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Evening star., 1951-12-12
HybIa Valley
Airport Is Sold
IoDeve|opers
Largest Privute Field
In Virginia Proves
Financial Failure
By ChorIes J. Yorbrouqh

Hybla Valley Airport. one of the
East Coasts best private airfields
and the largest in the Washington
area, has been sold to Washing
ton-Virginia development corpora
tion.
The purchaser-at an undis-
closed. but six-figure price-is
Banks q Lee. Inc. builders of
such developments as Hunting
Terrace. Fillmore Gardens and
University City, but they an
nounced mo immediate plans
for the 200-acre tract.
An operating airport since 1924.
It is located about 8 miles south
Of Alexandria, Immediately south
Of Beacon Field. of U. S. high
way /.
Operation to Continue.
Until development plans ma
ture, the field will remain In oper-
alton under lease to w. r. Bob)
Ashburn, who purchased it in
1914 for $4,000 and sold II yes
terday through Art Post. Wash
ington- Virginia brokers.
The transaction marks another
step In the trend which has dealt
severe blows to private flying op-
erations in the Washington area.
Mr.. Ashburn admitted that pri-
Evening star., 1951-12-12

The new king sized. no-passing
zones the Maryland State Roads
Commission has been painting on
all its roads has resulted in a
drastic increase in the number of
Montgomery County motorists ar
rested for driving across white,
center lines. police statistics
showed today.
Before this summer, when the
commission had all the State
roads in Montgomery repainted
to extend the no-passing zones,
arrests for crossing the solid line
averaged about 100 a month.
In September. when the road re-
painting project was nearly COM
pleted. arrests for this violation
jumped to 1853. BY october the
new passing zones were in effect
on all State roads in the county
and arrests increased to a record
high of 267.
Roundup Drive Denied.
Last month, the total went down
again to 148. County Police Chief
Charles G. Orme said he believes
motorists are beginning to get ac-
customed to the new zones and
that the number of arrests will
settle back to normal soon.
Chief Orme emphasized there
has been no police campaign to
round up violators of the solid
center line rule.
A spokesman for the State
Roads Commission said the no
passing zones were heightened to
conform with national uniform
-
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Sentencing Of Hendrix.
Colonial Beach Pier
Operator, Postponed
BY stoff Correspondent Of The ssor

LA PLATA, Md. Dec. 12.-Sen-
fencing of c. Walter Hendrix,
Washington coin machine distrib-
utor convicted here of perjury,
was postponed yesterday when the
stocky 42-year-old defendant
broke down while making an i'm
Ipassioned plea for leniency.
Sobbing and in a state Of near
collapse, Hendrix. who operates
whisky and slot machine piers Off
shore from Colonial Beach, Va,
was assisted to his seat by Defense
Counsel John S. White of Hyatts-
vile and Rudolf A. Carrico of La
Plata.
Hendrix heads the General
Amusement Co., 1909 New Jersey
avenue NV. He lives at 10130
Old Bladensburg road, Silver
Spring. with his wife and three
children.
While attorneys and court alta
ches gave first aid, Circuit Judge
Charles C. Marbury and }. Dudley
Digges conferred briefly, then
Judge Digges announced that the
court would indefinitely postpone
sentencing Hendrix, who is said
to suffer from a heart ailmeat.
After several minutes the
shaken defendant, facing possible
Ipenitentiary confinement up to 10
years, recovered sufficiently to
leave the courtroom unaided.
The incident came after his at
torneys argued for three hours in
a fruitless effort to obtain a new
trial. The court also refused to
order a pre-sentence investiga-
ltion.
A court action filed by Hendrix
two years ago resulted in inval-
idation of a referendum approved
law intended to legalize slot ma
chimes in Prince George County.
A Charles County jury returned
a guilty verdict November 81 on
an indictment charging that Hen
dirk testified falsely in case in
volving theft of $35 from Monte
Carlo, one of his Colonial Beach
ipierheadS.
The grand jury here returned
five indictments against Hendrix
and two against Delbert w. Con-
ner, proprietor of Little Reno.
Three true bills pending against
Hendrix charge subornation of
perjury, and the other sale Of
whisky without a license. Con-
ner faces two indictments alleg-
ing subornation of perjury, that
is, influencing others to make
false statements.
Evening star., 1951-12-12

