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Smyrna times., 1950-08-24
ENLISTS IN U. S. MARINES
Harry o. Halliday of Smyrna En-
lists for Four Years

Harry Halliday, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Orville r. Halliday, Smyrna,
enlisted in the United States Mar
inc Corps for four years, it was
announced by Maj. Joseph T.
Smith, Jr., officer in charge, Mar
inc Corps Recruiting Station, To-
Gated in Room GOT, New Customs
House, Second and Chestnut Sts.,
Philadelphia. He was transferred
to the Marine Corps Recruit De-
Smyrna times., 1950-08-24

all recommendations of the federal
agency can be adopted, the warden
said.
Smyrna times., 1950-08-24

THE United States has the
worlds largest steel industry,
says Steel Facts, published by
American Iron and Steel Institute.
In a year zoos million tons of steel
can be made in this country. That
is nearly IA million tons more steel
than was made in all the rest OF
the world combined in te4e. The
record high capacity in the U. S. A.
will be increased to nearly 1o6 mil.
lion tons by the end Of 1852.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Women Voters League
To Meet in Arlington

The annual meeting OF the
Arlington League of Women Vot-
ers will be held at S:15 o'clock
tonight in the Unitarian Church,
4451 South First place.
The program will include elec-
ton OF officers, adoption of the
next years program and dis
cussion. A skit. "One Hundred
Years A-growing," the story Of
woman suffrage. will be presented.
Candidates on the Nominating
Committees slate include:
Mrs. William Wildhack, presi-
dent; Mrs. Gordon Losee and Mrs.
E. F. Shepard, vice presidents:
Mrs. Philip Clapp, secretary; Mrs.
Richard Davis. treasurer, and Mrs.
Cecil Maurice. Mrs. Howard Shell
by, Mrs. John Stewart and Miss
Audrey Warren, directors.
Also, Mrs. Wildhack, Mrs.
Losee and Mrs. George Vietheer,
delegates to the national conven-
ton; Mrs. Curtis johnson, alter
nate. and Mrs. Henry Riblet, Mrs.
Clyde Lindley and Mrs. Wade
Lathram, Nominating Committee.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
College Gets sS256,000
For New Library
By the Associated Press

WESTMINSTER, Md. Mar. 21.-
A Westminster couple have given
Western Maryland College $685.
000-the largest individual gift it
has received since it was founded
70 years ago.
DR.. Lowell S. Ensor, president
of the college, announced yester-
day that Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H.
Davis gave the money with the
stipulation it be used to build a
new library or an addition to the
present one.
Mr.. Davis has been a member of
Western Maryland's Board of
Trustees since 1914. His wife is a
member of the colleges class of
1900. Mr.. Davis. II, is president
of an automobile sales concern.
About a year ago. he bought the
former Westminster Methodist
Church and presented 1t to the
towns Library Association for con-
version into a public library. He
gave the college the land on which
40 units of CT students housing
are located.
He has been heavy contribu-
tor to the Asbury Home for the
Aged at Gaithersburg. and Is
president of the institution S Board
of Trustees. o..
He also is former Mayor of
Westminster.
DR.. Ensor said the existing Ii
brary at Western Maryland is in
adequate for the $4,000 volumes
owned by the school.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Little Willie Adams Freed
On Six Gambling Charges
By tho A.soeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 21.-Wil-
liam Adams, better known in
Baltimore sporting and political
circles 'as Little Willie, yesterday
was found not guilty of six gam
bling charges arising from a police
raid on a numbers racket head
quarters.
Sixteen others picked up in the
raid were fined a total of $14, 900
and given suspended jail sentences
totaling 900 days.
Judge Michael j. Manley dis
missed the charges against Adams
who is colored in Criminal Court
after the State tried to show he
was chief OF the ring whose head
quarters was raided. Judge Man
ley said the search and seizure
warrant was too vague and gen.
eral to be constitutional.
Adams case was heard after
Judge Manley imposed $2,450 in
fines on John Roush and lesser
penalties on Is others.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Fairfax Women Voters
Elect Mrs. Edward Macy

The League of Women Voters
of Fairfax County yesterday elect
ed Mrs. Edward Macy of AMMAN
dale as president for the coming
year.
At luncheon in the Parish
Hall, Falls Church, the league
voted to continue it's study of
local government. with special
emphasis on financial and school
administration"
Other officers elected were: First
vice president. Mrs. Robert Lem
hart, Vienna; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Walter Crater, Falls
Church; secretary. Mrs. Ruth FL
len Mccormick. Baileys Cross
roads; executive secretary, Mrs.
r. j. Dunn, Annandale, and treas
urer. Mrs. Eugene Powell, Falls
Church.
Directors chosen are Mrs. Omer
Hirst, Mrs. Arthur Holmaas, Mrs.
Phyllis Robinson and Mrs. Russell
Fiori.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Council Studies Dangers
|0f HyattsviI|e Crossing

