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Evening star., 1950-02-17
fiqht Over Annexation

The Virginia Assembly was con-
cerned with the perennial jockey
ing between cities and counties
over annexation. The lawmakers
were studying proposal to pro-
hibit any city from cutting off a
slice of an adjoining county, at
least for two years.
Among the Northern Virginia
areas affected by this legislation
would be the cities of Alexandria
and Falls Church and Fairfax
County, which adjoins them both.
Meanwhile. some opposition
was reported to bills authorizing
more judges for the courts of
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Alexandra Has Deficit

Alexandria went into the red
last year, city officials repotred
but the $52,043 deficit was less
than anticipated. The Airing
ton County Board will hold final
public hearing on a master zon-
ing plan at 8 o'clock tonight in
Thomas Jefferson High School
Percy I. Hanson, 50, of 1902
North Lincoln street, has been
named director of finance for Ar
liugton.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
French
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ordered their workers to stay on
the job. These unions, along with
government officials, branded the
Communist strike order part of
the Cominform directed cam
palgn to stir up trouble in France.
Some French observers said the
Communists called the brief strike
to test their power among the
railway workers, in order to see if
they could succeed in their an
nounced campaign to get the rail-
waymen to refuse to transport
American arms due to arrive soon
under the Atlantic pact. The
protest also was aimed at military
shipments to revolt-ridden Indo-
China.
Though the French government
had announced plans to meet the
strike in Paris with doubled
police force and other measures.
there was little noticeable increase
in the number of police around
the stations. No clashes were
reported.
Parisians in general had not
expected to be bothered much by
the strike. since it did not include
subway and bus lines.
At Nice, where there had been
recent clashes between police and
Communicated laborers and at
Toulouse, Strasbourg, Lille, Lorient
and Nantes trains ran near normal
or normal.
A typical report was that from
Cherbourg, believed already picked
as the port at which the bulk of
the American arms will arrive. OF
1900 rail workers there, only 80.
struck.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Spirited Hearing Expected
On Prince Georqes Bill

A sizzling controversy over
undermining the Prince Georges
County government moved toward
a climax today. It was expected
at $3.50 pm. in Annapolis, where
the county legislative delegation
will conduct a public hearing on
a reorganization bill sponsored by
State Senator L. Harold Sothoron.
The powerful Democratic Or
ganization of which Senator
Sothoron is a member is con-
fronted with the combined fury of
independents and Republicans.
The opposition, in general, comes
from home rule" advocates who
want more extensive changes than
the Sothoron plan offers.
The Senator proposed the elec-
ton of full-time county COM
missioner and provides for the
establishment of merit system
and a purchasing bureau. The
measure is indorsed by the present
Board of County Commissioners
and several civic groups and
Democratic clubs.
Evening star., 1950-02-17

ton that "Weinstein the bonds
man" was their lawyer.
On the witness stand, Meyer
Weinstein promptly reused the
ire of Mr.. Fischbach, because he
had not brought with him all the
records of his business. Some of
the bondsmen had arrived with
market go-carts and suitcases
full of records but Mr.. Weinstein
had brought what he described
as diaries"
He protested his record cards
were "conf1dential' and if there
weren't law making them that
way there should be.
Mr.. Weinstein was asked If he
had ever written bonds for known
gamblers.
Il can't recall that have" he
replied. @a
Usually, he testified, arrange
ments are made by phone for him
to bail out a prisoner. A note is
made of the caller "just as a
question of whether it is good
risk" but that note is destroyed
later.
Asked About Calls.
He was asked if he had ever
received calls from one Billy
Mitchell" whom Mr.. Jones had
earlier testified had made great
many" premium payments.
Il don't know that I have" he
replied. Il don't know whether
I know him. I don't believe
ever did"
He was then taken over most of
the same names as Mr.. Jones had
previously been asked about. This
list, with its variety of first names
in some cases and surnames in
others, included John Brown,
Shimmerman, Nelson, Lefree, No
land, Jewboy Dietz, Osborn, Sim
kins, Suter, Sam Morgan, Will
liam "Snags" LEWIS, William
Brown. Yudelevitz and xxx"
In some cases he said he had
heard of the person but in no case
did he say he had done business
with the person. He was definite
about never having heard of
xxx"
Doesn't Ask Questions.
DO you know that any person
in the gambling business has
called you and told you to get
one of his employees out of jail?"
Mr.. Weinstein was asked.
The witness wanted to know
what period of time Mr.. Fisch-
bach was talking about and then
answered:
I'm the last six or seven years
that has not happened"
Mr.. Weinstein told the commit
tee he had found it sound
policy not to ask questions.
He insisted he had no definite
idea about connections. When
other people paid bond premiums
for the defendants he bailed out,
he said, he would make out the
name of the defendant on the re-
ceipt if he were told to. He denied
he asked arrested numbers run
ners who they were working for.
isn't it fact that one of the
first things. you want to deter
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Poll Tax Suit Answered

