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Evening star., 1950-11-15
Plan for Safety Talks
By Phone Seems to Be Failing

A plan to have Virginia high
school students telephone highway
safety messages in their COM
munities appears to have failed
before it even got started today.
In nearby areas. both Alexandria
and Arlington school officials said
their high school students def
nitely would not participate. They
said they had no time for prepara-
tions. Alexandria officials also
frowned on the idea of having
their pupils call strangers.
It seemed unlikely that Fairfax
students could get started on the
campaign much before it is sched-
uled to end a week from today.
Fairfax high school principals
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Virginia Automobile Men
Hear Il. Gov. Collins
By the Assoeio,ed Press

RICHMOND, Nov. 15.-The vir-
ginia Automotive Trade Associa-
ton got back to the business
today of discussing the problems
confronting car dealers in America
Dealers wandered a little of
the reservation last night to hear
a talk by 1t. Gov. L. Preston
Collins in which he l1inted that a
common. cause may be leading
certain Democrats and Repub-
licans toward the formation of a
new conservative alliance.
There are recent evidences
that Americans are beginning to
go back to true Americanism,
evidencing a more refined sense
of patriotic duty and less thought
Of self interest in terms of popular
appeal politically" Mr.. Collins de-
clared.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Judge Sherbow Lists Problems
OF Constitutional Convention

|avoid confusion with National,
State and local issues. He sug-
|gested that delegates be paid a
fixed sum of between $500 and
81 900, plus mileage.
His suggested timetable called
for the election of delegates about
September Is, 1851, the opening
Of the convention on October Is,
its closing December Is, or the
latest. January is, and an elec-
tion to approve or disapprove the
new constitution several months
later, possibly about May /.
Among other matters the con-
|vention should consider. Judge
Sherbow said, is the question of
salaries now fixed by the consti-
tuition. He called the Governor S
pay of $4,000 a year "unrealistic.
Other points made by the
jurist::
"The almost absolute veto power
Of the Governor should be curbed.
Careful consideration should
be given to the constitutional pro-
vision making juries judges Of the
law as we'll as of the fact.
1.-THE Board of Public Works
should be given broad powers"
"Details of bond procedure and
procedure under referenda require
modification and simplification."
Evening star., 1950-11-15
City College Spirit
Blamed by Dealer
For Cut-Rute Sale
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

ANNAPOLIS. Nov. 15.-It was
only his old City College spirit
that prompted him to sell some
new spirits below the fair trade
price, said Hillard Donner.
In the Maryland Court Of APP
peals yesterday, attorneys asked
the lifting Of fines totaling $4,000
against him and his father, Joseph.
They were convicted last April
of violating a court injunction by
cutting prices.
Hillard said he quoted the fair
trade price to customer asking
for a fifth of 86.8-proof liquor.
Wearing a class ring of Baltimore
City College, Hillard's alma mater.
the customer said he didn't have
the necessary $4.03.
Gas long as you went to City.
we will give it to you for $685."
Hillard said he relented.
His fellow alumnus turned out
to be a private Investigator for
the distillery complaining about
the price business.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Lofstrand Reelected Head
OF Assembly Delegation

Anders r. Lofstrand, jr., has
been reelected chairman of the
Montgomery County delegation to
the General Assembly.
Mr.. Lofstrand has held the post
for the past four years. He was
renamed by the newely elected
all-Republican group.
Mr.. Lofstrand announced yes
terday that the delegation plans
to discuss legislative problems
with residents and organizations
throughout the county. He sug-
gested that any person or group
having a problem regarding leg
islation or desiring to express
views on legislation, get in touch
with him at Rockville.
Evening star., 1950-11-15

were told about it last night by
their superiors, and left to decide
whether their individual schools
would participate.
The cool reception given the
plan in nearby areas was reflected
throughout the State, according
to reports from the Associated
Press. One school where the pro-
gram was launched on time today
was at Danville. Students there
plan to call 10 persons each oaily
until the end of the campaign.
The plan was proposed by the
State Division of Motor Vehicles.
c. F. Joyner, motor vehicle COM
missioner, said. he was "6isap-
pointed" by early reports that the
campaign wasn't going well.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Neighborhood Concert
Monday at Cordozo

