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Smyrna times., 1950-12-21
Charles Dickens
Life Of Our Lord
Is q Moving Story

7 asst YEAR, the heretofore un-
= published Dickens manuscript
THE Life Of Our Lord" was pre-
Sented to the world
Written 100 years earlier for the
exclusive audience of the authors
own children. it is a child's life of
Christ-a simple, moving narra-
tive, understandable even to
child and yet touched by that in
comparable Dickens genius which
insures its place by the side of the
famous Christmas Carol among
the great masterpieces of Christ
mas literature.
Because he felt such deep ven-
Grafton for the life and lessons Of
our Saviour. he left instructions
Smyrna times., 1950-12-21
MistIetoe Has Come Long Way
Since Days Of Druid Worship

The mistletoe has come a long
way from the days when it was
worshiped by the British druids to
its present status as criminal
killer of forests. However, its use
as a symbol of love, peacemaking
and goodwill survives to this
Christmas intact from the pre-
Christian days of the ancient Scan
dinavian hgh' God, Balder, whose
Smyrna times., 1950-12-21

palace stood =. the Milky Way.
The beloved Balder, so the myth
goes, was slain by a mistletoe ar
row but was restored to life at the
intercession of the other gods. Gus
tody of the mistletoe plant was
then entrusted to the goddess of
love who ordained that henceforth
anyone passing beneath its bough
should receive kiss in token of
love. not vengeance. AS long as
the mistletoe was held high it
could never be used as a power
Smyrna times., 1950-12-21
us. Place Names
Express Ckr;Jtnsa5
9dea Ma,sy GOeys

CANTA CLAUS, INDIANA; Beth.
~ lehem, Conn; and Christmas,
Fla. are few of the more familiar
post offices which each year handle
a flood of mail from senders wish
ing to obtain yuletide postmarks.
Although the federal post
office department has now
barred extra flourishes by local
postmasters using Christmas
symbols and notices, a towns
own holiday name can still give
that festive touch to a greeting
or package of toys.
Indiana's Santa Claus is the only
town so designated in the United
States. The privilege is reserved to
its post office by congressional act.
There is, however, Santa, Idaho.
There is also only one Christmas
the one in Florida-plus Christmas
Cove, Maine.
On the other hand, seven Bethle-
hens answer the seasonal roll call:
they can be found in Connecticut,
Georgia, Indiana. Kentucky, Mary
land, New Hampshire, and Pennsyl-
vania. The Bethlehem, Conn. post
office was one of several stations
that figured in headlines recently
on the use of especially-designed
cancellation stamps bearing the
now-forbidden Christmas tree dec
oration. The towns population is
about $50.
There are two Noels-in Vir-
ginia and Missouri. Last year,
MissOuri's Noel post office re-
ported hand-cancellatiOn of a
/ record 650,O0O pieces of Christ
mas mail-800 for each of the
towns residents.
Besides specific Christmas names
that dot the land there are dozens
that call up Biblical or holiday as
sociations. There is Advent, w. Va,
for the Nativity. Kentucky has a
Mary, and Oregon and Utah a
Joseph each.
One Wiseman is found in Alas
ka and another in Arkansas. The
third, it may be assumed, is in
Wisemantown, KY. There are five
Stars and four Shepherds. West
Virginia contributes Goodwill; Mis-
souri,, Peace Valley; and there is
Joy in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri,
and T0.ae
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own shoulders so that she might
ride the little donkey which
trudged faithfully at his side.
Verify indeed, did Mary appreci-
ate the shelter of the stable that
night-no one could have been
more grateful or more happy than
Mary. And she brought forth her
first-born son, and laid him in a
manger.
Smyrna times., 1950-12-21

For the Christmas party, Tur-
key is available in four states;
Cranberry in three. Kentucky
has a MistletOe. Six states count
an Evergreen; seven a Pine,
and three a Holly.
Louisiana comes up with Trees,
Alabama with Candle; and to top
the decorations. Pennsylvania has
its Angels.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Arlington Bar Backs Medley
For Circuit Court Judgeship
Endorsement Given
Former Senator at
Luncheon Meetino