Mrs. Mary Thompson, Airing
ton central registrar, has asked
Federal District Court, Alexan-
dria, to dismiss a poll tax suit
in which she was named de-
fendant.
The registrar was one of several
persons named defendants in a
$4,000 damage suit filed last
month by Mrs. Jessie Butler, COL
ored. Mrs. Butler was not al
lowed to register as an Arlington
voter because she had paid no
poll tax.
Mrs. Thompson contends the
plaintiff failed to state a justifi-
able claim for damages.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Italian Dockers Decide
To Unload u. S. Arms

ROME, Feb. II (P.-Dock
workers in three more Italian
cities have voted to unload Amer
ican arms coming to Italy under
the Military Aid Program, press
dispatches said today. The Com
munists and their supporters are
urging the workers to refuse to
handle the military equipment.
The reports said dockers at the
Sicilian ports of Palermo and Mi
lazzo voted "by a large majority
to unload arms laden ships. AT
Manfredonia, Southern Adriatic
seaport, workers voted unani-
mously to unload all ships, the
dispatches said.
Previously dockers at foul
other Italian ports, including Ma
Piles, agreed to unload the arms
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Pastor and Wife Killed
As Truck Hits Auto

ELKTON, Md, Feb. II (P).-
The Rev. Stanley v. Wilcox, 60,
pastor Of St. Georges Episcopal
Church at Ardmore, Pa, and his
wife, Edith, also so, were killed
last night when their car was hit
by truck on Route 40 near here.
State police said the car was
struck while crossing the highway
at Route 7.
Stanley Williams, 20, colored, of
Newark. Del. was listed as the
| truck driver.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Cupid Also Tuned In

Blond Mrs. Frieda Wirtz was
sent to German prison camp,
back in 1943. because she had
helped Australian prisoner of war
Hugh Wilson to listen to forbidden
broadcasts. She arrived in Mel
bourne, Australia, just the other
day, to marry him.
Evening star., 1950-02-17

