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Evening star., 1951-06-13
Protest WaIkouts Cut
telephone Service at
4 Virginia Exchanges

Telephone service to Fairfax,
Leesburg, Vienna and Virginia
Beach was disrupted today as vir-
ginia operators staged another
protest walkout over failure to win
a new work contract.
Operators left the switchboards
at the four communities at 8 am,
and there was no indication when
they planned to return.
A similar walkout yesterday, af-
fecting Fairfax. Leesburg, Vienna,
Warrenton. and number of other
Virginia communities, lasted three
hours. The first walkouts oc-
|curred Monday.
officials of the Communications
Workers Of America said they
were unaware of the operators
action. They said the operators
apparently were taking it upon
themselves to protest what they
consider stalling by the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co. in
current contract negotiations.
Company officials said they had
no advance notice Of the work
stoppages.
Meanwhile. the telephone COM
pany and the union negotiators
appeared farther from agreement
than ever.
j. Rhodes Mitchell, vice-presi-
dent and general manager of
C.& p, said at the end of a brief
bargaining session in Richmond
yesterday that the company can
not accede to demands that make
impossible our managing this busi-
ness so as to assure the public
dependable service at all times"
A. v. Atkinson, chairman of the
u n S negotiating committee,
charged the company representa-
ltives with walking out of yester-
days meeting.
The contract between the union
and company expired more than
three weeks ago, but the employees
have continued on the job under
its provisions.
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Silver Spring Hospital Drive
Needs $500, 900 for First Unit

The Silver Spring Hospital As
|sociation last night voted to under
take a 100000 fund-raising cam
|paign to finance the first unit of q
private hospital.
It withdrew its offer of the
associations 25-acre site, at Forest
Glen road. and Sligo Creek park
way, to Montgomery County for
the location Of a medical center
since "the possibility of securing
local public funds promptly does
not exist"
Evening star., 1951-06-13

The Prince Georges County
Board Of Education has awarded
contracts for construction OF
Lincoln Elementary school In
Buena Vista and a four-room ad-
dition to the Beltsville Elementary
school. f
The contract for the 12-class-
room Lincoln school for colored
children was awarded by the
board yesterday to the Segreti
Construction Co. of Washington
with low bid of $348,l10. School
ISupt. William S. Schmidt said the
school is due to be completed by
September, 1852.
- The Jay Gee Construction Co
of Washington won the Beltsville
contract with a bid of $77,572. Mr.
Schmidt said that project is to bt
completed sometime during the
next school year.
New Principals Approved.
The board also approved these
appointments for new principals:
/. Miss Mildred Hickman. prin-
|cipal of Seat Pleasant Elementary
to be principal Of Bladensburg
Grammar school.
2. Mrs. Mary Mills, former
principal of Brentwood Junior
High School, which was virtually
destroyed by fire this spring, to be
principal of Lyndon Hill Ele-
fmentary.
8. Miss Rita Donovan, principal
of Colmar Manor Elementary, to
be principal of Seat Pleasant
Elementary.
4. Mrs. Mabel L. Johnson
teacher at Paramount Height;
Elementary, to be principal o.
Holly Grove Colored Elementary
at Naylor.
5. Lawrence w. Jackson, teach.
er at Paramount Heights High
School, to be vice principal of that
school.
6. Carmen Fognano, teacher al
Oxon Hill High, to be vice prin.
cipal of Suitland High.
7. William Miles, teacher a.
Hyattsville Junior High, to bt
vice principal at that school.
Teachers Named.
These new teachers were ap.
pointed:
Mrs. Eunice r. Michaels anc
John Quincy Adams, Greenbelt
High: Mrs. Nina c. Piozet, Bla.
densburg Junior High; Mrs
Martha Hess, Langley Park Ele.
mentary; Miss Nancy Wilmer
Berwyn Elementary; Miss Eunics
Hooper and Mrs. Madelyn Conk.
lyn, Landover Hills Elementary;
Mrs. Gladys Farwell, University
Park Elementary; Mrs. Maidie E
Craig, Ager Road Elementary;
Mrs. Nellie Doering. Lanham Ele.
mentary. and Mrs. Dorothy Nor.
gan. Greenbelt Center.
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2 New CounciImen Elected
4 Reelected at tierndon
MR.. TAsKER.
MRS. KING.

