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Evening star., 1951-02-27
Three Teen-Aeers GET
Sentences in Robbery
Spree in Maryland

Three teen-agers, two boys and
a girl, who wound up a cross
country automobile tour with a
robbery spree in Southern Mary
land and along the Baltimore
boulevard, were sentenced to
prison terms yesterday in Upper
Marlboro Circuit Court.
They are William Preston
Leake, 18 his sister. Helen Jane
Leake, 10. both of Centerline.
Mich. and Arthur Merle Lydick.
II, of Van Dyke, Mich.
They were among a group of
eight persons who waived grand
jury action and pleaded guilty
before Judge Charles C. Marbury.
Indeterminate Terms.
Judge Marbury ordered the girl
to serve an indeterminate term
not to exceed three years in the
Maryland Reformato tory for
Women. The two youths also
were sentenced to indeterminate
terms not exceeding three years
to be served in the Maryland Re-
formatory for Males.
Both boys admitted breaking
into nine places between Clinton
and Beltsville, Md. They were
sentenced for breaking into a fill
ing station owned by Arthur c.
Kimble at Clinton. The court
suspended sentences generally il
the other eight cases.
Confinement was ordered for
Helen Jane Leake for her part in
the robbery of the B & D Service
Station at Beltsville. In seven
other cases in which she con-
fessed participation, the court
suspended sentence.
In another case, Judge Marbury
ordered Herbert Rodgers, %. of
Philadelphia. to serve five years
in the Maryland House of Correc-
ton for larceny of diamond rings
and other personal property
valued at nearly $500 from James
w. Wellef OF college, Park.
Others Are Listed.
Others who entered guilty pleas
and their sentences were:
Alphonso Gargano, SO. who was
given six months in the State
House of Correction for running
away from a Prince Georges
County road gang last October 10.
Addison Sherwood, 20, an An
drews Air Force Base airman,
charged with theft of $50 from
the Skyline Restaurant in District
Heights, was sentenced an inde-
terminate term not to exceed four
years in the Maryland Reforma-
tory for Males.
Harry L. McCleary, 80, of Silver
Hill. was given two years in the
House of Correction for increasing
check from $3.72 to $30.72.
James Williams; colored, 80, of
Baltimore, was ordered to serve
five years in the Maryland Peni-
tentiary after he pleaded guilty
to burglarizing the home of Law
renee C. Gayer at Forestville last
October 81. ..+.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Delegates Push Plan
To Eliminate Floods
In PeuceCross Area
By staff Correspondent Of The star

By q Stoff Correspondent Of The Stor
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 27.-Two Re-
publican members of the Prince
Georges County delegation plan to
urge the State Roads Commission
this week to take immediate steps
to eliminate flood conditions in
the Bladensburg Peace Cross area.
I'm tired of talking about
floods in Bladensburg," said Dele
gate William r. Hughes, who will
make the trip to Baltimore with
Delegate John F. Lillard, "I in
tend to see that something is done
immediately"
Mr.. Hughes said he will ask the
commission to consider a plan ad-
vanced by Greenhorne & O'Mara,
q Hyattsville engineering firm.
The plan contemplates raising
roads in the area from to 8 feet
to make the entire section 10 feet
above sea level. Cost of the plan
is estimated at about 100000.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Toxpoyers Will Meet

The Pleasant Ridge Community
Taxpayers Association will meet
at 8 o'clock tonight at the Grange
Hall, Gallows and Annandale road
in Fairfax County. o. P. Aichel,
resident State highway engineer
in the county, and o. c. Eubank,
general manager of the Virginia
Insurance Rating Bureau, will
speak.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Allied Citizens
Back County
Beer Monopoly
Oppose Bill Giving
Montgomery Council
Power Over Board

