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Evening star., 1950-04-29
Winchester Returns to Normal
After Record Apple Festival

The Hollywood star made his
first public appearance immedi-
ately after the second performance
Of the pageant yesterday morning
at the Handley High School Bowl
On the steps of the school,
where Miss Hadley was crowned
the afternoon before by the Vice
President (who added a kiss to the
official routine). Van appeared
with the queen.
"Kneel before me. Van John
son." commanded her majesty,
"and receive your charge"
Then. as she tapped him on the
shoulder with an apple-tipped
sabre. the brunette queen intoned +.
i. Queen Shenandoah XIII,
dub you Knight Errant, Van the
Man, Apple Jack of All the Jills."
Van was presented with a large
key to the city, a candied apple
on a stick and an album of auto
graphs of his fans.
Then Sally Pratt, 18. one of
the girls who had officially well
coined him. suddenly shipped of
his tie with a pair of scissors.
IT'S all right" Van told the
crowd. Il got the tie from Bing
Crosby"
The record attendance was
credited by festival officials largely
to the good weather.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Virginia Police 10 UnveiI
3 Memorial Pictures
BY the Assoeioted pre,s

RICHMOND. April 20. - The
State Police Department has is
sued invitations to the raveiiing
Of two portraits and a canvas COM
pleting the agency's memorial art
gallery for troopers killed in line
of duty.
In the ceremony. set for 2:30
pm. Friday at State police head
quarters near Richmond, portraits
Of Troopers Philip c. Via, Albe-
marie. and Robert Elvin Caldwell,
Appomattox, will be unveiled.
A memorial canvas dedicated to
Inspector w. Neville Hatcher,
Fauquier. also will be unveiled.
The canvas will take the place Of
a portrait of Mr.. Hatcher because
the department was unable to los
cate a photograph of him for use
in a painting.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
29h Infantry Division
Finishes Reorganization
By the Assoeio,ed Press

NORFOLK, April 29.-Postwal
reorganization of the 2sth In.
fantry Division, National Guard
has been completed. Maj. Gen
William H. Sands, commandins
officer, announced yesterday.
Gen. Sands said the division
completed it's peacetime organiza-
ton with the formation of its
heavy tank company at Big Stone
Gap and Company E at Char
lottesville, both of the 116th In.
fantry Regiment.
The division, which distin-
guished itself with the First Divi.
sion at Omaha Beach in June
1914, and also fought in Worlc
War I, now consists of 2,700 Off.
GERS and men Of the Virginia Ma
tional Guard, 1000 officers anc
men of the Maryland Nationa,
Guard and $50 officers and mer
OF the West Virginia National
Guard.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Two Arlington Churches
10 Broadcast Services

Two Arlington churches will
broadcast their II am. services
tomorrow.
Arlington Baptist Church, with
the Rev. Len F. Stevens in charge,
will broadcast over Station WARI
and Walker Chapel Methodist
Church, with the Rev. J. William
Hough in charge. over Station
WEAM.
The Rev. Hedley j. Williams, of
st. Georges Episcopal Church, will
conduct daily devotions at 8:45
am. Monday through Friday over
Station WARL, and the Rev.
Harry G. Balthis, of Arlington
Forest Methodist Church, at 1915
am. over Station WEAM.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Maryland Tobacco Crop
To Go Up for Bids tuesday
By the Assoeiafed Press

BALTIMORE, April 29.-A near
record crop is expected to 60 up
for bids Tuesday at the opening
of the Southern Maryland tobacco
auctions.
The United States Crop Report
ing Service forecast the 1949 yield
will run to Al million pounds of
leaf-17 per cent greater than the
1948 output and exceeded only by
the 1916 record crop of 46.5 mil
lion.
Increased acreage and greater
yield per acre were cited as reasons
for the big crop.
A Joint survey by the Agricul-
ture Department and the Mary
land State Department of Markets
said if weather conditions are IA
vorable a heavy volume of offer
ings is expected opening day.
Loan rates Of the Commodity
Credit Corp. have been cut for
the 1949 crop in practically all in
stances. Decreases range from 81
to $6 per hundred pounds with
most from 50 to 81. The rates
range from SO to $66.
The Baltimore hogshead mar
kets has scheduled its first sales
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Summer School Opens
June Il in Arlington
And Closes in AUGUST

