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Evening star., 1950-09-06
Two Youths Rob Manager
Of Apartment of $500

Alexandria police today con-
tinued a search for two youths
who robbed an apartment house
manager of $500 late yesterday.
Police said Mrs. Rita Carper, 6
East Nelson avenue, reported two
masked teen-agers knocked at her
door about o'clock. When she
answered. police said, she was
forced back into the room by the
armed youths. They then taped
her hands and mouth and escaped
with the cash, mostly tenants
rent payments.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Old Fort McHenry Faces
'Bomburdment' Sunday
By the Associofed Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.-Old Fort
McHenry is going to be bonn
barded again Sunday night. It
may be almost as noisy as when
the British did it in the War of
1912, inspiring in Francis Scott
Key the lines of the Star Span
gled Banner.
A Coast Guard cutter will simu-
late the British bombardment and
I'd Army troops will supply
the answering fire in the annual
re-enactment staged by the Mary
land Yacht Club and the city of
Baltimore.
A parade of decorated yachts
and a fireworks display will COM
plete the program.
Evening star., 1950-09-06

The feminine touch has been
added to the Montgomery County
Police Force.
When school opens next Mon
day, IA special policewomen will
be on duty at various school
crossings. .....
BY their own choice, they will
wear slacks and battle jackets.
Dresses were ruled out by the
new women themselves. Their
uniform, in two-tone design
similar to the color scheme now
used by county policemen. is more
practical, they asserted. Peaked
caps also will be worn.
OF the IA patrolwomen, first of
80 to be added to the nearby
Maryland force this year. all but
one will be assigned to the Silver
Spring police station. The other,
Mrs. Lenora M: Wade of Damas-
Gus, will be assigned to the Rock
vile station for duty in the vicin-
ity of the Damascus High School.
Patrolwomen assigned to the
Silver Spring area, and their fu-
ture crossing assignment, include:
Mrs. Verla x. Mcpherson, 10207
Grant avenue, Oakland Terrace
School; Mrs. Martha Seibert, GIL
Easley street, Dale drive and
Schuyler street; Mrs. Lois c. Shell
ton. 9909 Dilston road, Sligo ave-
nue. and Piney Branch road; Mrs.
Francis H. Canning, 2603 Shera-
ton road, Forest Glen and Dam
eron roads; Mrs. Lucille v. Lena
han, 1921 Georgia avenue, Glen
mont School, and Mrs. Kathryn
w. Gerber, 5000 Old Bladensburg
road. Rolling Terrace School.
Also, Mrs. Ruth P. Mann of
Notely road, Hollywood crossing;
Mrs. Margaret E. Smith, 10111
Dallas avenue, Colesville road and
Sligo Creek parkway; Mrs. Ruth
Voss. 9509 Biltmore drive. Coles
vile road and Leighton avenue;
Evening star., 1950-09-06

cnangeQ n ] s
mind, definitely
will quit Sep
tenber 80.
His resigna-
ton was accept
ed yesterday
with regrets"
by the County
Council to en-
able him to ac-
cept a better
position in At
lanta, Ga.
Mr.. p p a =
george, third
ranking execJI-
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Prince Georges
Forms EnlpIoye
Personnel Board
For Sanitation Are
Three Bond Issues
Also Approved