William D. Medley is beins
backed by the Arlington Bar AS.
sociation for appointment to the
proposed new Arlington Circuit
Court judgeship.
Mr.. Medley, a former State
Senator from Arlington, won the
lawyers Endorsement at a lunch.
con meeting yesterday.
The name of H. Bruce Green
clerk of the Arlington Circuit
Court, also was placed in nomina
ton before the association. After
Mr.. Medley won a majority of the
lawyers votes, the association
adopted a resolution giving him
unanimous Endorsement.
Copies of the resolution will be
sent to Gov. Battle and Arling.
tons representatives in the Gen.
eral Assembly. Legislation i.
pending at Richmond to create
the new judgeship for the 35tf
judicial circuit in Arlington.
If appointed, Mr.. Medley woule
serve with Judge Walter T. Nc.
Carthy on the Arlington bench
Mr.. Medley already had made
it known he was interested il
the appointment.
A member of the Virginia bar
Mr.. Medley is admitted to prac.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Charles n. Graham Elected
Montgomery YMCA Head

Charles N. Graham, Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. man
ager for the Silver Spring area,
has been elected Montgomery
County chairman of the YMCA.
Mr.. Graham, who lives at 908
Columbia boulevard, Woodside
Park. Md. succeeds Warren D.
Haley. Takoma Park.
Oliver w. Youngblood succeeded
Mr.. Graham as vice chairman OF
the county YMCA for the east
suburban area. Reelected were
Nathan r. Gilbert, vice chairman
OF the west suburban area; Charles
w. Prettyman. vice chairman for
the outer county area, and S
Harry Baker, recording secretary
Elected to the board of man.
ayers were Charles B. Remaley
of Wheaton, William E. DeNeane
of Hillandale Frank B. Proctor
of Silver Spring, Daryl w. Shaw
of Rockville, Ryder Ray of Be-
thesda and Clitus Bourdeaux, jr.,
of Gaithersburg.
Reelected to the board were
Dwight M. Collins, Chevy Chase;
Joseph Cuandolo and Claude v.
Hyson of Bethesda. Warren D.
Haley and J. Douglas Bradshaw
Of Takoma Park and DR.. Edward
w. Broome. John G. Mcdonald
and Mr.. Prettyman. all of Rock
vile.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
State Law Takes
Precedence in County
Election Aide Saws

The attorney for the Montgom-
cry County Board of Election Su-
pervisors claimed yesterday that
the Statewide law requiring par
tisan elections of a county coun-
Gil takes precedence over local
legislation.
The argument was advanced by
Carey Quinn in an answer to a
suit seeking to prohibit the su-
pervisors from holding a party
primary for council candidates.
Col. Norman B. Anies. president
of the County Charter Committee,
contended in his suit filed Febru-
ary 3 in County Circuit Court that
the Lindsay Law providing for
partisan council elections is in
valid.
The Lindsay Law was passed at
the 1945 session of the General
Assembly. Last May the council
adopted a law specifying that
council members shall be elected
on non-partisan basis.
The issue was brought to a head
early this month when Gerald D.
Morgan, Bethesda, submitted his
name to the election supervisors
as a council candidate subject to
a Democratic Party primary Sep
tember IL.
In his answer, Mr.. Quinn said
Col. Ames is not entitled to relief
by the court. He argued that
under the State constitution, the
councils power to enact local leg
islation is subject to general State
laws.
) The Lindsay Law, according to
Mr.. Quinn, is such a general law
and was enacted before passage
by the council of the non-partisan
election law. He added that Mr.
Morgan's certificate of candidacy
is in accordance with the general
law and that the board is without
discretionary powers in such a
case.
The board voted recently, how
ever, to defer action on the can
didacy pending outcome of Col.
Ames' suit.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Two Residence Halls
To Close July 81