Retention of the beer monopoly
in Montgomery County was urged
last night by unanimous vote of
the Allied Civic Group Of Silver
Spring.
1t also asked a gubernatorial
veto of legislation turning over
appointment of the Liquor Control
Board to the County Council and
the management of the dispensary
system to the council and county
Delegates speaking on those
measures praised the past opera
tion Of the county liquor system
under the responsibility of a board
appointed by the Governor.
A proposal presented by the
groups Legislative Committee to
have the county delegation intro
duce bills establishing similar
system under an elected liquor
board was defeated by voice
vote.
Tax Increase Feared.
The veto request. originally
proposed as part of the same reso-
luton. was later adopted by a
17-to-13 vote.
The beer monopoly action came
in support of resolution of the
Park Hills Citizens Association.
1t claimed that a prospective loss
of $l50,000 in beer tax revenue
would force an increase in real
estate taxes.
In other business the group
voted to:
Support an elected nonepartisan
school board for Montgomery
County. 1t asked. however, that
elections be held separate from
the general elections.
Repeal the Lindsay law requir-
ing bipartisan elections for county
council members.
Oppose the payment of a vet
erans' bonus by the State.
Teacher Raise Supported.
Seek critical building material
for school construction and sup
port the $500 State teacher salary
increase proposed by DR.. Thomas
G. Pullen, State superintendent
of education.
Support State legislation calling
for a new constitutional conven-
ton referendum in 1854.
"Deplore the action of the Mont
gomery County Council in not CIV
ing a full and complete hearing to
any person, board or group either
within or without the council
jurisdiction when appearing be-
fore them to discuss public prob
lens that may be considered i'm
portant to the citizens of Mont
gomery County"
This resolution referred to the
recent refusal of the Council to
hear a report of the Montgomery
County Liquor Control Board be-
cause it repeatedly related to leg
islation outside the province OF
the Council.
The Allied Civic Group alsc
granted to its 15-member Execu-
tive Committee permission to ACT
for the group between meetings
on matters Of legislation during
the present session of the Mary
land General Assembly.
The Forest Glen Park and Sligo
Park Knolls Citizens Association
were admitted as the 29th anc
30th member associations.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Montgomery Cobbie
Gets 30 Days in Assault

A Montgomery County taxicab
driver yesterday was sentenced to
80 days in the county jail for
assaulting a maid who was riding
as a passenger in his cab.
Frank B. Rogel. AZ, Of the 1900
block of Seventeenth street NV,
was found guilty by Trial Magis-
trate James r. Miller after Miss
Aline Jackson, colored, testified
that Rogel laid a hand on her
the night of February 16.
Rogel, who pleaded not guilty.
appealed the case and was freed
under 81, 900 bond.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

"I helped to get the old machine
out"
In an interview yesterday. he
expressed "very strong opposition
to gambling. It's a cancerous
thing and so lucrative that the
gamblers get into everything"
He added that it should be re-
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Falls Church Police
Given $500 Raise 10
Halt designations

The Falls Church City Council
last night agreed to give the
city,s IA policemen 5000 annual
raise because so many men have
quit. -.
City Manager w. Rhodes Wood
bury warned that we're not going
to have a Police Department at
all if we can't recruit new men. u
He read a seven-month report
on work of the force prepared by
Chief e. H. Howard.
The department had a 38 per
cent personnel turnover between
last March l and January l
Three men have left the depart
ment in the last month.
Mr.. Woodbury. told the Council
that Arlington police rockies earn
more than $4,000 a year, while
the Falls Church starting salary
is $2,40 Members of the city
force put in an average Of So
hours a week, he said.
The new police pay schedule is
to be retroactive to February !.
New Post Office Urged.
The council recommended i'm
mediate construction of a proposed
new city post Office at West Broad
and Little Falls streets.
A. Burke Hertz, collector of rev.
enue, asked the council to require
Falls Church contractors to pay
a tax on gross receipts, regardless
of where their work is done.
His proposal was scheduled for a
public hearing at a council meet
ing March IL.
The council adopted a new ordi-
nance to control taxicabs. The
measure requires drivers to get a
city license and to undergo police
investigation of their traffic rec
ords and vehicles.
Bank Stock to Be Taxed.
Another ordinance adopted pro-
vides for collection of taxes on
stock of the Fails Church Bank.
City Attorney LaRue Van Meter
said complete reassessment of
Falls Church is to be completed
by noon, today. He praised the
work of City Clerk Harry E. Wells,
Clarence Echardt, director of
finance, and Austin D. Thompson,
George H. Walter and Col. Ed
ward P. Herman, members of the
Board of Assessors.
Mrs. Genness w. Myer, Harry
Mccarthy, Samuel McCrary and
Sherman Wells were named by
Mayor Albert Orme to represent
the Council on a committee with
the Falls Church Bar Association
to study organization of the city's
law department.
Mrs. Marjorie Elsten was rec
commended to fill a vacancy on the
Electoral Board caused by return
to active duty in the Army of
Claude Wells. Fairfax Circuit
Judge Paul Brown makes the ap-
pOintment.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Teacher Pay ToIk Set