Four town councilmen in Hern-
don. Va, were reelected and two
new councilmen were elected in
yesterdays municipal balloting ir
that Fairfax County town.
Marshall A. Martin, ST., with
'153 votes. was unopposed foi
Mayor to succeed George w. Nc
Glincy. Vernon C. Cockerille, with
l66 votes, was unopposed for towr
treasurer. He also holds the jot
of town sergeant which he has
held for 81 years.
There were IL candidates fol
the six available Town Council
seats. W. B. Harrison, with 147
votes. led the ticket, according tc
complete unoffcial returns. Next
was John Mcdaniel with LAG. He
is an incumbent.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Falls Church Firemen
Open Carnival

A crowd described by police as
the largest ever to witness q pa
rade in Falls Church watched
If1remen from nearby Virginia and
Maryland communities celebrate
the opening of the Falls Church
Volunteer Fire Department car
Inival.
The carnival will run through
Saturday night at Lee highway
and West Broad street.
Prizes were awarded to Arling-
ton Fire Department for the best
appearing apparatus; Kensington,
Md. best appearing rescue unit;
best appearing ladies' auxiliary,
Bailey's Crossroads; best appear
ing color guard. Post 139 Ameri-
can Legion, Arlington; best senior
marching unit, Annandale Fire
Department ladies' unit; best jun
ior marching unit. Arlington Fire
Department majorettes: best fire
department march unit. Manassas.
Prizes were also awarded for
best appearing float. Virginia For
est Service; best band. Marine
Drum and Bugle Corps; best
school band, Falls Church; oldest
piece OF apparatus under its own
power, Bailey's Crossroads: Oldest
apparatus. Manassas; best deco
rated commercial entry, Falls
Church Florist, and company
coming the furthest distance
Warrenton and Rockville.
The Bailey's Crossroads oldest
apparatus was a 1923 ladder
truck. The Manassas entry was a
1919 horse-drawn vehicle which
was towed in the parade.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Traffic Safety Award
Given Rockville Mayor

Mayor G. La Mar Kelly, jr.. OF
Rockville yesterday received an
award on behalf of the city from
the National Safety Council for
the 4municipality's record of no
traffic deaths during 1850.
The presentation was made in
front of Richard Montgomery
High School, Rockville, by Rich
ard c. O'Connell, representing
Gov. McKeldin and Paul Burke,
State traffic director.
Rockville is one of three Mary
land towns over 5000 population
given such awards. The two others
are Westminster and Havre de
Grace,
Evening star., 1951-06-13

ton Democratic Committee chair
man, said it has not been decided
whether Democrats will hold a
convention or mass meeting to
indorse two candidates for the
county board vacancies.
Mr.. Pearson, 81, who lives at
50l9 North Thirty-fourth street,
is manager of the Neighborhood
Theaters in Arlington. He has
been active in the school safety
patrol program. is past president
of the Arlington Rotary Club, an
officer of the county's Heart AS
sociation, and a member of the
Arlington chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
He twice has served as campaign
chairman of the Community
Chest.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Mon Gets Jail Term
For Indecent Exposure

Ernest Borden. jr., 38, of the
1000 block of Gale street was SEN
fenced to 80 days in the Montgom-
cry County Jail and fined $50 on
an indecent exposure charge in
Silver Spring Police Court yester-
day.
Borden, who is colored, was ac-
eused of exposing himself Monday
In the rear of the Falkland Apart
Sments, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Arlington Tax Study
Urged by Clements