Commissioner John Taylor
Egan of the Public Housing Ad-
minisGration today announced two
wartime dormitories, Arlington
Farms and Midway Residence
Hall, will close July 81.
Arlington Farms is near Ar
hngton Cemetery, while Midway
Hall is near Oklahoma avenue
and Benning road NE. Both have
been operating at a loss recently
Mr.. Egan said.
The Public Building Service
which manages the properties for
PHA, said a study showed the
Government would be faced with
a very substantial deficit on an
average occupancy of $500 girls -
This would be true even if both
operations were combined, it said
This leaves no alternative than
an orderly closing of the halls
and transfer of most of the girls
into private accommodations for
single persons of which there
appears to be an adequate supply y
said the announcement.
Arlington Farms, built for 1880
Government girls, at the end of
last month had only 1,763, officials
said. Midway Hall, built to house
453 girls, had only 157 Janu-
airy 81.
At various times it has been
announced that Arlington Farms
would close, but up to now an
extension always has been given.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Montgomery B'nai Birth
To Award PLAQUE Monday

A plaque for outstanding work
in inter-faith relations in Silver
Spring will be awarded by the
Montgomery County Lodge o1
B'nai Birth at a dinner at 7 pm
Monday at the Stone House.
The award will be presented tc
a Silver Spring citizen selected by
Ia five-man committee of civic
leaders. Members are Blair Lee
vice chairman of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan.
ming Commission; The Rev. John
F. McClelland of Christ Congre-
gational Church; Joseph L. Bren-
cher, general manager of Radio
Station WGAY; Mrs. Mayhem
Derryberry Of the League of Won
en- Voters, and j. Fendall Cough.
Ian Of st. Michael's Church Mems
Club.
Seven persons will be given hon.
orable mention certificates.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Special Dispatch 10 The Star

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 25.-An hour
of ringing oratory on the Senate
floor last night indicated an early
showdown in the fight over loca-
ton of State Offices.
In 81 speeches. IA members of
the Upper House engaged in the
sessions most bitter debate.
After the last word had been
spoken, the Senate by a 16-to-10
vote killed a motion to send back
to committee a bill designed to
force return of divisions of the
Controllers Office from Baltimore
to the State Office Building here
A final vote in the Senate is set
for today or Monday.
Debate Starts Unexpectedly.
The debate began Unexpectedly
Early in the day what was de-
scribed as a deal" had apparently
soothed feelings ruff1ed because
Controller James j. Lacy last year
moved income tax and alcoholic
beverages division to Baltimore.
Indignation meetings and court
actions followed The uprising
gained impetus Thursday when
Mr.. Lacy defended his action be-
fore the Senate Finance Commit
tee.
At the committee hearing, Sen
ator Paul G. Stronger, Demo-
crat, of Anne Arundel and a sup
porting bloc of county Senators
lost a move to have the matter
investigated by the Assembly s
Grand Inquest Committee.
A plan to force bill sponsored
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Safe Without Money Stolen
From Alexandra Plant

A safe containing no money
was stolen from the r. H. Boyle
Chemical Co. in Alexandria last
night.
Mr.. Boyle discovered the burg
larry when he arrived It his Office
this morning. The safe was pried
from bolts that secured it to the
floor. Mr.. Boyle said $40 was
missing from his desk drawer,
which had been forced open.
The safe contained only papers
and a share of Oil company stock
which Mr.. Boyle said he placed
there yesterday. He said 1t was
the second safe robbery at his
plant. About two years ago rob-
bers broke into another that had
no money in it.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Two Road-Camp Fugitives
Still at Large in Virqinia

