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Evening star., 1950-04-20
Woman Mayor ~,
To Retire to Give
Time to Children

Mrs. June Stocklinski. first
Mayor of MorningSide, Md, will
give up her official duties next
month to spend more time with
her children.
The 29-year-old Mayor an
nounced yesterday she will not be
candidate for reelection May /.
Candidates must file before mid
night tonight.
MY two children are getting to
the crawling and walking stage
and I think I should spend more
time with them" Mrs. Stocklinski
declared.
Mrs. Stocklinski's second child
was born last November. She also
has another child, Jan, who is 4.
Before she steps out of Office,
Mrs. Stocklinski said she will help
the community's town council and
private citizens make temporary
repairs to streets.
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Corbalis. county sanitary en-
gineer, to prepare a report or
the present value of the system
G. Hubbard Massey. consulting en-
gineer, recommended the move.
At Mr. Massey's suggestion the
board also directed Mr.. Corbalis
to draw up an ordinance con-
trolling water mains.
Application Denied.
In other actions the board de-
MED the application of the West
mond Building & Investment Co
to build semidetached houses on
an 18-acre tract, near Lake Bar
croft. Neighboring land owners
who appeared to fight the recon-
ing including Gardner Boothe,
attorney for the Alexandria Water
Co, which has recently sold its
Lake Bancroft tract to a real
estate development firm.
The board gave the Fairfax
County Sanitary Corp. permission
to build a sewage disposal plant
on four-acre tract at Snowden
and Riverside Park roads. The
supervisors overuled a board OF
zoning appeals decision to allow
gravel digging operations on a
six-acre tract near Bailey's Cross
Roads. Clayton Taylor of Hern-
don, Va. was appointed to the
county planning commission to
replace Grayson Haynes. also of
Herndon, who resigned.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Arlington Lists Areas
To Furnish Pupils for
New Junior High

Pupils to be enrolled next fall
at Arlington's new Stratford Jun
ior High School will be drawn
from elementary classes at James
Madison. John Marshall, York
town, Robert E. Lee, Cherrydale,
Woodmont, Matthew F. Maury,
James Monroe and Woodrow Will
son Schools.
In addition, Supt. William A.
Early announced, Stratford will
accommodate children whose
homes are in the Henry Clay area
north of Pershing drive and in the
Woodlawn elementary area. The
latter is north of a line bisecting
the intersection of Seventeenth
street and Glebe road.
The SIS million building at Va
cation lane and North Military
road is still under construction. 1t
will accommodate 1000 pupils.
WI Change Is Planned.
Mr.. Early said junior high
school classes will be discontinued
at Washington-Lee High School.
Overcrowding in classes at Claude
A. Swanson and Thomas Jeffer-
erson Junior High Schools will be
eliminated.
Seventh, grade classes are to be
discontinued at Westover Baptist
Church, the Old Dominion School
mporary building, Patrick
Henry. Page and Woodrow Wilson
elementary schools.
Under the fall plan, Swanson
will draw junior high school
pupils from these elementary
school areas: Charles A. Stewart,
Walter Reed. Stonewall Jackson,
Dominion Hills community and
| Woodlawn's section south OF
Seventeenth street and Glebe road
Job Bureau Established.
Elementary pupils from Glen
carlyn, Kate Waller Barrett, Bar
croft, Patrick Henry and Henry
Clay Gf they live south of Per-
shing drive) will attend Jefferson
Junior High.
Madison's enrolment will be
made up of pupils from Peyton
Randolph, Hume, Nellie Custis,
Harrington and the new Abingdon
school.
The School Boards Health Ex-
ploratory Committee has recon-
mended appointment of q full
time assistant in health education
to coordinate health instruction.
The board announced establish
ment of a job placement bureau
at Washington-Lee High School,
for students graduating in June.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Devereux Will Seek 6. O.P Bid
For Congress Sect in.MuryIund

In the five years he has been
home from the war. Gen. Devereux
said in a statement, "my mind
has not been at peace nor my con-
science at rest. Throughout the
world spiritual values. human
ideals and even religious concepts
are being compromised or set
aside for materialistic ends"
The 47-year-old retired general
who now owns farm in nearby
Stevenson, continued:
g. We in America are trapped
in a giant pincer movement.
From without, communism has
engulfed half the world and en-
dangers the remaining half. From
within, socialism is destroying our
institutions and our moral fiber
much as it has already done in
Britain.
THUS, the tragedy is that while
we are threatened externally, we
are being weakened internally
Our national security is being un-
dermined by policies inspired by
sympathizers and agents of other
powers. simultaneously our econ
omy is being bled white by ire
sponsible Federal spending, bor-
rowing and taxation"
This is Gen. Devereux's first
venture into politics.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Traffic Light Put Up
In Arlington Where
Boy, II, Was Killed