A citizens advisory group to
study assessment procedures and
the personal property tax would
be set up by j. Elwood Clements
candidate for Arlington commits
sioner Of revenue, if he is elected
Mr.. Clements. who at present is
county sheriff, spoke last night at
a meeting Of the Clements-for-
Commissioner Club.
The advisory group, Mr.. Glenn
ents said, would include not less
than five persons. The assessment
study would be undertaken "in
order to tighten any loopholes that
now exist in the assessment OF
new residents, those becoming OF
age and in the entitlement of mill
tary residence to tax relief under
the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Re-
lief Act.
"The personal property taz
study will be instituted in order
to divorce this tax from the realm
OF politics and make recommen.
dations whereby the conscientious
taxpayer and the taxpayer un.
able to get to the commissioner.
office would not be victimized, ;
Mr.. Clements said.
In order to reduce the number
of people waiting in line for as
sistance in filling out their taz
returns, Mr.. Clements proposes
that a staggered schedule be sci
UP. r
If the new department Of real
property assessments is set up, Mr.
Clements said, it will have the
complete cooperation of the COM
missioner's office.
The incumbent commissioner
George D. Fischer, has already
promised to cooperate with the
new assessment office.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Dr.. Nelson to Address
Fairfox Red Cross Unit

Or. Kenneth n. Nelson, medical
director and administrator Of the
Washington Regional Blood Gen.
ter. will speak at the annual meet
ing of the Fairfax County Chapter
of the American Red Cross at $3.50
p m. Friday at Oak, Hill, the home
|of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. How
rey. Wakefield Chapel road.
All county residents who con-
tributed to the county Red Cross
Fund Drive are eligible to take
part in the election Of officers OF
the meeting. Il
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Nursery School Elects
In Silver Sprinu

Mrs. Lester Nurick has been
elected president Of the Silver
Spring Cooperative Nursery
School.
Other officers elected include
Mrs. Robert Broaddus, member
ship chairman: Mrs. Samuel Eff
ron, housing chairman: Mrs. Muir.
ray Eden, secretary and Mrs. Har.
old Kramer. treasurer.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Bethesdo-C Chevy Chase
Lions Club Elects Quinn

Carey E. Quinn has been elected
president of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Lions Club.
Other officers elected include E
Austin Carlin, first vice president;
James E. Hoyle, second vice pres
|ident; Harry T. Wolfe. third vice
president: William T. Allen, Sec
retary-treasurer: Charles Stuart
lion tanner; John Logan, tail
twister: Joseph Stuart and Fred
Woolston. directors.
Evening star., 1951-06-13

| The first unit Of the proposed
hospital will be an obstetrical
surgical or medical unit with the
lother sections to be added as pri.
|yate funds become available. The
eventual goal is a complete gen.
Ieral hospital.
Reelected president of the as
Isociation and it's board of con.
|struction trustees was Ralph D
Boyd. Other officers for 1951-5a
are Robert T. Snure, vice presi-
dent; Morris Taylor. treasurer,
and Mrs. E. Brooks Lee, secretary
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Prince Georges
baIks Funds for
Civil Defense
Defers Action on
Grant to StoekpiIe
Medical Supplies

