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Evening star., 1951-05-02
VA Housing Tenants
Owe Montgomery
$4,000 in Back Rent

Montgomery County still has
more than $4,000 coming to il
in back rent from tenants of It's
veterans housing projects.
In a report made public yes
Iterday by the County Council
Carl A. Crogmann. In charge oi
the projects, said the $5,497.5s
owed the council on March 81
compares with the $7,125.30 II
back rent as of November 80 las
year.
Mr.. Crogmann said SO tenant!
owe a total of $4,980.88 and thai
18 other tenants owe $516.7l. He
added that of the 26 suits filed
by the county to require the ten.
ants to pay up, II have been dis
missed after arrangements were
made to pay and judgments were
obtained in the remaining nine
cases.
The 1879 veterans housing units
are in Sligo Park. Linden and on
the grounds of the Washington
Sanitarium. Takoma Park.
Petition for Rezoning.
In other business, the county
heads voted to initiate a petition
for the rezoning from commercial
and industrial to single-family
home or apartment use of three
lots on Connecticut avenue near
Laird place, Chevy Chase.
The action was taken in re-
sponse to a request by Mrs. Alfred
E. Better, 8503 Longfellow place
who presented petition signed by
40 nearby property owners seek
ing the change.
Mrs. Better said such a move
would block an application before
the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
for a permit to operate minia-
ture golf course on the lots. She
claimed the application, if ap-
proved. would cause congestion
and create a traffic hazard.
Rezoning Effect Questioned.
The council also decided to ask
Assessment Supervisor Wilton r.
Allen what effect similar rezoning
of seven adjacent lots now clas-
Sified industrial would have on
assessments in that area.
Mr.. Allen later told reporters
it would have no effect since
apartments already have been
built on the lots.
The council urged county resi-
dents to JON in the observance OF
Armed Forces Day May 10 and
denied the following rezoning ap-
plication:
BY George j. Moss, for the re-
classification from residential A
to B semi-detached or two-family
homes) of SO acres along the pro-
posed extension of Connecticut
avenue near Viers Mill road.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
Esther Williams to Lead Apple Parade
spseiol Dispaseh 10 The ssar

WINCHESTER, Va, May a.
Through the pink and white
beauty Of the rolling countryside
over which she will reign for the
next three days. Miss Gurli Lie,
attractive blond daughter of the
United Nations Secretary General,
was to ride toward a royal well
come in this apple-growing capi-
tai today.
She will be crowned queen of
the Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Festival by Defense Secretary
George c. Marshall tomorrow.
Beauty conscious festival off,
cials who plan to welcome some
10000 visitors during the two
day festival announced this morn
ing that Esther williams, curva-
ceous movie star, will serve as
grand marshal of the big parade,
"The Trail of the Pink Petals"
Friday.
Ends Male Domination.
The selection Of the auburn
haired beauty as parade leader
ends three-year male domina-
ton Of the event-Bing Crosby
in 1948. Bob Hope in 1949 and
Van johnson last year.
Miss Lie arrived at National Air
port at 10:45 am. and left i'm
mediately for Winchester.
Miss Lie. daughter of U. N. Sec
retary General and Mrs. Trygve|
Lie, was to preside over the
annual apple pie baking con-
test here at noon. Later she and
the princesses of her court will
hold a reception for visiting news
paper and radio representatives.
Also on the prefestival sched-
ule for today is a luncheon spon-
sored jointly by the civic clubs of
Winchester. Guests will include
American Broadcasting Co. News
Analyst Henry j. Taylor and
Sports Director Harry Wismer.
Festival Starts Tomorrow.
The festival actually gets un-
derway tomorrow when the queen
and her court visit the apple
orchards at 10 am. All festival
events are scheduled on Eastern
standard time.
Gen. Marshall will crown the
queen at 2::30 pm. and then will
come the first presentation of the
pageant "Our Heritage" A fire.
mans parade will climax tomor-
rows activities with Sportscaster
Wismer serving as parade mar
shall. There will be a teen-agers'
Evening star., 1951-05-02
Virginia Education Board
Distributes S070,7O1
BY the Asseeioied Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 2.-The
State Board of Education yester-
day distributed $870, ,701 % in its
minimum education program to
IS qualified counties and six cit
les, Supt. Dowell j. Howard an
nounced.
That sum represents approxi-
mately 1924 per cent of what the
schools are entitled to receive, ac-
cording to the minimum educa-
ton formula.
Under the provisions of the ap-
act passed by the 1850
General Assembly, the money may
be spent for any operational pur-
poses but not for capital outlay
or debt service.
School divisions receiving the
grants include: Frederick, $6,473,.
81; Greene, $4,440.91; Madison
Prince William, $4,282,-
IS; Rapp ahannock, $3,005. .92;
Shenandoah, $3,177.11; and West
moreland, $4,781.11.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
County Pushes School County Court Weighs
Program, Accepts Bid Motion 10 Free Man
For Groveton Project Accused Of Assault