Two prisoners who escaped from
Virginia State Road Camp No. 13,
Woodbridge, were still at large
today after an all-night search
with bloodhounds.
Charlie Skinner, 20, and Roy
c. Stages, %. got out of the camp
about 2 pm. yesterday by filing
through leg shackles. Guards said
they did not know what the pris-
oners used for files. They had
been shackled for refusing to work
The escape was discovered when
a passerby reported seeing two
convicts dash into the woods.
Skinner was serving five years
for housebreaking and Stages was
serving two years for grand
larceny.
Evening star., 1950-02-25

ing 387, church Offices and Sun
day School classreoms. The per-
manent ediflce will seat TOO per-
sons and have educational ac-
commodations for 1,441 students
Bids on the first unit will be
opened March 7. The contract
will be awarded the next day, and
ground breaking ceremony will
be held at pm. March 26.
The church was organized on
January 25, 1928, with 18 charter
members. The Rev. E. H. Pur-
year, now of Danville, Va, served
as the first pastor, from 1923 to
1912. He was succeeded by the
Rev. William S. Hicks, jr., who
served from 1912 to 1914. Mr.
Stevens came in 1945.
The church now has $50 mem
bers and Sunday School enroll
ment of 666. 1t is affiliated with
the Potomac Baptist Association
and the Southern Baptist Con-
VentiOn.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Maryland Senate Opens Fight
lover Location of State Offices

by Senator Stronger to the Sen
ate floor yesterday was laid aside
when the administration reported
ly agreed to accept it, with amend
ments. 1t came to the floor from
committee with a favorable re-
port.
The measure would have re-
quired return of the moved offices
With amendments, the bill would
make mandatory location here OF
the admission tax and alcoholic
beverage divisions. In addition
facilities and personnel of the in
come tax division sufficient tc
serve the citizens of Southern
Maryland and the Eastern Shore
would be relocated in the capital
Senator Stronger said before
the Senate convened that while
the amended bill would be a par
tlal victory, only token office ol
the income tax division would be
required to locate here. Despite
that he indicated he would accept
the amendments as the best offer
that could be obtained.
Seen as Election Issue.
But on the floor he said he hao
been handed "a half-loaf" anc
added that he didn't like it,"
The question is expected to be.
come a live issue in the coming
election campaign, since the shift
last year has been branded as g
move to centralize State Offices ir
Baltimore.
In last nights vote. one Repub.
IN Senator joined administra.
ton ranks while six Democrat.
joined 10 COP Senators in op.
posing recommital.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Two Census Crew Leaders
Appointed in Fairfax

Maj. Lester A. Washburn
Winter Hill, Fairfax, and Mrs
Helen K. Platt, Franklin Park
near Falls Church, have been ap.
pointed census crew leaders ir
five Fairfax County magisteria
districts.
Their appointments are first ir
Fairfax County where three crew
leaders and so enumerators will
conduct the population count. The
county is part Of the Alexandra
District which includes Arlington
Prince William and Loudour
Counties and Alexandria.
Maj. Washburn will be in charge
OF Certerville, Mount Vernon ano
Lee Magisterial Districts with q
total of II enumerators under his
supervision. Mrs. Platt will direct
the count in Dranesville ano
Providence Districts. She also will
have a staff of II enumerators.
The 1850 census will begin
April /.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Mount Rainier Buptists
Plan Groundbreokino

Members of First Baptist Church
of Mount Rainier will attend g
groundbreaking ceremony for theil
new $4,000 church at 3 pm. to.
morrow at Thirty-second anc
Shepherd streets, Mount Rainier
The Rev. c. c. Thomas of Bal
timore, executive secretary of the
Maryland Baptist Convention, ano
DR.. Eldon w. Koch of Berwyn
Md, moderator of the Southern
Maryland Association Of Baptists
will be the speakers. The Rev
Donald L. Harlan is pastor of the
church.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Arlington Aero ModeIers
Present Annual Award

The Arlington Aero Modelers
Club held a party last night at
the county recreation center. $500
Lee highway. @
Lloyd J. Thompson, jr.. 10, of
855 South Frederick street was
awarded a trophy for winning the
model-building contest. Three
consecutive wins are required for
permanent possession of the
award.
Daniel "A. Dugan. Arlington
County Board chairman, was mas
ter of ceremonies. The club, spon-
sored by the John Lyons Post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, has
more than 40 members.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Arlington Housebreoker
Sentenced to ; Years