Summer sessions will be held in
Arlington schools beginning June
% the county School Board an
nounced.
The classes for students who
entered in mid term as we'll as for
those needing remedial work, will
end in elementary schools August
4 and in secondary schools
August 18.
The School Board decided to
accelerate mid-term students
recommended by their teachers
and parents for such training, SO
they may become integrated with
students who entered in the fall
term. Arlington does not use the
mid-year admission system now.
The board agreed that only
children from the third grade up
would be accepted for the ac-
celerated course and that par
ticular. emphasis will be placed on
giving MIN ana SlXCh grade STU
dents such training.
The board voted to hold a spe-
cial six-week summer session at
the Edison School for handicapped
children to allow those who have
been sick this year to catch up
and to prepare for entering other
schools in the Fall. No kinder
garten children will be admitted
in the summer session.
The board has approved pur-
chase for $500 of a 1.7-acre tract
at the rear of the sWoodlawn
School to add playground space.
A resolution authorizing payment
Of $3,648.75 to Rhees Burkett of
Washington. for making complete
plans Of the present Washington
Lee High School buildings, was
adopted. The plans have been
drawn in preparation for altera-
tions.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Arlington Board
Raises Tax Rate
18c 10 S3.63
Schools Will Receive
All of Extra Amount
Beginning July I

The Arlington County Board
today voted to increase the prop
erty tax rate by 1S cents per 500
of assessed valuation. effective
with the new fiscal year beginning
July /.
The new rate will be 1888, OF
which $l.83 will go to schools.
The schools will receive the en-
tire increase. The general fund
rate will remain at $1.S0.
The School Board originally
had requested 20-cent rise, but
later told the County Board that
an 18-cent increase would be
sufficient. The school budget
amounts to about $3.7 million and
the general county budget to
about SIS million.
There was little opposition to
an increase at a public hearing
held Thursday night by the board
The board had advertised a pos
sible maximum increase of 80
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Court Lenient to D. G. Couple
In Bridge Mixup Fish Story

Ronnie Timko and his wife,
Myles. didn't find the fishing so
good at Priests Bridge, down in
Maryland but they landed a couple
of nice ones yesterday in the way
of leniency from a Prince Georges
County trial magistrate.
Brought into Judge Alan Bowie's
court on a charge of fishing with
out a license near the Route 30l
crossing. the young couple told the
court they had learned too late
they were at the wrong bridge.
The Timkos, who live at 1706
Gales street NE. said a friend
directed them to a bridge over the
Patuxent River near Marlboro.
Gamewarden Frederick Marx said
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Maryland U. Asks Bids
On Hospital Projects
BY the Asseeioted Press

BALTIMORE, April 29-The
University of Maryland expects to
ask for contractors bids about
May Is on a new psychiatric unit
and an addition to University
Hospital here.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, president, yes
terday told the university's Board
of Regents it expects Federal ap-
proval of plans before then. The
Government would bear $500, ,00C
of the expected $2,250, 900 cost.
The psychiatric unit would have
l02 beds. The addition to the
general hospital would have 60 te
80 beds. depending on the cost.
The board took no action yes
terday on the case of Esther Nc
Cready, Baltimore Negro. whom
it has been ordered to admit tc
its school of nursing.
The Maryland Court of Appeals
recently ordered her admission
denying the university's conten-
ton that it was providing equal
facilities for her at Meharry Med
ical College, Nashville. Tenn.
Evening star., 1950-04-29

Detective Runyon said he was
laying sod in his front yard al
29l0 South Second street at the
time of the collision. The accident
occurred at Second and South
Fillmore streets.
The taxi was travelling at 40
to so miles an hour as it ap-
preached the intersection, Mr.
Runyon testified. He said he no.
ticed both cars and expected the
collision.
White did not testify, but his
attorney, Frank L. Ball ST., said
the cab driver recalls nothing
about the accident. !"
Mrs. Martin died Tuesday. The
wife of D. e. Martin, proprietor
of the Martin Auto Body firm in
Rosslyn, she was employed at
Arlington Village as q telephone
operator.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Admiral Hill Takes
Command
AT Naval Academy
BY the Assoeioisd Press

ANNAPOLIS. April 29.-With
guns booming and midshipmen
shouting farewells, the Naval
Academy changed command yes
terday.
Signal flags spelling "well DONE
few from the station ship Reina
Mercedes as Rear Admiral James
L. Holloway, jr., relinquished the
superintendency he has held for
40 months.
Vice Admiral Harry w. Hill,
until yesterday chairman of the
Navy's general board. accepted
command in a Commute cere-
mony on the steps of Bancroft
Hall.
Fate has been kind in return
ing me to sea in the fleet, the
natural habitat of those who wear
this blue coat" Admiral Holloway
told the brigade of midshipmen.
He welcomed Admiral Hill to "this
most significant assignment.
Three cannon fired 13-gun
salute after Admiral Holloway
read the orders placing him in
command of the Atlantic Fleet
Cruiser Force.
Admiral Holloway "left a mark
on this Academy that will never
be eradicated," Admiral Hill said.
About 1000 spectators wit
messed the traditional Navy ritual.
Ranking academy officers stood
at attention with their wives on
Bancroft steps behind the ad-
mirals. Mrs. Holloway and Mrs.
Hill stood with members of the
administrative staff.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
U. 5. Army Chiefs 10 Meet
With Collins June 7 and 8

