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Evening star., 1951-06-10
Washington and Vicinity
Farmers to Give Days Receipts
From Milk to Injured Colleague
Doomed Girl Surprised
By Birthday Gifts
And As Guests
By the Assoeiated Press

CUMBERLAND, Md. June o.
Hundreds of presents and As
Ineighbor kids made it a big BIRTH
day for little Ruth Ann Valentine
1T was her sixth birthday. Proba-
bly, her last.
Ruth Ann has cancer. Her doc
tor says there is no hope for her
She will die in few months.
The little girl was so excited
she couldn't talk when the neigh
Dor children came in to watch her
Iunwrap her packages.
See how her eyes light up
said Raymond Robert Valentine
ST., her father. He choked up and
could hardly speak.
The gifts piled in from the city
street department, where the
father is a chauffeur, from the
trial magistrates court, from de-
'partment stores, a local of the
Textile Workers Union, and hun
dreds of others. There also were
flowers and cakes, and ice cream
by the gallon.
Ruth Ann has received more
than 1,500 letters and cards since
the story about her birthday party
first came to light last Tuesday.
II never realized the wonderful
kindness of people," her father
said. Everybody, thanks"
Ruth AIMS mother died about
Ia year ago of brain cancer. Ruth
has a l2-year-old brother.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
81, 900 Sought for Man
Who Lost Arm and
Leg in Hoy BoIer
By the Assoeiaied Press

CENTREVILLE, Md, June o.
Farmers in Queen Anne's County
are going to turn over all theil
milk money Friday to Jack Laird
who lost an arm and a leg in 8
hay baler.
The 39-year-old dairyman is re-
covering in Easton Memorial Hos
Ipital after a series Of blood trans
|fusions. But he will be unable tc
work for months. He has a wife
and two young children.
The 115-member Centreville
Milk Producers Cooperative took
up the plan for Jack Laird Milk
Day" after it was suggested by
William Riggs. Mr.. Laird was
working on the Riggs farm at the
time of the accident. Both are
members ofsthe cooperative.
Sponsors of the idea hope it will
mount up to at least $4,000.
Even before the idea got started,
$400 had been donated by neigh
bors.
Mr.. Laird's farm, between Gen.
treville and Church Hill is right
on its crop schedule, too. A Bal
timore nephew who had spent sew
eral summers on the farm came
over to help. Neighbors have sent
hired hands over when their own
work was slack. Two of them pro-
vided tractors.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Treosurers Group Urges
New 5 Pct. Tax Penalty

RAONOKE, Va, June Q R.-
The Virginia Treasurers Associa-
ton today recommended that an
additional per cent State in
come tax penalty be added July /.
This penalty would be in addi-
ton to the 5 per cent already
levied if State taxes aren't paid
Iby December S.
The action was suggested as q
means of speeding up collection
Iof delinquent taxes. The resolu-
tion had the support Of State Tax
Commissioner c. H. Morrissett
IB. A. Robinson, Albemarle County's
director of finance, suggested the
increased penalty.
Alex. H. Bell, treasurer Of Nor
folk, was elected president Of the
association.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
7 Rezoning Petitions
For Prince Georges
Approved by Board

The Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
yesterday recommended approval
of seven Prince Georges County
irezoning petitions and disapproval
of one.
The recommendations will 60
to. the Prince Georges County
Commissioners for final action.
Approved by the planning COM
mission was petition for re-
classification of property zoned
one-family. detached residential
to low-density apartment house
residential at Hopkins avenue and
Knox road, College Park. The pc
tition was filed by Paul H. Ripley,
agent for tn e Maryland Beta
Foundation, Inc.
Also approved was a request for
reclassif1cation from rural resi-
Dental to light industrial of prop
Ierty on the north side of Calvert
avenue, east of Columbia avenue
College Park. The commission
recommended approval of the re-
quest. filed by the Washington
Institute of Technology. subject to
a building line limitation so feet
north of the center of Calvert
road.
The commission recommended
disapproval Of a request to rezone
IAN "L"-shaped property at Chill
lum road and Nineteenth avenue,
Chillum, from low-density apart
ment house residential to local
commercial.
Other petitions recommended
for approval were: Southeast
corner of Forty fourth street and
Queensbury road, West Riverdale,
from low-density apartment house
residential to local commercial;
west of Landover road and Palmer
highway, East Columbia Park,
from local commercial to general
commercial; northwest corner of
Palmer highway and Sixty-f1fth
street, Gregory Estates. from one
family. detached residential to
low-density residential; east side
of New Hampshire avenue south
of University lane, from local COM
mercial to general commercial,
and east side of Baltimore boule-
ward north of Branchville road,
from one-family- detached resi-
Dental to general commercial.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Montgomery County
Bans Car Washinu,
5pooning in Parks

Montgomery County is going
to make it tough on spooners
and people who wash their cars
in public parks.
Cecil F. Eby, administrative
assistant to the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. said yesterday the county
is going to start rigidly enforcing
its park regulations. These make
it illegal to:
/. Park motor vehicles on any
drive. road, road shoulder or park
area unless specifically designated
as parking space"
2. Park vehicles between dark
and daylight in the unlighted por-
tions of the park system.
8. Wash. clean, polish or paint
any motor vehicle.
Mr.. Eby said that last week end
81 people were observed washing
or polishing their cars in parks.
He said the reason behind the rule
against such activities is to keep
the parks clean and dry for pic
Inickers and those who use them
for recreation.
The county park regulations
also make it taboo to:
l. Lead or let loose any cattle.
horse, mule, goat. sheep, swine.
dog or fowl of any kind, provided
this shall not apply to dogs when
led by a cord or chain not more
than six feet long.
2. Swim, bathe, wade in or pol
lutte the waters of any spring, pond
or stream.
8. Make a fire for any purpose,
except in places provided therefor.
4. Lie upon any bench or table.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Maryland Prosecutors
Hear Bouse Act Is
Refuge for Racketeers
By the Assoeiafed Pres,

OCEAN CITY, Md, June o.
Maryland's prosecutors today
heard the States Bouse Act
called a refuge of racketeers anc
laid plans to get it repealed.
The States Attorneys Associa-
ton of Maryland. meeting here
in annual convention. set up 8
special committee to drum ur
sentiment for repeal.
The Bouse Act, adopted by the
General Assembly in 1929 at the
height of prohibition enforcement
troubles, prevents the State from
using some evidence obtained
without benefit of a search war
rant.
Wells Cites Acts Origin.
j. Bernard Wells, retired Balti-
more prosecutor and former preSi-
dent of the association, contended
today the act was passed originally
with the backing of racketeers.
William H. Maynard, deputy
States attorney in Baltimore. de-
clared it promoted police corrup-
ton and protected gamblers.
William c. Rogers, jr., another
Baltimore assistant who was de-
signated to make special study
of the law for the prosecutors
reported:
"It is because of the Bouse Act
and only because of the Bouse
Act that gambling can flourish
to the extent that it exists In
Maryland today" Those who be-
lieve in the Bouse Act argue thai
it is an extra protection for the
individual against illegal search
Of his home or his person.
Gambling Cases Exempted.
Anne Arundel County author
tiles succeeded in getting the 1851
General Assembly to eliminate it,
application to gambling cases il
their jurisdiction.
Baltimore County several year.
ago got a similar exemption 81
that police could search a mar
suspected of having a deadly
weapon without going to court
first for a search warrant. Balti.
more city and several other coun.
ties also have obtained this ex-
emption.
A special committee Of the leg
islative council already has re.
peal of the act under study.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Rescue Squad Parade
lin Bethesda Draws
$1,000 Spectators

