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Evening star., 1950-12-27
.CityAutoLicense
Plan Is Rejected
ByFa||sChurch
Woodbury. Proposal
Intended to Roise
Revenue for Roods

A proposal to issue city automo-
bile licenses as a. revenue raising
measure has been rejected by the
Falls Church City Council.
The plan was advanced last
night by City Manager w. R.
Woodbury. to provide an estimated
$4,000 for road maintenance.
MI. Woodbury. said the present
budget item for roads will be ex-
hausted by February, and said he
saw no other means to raise the
money.
Councilmen Sherman Wells and
Kermit OVERLY led opposition to
the proposal. Mr.. Wells said more
than $31 900 has been spent this
year in unusual items which will
not recur next year. Other coun-
Gil members declared there will be
increased revenues next year.
The council. on motion of John
Mccarthy. instructed Mr.. Wood
bury and City Attorney La Rue
Van Meter to prepare an ordi-
nance calling for borrowing SIS
600.
Bicycle Licensing Suggested.
Mr.. Woodbury's proposal called
for issuing motor vehicle licenses
lat the same rate charged by the
States. Also suggested was regis
tration and licensing of bicycles.
In line with provisions of the
new city charter, the council
named a Board of Zoning Appeals
and Planning Commission.
Three of the members of the
zonlng group were reappoinJed.
They are Jerome Schleeper, M. E.
Smith and J. w. Madden. New
members are Mark Regan and
Francis w. Trapp. j. w. Con-
ner was appointed an alternate
member of the board. a new posi-
ton required by the charter.
Four members were reap
pointed to the Planning Commits
sion. They are Mr.. Regan, who
will represent the Board of Zoning
Appeals; John w. Ebert, John r.
Williams and Edward Knouse.
New members are Herman L. Fink,
Mrs. Jenness Writ Myer, who will
represent the council, and Mr.
Woodbury..
$130,000 Loan Voted.
The Council voted to borrow
$l30,000 from the Central Ma
tional Bank, Richmond. to finance
installation of fifth pump in
the town water system.
Installation of the new pump
will permit the system to serve
outlying areas on high ground to
the north of town. 1t also will
provide power to pump the water
as far away as Vienna and Nc
Lean if needed.
An ordinance providing for the
city director of public utilities to
act as city manager, in the abb
Sence Of that official, was passed.
Other ordinances given first read
ing included one creating an elec-
trical inspector and an electrical
board.
The Council indorsed an appli-
cation OF the city School Board
for a $38,047 grant in State con-
Struction funds for the new ele-
mentary schol at Leesburg pike
and Haycoek road.
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Arlington Board Clerk
Dies Of Crash Injury

Mrs. Elizabeth Agnew, SO, clerk
of the Arlington County Board,
died at 1905 am. today from in
jurieS she received in an automo-
bile accident Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Agnew lived at 3115 Co.
lumbia pike. Arlington.
Five other persons were injured
in the crash of four vehicles on
the Mount Vernon boulevard near
Reaches Run. Mrs. AgneW was
taken 10 Emergency Hospital,
where she died.
An automobile driven by James
R. Greene, 26, of the TOO block
of Twelfth street Sc. collided with
the car in which Mrs. Agnew was
riding with Charles D. Elgin, As,
of 1920 North Seventeenth street,
Arlington, according to park po-
lice.
Mr.. Greene was taken before
United States Commissioner STAN
ley King at Alexandria and
charged with reckless driving. He
is free on bond pending a hear
ing before Mr.. King January "a.
Evening star., 1950-12-27
u. 5. Buys Big Estate
And Girls School
In Warrenton Area