way is by appeal to administrative
authorities."
ITO interfere with the educa-
ton Of children is a serious mat
ter, and, in addition. it is a VIOLA
tion of the law" he declared.
Funds Long Delayed.
At last nights meeting, Com
missioner Donohue reminded the
parents of the School Boards long
effort to get money for the planned
addition to the Payne School. But
Congress, he said. did not appro-
pirate funds until this year.
Can you blame the Board Of
Education for that?" he asked. II
can't"
Commissioner Donohue declared
the parents had made any alter
native solution of their prob
lem impossible by withdrawing
your children from school"
IT will be exceedingly disap-
pointed If you don't advise your
children to return to school," he
concluded.
Col. Hayes talked about the
difficulties of the District in get
ting enough schools constructed
to keep up with the growth of the
city, as we'll as the shifting of
certain sections of the city from
white to colored residential areas.
"The Board of Education
thought it had a sound solution"
he declared: Your opinions show
that you desire another solution"
He said the Board of Education
and the Commissioners would do
everything possible to reconcile
the differences. This would not
be done while the children were
out of class, however, he added.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
District Man Arrested
On ; Military Charges

A 23-year-old Washington mar
was arrested in New York by mill
tary police today on charges Of
fraudulent enlistment, desertior
and larceny of a United States
payroll, according to the Associ-
ated Press.
The man, identified as Homer
David of the 1900 block of Frank
lin street NE, is wanted in Sar
Francisco by the Office of the pro-
vost marshal, a military spokes-
man said. No other details were
Immediately available. Military
police said David used severa'
alias while he was being sought
Evening star., 1951-12-12

vate flying has not been sufficient
to support the operation.
Springfield Airport in Virginia
closed more than two years ago.
Queens Chapel. in Maryland. Is
headed for eventual business de-
! velopment and large chunks of
Congressional Airport in Mary
land have been sold for storage
buildings. but the field remains in
operation.
At its peak Immediately after
World War II when the CT Bill
was pouring out funds for flying
instructions for veterans, Hybla
Valley Airport was flying more
than 80 planes 2.200 hours per
month.
Its planes were seldom on the
ground except after 10 pm. and
pilots often had to schedule use
OF aircraft as much as a week ir
advance.
1900 Taught at Field.
Mr.. Ashburn estimated that
more than 1000 persons learned
to fly at the field since 1914.
It's sale means the second time
the aviation bubble has burst.
In 1924, Elvin w. Robertson
now a Warrenton farmer, LEASED
60 acres of the tract from Landor
c. Painter, who lives across from
the airport now. Mr.. Robertson
picked UP additional tracts adjoin-
ing.
II envisioned development oi
1000 or 1000 acres for airport
: use." Mr.. Robertson said recently
"but I never could find any one
with enough foresight to go along
with me-" He said he submitted
o brief to President Roosevelt ir
1884, in which he predicted that
the Gravelly Point site for Ma
tional Airport would never hold ur
under inevitable expansion needs
8 One Runway Paved.
Early pilots were flying off turf
runways, but in 1878 runways
were graded, and about three
years ago Mr.. Ashburn paved one
almost q mile long.
In the fields beginning, DR.
Hugo Eckner. the German dirigible
pioneer. saw the area as one oi
the East Coasts best for an inter.
national zeppelin terminal.
Hybla Valley became primary
flight training center for the Navy
IN 1889, but Mr.. Robertson con.
tinued its operation until the Ash.
burn purchase in 1914.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
|LoFontoine Casino
Found Ronsocked
BY Young Vondols

Vandals have been active in
the deserted former gaming ca
5Ino operated by the late James A.
LaFontaine, Prince Georges
County police discovered yester-
day when they inspected the in
terror of the rambling old frame
building on Bladensburg road just
across the District line.
Furniture left behind when the
building was closed several years
ago was broken and strewn around
the various rooms. Books and
Ipappers Uttered the floor.
Police theorized that juveniles
|ransacked the old building in
hopes of finding money. Police
notified the executors of the es-
tate of the damage.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Truman Asks Development
OF National Blood PROGRAM

A single national blood program
will be developed by the Office OF
Defense Mobilization under ar
order issued by President Truman
yesterday.
Mr.. Truman directed all Fed
eral departments and agencies tc
cooperate in the program, which
will deal with problems connected
with obtaining blood, blood plasma
and related substances for ma
tional needs.
The program will be directed by
IA subcommittee of the ODM's
Health Resources Advisory Com.
mittee.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Representatives Car
Injuries Pedestrian