The question of whether a
watchman is necessary at the
crossing south of the Hyatstville
overpaSs was taken under advise
ment last night by the Hyattsville
City Council.
F. o. Hoskins, general manager
OF the eastern district of the Bal
timore> & Ohio Railroad, con-
tended that the watchman is un-
necessary. This stand previously
had been taken by the railroad.
Referred to the Council Trans
portation Committee was a sug-
gestion that the council indorse
rerouting of Capital Transit buses
to bring more business into
The suggestion was
advanced by the Hyattsville Pro-
fessiona1 and Businessmen's Asso-
citation. ...-~.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
2Men Fined 500 Each
For Assault on Police
In Barbecue Fracas

Two young men were fined
500 each in Hyattsville Police
Court yesterday for assaulting
two Bladensburg policemen.
In addition, Walter M. Boepple,
25. of the 200 block of Cedar
avenue, Takoma Park, and
Charles G. Hesse, 81, of the 5000
block of Ames street NE, were
fined $25 each on disorderly con-
duct charges.
Both men, former Marines
were arrested March II in the
Dixie Pig barbecue, Bladensburg
They had charged they were
roughed up by Pvts. William
Baxter and Albert Fierstein after
the latter had elected them from
the night spot.
Trial Magistrate. Alan Bowie
told the two defendants-both of
whom still bore evidence of black
eyes-that they weren't going to
church saying their prayers
If you had BEEN the judge
asserted, Il wouldn't be trying
this case"
Boepple was charged with as
saulting Pvt. Baxter and Hesse
with aSsaulting Pvt. Fierstein.
Conflicting stories were told by
the defendants and the police
men. The policemen charged that
the assaults occurred at the tavern
and at the county police station in
Hyattsville. They said they hao
been called to the place by the
management. The defendants de-
MED they were disorderly and saio
the policemen used their fists.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Nine Richmond Lobbyists
File Expense Accounts
BY the Assoeioied Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. al
Nine legislative agents, or lobby
lists, at the recent General Assem-
bly, session have filed compensa-
tion and expense accounts with
the Secretary OF the Common
wealth in compliance with State
law.
Largest list submitted yesterday
was a report of $500 compensa-
ton and $40 expenses by T. Mel
son Parker, Richmond attorney
who represented the Automotive
Trade Association Of Virginia.
Others filing today included:
Rufus G. Coldwell, for the Mon
ticello Highway Committee. no
compensation and $57.73 ex-
penSeS.
William D. Medley, Arlington,
for the same committee, $500, in
cluding compensation and, ex-
penseS.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Mount Rainier Gunshot
Academia, Council Rules

The policeman's shot across
Rhode Island avenue was acciden-
tai, as far as the Mounty Rainier
City Council is concerned.
After an informal discussion last
night with Town Police Chief John
w. Wise, the Council came to that
conclusion about the shot fired by
Pvt. Daniel w. Manuel. The bull
let travelled from police headquar-
ters across the street into the Office
of former Mayor Floyd B. Matthias.
1t lodged in a law book. No one
was hurt.
Pvt. Manuel was testing the
weapon of a fellow officer, Pvt.
William Horton, Chief Wise told
the Council. He believed it was
unloaded. The accident occurred
Friday morning.
The Council voted to partici-
pate in the Prince Georges County
recreation program this summer.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
GreenbeIt Ordinance
Sets $3.50 Fine for
Littering Public Places

Littering of public space in
Greenbelt today was on the city IS
books as an offense punishable
by maximum SO fine.
For the first time in the Mary
land community's 12-year history
authorities have been armed with
means stronger than periodical
calls on civic consciousness to
prompt a continuous cleanup cam
paign.
City Manager Charles T. Nc
Donald said the scattering of
trash and other refuse in public
areas has increased steadily in the
past two years.
Mr.. Mcdonald was authorized
at a City Council meeting last
night to prepare regulations to
carry out the cleanup ordinance
which only defines the offense and
prescribes the penalty. Minimum
fine will be 50, under the ordi-
nance.
The council, headed by Mayor
Elizabeth Harrington, also acted
to have a survey made of the
Greenbelt city government by the
Bureau of Public Administration
of the University Of Maryland.
Mr.. Mcdonald suggested the
move to bring city authorities ur
to date on such matters as the
community's 1925 per 500 valu-
alton tax rate and administrative
functions. He said the analysis
is desirable at this time because
of the possible imminent sale o1
Greenbelt by the Federal Govern
ment.
In a resolution the council
asked the Public Housing Admin
istration to approve use Of out
lying property in the east section
of the Greenbelt tract for a refuse
disposal fill.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Two Indicted in Fairfax
In Jail Escape Attempt