Invitotions for the second Of this SEQ.
sons Neishborhood Concerts by the
National Symphony Orchestra. with
Howord Mitchell conducting. ore being
distributed now.
The concert, under the sponsorship
Of The Evening Stor, will be held at
cordozo High School, Thirteenth and
Clifton streets NV, at 9 pm. next
Monday.
Invitations moy be obtoined at Cor
dozo. Armstrong and Dunbar High
Schools; Miner Teachers College. Cor
net-Potterson ond Terrell Junior High
Schools; the Recreation Department, at
Sixteenth and Lamont streets NV.
cnd the business counter ia the lobby Of
The Evening Stor Building.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Virginia Autoists
Crowd Garages on
DeudIine

Northern Virginia garage ope-
rators were besieged this morn
ing by motorists trying to beat to-
nights deadline for inspection Of
vehicles.
Operators of vehicles failing to
show an approved sticker after
midnight will be subject to arrest.
Automobiles marked rejected
can be driven only from the
motorists home to a garage for
repairs.
Virginia vehicles are subject to
inspection at private garages ap-
proved by the State. They must
be inspected twice a year.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
upheovoIin Prince Georges
County GO. P. Leaders Lack
Plans to Take Over Control

l. Most Republican leaders
have always contended the DEM
ocratic organizations Sothoron
law is unconstitutional. The G..
o. P. felt so strongly about this
that they vowed to seek its re-
peal. But it's on the books and
under it the G. o. P. must op-
crate the county-unless and un-
til it is repealed.
2. Not expecting victory. the
Republicans apparently never gave
a thought to which of their COM
missioner candidates should be
chosen for the full time job. Un-
der a law they don't like. they
must now proceed to name one.
Field for Selection.
This is the field from which
the selection will be made:
Daniel A. Abbott, 81. a real
estate broker; formerly in the
automotive business; resident of
Camp Springs.
Thomas E. Latimer, Al, sur
veyor; home in Glenn Dale.
w. Everett Marion, 43. an ac-
countant with a Washington pub
fishing firm: now city clerk and
tax collector for Laurel.
H. Wilson Spicknall. 10, insur-
ance and real estate broker; for
mer president of the Hyattsville
City Council; now lives in Uni
versity Park.
Edward j. Waters. A, a steam
filter and construction foreman;
resident Of BerWyn Heights.
Considerations Faced.
In making the choice, the new
commissioners will face political
as well as practical considera-
tions.
l. Political-The one chosen
surely must be about the best
qualified man of the five. Un-
less he is. the Republicans would
invite the sort of criticism that
would imreril their countrywide
program and possibly pave the
way for defeat in a future elec-
ton.
2. Practical-The commission
ers will take into account per-
sonal factors. Which of the five
can afford to give up his present
work for the county administra-
tive post? Financially, perhaps
some can. But if-as leading Re
publican spokesmen insisted-the
Sothoron law should be declared
unconstitutional. the Office of full
time commissioner would be abol-
ished. With it the $1,000 salary
would disappear. Where. then,
would the president of the
board be?
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Whitehead Asks End
To Fiscal Confusion
BY The Assoeiatsd Press

RICHMOND. Nov. 15.-Dele-
gate Robert Whitehead of Nelson
County, says it is time that "a
stop be put to the practice Of
telling General Assembly mem
bers financial ghost stories about
the anticipated revenue of the
State"
In a speech at the Lee Ward
Democratic Club of Richmond
last night, Mr.. Whitehead said
the following sequence of infor-
nation was given him by State
fiscal officials:
l. Last February, when the As
sembly was debating the 1950-52
budget. State Controller Henry G.
Gilmer figured that on June 30,
1850. the budget would be out of
balance $1.810.o94.
2. On May 81 State budget di-
rector j. H. Bradford informed
him that the budget for the
period ending June 80, 1862, was
in balance $207, 1863.
8. Then, on November 8, Brad
ford said in another letter that
1T appeared the 1950-52 budget is
in the red $1,205.871, while the
1850 budget was in balance $58,-
3S9.
cat the last session of the AS
sembly," the delegate declared,
some one facetiously observed
that only Mr.. Bradford and the
Lord understood the budget and
neither would talk. OF late, / am
beginning to doubt even if Mr..
Bradford fully understands it. :.
I don't anymore believe that the
budget is in fact out of balance
than I do that butter is made
from Ballast"
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Montgomery County
Policeman Suspended

