirkbride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Fisher anc
daughters, Sandra and Betty, O.
Rayland, visited Mr.. and Mrs
Martin Rochus recently.
Martin Rochus returned HON,
Saturday from a visit with hi
aunt, Mrs. Stanley Collins, O
Egypt Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Casemar
of West Liberty have been visit
! ing Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Wheeler
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-27
Pleasant Hill

! PLEASANT HILL - Mr.. anc
Mrs. Miley West, of Olive, Wis
tied with Vernon West and fam
! lily Sunday
Betty Lou Vandyne entertain
ed the All club at her home on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Lydia Vandyne spent a
few days with her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Laughlin, Caldwell.
Mrs. Ada Gibson and daugh-
ter, Martha, visited Sunday with
her parents, L. D. Robins and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Young
and daughter, Karen, of Circle
vile, spent the weekend with
Ella Belle Cater.
Mrs. Walter Davis entertained
Sunday with picnic dinner at
Seneca Lake in honor of Leslie
Caters birthday. Present were
Marcus Cant and family, Shelby
Green and family, Walter Davis
and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Cater.
Nellie Snode visited last week
with her son, Herman and wife
in Clarion, Pa.
Carr Rogers was admitted to
Bethesda hospital Tuesday eve
ming for treatment.
Mrs. Lavina Springer, of Iron
ton, spent few days last week
with her parents, Lemuel Moore
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buster Nelson
and son visited with his sister
in Marietta Sunday.
Harry Snode and family, Sar-
ahsville, called on Charles Snode
and family Sunday afternoon.
Leslie Cater has been called
back to work at the Line Mater
ial plant at GAINESVILLE after be-
ing out several months.
Paul Grimes, of Dayton, were
visiting friends and relatives
here last week.
Hugh Smith of Chicago is visit
ing relatives here.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-27
Sarahsville ri. |

SARAHSVILLE-Mr. and Mrs
Edwin Feldner. Nashville, Tenn.
is visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis have
returned home from a visit in
the southern states. They report
no peaches there this year, as far
as Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Junior Wolfe of
Charleston, S. c., recently Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Butler
and other relatives.
Davis brothers, sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Davis, who are en-
ployed on a pipeline in Arabia,
have been separated, one brother
was transferred to Jordan and
can look down on the sea of Cali
lee. They say there is not a
sphere of grass where they Work
and it is so dusty they have to
wear masks while working
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gather of
Cambridge were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Young of
GAINESVILLE were Saturday guests
of relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Mellon re-
turned to Weirton, w. Va, after
visiting Della and Roy Mellon
families.
Rev. John Grimes is attending
Free Methodist camp meeting at
Mansfield and will visit with his
sisters at Akron before returning
home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-07-27

It's long years since the last rumbling echoes of
covered wagon trains died away in Ohio But
still-in July, l95O-pioneering achievements
here continue to open up new frontiers.
The dedication of the Philip Sporn electric
generating plant at Graham Station West Vir-
gnla, blazeS trails to a more virile, more pros
porous Ohio
Philip Sporn Plant is planned as one of the
largest and most efficient steam-electric gen.
Grating plants in the world Two 150,00O-kilo-
watt units are already in operation. Two more
will be turning out electricity by the summer
of 1852. The plant is designed for total of
six units, when the demand for power requires
them-S00,000 kilowatts, in all, for Ohio to live
and grow on And beyond that, the Philip
Sporn Plant is interconnected with and backed