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Evening star., 1951-11-15
Two File Suit 10 Block
Vienna Swimming Pool

A suit has been filed to block
construction of a swimming pool
in the town Of Vienna. Va.
Joseph B. Parks and Rufus s.
Wilson, who filed the suit in Fair
fax Circuit Court yesterday, said
the one-acre swimming pool site
is near their land and would be
a nuisance in a residential neigh
borhood.
The Vienna Recreation Associa-
ton is raising funds to build the
swimming pool on property ada
cent to the present Vienna Park.
Mr.. Parks and Mr.. Wilson con-
tend the pool site is zoned resi-
Dental and that construction of
a swimming pool would violate
zoning regulations.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Assembly Asked TO Reject
McKeIdin Teacher PayVeto
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. Is. - The
Legislative Council has gone on
record as favoring overriding the
governors veto of the teacher pay
raise bill. The vote was II to 7.
The bill as passed by the last
General Assembly calls for a $500
increase to public school teachers
and provides for its financing by a
/ per cent increase in the State
corporation tax.
Gov. McKeldin vetoed the meas
ure on two grounds-the RESPONSE
bility lay with the individual
counties and Baltimore city to
provide any increases above the
States base pay and he opposed
any increase in taxes.
The councils action paved the
way for the bill to come up as one
of the first items of business when
the General Assembly meets in
February. The bill can become
law if the Legislature passes ii
over the Governors veto by a
three-f1fths vote.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Group Is Highest Bidder
For MARYLAND Road Bonds

A group headed by Smith Bar
ney & Co. yesterday was apparent
high bidder for a new issue of $25
million in Maryland State Road
Commission bonds, the Associated
Press reported from New York.
Funds from the bond issue have
already been committed by the
commission. The present $25 mil
lion is the third bond issue in a
500 million program.
Part of the proceeds of the pres
ent sale will be used for further
work on the Frederick superhigh-
way approach to Washington.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Hog, Lamb Auction
Scheduled Today
AT Timonium Fair
BY the Associated Press

TIMONIUM, Md. Nov. IS
Hogs and lambs 60 on the auction
block today at the Eastern Ma
tional Livestock Show at the
Timonium fairgrounds.
During the sale Of beef cattle
yesterday, Raymond c. Heinz.
Baltimore. paid a record high of
$3.50 a pound for a 1,030-pound
Hereford grand champion steer.
The total price was $2,675.
Mr.. Heinz also bought the re-
serve champion for rs cents a
pound. He plans to slaughter the
grand champion Monday for the
eating pleasure of himself and
friends.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Wild Turkey EIudes
Guns, but Is Caught
In Tame Flock
Special Dispcteh TO The stor

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va,
Nov. 15.-Leslie Spring, farmer,
who lives near here, grabbed a
wild turkey with his hands from
ia flock of tame ones in his yard
while other hunters were trying to
get near enough to shoot it.
He was attracted to the yard by
"a commotion in the flock. The
tame turkeys, it developed, were
chasing the wild bird. Mr.. Spring
said he grabbed it as it tried to
pass him.
His explanation was that the
wild turkey might have been
driven by hunters from it's natural
habitat and was seeking food with
it's cousins.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Farley
Takes Up Shift
In Government
Stote Auditor Confer.
Today With Present,
Incoming Supervisors