The Army announced yesterday
that its top commanders in the
United States will meet with Gen.
j. Lawton Collins. chief of staff,
on June Z and June 8 in routine
sessions"
An announcement said the meet
ing was called to consider current
Army matters and will follow the
pattern of others held regularly
in recent years.
Evening star., 1950-04-29

the friend must have meant the
Patuxent crossing on the Prince
Frederick road.
There, he explained, no license
is needed because it is in the tide
water area. Waters near Priests
bridge are above tide water and a
license is required.
The court suspended $40 fines
for each and gave them back a
total Of SAT collateral they had
posted. The magistrate also Or
dered the officer to return the
couples fishing gear.
Two fishing rods and reels
seized by the game warden were
on the judges desk while the case
was being tried. He had q far
away look In his eyes.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Petersburg Blond Wins
Miss Virginia Title
BY the Assoeiufed Press


LYNCHBURG, Va, April 90
A graceful blond who wants to be
a dancer-Gloria Henderson of
Petersburg-is Miss Virginia" of
1850.
Miss Henderson was picked for
the honor by a panel of judges
here last night. She just man
aged to edge out pretty Florence
Cole of Bristol. Jean Jenkins of
Pulaski was third.
BY virtue of her win here last
night, Miss Henderson will be
eligible to compete for Miss
America" laurels this summer in
Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Burial SAVINGS
Block Relief
Payments,
q With $4,000
In Bonk Must Use
Own Funds First

The Board Of Public Welfare
has stopped relief payments to
persons who have bank savings TO
assure proper burial.
The % who have such accounts
totaling about $4,000 in WASH
ington banks will receive no pub
lie funds until they spend their
own money. the board announced
yesterday. 1t returned the bank
books it has been keeping for
those people more than five years.
The move is necessary. the
board explained. because il will
help meet increasing relief costs
and because the board already
insures proper burial for all per-
sons on relief.
AS soon as the % present bank
account holders use up their
money for their immediate needs
they will be eligible to return inn
mediately to the relief rolls with
out waiting for the usual S5-day
waiting period.
The Oil requests for aid during
March was the largest since last
August. when the number reached
an all-time high OF 925.
The board also announced yes
terday that the Industrial Nome
School annex on Loughboro road
NV. has been quarantined be-
cause Of measles. No children will
be admitted there until two weeks
after the last case is cured.
Children placed in public well
fare custody until that time will
be sent to the Receiving Home for
Children on Mount Olivet road
NE. or to the Industrial Home
School at Blue Plains.
The board has asked ..le Dis
trict Space Committee to find
suitable building for the Municipal
Lodging House. now on c street
near John Marshall place NV.
All old buildings on C street be-
tween John Marshall place and
Sixth street are to be torn down.
The board meeting included
discussion Of plans for the new
Industrial Home School which
will be moved from Wisconsin
avenue to Laurel. Md.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Traffic Accidents Kill
Glen Burnie Baby Girl
And Winchester MAI,