A new traffic light went into
operation this morning at the Ar
lington intersection where l2-
year-old Fred Lehman was struck
and killed by car on January 81.
Installation Of the light at Lee
boulevard and Park drive had
been asked by the Arlington For
est Citizens Association and had
been recommended by Police
Chief Harry L. woodward. Ear
lier the boys father. Howard w.
Lehman, had requested the light
and been turned down by the
State.
Last week another Lee boule-
ward traffic light was installed by
the State at North Fillmore street.
Previously. the only traffic light
on the boulevard between Me-
mortal Bridge and Fairfax was
near Arlington Hall at Thomas
street and Glebe road.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Almond Tells Students U. 5.
Is AT Grips With Socialism
BY the Associated Press

HARRISONBURG, Va, April 20
j. Lindsay Almond, jr.. said here
last night that the United States
is "at grips with socialism under
the fraudulent, deceptive guise oi
national planning"
The present path of the Fedora.
Government leads to the author.
itarian and welfare state" Vir.
ginia's attorney general told the
faculty and students of Madison
College.
MIR. Almond launched an attack
on what he described as "the
handout state" and asserted thai
America stands at the crossroads
"of our national development ano
destiny"
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Roadside Control Plan
SheIyed After 12Years
By Maryland Council
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 20. - The
Legislative Council, tired of pre-
senting a roadside control plar
to the General Assembly and see
ing it turned down year after
year, has decided to pigeonhole
the issue.
For II years this thing has
been before the Legislature. and
it's been beaten every time" said
Senator Stanford Hoff, Democrat
of Carroll County yesterday as he
introduced a motion to defer in
definitely the plan to establish
control over roadside uses.
He was supported by Delegate
c. Ferdinand Sybert. Democrat,
of Howard County. House speaker
at the last session. But Senator
Joseph Byrnes. Democrat. of Bal
timore argued that wasn't the
issue at all.
Take workmen's compensation
laws" Senator Byrnes said. 1T
probably took 10 to IL years to
get them on the books. The Court
OF Appeals reorganization took six
or eight years"
What is needed, he added, is an
education program.
TITS not necessary to educate
the Legislative Council" inter-
jected Senator Hoff. Perhaps II
would be possible to educate the
Legislature. which has consistent.
ly killed it."
The council also deferred &C.
tion on proposals to permit alb.
Sentee voting; give the commits
sioner of motor vehicles discretion
in revoking licenses of drunken
drivers. now mandatory on con-
viction. and require insurance or
all automobiles.
1t adopted a proposal for State
wide licensing of private detec.
tives after altering the provisions
to make the State police the is
suing agency, instead of joint
responsibility between Baltimore
City and State police departments
The next meeting of the coun-
cil-interim committee of the
Legislature-will be held May
in Annapolis.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Driver Should Slow Up
# Blinded by Lights Of
Other Car, Court Says
BY the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, April 20.-It is ur
to you to slow down if you art
blinded by the headlights of ar
approaching car, the. Maryland
Court of Appeals ruled yesterday
1t also decided, in another case
that if a real estate broker doe.
not find a buyer for a house
placed in his hands for disposal
he has not earned his commission
The glaring headlights decision
was made in a case growing out Of
a 1948 accident in Allegany
County.
LoWndes w. Roman, So, o.
Hancock crashed into a culver
on Route 40 while travelling at 81
miles an hour. Two passenger
were injured.
Sued by Passengers.
Mr.. Roman said he had beer
blinded by the lights of an ap.
preaching car. He was sued fol
damages by the passengers, Mrs
Genevleve Singleton of Flintstone
and Miss Sadie Whorton, AlleganJ
County. A Washington County
Circuit Court decided the case ir
favor of Mr.. Roman. Mrs. Single
ton and Miss Whorton appealed.
In reversing the Washington
County verdict and ordering new
trial, the appellate court said:
"A motorist is not relieved o1
the duty to exercise due care to
observe objects along the side OF
the road by the mere fact that
the glare of the headlights of an
oncoming car makes it more diff
f1cult to see the side of the road
IF he is prevented from seeing
such objects by the glare of head
lights, he should reduce the speed
of his car"
Rail Decision Issued.
In the case of the real estate
broker, the court ruled that:
"A broker is not entitled to any
commission, no matter how much
time he devoted to finding a Gus.
toner. if the customer was not
found"
The court unanimously reversed
a decision by Chief Judge w. Con-
we'll Smith of the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore.
The court also ruled that the
money railroads earn handling
imports and exports is subject tt
Maryland's gross receipts tax. i
turned down suits by the Western
Maryland Railway and the Can.
ton Railroad Co. for rebates.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
North Hills Of Sligo Citizens
Elect DR.. Joseph brennan