More than 100 fire trucks and
rescue squads and Is bands turned
out yesterday for the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Rescue Squads an
nual parade. in which units Of
the Kensington Fire Department
won five prizes.
About $4,000 spectators lined
Wisconsin avenue in Bethesda tc
watch the colorful parade, which
took an hour to pass. Detach-
ments of soldiers, sailors and Ma
Irines, several floats, and vehicles
representing various Bethesda
business firms made up the rest
Iof the parade.
The spectacle was held in con-
Inection with the rescue squads
carnival. now underway across
from the Bethesda theater on
Wisconsin avenue. The carnival
will end next Saturday night.
Moves Through Bethesda.
Paced by the six cleaning white
vehicles of the rescue squad, the
parade formed on Bradley boule-
ward and moved through Bethesda
on Wisconsin avenue.
Fire department vehicles from
many surrounding Maryland and
Virginia communities and a rescue
squad from as far away as
IKeanesburg, N. j.. were in the pro-
ceSSion.
Trophy winners were:
Silver Spring Fire Company, for
best appearing pumper from
Montgomery County.
Hyattstown Fire Company for
best appearing pumper from out
side Montgomery County.
Gaithersburg- Washington Grove
Volunteer Fire Company, for best
equipped pumper.
| Falls Church Fire Company, fol
best appearing aerial ladder.
Kensington Fire Company. fol
best appearing fire company in
line of march.
Orange (Va.) Fire Company, fol
fire company from the longest dis.
tance.
Woodland Beach CMd.) Fire
Company. for Oldest piece oi
equipment.
Best-Appearing Ambulances.
Rockville Fire Company, fol
disappearing ambulance.
Kensington Fire Company, 70,
disappearing rescue truck.
Kensington Fire Company, fol-
best-equipped rescue truck.
Kensington Fire Company, fol
best-equipped ambulance.
Keanesburg, N. j., for rescue
squad from longest distance.
Hampstead, Md. for best-ap.
pearing ladies' auxiliary.
Hampstead, for ladies' auxiliary
from the longest distance.
Suburban Hospital, for best.
appearing float.
Arlington County Fire Com.
pany, for disappearing march
ing unit.
F. o. Day, Bethesda, for best.
appearing decorated commercial
truck.
Kenwood Cadets of Baltimore
for disappearing drum anc
bugle corps.
In a first aid contest after the
parade, the Keanesburg squac
won first prize.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Baltimore Police
Raid The Block
For Shoe Shine Bows
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, June 9.-Police
today swooped through "the
block" downtown concentration
of burlesque shows. penny arcades,
the honky-tonk bars. and caught
up II frightened shoe-shine boys.
No charges were placed against
the kids, 7 to 10 years old. The
cops gave them a lecture and re-
leased them to their parents.
The complaints against them
/. Obstructing traffic.
2. Hampering business by being
boiSterouS.
3. The block, on Saturday, is no
proper place for a child.
The little merchants disagreed
on the last point. The block, they
said, is the best location in town
for the shoe-shine business. You
just naturally want to look nice
when you're out on q binge.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
4 in D. {. Area Sentenced
In Baltimore Tavern Knifinq
Rv the As.ocio,ed prex,

BALTIMORE, June Fou,
youths from the Washington area
were sentenced to jail today for
Ia brawl in which a former Balti-
more City Councilman and his
wife were stabbed.
The heaviest penalty was hand
ed to Bernard Folliard, 1S, of Seat
Pleasant, Md. Magistrate Avrum
Rifman gave him nine months in
the House of Correction on
charges Of disorderly conduct and
lassaulting Mrs. Louis Kotmair by
placing his hands on her"
Mrs. Kotmair and her husband
suffered knife wounds last night
in scrap outside the tavern they
operate on the southern outskirts
OF the city. She was wounded
in the abdomen and in the back
Both were released after treat
Iment at a hospital.
A hearing before Mr.. Rifmar
produced testimony that the dis.
Iturbance developed when Mr.
Kotmair tried to discourage the
Washington quartet from strik-
ing up a conversation with two
tgirls in the tavern.
Besides Folliard. the magistrate
sentenced Raymond Chamberlain
l22, OF the 1900 block of D street
NE. to four months in the House
lof Correction for disorderly con-
duct and carrying a deadly
weapon. Charles F. Brocato, %
LOT the 400 block of Tennessee
avenue S.W., and Harry Davis, 81
of the 100 block of Tennessee ave-
nue. S.W., were sentenced to 80
days each in the. city jail fol-
assault and disorderly conduct.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Hood College to Award
Diplomas 10 80 Today
By the Assoeicted Press

