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Evening star., 1951-05-23
3 Hurt in Near-Riot
.0f Engineer Students
BY the Associated Press

TROY, N. Y. May 23.-About
200 Rensselaer, Polytechnic Insti-
Itute students staged a near-riot
early today. A spokesman for the
college, one of the Nations out
standing engineering schools. at
Itributed the outburst to draft and
examination tensions.
One student and two Troy po-
Ilicemen were injured, none seri-
Iously. Six policement reported
their uniforms had been ripped off
Seven students were arrested on
charges of refusing to obey the
orders of a policeman" They
pleaded not guilty in Police Court
and their cases were adjourned to
May 81.
A bonfire in a trash can outside
Ia dormitory on the campus
touched off the demonstration.
Students in the dormitory
shouted for quiet, then began
pouring from their quarters.
The milling, jostling crowd
overfowed into Fifteenth street,
at the edge of the campus, and
tied up traffic for about two hours.
The crowd finally dispersed
when President Livingston w.
Houston of RPI asked the stu
dents to return to their dormi-
tories.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Army Shakes Desert
With Biggest Blast
Outside of A-Bomb
By the Associated Press

DUGWAY. Utah, May 23.-A
blast one-flfth as strong as an
atom bomb shook the Western
Utah desert yesterday, but aside
from dust cloud, effects were
barely visible from 31a miles.
The explosion - conducted by
Army engineers-was described as
the strongest non-atomic blast
ever touched off.
One hundred and sixty tons OF
TINT were detonated beneath the
surface of the ground. Spectators
saw the ground shudder, then the
blast burst through the surface
and sent cloud of smoke ano
dust boiling to an estimated heigh!
of 1000 feet.
The explosion was part of the
Army engineers experiments tc
determine the effect of under
ground blasts on varying types oil
construction. 1t was the biggest
blast of a series of experiments
which have been under way fol-
three years.
The engineers refused to discuss
it except in general terms. They
explained that the TINT was
placed at depth to which they
estimate a dropped bomb would
penetrate.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Mother of Southpow
Wants Left-Honded
|InkweNs in Schools
BY the Associoted Press

METHUEN, Mass, May 23.-
The mother of left-handed
daughter advocates left-handed
inkwells for left-handed children.
Mrs. Samuel Brainard, a school
committeewoman whose husband
also is left-handed, said she based
her proposal on the fact that chill
|dren mo longer are discouraged
from using the left hand in writ
ing" .
She has seen school papers
blotted and soiled because little
southpaws were forced to reach to
the right side of their desks
for ink.
Some arrangements should be
made for smaller children" she
said yesterday, "by having ink
wells on the left side of the desk. ."
School Supt. Edward I. Erickson
said he thought something could
be worked out. He estimated the
average number of left-handers in
each class would not exceed three.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Study Financing Plan

In a move to attract new in
dustry, the Prince Georges County
Commissioners are considering q
seldom-used financing plan for a
new road alongside a IS million
warehouse being built by Safeway
Stores.
Under the plan. Safeway and
the Pennsylvania Railroad. owners
OF the land in the 7400 block OF
Sheriff road. would pay for q
new road between Tuxedo anc
Sheriff roads. The two firms
then would be repaid by an ad-
justment in their taxes over the
next few years.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Reappointment Of Prescott
Urged by Frederick Bar

FREDERICK. Md. May %. -
The Frederick County Bar Asso-
citation will ask Gov. McKeldin to
reappoint Associate Judge Sted-
man Prescott of Rockville to the
Sixth Judicial Circuit when his
term expires in 1858.
Judge Prescott's 15-year cleo
tive term expires in 1858 and any
appointment will be for a short
term to run until the next gen.
eral election, in 1854.
Judge Prescott, Chief Judge
Charles w. Woodward and Asso-
ciate Judge Patrick M. Schnauffe1
are the judges of the circuit
which covers Frederick and Mont
gomery Counties. Judge Wood
ward is from Rockville, and Judge
Schnauffer is from Frederick.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Lee Boulevard Lights
Going Under Control
Of Mechanical Brain
By WiIIiom J. EIvin

