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Evening star., 1950-10-07
Some Progress Seen
In Efforts 10 Resolve
w. N. "a. Bus Strike

Efforts to settle the w. M. & A.
Bus Lines strike continued today
in joint meetings conducted by
the Federal Mediation and Con-
ciliation Service.
Commissioner Charles Estes re-
ported some progress" toward re-
solving the dispute which began
when a bus driver was fired Sep
tember IA.
For the fourth day, only about
one-fourth of the company's As
buses were on the streets today
running from Prince Georges
County points to the District.
The strike was called by Local
1865. Amalgamated Association o1
Street, Electric Railway and Mo-
tor Coach Employees, over the fir
ing of Norman F. Gibbs, IS, o1
Maryland Park, a driver who was
involved in a bus accident Sep
tember 8.
Both sides insist they are will
ing to arbitrate, and the issue ha.
boiled down to what should be
arbitrated under terms of the con
tract.
Evening star., 1950-10-07

Alexandria's Parent Teacher
Association has been asked to rec
ommend women as traffic directors
at school crossings.
City Manager w. Guy Ancell has
asked each school PTA to submit
the names of three women. The
city plans to select one woman
from each group to direct traffic
at each public school.
Mr.. Ancell said the city had set
no definite time for the women to
start to work. The city decided
to try women directors so that
policemen could be relieved for
other law enforcement duties
Evening star., 1950-10-07
.Churchwomen Ask
Special Observance oi
Prayer for Peace

A "time for prayer for peace.
during which church bells in every
section of Virginia would be rung
summoning all for worship was
urged yesterday by the Virginia
Council of Church Women.
The church women. in annual
session, in Arlington, voted to ask
Gov. Battle Of Virginia to proclaim
the religious observance.
Yesterdays council session, held
in Mount Olivet Methodist Church,
moved on to the field of politics in
resolution urging all church
women to register and vote. in
form themselves on all political
candidates and issue and recognize
communism as a world revolution
ary movement ito destroy free
men and women"
Elected president of the Vir-
ginia Council was Mrs. Joseph D.
Deal of London Bridge and Miss
Sallie Norf1eet of Norfolk was
named corresponding secretary
The council chose Roanoke as
meeting place for next year.
The concluding session heard a
talk by Mrs. Abram Legrand of
New York. editor of the Church
Woman, official publication of the
United Council of Church Women.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
By George Kennedy
Sfnr Stoff Cnrrssnord.n&

CRISFIELD. Md. Oct. This
Eastern Shore fishing port is try
ing to get back to normal today
after going all-out for it's favorite
son, DR.. Harry C. (Curley) Byrd
president of the University OF
Maryland.
Yesterday was Curley Byrd Day
in Crisfield. The handsome
teacher, who has won so many
battles in the Legislature at An
napolis for his school, was busy
acknowledging tributes and ignor-
ing prophesies for a political fu-
ture from hisi, well-intentioned
friends.
Everybody in Crisfield was given
an opportunity to see and hear
the boy from this neck who made
good" The program had three
major events. DR.. Byrd talked to
pupils at the high school in the
afternoon. More than 1000 chill
dren from both the high school
and the elementary schools at
tended. He was guest of honor at
a dinner at the Masonic Temple.
About 200 of the community
leading citizens and their wives,
many in formal attire, attended
Mass Meeting Held.
Then he spoke at a mass meet
ing in the Crisfield armory with
music by the American Legion
band, and songs by the high
school glee club.
High point Of the meeting in
the armory was presentation of a
large bronze plaque with DIR
Byrd's likeness and an inscription
The plaque will be placed in one
of the Maryland University build
ingS.
It was at the end of this event
that State Controller j. Millard
Tawes of Crisheld, who was mas
ter of ceremonies, said:
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Iakoma Horticultural Club
Opens IFS DahIia Show

The Takoma Horticultural Club
today opened its dahlia and fall
flower show in the auditorium of
the Takoma Park School, Dahlia
street and Piney Branch road NV.
The show, embracing 88 classes
of dahlias and so rose sections,
will be open today from 2::30 to 9
pm. and from 2 to 1880 pm.
tomorrow.
Prizes in the dahlia section are
to include the committee trophy
and sweepstakes awards for flow
ers in various classes. Show COM
mittee members include Ernest M.
Dove, George M. Sewers, Louis
Bernard, John L. Bishop, DR.. E. E.
Merriman. Ralph G. Marston, S. S.
Blick, George U. Graft, DR.. H. C.
Parker, Malcolm Chandler and
John w. Bulkey.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Jail Term Suspended
In Arlington Health Case