Prince Georges County Circuit
Court Judge j. Dudley Digges to-
day was considering a motion
which would free a man accused
of raping a 72-year-old woman
and possibly inyalidate many of
the indictments returned by the
recent grand jury.
The motion. which Judge Digges
said had "far-reaching implica-
tions," asks for a writ of habeas
corpus in the case of Norman
Richard Strait, Al. of Riverdale,
indicted by the grand jury on a
charge of raping an elderly Bla-
densburg woman on February /.
The implications lie in the
grounds on which the motion is
based. Straits attorney. A Gwynn
Bowie, maintained before the
court yesterday that the indict-
ment is false because the wit
nesses before the grand jury were
illegally sworn.
Mr.. Bowie, who was Prince
Georges States attorney for 10
years. argued that under common
law grand jury witnesses must
take the oath in open court. 1t has
been the custom in the county
courthouse at Upper Marlboro for
the past 25 years or so for a deputy
clerk to swear in grand jury wit
nesses in a separate witness room.
States Attorney Carlyle Lam
caster, who said the defense mo-
tion <ook him by surprise. received
permisson to file a brief in answer
to the defense arguments.
Judge Digges said he hoped to
give an oral decision on the motion
Friday. Strait is tentatively sched-
uled to go to trial next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
Two County Attorney
Assistants SOUGHT

The Montgomery County Per-
sonnel Board is seeking applicants
for two assistant county attorney
vacancies.
One of the jobs pays from SIS, 900
to $500 a year, and the other
from $3,280 to 1896 or from
$500 to $4.160. depending on ex-
perience.
Application forms are available
at the personnel Office in the
Rockville Courthouse and at the
county buildings in Silver Spring
and Bethesda.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
County Nofaries Warned
On Expiring Commissions

Waverly Webb, clerk Of Prince
Georges County Circuit Court,
warned today that notary COM
missions in the county must be
renewed by Monday.
He urged notaries to come 10
his Office in Upper Marlboro or
meet with him in the following
places Friday and Saturday:
Friday to S pm, Mount Ra-
nier Town Hall; S to s pm,
County Service Building, Hyatts-
vile.
Saturday. am, Seat Pleasant
Bank; 10 am. National Bank of
Laurel; II am. Laurel Realty Co.
Evening star., 1951-05-02

The Fairfax 0Dunty School
Board has awarded contract for
an eight-room addition to Grove
ton Elementary School and is
pushing plans for As other projects
to be built with more than $12
million in bond issue money and
State grants and loans.
The low bid of Eugene Simpson
& Bro. of Alexandria, was ac-
|cepted. The firm will build five
IclaSsrooms, cafeteria, a library
and teachers room for $177 1865.
The board rejected as too high
the same firms bid, the only one
Submitted, to build six classrooms
and other facilities at Burke Ele-
mentary School for $241 .357.
Plans for the Burke addition were
sent back to architects for revision.
To Drop Damage Suits.
An agreement to drop damage
suits against two county residents
who have held up sale of a sos
million bond issue was confirmed
by the board. Commemorative
Attorney Hugh B. Marsh had re-
ported that John H. King and
Paul E. Rhinehart, jr., have agreed
to withdraw pending litigation If
the damage suits also were with
drawn.
The bond issue was approved by
the voters nearly year ago. Roy
F. Dunn, the boards superin-
tendent of school construction.
said yesterday that the funds will
not go as far as they would have
at the time they were approved.
May Cut Program 20%.
Higher cost of labor and ma
terials and straight new State fire
regulations, Mr.. Dunn said, may
reduce the total program as much
as 20 per cent below what was
Originally planned.
None of the projects listed when
the bond issue was approved has
been eliminated, Supt. w. T.
Woodson said. He predicted. how
ever, that II auditoriums proposed
for elementary school. and per-
haps cafeterias, may have to be
dropped.
Among the projects planned
are additions to the four high
schools and a new high school at
Springfield. A high school for
Negro students is also to be built
at an undetermined location.
Evening star., 1951-05-02