mine is if he is connected with
known operator" Mr.. Weinstein
was asked by Subcommittee Chair
man Davis.
1T is not" Mr.. Weinstein re-
piled.
Most Used Nicknames.
When the committee pressed
him for names. he insisted most
of the people they wanted to know
about used nicknames. He was
asked for those and came up with
one-"Puddin." He said he didn't
know whether that was "Puddin-
head" Jones.
Both Mr.. Weinstein and Mr..
Jones told the committee the bond
premium in gambling cases was
212 per cent. although it was S
per cent in all others. Mr.. Vein
stein attributed the cut rates to
competition" among the bonds
men. He also said he granted
credit in gambling cases and got
the premium payments in one to
three days.
From Walter Bramhall, clerk of
Municipal Court, the subcommit-
tee got these figures on bail bonds
taken in Municipal Court dur
ing 1949:
Bondsman P. w. Howard, 673
bonds taken amounting to $313,-
800, of which two were gambling
bonds amounting to $500.
Bondsman Jones. 335 bonds
taken amounting to $685. 900, of
which So were gambling bonds
amounting to $54,300.
Bondsman M. E. O'Connor, 465
bonds taken amounting to s329.-
900, of which six were gambling
bonds amounting to $4,000.
Bondsman w. J. O'Neil, 1903
bonds taken amounting to $685.
600, Of which one was a gambling
bond for $4,000.
Bondsman w. P. Ryan, 533
bonds taken amounting to $685.
800, of which 13 we're gambling
bonds amounting to $4,000.
Bondsman Meyer Weinstein, 724
bonds taken amounting to 1884,
800, of which IL were gambling
bonds amounting to $500.
Bondsman Louis Weinstein.
1,849 bonds taken amounting to
81 ,024 500, of which 73 we're
gambling bonds amounting to
$4,000.
Mr.. Bramhall explained that al
though Louis Weinstein's sons and
grandson wrote the bonds, the
title to the properties used as
guarantee by the court remained
in Louis Weinstein's name.
The clerk was asked if this
property on which the court based
its evaluation of Mr.. Weinstein's S
worth could be sold. That could
happen. Mr.. Bramhall replied,
since the title is not tagged and
there are no liens against it.
Explains Limit on Bonds,
Mr.. Bramhall explained that In
Municipal Court, bondsmen are
permitted to write bonds amount
ing at any one time to twice the
assessed value of their real estate.
Harry M. Hull, clerk OF District
Court, testified there Is no limit
on the amount of bonds a bonds
man can write in District Court.
1t was brought out there is
also no limit before the United
States Commissioner and a bonds
man can simultaneously be writ
ing bonds before the Commits
sioner and the two courts. Out
side of the Municipal Court limit,
the only time a bondsman is
stopped from writing bonds is
when defendant forfeits by not
making an appearance.
Mr.. Bramhall said when that
happens in either court, the other
court is notified and the bonds
man cannot write more bonds in
either court until he makes good
on the forfeited bond.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Night Schools Closed

Schools out in Alexandria,
night school, that is. Because
of dwindling coal supplies, Supt.
T. c. Williams announced, night
classes will be Cancelled as of
Monday. About 600 white stu
dents and zoo colored are
affected.
Day classes in Alexandria
will continue on schedule.
Effects of the coal strike have
been reflected also in Prince
Georges County. The Board OF
Education ordered non school &C.
tivities to be discontinued. Other
school authorities in the Mary
land-Virginia suburbs are keeping
check on coal bins.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Tax Cuts Voted

The people who never heard
OF tax cut will have to change
their tune.
As soon as Gov. Lane signs a
law passed yesterday by the
Maryland Assembly, State in
come tax deducations will be in
creased from S400 to $500. An
other bill, doubling the $1,000
tax exemption for citizens over
IS has been approved by both
branches of the legislature and
will 60 to the Governor after
adjustment of minor differences.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Native Unhurt in 70-Ft. Foil

A native being lowered into a
well in a bucket at Bulawayo.
Northern Rhodesia, fell 10 feet
when the windlass broke only 10
feet below the top of the well, but
he was uninjured and the lantern
he was carrying was undamaged.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief
News in Brief

Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax
and Prince William. The Senate
continued to debate a State wide
rent decontrol measure.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Oppose Vatican Envoy

Oppose Vatican Envoy
Catholics were under attack by
the Virginia Portsmouth Baptist
Association.
Members last night unani-
mously objected to the President
sending a personal representative
to the Vatican. Their resolution
will be presented to President
Truman. Baptist.
DR.. Glenn Leroy Archer told
the association a vicious cam
paign' is being Waged against the
public school system by the Cath
olic Church.
Evening star., 1950-04-30
Suburban Hospital
WoLkout Follows
Kurtz Dismissal