There appeared to be little
chance today that Prince Georges
County will spend any money or
civil defense. for the next year al
least.
That was clearly indicated By
the action Of the county commits.
sioners yesterday in deferring de.
cision on a Federal-State propose,
to contribute $4,000 to the county
for the purchase of IL first-aic
units. contingent upon payment
of $4,000 by the county.
The deferment, until next Tues.
day, virtually kills the proposal
since County Civil Defense Direc.
tor P. E. Clark said the State civil
defense organization had set yes.
terday as the deadline for the
county to make its commitment IL
the program. The State organi.
zation. he added, must apply te
the Federal Government for it.
contribution by Friday.
Commissioner H Wilson Spick.
nall commented that there's NJ
reason for us to be stampeded."
$4,000 Allocaion.
Mr.. Clark told the commission.
ers that Maryland has been allo
Gated $120.000 under a new Fed.
|eral law to encourage counties t,
stockpile stores of bandages, med.
|icineS and other first aid equip,
ment. Prince Georges is entitled
to $4,000 under the distribution
he added. with the State contrib.
uting another $4,000.
Before the motion to POSTPONE
any action until Tuesday wa.
unanimously approved, Commits.
sioner Edward j. Ned" Water.
said he doesn't want to see an,
county money going to a civil de.
fense organization.
Sees Duplication.
He said the volunteer groups
such as the Red Cross and the firt
departments, can handle civi
defense for the county.
Mr.. Waters, expressing opposi.
Ition to the whole idea of a civi
defense setup. said he "does no
want to see any little dictator.
created in the form of civil de.
fense directors"
The all-Republican commission.
ers have declined to put any
money in the 1852 budget for civi
defense. Mr.. Clark had asked fol
$4,000 for the year.
Despite lack of funds, however
Mr.. Clark. who is the county agen,
and receives no salary for his civi
defense work, has succeeded in or.
ganizing a volunteer civil defense
|setup. s#st.t as
Appointment Approved.
In another action the commits.
sioners approved appointment o.
Mrs. Dorothy Kelly McArdle a.
director Of nurses at Primes
Georges General Hospital, effectiv,
July /. Mrs. McArdle, who live.
at $50 Crittenden street NE, il
now director of nursing service,
at Providence Hospital.
The county-owned hospital haI
been without a nursing director
for several months.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Postmosters Group Elects

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va, June
|l3 R.-Miss Mary Ann Nichols
of Hamilton today was reelected
president of the Virginia State
branch, National League of Dis
trict Postmasters. Claude r. Whit
mer of Broadway was named Sec
ond vice president. 4
Evening star., 1951-06-13
MIR. TAYLOR.

Other incumbents reelected
are B. M. Keys, lao votes; Holden
Harrison. 1873. and DR.. c. L. Kron-
field, 102. The sixth successful
candidate is Clayton Taylor. 106.
Defeated candidates and their
votes are Arthur Buell., A.; Hunt
ley Finch. "a; Frank Mahoney,
Sc; Homer Stutsman, SO; George
Smith, 81, and A. E. Steele. 98.
The two new council members
will fill posts September / made
vacant by Mr.. Martins withdrawal
to run for Mayor and a second
seat vacated by Ara M. Daniels
who did not seek reelection.
There was total vote of 1913
out of a qualified voting list OF
about 400. according to Mrs. A. H
Kirk, an election Official.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Alexandra 10 Vote
On Method 10 Name
Mayor, Vice Mayor

Alexandria is due to have ar
advisory referendum August 7 tc
determine whether the mayor and
vice mayor shall be elected OF
appointed.
The City Council adopted a reso.
luton last night petitioning the
Corporation Court to call the spe-
cial referendum. Councilman Le-
roy S. Bendheim, chairman OF
the councils Charter Committee
that recommended the special
election, said the courts assent
to the request was automatic.
Two questions on the special
ballot would be: Shall the mayor
be elected by popular vote, and
shall the vice mayor be elected
by popular vote?
Charter Changed.
In past elections. the council
man receiving the most votes be-
came mayor. A provision of the
Icity's new charter, however, passed
at the last session of the State
Legislature. provides that the
elected councilman choose a mayor
from among themselves.
The provision was included in
the new charter on recommenda
ton of the Charter Commission
to make the city's government
conform more closely to a city
manager system.
Mr.. Bendheim said If voters
favor electing a mayor and vice
mayor in the referendum, the
councils Charter COMMITTEE ther
will study what method of elect
ing the two officers should be
used. He said it could be on a
separate ballot at the same time
that councilmen are elected, OF
at a separate election.
Last November, Alexandria vot-
ers in another special referendum
chose to continue electing the city
attorney and city collector, in
stead of having those offices be-
come appointive.
Taxi Ordinance Adopted.
A new taxicab ordinance was
adopted without opposition last
might. It had been approved ten
tatively at a meeting two weeks
ago. The ordinance tightens reg
|ulations for the operating of taxi
cabs in the city, requiring that
drivers keep records of all trips
as they are made.
Councilmen agreed last night to
reductions totaling $233, $50 from
the proposed $5.123,143.67 budget
for the fiscal year beginning July
!. This still leaves expenditures
$282,85 above the anticipated in
come without any additional taxes,
and councilmen will meet again
tonight to decide whether further
reductions can be made or if new
taxes should be imposed.
Reductions agreed to last night
included $4,000 for a new prop
erty yard building; $25,000 from
the school budget; $4,000 from
public works construction; $4,000
for new city garage; $50, 900 for
Ia new courtroom, which was ex-
pended from the current budget;
$4,000 for a new building at the
city stadium: $4,000 for an addi-
ton to the District Home for the
Aged, and a number of equipment
purchases for the engineering de-
|partment.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Virginia Communities
Choose Local Officials
In Municipal Elections