The Prince Georges County
commissioners yesterday estab-
lished a personnel board fol
county employees and approved
three bond issues by the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
missioner, totaling $6,625, 900.
OF the proceeds from the bond
issues, which also must be approved
by Montgomery County, $5.4 mil
lion will be used for general con-
struction, 81 million for water sup
ply and $225, 900 for refunding
bonds previously sold.
In setting up the personnel
board, the commissioners over
ruled objections by the County
League of Women Voters and the
Chillum Citizens Association.
Under Study Since July.
The proposal, which will be in
augurated Immediately, had been
under study since it was placed
before the board on July Is by its
attorney. Jerrold v. Powers. Its
members will be the president OF
the commissioners board. the
boards clerk and attorney and the
heads of county departments or
agencies.
Under its provision. the per-
sonnel board will specify minimum
and maximum salaries, set up job
classif1cations and interview all
applicants. No appointments will
be made by the commissioners
until reports have been received
from the personnel board.
The League of Women Voters
suggested changes through its
president, Mrs. Irma Bogdanoff.
In letter to the commissioners.
Mrs. Bogdanoff suggested ap-
pointment of a supervisor trained
in techniques of personnel ad-
ministration. She also urged an
employees merit system to be op-
Grated on a competitive basis,
salaries based on prevailing wages
in the area. job classification and
promotions for permanent en-
ployes.
Suggests Merit System.
William R.. Turner. president OF
the Chillum Citizens Association
told the board political affiliations
should be disregarded in consider
ing applicants. He also suggested
a merit system and 60-day ad-
vance notices when new jobs are
available.
In reply, Mr.. Powers said yes
terday most of these objections
would be met in regulations to be
issued by the board.
ct can see no reason, he said,
"why the board would not.act inn
partially. Certainly they would
be familiar with employe require
ments and able to Judge employees
efficiency and capability.
In another action. the commits
sioners approved a request Of the
Carole Highlands Citizens As
sociation for a survey and an esti-
mate of the cost of installing street
lights. Paul L. Wall, chairman OF
the community's street lighting
committee, said "a per cent OF
home owners have signed pre-
liminary petition favoring the
plan.
The board granted John E.
Stout, a police department desk
clerk, an indefinite leave to joir
the armed services. Mr.. Stout
told the board he has been ordered
to report for induction on Septem-
ber IA.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Fairfax Schools Face Problems From Oyercrowdin!

The franklin Sherman Elemen-
tary School at Mclean, Va, has
an efficient heating system for the
wintry months ahead.
Efficient, that is, if one doesn't
mind removing or replacing the
asbestos coverings on the furnace
pipes to control the temperature
The pipes pass overhead in the
basement where Al children in the
fifth grade attend class.
This is only one of Fairfax
County's overcrowded school build
ings which opened its doors for
the fall semester yesterday.
Two of the county-owned
schools in Falls Church-Falls
Church High School and Oak
Street Elementary School-also
opened yesterday along with those
of Arlington. ,
The combined Madison-Jeffer-
son Elementary School, owned by
the City of Falls Church. will re-
sumo classes Monday. Alexandria
classrooms opened today.
The first official enrolment fig
ures came from Arlington County,
where 15.969 pupils registered yes
terday. This Is an increase OF
more than 1000 over the first
days enrolment last year of
1854.
The new enrolment includes
9,794 elementary students. 3.075
Junior high students and 2.l51
high school students in the white
schools, and 664 elementary, 1875
junior high and 949 high school
students in the colored schools.
Fairfax County does not expect
to have it's first day enrolment
tailed until tomorrow. but about
$4,000 students are expected
about O thousand more than at
the end of last year.
Alexandria expects about 5000
students to start classes today.
To accommodate some increase in
the school population. there are
eight new classrooms at the Mount
Vernon Elementary School and a
new colored high school. All
classrooms in the Mount Vernon
addition are not expected to be
ready for several days.
Earlier this year. Fairfax voters
approved q SOS million bond is
sue referendum but sale of the
bonds now is being held up by
court proceedings. The Fairfax
Circuit Court denied a petition for
a restraining order but an appeal
has been filed.
The Franklin-Sherman School
has only 10 classrooms to accom-
modate an enrolment of Alb. More
are expected to enter within the
next few days.
The basement classroom with no
radiators has seven half-windows
high on the wall and close to the
ground. A sizeable snow this
winter would cut of illumination
and ventilation through these win
dowS.
Always Hot and Stuffy.
Mrs. Thomas r. Driver. fifth
grade teacher, said the basement
is always too hot and stuffy in the
winter. Adjustment Of the asbes-
tos coverings on the pipes over
head is the only way the tenn
perature can be controlled.
Miss Ruby Dunkum, the prin-
cipal, says four new classrooms
are needed and that a Quonset
hut is to be built as an auxiliary
unit. A foundation for the hut
already has been laid.
The maximum number Of stu
dents that should be enrolled at
nklin-Sherman is 800 with no
Evening star., 1950-09-06

September 29
on g. charge of
a S S ult and
battery on q
t o W n police
man.
The veteran
county official
was c h a r g ed
with striking
P olice Pvt.
H ace w.
j o h n on, 46;,
with q black
jack. last Fri
day at the jail.
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Evening star., 1950-09-06
Fairfax Orders
Survey on Sites
For High School
Structure Is Planned
In Groveton Area;
Funds Yet to Come

