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Evening star., 1950-04-09
Anti-Drinking Crusade
Urged for Young People

A youth campaign against the
use of alcoholic beverages was
called for last night at meet
ing sponsored by the Washing.
ton Missionary College Chapter
Of the American Temperance So.
ciety.
j. Arthur Buckwalter. in Co.
lumbia Hall. said a majority o1
crimes, broken homes, juvenile
delinquency and immortality case!
can be traced to use of liquor o.
beer. Mr.. Buckwalter is editor
of Listen" a temperance pub.
lication.
America today has come to 6
social status comparable to that
Of the old Roman Empire before
its fall. when the nation was ir
a state of drunkenness and stu.
por " q" said Mr.. Buckwalter
He urged young people of all
denominations to join in the
movement against use of alcoholic
beverages.
Other speakers were Warren N
Wittenberg. Robert Roach, Ralph
Krum and Orville Kierstead.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Montgomery TO Receive
Land Revenue Comparison

A report comparing tax burdens
of single-family homeowners and
apartment dwellers in Montgom-
cry County will be presented al
8 pm. tomorrow by Harold P
Morris at a meeting Of the County
Civic Federation at the Bethesda
Elementary School.
Mr.. Morris heads q committee
appointed several months ago to
survey revenues from land taxes
On the agenda is 4 Schools
Committee report on county teach.
ers' salaries, calling for adjust.
ments.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Upper Montgomery
Firemen to Elect

Officers and board members of
the Upper Montgomery County
Volunteer Fire Department will be
elected at the groups annual
meeting at 8 pm. Tuesday in the
f1rehouSe, Beallsville.
Also on the agenda is a report
on the departments financial
condition by Leland Clark, treas
urer. Mason w. Gray, president,
will conduct the meeting.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Girl, 7, Wins Pony at Rodeo;;
More Excited at Lone Runqer

| somewhere, I suppose" he sug-
gested. Mr.. Craze admitted ii
would be hopeless to try to sepa-
rate Vickie from Beauty-a name
she picked for the pony from the
rodeo program.
Lone Ranger Cheered.
All the other youngsters at yes
terday's opening performance
seemed to share Vickei's Senti-
ments about the Lone Ranger. A
din of exploding caps. cheers,
yodels and Indian war whoops
rose from the audience of 5000 as
he rode into the arena astride
Silver. About half the audience
deserted the grandstands to crowd
around him after his appearance
without waiting to see the final
act.
Some unscheduled action gave
the youngsters thrills in early
parts of the show. A cowboy, Ray
Burr. %. of Chickasha, Okla, was
thrown from bronco, and carried
to Gallinger Hospital with possible
rib fractures. Two Brahma bulls
broke out of their wooden pens
and charged about the arena when
they weren't supposed to. One of
them interrupted a trained horse
act.
There will be rodeo perform
ances at 2:30 pm. and $50 pm
each day through Saturday. An
other pony will be given away
by the Variety Club at the next
Saturday matinee. A bicycle will
be given away at all other mat
inee performances. and a tele-
vision set is to be awarded at each
evening performance. Proceeds
60 to the Variety Club welfare
! fund. for children
Evening star., 1950-04-09
By Mary Lou Werner

The excitement of winning a
pony couldn't make seven-year-
old Victoria c'Vickie') Craze for
get about the Lone Ranger.
She went to the Variety Club
Rodeo yesterday because he is her
hero-and she wasn't going to
leave without seeing him.
The pony was given away Just
before the Lone Rangers sched-
uled appearance. Vickie let out
a delighted shout when she won.
But she was apprehensive during
the necessary transactions in the
Armory Office.
Daddy. I'm going to miss see
ing the Lone Ranger. Hurry up"
she urged her father. Gerald
Craze, an administrative assistant
with the United States Public
Health Service, as he signed
papers accepting ownership of the
four-year-old Shetland.
Meets Hiss Personally.
Vickie got back to the area
sidelines in time to see the Lone
Ranger. Afterwards she had "the
biggest fun ever" by personally
meeting her cowboy hero.
She listens to him on the radio
every day." mused Mr.. Craze
"She even wears those Western
get-ups to school," he added,
pointing to Vickie's cowgirl togs
Although he accepted the pony
What else could I do?"-Mr.
Craze isn't quite sure what he will
do with it. The rules at Arlington
Village Apartments, where they
live, prohibits pets-"even mice u
laughed Mr.. Craze.
"We1l just have to board it
Evening star., 1950-04-09
DR.. Etienne to Address
Berwyn Civic Meeting