Sale to the Government of a
335-acre estate and a former ex-
elusive girls school in the War;
renton CVaD area, about 40 miles
from Washington, was disclosed
today.
The Government agency involved
and what the properties will be
used for could not be learned.
Attorneys who handled the sale
refused to discuss the matter. The
Government is to take possession
in three weeks.
The estate, known as "View
Tree" is north of Warrenton and
repeatedly brought $4,000. The
school, formerly the Warrenton
Country School, was sold for
$4,000. 1t is on a 16-acre tract
west of Warrenton, about 4 miles
from the estate.
Historical Landmarks.
Both are Warrenton landmarks
and are in the heart of the
Fauquier County hunt country.
They were occupied by Union and
Confederate Armies during the
Civil War.
'View Tree" was the home of
the late Oscar Terry Crosby, As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
under President Wilson. The "a
room mansion on the estate over
looks Broadview Farm, where the
Warrenton Gold Cup hunt race
is held each spring.
The estate gets its name from
a tree on a high hill from which
the Union Army signaled to Wash
ington. It was owned by Mr..
Crosby's three daughters, Mrs.
Celeste Crosby Miller, 1419 Wis
consin avenue NV; Mrs. Juliette
Crosby Hornblow of New York,
former wife of Movie Producer
Arthur Hornblow, and Countess
Miriam Caracciolo. who lives in
Italy.
Used During Summer Months.
Members of the family have
stayed on the estate on week ends
and during summer months until
recently. =
The school consists of 10 build
ings which accommodated about
30 girls. It was owned by Miss
Evening star., 1950-12-27
BIodensbure Firemen
Elect Clarence Vincent

Clarence j. Vincent has been
chosen president of the Bladens-
burg Volunteer Fire Department
and Rescue Squad.
Dudley M. Taylor has been
elected secretary treasurer; Harry
G. Mercer. financial secretary;
Lawrence H. Dayton, chief of the
fire department; John E. Beavers,
jr., assistant chief; Harry McCor-
mick, captain: Carl Stack. chief
of the rescue squad; Ralph Knight,
captain; William A. Beavers, su-
perintendent of machinery, and
Millard F. Handy. fire marshal.
Evening star., 1950-12-27
Council Asks Drills
For School Children
AGAINST Atom Attack

Drills designed to teach school
children how to protect themselves
in the event of an atomic attack,
have been urged by a committee of
the Prince Georges County Coun-
Gil of Parents and Teachers.
In a letter to the Board of
County Commissioners, the coun-
ellis committee on legislation de-
clared:
unless the children in our
schools know how to protect them
selves and are trained in using
their knowledge, the chances for
their survival are greatly lessened.'
Referred to School Board.
The commissioners yesterday
referred the letter, written by Jo-
seph Brandt. committee chairman,
to the Board of Education.
The letter urged that attention
be given at once to the matter
mot on a basis of hysteria, but in
a calm and ordered manner"
Another matter over which the
group expressed great concern
is program of school construc-
ton. The letter declared that
there is concern lest there be a
repetition of the World War II
situation when construction of
school buildings was halted COM
pletely.
Establishment of a very high
priority rating" for school con-
struction was requested by the
committee.
Not Enough Space.
GAS you know" the letter de-
clared, "our county has not pro-
vided enough classroom space
since the end of the war to provide
all of our children with the oppor-
tunity to attend classes on a full
time basis, and unless construction
is stepped up the situation will
become worse" T"
An offer to assist the county in
attaining priorities, particularly
if the matter is for consideration
by other governmental units, such
as the Federal Government" was
made by the committee.
Evening star., 1950-12-27
School Board Faces
Very Cold Fact of
Price Increases
By the Associated Press

SNOW HILL, Md, Dec. 27.-The
Worcester County school board
has had it brought home to it that
the cost of things has gone up.
1t wanted to build two new high
schools. For one it set aside
$482,000. The lowest bid by j.
Roland DaShiel & Sons of Sails
bury was $765,000.
For the other. $1,011, 900 was
earmarked. The low bid by
Charles E. Brohawn g. Brothers
of Cambridge was 81, ,806, 900.
The school board rejected both
bids. New ones will be invited
when the board feels conditions
are more favorable for building.
Evening star., 1950-12-27
Funeral Of Mrs. Wright
Today in Locust Grove
Special Dispatch to The Sior