An Arlington man was given a
suspended jail sentence of six
months yesterday after health
authorities testified he has tu-
berculosis in a communicable
form but has refused to take pre-
cautions prescribed by the Health
Department..
The sentence was suspended on
condition that the man, Marion
c. Hills. SO, of the 2700 block of
South Meade street, an unem-
ployed musician, Immediately en-
ter the Veterans Administration
Hospital at Perry Point, Md.
Judge Paul D. Brown also ruled
that upon his release from the
hospital, Mr.. Hills must post a
500 bond conditioned upon his
taking precautions prescribed by
the Arlington County Health De-
partment.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Special Auto Permits
Revoked in Alexandria

Physicians, ministers and cer-
tain other professional people lose
their special parking privileges in
Alexandria on November /.
The Traffic Board has sent out
81 letters to persons who have had
reserved space notifying them
that the privilege is being revoked.
The city had planned to end all
private parking reservations on
September l, but postopend the
action so that holders of permits
could be questioned about the need
for special parking space. In an
nouncing the decision, Mayor
Franklin P. Backus declared there
was a limited number of parking
spaces around the business section
and that practically no city in Vir-
ginia grants such parking privi-
leges to its professional people.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Alexandria Asked to Name
Women for School Traffic DUTY

This has been done in Mont
gomery County, Md.
The city specifies that appli-
cants be at least S feet 5 inches
tall and their weight be within
Is per cent of standards. The
age limit is Is to As years. and
all will be required to pass physi-
cal examination.
The city proposes to furnish
uniforms for the women, who are
to receive $50 a month for 10
months. They will work a maxi
mum of hours on each school
day, or about 180 days a year.
The city plans to train the
women before assigning them to
schools.
Evening star., 1950-10-07

We'll, Curley. we have come to
the end of perfect day."
A reception committee had been
appointed to greet the 61-year- -old
favorite son. but he arrived about
an hour early. and was found
down on the docks looking for
crabs in the murky water of the
bay.
Mother Attends Dinner.
DR.. Byrd is frequent visitor
at CriSfield because his mother
Mrs. Sallie Bryd. lives here. She
took a bow at the dinner last
night.
The Crisfield Times devoted
much of its edition to a biography
of DR.. Byrd. which pointed out
that up until 1882. when he was
made vice president of the univer-
sity. he wrote a sports column
for the Washington Star. Girls
fields citizens really got to know
DR.. Byrd last night because pic
lures of his career from cradle to
university presidency were pro-
jected on a large screen at the
armory.
They laughed at childhood pic
lures. Young Harry Byrd's curls
were very long. That was in the
days of Little Lord Fauntleroy
and Harry was a close approach
to the original Birch drawings in
old st. Nicholas magazine.
They laughed again at the pic
lures of Curley Byrd, the track
star. who returned to the uni
versity as football coach. His legs
were knottier than his team
mates. but the records show
he ran faster, and they ap-
plauded the pictures of the dis
tinguished looking university pres
ident.
DR.. Byrd was unable to stay in
Crisfield overnight. He left by
plane for Michigan for the Mich
igan State Maryland football
game today.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Fugitive Caught, Second FIees
After Stolen Truck Is Halted

the policeman leading the way.
the truck suddenly swerved into
the driveway of the estate of for
mer State Senator John Rust and
stopped. The two fled, leaving a
third man they had picked up as
a hitchhiker in the truck. He was
lima F. Buckland, 35, of Crab
Orchard. w. Va, and was charged
with vagrancy.
AS Black and Miller outdis-
|tanced Policeman Marcy, traf-
flc policeman, Edward Blunefield,
ordered them to halt. When they
failed to comply, he fired two
shots over their heads. Black
stopped, but Miller fled.
Police said the truck was stolen
lin Middletown, Md.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Teacher Pay Near D. {.
Is Hiqhesf in Virqinia

Arlington, Falls Church and
Alexandria have the highest
teacher salary scales in Virginia.
according to an announcement
by the Virginia Education Associ-
alton.
Arlington teachers with college
degrees begin at $4,000 a year, and
can reach $4,000.
Falls Church teachers, in II
years. can advance from a start
ing salary of $2,400 to a ceiling Of
$4,000. The Alexandria scale In
the same. except that 1t takes Il
years to reach top salary.
Fairfax County teachers SAL
aries also rank among the highest
in the State. The scale there is
from So, 200 to So, 500.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Frederick Boy Wins
Top Livestock Prize
In FLA Competition
BY the Associated Press