dance, square dance. and the
queens ball tomorrow night.
Miss Williams will appear early
Friday morning and share honors
with the queen at a repeat presen-
tation of the pageant.
Big Parade on Friday.
Gayly decorated floats, color
guards, bands, drum and bugle
corps and other marching units
will highlight the trail of the
pink petals" Friday afternoon.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
Chlldren's S Museum Opens
Joseph Jefferson Exhibit

The Children's Museum of
washington yesterday officially
opened an exhibit on joseph JEFF
1erson, actor who played Rip Van
Winkle for 40 years in the last
part Of the 10th century. The
exhibit is at Woodward g. 10th.
rop's Bethesda Chevy. Chase store
wisconsin and Western avenues,
scheduled to run this week and
next, 1t is being shown in connec-
ton with the play, rip Van
Winkle," which will be presented
by the museums Workshop of
Creative Dramatics at $3.50 pm.
Saturday in the stores auditori-
um. Tickets win be available at
the store and at the door on the
night Of performance.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
to View
Comp D!etrick Research
By tho Associated Press

FREDERICK, Md, May 2.-The
Maryland branch of the Society of
American Bacteriologists will be
guests of the Army at Camp Det-
rick Saturday for the organiza-
tion's spring meeting and a series
of discussions on research.
-Drs. Dram C. Woolpert, Emily
H. Kelly and Abou B. Pollack,
members of the technical staff Of
the Army's Biological Research
Center. will appear on the pro-
gram. DR.. Keith II. Lewis, another
of the Camp DERRICK staff. is pres
ident Of the State organization.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
New Virginia ABC List
Shows Decreases on Wines
BY the Assoeiofed Press


RICHMOND. Va, May 2.-The
State Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board put a new price list into
effect yesterday, with scent de.
creases in the prices of four wines
But for the third time. price
increases that are designed to
cover wholesale raises have had
to be taken off the list, because
no Federal order has come
through authorizing retail boosts
This time scent increases or
items were to- be added to the
list of a items already scheduled
for increases of from S to 80 cents
All 81 changes were included on
the new list.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
Civic Federation
Selects Williams
For Star Trophy
Arlington Leader
Praised for Local
Government Activity

The Arlington Civic Federation
has selected Harley Williams,
chairman Of its Local Government
Committee, to receive The Eve
ming Star trophy for outstanding
accomplishment in 1850.
Mr.. Williams, 35, a Naval Re-
search Laboratory employe, is a
delegate from the Columbia Pike
Citizens Association and Is presi-
dent of the Better Government
League. He will receive the trophy
at the June meeting Of the fedora
tion.
A committee headed by c. r..
Briggs nominated Mr.. Williams
''for his promptings of our COM
munity conscience and his work
as legislative craftsman"
Drive Is Inspiration.
Mrs. Florence Cannon, county
board chairman, told approx
mately rs persons attending the
federation meeting at Lyon Park
Community House last night that,
"Mr. Williams consistent drive for
better government has been an
inspiration. :. A great many
things that have been accom-
>plished by the county board and
will be accomplished have been
suggested by Harley Williams"
T. Oscar Smith, federation pres
ident, was nominated from the
floor. but he declined with thanks.
The federation adopted a reso-
luton proposed by Mr.. Williams
asking a Senate committee inves-
tigation of organized crime in the
Metropolitan Area. The resolu-
ton asks that the Investigators
look into any tieups that may
exist between local officials and
criminals.
Mr.. Williams said: There Isl
some evidence that organized il
legal gambling activities extend
throughout the Metropolitan Area,
including Arlington.
A letter was ordered sent toI
Senator Byrd and Senator Rob-
ertson asking them to give ia
vorable consideration to the civil
defense appropriation bill.
The federation also requested
that a county ordinance be pre-
pared abolishing microscopic shoe
fitting machines.
Fluoridation Views Asked.
A proposal asking the county
board to determine the wishes of
citizens regarding huoridation of
water was referred to the fedora
tion's Public Utilities Committee
and the Public Health Committee.
The Jefferson Civic League re-
ported it found that it has been
scientifically established that du-
oridation of water supply can re-
duce tooth decay, and that the
cost is nominal.
The league suggested that If the
county board should find that citi-
zens favor the program, the Dis
trict Commissioners should be
notified. The District supplies
water to Arlington.
Also referred to a committee
was a protest against parking of
buses on both sides of North Thir-
teenth street in front of Wash
ington-Lee High School. The Pub
lie Safety Committee was asked
to study the problem to determine
whether some way can be found
to provide access to the building
for heavy f1re-f1ghting equipment.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
District Crime
Awaits
Leader, Funds
O'Conor Committee
Rejects PIeu to
Conduct Probe
By Don S. Worren