Present and incoming Fairfax
County Supervisors today began
to tackle some of the problems
involved in shifting to a county
executive form of government on
January /.
Accounting and financial ad-
ministration procedures affected
by the transition were to be dis
'cussed today with State Auditor
j.. Gordon Bennett.
Mrs. Anne Wilkins, supervisor
elect from Falls Church district,
yesterday urged prompt interpre-
tation Of some legal questions in
volved in the change. Twenty
Questions were listed for legal in
depreciation in report published
last week by David Lawrence,
Washington news writer, who was
chairman of research project on
the government transition. The
bulk of the report was prepared
by the University of Virginia
Bureau of Public Administration
at Mr.. Lawrence's request.
Special Advice Suggested.
I'D like to see the supervisors
ask the commemorative attorney
now to start looking up answers
to these questions. said Mrs.
Wilkins.
G. Wallace Carper, chairman
of the board, said the Common
wealth's attorney may not have
time to rule on all the legal ques-
tions before January l and that
it may be advisable to get special
legal advice.
The supervisors agreed to dis
cuss the matter further today,
after meeting with Mr.. Bennett.
Three present supervisors are
due to be replaced by three new
supervisors on January l, when
the new government takes effect.
In addition to Mrs. wilkins, the
new supervisors will be C. B. Jett
and Stuart DeBell.
Lawrence Thanked.
The supervisors yesterday
adopted a resolution thanking Mr..
Lawrence for his work in prepar-
ing the government transition re-
port and for making 5000 copies
available for distribution without
cost to the county.
Preparation of an ordinance to
permit f1uoridation of water in
the county was authorized.
The supervisors agreed to buy
two sewage pumping stations that
serve about 900 homes in the
Bucknell Manor, Holm Hills and
Marian Forest communities. The
stations were installed by the de-
velopers and are to be paid for
out of sewer service fees the
county will collect from homes
served by the stations.
A provision of the agreement is
that the developers turn over all
sewer lines to the county. The
pumping stations and sewer lines
are just outside Sanitary Dis
trict No. /.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Jail Term Faced
By Policeman
For B|ackmaiI
Pvt. Connor Insists
! He Was Kidding in
: Asking for Money

Suspended Police Pvt. Charles
7. Connor today faced up to five
years imprisonment for black
mailing a Southeast Washington
merchant.
The 23-year-old policeman, on
the force since 1949, was convicted
late yesterday on a charge o1
blackmail by a District Court
jury, which had deliberated two
hours. Judge David A. Pine re-
fused to free the man under bond.
pending sentence.
Defense Counsel T. Emmett
Mckenzie announced he intends to
appeal.
Claims He Was Kidding"
The verdict climaxed a two
day trial at which the policeman
contended he was only Kidding
when he asked protection money
from the merchant.
Connor was convicted on the
complaint of Joseph l.. Michael,
businessman here for more
than II years. Mr.. Michael testi-
fed that Pvt. Connor came into
his store, 1888 Good Hope road
Sc, at closing time last June
and accused him of accepting
numbers bets.
Mr.. Michael testified that Pvt.
Connor told him, I'VE got a new
captain now and you have to pay
me off"
He said the policeman told him
he would return the next morning,
but that he did not return. Mr..
Michael said he then called Capt.
Francis G. Pilkerton, commanding
officers of the 18th precinct.
Reporter Hears Conference.
When Capt. Pilkerton, accom-
panied by 1t. Foley Harris and
Pvt. Connor, came to the store the
next day, Sam -Zagoria, a Wash
ington Post reporter and friend of
the Michael family, was hidden in
the back of the store.
Mr.. Zagoria testified he over
heard the conference between Mr..
Michael and the three policemen.
It was at this time that Mr..
Michael lodged his complaint
against Pvt. Connor.
The upShot of this conversation
was that Pvt. Connor apologized
to Mr.. Michael. after contending
the whole episode had been
"joke."
Mr.. Michael. however. testified
he has never believed the police
man was joking on the June. 5
visit.
Wrote Name of Superior.
Pvt. Connor, taking the stand
in his own defense, said he had
mentioned the numbers to Mr..
Michael only to make light con-
versation." He said he knew Mr..
Michael was not a gambler.
He testified he never asked for
money and wrote the name of his
Capt. Pilkerton, on card
for Mr.. Michael in an effort to
convince him that it was all a.
joke.
Pvt. Connor is under suspension
and will remain so until all ap-
peals from the conviction are ex-
hausted. Police trial board action
presumably will follow.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Scope Of Arlington S
Code Of Ethics for
Officials Discussed

