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Evening star., 1950-11-28

missioner-elecJ had already ap-
proved the selection and that Mr..
Fisher had agreed to accept the
post with the all-Republican
board.
At the same time, the chair
man revealed that Thomas E.
Latimer, one of the commits
sioners-elect, has resigned as q
member Of the State Central
Comittee. Mr.. Latimer acted, Mr..
Fletcher said. "at the request Of
couple of other members-elect
of the Board of Commissioners" I"
A native of Prince Georges
County and a lifelong Repub-
lican, Mr.. Fisher lives at 58l9
Livingston road, Oxon Hill, and
maintains law Offices at 1914 G
street NV. He is 40 years old,
married and has a daughter, Is.
Mr.. Fisher is a graduate Of
Eastern High School and the
National University, where he
won Lin and LIB degrees. He
has been counsel to the Prince
Georges County Board Of Educa-
ton for many years.
The commissioners COUNSEL
elect also is attorney for the Ma
tional Bank of Southern Mary
land and the Clinton Bank.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Utilities Firm Rescinds
Armored Cable Rule

After protests by John L
Riggles of Landover, the Consol-
idated Electric Light & Power Co
OF Baltimore has rescinded q re-
quirement that armored cable be
used in home and business units
1t serves.
Mr.. Riggles protested the re-
quirement to the Maryland Public
Service. Commission because he
said armored cable is practically
impossible to obtain.
The company. in letter to the
commission, said it had conducted
an investigation of armored cable
on its system and concluded that
the unarmored. or style U, cable
would be acceptable. The style Z
cable is being used by several
utilities throughout the country.
Evening star., 1950-11-28

include both legislators and "emi-
nent citizens"
In other business the Allied
Civic Group:
/. Asked prohibition against
parking on Piney Branch road
between Philadelphia and Eastern
avenue on the side of heavy traffic
flow during morning and evening
rush hours.
2. Requested installation of a
traffic light at Thayer and
Georgia avenues operating simul-
taneously with the light at
Georgia avenue and Bonifant
street.
g.. Received the resignation of
Lawrence L. Epperson as chair
man of its Public Parks and Rec
reation Committee. President
Louis A. Palmer named Robert r,
Snure of the Northwood Park
Four Corners Citizens Association
to succeed him.
The group also heard County
Civil Defense Director Edward L.
Foster report that Montgomery
County's requests for funds from
State, county and Federal off,
cials have all been turned down.
Miss Joan Membert and Robert
Petree. students at Montgomery
Blair High School, spoke on the
need for gym and auditorium IA
cilities there.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Two Face Sentencing
For Drunk Drivinu

Two persons arrested over the
week end for driving while drunk
pleaded guilty yesterday before
Municipal Court Judge Walter j.
Casey.
Both cases were continued until
January IL for sentencing, so the
probation Office can make a report.
Pleading guilty were Hewie D.
McClenny, SO, an electrician, of
Waldorf. Md, and Walter T. ia
coby. "a, a plumber, of the 200
block of Randolph place NE. Po-
lice said McClenny was arrested
Saturday after his car collided
with a truck at New Hampshire
and Eastern avenues NE. Jacoby
was arrested Sunday at Twentieth
and Franklin streets NE, after
police stopped his car for in
vestigation.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Virginia S Election
Results Now Official
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 28.-The
State Board of Elections has made
it official that Virginians on No
vember Z reelected their nine
Democratic Representatives and
approved two constitutional
amendments.
An official canvass of the vote
yesterday disclosed that the total
ballots cast in the congressional
elections was 211,830. Some 1861
600 votes were cast on the amend
ments allowing cities to have
courts with any number of judges
and permitting consolidation Of
local school systems.
Representatives reelected were
E. j. Robson. jr.: Porter Hardy.
jr.; j. Vaughan Gary, Watkins M,
Abbitt, Thomas B. Stanley, Clar.
ence G. Burton, Burr P. Harrison.
Howard w. Smith and Thomas B.
Fugate.
The official vote included:
First district: Representative
Robson, 1874; Stanley S. Gar
ner, Independent, 1878, and Nile
Straughan, Republican, 2,518.
. Seventh district: Representa-.
tive P. Harrison, 1882; j. A.
CARRIER. Republican, 1886; scat
tered votes, 9.
Eighth district: Representative
Smith. 29,730; Tyrrell Krum, Re-
publican, 21,071; Clarke T. Robb,
Social-Democrat, 1,146; scattered
votes, 5.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Z Girls From Nearby States
Win 4-H Canning Prizes