A Fairfax County grand jury
yesterday indicted two prisoners
on charges of attempting to es-
cape from the county jail Jan
uary 10.
John E. Havens. 20, Of the 1400
block North Hudson street, Airing
ton, and Max Cecil, 80. of the 300
block of Seventh street Sc. both
pleaded not guilty to the indict-
ments, Their trials were set for
April in Fairfax Circuit Court.
A housebreaking indictment was
returned by the grand jury against
Charles Lawrence Brown. jr., %
of Alexandria. Luizs D. Ruix, %
of New York and Warren Davis
Blankenship, IT. of Alexandria
They are accused of taking $5a
cash and goods valued at about
1920 from a service station al
Belle Haven. All three pleaded
guilty and their cases were re-
ferred to the probation officer.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Loans 0k'd 10 Make Plans
For Maryland U. Projects

Loans totaling S56,700 to finance
plans for six University of Mary
land projects have been approved
by the General Services Admins
tration.
The loans cover plans for prof.
ects valued at SIS million, which
were listed as follows:
Addition to girls gymnasium,
College Park, 100000; library
building, Baltimore, 100000;
warehouse, $4,000; athletic build
ing, $275.000; home economics
building and equipment, $500, 900,
and library and equipment. $375,-
900, all at Princess Anne.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Drive Opened in Virginia
To Verify Tax Payments
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND. Mar. 21.- The
collector of internal. revenue yes
terday launched an enforcement
drive to run down and verify all
payments, not subject to with
holding taxes, made to Federal
taxpayers in Virginia during 1949.
Stuart L. Crensaw, collector for
Virginia, indicated the drive will
focus the attention of tax dep
uties on income derived from
dividends, rents, fees, salaries
paid to domestics and farm la
borers and outlays for the care
Of children and elderly persons.
The enforcement division also
will conduct drives from time to
time to check particular types OF
business enterprises and selected
geographical areas in the State.
The deputies will follow tested
screening procedures which last
year resulted in exhaustive audits
of more than $4,000 individual,
corporation and partnership re-
turns. This netted the Treasury
Department some $2.4 million in
additional taxes in Virginia.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Virginia Truckers Support
A. & P. in Trust Suit Fiqht

RICHMOND, Mar. 81 (AP) -
The Virginia Highway Users As
sociation has announced its sup
port of the Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Co. in the Federal
Governments anti trust suit
against the company.
The truckers organization an
nounced Saturday a resolution,
adopted at a meeting earlier in the
week. The associations resolution
said the grocery chain keeps alive
many activities of industry
and commerce that would other
wise be denied the ci6eens -.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
) Injured as Heifer
Breaks Loose at Sale
Near HyattsviNe

Three persons were injured
when a heifer broke loose and
charged into a crowd at a cattle
sale near Hyattsville yesterday.
The animal was one of about
10 head of prize cattle being sold
at Bellevue Dairy Farm, the es-
tate of the late Christian Heur-
ich, Washington brewer.
Two persons were hospitalized
Mrs. Rachel Matthias, Sc, of Irwin
Pa, suffered a broken left leg and
was admitted to the Prince
Georges General Hospital. Ernest
M. Phillips, 43, a representative
of the Maryland Artificial Breed
ing Association, who lives at the
dairy farm of the University of
Maryland, suffered a chest in
jury. He remained for observa-
ton at Leland Memorial Hos
pltal, Riverdale.
/, Frank H. O'Rork, AZ, of 118
Tecumseh drive, Forest Heights,
Md, received leg. arm and head
injuries and also a burned hand
when he was pushed into a hot
kerosene stove. He was treated
at the Riverdale hospital and
released.
The sale was being conducted in
q large tent just off Queens Chapel
road on the Heurich tract. About
200 persons were inside when the
heifer broke loose and plunged
into the crowd.
Attendants then grabbed the
heifer before it could do any
further damage.
Two volunteer fire departments
-Hyattsville and Brentwood-and
two rescue squads-Brentwood and
Bladensburg-responded.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Maryland Civil Defense
Advisory Council Named
By the Assoeiotsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 81. - Gov
Lane yesterday named a flve-man
advisory council to work with
Maryland's adjutant general and
the director of civil defense on
plans to meet any emergency.
Richard S. Boutelle, president
of the Fairchild Engine g. Aircraft
Corp. at Hagerstown and a men,
ber of the State Aviation Commits
sion, was named a member to rep
resent the public of the State at
large.
DR.. Perrin H. Long, professor OF
preventative medicine at the
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene
and Public Health, and Harry F.
Ogden, chairman of the Balti-
more Chapter of the Red Cross
were named to represent medical
and relief agencies.
Ralph Thomas, vice-president OF
the Consolidated Gas 81 Electric
Co. Of Baltimore, and Guthrie j
McVicar, retired executive OF
Bethlehem Steel Co., were named
to represent utilities and general
industry.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Contract for Hume School
Awarded 10 D. {. Builder