A 212 year old Glen Burnie
(MdJ girl and a 31-year-old VIM
chester CVa0 man were killed in
automobile accidents yesterday.
Three Arlington residents were
hospitalized with traffic injuries.
Grace j. Otte of Glen Burnie
was killed when an Anne Arundel
County garbage truck ran over her
near her home. Police said the
child apparently crawled under
the truck without the knowledge
Of the driver. Stanley j. Smuck, %.
Walter Oliver Richard, 81, of
Winchester was thrown 100 feet
into a creek and killed instantly
yesterday afternoon when the car
in which he was riding went out
of control on a curve, plunged
over a bank and turned over.
Driver of the car, State police
reported, was Walter Glen Comp
ton, q, of Middletown, Va, who
also was thrown from the car and
knocked unconscious. He was re-
ported in good condition in Win
chester Memorial Hospital today
with injuries to his left shoulder.
Boy, 6, Seriously Hurt.
Six-year-old Tommy Symons of
1921 North Quantico street, Ar
lington, is in serious condition in
Arlington Hospital after an oper-
alton for abdominal injuries suf-
fered yesterday when he was
struck by a delivery truck.
Tommy. the son of Col. Arthur
Symons, assistant to the editor
of the Infantry Journal, was rid
ing his wagon in the street by
his home, police said, when struck
by delivery truck.
Police said the truck driver,
John w. Porter, SO. colored, of
914 Sixth street NV, told them
he was driving about Is miles an
hour. He was charged with reck-
less driving and released on his
personal bond pending a hearing
Wednesday in Arlington County
Court.
Injured in another Arlington &C
cident yesterday was Miss Halina
E. Minowicz, SO. of Arlington
Farms, who suffered a fractured
right arm when the car in which
she was riding struck a parked
car at 1880 North Quincy street.
Driver of the car was Sidney j..
Mulholland, IS. of 2409 North
Upton street, police reported.
In an early morning accident
today in the 5000 block of Lee
highway. Robert Cullen. %. of 1922
North Twenty third street, suf-
fered bruised spine when a car
forced the vehicle in which he was
riding off the road, where it turned
over. 1t was driven by Robert
John Montville, 20. of Pine Lawn
Trailer Camp, Fairfax, police re-
ported. Damage to Mr.. Mont
ville's car amounted to about
$1,000. The other car continued
on its way. police said.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Arlington Church 10 StarI
SIS, 900 BuiIdinq Drive

Members of Christ Methodist
Church, Arlington, will open a
building fund drive for $85, 900 at
the morning service tomorrow, the
Rev. Ferdinand Wagner, pastor
announced.
The building program plans to
increase the seating capacity OF
the auditorium, add a tower to the
church and build an annex fol
Sunday School needs.
w. G. Harris is chairman of the
Building Committee. Members are
o. A. Crawford and Lee D. Holt
The Building Finance Committet
chairman is Col. A. w. Belts, with
Edward F: Balm as treasurer anc
DR.. C.. e. Ward as a committee
member.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Rockville Bypass Bids
To Be Opened Muy q

Bids for construction of the
mile-long Rockville bypass will be
opened May % by the State Roads
Commission.
Mavor G. La Mar Kelly said the
commission has assured him that
the contract will be awarded as
quickly as possible, and that the
project can be completed by fall
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Beer Opener Attached
To Each Yale Magazine
By the Assoeiofed Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn. April 29.-
The Yale Record. undergraduate
humor magazine, hit the news
stands yesterday with a clink and
a clank.
To each of the approximately
! 200 copies the Record prints a
beer can opener was attached.
The editors figure it's subscribers
will find the gadget handy because
today is Derby Day. That's when
Yale rows Columbia and Pennsyl-
vania on the Housatonic at Derby.
Student beer parties along the
HouSatonic's banks are a tradi-
tional feature of Derby Day.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Tuvern Owner Wounded
Shielding Wife in HoIdup
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO. April 29.-Two gun
fmen walked into a South Side
tavern last night and threatened
John Sonday, the owner, and his
wife, Mary.
Mrs. Sonday, As, became hys-
terical and her husband screamed
at the robbers:
Don't shoot her! If you have
to shoot any one, shoot mel"
They did. firing two shots. Mr..
Sonday, so, was removed to a
hospital with wounds in the hip
and arm. His condition was not
serious. The gunmen fed empty
handed.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Seminar Postponed

A seminar on Our Lady of Fa-
TINA scheduled for 8 pm. Tues
day at st. Johns Hall. Clinton.
Md, has been postponed indef1-
nitely. The seminar was to have
been sponsored by Court st. John
No. 1887, Catholic Daughters OF
America
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Heifers Average S457
At Virginia Sale
Special Dispaieh 10 The Stor

ORANGE, Va, April 29.-Forty-
four purebred Holstein cattle
brought an average of $457 here
yesterday at the annual spring
heifer sale sponsored by the Vir-
ginia Holstein- -Friesian Club.
Topping the sale was heifer
consigned by Charles r. Hope g.
Son of Purcellville. She was
bought for $l.275 by j. P. Taylor
of Orange.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Walnut Hill Citizens
Elect J. F. Cunningham

The Walnut Hill Citizens Asso-
citation, Falls Church, has elected
Joseph F. Cunningham president.
Other officers are H. F. Scheufele,
vice-president. Mrs. Charles Ma
theny, secretary, and Theodore
McGann, treasurer.
Charles Hardin, jr., has been
appointed to the associations An
nexation Committee. Walnut Hill
is in Fairfax County in the area
sought by Falls Church in an an
nexation suit now in court.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Bridqewoter GIee Clubs
To Give Concert Here