ORANGE, Va, Dec. 27.-Fu-
neral services for Mrs. Ralph l.
Wright, who died Monday at hel
home in Locust Grove, were to
be held at 2::30 o'clock this after
noon at her residence.
Conducting the services will be
DR.. E. v. Peyton. Burial will be
in the family cemetery near Lo-
Gust Grove.
Mrs. Wright was the aunt OF
former Representative j. Lindsay
Almond, jr.. now Attorney Gen
eral of Virginia. She was the
former Elizabeth Almond and the
daughter of the late Thomas j
and Luch A. Almond.
Besides her husband and neph-
ew, she leaves an adopted son,
Walter L. Wright, and a brother,
Walter r. Almond of Locust
Grove.
Evening star., 1950-12-27
Friday Hearing SET
In Prince Georges
lon Reassessments

The Prince Georges County
commissioners will conduct a re-
assessment hearing at 10 am.
Friday when they convene at
Upper Marlboro.
Commissioners at their meeting
yesterday said the hearing will
give owners of new buildings an
opportunity to protest valuations
placed for tax purposes by Louis
W. Kutsch, county supervisor of
assessment.
The Commissioners on Friday
also expect to confer with the
County Board of Education about
school construction needs.
The meeting yesterday convened
at 10 am. and was over an hour
and half later. Normally the
board remains in session most OF
the day.
Racing Revenue Received.
The Commissioners received
$54,905 as the county's share o1
racing revenue for the six months
period ending December 81. Fol
the first half of the year the
amount was $45,638.
Distribution of the share due
incorporated cities and towns
within the county will be made
on a per capita basis within the
next few days.
The Maryland Federation of
Young Republicans of Prince
Georges County wrote the board
suggesting that it seek the aid of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton IN filling the vacant police
chiefs post. Immediately after
taking Office December 5 the COM
mlssloners ousted Ralph Brown
from the job and announced that
a permanent successor would be
named after January /. 1t. Ros-
coe SineS was appointed acting
chief.
Ask Salary Increase.
The G. o. P. federation also re-
queSted that the salary of the Job
be increased and that no action
be taken on an appointment until
the FBI recommendation is made
public.
A communication from the
Hampshire Greens Community
Association of Takoma Park also
requested that the ''best-qualifled
person" be made police chief, and
that the salary be increased ito
attract a person of outstanding
competence" Present base pay is
now $4,500-$5, 900 a year.
Retention of Arthur w. Tayman
as county engineer was requested
in a letter from the Vansville
District Citizens Association. Mr.
Tayman, the group wrote, has
done excellent work"
Evening star., 1950-12-27
(Yesterday's Quotations J

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States Agriculture Department:
Apples-About steady, Bushel baskets
inch UP. 2.a5 New Jersey Golden De-
licious. 21a-ineh up 800; Pennsylvania,
UP, 2.50-75.
unWashed PennsslVana asssHs Katahdins ills
50-pound sacks. $3.50 few higher: To-
pound sacks, 21-22: 15-pound sacks, 30.
n.sNsss Sweet Potstoes,Abogt steady y BuShsl
Goldens. s.oo-a5; Puerto aS Ricans. ans s.oo-a5;
New, Jersey. bushel hamper, U. S.. Is,
Snap Beans Steady.
-, SNAP Beans-About steady, OFFERINGS
t.29-7.0O; few, best 500; fair quality,
LIN Lima Beans slightly weaker, offerings
generally g GOOD quality. 3.oo-35o; poorer.
Brussels nhs, per SSsTt
cabbase;--Barely steady; bushel bas-
kend ke5S paeked locally 1!sr, North caroina
round. fair quality, zoo. N ''N'''
porda Gqsam'e5stroqse 5,hs Baskets offerings eht 6
Eggplants-About steady: Florida, bushel
baskets. small to medium. 400-4.50; fair
quality, 2.00-2.50
Greens-Bushel baskets, offerings light;
Virginia. collards and kale. l. 90.
ushrooms-Maryland, Pennsylvania, g.
pound baskets. 1.35-1 so; pints, 1924.
Onions Market
Onions-About steady; 50-pound sacks,
yellows U. S. No. Is. medium, New York.
1.15-1.25; 10-pound sacks, %.
kets, Wonders and other bull-nose type.
wide range in quality and prices. medium
to large, best 9.00-12.00; fair quality,
7.00-S00.
enthusiastically stronger; Florida,
16-auart baskets. 80 punches, 2.25-2 80.
Shallots-Louisiana, per dozen punches,
1.00-1.25
Spinach-About steady; Virginia Nor
folk section, bushel baskets. Savoy, few
sales, 300.
Squash-About steady; Florida, bushel
hampers. fat white, small to medium.
7.0O-75O; yellow straightnecks. medium
Evening star., 1950-12-27
Produce Market Quotations