A construction contract for the
new Hume School in Arlington
was awarded last night to Allen
C. Minnix g. Sons, Washington,
on a low bid of $346,731.
The school board received nine
bids, ranging up to $407 900.
The contract calls for compile
ton of the 10-classroom building
in 180 working days. A, school
board member said it was hoped
the building could be ready for
September classes.
The new school will be built on
South. Twenty-fourth street, be-
tween Ode and Nash streets. The
site cost $88,55O.
The school will have a library
and multipurpose room with ia
bles that fold into the walls.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Chamber Seeks
Parking Lots
For Bethesda
County Council Asked
To ALLOW 100000
For Business Area

The Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce last night called upon the
Montgomery County Council to
authorize an 100000 public park
ing lot program in the Bethesda
business area.
The project would be financed
by a bond issue. The bonds would
be paid off through an annual
tax of 40 cents on each $10O
valuation of improved commercial
or industrial property in the busi-
ness area, a 20-cent tax on un-
improved industrial or CONNER
cial property, and a Accent tax
on tangible personal property in
commercial buildings. This is sub
stantially the same as the Silver
Spring plan.
Commercial and industrial
property in the area would be
exempt from the special tax if and
when they provide adequate park
ing facilities. If they provided at
least Is per cent Of such parking
their taxes would be reduced in
proportion.
The chambers action followed a
report from Carroll Sager, chair
man of special committee which
has been working on the project
for several months.
The group asked that the county
council authorize the program at
its May legislative session.
Under the proposal, the Bethes-
da commercial area would be en-
larged to include the Woodmont
triangle and a large part of the
land lying west of Pearl street,
north of the railroad tracks and
south of East-West highway.
Eight sites for public parking
lots have been tentatively sug-
gested, after consultation with
Irving G. McNayr. county man
ager, and Blair Lee III, vice chair
man of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
The Council would be empow-
cred to acquire these or other sites
by purchase, lease or condemna-
ton.
Future funds derived from
parking meters on Bethesda busi-
ness streets would be diverted to
a parking lot fund and the Council
would be empowered to install
parking meters on other business
streets and on public parking
lots as the need for them arises.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Arlington 6. 0. P. 10 Hold
Convention in Early ApriI

The Arlington Republican Com
mittee last night decided to hold
county convention the first week
in April.
The convention will be held
either April 5 or 6, depending on
which date the auditorium of the
Thomas Jefferson Junior High
School can be engaged.
The committee voted to recon-
mend to the convention that pre-
cinct committeeman be elected in
the COP primary in August rather
than selected at the convention,
as has been the practice,
Under the recommendation,
however, they would be named at
the convention to serve until elec-
tionS.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Two Contests Develop
For City Offices When
Takoma Park Elects

Contests for at least two posts
to be filled in Takoma Parks
municipal election next Tuesday
developed last night.
Two former councilmen were
nominated at a meeting of "The
copies Choice Committee, -
which also adopted a platform.
John F.. Sidell, councilman
from 1910 to 1916, was nominated
to oppose Ross H. Beville, in
cumbent councilman, for the Of
flee of Mayor.
Maj. William F. Fischer, U. S.
A., councilman in 1922 and su-
perintendent of public works for
Is years until he retired last year,
was nominated for councilman
from the 4th and Goth precincts.
Already in this race are Walter
H. McClenon and H. Brooks
Perring. Two councilmen will be
elected in this three-way contest.
Polls will be open next Tuesday
at the Takoma Park Firehouse
from 7 am. to pm.
The platform favored careful
and efficient operation of the city
government at minimum cost;
reduction of city taxes; retention
of tax discount; immediate con-
struction of a playground area;
an auditorium for public needs;
a memorial for war veterans and
a municipality owned and operated,
but self-supporting parking lot.
Opposition was expressed in the
platform to wasting the taxpayers
money; deficit spending in city
affairs, and pending 100000
bond issue.
Mr.. Sidell and Maj Fischer sub
scribed to the platform.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Mrs. Parks Qualities
To Administer Estate
speeiaI pispoteh 10 The Star