A mechanical brain, said to be
capable of meeting varying traffic
problems throughout the day. will
control a series Of IA traffic lights
now being installed in Arlington.
M. M. Todd, associate traffic
engineer for the Virginia Depart
ment of Highways, said only two
boulevardS in the Nation have
systems closely resembling that
now bring installed in Arlington.
These are on Wiltshire boulevard,
Pasadena, Calf, and another near
Atlanta.
The IA traffic lights. including
the six now in operation. will be
controlled by the brain in a 3.3-
mile stretch from the county line,
near Memorial bridge, to Arlington
Forest. Lights now in operation
are not co-ordinated on the boule-
ward, which is Route so.
Varies With Traffic Flow.
The brain will be installed near
the boulevard's intersection with
Glebe road and is designed to vary
the green light settings on the
boulevard as the traffic flow
changes.
The entire sytem will be inter-
connected with cable. The unit
will select the timing at each con-
trolled intersection which will per-
NIT vehicles entering the system
lin step" to move through at
speed of IS miles per hour with
out stopping. Cars entering the
area near the end of a green-light
signal period would be "in STEP"
Completion by Summer.
Traffic control on Columbia
pike also will be improved when
the Lee boulevard work is COM
pleted, Mr.. Todd said. The me-
chanical brain project will be
completed sometime this summer,
he said.
Two Of the proposed lights, at
Courthouse road and North Tenth
street. will not be put up at pres
ent because a grade separation
project will include both intersec-
tions.
Mr.. Todd said the department
decided that something would
have to be done on Lee boule-
ward after traffic studies revealed
that it carries a volume of $4,000
vehicles a day. Numerous COM
plants were received that 1t was
to get across the four
lane road at intersections.
Volumes like 35,O00." Mr.. Todd
said, Simply eliminate cross
movement"
Another reason for action now
is bottle-neck at Glebe road,
At present. boulevard vehicles are
delayed three to four times as long
as Glebe road traffic.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Foirfox Gurden Club
Sponsors Mart Friduy

The Fairfax Garden Club will
sponsor its annual Village Mart
Friday on a lot between Ellicott's S
variety store and the Safeway
store in Fairfax.
Plants and cut flowers will be
sold between II am. and 4 pm.
Mrs. Abner Ritchie is chairman.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
9Th Suspect Arrested
In Prince Georges
Lay-off Betting Case

With five men on bond and a
sixth in custody in Florida, Prince
Georges County's preliminary case
against alleged lay off betting at
Bowie race track is virtually COM
plete today.
Paul Eckert. 81, Of Baltimore,
known in track circles as "Coney
Island Whitley" surrendered to
the sheriff at Upper Marlboro yes
terday.
Eckert is one of six men in
dicted by the April grand jury
on charges of violating and con-
spring to violate Maryland gam
bling laws by practicing come
back or lay Off betting at Bowie.
The indictments grew out of dis
closures before the Kefauver
Crime Investigating Committee.
Sheriff Carlton G. Beall also
disclosed that the sixth man in
the case, Richard Remer, has been
apprehended in Florida and will
be given an extradition hearing
before Gov. Warren in Miami
soon.
L. Ed O'Hara, former head of
the track. and three other men
were arrested on April 13 soon
after the indictments were re-
turned. Arrested with Mr.. O'Hara
in Baltimore were his brother,
Thomas J. O'Hara, former head
of the Bowie pari-mutuel depart
ment; Roland Kohlhepp, former
track cashier. and Norman Hell
wig, 43, of PikeSville, Md.
Mr.. O'Hara told the Kefauver
committee last February that he
encouraged comeback betting by
agents of big-city bookmakers
while he was general manager of
Bowie because it was good busi-
ness.
The object OF comeback betting
is to protect bookmakers with
heavy money on some particular
horse by laying Off the money at
the track.
. In his testimony before the Ke-
fauver committee Mr.. O'Hara said
Helwig, Remer and Eckert bet
$241 900 in lay off money at
Bowie during last years short fall
meeting. from November 18 to
December 2. He said Helwig bet
$4,000. Remer SCI 400 and Eek
ert $36,500.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
MeNayr Budget Asks
Cut Of SAL Million in
School Building Plans
By J. B. Zotmon