Most Of Suburban Hospitals
cleaning staff walked out yester-
day to protest the sudden firing
OF the hospitals housekeeper, Mrs.
Mary E. Kurtz.
Mrs. Kurtz. housekeeper at Su-
burban since 1t opened In 1913,
was given a letter Friday night
dismissing her Immediately, after
a clash with the hospitals new
administrator, Miss Emilia Many.
Mrs. Kurtz reported that IL vet
eran members Of her cleaning
staff left with her yesterday.
Miss Many said nine were re-
ported absent yesterday but most
were expected back today. She
said the hospitals cleaning staff
will henceforth be supervised by
nurses and that she expected to
fill the vacant jobs promptly.
Hospital service. she said. would
not be affected.
Evening star., 1950-04-30

William Curry Of Queen Anne.
Md. was named grand champion
dairy cattle Snowman yesterday
at the Block and Bride Clubs
22nd annual Livestock Show at
the University Of Maryland.
Leroy Johnson of Westover,
Md, was named grand champion
livestock Snowman in categories
including beef cattle, horse. swine
and sheep. Robert Wagner of
Arlington was named reserve
grand champion Snowman.
Winner in a novices' inter-
sorority milking contest was Miss
Charlotte F. Reeder of Alpha
Delta Pi. while William Bart
lett of Theta Chi won an inter-
fraternity creased pig-catching
contest. A sheep -shearing compe-
tition was won by Warren AL
linger of Silver Spring.
Presiding at the show yester-
day was Miss Jo Blair. 20-year-
old sophomore from Owings Mills,
Md, who was crowned queen of
the show at a barn dance Friday
night. Thomas Bennett of Sykes
vile served as master of cere-
Evening star., 1950-04-30
a Maryland Al Boys
Win Fire Huzurd Prizes

Four All Club boys will be
awarded $25 savings bond each
for winning the annual fire pre-
vention contest sponsored by the
Association Of Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Companies of Maryland.
They are James Hudson, II,
West Friendship; Samuel Feeser,
II. Westminster; Ralph r. Gou-
ker. Middletown. and Leslie C.
Jones, II, Forest Hill.
Seventy boys and girls submit
ted essays on fire prevention and
listed the fire hazards they had
discovered and corrected on at
least two sets OF farm buildings,
Evening star., 1950-04-30
Calendar Art Entries
Will Be Exhibited at
Commerce BuiIdino

The fifth annual exhibition of
art submitted in The Evening Star
Student Calendar Art Contest will
open officially at pm. tomorrow
In the lobby Of the Commerce De-
partment Building.
Approximately 300 pictures. the
best of those submitted, will be
placed on public view.
Six of the pictures were selected
for first prizes and will be pub
lished in the 1851 Star calendar.
The artists each will receive a 500
Savings Bond.
Fifty-two other paintings were
deemed by the judges worthy of
honorable mention. Certificates
were awarded, with four going to
one artist who also won one of the
first prizes.
The exhibit will be open for q
period Of two weeks.
Evening star., 1950-04-30
Prizes Are Awarded
For Bands and Floats
Al Winchester Fefe
BY the Asseeiated Press