Montgomery County Police Pvt.
David G. Bisset has been sus-
pended from the force for 80 days
for "willfully and knowingly max
ing an untruthful statement to a
superior officer" County Manager
Irving G. McNayr announced yes
terday.
Mr.. McNayr said the statement
was made concerning the per-
formance of Bisset's duties. The
policeman, whose suspension is
effective Thursday, is stationed
at the Bethesda substation.
Evening star., 1950-11-15

gained unexpected control over
one of Maryland's largest and
most complex political subdivi-
sions.
Victory brought the Republicans
five of the seven Prince Georges
seats in the Legislature Zone of
them State SENATOR: all five
places on the Board of County
Commissioners, the Offices of
treasurer and sheriff, and some
others.
Victors Astounded.
No one was more astounded by
the outcome than the winning
candidates themselves. Said one
ut was a complete surprise
We just didn't think 1t would
happen"
Having expected defeat. the
party slate had made few or nc
plans for taking control. Thus
surprised, they now are working
day and night in diligent effort
to catch up.
Prince Georges operates under
the old commissioners form o1
government which was modified
slightly this year by the Sothoror
law. Some parts of the act be-
came effective last July. Two re-
manning provisions take effect
when the new commissioners as
sumo Office in December.
One Full Time Job.
One of these provisions requires
the commissioners to meet twice
a week. The other-and by far
the more important-requires that
one of the commissioners serve
full time.
Early in the recent campaign
confident Democrats decided
which of their candidates would
get this $7,200-a-year job. It was
all cut and dried.
There was just one catch: The
Democrats didn't get enough
votes.
On the other hand the Repub-
licans-by winning-are caught
in the switches.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
0fficeBuiIding
Contract LET by
County Council
New Structure at
Rockville to House
Scattered Agencies

A contract has been let for q
81, $4,000 Montgomery County
Office building in Rockville.
County Council President Fred
eric p. Lee announced yesterday
that the Byrne Organization, Inc.
Washington. has been granted a
contract for $687 900, and a letter
OF intent has been issued by the
county for an additional $467 900
of work.
The contract for the excavation
and the structural steel needed
for the two-story building at JEFF
ferson and South Perry streets
was let some time ago. That
phase Of the construction will cost
$184.648.
Mr.. Lee said the building, which
will house many Government de-
partments now scattered through
out the county seat, will be COM
pleted within seven months after
the steel is delivered. He said it
Is hoped the steel will be delivered
within the next few months.
To Relieve Crowding.
Construction of the new build
ing a few hundred yards to
the rear Of the courthouse will
permit Capitalization of the health
department and the placement
of the Welfare Board, the De-
partment Of Public Works and
other government units. Some
departments now crowded in the
courthouse will be moved to the
new structure.
Mr.. Lee made the contract an.
nouncement at the regular weekly
meeting of the County Council. The
meeting was marked by the pres
ence of members of the council
elect, selected in balloting last
week. They will take Office as
soon as their certificates of elec-
ton are received from the Office
Of the secretary of State at An
napolis. This is expected to be
early next month.
The new council will be made
up of Harold F. Hammond, a
member of the current council by
appointment; Mrs. Stella Werner.
Mrs. Kathryn j. Lawlor, Lathrop
E. Smith, Grover Walker, George
F. Nesbitt and j. Louis Monarch.
Outgoing members are Mr.. Lee,
Mrs. Dorothy S. Himstead. Thom-
as c. Kelley, j. Douglas Brad
shaw, Augustus r. Selby and
G. Garland Ligon. None ran for
reelection.
Grant 2 Rezoning Pleas.
The Council acted on four ap-
plications for rezoning, granting
two and denying two.
/ Granted were:
i !. G. Beale Seek. residential to
commercial, of property at the
southeast corner Of Piney Branch
and Old Bladensburg roads.
2. Marshall and Ethel D. Leh-
man. residential to industrial. Of
part of a tract known as Lady,
rinth, near Linden.
Denied were:
l. Silver Spring Development
Co.. residential to commercial, Of
a tract on the north side of Piney
Branch road, 100 feet east Of the
intersection with Flower avenue.
2. Marshall and Ethel D. Leh-
man, residential to commercial, Of
another part of a tract known as
Labyrinth, near Linden.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
HyottsviIIe PTA to See
How to Carve Turkey