Who will head up the Senate
District Committee inquiry inte
crime and punishment here was
"a $64 question today, now that
the committee has been left with
the job of doing its own inveSti.
eating.
District Chairman Neely said hi
hoped to find the answer before
the end of the day.
The Senate Crime Committee
pursuing interstate angles o1
gangster operations yesterday
rejected pleas that it take over
the District crime inquiry.
Anticipating this decision. Sena.
tor Neely joined with Senate,
Case, Republican, Of South
Dakota, ranking minority mem.
ber of the District Committee. ir
sponsoring a resolution seeking a
$50, 900 Senate fund for the Dis
trict inquiry.
To District Committee.
This now goes back to the Dis
trict Committee for approval ano
lif indorsed there, as expected, IL
then would be referred to the
Senate Rules Committee for 6
Recommendation. From there II
would go to the Senate for action
Since the Senate Crime Com.
mittee has found it cannot now
at least. step into the crime prob
lens Of the National Capital, SEN
ator Nicely seemed more deter.
mined than ever to have his owr
committee do the work.
"At least that hurdle is passed.
he said on learning of the O'Conol
Committees decision. "At least We
know that they are, not going tt
come into this picture"
The nationally-minded O'Conol
Committee rejected the District
inquiry proposal late yesterday
after listening to an eloquent ap.
peal from Senator Neely.
Door Not Closed.
The door was not closed to some
possible future study in the Dis
trict but Chairman O'Conor made
lit clear that local housekeeping
was the responsibility of the local
community-a philosophy en-
bodied in the national committed
interim report released yesterday
AS explained by Senator O'Conor
the rejection by the national in.
quiry group was on the unanimous
view that in any matter of strictly
local nature the Investigations anc
corrective actions should be done
on a local basis.
He left the door open by saying
that should the Senate District
Committee inquiry at some later
stage develop interstate angles the
Senate Crime Committee ther
would be interested"
Local Police Matter.
AS Of new, he said. the Senate
Crime Committee felt that the
District inquiry was strictly a loca,
police matter. .
Should it develop indications o1
wider ramifications. he added
then the Senate Crime Committee
would be ready to give attention
to it.
Meanwhile, however, he said
the Senate Crime Committee
thought that eve should not take
the inquiry away from the Sen
late District Committee" His
group, he said, would be content
to have the District Committee
proceed with its own inquiry.
The District Committee last weeE
voted unanimously for a crime anc
law enforcement investigation.
Evening star., 1951-05-02

The festival comes to a close
Friday night with another round
of three dances-for teen-agers,
a square dance and the princesses'
ball. Dean Hudson and his or
chestra will play for the prin-
ceSSeS.
While a lot of the apple bios
SONS will be gone by tomorrow
festival officials promise enough
late-blooming apple trees will
provide all the color the visitors
want,
Evening star., 1951-05-02
Contractors to Meet

The Electrical Contractors AS
sociation of Prince Georges Coun-
ty will meet at 8 o'clock tonight
in the West Lanham Hills fire.
house to discuss new electrical
inspection recommendations to
the county commissioners.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
IA Join Curuvun Club