Dozens Of Virginia municipali-
ties elected new town officials
yesterday.
In Leesburg. E. S. Daley, re-
tired employe of the post Office
there, was elected Mayor over
E.. B. White, attorney. The vote
was 241 to 1919 for the office being
vacated by Mayor Maurice r.
Lowenbach. jr., who is retiring
after two terms. >..
In Harrisonburg, voters decided
IN a referendum. 311 to SO, to
support a 100000 bond issue to
finance a sewage disposal plant
south Of the city.
The State Water Control Board
had ordered Harrisonburg to pro-
vide a new plant for the present
outmoded facilities.
Leesburg Balloting.
In the Leesburg election, Horace
M. Hallett was reelected re-
corder without opposition. There
were 10 candidates for six Town
Council seats. The winners are:
Emerson H. James, reelected,
297; Harry F. Newton, 272; Win
slow Williams, 244; Vernon Cla-
gett, 238; Mrs. Thelma j. Smoot,
reelected, 237. and Morton Rid
die, Ill, 225.
They defeated Frank Ratio, 219;
B. Powell Harrison, jr., 218; G. E.
Warner. 223. and Arthur T. Ell
gin, jr.. 146.
Edgar E. Rohr and Harry Par
rish were elected to The Manassas
Town Council. Mr.. Rohr, with
304 votes, and Mr.. Parrish, with
275, defeated Ferris Cue, incum-
bent. 1876. and Arthur Carter, 142.
Mayor Harry p. Davis, in office
since 1922, was unopposed for re-
election.
SWAY Race for Council.
In Purcellville, there was a nine
way race for the six council seats.
Mayor Albert F. Anderson was
reelected without opposition and
Robert Grubb also was unopposed
for reelection as town recorder.
The successful town council
candidates at Purcelville were E.
E. Nichols. jr., incumbent; George
A. Grille; L. K. Mcdaniel, in
cumbent; c.. M. Graham, incum-
bent; ]. Derry Tribby, incumbent.
and Mrs. Helen Hirst Marsh.
They defeated Thomas j.
Hatcher. Elmer Mcdonald and
Donald Seay.
Hamilton reelected Mayor Her.
bert e. Trussell, who was unop-
posed, and Recorder Clifford H.
Grow. also without opposition.
Winning council candidates are
Albert Laycock, G. S. Preston,
Harry H. Trussell and G. B. VOL
ford, all incumbents, and Frank
Burke and Fred Duncan. They de-
feated James r. Francis and Will
liam r. Gheen.
Write-in Candidate Wins.
Middleburg elected CORTLAND H.
Smith as Mayor as a write-in can
didate. Councilmen elected are
Paul A. Adams. Joseph E. Bell,
Norris Royston, H. o. Dodson, L. l..
Lawrence, Homer A. Splitter and
j. H. Lawrence.
The mayor and all six incum-
bent councilmen were reelected
by a wide margin over their op-
ponentS in the Luray municipal
election.
Mayor H. B.. Dyche was re-
elected over Frank Rosser by a
vote Of 500 to 143.
Votes received by the six in
cumbent councilmen were as fol-
lows: Amos Bradley, 643; K. O.
Heiston, 489; Leo Hoax, 489; John
r. Hudson. $40; c. E. Markowitz,
604. and Palmer S. Meyer. 500.
The unsuccessful council cam
didates were Mrs. Robert Keyser,
34i; Mrs. Mildred Yates, 179; Mrs.
Charlotte Stombock. 81, and John
D. Wenger. 1873. 4
Evening star., 1951-06-13