A SAL million slash in the Board
OF Education's request for $11,-
1882 for school construction
including abandonment of plans
for a new Poolesville High School
has been recommended by Mont
gomery County Manager Irving G.
McNayr for the fiscal year be-
ginning July l.
Sixteen other schools would be
affected by the proposal. SUBJ
mitted to the County Council
yesterday as part Of the man
ayers $10.937.80 capital budget.
Fears Effect OH Bonds.
In recommending a drastic cut
in school construction funds. Mr..
McNayr told the council ne be-
lieves the school boards Request
could not be granted without
seriously affecting the ability of
Montgomery County to issue bonds
at favorable interest rate in
the municipal market"
In the case of a new Poolesville
High School, for which the Board
of Education asked 100000. Mr..
McNayr expressed serious doubt
as to its need in an area where
population is dropping.
Other Projects.
The other projects involved and
the managers recommendations
include:
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School-A $125,00O reduction.
Bethesda Elementary-A $4,000
reduction.
Bannockburn Elementary-AI
delay until the 1928 fiscal year
in beginning work on an eight
classroom school, for which the
Board of Education asked $780,
600.
Elementary school north of
Grosvenor lane-A one-year de-
lay in building an eight-classroomI
unit. The School Board had asked
for $1s5,0O0
North Chevy Chase Elementary
"A delay until 1923 in spend
ing S160.000 asked by the school
board for a six-classroom build
ing.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Opposes Ruoker

Malcolm D. Miller. vice presi-
dent Of the Arlington Civic Fed
GRAFTON and member of the Bet
ter Government League. will op-
pose Denman T. Rucker in the
latter'S race for reelection as Ar
llngton commemorative attorney
in the August 7 primary. Both
are Democrats.
Mr.. Miller said he will run in
the November general election as
an Independent Democrat If he is
disqualified as a candidate for the
primary. He said a recent ruling
OF the Democratic Executive Com
mlttee might exclude him from
running in the primary.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
School Bonds Sold

Sale of $35 million in bonds
has launched Fairfax County's
long-delayed school construction
program.
Halsey Stuart g. Co., Inc, New
York bond firm, bought the bonds
yesterday at an interest rate of
I21a per cent during the 20-year
life of the issue.
The $3.5 million is the first
block of bonds to be sold by the
county out of a $10.5 million issue
approved by the voters last May.
Sale of the bonds has been held
up since then by several suits con-
testing their validity.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Showers
and occasional thunderstorms this
afternoon and tonight, followed by
clearing and cooler with low to-
night about Sc. Tomorrow fair and
less humid. High about 72.
Maryland-Showers and scat
tered thunderstorms this afternoon
and in east portion early tonight,
followed by clearing and cooler
with low 46 to so in west and so
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Ball Come
Continued From First Page.)

lContlnued from First Page)
he'll have to paddle his own
canoe"
Speedier Than Canoe.
Manager Herlong had another
view.
-"Therell be nothing as slow as
a canoe on our side out there Fri
day night" he said. Our men
will look like motorboats round
ing those bases"
Manager Herlong said he didn't
want the Republicans to know
about it, but his team played
a two-inning game yesterday
against some boys and girls over
at Fairlawn. He had his top
flight pitcher. Fireball Wheeler of
Georgia, on the mound.
Telling of the results of the
game. he said:
I'VE held them to an 8-to-2
score" t
Who made the two runs?"
I'VE did" he replied proudly.
With everything shipshape as
far as the Florida Society is con-
cerned, Manager Herlong and
Manager C. w. Runt) Bishop of
the Republicans set about trim
ming the sails of their respective
teams.
Our biggest concern is whether
enough team members will show
up for the game" Mr.. Bishop
said. Democratic team members.
that is. We know we'll have
enough"
Mr.. Herlong dismissed the
statement as campaign oratory.
He didn't want to be quoted spe-
ciflcally, but team members were
vociferous.
Could Win With Seven.
Our scouts tell us we have
nothing to worry about" Demo-
crat said confidently. why, we
could field only seven men and
still run rings around 'em."
The Republicans indicated that.
if the Democrats send only seven
men into battle, they'll ask for a
quorum call. A spokesman said
they want to win fair and
square" with no advantage to
either side.
Game time is 9 pm. Friday,
with special pregame ceremonies
getting under way an hour earlier.
A military parade and music by
the Army and Navy bands and
the Washington Scottish Pipers
will highlight the pregame cere-
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Trip Records Required