Disadvantages of socialized
medicine will be discussed by Dr.
Wolcott Etienne at a meeting Of
the Berwyn District Civic Assosia-
ton at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
library of the Berwyn Elementary
School. DR.. Etienne is a general
practitioner in College Park.
A representative of the Prince
Georges County Memorial Library
will discuss a proposed new sched-
ule for the Bookmobile.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Audubon Camp Scholarship
Offered by Garden Club

A scholarship to an Audubon
camp in New England is being
offered resident of Prince
Georges County by the Forest
Garden Club.
Any county resident more than
18 years of age who is interested
professionally in schools, camping
recreation, conservation or youth
group activities is eligible to apply
for the scholarship.
The scholarship will be for June
Is to August 81 at one of two
camps-the Audubon Camp Of
Maine or the Audubon Camp Of
Connecticut.
Persons interested in applying
may write Mrs. Walter D. Addi-
son. president of the Forest Gar
den Club, Mitchellville. Md.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Scout Court Of Honor
AT Kensington Marks
Promotion Of IS Boys

The largest Boy Scout Court of
Honor in Montgomery County In
recent years was held last night at
Kensington.
Fifteen scouts received promo
tions, all but four to the higher
ratings Of scouting. All are mem
bers of Troop 536.
Two Eagle Scouts received the
bronze palm award; three others
were made Eagle Scouts; three
were advanced to Life Scouts;
three to Star Scouts and four
reached second-class rank.
The court also was unusual in
that two of the new Eagle Scouts
are brothers. They are Richard
and William Sheppard. sons of Mr..
and Mrs. Sherman S. Sheppard
of Kensington.
Frank Rodgers, whose father,
w. w. Rodgers, is vice principal
of Roosevelt High School. is the
third new Eagle Scout. Mr.. Rod
gers is chairman of the Troop
Committee of the Kensington
Junior High School Parent
Teacher Association, sponsors Of
the troop.
Richard Bloss and Robert Wiley
received the bronze palm awards
Made Life Scouts were Phillip
Schmitter. Burton Scott and
Donald Silberberg. Those who
achieved the rank of Star Scout
were Stephen Kuntz. Charles
Lomas. and Gerald Wiley, brother
of Robert.
The Court, held in the school
was arranged as part of the
troops fifth birthday anniversary
The Scoutmaster is Capt. j. P
Wetherill, USNR. The troop also
sponsors an Explorer Post OF
which Frank Wiley. father OF
Robert and Gerald, is advisor.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Foirfox Health Chief
Appoints Mrs. Martin

Mrs. Thelma Martin was ap.
pointed to the Public Health nurs.
ing staff of the Fairfax County
CVaD Health Department by DR.
H. c. Bradford. director. yester-
day.
Mrs. Martin. a native of Peters
burg, Va, is a graduate of Gar
field Hospital and Blackstone Col
lege, Blackstone, Va. She will be
assigned to the Mt. Vernon area
10 replace Mrs. Frances Barcy
resigned.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Luroy Firemen's Revue
To Run ; Doys This Week
Speeiol Dispoteh 10 The Ste

Speeiel Dispatch 10 The Stor
LURAY, Va. April 8.-Seventy-
five persons will take part in the
4th annual firemen's minstrel
revue here Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday. Commonwealth At
torney I. r. Dovel is interlocutor
with J. Everett Will, attorney, and
Bill Finlay, Garland Anderson
Leo Campbell. Jimmy Campbell,
Edwin Markowitz and Lou Shan
delson acting as endmen.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Thousands Expected
To Vie for Prizes in
.Hyattsvi||e Egg Hunt

Several thousand children are
expected to be on hand tomorrow
morning for the 18th annual
Easter egg hunt in Magruder
Park, Hyattsville. -.
Sponsored by the Prince Georges
County Kiwanis Club and the
Sidney Lust Theaters, the hunt
will have 5000 colored eggs as
the goal. -
The eggs will include severl
hundred which will bring prizes
to the finders. Top prizes will go
to the youngsterSAwho find the
golden goose egg and five silver
goose eggs.
Race Starts at 10 AM.
County Police Supt. Ralph
Brown. general chairman, will fire
the starting gun at 10 am. and
the children will dash across a
field to the woods where the eggs
Will De nlQQen.
The days program will include
the coronation of 12-year- r-old Lucy
Viverette as Easter Queen. Hyatts-
vile Mayor Caesar L. Aiello, will
crown the girl, who lives at 1900
Colesville road, College Park.
Maids of honor will be Sally
Groome, 13, of 5721 Forty third
avenue. and Barbara Reeves. II,
of 4015 Madison street, Hyatts-
vile. The court will include ladies'
in-waiting from 20 county schools.
Other Events.
An entertainment program will
follow the hunt and the corona
ton. There also will be pie-eating
contests for boys and girls. child
calling contests for mothers, and
races and field events.
Flag-raising exercises will be
conducted by members Of the
Snyder-Farmer Butler American
Legion Post.
Winners from recent talent con-
tests in the Lust Theaters will be
among the entertainers. They in
elude Richard and Ronald Notes,
Mount Rainier; Barbara Allen,
Cheverly: Beverly Ballard, Hyatts-
vile; Richard Cramer and Roland
Winkelbauer, Takoma Park, and
Winnie Sanders, Riverdale.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Norris Will Address
County Women Voters