The Arlington County Council
of Parent Teacher Associations
will discuss proposed teacher SAL
ary increases at a meeting at s
pm. tomorrow at the new STRAIT
ford Junior High School.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

expects to play
h is part in
" m a k n g the
changes h a t
are already be-
ing felt as a re-
suit of the Re-
publican victory
last November.
Mr.. MiaZga.
who lives at
6302 F r t v
sixth a v e n u e,
Riverdale, said
he m a d e no
speeches in the
campaign, but
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Lunkford Named

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Feb. q
P.-Charles M. Lankford, jr.,
chairman OF the Virginia Com
mission Of Fisheries, has been
named vice chairman of the At
lantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Aberdeen-Anqus Herd Sold

WARRENTON, Va, Feb. 81
(SpeciaD Col. Albert P. Hinck-
ley has sold his 91-head Aberdeen
Angus herd to John Calls Aman-
dale Farm at Upperville and
Henry r. Meningitis Cornwell
Farm at Vienna.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Magistrate Miozgo Pledges
Changes in Prince Georges

Theodore L. Miazga, Silver
Spring attorney nominated by
Gov. McKeldin to be a Prince
Georges County trial magistrate,
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Christian Endeavor Union
Conference 10 Open Aug.31

The Christian Endeavor Union
of Washington will hold an annual
conference August 81 through
September at Camp Penn, near
Waynesboro, Pa.
Among those who will take part
in the conference are the Rev
Harry V. Porter, pastor of West
minister Presbyterian Church; the
Rev. Harry Rankin, pastor of
River Road United Presbyterian
Church; the Rev. Donald c. Irwin
pastor of Wallace Memorial United
Presbyterian Church and Wallace
Bishop, pastor of the Washington
Bible Institute.
Carl Powell of the Evangelical
United Brethren Church is presi-
dent of the Christian Endeavor
Union and director of the confer
ence.
Evening star., 1951-08-18

parked on the church grounds
at Sunday service, the chapel
and its surroundings suggest a
bucolic picture of earlier days
Although the chapel was erected
in 1881. the congregation traces
its origin to a Sunday school start
ed during the rectorship of the
Rev. j. N. Wylie of Labyrinth
Parish, now Silver Spring Parish
1864-1972.
In 1874 it is known that Miss
Ellen Albert would secure a clergy
man, call a meeting and ride
horseback around the area invit-
ing people to attend the service
in the woods where the chapel
now stands. Later a schoolhouse
was built next to the chapel, and
services were held there through
the enterprise of Miss Albert. II
was due to her that a firmer Or
Iganization of the Sunday school
was effeced about this time.
Soon after Col. Washington
Bowie gave property on which the
chapel stands. He suggested the
chapel be called ST. Ellen's Chapel,
but Miss Albert asked that it be
named st. Mary's Chapel. First
workers for the chapel included
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Albert, Mrs.
John S. Blair and a Mrs. Baldwin
and Mrs. Hutton. Ground for
the chapel was broken in 1881 and
it is believed the building was
opened the same year for services.
Most of the furnishings in use
today in the chapel are those put
in during this period.
For some years activity at the
chapel was at a low ebb. One Of
the older members, Fred Sinyard.
recalls that about 1910 the Rev.
George B. McGrew, then rector
of Grace Church. Silver Spring
Parish. rode a bicycle to St. Mary's
Chapel in the snow to hold a
Evening star., 1951-08-18

service. Mr.. McGrew found only
Mr., Sinyard present.
A resurgence in activity began
in 1927 when the Rev. w. r
Moody, now Bishop of Lexington,
was rector of Grace Church. This
activity lasted approximately six
years and then another dormant
period followed.
In May, 1949. the chapel became
a mission chapel of the Wash
ington diocese. That year the
diocese sent two SeminarianS, w
Donald Taylor and Robert Sar-
gent, to survey the area. They
learned there were a number of
Episcopalians in the neighborhood
and that more were expected in
the building boom then underway
In 1850 MI Taylor was assigned
to work at the chapel.
In May, 1850, Knox Kreutzer
a seminarian at the Virginia
Theological Seminary, started
services at the chapel. At first
three to five persons attended. A
month later the number had
jumped to 25. and this spring il
was up to almost 40.
A new recurrence is now under
way at the chapel. one that bids
fair to be long in duration. A new
heating plant has been installed
in the parish hall and a new
kitchen is planned. A marked in
crease in attendance at services
is expected this fall of suburban
dWellers who enjoy worshiping in
a country atmosphere.
Two members of many years
still active are Mrs. Bessie v. Rab-
bitt. a member since 1904, and
Miss Edna Hull. a member of 40
years standing.
Mr.. Taylor, now the Rev. w.
Donald Taylor is native of
Dundee, III. He is the son of the
Rev. Albert E. Taylor, rector of
st. David's Church here. A grad
uate of Northwestern University
and of the General Theological
Seminary, New York, Mr.. Taylor
was ordained to the dioconate on
June Is. 1851. He is married and
lives at 400 Blandford avenue
Rockville, Md.
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Services Will Mark
18th Anniversary
OF Grace Lutheran