WINCHESTER. Va, April %
Five 5000 first prizes have been
awarded to outstanding bands
and floats as a result of yester-
days. grand feature parade of the
23rd annual Shenandoah Apple
Blossom Festival.
The winners in each category:
Glass A bands-First. 5000. Virginia
Tech. Blacksburg; second. $3.50 Virginia
Military, Lexington; third, $l00. William
and Mary. williamsburg; fourth, Randolph
Macon Academy, Front Royal, and fifth,
Staunton Military Academy, Staunton.
Glass bands-First. $780, Giles Coun-
ty high schools, (Narrows and Pearisburg.
Va); second, $3.50, John Marshall High
doah County high schools (Woodstock and
Strasburg, Va; fourth, Gary. W. Va. High
School, and fifth, Montgomery y-Blair High
School, Silver Spring, Md.
Harold H Blair Post IA. Hanover, Pa; sec
ond, Rouss Fire Company, Winchester (de-
clined prize money and turned to third
and fourth place winners); third, $3.50,
fourth. S1OO, Charles E. Kelly Post I12.
Myersdale, Pa. and NTH. Belle Vernon,
"a, corps.
Artistic fioats-First. $500. winchester
Rotary Club; second, $3.50, Virginia Forest
Service; third, $500, Winchester Lions
Club; fourth. Front Royal chamber Of COM
merce, and NTH, Army and Air Force
recruiting service. Baltimore.
Commercial floats - First, $500, Win.
chester Coal Storage; second, -S150. win
chester auto dealers; third, $1OO, C. l.
Robinson Ice & Coal Storage, winchester;
fourth, shenandoah Manufacturing Asso.
eiation. and nth, A. c. Oates Lumber Co.
Winchester.
Best marching unit without band-Pirst
Charles 2. Kelly Post liz, Myersdale, Pa.
Corps third. Westminster, Md, Post 467
Veterans Of Foreign Wars; fourth, Harold
Il. Bair Post IA, Hanover. Pa, and nth,
Randolph-Macon Academy.
Best marching unit with band-First
Staunton Military Academy; second. wash
ington Lee High School, Arlington third
Randolph: Macon Academy; fourth, Fork
Union Military Academy. Fork Union, and
mItn, Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock.
Best drum majorette-Dundalk. Nd.
Sunday School.
Best drum major-virginia Tech,
Evening star., 1950-04-30
Both Parties 10 Hold
Primaries for Place
On Arlington Board

Both major parties in Arling-
ton will hold primaries for the
County Board this year If suff1-
cient candidates file.
Harrison Mann, chairman of
the Democratic Committee, said
the Executive Committee had
voted to hold a primary and will
accept notices of candidacy.
A similar announcement was
made by Chairman I. Lee Potter
Of the Republican Committee.
Independent factions already
had laid plans to hold a town
meeting to nominate a candidate.
All are for the one seat now
held by Daniel A. Dugan, who is
chairman of the board and whose
term expires December 81. Mr..
Dugan is expected to run again.
Mr.. Potter said the same rules
that governed the filing by Re-
publican candidates last year
would prevail again.
Mr.. Mann said Democrats could
obtain copies of the declaration
of candidacy and party oath from
him. All candidates must file
so days prior to the August
primary date. The deadline is
June 2, he said.
The Democratic chairman said
the party oath of a Federal EN-.
ploye could be modified so as tt
permit him to run for the Office
in the event the Hatch Act Is
amended before the primary date
Mr.. Mann also noted thai
Tuesday is the deadline for filing
for the House from the 9Th Dis.
trict. a seat now held by Repre-.
sentative Smith. Democrat, who
will seek reelection.
Evening star., 1950-04-30
78 Nearby Maryland Towns
Elect Officials Tomorrow
By Charles A. McAIeer

Eighteen nearby Maryland
towns will elect officials tomorrow.
One other community, Berwyn
Heights, will hold it's elections
Tuesday.
Contests are scheduled in six
communities, with the hottest dis
pute in Capitol Heights. Mayor
Thomas A. Shaw will be opposed
there for reelection by Harvey
E. Ennio. a member of the town
council. There also are 18 cam
didates vying for six seats on the
council. Four of these are in
cumbents.
Council candidates. in the Sc
quence on which they will appear
on the ballots, are:
Elmer Hockman. Leo Forami,
James Shipler. William Sweeney,
Charles o. O'Connor. Elvin
Campbell. Roy Nuthall, Rollin r.
Reno. William Rawlings, Thomas
Vendemia, Frank Ripley, Joseph
LiCalzi. George Nairn. William
Devine, Sam Junta. James Clark,
Earl Burdette. and Norris Simp-
son. The incumbents are Mr..
Campbell. Mr.. Reno. Mr.. Rawlings
and Mr.. Vendemia.
Terms to Be Two Years.
The six candidates receiving the
most votes will be elected for two
year terms. Councilman Joseph
MULTI is not running for re-elec-
ton.
Town Treasurer Franklin E.
Lampkin is unopposed for re-elec-
ton.
In Seat Pleasant, Mayor Van
Moreland is unopposed for re-
election. Candidates for five seats
on the town council and Town
Treasurer J. Theodore Crown also
have no opposition.
Council candidates include Rob-
ert L. Main. Joseph Gardella, AL
fred Mumford and Fred E. God
frey, all incumbents, and William
2. Shook. newcomer who filed in
place of James M. Roberts.
councilman for the last IL years.
Morningside has five candidates
for five Town Council seats, with
the one receiving the most votes
to become mayor to succeed Mrs.
June Stocklinski, the community's
first mayor. She is giving up her
post to devote more time to her
two children.
The candidates are Earl L. Ar
mold, John Galloway. Mrs. Dor
othy M. Myers, William J. Spahr
and Duncan Fleming.
Six Candidates for Two Seats.
In Edmonston, there are six
candidates for two council seats.
They include Walter J, Roth and
Evening star., 1950-04-30
2Youths Admit Stealing 100 Radios From Cars