prcximate tely l pound. los. 3s and As
2.252.15.
=, Turnips-Toppsd: T washed, MARYLAND,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, bushel bas-
kets, mostly around so.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Practically no receipts. Too
few sales to quote prices.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle, LOO; slaughter classes active;
feeders steady: around 20 loads slaughter
steers and about Z loads stocker and
feeders offered, balance largely cows; most
yearlings, 1875 pounds down, 80 .50-32 25;
odd head choice, fed steers, sc; so; few
to medium snd spa
heifers around $500 to $500; bulk COM
mon and medium cows, 90 50-23 90; most
Gamers Sood and euteps s,s
common. $500 down: scattered loads and
lots common to good stocker and feeder
steers, 26.00-3050.
Calves. 15o; early supplies, very small,
good, 24.o0-34 90. ' ~
HOGS 500 aetve e. early sales barrows
established; GOOD and Choice 160.220-
early 23so Isou,IoI for about 100 head rail-
Sheep. 35 not enough offered to test
prices: nominally unchanged.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, none.
Wheat-Receipts, 1O6,a223 bushels: ship
ments; 1856 bushels: stocks, 3.756, ,633
bushels; No. . red winter garlicky, spot,
domestic, 2.23k; December, 2,23Fa; No. 8,
Corn-Receipts. 141.449 bushels; ship
ments; 1884 bushels stocks. 3'726.7l5
Oats-Receipts,. none; shipments, none;
stocks, 10000 bushels.
Barley-Receipts. 13.03s bushels; ship
ments, none; stocks. a. .042 bushels
Rye - Receipts, 1888 bushels; ship
ments none; stocks, 272,577 bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts, l, 500 bushels; ship
ments, 1S,667 bushels, stocks, 421,175
bushels
Millfeed-Receipts, none.
Butter and Eggs.
Eggs-Market, A large slightly weaker,
others about steady; receipts moderate,
demand light; wholesale selling prices: A
large. $3.50; medium. 60-62; B large,
81 -63; A small and current receipts un-
graded, supplies insufficient to quote.
Receipts - Eggs, 1,499 cases; butter,
66 US2 nou0dS
Evening star., 1950-12-27
Norfolk Voting Today
On Water Bond Issue
By the Associated Press

NORFOLK. Va. Dec. 27.-Nor-
folk voters today will pass on
proposed $6.5 million bond issue
to finance the second phase of the
water system expansion and i'm
provement program.
So far no public opposition has
been voiced against the bond issue
which officials have urged be
passed to assure Norfolk an ade-
quate supply of water for the
future.
Evening star., 1950-12-27
Electric Train Derby
In HyattsviIIe School

The Prince Georges County
branch YMCA will conduct the
third annual Electric Train Derby,
Friday, in the Hyattsville Ele-
mentary School.
There will be four divisions
streamliners, freight engines, pas
senger engines and miscellaneous
types. Each entry will have a
trial run. There will be two awards
in each division. Several local
dealers are providing the track,
transformers and awards.
Evening star., 1950-12-27

