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Evening star., 1951-05-12
Father of 3 Sentenced to Jail
For Not Sending Them to School

was told that West worked for
the Government.
Vests children aged 10, z and
Is, missed from SO to SIS school
days since the current term
opened in September, the judge
noted.
Another defendant before the
court yesterday received a week.
end jail sentence so the support
of his family would not be jeop-
ardized. He was Clifford Will
Iliamson, AZ, of the 5400 block o1
Branch avenue, Silver Hill. who
was convicted of being drunk anc
disorderly. His Jail term runs
from 8 pm. yesterday until 5 am
Monday.
Evening star., 1951-05-12

Both the age and injury limita-
tions recommended by the board
have been opposed by the police
association, but the board since
has exempted from the proposal
policemen nearing the 25-year
service mark that would presently
earn them retirement regardless
of age. The board proposed that
officers now having Is years serv-
ice could be retired when they
are So.
In making its proposal, the
board said retirement after 2s
years regardless of age is eco
nomically unsound because il
would be possible for men te
retire while still in their 40s
The board said disability retire.
ment for other reasons than line
of-duty injuries was covered in Q
separate sliding scale pension plan
Evening star., 1951-05-12
-Four Nominated for Seat
lon Kensingion Council

Four candidates for the Office OF
councilman in Kensington. Md.
were named last night at a town
meeting in the Kensington Ar
imory.
They are Raymond Weber,
James H. Sheldon, Ralph Houser
and the incumbent, Arthur Tit
comb.
In a surprise move the majority
recommended that the trash col
lection levy be raised from $6 to
SIS if necessary, but protested q
proposed raise from so cents to 60
cents per $100 assessment for the
general town budget.
It also was proposed that the
Montgomery County Public Works
Department make a further study
of the towns street requirements
before the town acts on a pro-
lposed $50, 900 street improve
imehts bond issue.
Evening star., 1951-05-12

A Prince Georges County father
lis spending the week end in jail
for failing to send his three chill
dren to school.
Committed to the county jail
lat 6 pm. yesterday was Howard
West, %. colored. Of Cheltenham
lit was the first occasion that
court attaches could recall any
one being jailed on that charge
Trial Magistrate Theodore
IMiazga, who imposed the week
lend jail sentence in Upper Marl-
Iboro Police Court, said Vests jail
term would end at am. Mon
day to permit him to go to work
so the family would not suffer by
loss of his earnings. The court
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Virginia May Elect
Representative-at-larqe
BY the Assoeiated Press

RICHMOND, May 12.-If the
General Assembly doesn't get
around to redistricting the State
by 1852. then Virginia'S tenth
Representative will be elected at
large.
The State has been awarded
an additional Congressman as
result of a Is per cent popula-
Ition increase since 1910.
State Senator Andrew w. Clarke.
of Alexandria, queried Attorney
General j. Lindsay Almopd, jr,.
as to whether there was any truth
to reports that all 10 members
lof Congress might have to be
lelected at large If the legislature
had not acted on redistricting.
Mr.. Almond stated:
"I am Of the opinion that, If the
next General Assembly should fail
to redistrict the State the
tenth Representative will be elect
ed from the State at large"
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Arlington Board Ask!
Court 10 OK SeIIinq
Thomas Page School

Sale of the old Thomas Nelson
Page School in Arlington as a
commercial site was proposed by
the county School Board today
because an offer has been re-
ceived that will allow construction
of a new building as a replace
ment.
A resolution adopted at today's
meeting of the school board asks
that the Circuit Court approve
the sale, as required by law.
Near Site of New Store.
The 40-year-old school is stu
Iated on 1.1-acre tract at 400l
Wilson boulevard near the site
Of the new Hecht Co. store.
The amount of the offer wa:
mot disclosed because the court
may require more bids, or may
authorize the sale outright tc
Rulon-H Henderson, Inc, which last
week submitted a bid.
It was pointed out by the Schoo
Board, however, that the present
offer is above three independent
appraisals which recently were
made.
Could Replace Building.
In response to a question, Schoo
ISupt. William A. Early said tht
sum would be sufficient to replact
Thomas Nelson Page with a new
I10-room building. The new schoo
would be located in the same gen.
leral area, but would be closer te
residences than the old school
which is in the heart of a com.
mercial development.
The School Board said enroll.
ment at the old school is decreas'
ling because of its location in &
commercial area and that exten.
fsive repairs are needed. BY selling
the property for commercial ust
the county's tax income will be in
creased, the board said.
| School officials said the cour
was expected to act on the sale a
2 pm. Tuesday.
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Air Force Takes
Possession Of
Tract in County
Prince Georges Area
To Be Site for New
Bose Radio Station