A Virginia and a Maryland girl
today won national recognition at
the National All Club Congress in
Chicago for their homecoming
skills.
Announced as winners of $500
college scholarships in the can
ming competition were Mary Lee
Wampler. Of Augusta County, Va,
and Ruth Edna Smith, 10, of Little
Orleans. Allegany County. Md.
Miss Wampler, who went to Chi
cago as winner of the Virginia
State All canning contest, has
been a club member of six years.
Miss Smith was a junior leader
Of her All Club for three years be-
fore enrolling at State Teachers
College at Frostburg, Md.
A Virginia youth, Charles Po-
land of Loudoun County, was
named second alternate in the
Nation in the poultry achieve
ment contest.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Mckinley Concert
Invitations Are Ready

inyitotions to the fourth in this seq
sons Neishborhood Concerts BY the
Notionol Symphony Orchestra, to BE-
held in Mckinley High School Moadoy
night, now ore reody for distribution.
The invitations, which ore issued
without charge by The Evening Stor,
sponsor Of the Neiehborhood Concerts,
may be had OF Mckinley and Anoeostio
High Schools. OF Jefferson, Kroner,
Langley and Toft Junior High Schools;
ct Wheotley. Emery, Edmonds, Moury,
Thomson, seoton. Modison, BIoir, lud.
low and Peabody Elementary Schools;
the Recreation Department at Sixteenth
and Lamont streets NV, and the busi.
ness counter in the lobby of The Star
Building.
The concert, under the direction Of
Howord Mitchell, will stort at 9 o m.
u will be broadcast by stotion WMAL,
The Evening Stor stotion.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Redistricting Plan
For Fairfax County
Backed by Committee

Redivision of Fairfax County
into an odd number of magisteriaI
districts is favored by the Com
mittee for Good Government.
In voting last night for the re-
districting, the committee did not
specify any number of districts
The county now has six magis-
.erial districts. each with one rep
resentative on the Board of Su-
pervisors.
A petition requesting division of
the county into nine magisterial
districts last week was presented
to the Fairfax Circuit Court by
David Lawrence, who was vice
chairman Of government study
commission which recommended a
change from the present type gov
ernment to county executive
plan. Such a change was ap-
proved in a referendum three
weeks ago. The Committee for
Good Government had advocated
adoption of the county manager
plan. which was defeated in the
referendum. Under the manager
plan supervisors are elected at
large.
Omer L. Hirst. committee chair
man, said his group wanted to
make a thorough study of the sit
uation before deciding to recon-
mend any specific number of
magisterial districts.
He said the committee wants to
tindorse plan that would give
the county residents the fairest
distribution of representation. He
added that the committee favors
establishment of districts with
approximately equal population
Under the law, however, no dis
trict may be smaller than 80
square miles.
An unequal number of districts,
explained Mr.. Hirst, would elm
mate the necessity of a county
tie-breaker, who is appointed by
the circuit judge to vote when the
six supervisors become deadlocked.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Confessed Larcenist
To Be Witness TODAY

A Capitol Heights (Md.) man,
on trial in Prince Georges County
Circuit Court on charges of store
breaking. larceny and attempted
jailbreak, was to testify today in
an attempt to bolster an alibi Of
fered. by his wife and the man
police claim was his accomplice.
The trial of Kermit r. Judd, jr.,
26, of the 500 block of Sixty-fourth
avenue, began yesterday after the
alleged accomplice, Donald w.
Prendergast, 36, of the 500 block
of Third street NV, pleaded
guilty to breaking into the Chev-
erly and Hyattsville Theaters and
the Crossroads Restaurant, Bla-
densburg, last June 10.
Both also are charged with re-
ceiving stolen goods. After they
were arrested, they attempted to
escape from the county jail at
Upper Marlboro by drilling through
a wall, according to police.
PrendergaSt told Judge John B.
Gray, jr., and jury of eight men
and four women that Judd was not
present and that another man
whom he refused to identify was
with him when he entered the
places.
Judd's wife Teck, 81, testified
her husband was home at the
time. Her story was supported by
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Phyllis
L. Judd.
Assistant States Attorney Her.
vey Machen countered with copy
OF a letter written by Mrs. Judd to
her husband which Mr.. Machen
said indicated Prendergast had
agreed to plead guilty in an at
tempt to clear Judd.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Chicago Man Pleads Guilty
In Virginia Fatal SHOOTING