The Demo-
cratic Party is
not holding a
primary in Ar
lington this
year to choose
candidates for
the two county
b o ard vacan-
cies. and Mr..
Pearson is the
first candidate
to announce as
a member of
that party.
H a RI son
Mann Airing.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Boost in Taxes
Called Certain
In InMontgoInery
Hearings on Budget
Moy Help Decide
Extent o. Increase

Montgomery County property
owners are certain to face higher
taxes for the fiscal year beginning
July /, in the opinion Of at least
one member of the County Council.
The prediction was made yes
terday by Harold F. Hammond,
after the Council received post
cards from 13 Bethesda residents
opposing any tax increase.
Mrs. Kathryn Lawlor. another
council member, suggests the
home owners be invited to attend
budget hearings tonight and to-
morrow night in the Rockville
courthouse so they will know
that If we raise taxes we will do
so reluctantly"
I'll was then that Mr.. Hammond
commented:
ITS no longer a question of
whether we will raise taxes. but
rather how much the increase
will be-"
16-Cent Rise Proposed.
County Manager Irving G. Nc
Nayr has recommended a 16-
cent jump over the county's pres
ent basic tax rate of $1.90 to
finance a proposed budget of $11,-
081.623-about $2.3 million more
than the current outlay.
Mr.. Hammond later said the
council cannot hold the line in
view of expanding school needs
and inflationary costs"
He added the county heads hope
to decide on the tax rate for the
coming year by June % and prob
ably will make public their budget
June 26, five days before the dead
line.
In other business, the council
denied petition by G.. & C. Prop
critics for the Redistribution from
residential A to commercial D of
land at the southeast corner of
.Colesville road and Underwood
avenue, Four Corners. A dissent
ing opinion was filed by Mrs.
Lawlor.
Three similar applications by
the same firm have been rejected
during the last seven years.
Milton A. Smith, an attorney,
Of 6643 Barr road, Fairway Hills,
was appointed to the Board of
Zoning Appeals to fill the unex-
pired term of Sidney M. Oliver.
Mr.. Oliver resigned recently as a
result of his appointment to the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
An attempt by Mrs. Stella Wer-
ner, council member from Bethes-
da, to substitute the name of Mrs.
Helen Derryberry. Silver Spring,
for that of Mr.. Smith was voted
down. sd
With u. s. Chamber.
Mr.. Smith is assistant general
counsel of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. He is
president of the Fairway Hills
Citizens Association, chairman of
the Planning and Zoning Commit
tee of the County Civic Fedora
ton and acting chairman of the
federation's Public Finance and
Budget Committee.
Council President ]. Louis
Monarch said County Attorney
David Macdonald had ruled Chris
Ebeling is violating the zoning
ordinance by keeping ponies on
his property at 1908 Forsythe
avenue, Forest Glen.
The question was referred to
Mr.. Macdonald two weeks ago,
after Mr.. Ebeling's neighbors
protested an order by the Depart
ment of Inspection and License
giving Mr.. Ebeling until Friday
to get rid of the ponies.
Mr.. Monarch said the council
did not fel it should recommend
any change in the coming laws
to permit Mr.. Ebeling to keep
the ponies.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Textile Tech Graduates

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, June
13 (SpeciaD Ten master oi
science and three doctor of philo-
sophy degrees were conferred BY
the Institute of Textile Tech.
|nology in commencement cere.
monies yesterday.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Insurance Men to Meet

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. June
13 P.-Jesse w. Randall, presi-
dent of the Travellers Insurance
Companies of Hartford, Conn. will
address a convention of Virginia
insurance agents here Friday.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Arlington Man Seeks
County Board Vacancy

Wade Pearson. a Democrat, to-
day announced his candidacy for
election to the Arlington County
Board.