The Air Force has taken legal
possession of 1885 acres of land
in southern Prince Georges
County for radio receiving sta
ton for Andrews Air Force Base.
The tract is about one-half
mile south of Brandywine. Md,
and will be used as part of the
command communications net
work.
Notices have been sent to the
land owners by United States At
torney Bernard j. Flynn In Balti-
more that the Government Is TAX
ing immediate possession.
Among those owning property
in the tract are Thomas Latimer,
chairman Of the Prince Georges
County Board of Commissioners,
and Alan Bowie, former trial
magistrate.
Others named in the possession
notice were Charles S. Early es-
tate, the Samuel G. Townsend
estate, Marion Dean, Charles S.
Early, Thomas H. Early, Sallie A.
Parker, M. Maude Early, Richard
Brandt Early, G. Irene Tippett.
Howard A. Coakley. Samuel G.
Townsend, jr., estate, Iva Proctor
Townsend, Ed Loo, Frank Wynelt
and H. H. Sasscer.
Appraisal work to determine the
fair market value of the land is
under way. Mr.. Flynn said that
his Office has been contracting land
owners for two weeks.
If the sale of any of the parcels
Of land in the tract cannot be
completed by negotiation, it will
be acquired by condemnation pro-
ceedings in which the Federal
Court will determine the value.
The Government moved fast in
taking possession Of this land be-
cause purchase of a tract for the
same purpose near Waldorf was
abandoned in February when it
was revealed that SPECTATORS had
moved in ahead Of the Govern
ment to purchase several parcels.
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Prince Georges Vote!
Funds for New Road
Through Hollywood

Preliminary funds have been
voted for a new Prince Georges
County road running through
Hollywood, Md. between Branch
willie and Beltsville.
The County Commissioners in
Upper Marlboro yesterday ap-
proved payment of $16,500 to the
Capital Transit Co. for a little
more than three miles Of aban-
ldoned trolley track between
Odell road in Beltsville and
IBranchville.
A $500,000 bond issue will be
sold next month to finance the
new four lane, divided highway
which the Commissioners said
would be especially beneficial tc
the comparatively new community
of Hollywood.
Closed Sessions Indicated.
The Commissioners strongly in
dicated that they intend to con-
tinue the practice Of holding
closed sessions during regular
meeting days.
Yesterdays meeting was open
to the public and the press for
only an hour and a half. The
Commissioners met behind closed
doors for about four hours.
Commissioner w. Everett Mar.
ton indirectly attacked closed
sessions when he moved to begin
the regular Tuesday and Friday
meetings at 10 am. The COM
lmissioners meet at 10 am. but
lit has been the practice to hold
a closed session for the first 80
minutes or hour.
COP Assurance Denied.
Mr.. Marton's motion passed but
the Commissioners tacitly agreed
lit meant only that closed execu-
tive sessions will be held at some
other time during the day.
Asked by reporters about q
plank in the 1850 Republican
platform that the county's busi-
ness will be conducted in oper
meetings, Commissioner Daniel A
Abbott, speaking for the board
denied that the platform made
any such assurance. All f1vt
commissioners are Republicans.
State Senator John Raymond
Fletcher was closeted with tn,
commissioners for much of tht
afternoon, but the nature Of tbt
discussions was not disclosed.
Evening star., 1951-05-12

the Pan Ameri-
can Union.
B e n j a m / n
Vallarino, son
of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jose B. Vallar-
|ino, 1920 Abing-
don drive, Alex
|andria, left last
fall for a years
study at the
inter-American
Institute Of Ag-
ricultural Sci
ences at Turial-
ba, in the Costa
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Frederick Girl, 20, Get:
Year for Mail Threat
By the Associofed Press