DR.. Joseph T. brennan, Silver
Spring, last night was elected
president of the North Hills of
Sligo Citizens Association.
Other officers elected were Mer-
riam H. Trytten, vice president;
William j. Fitzgerald. treasurer:
Mrs. Courtlandt Van Vechten, re-
cording secretary, and Mrs. Harry
B. Orleans. corresponding secre-
tary.
William E. Coyle and Daniel P
Mularkey were elected delegates
to the County Civic Federation,
with Mrs. Charles Wootten and
DR.. r. F. Kaiser named as alter
mates.
The meeting was held at the
Sligo Golf Club.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
7 RosedaIe Children Die
In Fire as Stove ExpIodes
By the Assoeiofed Press

TOWSON. Md. April 20.-Two
children taking a nap were burned
to death yesterday when an oil
stove exploded and flames quickly
destroyed their home in nearby
Rosedale.
Killed were Robert Lee Johnson,
4, and Susan johnson, 5.
When the blast occurred. the
children were sleeping in an up
stairs bedroom. Their mother,
Mrs. Carlton Johnson. was in the
yard with her baby.
Mrs. Johnson was burned about
the head and arms when she tried
to run up the stairs to rescue the
children. A wall of flames forced
her back.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Maryland U. Junior
Files for Delegates

Robert S. Knatz. 20-year-old
junior at the University of Mary
land, has filed as a candidate for
one of the six House of Delegates
Democratic nominations from
Baltimore County.
He will be 81 years old-the
constitutional minimum for a
delegate-before the November
general election.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Showers Break
Series of.Fires
In Farm Areas
Flames ImperiI Homes
At Elkridee, Sweep
5 Poolesville Tructs

Soaking showers early today
ended temporarily a dry spell that
has resulted in hundreds of field
and forest fires in Virginia and
Maryland.
The Weather Bureau said there
was "appreciable precipitation" in
the outlying areas, enough TO les
son fire danger and help vegeta-
ton. Observers indicated rain
fall up to u of an inch, although
the fall here was less than i of an
inch by d-morning.
Two destructive blazes swept
large areas in nearby Maryland
yesterday.
Sixty persons we're forced TO
leave their homes when a stub
born woods and field fire swept q
l30-acre community just of the
Baltimore boulevard near Elk
ridge. The flames were stopped
short of the houses. however.
About 500 acres In Montgomery
County, including valuable stands
of timber. were burned over near
Poolesville.
Sweeps Over Five Farms.
Thirty volunteers fought the
blaze, preventing it from destroy
ing the home and outbuildingS OF
Maj. F. F. Bernsdorff. U. S. A.
Neighboring farms affected belong
to Claude Reddick, Harold Smith,
Beanie" Brown and Thomas
Clements. Chief Charles Davis Of
the Upper Montgomery Fire Com
pany reported the unit has fought
80 serious fires since April /.
In the Elkridge blaze, the AS
sociated Press reported. a barn
and $4,000 worth of shrubbery at
a nursery were burned. One house
was damaged slightly and a fighter
received minor injuries.
The flames. whipped by strong
winds. destroyed virtually every
thing in V-shaped section
between the boulevard and the
Hunt Club and Montgomery
roads.
An Army plane from Fort
Meade was used to help State
forestry crews and volunteers
combat the blaze.
Fire companies from Laurel,
Savage, Elkridge. Linthicum. Elli-
colt City, Jessup and Violetville
spent all afternoon fighting the
stubborn blaze that fed on pine
trees and dry grass.
The threatened community Of
Is houses included the homes Of
Howard Bruce. banker and in
dustrialist. and of Daniel Murray,
Howard County States attorney,
Highway Cabins Threatened.
The blaze threatened six tourist
cabins on the boulevard. Volun-
teer flremen stopped the blaze
within rs feet of the cabins.
The shrubbery damage was at
the nursery of E. Dasher on Mont
gomery road.
Fire also struck hard again
yesterday at Virginia Wood Pro-
ducts-both at the source and at
the finished product.
While State Forestry Service
employees battled forest blazes,
Norfolk fireman fought a three
alarm fire at the Powell l-McClel-
land Lumber Co. in Norfolk, which
destroyed an termined
amount Of lumber. James w.
Powell, jr., firm vice president,
estimated damage at between $780,
900 and $65 900.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
'Deferr11ent Plea
On Annexation
Suit Rejected
Fuirfux Turned Down
In FoIIs Church Case.
Hearing Set June 1o