Alexandria cab drivers soon will
have to keep records of all their
trips as they make them.
This is the major new require
ment in an ordinance approved
on first reading by the City Coun-
Gil last night to tighten hack
regulations.
officials explained the old
ordinance does not require hackers
to keep records current as trips
are made.
Evening star., 1951-05-23

ployes, will continue their 'dutie.
under the direction of Mrs. Rosen-
tberg.
But the change is expected tt
produce more positive results
since Mrs. Rosenberg will have g
chance to give more direct atten-
ton and supervision to depart
mental personnel matters than
was the case when the Personnel
Policy Board operated as a
separate entity.
HIRING-The pace of Federal
hiring slowed up little during
March, but even so, 50.509 new
workers were added to the Gov
ernment payroll. In February
$4,000 were hired and $1,000 the
month before.
| In Washington. 4,048 new Fed
eral workers were added during
March. bringing employment in
the Executive Branch here to a
total of 243,638. Actually. the
employment is higher than this
figure, since the Central Intel
Iligence Agency. for security rea-
sons, does not report how many
employes it has.
ANNUITIES-Despite the re-
Ipeated statements by Chairman
Ramspeck of the Civil Service
Commission that he is fatty op-
posed to any increased retirement
benefits, most members of the
House and Senate Civil Service
Committee favor such move.
The legislators point out that,
ii the salaries of present employees
ARE increased, it is only fair to
boost the annuities of retired
workers as we'll. They declare
that these annuitants are just as
much affected by rising living
costs.
The commissions opposition,
however, may defer action on one
phase of the legislation that would
increase the survivorship insur-
Iance benefits of present employees.
But II Congress approves a Fed
Ieral pay raise bill this year. as
seems likely, it's good bet that
retired employees also will be taken
care of.
VOICE-The action Of Congress
in slashing the State Department. S
Voice of America budget request
from $97 million to 50 million
means that thousands Of persons
who have been on the waiting
list for these information and
radio jobs will not be employed.
Many of them had been waiting
for months.
PAY-The various Government
Iemploye groups get their chance
today before the Senate Civil
Service Committee to argue for a
higher pay raise than the 6.97 per
cent recommended by the admin
Iistration. They'll receive sympa-
Ithetic attention, since committee
members already have indicated
they favor boosting the admins
Itration's proposed amount.
y
DISCORD-The brief honey
moon between some of the various
Government employe unions and
Chairman Robert Ramspeck of
Evening star., 1951-05-23

to SIS in east tonight. Tomorrow
fair and less humid.
Virginia-Showers and thunder
storms this afternoon and in
southeast and extreme east por-
tions early tonight. followed by
clearing and cooler. Low tonight
so to SIS in west and north portions,
and 81 to So in southeast portions.
Tomorrow fair and less humid;
cooler on coast.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
TeIIers Banned
In MONTGOMERY County

Fortune telling will become
taboo in Montgomery County
August IS, when a bill passed by
the County Council goes into ef-
feet.
Only exception to the law, ap-
proved by the council yesterday,
are fortune tellers who ply their
trade at benefit performances.
Violators will be subject OF a max
imum 500 fine or up to six
months in jail.
The council received a bill to
authorize a $500.000 bond issue
to buy additional public parking
sites and enlarge existing ones in
the Silver Spring business dis
trict. 1t was introduced by Coun-
Gilman Harold F. Hammond.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
County PTA Backs
School Board Budqef

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil of the Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion will back the Board of Educa-
tlon's request for an $11,191,582
school construction program m
1951-52.
Meeting at the new Gaithersburg
High School the delegates last
night registered strong opposition
to the proposal of County Man.
.ager Irving G. McNayr to set the
school capital budget at 81 million.
They voted to begin their fight
for more schools at the hearings
of the County Council at 8 pm.
Friday in Rockville on bond legis-
lation authorizing an So million
school bond issue. The PTA rep
Iresentatives will urge officials to
increase the authorization to the
full amount sought by the School
Board.
Last month the PTA council
voted to seek an Sill million pro-
gram as the minimum to provide
classroom space sufficient to elimi-
nate double sessions, seriously
overcrowded classrooms and the
use of rented stores and churches
as schools. Last night the council
Ialso authorized its Budget Com
Imittee to seek restoration of cuts
amounting to about $264,O0O made
by Mr.. McNayr in the school oper-
ating budget requested by the
School Board.
The council voted to give life
membership to Mrs. Thomas Pyle.
Ia founder of the Montgomery
County PTA Council; John A. Nc
Intire, past president, and Mrs.
Emil Smith, president of the
Maryland Congress of Parents and
Teachers.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
Party Council Planned

Montgomery County's Demo-
cratic State Central Committee
pushed plans today for organizing
Ia party council open to all reg
Iistered Democrats as a means of
helping to determine party pol
icies.
The project was adopted last
night at meeting of about so
precinct officials and Democratic
workers in the Rockville Court
house.
Proposed by James w. Gill, the
council is intended to put new
life in the county's Democratic
Party. which has been out of
power since 1916.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
VMI Alumni Smoker