An Arlington man who pleaded
guilty to two charges of house.
breaking was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary yester-
day in Circuit Court.
Eugene James Coles, 27. of the
1900 block of Lee highway, ad-
mitted breaking into Dewey's
Hardware, 4756 Lee highway. and
the Abney retail store, 1922 Lee
highway.
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy SEN
fenced Coles to three years on
each charge, the terms to run con-
currently.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
'InfIuenza-Like' Viru,
Blamed for Outbreak
AT Arlington School

An influenza like" virus has
been traced as the cause of the
mysterious disease which forced
an Arlington school to close last
week, when two thirds of it's pupil.
became sick.
Scientists at the National Insti-
tutes of Health at Bethesda based
their finding on SO cases from &c
homes in the Woodmont School,
area in Virginia.
DR.. Robert j. Huebner, chief OF
virus and rickettsial disease re-
search at the Institutes, said the
influenza like" virus has been
isolated from throat washings Of
two of the patients.
Further Studies Necessary.
Further studies will be neces.
sary. however, to learn whether
the virus is related to known
strains of influenza. Until thai
time, DR.. Huebner said, it will not
be known whether any of the
available influenza vaccines woulc
protect against the Arlington
virus.
The noted virus authority also
said the findings apply only to
the Woodmont School area. at
does not follow that other cases
of sporadic febrile (fever) illness
in this area are necessarily due tc
Influenza" he declared.
At the same time, the Public
Health Service said influenza
cases climbed sharply throughout
the country last week, with 49,
223 cases reported for the week
ending February 18. There were
1857 cases the week before. The
total cases for the year-49, $40
however, was far below the 147,-
779 cases reported during the
same period in 1916.
Four Doctors Were Stricken.
DR.. Huebner stressed also that
the high number of cases reported
by PHS is based largely on "clin-
ical' observations, and that few
Iof the viruses actually have been
identified. This factor is impor-
tant. he explained, because many
other types of ailments present
some of the same symptoms as
the FLU"
Every few years." he added
I'VE see a rather high rate of in
f1uenza. The only thing unusual
in this case was the high concen-
tration of illness in the Wood
mont school," OF $50 students
I99 were stricken with the ailment
last week.
DR.. Huebner said it is impor.
tant to have information on the
virus strains in such an instance
however, In case generalizec
outbreak does reach serious pro.
portions.
DR.. Huebner was one of foul
doctors who went into the 26 Ar.
lington homes last week end tt
collect throat washings and blooc
and stool specimens from patients
Within 48 hours, three of the
doctors, including DR.. Huebner
had contracted the disease them
selves-attesting to it's high de-
gree of cnrta oi0IlSneSs
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Lee-Juckson PTA Hits
Large Housing Projects

The Parent Teacher Association
of Lee-Jackson School. has ex-
pressed opposition to any new
large-scale housing developments
in the area west of Alexandria.
The association adopted reso-
luton opposing such developments
because there is now such
shortage of school facilities in
Fairfax County that an emergency
exists"
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Gaming Retria|
AwaitsActionb by
Maryland OfficioIs
To Ask Extrudition
Of Lewis and Is