Eugene Compton, 38, pleaded
guilty in Fairfax Circuit Court
yesterday to second degree murder
in the fatal shooting of James
Harris last July.
His case was referred to the pro-
baton officer for report before i'm
position of sentence. Crumpton
is from Chicago.
Mr.. Harris, who was colored,
was found shot to death in a
wooded section near Pender, Va.
Two nearby residents recalled
seeing an Illinois car in the area,
and told police about it. Crump-
ton, also colored. was arrested a
short time after police broadcast
a description. of the car. Police
said Crumpton's clothes and the
inside Of his car were blood
stained.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
| S2,377,71S Allotted
For Two Highway
Projects in District

A total of $2,377,718 has been
allotted. to the District by the
Federal Government for two
major projects-the East Capitol
street bridge and the extension
Of New York avenue NE.
The Commerce Department re-
vealed the allotment yesterday ss
1t announced the apportionment
of $400 million of the $500 mil
lion authorized as Federal aid to
States for highways in the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 1851.
Maryland was allotted a total OF
SO .982,185 in Federal aid for its
highways. Virginia got $7,271,.
STA. A breakdown as to what
projects will be started or car.
ried on in the counties adjoinins
the District was not available.
Funds to Be Matched.
]. N. Robertson. District Direc.
tor of Highways, said the funds
to be matched by District money
will be used to get the two prof.
ects underway next year.
The proposed, East CapitoI
street bridge will cost an esti-
mated $12 million, he explained
Plans are to begin work around
June.
The extension Of New York
avenue NE, from Bladensburg
road to point just past the inter-
section of South Dakota avenue
and the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks near the District line will
be the Districts link to the
planned Baltimore Washington
Parkway, he said. The job will
cost about 81 million.
Overpass to Be Built.
The project involves building
an overpass to carry New York
avenue over South Dakota avenue
and the railroad, he added.
Federal funds alone will bring
the parkway into the District
through park land connecting at
South Dakota avenue, he said.
Each State must match, dollar
for dollar, any funds it takes from
the Federal Government for road
building, and the Federal monies
must be used by June 80, 1854.
Maryland'S allo IN en- D was
broken down into three divisions
81 ,554, ,030 for main highways;
81 ,062,979 for secondary roads,
and $1,365.176 for urban streets
(portions of highways passing
through cities above 5000 popu-
lation).
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Leigh Elected Chairman
Of Fairfax Farm Agency

M. v. Leigh of Vienna has been
elected chairman of the Fairfax
County Production and Marketing
Administration Committee for
1851.
Delegates elected by farmers in
four areas of the county alse
named c. D. Robertson of Clifton
as vice chairman and E. L. Pop
kinS, Groveton. as member.
Earlier area chairmen named by
the farmers were Ray Cockrill
Dranesville; c. A. Hylton of Gen.
treville; w. E. Demory, Mt. Ver-
non, and Fremont Day, Providence
County Agent Joseph Beard is
a member of the county commit
tee.
The committee deals with the
congressional program encourag-
ing good agricultural practices.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Groveton Area
Sewer Bid Of
$469, ,765Fi|ed
Richmond Company
Figure Is Lowest
On Foirfux Project

A low bid Of $46s ,765 has been
submitted for the Groveton area
sewer project in Fairfax County
The Luck Construction Co., Rich
mond. was the low bidder.
The other six bids opened by
county officials yesterday ranged
from $589.793 to $S09, ,692. County
Sanitary Engineer James j. Cor
balls. jr., said the bids would be
studied before the Board of Super
visors is asked to accept one De-
cember s.
The low bid was nearly $50, 900
below an estimate of G.. Hubbard
Massey. consulting engineer, who
designed the sewer project. Mr..
Massey said his estimate did not
include any allowance for profit.
First Part of Program.
The Groveton project is the
first part Of the county's So mil
lion sewer improvement program
to be advertised for bids. Mr..
Corbalis said he expected the
Groveton project will require 365
working days to complete.
The project includes installa-
ton Of more than Is miles of sew
ers in the Groveton, Penn Daw,
Wilton Woods, New Alexandria
Blunt's lane and Telegraph road
areas. A pumping station also
IS to be built for the Blunt's land
area which is below the level Of
the Holmes Run trunk sewer. The
new project will connect with the
Holmes Run line.
Septic Tanks I'm Area.
The area now relies on septic
tank systems. Connection fees
ranging from $3.50 to $500 will be
charged residents but use of the
new system will not be required.
Mr.. Corbalis said the next por-
tion Of the sewer improvement
program to be undertaken will be
construction Of a sewage disposal
plant. The county now is nego-
tiating for a site.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Falls Church Petitions
High Court 70 Upset
Annexation Decision
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 28.-The
city of Falls Church yesterday
asked the Virginia Supreme Court
to reverse an annexation court
decision which denied it's suit tc
acquire about 10 square miles o1
land in Fairfax County.
Horace H. Edwards, Richmond
attorney, orally presented the
city's petition for writ of erro,
to Justices A. c. Buchanan and
John w. Eggleston.
In conformity with court pro-
cedure no opposing argument was
presented. If the court grants the
petition, the case will be docketed
for argument later.
La Rue Van Meter. Falls Church
city attorney. also was present.
Earlier Decision Cited,
Mr.. Edwards said the city
rested its case on the doctrine laid
down by the Supreme Court in
Henrico County VS.. Richmond and
Norfolk County VS.. Portsmouth
In the latter case. Justice Abram
P. Staples said the court con-
CURED in the views taken by the
city that under the Virginia con-
stitution and statutes .'the State
has established the policy OF
placing urban areas under city
government and keeping rural
areas under county governments. u
If the Supreme Court adheres
to this policy, Mr.. Edwards con-
tended, the decision of the three
judge annexation court mus;
be reversed and annexation
granted"
Replies To Question.
Mr.. Edwards, in response to a
question, said Fairfax County's
main defense to the suit ap-
parently hinged on the argument
that a sanitary district cannot be
split.
There's not one word in the
statute to give any force to that
type of argument" he added. The
attorney noted also that in q
recent annexation case involving
the city Of Alexandria the court
held that there was no reason
that sanitary district cannot be
split.
The Fairfax County Circuit
Court decree complained Of was
entered last July 20.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Legal Opinion Sought
On Falls Church Tax
Record Examination