The scope of proposed code o1
ethics for public officials was dis.
cussed last night by members Of
the Arlington Ethics Commission
and three local civic leaders.
-Four of the five commission
members were present and heard
the views of Mrs. Florence Can
non. chairman of the county
board; Mrs. Robert w. Cox, presi-
dent of the Arlington Civic Fed
Grafton and Mrs. E. F. Knipling
president of the County Council
Iof Parent Teacher Associations.
Also present were County Board
Member Robert w. Cox. whose
motion led to creation of the COM
mission, and Commonwealth At
torney Denman T. Rucker.
Mrs. Cannon was one of three
board members who voted for es-
tablishment of the commission last
May. But she said last night she
could offer little advice to the
commission on how to 60 about
drafting a code of ethics.
Need of Code Questioned.
She said a code of morality has
been in existence for thousands
of years long before Christ
was born" The public expects
public officials to adhere to these
standards, Mrs. Cannon said, and
suggested that a code of ethics
could only be paraphrase of the
existing moral code.
Mrs. Knipling questioned the
need for a code, of ethics to guide
public officials.
1--WE all know right from
wrong" she declared.
Mrs. Cox said the commission
should first determine what pri-
vate citizens expect Of public Of
ficialS and then draft a code of
ethics.
II have the feeling that in the
minds Of a great many people is
the premise that people in politics
are not ethical" she said. "A great
many people believe there is no
such thing as an honest public
official"
The commission agreed that
any code of ethics that is de-
veloped should be applied to all
county employees, elected and ap-
pointed. 1t was requested that
the Civic Federation and County
PTA Council set up special COM
to study the question of
ethics in government.
DIR. Marx Presides.
DR.. Fritz Marx, professor of po-
litlcal science at American Uni
versity and Government econ
omist, presided at the meeting, in
the absence of Commission Chair
man Frank L. Ball. Sr., Arlington
attorney and former State Sena-
tor.
Other members of the commits
sion are John j. Corson, manage
ment consultant; the Rev. Paul
R. Hunter of the Rock Spring
Congregational Church, and for
mer United States Senator Chan
Gurney of South Dakota.
Mr.. Cox told commission men,
bers he proposed establishment of
the commission because he was
disturbed, as were many other
citizens, over the appar-
ent lack Of the kind of standards
of official conduct that the Amer
lean people expected of public Of
ficials."
The commission plans another
public meeting at the courthouse
at pm. on November %, and has
invited political and civic leaders
to discuss the proposed code.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
CAP Unit Plans Supper

The Fairfax Falls Church =
Herndon Squadron of the Civil
Air Patrol will hold an old
fashioned box supper at 7:30 pm
tomorrow in the Falls Church
Airpark on Route so. Proceeds
are to be used for the squadron's s
building fund.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Planners Facing
farmer March
0nCodeMeetinq
Cancellation Provokes
Foes of Controversial
Subdivision Rules

Montgomery County farmers
today were planning a march on
the Rockville Courthouse when
the Upper Montgomery Planning
Commission meets at 8 pm.
Wednesday to discuss its contro-
versial proposals for subdivision
regulations in the rural area.
Promises to bring hundreds Of
rural residents to the session were
voiced by more than dozen irate
farmers, after sudden cancellation
of a commission meeting Sched-
uled for last night caused them
to leave the courthouse in bel
ligerent mood.
Although Commission Chair
man Thomas C. Kelley told re-
porters over the telephone that
next weeks meeting will be
closed, the farmers said they will
demand to be heard on their pro-
tests against the proposed regula-
Itions.
Lack of Transcript Blamed.
Lathrop Smith. a commission
member, when called at his home.
told reporters the commission de-
cided not to meet last night be-
cause a transcript of last weeks
public hearing on the regulations
was not available.
He added there was no signifi-
canoe to the commissions action.
/ "We ordinarily meet on Wednes-
day nights. but we have called
off meetings before he explained.
This meeting was not intended
to be open. We had planned
merely to discuss possible changes
in the regulations, but we want
more time to consider them.
None of us realized there would
be any one there to attend the
meeting"
Mr.. Kelley said one of the
Ichanges under consideration
would clarity the definition of
subdivision.
| If it is approved. he said, the
sale of any piece of land under
five acres for agricultural pur-
poses would be permitted without
commission approval.
He said the commission also
win consider the possibility Of
holding more public hearings on
the proposals.
t Among farmers who appeared
last night were w. E. Thompson
.Iof Boyds; his son, William L.
Thompson, Clarksburg; William
III. Pearre, Clarksburg, and Ralph
IStottlemyer, Boyds.
| Strongly Opposed.
] All expressed strong opposition
. to the proposed regulations, saying
they did not want to be told what
they can do with their land.
One of those present refused to
make a statement for fear his wife.
who is employed by the county.
would lose her job.
1--WE pay taxes to run this coun-
ty," said Mr.. Pearre. "and we don t
Sc why we shouldn't have some
Isay in what this commission is
trying to do to us. -"
The younger Mr.. Thompson said
the regulations would prevent
scores of farmers from building
their own homes because the re-
tquirements for putting in paved
roads and sewage lines to their
properties would make them too
teXpensive.
| And his father urged those pres
ents to canvass their communities
land bring all their neighbors to
next weeks meeting.
eve can't let this thing be rail-
Iroaded through" he asserted.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
ForestviIIe Church Dinner