BALTIMORE, May 12.-Edith
Virginia Orem, 20, colored. of
Frederick, yesterday was sem
fenced to a year and day in
Federal prison for sending a
threat through the mail. She
pleaded guilty.
Government prosecutors told
Judge w. Calvin Chestnut that
last February she sent a letter to
Hansel E. Hurst, a Frederick res
|taurant operator. demanding $25.
She threatened to charge him
with being a gambling operator
|if he did not pay.
Evening star., 1951-05-12
College Men to Train
In ROTC at Fort Meade
BY the Associated Press

FORT MEADE, Nd, May H.
Nearly 1900 college students are
scheduled for ROTC summer
camp here from June 16 to
July 81.
They will come from colleges
and universities in 10 States. in
cluding Maryland. as well as
Washington, D. C.
Most of the youths will receive
commissions as second lieuten-
ants of infantry in the organized
reserve corps after college gradu-
alton in June, 1852.
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Wilson PTA Election

The Woodrow Wilson School
Parent Teacher Association will
hold election of officers at 8:15
pm. Monday at the school, 1901
Wilson boulevard, Arlington. Open
house win be held to visit chill
dren's classrooms from 7:45 to
1910 pm.
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Magistrates Must
Wholly Shun Politics,
Gov. McKeIdin Says
By the Associofed Press

Baltimore, May 12.-Gov. Theo-
dore R. McKeldin says magis-
trates who fix" traffic tickets will
be asked for their designations.
"A magitrate's job is primarily
one concerned with safety and
should be utterly and completely
removed from politics." the Gov
lernor said in an address to the
Maryland Safety Health Confer
Ience yesterday.
| He said a two-day meeting has
been scheduled at College Park
for June IS and 16 in which high
way safety experts will instruct
magistrates.
Evening star., 1951-05-12

Rlcan M o u n ""s~"
tains not far from San Jose. He
may remain longer in Central
America if his local draft board
grants him an additional defer
ment, his parents said.
The youth, whose father is a
Language specialist with the Inter-
American Defense Board here, is
Ia graduate of George Washington
High School, where he was a
cadet officer. For f1ve years he
served the Alexandria area as an
Evening Star carrier boy.
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Daylight Time Adopted

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va. May
- (SpeciaD Daylight saving
time was adopted by City Council
this week, effective May 27. Rural
sections of the county have indi-
Gated they will continue on stand
ard time.
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Mrs. H. |. Burroughs
Named President Of
Virginia Vote League