and William H. Blackburne, first
head keeper.
The Zoos first lion came from a
West Virginia blacksmith's wife
whose pet cat" outgrew her quar-
ters. The woman had obtained
the animal from a circus that ran
out of cages. Two years later, in
1898, the Zoo got its first tiger. a
14-year- -old with mango which was
donated to the Government by a
circus. With sweet oil and sulphur
treatments, Mr.. Blackburne kept
the beast living until it died at
the old tiger age of 80.
The Zoos first bird. a cockatoo
from the Smithsonian collection,
had to wait 38 years for bird
house. At first. all animals that
needed artificial heat were kept in
one building.
Received Leopard in 1894.
A consul in the Congo sent the
Zoo its first leopard in 1894. 1t
had a deformed tail. The tail
curled against the leopard's right
hind leg in a hoop and could not
be Strengthened. Often the leopard
got his hind leg tangled in the
curve.
Another donation from an ami
NAL show gave the Zoo it's first
elephants, Dunk and Gold Dust.
Mr.. Blackburne herded them
through Washington streets to
their new home. where they were
chained to a tree. Their 80 GAL
Ions of water consumption had to
be hauled from Rock Creek in
barrels because the Zoo had no
running water then.
Dunk's trunk became paralyzed
in 1917 and he had to sleep stand
ing up. One night he lost his
balance and fell, breaking his
shoulder because his trunk could
not prevent the fall. The bone
went through his hide and he died.
Today DR.. Mann has about
$4,000 year allotted him to buy
animals and few magazines and
books on animals. The Zoo bulges
with more than 3,700 specimens
on exhibit. There are 1875 Zoo en-
ployes, including 40 keepers. 18I
Evening star., 1950-12-27
Death Ruled Accident

DEAL ISLAND, Md, Dec. 27 up.
The death of Reed Mister, 65-
year -old oysterman who drowned
in Holland Straits Thursday, has
been ruled accidental by DR..
Henry Lankford. deputy medical
examiner of Somerset County.
Evening star., 1950-12-27
Commission to Discuss
D. c. Pollution Problem

A round table discussion of pol
luton problems in the Washing
ton metropolitan area will be a
feature of the winter meeting of
the Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin on January
IL and IL in Alexandria.
The discussion of local problems
will be held at $3.50 pm. January
II. The commission also will
discuss the recent report of the
Water Resources Poll
cy Commission.
Evening star., 1950-12-27
HyottsviIIe Odd Fellows
Elect S. Clifford Jones

S. Clifford Jones has been
elected noble grand of Oriole
Lodge No. 79, Odd Fellows of
Hyattsville.
Don E. Webb has been chosen
vice grand: Frederick w. Wal
gand, recording secretary; Charles
A. Matthews, financial secretary,
and George Fenwick, treasurer.
These officers, and others to be
appointed. will be installed Janu-
ary 4.
Evening star., 1950-12-27

take their pictures, write about
them. They are students of biol
ogy and research workers and peo-
pie who just go to look. They are
transients from all 48 States, Dip
lomats from foreign countries and
the Zoo regulars"
Evening star., 1950-12-27

policemen, clerks, mechanics, car
penters, gardeners and a black
smith.
On peak days the Zoo also
bulges with people, SIS 900 to 10000
strong They are people who go
to the Zoo to paint the animals,
Evening star., 1950-12-27

Leah M. Bouligny, an aunt of the
three Crosby daughters.
II About 18 months ago, Miss
Bouligny, who had operated the
school since 1915, leased it to
Thomas Grier, another school
operator. It did not reopen last
September.
The estate is about 8 miles
from Vint Hills Farms, an Army
communication center.
Evening star., 1950-02-19
APARTMENTS WANTED