The Dranesville Methodist
Church will serve a ham and oyster
dinner from 2 to 8 pm. Saturday
in the Forestville (Va.) Grange
Hall for the benefit of the church
restoration fund.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Arlington Ladies' Guild

The Ladies Guild of the Rock
Spring Congregational Churc h
will hold a bazaar at 4 pm. to-
morrow in the church. Little Falls
land Rock Spring roads. Arlington
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-03-22
WOmen's Course
To Give Program
At Damascus HIS.

The Women's Glee Club of
Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill
inois will sing a program of sacred
and classical Music at Damascus
High School Auditorium at 500
Pm. on Wednesday, March %.
There is no admission charge, but
a free-will offering will be taken
to defray the expense of their 1000
mile Spring Concert Tour.
The Glee Club is directed by
Mignon Bollman Mackenzie, who
is instructor in Voice at Wheaton
College. Mrs. Mackenzie has a rep
utation, as soloist in Church Music,
and director of Church Choirs for
many years. The Glee Club is COM
posed of girls who are students in
the College and who come from
several states in the Union.
The program is sponsored by
the churches of the Community in
the hope that it will be a direct
contribution to the Religious and
Cultural life of the country. The
public is cordially invited to hear
this fine group of girls in their
program.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-03-22
Easter Cantata To Be
Presented In Baptist
Church Friday Night

An Easter seantata will be pre-
se<nsd in the Rockville Baptist
g@&rch Friday evening, April %,
at 8 p. m. The cardlelight service
will Include music by the Senior
and Junior Choirs of the church,
as Well as piano and violin selec-
tons by. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Kraakevik. Accompanist for the
choir will be Miss Elizabeth Rob-
ertson, organist, who will play the
Professional to Calvary, by Stainer,
to open the program.
The Senior Choir will sing "All
in the April Evening"" by H. S.
Robertson; Hear, Our Prayers 0
Lord" by Will James; "The Appeal
of the Crucified," from Stainer's
Crucifxion. Numbers by the Jun
Tor Choir will be LET Not Your
Heart Be Troubled" and Loving
Shepherd" Mrs. Miriam Pittard
will direct the two choirs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kraakevik will pre-
sent "The Old Rugged Cross" and
when | Survey the Wondrous
Cross"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-03-22
Contract Let
For Addition At
Rich'd Monthly

Although the contract for eight
classrooms and a modern gymnas-
ium at Richard Montgomery High
School has been granted to Nor
rison Brothers, Bethesda, school
officials hold slight hope that con-
struction can begin any time soon.
Complications in school construc-
ton at the present time are num-
erous due to material shortages,
the most critical being steel.
The amount of the contract for
the addition at Richard Montgom-
cry is $449, 1923.
Construction delays for all
county school buildings are likely
to become ever, more severe, the
Board of Education feels. Delivery
on non-defense orders are quoted
in some cases as from 8 to Is
months after orders are placed.
The current school building pro-
gram of 80 lpfcjects covers about
ITO classrooms, plus cafeterias,
kitchens, gymnasiums and Office
rooms. Most contracts have been
let for this program in the last
eight months.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-03-22
Bank President
Heads Grand Jury
For March Court

Richard F. Green, president of
the Farmers Banking & Trust Co.,
Rockville, and member of the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, was named
foreman of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Grand Jury for the March term.
The new grand jury was selected
Monday at the opening of the term
in Montgomery County Circuit
Court at Rockville. Mr.. Green has
been active in banking and political
circles for many years and is a
resident of Kensington.
Other members Of the grand
jury are: William B. Norton, Anne
E. Spates, Ruth d. Newell, John
f. Grubb, ]. Franklin Yeager, May
nard G. Hogan, Edward P. Byrd,
Virginia G. Johnson, Charles F.
Hines, William w. Kirby, Sydney
Thompson, Jr. Henry B. Hickerson,
Samuel E. Bogley, Earl T. Shreve,
Wilfred N. Nerlich, Stephen c.
Cromwell, Margaret e. Darby,
Howard p. Foley, William V. Gray
bill, William II. Gilpin, Warren f.
Tydings and Lloyd W. Howes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-03-22
Gaithersburg Teacher
Gets Appreciation Day
Award Last Saturday