FREDERICK. Md. June o.
Eighty-eight diplomas and two
honorary degrees will be awarded
tomorrow at Hood College COM
mencement exercises.
The honorary degrees will be
presented to Mrs. Virginia Carty
DeLillo. dean of Peabody Con-
servatory of Music in Baltimore
and to DR.. Helen Dalton Bragdon
general director Of the American
Association Of University Women
Washington.
DR.. Bragdon will receive degree
as doctor of law, Mrs. DeLillo
doctor of humane letters.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Two virginians Are Killed
When Car Loses Wheel
BY the Associated Press

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, June
9-Two men were killed when
thrown from a car and a third
was injured on State Route 609
ten miles northeast of here last
night, when their auto lost a
wheel and spun around.
The dead were listed by State
Police as Herbert S. Staples, %,
of Dogue. and Charles Staples, As,
Of Port Royal. The men were
cousins.
Another Charles Staples-a l9-
year-old brother of Herbert
Staples-was injured and received
treatment for minor hurts at @
Fredericksburg hospital.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Safety Talks
Mansfield to Visit
Schools This Week

Inspector Richard Mansfield
will conduct Safety Circus" talks
in metropolitan area schools this
week. Schedule of this weeks
programs follows:
Monday-Langley Park prince
Georges County,, $50 am.
Tuesday - Charles Young ID.
c., $3.50 am.
Wednesday - Camp Springs
prince Georges County,, $3.50
am.
Thursday-Washington Hebrew
Academy. 10 am.
Friday-Pied Piper (Montgom-
cry County,, $3.50 am.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Arlington Woman Picked
As BriurcIiff Trustee

Mrs. Arthur Paul Coe, 5131
North Twenty-seventh road, Ar
lington, has been elected to the
board Of trustees of the Briarclifi
Junior College, Briarcliff Manor
N. Y.
Mrs. Coe was graduated from
Briarclid in 1918 and served as
president Of the alumnae associa-
tion for a number of years and
was instrumental in organizing
the Briarcliff Washington Club.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Byrd Tax Rebate
Act May Face
Trouble in 81
Buckers Of More Aid
To Schools Expected
To Seek Repeal
BY IN. Associated Pres.

RICHMOND, Va, June 9.-The
Virginia taxpayer, about to be
treated to the unusual experience
of an automatic Is per cent re-
duction in his next income tar
bill, may find this new relief
avenue considered for possible
rerouting by the 1852 General
Assembly.
Doubtless there will be efforts
by hackers of more aid for schools,
hospitals and the health
and welfare services to alter. If
not repeal. the Byrd Act by which
the taxpayers load will be light
ened by an expected ST million
to $75 million.
Should Top $lO3 Million.
Income taxpayers, individual
and corporate, may trim this
amount off their next tax bills
because general fund revenues in
hand and in sight should top $l03
million by June 80, the end of
this fiscal year.
This is the figure at which the
tax reduction becomes Is per cent
and corporation and individual
income taxes will provide some-
thing under $50 million Of the
general fund total.
What of the future of the Byrd
Tax bill? viii 1t stay on the
books in its present form as q
means of putting damper on
the amount of revenues the State
may collect through income taxes?
Or will there be some substitute
legislation proposed, such as the
one to permit Virginia taxpayers
to deduct from income the
amount of their Federal taxes In
making State returns?
Sponsor Doesn't Care.
The sponsor Of the tax reduc-
ton law. State Senator Harry r
Byrd, jr., doesn't care, at this
early date. to comment or
whether he thought tax relief
might be offered Virginians ir
some other form by the 1857
General Assembly. He did make
this comment. though. about the
present tax reduction law:
'I am very much pleased that
the taxpayers will get a break
And don't forget in considering
the overall tax burden-State
local and national-that relatively
speaking the lower and middle
bracket man bears the heaviest
burden and that he will benefit
by this bill"
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Mans Cut Hand
Brings Out Entire
Fire Department