FREDERICK, Md, Oct. Paul
Kemp of Frederick led his team of
Future Farmers of America to win
top prize in the livestock judging
yesterday as more than 500 high
school students competed in the
Central Maryland regional FLA
judging contests.
WilliamSport's team was second
in the livestock section. with Lis
bon. Middletown and Hagerstown
finishing in that order.
Middletown Wins.
Middletown took the dairy cat
tie competition. Next in order
were Walkersville, Hagerstown and
Gaithersburg.
| The poultry judging contest was
won by Lisbon. followed by Thur
mont, Middletown, Gaithersburg
and Clearspring.
Teams representing schools in
Howard. Carroll, Montgomery
| washington and Frederick Coun-
ties competed.
Individual Winners.
| Individual winners were:
| Dairy cattle judging-Kenneth
Brandenburg. Middletown; Ros-
coe Harbaugh, Walkersville; Mac
RemSburg, Middletown; Leon
Price, Hagerstown, and Robert
Dorsey, Gaithersburg.
Livestock judging-Paul Kemp,
Frederick; Ed Mathews, Walkers
vile; Richard Haugh, Lisbon;
James Tine. Frederick, and Jack
Barmsely. Gaithersburg.
Poultry judging-Lewis AIRING
ton, Lisbon: Gerald Caruso. Sher-
wood; Dale Shaffer, Williamsport: /:
Earl Hartsoock, Middletown, and
George Arlington, Lisbon.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Four Corners Citizens
Elect F. Earl Buscher

F. Earl Buscher, 10216 Old Bla-
densburg road, was elected presi-
dent of the Northwood Park-Four
Corners Citizens Association this
week.
Other officers include Carl
Brown, vice president; Mrs. Louis
Tucker. recording secretary; Mrs.
Alexander Hill, corresponding
secretary, and James Gourley.
treasurer.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Farm Leaders Form
Society 10 Purchase
Timonium Fair Site
by the Associotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. Farm
leaders from all over the State
have perfected an organization to
buy up the Maryland State Fair
Grounds at Timonium.
Matt L. Dagger, long time head
Of the fair. was named president
of the new corporation to be
known as the Maryland State Fair
and Agricultural Society.
A report to the group showed
800 subscribers from all parts of
the State have bought 1912 900
worth of bonds to finance the new
organization.
The Save Timonium Commit
tee" is confident another $128, 900
worth can be sold by November 20.
$500,000 Offer Cited.
It became necessary to "save"
Timonium when the Maryland
Jockey Club announced in August
it wanted to dispose of the fair
grounds north of Baltimore and
had $500,000 offer from an in
dustrial flrm.
The Jockey Club. which also
operates Laurel and Pimlico race
tracks. owned the fair grounds In
connection with its operation OF
the half-mile track at Timonium
Members of the State Fair
Board. the leading farm organiza-
tions. horse breeders and owners
and operators of several outstand-
ing farms were named to the
board Of directors.
Members Named.
Among members of the State
Fair Board who were named to
directorships are Mitchell Digges
OF La Plata and Edward F. Hotter
Of Frederick. who also is master
of the State Grange.
C. E. Wise. jr., secretary-treas-
urer of the Maryland Farm Blu
reau, also will be on the board
Larry McPhail, former big league
baseball magnate who breeds
horses in Hartford County, is an
other.
The old fair organization will be
liquidated November 18 and the
new organization will apply for
the To-day race meet privileges
now held by the Jockey Club. Gov
Lane and the State Racing Com
mission have indicated they will
recommend that the General AS
sembly grant the request.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Hebrew Courses Offered
AT Arlington Center

-Four courses in modern Hebrew
and the elements of Judaism will
be offered this fall by the Airing
ton Jewish Center, Lee boulevard
at Fenwick street, the center an
nounced.
The courses, which are free. will
be held from 8 to 8 pm. Thurs
days except for the advanced He
brew classes which will be held
from 8 to 10 pm. Thursdays
Glasses begin October IL.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Arlington Man Treated
For Smoke Inhalation

An Arlington man was treated
for smoke inhalation at Arlington
Hospital early today after a fire
in his apartment.
He is Aloha Cooper, 81, of 217
North Wayne street. Three Ar
lington fire companies extin-
guished the fire In a mattress.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
III AIuc ASkS
D. C.-Virginiia
Fare Increases
Examiner Proposes
22-Cent Tickets to
Nearby installation.