An opinion from the Fairfax
County Commemorative attorney
will be sought on an accusation
that the Falls Church commits
sioner of revenue permitted ar
unauthorized person to examins
confidential income tax records
State Tax Commissioner c. II
Morrissett already had ruled that
A. Burke Hertz, the revenue COM
missioner, violated no law"
The Falls Church City Council
voted last night. however, to for
ward Mr.. Morrissett's opinion
along with affidavits making the
complaint, to Commonwealth.
Attorney Hugh Marsh.
Mayor Albert M. Orme termed
Mr.. Morrissett's statement "the
tax commissioners persona,
opinion. We are requesting 9
legal opinion" he said.
The councils vote was So, with
Samuel E. McCrary and James E
Durant dissenting. Karl Anderson
and John McRae were absent.
Mr.. McCrary said the council
should refer the matter back to
the complainants and be .sdone
with it. If they refuse to prose-
cute, I think an apology is in or
der" ~.a---.
An affidavit saying that Mrs
Merrill Lee Chanel had access tc
the records was signed by City
Treasurer James E. Ferguson anc
Julita Chambliss, a former en-
ploye of the commissioner of rev.
enue's Office.
The State tax commissioner, ir
"a letter to the Mayor, said tina,
Mrs. Chanel was employed by Mr.
Hertz at the time she was USING
the records, and was paid from
his personal funds. Mrs. Chane'
is former member of the council
The revenue commissioner toIc
newsmen that he paid Mrs. Chane,
from his personal funds to obtair
addresses from the income tai
records for campaign purposes ir
"a November 7 referendum ano
subsequent election.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Lone Paroles z Convicts
From Nearby Counties
BY the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 28.-one
convict from Montgomery and
one from Prince Georges County
are among Is Maryland prisoners
paroled yesterday by Gov. Lane.
They were Harry Kaine, Al.
colored, who has served seven
years of a 20-year sentence i'm
posed in Montgomery County Cir
cult Court on a charge of assault
with intent to rape and Frederick
7. Medley, jr.. 81, colored, who
has served seven months of a
tWo-year sentence imposed in
Prince Georges County Circuit
Court on an assault and battery
charge.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
ewerAuthority
Plan IsBacked
ByFa||sChurch
z CounciImen Named
To Board to Study
Regional Setup