The glee clubs of Bridgewatel
College, Bridgewater. Va, will give
a concert in the Washington City
Church of the Brethren. Fourth
street and North Carolina avenue
Sc, at 8 pm. tomorrow.
The club, under the direction OF
Prof. Nelson T. Huffman, pre-
sented concert in Constitution
Hall last year.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Census Workers UnobIe
To End Job on Schedule
BY the Associoisd Press

The 1850 census will continue
ION a considerable scale during
early May" although 1t had been
scheduled TO end this month.
Census Director Roy v. Peel
estimated that about $4,000, 900
persons remain to be counted.
Much Of the work to be done IN
May will consist Of "callbacks" TO
get data on persons not at home
when census takers came around
before.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
gS7 STATE EDITION
Census-T Toker Called
Man Who Increases
The Population
BY the Assoeioted Press

PAROLE. Nd. April 29.-
Enumerator Frank FrantZ
knocked at a house here.
who are you?" asked the
woman who came to the door.
I'm the census taker," said
FrantZ.
"Oh yes, you're the man
that's increasing the popula-
tion," she said cordially.
y FrantZ completed his tabu-
lation before he could think
UP an answer.
Evening star., 1950-04-29

WHO t1dS OIIly
limited use of her left arm as a
result of a childhood bicycle ac-
cident, swan through swells four
feet high to rescue Miss Lottie
L. Williams. IS. of Portsmouth,
who called for help while SWIM
ming 140 feet from shore.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Dr.. Hughes to Preach

DR.. Harold H. Hughes. super
intendent OF the Roanoke District
Of the Virginia Annual Conference
Of The Methodist Church. viii be
guest preacher at the $50 and
II am. services tomorrow In Ar
lington Methodist Church. Glehe
road and South Eighth street.
Evening star., 1950-04-29

t n e Carnegie
hero award.
Miss Boston
W a S awarded
a bronze medal
by the Carne-
gle Commission
for the Hero
Award, of Pitts
burgh, yester-
day for saving
a dro W n n g
woman at Kitty
Hawk, N. c.,
last summer.
The heroine,
Evening star., 1950-04-29
PorIiument OKs PIustirus

ATHENS, Greece, April 80 tP)
Parliament yesterday voted con-
fidence in the new government
headed by Premier Nicholas Plas-
tiras. The vote was 140 to 90.
Evening star., 1950-04-29
Richmond Schoolgirl Win.
Hero Award for Rescue
BY The Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, April 29.-A pretty
Richmond school girl, 17-year-
old Nancy Boston, is one of Is
persons in the Nation to receive
Evening star., 1950-01-15
S43,70O,0OO in Gold
Flown From Japan
By the Associcted press

OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. IA
Big four-engine planes are flying
$43. 3.700, 900 in gold bars from Japan
to New York. Each plane carries
about $6,500,000.
Officials of Transocean Air
Lines, contract carriers, wouldn't
confirm the operation or comment
about the heavy guards that sur
round each plane as it arrives.
1t was learned, however, that
the gold is property of the king
dom of Siam. On October S, last.
the United States ordered Gen.
Macarthur to release it to that
country. The japanese gold was
uncovered by American occupa-
tion forces, who found it "ear-
marked" for Siam in payment for
Japanese purchases.
The flights originate in Tokyo
and, for security reasons, are sent
over various routes to Oakland.
and thence to the Federal Reserve
Bank in New York. The opera
ton has. been going on for about
two weeks, and should be COM
pleted next week.
Heavily armed guards surround
each plane as it arrives. The six
crewmen in each ship are armed.
Each cargo consists of about
1880 pounds. !,
Evening star., 1950-01-15
Byrnes, Ex-Assistunt President,
Becomes Governor Candidate

simultaneously Mr.. Byrnes re-
peated a previous assertion that
he would not be candidate 'for
President or Vice President on the
ticket of any party under any
circumstances"
The primary will be held July II.
Mr.. Byrnes is the fourth can
didate to announce for the Dem
ocratic nomination, which is
equivalent to election in South
Carolina. The others are Thomas
H. Pope. speaker of the State
House of Representatives; Lester
L. Bates. Columbia City council
man, and Marcus A. Stone, a lunl-
herman from Dillon and Florence.
In recent speeches the 7o-year-
old Byrnes has spoken against
centralization of power in Wash
ington and big government. But
he made clear that he was not just
hitting at the Democratic admin
istration. He said he meant Re-
publicans, too.
Gov. j. Strom Thurmond said
in Columbia II repeat my previous
statement think the sentiment OF
the people of the State is that
Byrnes will make a fine governor. y
Shortly after the Byrnes' an
lnouncement, Senator Johnston
Democrat, of South Carolina. an
nounced in Washington he would
lbe a candidate for . second term