Farold r. Norris will address
the education study group of the
Montgomery County League of
Women Voters at Sis pm. tomor-
row in the Montgomery Junior
College.
Mr.. Norris. assistant treasurer
Of the Montgomery County Board
of Education, will discuss How to
Understand the School Budget"
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Non-Support Ruled Out
In Observation-Disclosures
By the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, April The
marriage lasted just one hour
That just isn't quite long enough
to justify a on-support charge,
Judge Joseph Sherbow ruled to-
day.
So he freed 41-year -old Walter
Keyes. who testified his 17-year-
old bride deserted him go minutes
after their wedding last May.
The young wife. Mary Keyes
admitted she hadn't live with her
husband but she wanted SIS a
week anyway.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Army Scientist
Seriously Hurt
In 2-Car Crash
Dr.. Bichowsky's Wife
And 2Others Also
Injured in Accident,

A Falls Church scientist EN-.
ployed by the Army Department
was seriously injured yesterday ir
a two-car crash on the Pulaski
highway near Baltimore.
He Is DR.. F. Russell Bichowsky
545 Argyle drive. His wife and
two other persons also were in
jured.
In other week end accidents in
nearby Maryland. Maryland
Park man was killed and five
other persons were injured.
The collision involving DR.
Bichowsky's car occurred shortly
before noon. Heavy north-bound
traffic, flowing toward Havre de
Grace race track, was snarled for
several miles, the Associated Press
reported.
With DR.. and Mrs. Bichowsky in
City Hospitals, Baltimore. are Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin Leibenhout,
Brooklyn, N. Y. All were reported
in critical condition.
Worked ut Navy Laboratory.
Frederick D. Rossini, Bureau OF
Standards en1ploye and a friend
of the injured. scientist, described
DR.. Bichowsky as physical chem
list who is tops IN his field"
He said DR.. Bichowsky had lee
tured at the University of Cali
fornia until about a year ago,
when he came here on the Army
assignment. He added that the
chemist at one time had worked
at the Naval Research Laboratory.
The Maryland Park man. Lester
F. Carrick, 80, was killed Friday
night when the car in which he
was riding left Defense highway
near Bladensburg and struck a
pole.
The driver Of the car. listed
by State police as William J. Grit
fin, %, of 3601 Connecticut avenue
NV. was admitted to Leland
Memorial Hospital with cuts and
bruises.
Lawry H. Farnharn, Is. Of AIS
Klingle street NV, suffered a
fractured wrist when struck by
a car in the 7700 block of Wiscon-
sin avenue, Bethesda, yesterday.
He was released after treatment
at Suburban Hospital, Bethesda.
Stepped into Path of Car.
Montgomery County police said
Mr.. Farnham stepped into the
path of a car driven by Addison
w. Graham. 10. OF Gaithersburg.
Three persons were hurt about
3 am. yesterday when their car
struck an abutment on the over-
head bridge at Hyattsville.
Mrs. Dora Ropka, %, of 1926
Quarles street NE, was admitted
to Leland Memorial Hospital,
Riverda1e, with cuts about the
face and a possible broken nose.
Released after treatment at the
same hospital were two Fort
Meade soldiers. Chester Jennings,
20, and William F. Lambert, %.
Both suffered cuts and bruises.
Mr.. Jennings was charged with
reckless driving and was released
under 500 bond pending a hear
ing in Hyattsville Police Court
April 20.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Rev. MonIey Resigns
As Charles Town Pastor
byths Assoejoted pye.,

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, April
8.-The Rev. Jack H. Manley an
nounced today his resignation as
pastor of the Baptist Church to 20
to the Court Street Baptist Church,
in Portsmouth, Va.
Mr.. Manley has been here three
years and his resignation is effec-
tive April 80. He also has served
churches in Fredericksburg, Va,
Center Cross, Va, and Owensboro,
KY.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Guard Unit Welcomed