A request for postponement OF
hearings on an annexation suit
brought by Falls Church against
Fairfax County was denied yes
terday by three-judge court ap-
pointed to try the suit.
The county asked that the case
be postponed at least go days
beyond June 13, the date orig
inally set for the hearing, pending
the sale of SO million in sewer
bonds. A new hearing date was
set for June 10.
The bonds would provide i'm
provements for a sanitary district
including part of the 1915 square
miles of territory sought by Falls
Church. The sale was halted last
February because of the pending
annexation suit. A similar suit
was filed last week by Alexandria
Bonds to Be Sold.
In turning down the request
Judges Paul E. Brown, j. R. H
Alexander and Burnett Miller also
ruled they were without authority
to inquire into the validity of the
proposed bond issue.
Judge Miller said such a ques-
ton should be brought before the
Circuit Court and not before the
annexation court.
John Pershing, representing the
New York bonding firm OF
Mitchell g. Pershing, said after
the courts decision that the bonds
will be sold. He contended the
ruling removes the threat of liti-
CATION which had previously
halted the sale.
Fairfax County Sanitary En-
gineer James j. Corbalis said he
will resume preparations for the
sewer project. which calls for ~
miles of sewer lines and a treat
ment plant near New Alexandria
Petitions Oppose Move.
Petitions opposing annexation
were presented to the court by
four attorneys.
John F.. Bethune, former Falls
Church Mayor. presented a docu-
ment signed by approximately 35C
city residents asserting that the
proposed annexation "is not de-
sired by the people in the city
and should not be forced upon
them"
Frank L. Ball, former State
Senator, of Arlington, filed a petit
ton opposing the proposal in be-
half of P. P. Clark and other resi-
dents of the area due for annexa-
ton. Similar action was taken
by Attorney Arthur c. Stickney II
for David S. Boyer and others ano
by Gardner L. Boothe for the
Alexandria Water CO.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Baltimore Girl Falls Dead
On Getting Scholarship
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, April 20,-One
OF the nuns at st. Gregory's
Parochial School telephoned Ellen
Virginia Brooks. 13. that she had
won a competitive examination
for scholarship to Mount st.
Agnes Academy.
Highly excited, Ellen Whirled
from the telephone and shouted
the good news to her mother.
Then she collapsed. The excite
ment was too much for her heart.
She was pronounced dead on ar
rival at a hospital.
Her classmates at st. Gregory's
attended her funeral yesterday.
Evening star., 1950-04-20

ably will be unopposed for the
nomination in the September
primaries.
Gen. Devereux, who retired from
the Marine Corps in 1948 after
Is years service, is likely to face
either Representative William P.
Bolton or State Delegate A. Cor
don Boone in the November gen.
eral election. However, neither of
those two Democrats has yet an
nounced.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
PTA Speaker Named

Lloyd Bailey. associate chair
man Of the Friends National Com
mittee on Legislation, will address
the Claude A. Swanson Junior
High School rent-Teacher As
sociation at 8 pm. Tuesday, at the
school, Arlington. Mr.. Bailey's
topic will be Helping Our Chill
dren to Acquire an Open Mind in
a Changing World" ~
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Israel Festival Nioht
To Be Held Sunday

An Israel Festival Night will be
held at 8.:15 pm. Sunday at the
Cameron Street recreation center
in Alexandria.
Sponsored by the Alexandria
Zionist District and the Alexan-
dria Chapter of Hadassah, the
celebration will commemorate the
second anniversary of the state
OF Israel. Amos Mir, commune
cations officer of the Israeli EN-
baSsy, is scheduled to attend.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Woman Voters to Hold
Bethesda Tea Tomorrow

The Montgomery County League
Of Women Voters will hold its
annual membership tea at 1:3C
pm. tomorrow at the home of
Mrs. Charles D. Heron, 1911 Fair
fax road, Bethesda.
Mrs. Olga Moore Arnold, au-
thor of I'll Meet You in the
Lobby" will discuss her expert
enceS as a lobbyist.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Moose to Install Lodge
In Rockville Sunday

The new Rockville Lodge Of the
Loyal Order of Moose will be in
stituted at ceremonies in the
Richard Montgomery High School
gymnasium at 2 pm. Sunday.
About 100 residents of Rock
vile are charter members of the
group. The first officers will be
installed.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
PTA Plans Magic Show
In Silver Spring School