Study Of available sites for a
future high school in the Groveton
area has been ordered by the Fair
fax County School Board. Funds
are not yet available for the
structure which would be about
two miles north Of the present
Mount Vernon High School.
The board yesterday also orderd
investigation of sites for two other
high schools. These are the
Springfield High School and a
school for Negroes to be built in
the area near the town of Fairfax.
Funds for both Of these buildings
are included in a $10.5 million
bond issue approved in a ref
erendum earlier this year.
The board authorized Supt. w.
T. Woodson to continue negotia-
tions with developers of Lake
Bancroft Estate to provide addi-
tional land for a proposed new
elementary school at the Culmore
apartments. between Falls Church
and Baileys Cross Roads.
Land Purchase Approved.
Purchase af about 10 acres for
a new elementary school in West
Fairfax was approved. The price
was $1,000 an acre.
The board unanimously agreed
to take action opposing granting
Of an on-premises beer license to
a restaurant opposite Fairfax
High School.
The superintendent said the
restaurants application has been
"diSallowed locally" in hearings
already held. He was directed to
convey the boards objection in
the course of an appeal to be
heard in Richmond tomorrow.
A delegation from the Fairfax
County School Emergency Com
mittee, asked the board to do
everything possible to begin the
construction program authorized
by bond issue.
Actual building has been de-
layed by a suit filed by two resi-
dents who asked that sale of the
bonds be prohibited.
Mr.. Woodson and the boards
attorney. John Alexander, told
Mrs. Mary Walton Livingston and
other representatives of the COM
mittee, that the county has no
choice but to await final court
decision.
Board Refuses Offer.
The board refused an offer Of
Holm Hall Village. Inc. to con-
meet the Holm Hall Elementary
School with the firms private
sewage disposal system.
The board said unanimously
that the proposal Of the firm was
too high.
Through Glenn Richard, his
attorney. John E. Macpherson,
president of the building firm,
said that his company would build
the sewer up to the school prop
erty for $3.50 and make a tapping
charge Of $1,000.
In addition a monthly charge
Of 40 cents per pupil would be
made. Mr.. Woodson said this
would amount to about $50 a
month now and would increase to
about 5000 when the school is
enlarged.
The superintendent said it
would be better to abandon the
present site than to accept the
firms offer. Mr.. Woodson said a
septic field at the school has
proved unsatisfactory and the
board has given up attempts to
make the installation work. The
board asked Mr.. WoodSon to ne
gotiate Mr.. Macpherson in an at
tempt to obtain sewer service at
lower rate.
Otherwise. the board ruled, the
present school would have to be
abandoned and sold.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Mayor Reelected

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Sept. s
R.-Dr. r. Cowles Taylor was
reelected mayor yesterday aft
ernoon by a Al vote in city coun-
Gil meeting. A. M. Monfalcone
was elected vice mayor.
Evening star., 1950-09-06
County Director:
N ~
Of Public Works
Quits Sept. 80 !.
.-.s
Montgomery Council
Accepts Resignation .
Of Popugeorse +

George T. Papageorge, Mont
gomery County's $S,500-a-year
public works director. who started
to resign last spring and then
Evening star., 1950-09-06
Culpeper Sheriff Free
On Bond in Assault
On Town Policeman
speeioI Dispatch 10 The s,or

CULPEPER, Va, Sept. g.
Sheriff H. B. Wayland was free
under $3.50 bond today for his
appearance in Trial Justice Court
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-06
Florida Paper
Praises Carolinas
Yam Festival
Editorial recently appraised in
Florida Newspaper and was
sent to A. G. Edwards here:

When starchy, fleshy, sirupy
edible root of the earth acquires
popularity to draw $4,000 PEG
pie from two States to a North
Carolina town for a three-day
celebration, it has become fact
or of no mean Importance in the
Nation.
It is nearly a month, now
since these $4,000 persons gather
ed in Tabor City to attend the
annual Carolinas Yam Festival
but people there are talking
about it yet. 1t was the biggest
event in years, and the latest
word from Tabor City is that
plans are already under advise
ment for making next years
yam-fest a greater occasion still
For three days each year. at any
rate, the Carolina yam is the
most consequential subject for
discussion and interest for many
miles around Tabor City.
Once when people in other
parts of the country thought of
North and South Carolina, they
thought principally of corn and
cotton, turpentine and rosin. To.
day they have to think also of
hundreds and thousands of acres
and carloads and trainloads of
yams, and of yam and sweet pc.
tato by-products now running in
to the scores. (And more than
incidentally of baked vans and
sweet potato pie-than neither
of which may there be a finer
staple or final serving at any
good American meaD.
The event at Tabor City, fea-
turing pageantry and music,
speeches, dramatizations, con
tests and exhibits, is an almost
amazing demonstration of what
productive soil, favorable elm
ate, intelligent cultivation, and
convenient transportation to the
great markets may bring about
anywhere in the development Of
a single native crop. If the sage
and unreserved Horace Greeley
were yet alive, he might quantity
amend his famous advice to in.
quiring youth and remark:
go South young man, ano
grow yams for the country"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-06
Horny Farm Bureau
Holds Annual Meet

The Conway chapter of the
Horny County Farm Gureau held
it's annual meeting at the Ameri
can Legion Hut Tuesday night
November 21. Officers and direct
ors for the year 1851 were elected
as follows:
President-E. w. Johnson.
| Vice Pres. R. G. Cooke.
i Sec. -Treas.-A. D. Graham.
DIRECTORS
Gallivants Ferry - J. M. Holi'
day, Talbert Johnson.
Dog Bluff-Hagood Lambert,
H. L. Davis.
Bucks F. Davis, Norman
Cannon, Steve Thompson.
Bayboro-Coy Bell.
Conway - Bill Anderson, A.
w. Waller.
Socastee - Lloyd Causey, Lee
Outlaw.
Dogwood Neck-C. H. Lewis,
F. M. Edge.
Little River - T. S. Clardy,
Ralph Ellis.
Harry Davis was past presi.
dent of the Conway Chapter of
the Farm Bureau, and R. c.
Cooke was secretary treasurer.
This meeting was one of the
finest that the Farm Bureau has
ever held, and the attendance
was estimated at $50. Guest
speaker for the evening were L.
A. McInnis, Field Assistant for
Tobacco Associates, and J. M.
Lewis, Tobacco Specialist, both
from Florence, S. G.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-06

A harp always reminds me
of a piano with it's clothes off.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-06
Truck Explodes
In Whiteville
Injuring Pair

The Collier Gas and Appliance
Company plant narrowly missed
being destroyed last week when
a gas truck caught fire and ex'
ploded on the plant grounds. The
driver of the truck, and a Negro
bystander were burned as a re.
suit of the fire of undetermined
origin.
The driver, Virgil Woodie, a
white man, and Dolphus Jacobs,
Negro bystander received pain.
full body burns and are both in
the Columbus County Hospital,
where they were Immediately
taken for treatment. Jacobs, re.
portedly in serious" condition,
was frightened by the explosion
and ran from the scene. During
the excitement, he fell into e
vat where logs were being soak
ed for peeling the following day
The fluid in the vat, water and
chemical solution, was estimated
at being in the neighborhood of
16O degrees. Woodie's condition
was thought to be painful but
not extremely grave.
The accident occurred around
7 o'clock Tuesday night at the
company's plant, located east of
Whiteville along the railroad
tracks beyond Mccoy wholesal-
ers. The truck was in the pro.
cess of being loaded and was
standing idle on the grounds. A
spokesman for the company said
that the vehicle was a bulk de.
livery truck.
Damage to the company was
estimated to be around $4,000
and other slight damage was in.
tlicted to railroad cross-ties and
a nearby tank car.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-06
Conway Garden
Clubs To Hold
Christmas Tour