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
g (SpeciaD Company E, l16th
Infantry Regiment, was welcomed
into the Virginia National Guard
this week, making it the second
National Guard company here.
The other is Company K, the
Monticello Guards.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
School Crossinq
Lights Ordered
For Arlington
$4,000 Appropriated
For Installations to
Relieve Four Police

Installation of traffic lights at
four Arlington school CROSSINGS
was ordered by the County Board
yesterday.
The lights will be installed at
Washington boulevard and Patrick
Henry drive. Wilson boulevard
and North Edison street, Sem
mary road and Centre Theatre.
and South Grant street and
Twenty-third street.
The board appropriated $4,000
for the project. The lights will re-
lieve four policemen for patrol
duty near the schools.
AT meeting last month. the
board approved a plan TO install
II lights at school crossings. A. T.
Lundberg, county manager, yes
terday recommended that the re-
mainder of the lights be installed
as funds become available.
Approved BY State.
The county manager reported
the State has approved installa-
ton OF lights at two Lee highway
intersections. North Lexington
street and North Culpeper street.
The county police department
was praised by Daniel A. Duean.
chairman of the board. Mr.. Du-
gan was commenting on an edito-
rial in the Arlington Sun, weekly
newspaper, calling for "full-scale
authoritative investigation" OF the
police department.
The newspaper criticized drink
ing in public by police" As re-
vealed in testimony at the trial
last month of former policeman
Francis E. Dodson.
Mr.. Dugan said he does not be-
lieve that Mr.. Dodson's actions
or those Of "a few other police
men who have got into trouble
have anything to do with the
ability or character Of other po-
licemen."
Suggest Commendation.
Mr.. Dugan suggested that Po-
lice Chief Harry l.. woodward be
commended for having "a good
police department." Board Mem
bers Florence Cannon and Robert
w. Cox said they did not wish to
have the board take action which
might seem to reflect on the news
papers right to criticize. No vote
was taken.
The board voted to join Falls
Church in final effort to acquire
the Lake Bancroft property as .
State park. Alexandria and Fair.
fax County also are scheduled TO
consider park authority" accord
ing to a bill passed by the Gem
eral Assembly last month.
The board asked the manager
to consider whether present pro-
cedure for paying the costs Of
sidewalk construction should be
revised. Last month the board
voted to require owners Of abut-
ting property to pay the entire
cost.
Hearing Set on Tower
A public hearing was set for
May 9 on revocation Of a use per-
NIT issued to the American Tele-
phone IL Telegraph Co. for q tower
on Halls Hill.
The board voted to advertise an
ordinance providing that Arlina-
ton will 60 on Daylight Saving
Time when the change becomes
effective in the District.
A proposed weed control ordi-
nance also was ordered advertised
for public hearing. The measure
provides that cutting of weeds and
other care Of vacant land be linn
tied to situations which endanger
or injure neighboring property or
which are detrimental to the
health. safety or welfare Of resi-
dents"
Evening star., 1950-01-26
Fairfax Youth, 10, Dies
OF Car Crash Injuries

A Fairfax County youth died
last night of traffic injuries suf-
fered December 4.
Henry r. Detwiler, IS, Clifton.
died in Arlington Hospital OF head
injuries. His right eye had been
removed by surgery because of the
injuries.
The youth was passenger in
a car which ran off the road in
Oakton. Fairfax police listed the
driver as Charles w. Pearson, jr..
%. Route /. Clifton. He was
placed under $500 bond pending
trial on reckless driving charge.
Police said the car apparently
went out of control while rounding
a curve and hit a fe..ce.
Young Detwiler was the son Of
Mrs. Evelyn Bremen, Clifton.
Evening star., 1950-01-26
Bill Would Libera|ize
Teacher Sick Leave

A bill to liberalize the Washing
ton teacher sick leave law en-
acted last year was introduced
yesterday by Senator Johnston,
Democrat. of South Carolina, and
was referred to the Senate Dis
tr1ct Committee for consideration,
The measure was said to have
been recommended by local rep
resentatives of the American Fed
Grafton of Teachers.
One of the present oue.ifica-
tlons for granting paid sick leave
for teachers, aside from personal
Illness or death in the family, is
pressing personal emergencies"
The Johnston measure would
change this to pressing personal
business, including leave to OBJ
serve religious holidays and to
participate in civic and educa-
tional work"
Another feature of the Johnston
measure would grant so dsys OF
extra leave, at part nay, to teach
ers who had used up all their
communicative so days of raid leave
under the 1949 law. This would
be at their regular pay, minus
amounts authorized by the Poard
OF Education for payment of
substitutes.
Proposals in the measure for
liberalizing the 1949 law also call
for refunding to teachers de-
ductions in salaries made since
last July l for days off for good
and valid reasons but not covered
by the 1949 act
Evening star., 1950-01-26
School Board Is Asked
To Clarity Responsibility