One hundred automobile radio
thefts in the area were marked
solved yesterday with the arrest
of two Alexandria youths.
Police said that Benton L. Hit,
jr., 81. Of the 200 block of South
Patrick street. and Robert Al
mond. 18. of the 800 block of Duke
street, admitted stealing the radios
in the last six months.
Arlington police placed Is
charges of grand larceny against
them. to which Alexandria police
added 8 grand larceny and II
petty larceny charges. In addi-
ton, Fairfax County police attrib-
uted II robberies to them and is
sued detainers.
Held in Arlington jail in lieu of
$4,000 bail. the boys told Alex
andria Inspector Russell A. Halves
they had learned to remove a
radio from a parked car in two
minutes.
In the roundup, four men ac-
cused of buying the radios were
arrested on charges Of receiving
stolen property.
They were Robert j. Hammill,
81, of Annandale; Everett E. CAL
houn, 81, and Fred w. Browning.
30, of Alexandria, and Harry D.
Roberts. 10, of the 900 block of
South Taft street, Arlington.
District police were checking
the youths story that they car
ried on some of their activities
here.
Capt. C. Burns Presley. Arling-
ton detective chief, said police
have recovered about Is of the
radios and expect to find others.
But many of them, apparently
sold at random, probably never
will be found. he added.
Inspector Hawes estimated that
Evening star., 1950-04-30
1900 Visit Leesburg
On First Open House Day
Special Dispoteh 10 The Stor


LEESBURG, Va, April 90
Visitors from many States and
England came to Leesburg today
for its first "Open House."
B. Powell Harrison, jr., presi-
dent of Colonial Leesburg. Inc,
estimated 1900 people visited the
town today.
Many were content to inspect
heirlooms that had been placed
in windows of business establish
ments.
Others paid admission to see
some of Leesburg's historic resi-
dences.
The "Open House" program will
be repeated tomorrow and Mon
day.
Evening star., 1950-04-30
Charlottesville Church
Damaged by Fire
BY the Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
2e.-Flames of undetermined orr
gin early today swept through and
severely damaged one of Char
lottesville's largest churches.
Officials of the First Methodist
Church estimated damage at be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. They
said the church was insured.
The blaze was discovered shortly
after lis am, and members of
the, Charlottesville Fire Depart
ment battled more than two hours
to bring the fire under control.
Damage was confined to one
side OF the two-story brick struc-
ture. which occupies a large space
in the downtown area. Flames
ripped the side of the structure
from the cellar to the roof, fire.
men said.
Evening star., 1950-04-30
Admiral Bell Will Head
MARYLAND Hoover Unit
BY the Assoeietsd Press

BALTIMORE, April 29.-Rear
Admiral Frederick j. Bell, U. s. N.
(ret0. was announced today as the
new chairman Of the Maryland
Citizens Committee for the Hoover
Report.
Former Senator George L. Rad
cliffe. treasurer of the committee,
said Admiral Bell will direct its
activities in urging reorganization
of the Federal Government as
recommended by the commission
under former President Herbert
Hoover.
Admiral Bell succeeds the late
DR.. Isaiah Bowman, former presi-
dent Of Johns Hopkins University