The 18th anniversary of Grace
Lutheran Church will be cele-
brated during services tomorrow
in the church, Sixteenth and VAR
mum streets NV.
DR.. Harold OSterman of Pitts
burgh, who is president of the
Eastern District of the American
Lutheran Church, will be guest
preacher at both 9 and II am.
services.
DR.. Gerhard E. LenSki, pastor of
the church since 1919. will be in
charge of the program.
A pamphlet on the history of
the church, "Seventry-five Years
in the Nations Capital" will be
distributed and two carved wooden
panels will be placed to complete
the original plan for the reredos
and altar of the church.
The congregation, organized in
1876, held their first services in
a chapel on Thirteenth street, be-
tween @ and R streets NV. This
building was later diSmantled and
a stone church was built on the
same site The congregation
moved to the Sixteenth street 10
cation in 1928.
Grace Church has had three
pastors. The first pastor, the Rev.
E. G. Tressel, served until 1892.
He was succeeded by the Rev,
John Doermann in 1898.
Grace Church is a member of
the American Lutheran Church,
which is one of the constituent
members of the National Lutheran
Council, with headquarters in New
York City.
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Catholic Churches
Plan Shrine Collection

A special collection will be taker
up in all Catholic churches of the
archdiocese tomorrow for the
building fund of the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
ton on the Catholic University
campus.
The shrine. which will cost more
than SIS million is scheduled for
completion in 1854, the Tooth an
niversary of the proclamation of
the doctrine of the Immaculate
Conception.
In letter to be read in all of
Washington's Catholic churches
tomorrow, the Most Rev. Patrick
A. O'Boyle, Archbishop of Wash
ington, points out that the United
States had been placed under the
patronage of Mary Immaculate
eight years before the proclama-
ton.
Archbishop O'Boyle urges Amer
lcan Catholics to support the Shrine
as an expression of their devotion
and ito fix more firmly in our
hearts and minds our national
dedication to the Immaculate Con-
ception."
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Arlington Church Of Air
Announces Broadcasts

Religious services will be broad
cast each day. tomorrow throug.
next Friday, from Arlington
churches over Church of the
Air"
Tomorrow's speakers will be the
Rev. Fred B. Walker of Airing
ton Church of Christ, at IL am
over WARL, and the Rev. jackson
A. Browne of Lomax A. M. E
Zion Church, at 11:30 am. ovel
WEAM.
Weekday speakers each day viii
be the Rev. R. Beverly Watkins
of darlington Methodist Church
at 8:45 am. over WARL, and Mr.
Walker at 1915 am. over WEAM
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Rev. Patch Will Preach
On Our Lady of Futimo

The Rev Alquin r. Patch, assist
ant pastor of the Catholic Church
of the Annunciation here, will
preach at 3 pm. tomorrow at an
Our Lady of Fatima service in st.
Patrick's Catholic Church, Tenth
and G streets NV.
Following the service, movie
on Fatima will be shown at Car
roll Hall, 924 G street NV.
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Army Chaplain Plans
Talk in Alexandria

Army Chaplain Edwin L. Kirt.
ley, jr.. of the Chief of Chaplains
Office here. will preach at II am
tomorrow on Heavenly Places" in
First Christian Church, 2715 De-
Witt avenue, Alexandria.
The congregation will meet at
8 pm. tomorrow in Del Ray Meth
odist Church, 100 East Windsor
avenue, Alexandria. The Rev
Wilbur S. Hogevoll, pastor of First
Christian Church, will speak at
this union service on How Big Is
Your World"
Evening star., 1951-08-18