An examiners recommendation.
for higher passenger bus fares be.
tween the District and the nearby
Federal Government installations
in Virginia was pending today be.
fore the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The decision will affect hun.
dreds Of Federal workers, as vel
as the general public transactine
business with the agencies.
ICC Examiner Henry c. Lawton
who heard testimony in July. yes.
terday urged this new fare sched.
ule as "just and reasonable:
Fifteen cents cash for q one.
way trip.
Thirteen and ons-third cents fol
a one-way trip, II token or ticket
is used. Tokens or tickets to bs
sold three for 40 cents over the
Virginia buslines.
Multiple Trip Fares.
A joint bus and bus-streetcal
fare for multiple trips over the
lines of the Capital Transit Co
and the two Virginia lines, not ex.
ceeding $2.64. These would bs
valid for IL one-way trips, equa
to % cents for one-way trip
including transfer privileges on the
Capital Transit lines. Ticket books
for $2.64 should be valid for go
days.
Mr.. Lawton asked the commits
sion to enter IAN appropriate or
der giving effect to these find
ings."
The proposed fare schedule
compares with the present 16-cent
joint fare, of which a Virginia bue
company gets 8 cents and Capital
Transit cents. The existing cash
fare is 10 cents for a one-way trip.
Involved in the proceeding are
rides between the District and
the Pentagon. Navy Annex. Ma
tional Airport and Arlington
Farms.
Share Up to Companies.
Directly affected are riders to
these Federal installations who
use the Capital Transit Co.. the
Alexandria, Bancroft e. Washing
ton Transit Co. and the Wash
ington. Virginia & Maryland
Coach Co.. Inc. Capital Transit
does not operate regularly sched-
uled buses in Virginia, but trans
fers to the Virginia lines.
Mr.. Lawton, in his report. left
to the transit companies con-
cerned the division Of joint rates
and fares.
Capital Transit urged that il
the joint fare was continued, ii
be given Is cents Of the proposed
30-cent fare for riders between
the District and the Government
installations.
Virginia Boost Supported.
The buslineS at the hearing
said fare increases were justified
by drastic increases in operating
costs and substantial decreases in
operating revenues.
Mr.. Lawton wrote in his report: z:
'"The Virginia lines are clearly in
need of substantial increases in
revenues in order to Offset mount
ing expenses and declining traffic.
The Supreme Court on Novem-
ber IA. 1949. upheld the ICC's
right to fix joint bus fares in a
5-to-3 decision.
Evening star., 1950-10-07

A minor traffic accident in Fair
fax County brought about the cap
ture of one fugitive from the
State Reformatory for Males.
Breathedsville, Md, but a second
man was still at large today.
The pair, William Cody Black,
81, of Hagerstown, and Shellas
Miller, 19, of Baltimore, walked off
a road gang Thursday.
After the truck in which they
were riding dented the fender of
a car at Lee highway and Route
1913, yesterday, Fairfax Policeman
Herbert N. Marcy ordered them
to follow his motor cycle into the
police station.
AS they drove UP Route 12S with
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Color Film Shows Port

A color moving picture with
sound, 1.-THE Ports of Hampton
Roads" is now available for use by
groups, clubs or organizations
upon request to the Virginia Di-
vision of Ports, 1903 Royster
Building, Norfolk, Va. It is a 16-
nm. film of about % minutes
duration.
Evening star., 1950-10-07

jurieS suffered
yesterday when
he crashed into
an automobile
at Ninth and
South Taylor
streets.
He Is Richard
Ferguson. son
of Ben. s. Fer
g u S on, 8 0 0
South Wake
field street, a
Treasury De-
partnent en-
loye. The child
underwent an
Evening star., 1950-10-07
VFW Names Buscher

Charles B. Buscher, 8424 Piney
Branch court. Silver Spring. has
been appointed vice chairman of
the National Legislative Commit
tee of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. He is a past department
commander of the Maryland VFW.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
in the matter of special assess
ments or district levies. -.