Members Of the Hyattsville High
School Parent Teacher Associa-
ton will be told how to carve
Thanksgiving turkeys by H. L.
Shrader, Of the Department OF
Agriculture, at meeting at pm.
tomorrow In the school.
The carved bird will be served
later in the school cafeteria.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Gen. WitseII Addresses
Richmond UDC MEETING
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Nov. 15.-The
adjutant general of the Army
said last night that ''the threat
to the free nations of the world Is
real and must be met by the COM
mon defensive strength" of pooled
resources.
Maj. Gen. Edward F. Witsell
was the speaker at the welcome
evening" session of the national
convention of the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy. The 57tt
annual m Ting continues
through Friday.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Baltimore Weighs Plan
For FIuorine in Water
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 15.-The
city of Baltimore is considering a
plan to add f1uorine compounds to
the city water supply as means
of retarding tooth decay.
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro said
yesterday he had asked city health
officials to study the proposal.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Lano Demands Return
OF 5 PinbaII Machines
Seized in Arlington

Immediate return of five PIN
ball machines seized by Arlington
police in a series of raids last
month was demanded today by
Sam Lano, owner-distributor of
the devices. He also demands
return of $16.55 in nickels inside
them.
Commemorative Attorney Den
man T. Rucker has said he will
seek a court order for destruction
of the devices. which are equipped
to pay off in free games" This,
MIR. Rucker believes. makes them
gambling devices which offer re-
wards.
Alfred Treuax, attorney for
Lano who was convicted last May
for extortion growing out of slot
machine operations in Prince
Georges County, wrote Mr.. Rucker
the demand for return today.
Lano's conviction and one-year
sentence in Prince Georges County
was being re-argued before the
Maryland Court of Appeals in
Annapolis today. The appeals
court earlier had refused to set
aside the verdict.
1T is our definite contention, q"
Mr.. Treuax said, that these ma
chimes come under the category
of games of skill and most cer-
tainly not games of chance. Un-
less this demand is complied with
within five days. we shall proceed
to protect our clients interest
without further delay"
Pinball machines equipped to
give free plays mechanically fire.
quently are used TO pay off in
cash at the rate of 5 cents for
each free play won. There is no
contention by the prosecutor,
however, that any of Lano's ma
chimes involved in the raids on
four Arlington establishments
were used in this manner.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Group Studies
Plan 10 Extend
Office Hours
Arlington Federation
Hears Proposal for
6 Days at Courthouse.

A suggestion that Arlington
courthouse Offices be kept open
six days a week today was under
study by the County Civic Fed
Grafton.
The proposal was the only one
which caused diSsension in an
otherwise smooth-running meet
ing last night in the Lyon Park
Community House.
H. H. Howe broached the sub
ect near the close of the session.
He said he felt it would be a great
convenience to many Federal Gov
ernment workers and others who
have Saturdays off. They have no
other time in which to transact
business with the county, he
added.
Motives Questioned.
Immediately, Mrs. Ruby G.
Simpson was on her feet and in
quired if selfish motives" prompt
ed the suggestion. She is deputy
in the Office OF County Treasurer
John Locke Green.
Mr.. Howe explained that some
Offices could be maintained with
a skeleton staff on Saturdays.
These employees could take an
other day off, he said.
st am in an Office" Mrs. Simp-
son said, where it is impractical
to keep open with one employe.
Do you know that after years of
effort to get on a f1ve-day week,
we now work one-half hour longer
in those five days than we did
previously. That is because Of
fees open earlier and close later. I"
Referred to Committee.
The matter was referred to the
Local Government Committee.
Delegates voted to ask the
County Board to establish a mu-
hicipal reference branch of the
public library in the Courthouse,
They requested an appropriation
of $4,000 to provide the facility
for the next six months.
Harry Cook, Library Committee
chairman, said the branch would
contain literature which could be
used as source material by county
officials as we'll as the public.
On motion of Malcolm D. Miller,
Revenues and Expenditures Com
mittee chairman, the group re-
quested the County Board to es-
tablish a department of real prop
erty assessment for annual valu-
alton Of land for tax purposes.
An ordinance proposing the sys-
tenn under an assessment review
board will be given a public hear
ing by the board Saturday.
Merit system Favored.
Another proposed ordinance
which will be heard by the board
at the same time also was ap-
proved by the federation. On mo-
ton of Harley Williams, President
r. Oscar Smith was directed to
appear at the hearing and support
a merit system of personnel ad-
ministration.
Reed K. Pond, chairman of the
Community Planning. Committee,
presented a report calling for
greater coordination of work by
the various committees. His sug-
gestion that the federation spon-
sor workshop" for delegates
and officers. to bring about better
cooperation, was adopted in the
form of a resolution.
On motion of Mrs. Simpson,
membership chairman, the Rock
Spring Civic Association and the
Bancroft School and Civic League
were admitted to membership.
She described the Bancroft group,
organized in 1914, as the county's
oldest and the Rock Spring body
as the newest.
On motion of Mrs. Robert Cox,
nominations chairman, John Blann
of the Country Club Grove Civic
Association. was elected treasurer.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Prince Georges Sells
S5O0,OOO in Bonds for
School Projects