William Hammond, 68. Of 1840
Biltmore street NV, was slightly
injured yesterday when he was
struck by an automobile driven
according to police, by Represent
ative Robert l.. Ramsay, Democrat
of West Virginia.
Mr.. Hammond was treated at
Casualty Hospital for a bruised
LEG after he was struck at North
Capitol and G streets. Mr.. Ram
say will appear at a hearing in the
Corporation Counsel's Office at
Police Court next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Central High Alumni
Given Space in
Center for Trophies

Central High School alumni
now have permission from the
Recreation Board to display
their schools trophies in the
lobby of the Chevy Chase
Community Center.
The move was approved by
the board yesterday. But pro-
posed establishment of two
Central rooms on the build
ing's second floor was not
acted on.
The alumni associations
board of directors will con-
slider what to do at a meeting
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
community center.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Ivy City-Trinidod Group
Chooses New Officers

Lewis w. Grove has beer
elected president of the Ivy City
Trinidad Citizens Association
Others elected at a meeting Mon
day night were:
Arthur w. French, first vice
president; David Brown, second
vice president; Mrs. Audry Gibson
corresponding secretary: Mrs
Reggie Brown, treasurer; Mrs
Constance Lofty, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Annie Phillips, finan-
cial secretary, and Haywood
Miller, chaplain.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-12-01
DELEGATES
ATTEND
METHODIST
CONFERENCE

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. -
(ANP) - Some 33 Negroes were
among the 500 delegates who at
tended the Methodist Conference
on Christian Education which met
here recently in the Pantlind
hotel and the Civic Auditorium.
Bishop ]. w. E. Bowen, resident
bishop of the Atlantic Coast area,
shared the principal place on the
speakers dias with DR.. Harold
Bosley, white pastor of the First
Methodist church of Evanston.
Several of the SO colored dele
gates were active in the leader
ship of the conference and its six
commissions.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-12-01
%
MSdshxon
T&47Ia(l.<

Hello Ladies, now that we've
discussed the gorgeous gowns,
suits and coats and what we
should wear with them, let's not
forge: the year round accessory.
Our cologne. And his season a
fashion favorite in that line is
the solid cologne.
When this fragrance aid first
appeared, acceptance was limit
ed to hot weather use, but now
more and more women have
found this stick form indispen-
sable no matter what the tenn
perature.
The many fine features incor-,
pora.ed in these solid colognes
make this attitude understand
able. They are wonderfully por-
table for they can travel safely
with no danger of leaking or
wreckage, and the scent is re-
markably lasting.
A recent entry in this field is
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-12-01
Dr.. Dubois Acquitted In
Trial As Foreign Agent

Soloff, secretary.
Miss Soloff was acquitted earli-
er Tuesday morning on the
grounds that she was not an Of
ficer of the Center and had Moth
ing to do with its policies. The
defense claimed that she was a
paid worker for the organization.
The trial limped along almost
three weeks, during which time
the government produced less
than half of its scheduled % wit
neSSeS.
Early in the case the judge
ruled out any propaganda state
ments, or any references of the
foreign policy of the Soviet
union, any foreign policy of the
United States or of any other SOW
ereignty. He refused to PERM:
names of any persons other tnan
the defendants to be dragged IN o
the case.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-12-01

fine lavender scented stick
cologne that is enjoying wide
popularity. The fragrance is just
about as true a translation of the
real lavender essence as any test
ed
The stick itself is extremely
finely pressed so there is no
taking or unnecessary Softening
when in use. The clean and I'M
cluttered appearance of the con-
tainer makes it appealing to both
men and women.
The masculine devotees rave
about II as an after-shave "cool-
err" and Scenting agent.
Women looking for just the
right fragrance to suit an every
day wardrobe claim its grand
find.
So if you haven't tried it ladies
do, you'll find it will be your
constant pocket-book companion.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-12-01
BY ALICE A. DUNNIGAN