Mrs. H. L. Burroughs of Rich
mond today was elected president
of the Virginia League of Women
voters in the closing session OF
it's two-day convention at Alex
andria.
More than 100 women from
league groups throughout the
State are meeting at the George
Mason Hotel.
Attention of the women voters
in the coming year will be TO.
cused on improvement of menta,
health services and voting pro-
|cedures. Under the voting pro.
posal, the poll tax and redistribut.
ing will be studied and recon-.
mendations will be made to thu
State Legislature.
Race Study Rejected.
The convention yesterday re.
Ijected a proposal to include in
next years studies a review OF
race relations. The State Board
Iof Directors of the league had
earlier declined to recommend the
subject for study. The conven-
ton vote was 1926 in favor OF
reconsidering the boards action
but this was short of the two
thirds vote necessary to overrule
the board.
The proposal, made by Mrs.
Warren Turner of the Alexandria
league, asked study of further
guaranteeing the constitutional
rights of Virginia citizens, with
emphasis on support of legisla-
tive proposals to ban segregation
on common carriers and to es-
tablish a Governors commission
on race relations"
Mrs. William Hitchcock of Alex
Iandria, speaking for the Board OF
Directors, said the suggested
study was not adopted by the
board because no other league
had joined Alexandria in express.
ing interest or support for this
subject.
Fenwick Gives Talk.
State Senator Charles r. Fen.
wick of Arlington last night urgee
that about $5 million due Virginia
taxpayers under the Byrd auto.
matte State -tax reduction bill be
spent. instead. in improving the
States mental hospitals.
He suggested also that Alco-
holic Beverage Control money be
distributed to localities and used
for mental hospitals.
(The SIS million figure men
toned by Senator Fenwick is a
rough estimate of the amount due
Virginia taxpayers for 1850 under
provisions of the Byrd bill. which
provides for tax reductions when
State revenues hit a certain point
Under the legislation the tax over
payments will not be refunded in
cash, but taxpayers may apply the
Ioverpayment against their 1851
State taxi
Senator F'enwick, a member Of
the State Legislative Committee
on Mental Health, said that one
of every $50 persons in Virgins
is in a mental hospital-and one
of every % over Is years of age
can expect to have q mental dis
ease.
Today" he declared, there are
over 10000 mentally i'll people il
Virginia's six State institutions.
cat least 60 per cent of thest
people could be returned to theil
homes if State institutions wer
properly stated and equipped"
Evening star., 1951-05-12
IHyattsviIIe Accident
kills Street Cleaner
lon Baltimore Pike

A Hyattsville street cleaner wa
killed today when struck by al
Automobile as he was loading dir
Into a city truck on Baltimore
boulevard.
Another area traffic fatality wal
recorded yesterday when a woman
died of injuries suffered in {
Prince Georges County acciden'
last Sunday and a Manassas tVa.]
woman was injured critically il
"a crash early today.
The street cleaner, Norwood
Byrd, Al. colored. of 1906 Allison
street, North Brentwood, was pro.
nounced dead at the scene at {
am. Prince Georges County police
said the automobile which struck
him was driven by Charles Leizear
80, of 3416 Fortieth avenue, Col
mar Manor. Md.
After running down Mr.. Byrd
police said, his automobile rammec
the rear of the city truck. Mr.
Leizear was admitted to LELAND
Hospital with undetermined in
juries, but his condition was moi
regarded as serious.
Driver Faces Charges.
Pvt. William Wiseman. who in.
vestigated the accident, said Mr.
|Leizear was charged with reckless
driving and manslaughter. M
bond was set pending his release
from the hospital.
Mrs. Vita Siena, As, of Trenton
IN. j., who was injured last Sun
day in an accident on Route 30l
about a mile south of Upper Marl'
boro, died yesterday in Casualty
Hospital.
Police said she was a passenger
lin a car driven by Donald A. Coli
gan, %, also of Trenton. Tht
automobile went out of contro
on a curve, skidded l02 feet, ovel
turned and rolled 153 feet dowr
an embankment into a gravel pit
police said. Mrs. Siena suffered
a fractured back. and Mr.. Coligar
and his wife suffered less serious
injuries.
Women Hurt as Car Hits Bridge
Miss Wanna Walters, 23. O.
Manassas was injured CRITICAL!
and three other young womer
were hurt when their automobile
crashed into Bull Run Bridge or
the Centerville- Manassas road
Miss Walters was admitted tt
Arlington Hospital. Treated a
the hospital for less serious in
juries and released we're the Misse'
Marian Martin, %; Beatrice Un'
derwood, 18, and Katherine Hert'
ford, 10, all of Manassas. Police
said a young man in the car wa
uninjured.
Russell G. Nicklin, 53-year-ols
court reporter of 3133 Connecticu
avenue NV, was seriously in
jured last night when ne wa
struck by car while walkinl
across K street NV. at Connecti
cut avenue.
Wife Also Struck.
Police said a car driven b
Wolfgang S, Won Loetzen, IS. o
the 300 block of Eleventh stree
Sc, was making a left turn int
K street when it struck Mr.. Nick
lin and his wife Marie, 48.
Mrs. Nicklin was treated a
Emergency Hospital for cuts t
the face and hip. and released
Emergency officials said Mr.. Nick
lin, later transferred to the Navs
Medical Center in Bethesda. Suf
lfered fractures of the right thigh
left arm, skull and right shoulder
Police said Mr.. Won Loetze
Twas charged with failing to Civ
the right of way to pedestrian
la Municipal Court hearing wa
set for May 20.
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Citizens Council to Meet