Ine Prince georges county
Board of Education yesterday sold
$500. 900 in bonds to assure COM
pletion Of its present school con-
struction program and to purchase
new school sites.
The bond sale, designed to
meet rising construction costs,
was authorized on October 10.
Successful bidder for the pur-
chase of the bonds was the
Northern Trust Co. Of Chicago.
1t offered to buy the bonds at
par. plus a premium of $1,040.
The effective interest rate at
which the bonds will have to be
repaid was 1.73 per cent.
Five other bids, with interest
rates ranging up to 2.08 per cent.
also were received.
School Supt. G. Gardner Shu-
CART said money provided by the
bond sale will be used to COM
plete and equip projects in the
process of being constructed.
Several school sites also will be
bought, he added.
Equipment Contracts Awarded.
In other business during its
monthly meeting at Upper Marl-
boro. the board awarded con-
tracts totaling about 100000 for
the purchase of equipment for
the new Nicholas Orena High
School, Hyattsville, and the Suit
land High School. both of which
are expected to be completed dur
ing early 1851.
Supt. Shugart announced that
county school enrolment, as Of
October 81, reached a new high
of 31.618-186 over the previous
month and 118 over the total
peak enrolment previously antic-
ipated for this year. OF this
number, 1900 pupils Of the first
grades are on double shifts-a re-
duction of 400 from the opening
day of school. Elimination of
such conditions at the Silver Hill
and Bradbury Heights Elementary
Schools leaves II elementary
schools stiu on a double shift basis,
Mr.. Shugart reported.
Teachers will do less clerical
work in the future in schools with
five or more teachers as result
of another action. The board
authorized employment of clerical
help twice weekly at all schools
having from five to seven teach
ers. leaving only the smaller
schools to shift for themselves.
Stamp Pictures School.
School hoard members were ad-
vised by Mr.. Shugart that stamp
issued by the National Education
Association in honor of American
Education Week, November to
IL. bore a picture of the year-old
Frederick Sasscer High School at
Upper Marlboro.
Mrs. William Chavrid of 14-H
Hillside road, Greenbelt, was
named trustee at Greenbelt's
North End Elementary School,
succeeding Seibert D. Meade. who
moved from the community.
The board also approved ap-
pointment of II new teachers,
bringing the seasons total to 257
new ones and 1903 altogether.
They include Temple Franklin, for
Hyattsville High School, and three
Junior high school teachers, Rob-
ert E. Callahan, Brentwood, and
Clara Brogan and John H. Cross,
Lyndon Hill.
Assigned to elementary schools
were Josephine Senft, District
Heights; Mary Cavanaugh, Ager
Road; Mabel L. Monteith, Seat
Pleasant; Beulah Barker, North
End; Doris P. Raynor, Highland
Park, and Gladys Matthews and
Addie Madden, Fairmount Heights.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
Glen CorIyn PTA to Meet

The Parent Teacher Associa-
ton of the Glen Carlyn Elemen-
tary School in Arlington will meet
at 1880 pm. tomorrow with a
book fair and a speech by Miss
Jane Clonts, elementary super
visor, as features of the program.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
East Bethesda Meeting

The East Bethesda Citizens AS
sociation will meet at 8:15 pm. to-
morrow at the Lynnbrook School
in Bethesda. Mason Butcher, di-
rector of public works for Mont
gomery County, will discuss side
walks Ia the area.
Evening star., 1950-11-15
HyuttsviIIe Turkey Dinner

A turkey dinner will be served
from $3.50 pm. tomorrow in the
parish house of Pinkney Memorial
Episcopal Church, 5201 Forty
second avenue. Hyattsville. The
dinner will be sponsored by the
Mems Club Of the church.