A mighty pleased man last Sat-
urday was Clark McCutcheon of
Rockcrest who walked away from
the Appreciation Day" program,
richer by $152.13. Sponsored by
the Rockville Chamber of Com
merce, this was the first program
Mr.. McCutcheon had attended. He
told those at the gathering that he
had been busy painting at home
and suddenly realized that it was
2 o'clock-time for the "Appreci-
alton Day" event. Hastily he topped
his painting clothes" with an
overcoat and made his appearance
in time to hear several names
called preceding his. Of course his
was the only one that counted be-
cause none of the others whose
names were called were present.
Mr.. McCutcheon, who lives at
904 Lewis Avenue, is a teacher at
Gaithersburg High School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-03-22
Sherwood Parents Adamant
In Request For New School

Sherwood High School, in
Sandy Spring, is rat-infested
fire trap, the County Board of Ed
ucation was told this week. Dis
cussing the ancient, overcrowded
structure, built in 1909, an angry
group Of parents also charged that
some water and sewer lines are ex-
posed and on several occasions,
children and adults have been
known to sink up to their ankles
through the creaking old stairs.
There is only limited supply Of
water on the premises, and in the
event of a sudden blaze the build
ing would go up in a matter Of
minutes In a fash fire, parent
spokesman declared probably
not one child could be brought out
safely" the School Board was told
by one parent, Roland Stabler,
who is also captain in the Sandy
Spring Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-03-22
Commerce Groups
Dinner Enjoyed
By 20 Persons

About seventy persons enjoyed
the dinner Monday evening in
Richard Montgomery High School
cafeteria, sponsored by the Rock
vile Chamber of Commerce. Prin-
cipal guest and main speaker at
the dinner meeting was Congress
man j. Glenn Beall, whose subject
was "The Dispersal Program"
Also speaking was Col. Justice M.
Chambers, Civil Defense Director
for Rockville, who told of the part
Rockville would play in the event
of a disaster in Washington.
Seated at the speakers table
were: Walter Taylor, representing
the Community Federation; Col.
and Mrs. Chambers, Congressman
Beall, Van Lippard; president pf
the Rockville Chamber of ,Com=
merce; Judge Stedman Prescott,
Mayor G. Lamar Kelly, and Jack
MARYLAND, Assistant Town, En-
gineer. "A
The dinner was prepared under
the 7 craftsmanship of Mrs. Van
Lippard, assisted by the Home
Economics Department of Richard
Montgomery. .pf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-03-22
Recreation Center Plans
Formulated BY Federation
Support Pledged By Numerous
Groups; Funds From Town For
Year-ROund Program Sought

A meeting of the Rockville Com
munity Federation, on March Ia,
specially called for the purpose at
the request of the Women's Club
of Rockville, was devoted princi-
pally to exploring the possibilities
of community-supported recrea-
ton center for teen-agers and other
age groups.
In attendance were delegates
from: Boy Scouts, East Rockville
Civic Association, East Rockville
P.-T.A., Inquiry Club, Laymans
Association, Richard Montgomery
High School P.-T.A., Rockville
Chamber of Commerce, Rockville
Civic Association and the Womens
Club of Rockville.
In accordance with a resolution
which had been UNANIMOUSLY voted
by the Women's Club, the discus
sion was opened by the Womens
Club delegate, Mrs. Harry West
colt, who reported that the pro-
ceeds of a rummage sale to be
conducted by the Womens Club
would be devoted to the project.
There was unofficial assurance of
additional financial aid in the
amount of several hundred dol
lars from another organization.
Delegates from these and some
other organizations came with for
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-03-22

Captain Smith Hempstone,
Chairman of the Red Cross Fund
Drive for Montgomery County,
said today that if the people of
Montgomery County do not sub
scribe fully to the Red Cross drive
for $4S,S55 to be raised in the
county they will not be keeping
faith with the boys in the Armed
Forces. Only cS%o of the goal has
been achieved at this time.
The Red Cross lias been charged
by civil defense with the task of
Collecting 100000 hints of blood
this year for use by he military
and for civilian defense /; of train
ing 20,000,00O people in First Aid
and hundreds of thousands in Home
Nursing; and of training 100000