Falls Church agreed last night
to unite with other nearby Vir-
ginia communities in study of
possible regional sewage and water
facilities.
The City Council appointed
Councilman j. H. Mccarthy and
John Williams of the city planning
commission as members of an
interim committee to consider
creation of regional authority.
The action was taken at the
request of the Arlington County
Board, which proposed the study.
Falls Church is the first commu-
nifty to join in the Arlington pro-
posal, The Alexandria City Coun-
Gil is scheduled to consider the
proposal tonight, and Fairfax
County's Board of Supervisors is
expected to take it up December 6.
Mayor Halls Suggestion.
Mayor Albert M. Orme termed
the Arlington proposal IAN excel
lent suggestion. He recon-
mended acceptance of the Arling-
ton plan and appointment of the
committee members 'to explore
joint action on water and sewage" !"
The mayor said that Falls
Church, which has no sewage
treatment plant. is particularly in
terested in the joint sewage treat
menr plan. The city has COM
pleted installation of a 81 million
addition to its water system and
may not be ready for early con-
sideration of combined operations
of water facilities.
The Arlington County Board
proposed the study to determine,
among other things. whether
significant economies in construc-
tion. maintenance and operations
can be effected through creation
OF a regional authority"
Would Study Costs.
The study also would consider
how operation of an authority
would affect the costs of water
supply and sewage disposal.
In. other actions, the Falls
Church Council agreed to ask
business and citizens groups to
submit nominations to fill vacan-
cies on the planning commission
and the Board of Zoning Appeal.
The Council accepted with re-
gret". the designations of Robert
McCurdy and Augustus Wedder-
burn { from the zoning appeals
board.
The city's assessment board
was asked to request Circuit
Court to extend for so days the
current period of reassessment be-
cause the work has not been
completed. -,
The Council decided to meet
next Monday night to consider
proposed changes in personal
property tax regulations and the
business license tax.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Virginia Soldier Back Home
After Liberation in Korea
Special Dispatch 10 The stur

BROADWAY. Va, Nov. %. -
Pfc. Lindberg j. Meyers, 18, who
was a prisoner of the North Ko.
reans for SO days, is home here
on leave visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel A. Meyers.
Young Meyers was captured in
South Korea July 81 and was lib
Grated by advancing American
troops at Namwon, near Seoul
September %. He was wounded
three days after his capture when
planes. presumably United Ma
tions craft, bonn bed church in
which he and 81 other prisoners
were being held.
Fifteen Of us were killed and
AZ wounded" Pfc. Meyer said.
The soldier lost As pounds while
a captive, but he said he was not
mistreated. The barley and rice
he was fed was the same food the
North Korean soldiers ate.
Pfc. Meyer is to report back for
active duty at Fort Knox, KY,
Thursday.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Ii. RayM. DOVE, Jr.,
is Missing in Korea

Parents of Second 1t. Ray M
Dove, jr.. of 1413 North Wakefield
street. Arlington, Va, were mott.
fled today he has been missing ir
action in Korea since November 4
while serving with the 18th In
fantry Regiment, Oath Division.
1t. Dove graduated only last
June with his class at the Military
Academy at West Point. He is a
graduate of st. Johns College
High School here, and has beer
a resident of Arlington since child
hood.
1t. Doves parents, Mr.. and Mrs
r. M. Dove. live at the Wakefield
street address. The lieutenant
married soon after his graduation
and his wife is now living with
her parents at Harrison, N. j.
1t. Dove went overseas last July
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Controls on Tobacco
Put 10 Vote Dec. 20
In Southern Maryland
BY the Associated Pyess

Maryland tobacco growers will
decide at referendum December
20 whether they want to bring
their crops under Federal produc.
ton and marketing controls.
The Agriculture Department
said there is threat of an over
supply of Maryland-type tobacco
a slow-burning leaf used mainly
for blending into most popular
brands of cigarettes. 49,.
The department will submit its
proposal for production and mar
keting controls to tobacco growers
OF southern Maryland at the ref
erendum. To take effect, it must
be approved by at least thirds
OF the growers voting.
Would Fix Quotas.
If controls are approved. the de-
partment will fix planting allot-
ments and marketing quotas for
individual farms.
Sales in excess of quotas would
be subject to stiff penalty taxes,
Small amounts of Maryland
type leaf are grown in Virginia
North Carolina, Tennessee and
Kentucky. Farmers raising it in
those States will take part in the
referendum, too.
Maryland-type growers will be
asked to vote for quotas for three
years. starting in 1851. They may
however give approval to quotas
for one year only.
Notices to Be Mailed.
The department will mail no.
ticeS OF proposed individual farm
acreage allotments before the
referendum to operators of each
farm on which Maryland tobacco
has been grown during one or
more of the last five years.
The department said the 1851
marketing quota would be 36.7
million pounds and the national
planting allotment would be about
5000 acres. This years crop is
about 38 million pounds grown on
about $4,000 acres.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Seat Pleasant Lions
Fete Football Team

The Seat Pleasant Lions Club
entertained the coaching staff and
18 members of the Maryland Park
High School football team last
night at a dinner meeting held
at Topper Tavern on Central ave-
nue.. Sammy Baugh of the Wash
ington Redskins also was a guest
The Maryland Park team was
honored for winning the Prince
Georges County football cham
pionship. Both Baugh and Charlie
Hudson, coach Of the high school
team, spoke.