The Washington chapter of the
Virginia Military Institute Alumni
Association will hold a smoker at
8 o'clock tonight in the banquet
room of the Army Navy Club,
Seventeenth and I streets NV.
Evening star., 1951-05-23

mdnpOWeT.
The new set
up is expected
to speed deci-
sions and ac-
tivities involv-
ing both civil
ian and mill
tary personnel
in the depart
n1ent.
MOST OF the
old boards per-
sonnel, includ-
ing Leon Wheel
ess, in charge of
niNi1i am
Evening star., 1951-05-23

Every summer in Switzerland,
200 actors perform the historic
story Of William Tell in an out
door setting at Interlaken.
Evening star., 1951-05-23
(Readings at Washjneto, A,rnortl

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, SO. on May 16.
Lowest, IL. on February g.
High and Low of Last "a Hours.
High, S5. at $40 pm.
Low. 81. at 6:45 am
Evening star., 1951-05-23
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight =
Defense Personnel Policy Board
Duties Given Mrs. Rosenberq
By Joseph Youna

The Defense Department has abolished Policy
Board which governed the activities of the
l million civilian employees
The functions of the board which up when the
Navy Air Department
Evening star., 1951-05-23

1t will cloudy shOwery tonight from the Middle
Atlantic States Gulf Coast The condition
will prevail Caronas the Rocky Mountain States and
along Coast will be cooler from New England
Mississippi Valley well the Pacific Northwest
the South Atlantic States and from
the Midwest through the Great Plains to the Continental
Divide4 ZAP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star., 1951-05-23

the Civil Service Commission ap-
pears to be over.
After hailing Mr.. Ramspeck' S
recent appointment, the employe
groups have been sorely disgrun-
tied over his stand in favor of re-
ducing employe- leave benefits and
in opposing further retirement
liberalization. On the other hand
Mr.. Ramspeck's friends point out
he was the first administration of :
fetal to support a Federal pay
raise and that, had he not taken
the initiative, the administration
probably never would have in
dorsed Government salary boost
PRAISE-Chairman James L
Houghteling of the Fair Employ
ment Board for the Federal Serv-
ice, has written to the Air Force
Department, praising it for it's &C
tivities in combating discrimina-
ton based on race. color. religion
or national origin"
The letter was sent to James P
Goode, the Air Forces fair en-
ployment officer. 1t referred to the
departments recent bulletin to its
personnel officials, detailing the
Air Forces duties in combating
discrimination.
Evening star., 1951-05-23

(Be sure to listen at 6::15 pm.
every Saturday over WMAL,
The Star Station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast, featuring additional
netOs and Uiet0s OF the GoDern-
ment Scene.)
Evening star., 1951-05-23

Wind velocity at 11:35 thi.
morning, 3 miles per hour; direc.
tion, east northeast.
River Report.
From U. s. Engineers)
fotomac River clear at Harpers Ferr,
ana at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear a
Humidity
Evening star., 1951-05-23

IIdVC UCCII u 1tllIo1CIICU 10 ASoISUdIIt
Defense Secretary Anna Rosen-
berg, who is in charge of defense
Evening star., 1951-05-23
MANY PURE SILKS

Regular shape or the popular shoe
strings. Regimentals, paisleys, polka
dots, tiny prints, stripes, wide and
handsome :. over so patterns.
0 On Sale at Both Stores
. Open EUenings
Evening star., 1951-05-23

Furnished by United states Coast 8
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-05-08
Clyde Bourne
To Get Parole,
Miller At L-PF
!. w. WRIGHT,
Stated Clerk

COLUMBUS, O.,-LP,- Th e
State Pardon and Parole Com
mission today freed Clyde Bourne
of Newscomerstown, convicted
slayer of two, from life prison
term effective June IA.
Bourne originally was sent to
Ohio Penitentiary for life under
a first-degree murder conviction.
Gov. Frank j. LauSche commuted
his offense to second-degree mur.
der making him eligible for parole.
The 39-year-old Tuscarawas
man has been a trusty since 1914.
He has been working at the Gov
ernor's Mansion.
Bourne, Chester Smith and Da-
vid Miller of Tuscarawas County
were convicted of first-degree
murder in the double Staying of
Elijah and Naomi Cramblett MAY
"a, 1888.
Miller still is prisoner at
London Prison Farm. Chester
Smith escaped from London Pris-
on Farm in 1945.
Miller hired Bourne and Smith
TO kill the Crambletts. The two
youths received S25 each for the