The Conway Garden Clubs
have begun preparations for
their annual Christmas tour on
Tuesday, Dec. 10. This marks the
second year that the Garden
Clubs have arranged for the peo
pie in the community to view
Christmas decorations in individ'
ual homes; and it promises to
be an outstanding achievement
in the yearly program OF the
local clubs.
Nine homes will be opened for
inspection at which time the pub
lie is cordially invited and urged
to participate in the tour. AS in
previous years one of the high
lights of the tour will be the
Christmas tree laden with beaut'
fully wrapped Christmas pack
ages for the less fortunate fam
lilies of the county. For the past
three years, the Garden Clubs
have made families happier at
Christmas time. Names given by
the Welfare Department are
handed to each Garden Club
whose members compete in wrap
ping the most attractive pack
age. All these presents will be
brought to the Christmas tree
where they will DO on display. A
few days before Christmas they
will be turned over to the We'll
fare Department, which, in turn,
delivers them to the designated
families. The Garden Clubs feel
it is a privilege to serve the com
munity in this manner and are
proud to cooperate with the Wei
fare Department in helping &c
bring a merrier Christmas to
many families.
For the first time the Junior
Garden Club will feature a
"home" on the tour. The Junior
Gardeners, who comprise one OF
the most active groups, will have
an outstanding Christmas fea-
ture to present.
There will be no admission but
an opportunity to make a silver
offering will be given. The time
and the homes opened for the
Christmas tour will be announc'
ed at some future date.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-06
| Rev. w. S. Caudle
Called AS Pastor
of Two Churches

Rev. w. Shelley Caudle, ma
tive of Stanly County, has &C
cepted a call to the pastorates of
Western Prong and Lake Wac,
camaw Baptist churches and ar
rived last week to take up his
new work.
A widely known Baptist minis
ter, Rev. Mr.. Caudle comes to
Columbus from the Flat River
Association where he was pastor
for four years. He recently COM
pleted building program at the
Island Creek Church in that as
ISOLATION.
He is known in this county.
having served at one time as
pastor at New Hope Baptist
Church.
Rev. Mr.. Caudle attended
Wake Forest College.
The new minister and his wife
and two daughters are now oc-
cupying the parsonage at Lake
Waccamaw. His son is student
at Mars Hill College.
Mrs. Caudle is an approved
worker for the Baptist Training
Union and for the past two years
as director Of that program in
the Flat River Association.
An old-fashion pounding was
held for the Caudles by the mis-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-06
w. B. Webster
Places Bid
On Drug Store

w. B. (Willie) Webs.or
er Tabor City drugaist and iofm'
ident of the Merchants ~ RES
ton, has submitted > bi'. asoela'
Of s25,5oo for the Modern ..1sI ibid Did
Company in Lumbcrroa " Ofug
Sale of the Elm stree,
to him must be approvod by | s''N
He plans to operate the .ro Ways.
Wallgreen Agency. '''e as
Webster opened the Warla,.,
Agency at Webster P5ar T'een
in Fairmont about two Years. '' aSy
when he left Harrclsoa:s p5. ago
acy here where he vas ~'! H.
owner. CO.
His bid on the Lumbog,or dr,,
store topped the high osfar r lug
recently by Nye Brc.ras, [ onsa
ators of stores in CONWAY I T,,I
Inns and Myrtle Beach. ''u''
The Modern Drug compsDv
one of the most modcrn IN 'p ra'
ern Carolina, was opened :, 's at
gust of last year. 1t wen, az. Az
receivership last summer and and
was closed to prepare for + t5a
sale three weeks age. ''S
Debts of the store have beor
estimated at between S3G00O sra
$4,000. "''U
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-06
BIG HOG

CHADBOURN, DEC. John
ME Griffin, resident of the China
Grove section, butchered a hog a
day or two ago that weighed 900
lbs. and yielded 300 lbs. of cured
fat, according to Tilman Fairfax
and Alex Strickland, neighbors
who assisted with the slaught'
ering.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-06
Horny County
Nov List
Il8 Slot Machines

The U. S. Solicitor of Internal
Revenue in Columbia announced
last week that Horny county now
has 10 slot machines Zone armed
bandits). This figure was releas'
ed by Federal authorities who
require that a tax of $3.50 per
machine be paid.
These records show that 551
slot machines are in operation
in South Carolina and that Pied,
mont South Carolina leads the
state in number. This is in sharp
contrast to years past when the
largest number of machines were
operated in the beach counties of
Horny and Charleston.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-06

Oklahoma City Especially Senator Dudley Leblanc anuac
Oklahoma
part PLAYED daily in the TREMENDOUS
OF Hadacol
parayed $500 in borrowed
into the Corporation Lafayette
La in twoan a
that pouring money
sometimes faster than maze
Leblanc
weekly newspapers
monthly increasing his budget
in
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-06

sionary ladies of the Western
Prong and Lake Waccamaw
churches Tuesday night, and the
newcomers were accorded and of.
fetal welcome.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-06

The biggest room in mankind.
house is the room for improve.
ment.