Ralph E. Mills, "a. of 122 Blair
Mills road, cut his hand yester-
day and the whole Silver Spring
Fire Department turned out to do
something about it.
Firemen said Mrs. Mills pulled
an alarm that warns all oocu.
pants of the Spring Gardens
Apartments to get out. Someone
who heard it called the fire de-
partment.
Three fire engines and two am
balances rushed to the scene. Sew
eral other pieces of equipment
were on the way before they re-
ceived a radio message to turn
back. The f1remen bandaged Mr.
Mills hand.
Evening star., 1951-06-10

0b b44C OoAAIN
time maintain
ed a sound con-
dition for the
benefit of de-
positors, Maple
T. Harl. board
chairman of the
Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp,
said in an ad-
dress at the
4 in a business
session of the
District Bank
ers Association
at the Home
Evening star., 1951-06-10
S, 600 Graduated at M. u. in Mass Rites

Almost 5000 graduates received
degrees from the University Of
Maryland yesterday while over
10000 visitors looked on.
University President H. c. Byrd
conferred degrees by schools and
colleges. There was virtually none
|of the individual recognition that
formerly featured typical COM
lmencements before the advent of
mass higher education.
1t was the largest graduating
class in the history of the uni
Iversity and reflected the tremen-
dous increase In enrolment at
Maryland and other universities
in the postwar period.
The ceremony was held on the
Quadrangle at the College Park
campus under gray. threatening
skies.
Moose Director Speaks.
The commencement speaker,
Malcolm r. Giles, director Of the
Loyal Order Of Moose, urged the
graduates to help build a world
which men will respect"
We must accept the burden
of long work which our past fol-
lies have imposed on U.S." he de-
clared.
MFR. Giles, a native of Somerset
County, Md, was awarded an
honorary degree of doctor of So
cial sciences.
Honorary degrees also went to
Gov. McKeldin, doctor of laws;
Mayor D'Alesandro of Baltimore,
doctor Of science In public admin
istration: E. Asbury Davis, presi-
dent Of the United States Fidelity
g. Guaranty Co. of Baltimore, doc
tor Of science in business admins
tration, and Albert D. Graham,
chairman Of the board Of direc-
tors Of the First National Bank
of Baltimore. doctor of science In
business administration.
Cattle Breeder HOnored.
McKendree Walker of Gathers
burg, breeder of Holstein-Friesian
cattle, received an honorary GER
|tificate Of merit in agriculture.
Similar certificates went to
Howard H. Anderson Of Somerset
County for his work as teacher
of vocational agriculture, and VIII
son A. Heaps of Hartford County.
president of the Maryland Farm
Bureau and director of the Farm
Bureau Federation.
Others who received certificates
for outstanding achievements in
their work were Laura A. P. Car
ter, Queen Annes County commu-
nifty leader and president of the
Maryland State Council of Home
makers Clubs and Henry j. Hoh-
man, Baltimore County nursery
operator. ...
In his address of greeting, Gov.
McKeldin said he was delighted
that the university's professional
schools in Baltimore are opening
their doors to Negroes. He said
that was one Of the first things he
discussed with DR.. Byrd after be-
coming Governor in January.
The university conferred one de-
gree posthumously. 1t was a bach
elor's degree IN military science
presented to Mrs. Isabella M. Gen.
tile for her late husband, Mai. Don
Gentle, famous World War II
fighter pilot who was killed in
plane crash in January.
After the exercises, the univer-
sity served a picnic lunch to the
graduates and their guests in the
dining hall.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Fingerprint Class Set
For Virginia Police