Retrlal OF William (SnagS)
Lewis and 13 other accused gam
blers will be deferred by the Dis
trict while Prince Georges County
takes over the role of prosecutor,
1t was indicated today.
Maryland officials will ask ex-
tradition Monday of these IA and
others indicted as a result of a
raid on a Bladensburg (Md.) gam
ing house last March.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney William Hitz said all except
Lewis will be turned over to Mary
land. Lewis is free on $4,000
bond pending outcome of an ap-
peal in another case in which he
was sentenced to from 10 to 30
months.
A hung jury resulted in the first
trial of Lewis and the 13 others
last November.
Bernice Franklin to Testify
Prince Georges officials have not
decided whether they will try the
other defendants without Lewis.
Should they decide to await Grim
lnal Court of Appeals action on
Lewis, not expected before May,
the District retrial might be
thrown back as late as next fall.
On the other hand, Mr.. Hitz
SAID 1t was possible that the Dis
trict trial could be held before the
MARYLAND case, once Lewis status
is determined by the Court of
Appeals.
Mr.. Hitz also revealed that Miss
Bernice Franklin, the Govern
ment's key witness who "disap-
peared" two weeks ago, will be
available March 27 when other
cases are tried here. The red
haired former waitress was in
touch with his Office during the
past week, he said.
Miss Franklin is scheduled to
testify in three trials originally
scheduled to start Monday, and
now postponed at least a month.
Acalotti Figures in Two Cases
Attilio Acalotti, former Thomas
Circle news dealer, and onetime
intimate of Miss Franklin, figures
In two Of the cases. He already
has been convicted twice, once for
threatening Miss Franklin in con-
nection with her testimony before
the grand jury.
BY agreement between opposing
counsel. March 27 was set for Aca-
lotti and Umberto d'Ambrosio in
one gambling case. The same date
was set for Acalotti, Frederick
Whiteoak and Ralph Caparotti in
another gambling case.
These defendants are scheduled
to come to trial on April 10: John
L. Quinn and his brother, William,
with Thomas B. White, all arrest
ed at Barber's News Stand in the
400 block of Tenth street NV;
Murray OFF. William S. Doyle,
Sidney Fisher William Cohen and
Lee T. Lewis. arrested at the
Statewide News Co.. Bladensburg.
Charged in Betting.
All the latter eight men are
charged on the same indictment
with accepting horse bets, setting
up a gaming table and conspiracy
to violate District gambling laws.
Acalotti and his co-defendants
are charged with accepting horse
bets in the District.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney John Conliff asked the delay
in his prosecution so as to pre-
pare motions. He wants to ask
Judge Edward A. Tamm to recon-
slider his decision to suppress the
search warrant used at Barber's
Newsstand.
In the light of a Supreme Court
ruling last Monday, Mr.. Conliff
plans to ask the court to declare
legal the evidence seized under an
arrest warrant which was used in
the raid
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Ferry Engine Bids

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. Is. P).-
The State Highway Department
yesterday received bids from 10
marine diesel engine manufac-
turers for diesel power plants
scheduled to replace coal-operated
units on three of the department S
Hampton Roads ferries.
Evening star., 1950-02-25

tice before the State Court of
Appeals and the Supreme Court.
He has practiced in Arlington and
the District of Columbia since
1880.
He was author of the act of
1914 which gave Arlington cir
cult court to itself.
Mr.. Medley was a member of
the House of Delegates from 1884
through 1889. He served in the
State Senate from 1910 through
1948.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Bethesda Cub Peck
To Heur Comdr. Neville

Comdr. George O. Noville, polar
and Amazon jungle explorer, will
speak at the annual Blue ano
Gold dinner of Bethesda Cut
Pack No. 232 at 6 o'clock tonight
,at the Bethesda Methodist Church
Comdr Neville will talk on "Ad-
ventures in the Amazon"
Evening star., 1950-02-25

Plans call for
a t hr e e-storS
brick structure
which will cost
$125,000. 1t will
be the first unit
in a new $780,
0 O 0 hurc h
building. T h e
R e v. L e n
Franklin Stew
ems is pastor.
The new unit
W i'll h a We a
t e m porar y
Sorcf,,or1, caof
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Arlington Church
Plans New Buildinq

The Arlington Baptist Church
today announced plans for a new
church next to the present build
ing at Eighth and South Monroe
cfroo+e
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Arlington Ministers to Meet

The Arlington Ministerial Asso-
citation will meet at noon Tuesday
at the Church of the Epiphany,
2001 North Quincy street. Arling-
ton.