ATTORNEY and wife desire nice,
small house or bedroom apartment;
prefer furnished. Box Ask. Star,
19'
BUSINEsSWoMAN desires one bed
room unfurn. apt: preferably in
2 WORKING GIRLS desire perma-
nent residence; unfurnished one
bedroom or efficiency apt; NV.
MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN; perm. Govt.
employe, 1-bedroom unfurn. apt;
apt: bldg, NV. HU. 8S71: Sun.
and Mon or evenings after s pm.
MIDDLE-AGED COUPLE, sober; un-
bath. prefer Brookland or Rhode
Island ne: Box ASK. Star.
fu5nr furn- room; kit;, bath to rent to
COUPLE. go YRS. D. c. residents. re-
liable refined. want 2 or rna. and
o iened APs home Or soS May 4aSx RSrss sss1 gss9nd
search must. have one bedrm., furn.
or unfurn,. in upper NV. apt. house,
eonv. to transp. Write Box 257-T,
CAPiToL HILL SECRETARY wants
furn. apt. in NV. section or near
Capitol by March l. viii sublet.
T%o va 4ie1Hi MGDfcAI StaF STUDENTS desire aqs 2
furn. bachelor apis. or one lge.. NV,
downtown: HO. 8036 after pm.
EFFICIENCY or 1-bedrm. apt, un-
furn.. apt. bldg. NV; pref, by mid
dle-aged widow; no children or pets:
max. SO; clean. quiet tenant. Box
WANTED by local businessman1-
bedrm unfurn apt, spacious rms
in NV. modern BLDG; max, $50;
will buy some furn. in apt. DI 0544.
TWO UNFURN. ROOMS, no kit, in
first alphabet; middle aged bachelor,
professional man, 20-year resident
OF Washington. D1. 1890. Sun.
BUSINESSWOMAN desires 1-rm.. kit. =,
bath unfurn. apt. In upper NV. apt.
bldg; max, S55. WO.S 34S2.
PERM. EMPL. LADY needs apt, EN-
cheney, ! rm., kit. and bath, apt.
bldg. Call MI. 3632.
Evening star., 1950-02-19
HOUSES WANTED TO RENT

COMPANY EXECUTIVE AND WIFE
-Unfurn. small house: NV; best
ref; care assured; 500. HU. 1911
Sat- Sum- ewes, Rockville 233o.
WANTED. in white neighborhood,
.rent, Box, 393-X, Star 19*
RELIABLE MlDDLE-AGE COUPLE
in nearby Virsinia. Box 4os-X., Star.
THREE LITTLE SISTERS with moth
er; grandmother and uncle. desire
3-bedrm. unfurn. house by March ! :;
Pgst P,asse be ca; rsasoPabe hEe3 and permanent
LAWYER and family moving to
Wash, intending eventually to buy,
seek detached rental In NV. from
March March y 2 c. or April to Sept. or oct.
cred. Good location, garden and
min. of 3 bedrms. and 2 baths req.
Ma. $500. EXT. 571. 2Os
@1s OR 3-BEDROOM HOUSE, unfurn.,
IN Chevy Chase section or vicinity
days 9 to 6. MA. 1920, Ext. 97.
ADULT FAMILY wishes to rent g.
b1edrrooTm unfurn. house around April
VIII sign lease. CO. O767. l9'
miximum S1oO; b. C., Nearby Nd,
Va; 4 adults. GIL. 44oO, Ext. 4o5'
YOUNG COUPLE, no pets or children,
oesire oe aet u15prn; nfl aeJs ] or bedrm. house
Wanted, : bedroom unfurnished
house in Va. by April. MRS. F.
PICKER. CHI. 0336 evenings. 49,
NAVY 1t, wife, desire unfurn..
partly furn. house by April /; yard
for children. 81. 0474. 10
WE HAVE SEVERAL CLIENTS for
lmmedlate rentals of your home.
RIGGS & CO., EN-. 2345; OR,
PROFESSIONAL COUPLE desire furn.
house, Bethesda vic OIL. SIO0
days; WI: 1887 eve. or Sun
IF You ARE considering rental of
your property in nearby Va. call or
write US for full information on your
REALTY. 727 Lee hwy, FA. 1880
PROFESSIONAL MAN and wife: I'M
furnished: no children: no pets; by
March 10. Elmwood sos.
RESPECTABLE FAMILY of 6 forced
TO move within 80 days, desperately
need 3 bedroom, unfurn, house; NV.
section; permanent. RA. 1891.
3-TO-6-BEDRM. DET. HOUSE In
NV. or GEORGETOWN: attrac. furn' ::
for tmmed. occup.: by good tenants;
Sl75-S250. OR. 1919, Sun or eve.
LET ME RENT YOUR furn. or l un-
CLYDE G. DUSN1NaT1oN, "Ni "
s;E" WEST OF RIVER. house un-
furnished; very responsible adults:
best references. VI. 1909.