The Democratic Caravan Club
initiated IA new members at a
meeting last night in the home of
James Bland. Suitland road,
Prince Georges County. Md.
Evening star., 1951-05-02

ARLINGTON FIRE AND POLICE HEAD-Carlisle Johnstone
gh named Arlington director of public safety county
Police Association protests confes with County Manager
Lundberg who him for the $500 job The police
association said there need for safety director
the job Former Police Chief Harry woodward retired
Star STAFF Photo
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20

and then dead at other times, it would always be
normally prosperous Each year we would use new
blue prints and old materials to make new
stock of tanks, guns jeeps, planes bombs ETC. Then
at the end of five years, would break these up for
scrap; after which ones would be built accord
ing to new models After five more years these new
models would become obsolete and be reconverted
into raw materials, and so on indefinitely
This probable program is something for every
investor to consider Instead of the steel industry
being feast or famine business this program could
make it fairly stable. 1t could stabilize railroad
stocks, which otherwise will have a big slump when
peace comes again, Under this Cycle Theory rail-
road operating between Detroit and Pittsburgh,
would have constant loads-hauling the steel to
Detroit then hauling the scrap back to Pittsburgh
and-after it is made into steel-hauling the steel
again to Detroit-and on forever
INVESTORS. AND LABOR
I fearful what labor leaders will do when the
next depression comes. Putting the armament bus
mess on permanent basis however, could postpone
a severe labor conflict for many years The program
would keep money flowing into the stores buy con-
sumner goods and thus help both merchandising and
manufacturing stocks and the rails. In fact such
a new industry could prevent a stock market col
lapse for many years Earnings could be stabilized
and fair dividends assured
LabOrs real grippe is that the Government wants
to put ceiling" wages but not on profits If in
vestOrs had floor profits, the same as union
labor and the farmers have a floor on wages, CELL
ing profits would be feasible But to do SC would
mean socialism. far better system would be to
insist on the compulsory reconversOn of all obso-
lete machinery into raw Materials according to a
prearranged depreciation charge.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Milford School Property
Has Annual Inventory

At the regular meeting of the
Milford Board of Education held on
the evening of April 1S, 1851, Dr..
CObbs, superintendent of Milford
Schools, presented to the Milford
Board Of Education the annual in
ventorY of school property and
equipment.
The value of school sites was
placed at $2O,90O.0O, and submitted
on the recommendations of local
appraisers. This includes the site
of the Lake Avenue School, the
North Street School and the Benia-
min Banneker School.
The value of the buildings was
placed at $1,39O,00O.OO. This amount
was affixed at by a recent survey
Of insurance experts, and based on
80 per cent of the total value. In
cluded in this figure is the sum of
$610,000.00 which was set aside for
buildings now under construction.
The total amount of equipment
within the buildings, carried over
from year to year and with this
years requirements, was placed at
$117 ,203.78.
The total appraisal value Of the
school lands, buildings and equip
ment amounts to $1,52S. .103.7S. A
complete breakdown Of this inven-
tory is available for anyone to see.
III they care to stop at the Milford
Board of Education Office located
in the Lake Avenue building.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Benjamin's Girls
Club News

Members of Benjamins Calling
All Girls Club will literally take
over" the Salisbury Speciality store
on Saturday, April 2Sth, when %
teens from al over the Shore as
sumo all the major executive posi-
tions.
Designed to encourage teens to
consider the possibilities of careers
in the retail and distributive fields
and to show them what makes a re-
tail store tick" it will mark the
first time such an idea has been
sponsored on the Eastern Shore.
Members of the GAG Club who
were interested in participating
submitted applications for the vari-
GUS positions together with reasons
for choosing a particular job. From
these applications, the successful
candidates will be chosen by the
Fashion Council of the Group.
The following positions will be
taken over" On Teen Day: presi-
dent, vice president, fashion coord-
inatoT and personnel shopper. in
terror decorator, advertising man
ager, display mana ger, street floor
merchandise manager, jewelry and
handbag buyers, cosmetic buyer.
iingeries buyer, hosiery buyer.
sportswear buyer. better dress buy
or, popular dress buyer, millinery
buyer, foundation buyer. coat and
suit merchandise manager. coat
and suit buyer. teen buyer, home-
maker shop buyer, girls buyer and
infants buyer