Policemen from four nearby
Virginia departments will begin g
two-week course in fingerprintine
at the Arlington Police Depart
ment tomorrow.
The course. under direction oi
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, will include instruction in
taking flngerprints. and classifying
and comparing them.
Scheduled to attend are 81 po-
licemen from Arlington. six from
Alexandria. two from Fairfax
County and one from Falls Church
Evening star., 1951-06-10

legislative districts. Altogether,
there are contests for IA State
seats in IL Districts, and 81 House
of Delegates seats contested in %
districts
With the filing deadline just
passed at midnight Friday, key
political figures in Northern Vir-
ginia have not yet come out for
their candidates in the Clarke
Donovan contest. The candidates
themselves have made no effort to
make this a pro versus anti
organization fight.
Clarke Supporter of Battle.
But stands taken by the two
men in the 1949 gubernatorial
campaign places the incumbent
Senator Clarke clearly in the
State organization camp. and Mr.
Donovan as an anti-organization
man.
Mr.. Clarke, who has represented
the four jurisdictions in the Sen
ate since 1914, was a leading sup
porter of Gov. Battle in the 1949
Democratic primary, and Mr..
Donovan campaigned for Frances
Pickens Miller in the same con-
test.
Gov. Battle, who had the sup
port of the Byrd organization, won
the election, but voters in nearby
Virginia gave large majority to
Mr.. Miller. OF the four jurisdic-
tions that Mr.. Clarke and Mr..
Donovan seek to represent, only
Prince William County was in the
Battle column.
Another clear-cut fight between
organization supporters and chal-
lengers is in the 33d Senatorial
District embracing Elizabeth City,
Warwick, Hampton and Newport
News. The opponents are G. Alvin
Massenberg, State Democratic
chairman and former speaker of
the House, and Delegate Victor P.
Wilson, who defeated Massenberg
in House election two years ago.
Mr.. Massenberg is a top man in
the State political organization.
Keith to Oppose Lynch.
In the 26th Senatorial District
of Charlottesville, Albemarle. Flu
wanna, Greene and Madison, the
candidates are incumbent Senator
E. o. McCue, jr., and Joseph T
Henley, Albemarle School Board
chairman.
The only nearby primary con-
test for House of Delegates is in
Fairfax County. The incumbent
Edwin Lynch will be opposed by
James Keith, Fairfax attorney. A
Republican, Douglas A. Clark, OF
Merrif1eld, also has filed for the
post and will face the Democratic
nominee in the November general
election.
Armistead L. Boothe is unop-
posed in the primary as Alexan-
dria's representative in the House
of Delegates, and all three of Ar
ungtonS representatives IN the
State Legislature are unopposed
in the primary. They are State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick, and
Delegates j. Maynard Magruder
and George Damn.
Other House of Delegates Demo
cratic primary contests include:
Augusta -Staunton- Waynesboro
incumbents George M. Cochran
and Felix E. Edmunds, and Louis
Spilman, for the districts two
seats.
Fredericksburg Spotsylvania
Frank H. fairfield, B. Preston
Boulware and Francis B. Gould.
man in a three-way race.
Westmoreland- Northumberland.
King George, Delegate Charles F
Unruh opposed by William D
Williams.
Fauquier - Robert E. Palmer
versus Tom Frost. The incumbent
veteran House member L. Lake
Triplett, is not seeking re-elec.
tion.
Evening star., 1951-06-10
Donovan Race
Against Clarke
ToBe Spirited
Virginio's Dominant
Political Group Faces
Test on State Senator

The strength Of Virginia's domi-
nant political organization faces q
test in the two-way race for State
Senator of Alexandria. Falls
Church and Fairfax and Prince
William Counties.
Andrew w. Clarke of Belle
Haven, the incumbent, and John
A. K. Donovan of Falls Church,
are the opponents in what
promises to be one of the August
primary's most spirited contests.
There will be Democratic pri-
marx contests in 33 other State