in the matter of special assess
ments or district levieS. =.
Against Indirect System.
If, of course. you don't trust
the supervisors you have elected
then for heavens sake let's call
for the election of those you do
trust. Or else let us call for the
election of the county manager
as we do our mayors or our gov
ernors. But let US not set up some
indirect system that doesn't put
the people in direct touch with
their agent-a system in which
the elected representatives do not
have full voice in the manage
ment of the affairs of the county.
Hence. believe that the ideal
system is to be found in the
County Executive Form. It pre-
vents the passing of the buck. 1t
means that the elected represen-
tatives of the people will have a
legal say in the appointment of
department heads and will retain
the removal power. Thus they
Will be able to exercise a constant
ly effective check not only on him
hJt on his department heads.
II come now to the question of
representation. This is basic in
the County Executive Form. You
folks in the Mt. Vernon district
have a right to choose your own
representative in the Board of
Supervisors. We in the Centre
vile district, for example. should
have the same right. You now
have a right, by a majority of the
votes of the people of this district,
to determine who he shall be.
You do not want your Supervisor
chosen by the voters of other dis
tricts who are controlled by pres
sure groups or machines. Yet this
is what can happen under the
County Manager Form.
''The basic principle of Amer
lean democracy is that in any
governmental unit or district the
people are entitled to be governed
by their own representative. He
must be their spokesman. 1t is
play on words to say that our
supervisors must be county con-
scious and not district con-
SclouS. -.
Quotes Merriam.
Under the County Manager
form, you in Mount Vernon dis
trict will not have the absolute
power to say who shall represent
the Mount Vernon district.
Lewis Merriam, vice president
of Brookings Institution, the man
who made a 5000 survey of the
affairs of Montgomery County a
few years ago, wrote in July OF
this year concerning his expert
ence not only in that study
but as a member himself recently
of the council in Montgomery
County. So he combines theory
with practice. He says:
Occasionally under the at
large voting, an up-county mar
who failed to carry his own dis
trict has been elected by the
down-county suburban vote. Under
such circumstances, the esup-county
people do not regard themselves a.
represented by a person of theil
own choice. In Montgomery WI
have down county problems ane
up-county problems as well al
county wide problems.
"I believe it highly advantage
= Gus to have official spokesmen fo
: up-county, although a great ma
: jority of the people are down
: county.
: 'These are exactly the condi
} tions which exist in Fairfa,
t County. The at-large system o
r voting under the County Manage
r Form would lead to confusion an,
3 irresponsibility. :"
Evening star., 1950-10-07

operation last night.
Arlington police said the Car
was driven by Charles S. Rodwell,
Al, of 704 South George Mason
drive, Arlington. He was not
charged.
Evening star., 1950-10-07
Boy in Critical Conditi{
After Bicycle Hits Auto

A 6-year-old Arlington bicyclist
was in critical condition today at
Arlington Hospital with head in
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-02

School rooms.
 The public is invited to attend the evenings exercises.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-02
SGT. WILLIAM CROMPTON
 ON ARMY DUTY IN TEXAS

Sgt, William Dale Crompton, son of Mrs. Al. Binkley, Wrangell, and a former student of Wrangell schools is now on duty at Medical Field Service School, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Huston, Texas, with the Sixth Army Medi- cal Depot, recently transferred from St. Louis, Missouri.
 At Medical Field Service School, both active duty officer and en- listed personnel and reservists with the Organized Reserve Corps, the Reserve Officers Training Corps, and the National Guard, are reg ularly given classroom and field instruction in the technical and professional duties of Medical De partment procedure.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-02
New IOrk MOneY lR AlaSka housing

JONEAU-SaY1ngs banks of New 1ork staee LnIs week invested So,- UoJ,U0U Ill AIasKas pros through mortage loan Io tue t'aIrvlew nousing. development m FalrDanKs. IhIs was salu by the Alaska Development Board to be lne greatest aIsLance from which suDstantIal capltaI mas Deen at tracted to the Territory
 Frederlck w. Walker, Vice Pres ident of the institutional Securities Corp. of New York CIIy, and F'reu- erick w. Berens, mortage broker from Washington, U. c., came to Alaska to close the deal.
 The Community Savlngs Bank of Rochester, New York, as sponsor, and the Buffalo SavIngs bank of BuffaIo, participating, are making money available on mortage basis to insure constructor or the zdO- unlt apartment development. The 4noA ldSS W1AI Ue nSlu III trust ny tue institutional Securities Corp. wnIch represens l3U savlngs banks ln New lorK State. Ihls corpora- ton nolas So0miIlion in mortgages unrougnout the united States. 1nis Is US nrsI IlnanclaI venture Ill Alaska.
 WalKer stopped off in Juneau to meet with UoVernor Gruening. lie spoke or the growing interest or Eastern tinanclaI circles in Alaska investments and said he had been asreeaDly impressed with recent progress in the Teritoy and the soundness Of development here. The Governor hailed the $3,0S0,- O00 loan as another evidence of the willingness Of suDstantial private capital to invest ill Alaska's future.
 While in Alaska Walker confer red also with Kenneth j. Kadow of the Alaska Field Staff of the h. terior Department and George Sund- berg of the Alaska Development Board.