A magic show will be given at
2 pm. and 8 pm. Saturday at
Silver Spring intermediate School,
Philadelphia and Chicago avenues
by the schools Parent Teacher
Association.
An 8-foot replica Of a French
guillotine. a miniature Alice in
Wonderland house and a float
ing woman" will be part of the
show. Proceeds will be used for
schol improvements.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Ludd Will Be Candidate
For Rockville Council

Robert Boyd Ladd. a Rockville
resident since 1943, announced to-
day he VIII be a candidate for the
community's Town Council in the
municipal elections. May l..
Mr.. Ladd, who lives at 903 Wade
avenue in the Rockcrest section of
Rockville. would be the first coun-
Gilman from areas annexed by the
town after 1910. If elected.
Mr.. Ladd has been active in
community affairs since coming to
Rockville. He is employed in the
Bureau of the Budget,
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Falls Church Company
Gets School Contract

A contract for $11,775 for emer-
gency repairs. to Madison-Jeffer-
son Elementary School was
awarded last night by the Falls
Church School Board.
The board accepted the low bid
Of Benson & Young, Falls Church
contractors. There were two other
bidders.
In another action, sick leave of
teachers was increased from five
to 10 days per school year after
next January /.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Virginia c. of c. Plans
To Honor Conqressmen
BY the Associotsd Press

RICHMOND. Va. April 90
The Virginia State Chamber OF
Commerce will hold its annual
dinner in honor of Virginia's Sem
ators and Representatives in
Washington at 7:30 pm, May 2.
N. w. Kelley. State chamber
president. said the affair will be
held at the Hotel Washington.
The program is being planned by
the State Chambers Committee
on National Affairs, headed by
Henry w. Anderson, jr.. of
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1950-04-20

announced to-
day he will seek
the Republican
nomination to
Congress from
Maryland's I'd
District.
He is the first
to ann o u nee
from that dis
trict, made UP
of part of Bal
tirnore City and
the counties OF
Baltimore, Car
roll and Har-
ford and prob
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Low Bid of $5,252 Filed
On Silver Spring Rood
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. April 20.-Curtir
& johnson, Inc, Washington, has
submitted a low bid of $5,252 to
the Maryland State Roads Com
mission for a grading and sur
facing project on Columbia boule-
ward and Seminary avenue, Silver
Spring.
The Waco Construction Co.
Baltimore, submitted a low bid oi
1,744 for the resurfacing OF
Irving street in Laurel, from
Lafayette avenue to State Route
692,
Evening star., 1950-04-20
It's Armed Forces Day
In Fredericksburg
One Month Too EorIy

FREDERICKSBURG, Va.
April 20. - Fredericksburg's
streets were lined today with
American flags.
The occasion? A one
month-premature celebration
of Armed Forces Day.
A red-faced Air Force re-
cruiting sergeant. Lew Bill
Kingsley. explained he recent
ly requested city officials to
fly the flags on Armed Forces
Day and by mistake men
toned the date as April 20 in
stead Of May 20.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
ForestviIle Grange Supper

A fried chicken dinner will be
served at 2:30 pm. Saturday at
the Forestville (VaJ Grange Hall.
Proceeds will be used to buy ath-
letic equipment for the Juvenile
Grange.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
PTA Plans Penny Arcade

The Glenn Dale (Md.) Elemen-
tary School rent-Teacher AS
sociation will stage a Penny Ar
chade" at 8 pm. tomorrow for
the benefit of the school. The
arcade will be set up at the Glenn
Dale Fire Hall
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Citizens to Hear McNuyr

Montgomery County Manager
Irving G. McNayr will address the
East Bethesda Citizens Associa-
ton at 8:15 o'clock tonight in the
Lynnbrook School. Mr.. McNayr
will discuss the county govern
ment.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
School Bids to Be Opened

Bids for six-room elementary
school to adjoin Hoffman Boston
High School for Negroes. Airing
ton. will be opened at 4 pm. to-
morrow at the School Board office,
2732 Wilson boulevard.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Dr.. Barrow to Speok

| QUANTICo. Va. April 20 tspe-
ciaD DIR. Wilmer L. Barrow, re-
! search director lor the Sperry
i Gyroscope Co., VII address stu
dents Of the Amphibious Warfare
School here tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
Oyster Dinner Sunday

st. Hugh's Catholic Church Of
Greenbelt will sponsor its third
annual oyster dinner from 2 to 7
pm. Sunday, at the >Greenbelt
American Legion Home.
Evening star., 1950-04-20
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, April 20.-Brig.
Gen. James P. S. Devereux. who
commanded the Marines on Wake
Island early in World War II,