6:45 pm. on Refusing to be Regi-
mented."
Services tomorrow will mark
Mr.. Rustin's first visit to the
pulpit of Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church since he &C
.cepted the pastorate at Nashville
last September.
Evening star., 1951-08-18

| following Sun
d ay a t t h e
C h u &c h, 900
M a ssachuSettS
avenue NV.
DR.. R u S t in,
now pastor of
Belmont Meth
0 dis t Church,
N a S h willie,
T e n H., Will
preach tOmor-
row at 9 and
11:15 am. on
The M e a n S
Determine the
End" and at
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Luther League PorIey

Washington representatives will
attend an annual convention OF
the Luther League of the Evangel-
Iical Lutheran Synod of Maryland
Ion September 1-3 at Gettysburg
pa College. officers will be in
stalled.
Evening star., 1951-08-18

Built in 1881,
t h e c h a p e |
S t a n d S in a
grove of trees
on Aspen Hill
road, a short
distance from
Georgia avenue
extended a n d
approXimat y
s miles north of
Silver Spring,
M d. Attached
to the chapel is
the parish hall,
erected in 1927
t hroug gh the
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Seminary Student to Speak

R. Richard Summer, student
lat Gettysburg Pa.) Lutheran
Seminary, will speak at II am.
tomorrow on "On the Road to
Jericho" in st. Pauls Lutheran
Church, Connecticut avenue and
Everett street NV.
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Dr.. Tabor to Speok

DR.. L. Ralph Tabor, pastor of
Luther Place Memorial Church,
will speak at 9 and ii am. services
tomorrow on What Christ Has
Joined L in the church, 1925 Yer
mont avenue NV.
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Bradbury Heiohts Service

The Rev. Fred H. Heather, jr,,
associate secretary of the Meth
odist Commission on Chaplains,
will speak at IL am. tomorrow in
First Methodist Church, Brad
bury Heights, Bowen road at Ala
hama avenue s E
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Huqerstown Pastor Here

The Rev. Paul B. Watlington,
pastor of First Baptist Church,
Hagerstown, Md, will preach at
II am. tomorrow in West Wash
ington Baptist Church, Thirty
first and N streets NV.
Evening star., 1951-08-18
By Cospor Nonnes

st. Mary's Episcopal Chapel
Aspen Hill, Md. is a Washington
area place of worship still sur
rounded by a countryside charm
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Dr.. Rustin 10 Be Guest
AT Mount Vernon Place

DR.. John w. Rustin, who was
pastor for IA years of Mount Yer
non Place Methodist Church, will
be guest speaker tomorrow and the
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Ghrtstanrlptrtatt
CHRISTADELPHIAN CHAPEL
132 Webster st. NV. Public Invited

Christadelphian Ecclesia
1912 9th NV. 3rd FL Public Invited
S. s., 10 am. Service, IL am
Evening star., 1951-08-18

work of the Ladies Guild.
Except for the automobiles
Evening star., 1951-06-23

is
wMpa
section the office building being
structure of
dfrmE
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trast to 27 per cent in the 1949
period.
BIS said that in many cases
extra space had been used for q
second bathroom. Almost a
fourth of the houses started in
the first three months Of this
year had more than one bath
room-a big Jump over the pre-
vious two years.
The average construction cost
of the houses started In the six
cities rose by 26 per cent, from
$9.215 during the second half of
1949, to $11,765 in the first quar-
ter of this year.
The increase was attributed
partly to changes in building
materials prices and construction
workers wages, and partly to the
+ fact that the homes were gener-
ally larger.
Evening star., 1951-06-23

it's studies of financing, prices and
rentals of new housing, completed
here during different periods in
the last three years.
A BIS spokesman indicated a
considerable supply of new homes
can still be expected to be COM
pleted for the local market this
year under the liberal credit ar
rangements in effect prior to is
suance of Regulation 'X".
This situation results from the
fact that many local builders
obtained financing commitments
prior to the October, 1850, mort
Igage-credit curbs deadline.
Surveys in the BIS series for
1949, 1850 and the first quarter of
1851 indicated that veterans paid
from $4,000 to $4,000 less for
houses than non-veterans.
In another study reported on
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today. BIS found that houses
built in this area during the first
quarter OF this year were larger
and cost more than those built
in periods studied in the previous
two years.
In this respect, the Washington
areas experience is similar to
that Of Boston, Chicago, Miami
New York and San Francisco.
About go per cent of the houses
started in the first quarter of the
year in the six cities had 1000
square feet or more of floor area
whereas only DO per cent of houses
started during the second half OF
1949 had floor area that great.
More Smaller Houses.
Only 10 per cent Of the new
houses started had as few as SOC
square feet of floor space in the
first quarter of this year, in con-