A meeting of the Executive
Council of the Eastpines Citizens
Association will be held in the
Riverdale Heights fire house at
pm. Monday,
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Will Seek Reelection

| BOWLING GREEN, Va, May
l12 R.-Commonwealth's Attor-
ney Bernard Mahon of Caroline
County has announced he will be
a candidate for reelection. He
has held the post here since 1882.
Evening star., 1951-05-12
Alexandra Youth Studies
Agriculture in Costa Rica

A 19-year-old Alexandria youth
is receiving technical agriculture
training in Costa Rica under a
special fellowship granted through
Evening star., 1951-05-12

Patrolman John M Gannaway TO- student at Silver
Springs North Four Corners Elementary School, gets his honor
esavng medal from Hopaong Cassidy Boyd Senator Ke
fauver Democrat of Tennessee witnesses the
Young Gannaway cited for saving the life of
last March at Old Baensburg road and Scuy
drive truck the youngster at 40 miles
he crossed the street. Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1951-05-15
Welfare Benefits Planned

A number of women's groups
have planned benefits for thei,
welfare projects to be held prior
to the closing of their activities fol
the summer.
Among them is the immaculate
Dunblane Guild which will have q
benefit luncheon at 1890 pm
Thursday at the Fairfax Hotel
The program will include talk
on flower arrangements by Mr.
Lewis Potter.
Luncheon hostesses will be Mrs
George Morris Fay, Mrs. Bartholo-
NEW Diggins, Mrs. James Beattie
Mrs. Joseph English. Mrs. James
Castiglia, Mrs. John Morgan, Mrs
Thomas Murphy and Mrs. E. G
Delaney. Mrs. Ernest M. Fornil
is the general chairman.
The benefit is being given tt
raise funds for the building func
of Observation-Disclosures, the sec.
ondary school of immaculate Sem.
mary.
Cord Porty Mondoy
Welfare projects of the Districf
Section of the Woman's Auxiliary
of the American Institute of Min.
ing and Metallurgical Engineer
will receive the proceeds from thu
benefit card party to be given by
the section at / pm. Monday al
Evening star., 1951-05-15
Wonen's Clubs
Industry Declared Better Equipped
For Mobilization Now Than 10 Years AooI

Industry is infinitely better
equipped to do a good job of mo-
bilization than it was 10 years ago
J. Spencer Love, textile industrial
list and former bureau chief for
textiles for the War Production
Board. declared yesterday.
In a luncheon address before
the Woman's National Democratic
Club. Mr.. Love, chairman of the
board of directors for Burlington
Mills, Inc, cited greater produc.
ton since World War II which has
allowed greater use of capital fol-
expansion as one reason why in
dustry is better able to handle the
Job
In the present situation" Mr.
Love declared, with greater pro-
ductivity since the war, it is not
likely that Government requests
will take more than Is to-20 pei
cent Of the total production"
The speaker. whose subject was
"The Relationship Between In
dustry and the War Effort
pointed out that industry today is
producing a record amount" of
goods of all types. Up to now it
has supplied all the mobilization
requirements without serious
shortages of any kind, he added.
Mr.. Love cited, however, the
businessmen's fear that this high
rate of productivity without
shortages also could act as a
boomerang, particularly if mobili-
Evening star., 1951-05-15
AIunnnue to Hold
Nav Breakfast