LAURY, Va. Mar. 21.-Mrs
Barbara Parks of Stanley, quail
fed Friday as administrative OF
the estate of her late husband,
Capt. Robert Franklin Parks. No
appraisal was placed on the estate
the law giving her year for such
purpose.
Mrs. Parks recently was acquit-
ted in the fatal shooting of her
husband. He died of a gunshot
wound February 18. There is one
son, Bobbie Parks, 5.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
5O0-Pound Safe Is Stolen,
Left Unopened in Street

Thieves rolled a 5O0-pound safe
out of the front door of an Arling-
ton Safeway store last night,
moved it a block on four wheel
cart stolen from the store, and
then abandoned it, unopened. in
the middle of North Kenmore
street.
Police received a telephone call
this morning from a passerby re-
porting the safes location.
The store, at 3409 Wilson boule-
ward. was entered by breaking a
lock on the front door.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
PrinceGeorges
Bill Validity
IS Questioned
Hammond Costs Doubt
On Sothoron Measure,
Other Assembly Acts

Maryland Attorney General
Hall Hammond has questioned
the constitutionality of the con-
troversial Sothoron bill to reor-
ganize the Prince Georges County
government.
He also cast doubt on the valid
ity Of 33 other measures passed at
last months session of the Gen.
eral Assembly. They include two
dealing with the Montgomery
County sheriff and three affecting
the Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission.
Mr.. Hammond based his opin-
ion, transmitted to Gov. Lane, on
the constitutional provision that
only bills dealing with the States
fiscal affairs, acute emergencies
and the general public welfare
may be considered during an
'even-year short" legislative ses-
sion.
"Not Confined to Emergency"
The Sothoron bill, sponsored by
State Senator L. Harold Sothoron
of Prince Georges. provides for a
full-time county commissioner at
$500 a year and a county pur-
chasing bureau.
Senator Sothoron maintained
during the session that unless the
bill was passed, county voters
would not know how many COM
missioners to elect in November.
The number of commissioners was
omitted inadvertently in a l949
amendment to a county law, he
explained.
According to Mr.. Hammond.
however, the bill lis not confined
to this emergency but would make
other changes in the local setup."
When informed today Of the at
torney generals opinion, Senator
Sothoron expressed surprise.
Says Office Checked Bill.
"Ihe bill was checked by the
Attorney Generals Office when it
was introduced and was ruled
Valid" Senator Sothoron declared.
There must be a mixup some
where. II it is held to be uncon-
Stitutional, we would have to hold
a special session of the Legislature
to correct the error in the 1949
law"
The measure has been strongly
opposed by the Prince Georges
County Civic Federation and
League Of Women oVters. The
federation has urged the Cover
nor to defer final action pending
a hearing.
The two bills affecting the Mont
gomery sheriff would raise his
salary from $4,000 to $4,000 a year
and transfer jurisdiction of the
county jail from the sheriff to the
County Council.
The three sanitary commission
bills authorize the agency to issue
81 million in bonds for storm
water drainage, require it to make
sewer and water connections with
out expense to the homeowner
involved, and correct an error in
a bond bill passed at the 1s4s
session.
In addition to the "a bills. Mr..
Hammond said he found a print
ing error in a bill to require the
State controller to return to An
napolis the admission and alco-
holic tax divisions of his Office and
part of the income tax division,
The offices were moved to Balh-
more last year.
The attorney general also said
a Republican-sponsored measure
to make the first $500 Of invest
ment income taxable at 2 per cent
is deficient because it fails to
spell out how deductions and per-
sonal exemptions would be taken.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
PTA Plans Variety Show

A variety show, including acts
by parents and students. will be
presented by the Takoma Park
Junior High School PTA at 8 p. m.
Friday and Saturday at the school
on Piney Branch road. A teen-age
fashion show also will be pre-
Sented -
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Brous to Address PTA

E. J. Braun, assistant superin-
tendent of Arlington schools, will
address a meeting of the Charles
A. Stewart Parent Teacher Asso-
citation at 7:45 o'clock tonight at
the school.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
PTA Plans Square Dance

The Parent Teacher Association
of the j.. Enos Ray Elementary
School. Takoma Park, Md, will
sponsor square dance at $3.50
p. m. tomorrow in the school audi
toriul1l. ~.
Evening star., 1950-03-21
Women Lower to ToIk

Mrs. Grace Kanode Llewellyn,
Washington attorney, will be in
terviewed on Miss Laurel Woods
House Beautiful radio program
at 1915 pm. tomorrow on Station
WPIK In Alexandria. /