WASHINGTON - (ANP) -
Judge Matthew F. Mcclure of the
U. S. District Court last week ac-
quilted DR.. w. E. B. Dubois and
four other former officers of the
Peace Information Center OF
charges of violating the Foreign
Agents Registration Act.
The judge granted motion for
acquittal UNFOLDING the defense
contention that the government
had failed to prove, under the law,
that the PIC acted as a publicity
agent of the Committee of the
World Congress of the Defenders
of Peace.
The government commended that
the Center had so acted and
should have registered as an
agent of foreign principle.
Chief defense attorney, Vito
Marcantonio, former New York
congressman, argued that the PIC
was acting independently when
1t circulated the so-called Stock
holm Peace Appeal.
He further argued that the Peace
Information Center is now a dead
organization, and did not exist at
the time of the indictment. Gov
eminent evidence has showed
that the Center did not exist be-
yond the latter part of January,
1851; it had no meetings beyond
July II, 1850. The Advisory
Council did not meet after May
IL, 1850. DR.. Dubois was indicted
in February, 1851.
Even if the organization were
still in existence, the indictment
should be dismissed, argued Mar
cantonio, because the govern
ment has failed to establish con-
nection between the New York
Center and a foreign principle.
The acquittal was granted upon
the latter part of the motion.
Those cleared by Judge Nc
Cures ruling were DR.. Dubois,
prominent educator, lecturer and
writer, who was the former pres
ident of the Peace Information
Center; Mrs. Elizabeth Moos, ed
ucator, described as executive
secretary of the organization; Alb
bot Simon, executive director;
Kyrle Elkin, treasurer and Sylvia
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-12-01
The Friends | Love

l love that host of constant friends
Who love me in return
And not for what they hope to get,
But have no such concern.
The So-called friends one las TO
buy
With any sort of price
Can soon be bought by some one
else
They're easy to entice.
I love the friends whose love is
real,
Who harbor no deceit
Deliver me from twisted minds
Whose hope is but to beat,
And from the one who'd sell :
soul
For meat or bread or place,
Such are the ones who're break
ing down
The morals of the race.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-12-01
Dade Teachers
Slate Program

See and hear an outstanding
program designed for you at Be-
thune Elementary school, 2100
NV 43rd terrace, Sunday, De-
cember 9, 1851 at 800 pm. Theme
of the program will be school
Days Then and Now" 1t is spon-
sored by the public relations
committee of Dade County
Teachers Association.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-12-01
School Days, Then
And Now

The Dade County Teact.r'
Association is sponsoring its t'0irr'
annual public relations program
on Sunday, December 9, a. Be-
thune Elementary School, at $3.50
o'clock. The theme for this year
is, School Days Then and Now"
This program will be repeated
at Mays Elementary high school
on Sunday, December 16. All
parents are urged to attend.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-12-01
Xmas Seal Sale

The public is invited to attend
the organizational meeting for the
Annual Seal Sale of the Dade
County TB Association, Friday,
November 80 at $50 pm. in the
office of the Atlanta Life Insur-
ance Company. 1t is important
that all forces in the community
join hands in an effort to reach
our goal of $4,000.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-12-01
Eastern Airlines Club

The Eastern Airlines Social
and civic club was successful in
giving away a $65 tailor made
suit at the Stanley Robinson Tailor
Shop, 912 NV End ave on last
Thursday, Nov. %, 8:l5 pm. The
winning ducat, IS, was purchased
by Mrs. Muriel Vaughn of 1926
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-12-01

NV 50th St, and she became the
recipient of this beautiful suit
that will be made by one of the
leading tailors in our city, Mr..
Stanley Robinson.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-12-01
NEGRO DOLLS

Special SaIeI Every home should
have a CoIored Doll. We offer In
this sale three flashy numbers
with hair, moving eyes, mama
voice, nicely dressed. Prices $6.5e
and $3.50. II COD Postage Extra.
Agents wanted. Write:
NATIONAL COMPANY
254 West 135th Street, NY. 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-11
Foto-Cruft
Plans Discussion
OF Photo PrintinQ

The Foto-Craft Club of the
Twelfth Street YMCA will con.
duct a print clinic at 8 pm
Thursday. There will be a gen.
eral get-together to talk shop and
discuss techniques in printing, re-
touching. coloring and print
mounting.
Subject Of the clinic will be
Filters for Picture Improve
ment." Each member is requested
to bring unmounted prints and
negatives for the critique. The
meeting will take place in the as
sembly room of the "Y," 1916
Twelfth street NV.
Foto-Craft print competition
standings are as follows:
Advanced Group is led by j
Burress with Is points. p. Fowlkes
and E. Romas have II points each
and Al Jones is credited with S
points. In the Junior Group G.
Cross is first with II points and
is followed by B. Cravin, 9 points;
A. Harris, 6 points, and D. Terrell
4 points, in that order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-11
Strobe Lighting
To Be Discussed
At Photo Societv