The Burroughs Citizens Asso-
citation last night asked the Board
of Education to clarity it's re-
sponsibilities" in connection with
the appointment of school officers.
Mrs. Jeane Neels, sponsor of
the resolution, explained the re-
quest aims to elicit from the board
a clear policy statement on its
attitude toward the nominations
of School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing.
With frequent references to Mr..
Corning's rejected nomination of
Miss Eleanor P. McAuliffe as
principal of the new Sousa Junior
High School, Mrs. Henry A. Bart
lett and Mrs. Neels urged the
association to go on record as
favoring greater appointive pow
ers for the school superintendent.
But the group voted to wait until
the next meeting of its Executive
Committee before taking further
action
The association met in the Taft
Junior High School, Eighteenth
and Perry streets NE. The meet
ing was conducted by DR.. Robert
N. Burrows, president.
Evening star., 1950-01-26
Transit Company Run
Efficiently, Group Is Told

The Capital Transit Co. is run
efficiently and provides relatively
low-cost transportation for the
District, E. c. Giddings, company
vice president argued before the
Sixteenth Street Highlands Asso-
citation last night.
The association, in its business
session, urged Congress to adopt
a bill introduced by Representative
Sasscer. Democrat, of Maryland,
which would set up a mutual-aid
plan for fire. fighting among the
District, Maryland and Virginia
by providing legal protection for
f1remen.
Harry M. Dengler, president.
conducted the meeting in the
Brightwood School, Thirteenth and
Nicholson streets NV.
Evening star., 1950-01-26
Deudline Near for Manuscript
In Scholastic WRITING Contest

ern won national third prize in
sports writing; Sidney I. Gravitiz
of Central, fourth prize for gen.
eral article; Nancy B. Bake of
Montgomery Blair. fourth in gen.
eral radio script; Connie Leroy
of Montgomery Blair. fourth in
international letter writing, and
Frances Schoenberg of Central
Junior High School, fourth in
junior poetry. Five honorable
mentions and nine commenda-
tions also were won by local stu
dents.
There are 18 categories of writ
ing in the senior division this
year, and three in the junior
division.
Up to five gold keys and 20
certificates of merit are awarded
in each OF the classifications. and
the work of all gold key winners
is submitted in the national con-
test.
A local judging committee will
be appointed soon and the judg-
ing. Of local entries will be COM
pleted within a few days after
the contest closes. Last year more
than 500 manuscripts were sub
mitted, after preliminary screen
ing by the various English teach
erS in The Stars contest area.
Evening star., 1950-01-26

were struck by a car driven
by Keghan Patehadjian. Al, OF
1903 Madison street. Hyattsville.
police reported.
Both Mr.. Gruver and Mrs. Irwin
were taken to Emergency Hospital.
Mr.. Gruver was pronounced dead
in the ambulance outside the hos
pital. Mrs. Irwin was admitted,
suffering head injury, possible
fractured pelvis and right ankle
and severe bruises.
Driver Charged.
Mr.. Patchadjian, who is unem-
ployed, was charged with negligent
homicide and failing to yield the
right of way to a pedestrian. He
will appear at coroner's inquest.
Born near Chambersburg, Pa,
MIR Gruver was educated there
and at Shenandoah Normal Col
lege. Lebanon Valley and Otter
bein College. He was awarded an
honorary doctorate in law in 1886
from Otterbein.
Coming to Washington when a
young man, Mr.. Gruver went into
the real estate business. He was
founder and president of the new
inactive Thrift Building Co. and
was a director of the District Title
Insurance Co. One of his more
recent subdivision developments
here was the Woodside Forrest
section in Silver Spring. He also
owned Connecticut avenue prop
erty.
Founded Eastern College.
Also an educator, Mr.. Gruver
founded Eastern College at Front
Royal. Va, in 1900. He remained
its president for eight years, at
that time starting his real estate
business here. He retired about
10 years ago.
;. A. trustee of American Univer-
sity, Mr.. Gruver also was di-.
rector of the National Mortgage
g. Investment Co. He was men,
ber of the Board of Trade, the
Congressional Country Club and
the University Club.
A son, Fulton Gruver of 9315
Crosby road. Woodside Forest,
said he and his wife and father
were to leave for a Caribbean
cruise early in February and then
his father was to spend the winter
in Florida.
In addition to his son and sis