The annual May breakfast OF
Alpha Chi Omega alumnae in the
Washington area will be held at
10 am. Sunday at the Hotel
Statler.
The program will include. the
installation of new officers for the
coming year to be headed by Mrs
Arthur B. Amber, jr., president
Other new officers are Mrs
Thomas Mountjoy, vice president
Miss Valerie K. Stubbs, recording
secretary; Mrs. Carl B. Fisher
corresponding secretary; Mrs
Chester Leasure. treasurer; Mrs
w. j. Boyd, historian, and Mrs
Carey K. Quinn, Panhellenic dele.
gate.
Koppos to Meet
The last meeting of the season
of the District Junior Alumna'
Association of Kappa Kapp;
Gamma will be held at 8 o'olocl
tonight at 2129 G street NV.
New officers of the association
include Mrs. Graham T. Northrup
president; Miss Joan Rowcliffe
vice president; Miss Nan Mitchell
corresponding secretary; Mis-
Patricia Garrett, recording secre
tary; Mrs. John Donohue, treas
urer. and Miss Dorothy Buckelev
Ynen1hership chairman
Evening star., 1951-05-15

Woodward & Lothrop's Bethesda
Chevy Chase store.
Mrs. r. G. Dean is chairman
for the event and will be assisted
by Mrs. B. B. Hood, president
Mrs. Max Ball, Mrs. Oliver Bowles,
Mrs. j. H. Hedges, Mrs. C. F.
jackson, Mrs. A. II. Meuche, Mrs.
H. l. Smith, Mrs. r. A. Cattell,
Mrs. r. L. Anderson and Mrs.
Hillary st. Clair.
ChiIdren's Home Teo
A benefit tea for the Swartzell
Methodist Home for Children will
be given by the Woman's Society
for Christian Service of the Met
ropolitan M mortal Methodist
Church from 3 to $50 pm. Thurs.
day at 5123 Tilden street NV
The benefit will include a bake
sale. a white elephant table and
a plastic sale.
Rupert Home Benefit
The 49th anniversary of the
Ladies Aid Society of the Rupert
Home For the Aged will be cele-
brated at a benefit sale and buffet
supper to be held from to z pm
Sunday at 2300 Good Hope road
Sc.
The sale will include fancy
work, cake and candy and white
elephant table will be set up. Pro-
ceeds from the benefit will be
turned over to the home.
Evening star., 1951-05-15
Arlington Clubs
Meet Tomorrow

The Arlington County Fedora
Ition of Women's Clubs will have
an open meeting at l PIN. ,omor-
row at the. Lyon Village Com.
Emunity House.
The Waycroft Women's Club
will be the hostess club at the
meeting at which Mrs. G. w.
johnson will speak on Mexico.
The same speaker will address
members of the Waycroft Club
at 1890 pm. Friday at meet
ing to be held at the home of
Mrs. Hoyt L. Johnson. 1143 North
Frederick street, Arlington. The
program also will include a talk
on civilian defense by 1t. Frank
Palmer who will illustrate his
talk with slides.
/ The hostess will be assisted by
Mrs. l. S. Bean. Mrs. Guy A.
Ramsdell and Mrs. Edna Davis.
Evening star., 1951-05-15

zation should suddenly end, re-
sulting in Government requested
material being thrown back on
the civilian market. With no con-
sumer demands to take up the
surplus, Mr.. Love anticipated
there would be some unemploy-
ment" during the adjustment Pc
Iriod.
The businessmen are also con-
tcerned overs controls and labor
problems, Mr.. Love declared.
"They realize controls are
WISE" he said, "but they hope
the people will realize that con-
trolls will not do the job perma-
Inently-that they are only tenn
Iporary." Mr.. Love further ex-
pressed the hope that Congress
won't let the socialists and col
Ilectivists come in and use con-
trolls to smother free enterprise. y
Looking at the relationship of
industry to the war effort as
AFFECTED by labor. Mr.. Love, said
the businessmen know you can't
have stabilization if the price of
labor goes up"
"If you're going to have a con-
|tinuing spiral in labor, you will
have a continuing spiral in prices, /"
he said, adding that the only way
to stop the spiral is to have real
collective bargaining"
Mrs. Frank c. Pace, jr.. program
chairman, introduced Mr.. Love,
and Mrs. Fred Morrison, president
of the club, opened the meeting.