The monochrome meeting of the
National Photographic Society,
which will take place at 8:15 pm
Wednesday, will feature the dem
onstration and lecture on strobe
lighting by Mark Kaufman of
Life Magazine. The demonstra-
ton was postponed from the last
-black-and-white meeting in Feb
ruary.
Mr.. Kaufman recently tied for
first place in the news pictures
category of the Eighth Annual
News Pictures Of the Year Contest,
which was sponsored by the En-
cyclopaedia Britannica and the
University Of Missouri School of
Journalism.
This meeting also will feature a
display of SO prints by the Annap-
oils Camera Club. The pictures
cover little-knewn beauty spots
and historical places in Annapolis
and Anne Arundel County. The
collection is known as the Home
Town Set"
At the last meeting c. w. L.
Briscoe was given an award of
outstanding merit for two of his
prints, and merit awards went
to w. Byron Hake and Gustave
Werner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-11

Miss Sarrica. Miss Laird.
the National Gallery of Art to-
night at 8. She was the only
American to be thus honored.
Josef Lhevinne later prepared
her for recitals in Town Hall,
New York. and appearances with
the National Orchestral Associa-
ton. Leon Barzin, director. She
was at one time assisting artist
to Richard Tauber and Grace
Moore on tour. She. played twice
under Stokowski with the City
Center Orchestra and with the
Carnegie Pops.
There will be a song recital by
Helen Laird, soprano, in the Phil
lips Gallery tomorrow night at
$3.50. The singer last year won the
first Blanche Thebom scholarship
award. She sang with the Robert
Shaw Chorale in November in the
Elijah" She is former student
of Louis Gravure. Povla Frijsh
and Queena Mario and holds a
masters degree from Columbia
University. Leslie Harnly Is the
accompanist.
After her radio performance OF
Rachmaninoff's first concerto en-
March IA Miss Sarrica leaves for
recitals in Belgium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-11
Camera Angles
Zoo Photography Requires Thought and Patience

With q break in the weather, 1t
isn't hard to predict that 1t will
not be long before the usual
spring invasion Of the Zoo. AMI
mails are fascinating subjects for
the cameras of the beginner and
veteran photographer alike. No
matter which category may be
yours it will be well to consider or
review the conditions that are
apt to be met in Zoo photography.
In a recent column we pointed
out that you could make pictures
of family pets with just about any
camera with the reservation that
better pictures would probably
result from those equipped with
fast lens and shutter combina-
tions. The same conclusions ap-
ply to the photography of Gagged
or restricted animals of the Zoo. If
you have sufficient patience. you
can outwait any of them and take
very good shots with a box or 9TH
er inexpensive camera. But If you
have an instrument with a fast
shutter and lens you wilt have
a much better chance of getting
natural looking action" pictures
that are most difficult to obtain
with the less versatile equipment.
One of the first requisites Of
successful Zoo photography is that
you have a first-hand knowledge
of the habits of the animals that
you wish to picture. If you are a
habitue of the Zoo you have, NO
doubt. already noted certain IN
dividual traits or habits of Ger
tain of your favorite beasts. This
will be a great help to you when
it comes to taking picture that
is above the snapshot class. You
will have the advantage Of know
ing what poses are natural and.
as consequence, your pictures
will be better than those made by.
the fellow who just snaps away
in hopes Of getting one good shot
from his roll of film.
Watch the Lighting.
If you are not conversant with
the daily habits of the inmates of
the Zoo, it will be to your adj
vantage to spend at least a day OF
two observing them. At the same
time you can keep your eye OIL
lighting conditions in different
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-11
Air Force Forms
INeW Dance Band

The Air Force has organized a
dance orchestra to take the place
Of the one disbanded after the
untimely death of Mai. Glenn
Miller. who never returned from
his routine fight across the
English Channel.
WO Fred Kepner, chief ar
ranger of music in the Air Force
Band, was appointed leader Of
the new unit. More than 200
musicians from famous American
bands were auditioned for the 10
positions. The organization will
work out of Washington, will
perform on national radio and
television programs, provide live
entertainment for troops on a
worldwide basis. play for re-
cruiting drives. patriotic rallies,
bond drives and other campaigns.
and furnish music for service per-
sonnet dances and military balls,
also entertain hospitalized service
men.