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Evening star., 1951-12-04
Richmond Man Is Aide
To Attorney General
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 4.-Har-
ry Coleman McGhee jr., has been
named Virginia's seventh assist.
ant attorney general.
Mr.. McGhee, who's been on
the attorney-general staff since
l949, yesterday was promoted to
take the place of Kenneth c.
Patty, who resigned last week to
enter private law practice.
Mr.. McGehee, a 28-year-old
Richnonder, received degree ir
engineering from Virginia Tech
and earned his law degree at the
University of Richmond.
j. Lindsay Almond jr., is Vir.
ginia's attorney general.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Trailer Decision
May Kill Many
CountyLaws
Wording Is Similar
To Other Ordinances
Clarke Declares
BY Mary Lou Werner

Fairfax officials fear many
county ordinances may be in
jeopardy because of a Virginis
Supreme Court of Appeals deci-
sion in trailer park case.
The high tribunal yesterday
held the county's trailer park ordi-
nance invalid on grounds that ii
was special legislation which the
State constitution does not per-
NIT.
The decision noted that an en-
abling act under which the ordi-
nance was adopted applied only to
Fairfax County because its word
ing limits the application to a
county adjoining a county having
population density in excess OF
1000 persons per square mile.
Other Acts Worded Similarly.
The Supreme Court noted that
Arlington is the only county with
such a high population density
and that only Fairfax County ad-
joins Arlington. Therefore, the
Supreme Court concluded that the
enabling act was special legislation
of the type prohibited by the State
constitution, The decision went
on to say there was no apparent
reason for excluding other coun-
ties from its application.
State Senator Andrew w
Clarke, who has been Fairfax
County's representative in the
State Senate for eight years,
said similar wording had been used
in many other enabling acts for
Fairfax County and other counties
in the State. He said no doubt
the new Supreme Court decision
could be used to attack the validity
of any other ordinance similarly
enacted.
Legislation that Senator Clarke
thinks might be affected includes
the zoning regulations, disorder
ly conduct ordinance, and posi-
bly, legislation under which the
county police department was
created.
Senator Clarke added that he
had introduced at least 150-pieces
of legislation in the State Senate
and thought at least half applying
TO Fairfax County might be af-
fected.
Each on Own Merits.
County officials emphasized,
however. that yesterdays Supreme
Court decision does not automati-
cally throw out any ordinance
similarly worded. They said each
ordinance would have to be tested
on its own merits.
Political observers predicted the
decision would affect future legis-
lation. It has been common prac-
tice in the past to get special
legislation passed under the guise
of general legislation by limiting
it's application with some phrase
like the one in the trailer park
ordinance. In doing this, the
lawmakers have avoided drawing
opposition from counties that
might not want the law applied
to them.
One county official thought the
only answer would be for the
Legislature to allow counties
broader self-governing powers.
Evening star., 1951-12-04

two days of increased arrests be-
cause of increased drinking over
the week end.
But the number is surprisingly
large when this is taken into con-
sideration: The number arrested
is twice the number that comes
before the court. Half of the
|drunks are released at the police
precincts by forfeiture of collat-
'eral. In other words, somebody
brings $40 to the station house,
and the drunk gets out.
Arrests for intoxication have
been increasing in Washington
from a figure a bit above $4,000
at the end of World War II to a
figure that probably will go above
40, 900 in the current Government
year.
The District has an alcoholic
clinic, supported by an increase in
the fees for licenses to sell alco-
holic beverages in order to reha-
bilitate the victims of alcoholism
But none of yesterdays new cases
were sent to the clinic.
Just the weekend crop from
skid row and the courts and al
leys." said Judge Thomas c. Seal
ley, after stepping down from the
bench yesterday. None of them
was reported to me as a posi-
bllity for rehabilitation"
A worker from the alcoholic
clinic and a probation officer in
terested in possibilities for Alco-
holicS Anonymous look over the
records and talk to men and wom-
en- in the cell block. They had
made no nominations from yes
terday's group.
To a reported who sat through
the depressing session, the failure
to find candidates for salvage was
understandable. With one or two
exceptions. all were middle-aged
or elderly. Their physical condi-
ton was pathetic. Three men were
on crutches. One had leg miss
ing.
But many without crutches
could scarcely walk. They clutched
the desk, hand over hand, as they
hobbled to the place in front of
the judge. where they entered
their pleas of guilty. Many men
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Court Draotzes Problem of Increasing Alcoholism

|streetcar to go home" was the
answer, land he lived right around
the corner"
Judge Nelson did not ask the
policeman why he hadn't sent the
man home, but he found the de-
fendant not guilty.
The number of arrests for in
toxication has increased every
year since 1945. Then it was 26,-
889. The following year it was
more than 10000; the year after
that almost $4,000. In 1949 itI
jumped to 37,436, and in fiscal
1851 (the year ended last June
30) it was 1916.
Despite the large numbers and
the great increase, two classifica-
tions among those arrested have
remained relatively the same The
number of Negroes has always
been about IS per cent. and the
number of women, about 9 per
cent.
Five years ago DR.. E. M. Jel-
linek of Yale estimated that there
were 5000 acute alcoholics in
Washington and an additional
$4,000 problem drinkers" Ac-
cording to the number of arrests,
both these figures must be in
creasing faster than the increase
in population.
Permanently on Skid Row.
r. E. Smell of the Salvation
Army's Harbor Lighthouse. who
has known the down and out
groups in several cities. first as
one of the derelicts and later as
a rescue worker. is of the opinion
that Washington's Skid Row is
not as rough and tough as other
cities, but that it has a more per-
manent population.
| "They very seldom ask the judge
for a 'floater,'" he said, explain
ing that the term means permis-
sion to get out of town. One man
did in Judge Scalley's court yes
terday. The judge asked him
where he was going. and the man
said he had enough money to get
to Alexandria. The judge gave
him IS days.
! The shocking figures on the
number of arrests should not be
miSread to mean that $4,000 per-
sons were arrested for drunken
ness last year. There are many
repeaters who get arrested oftener
than 10 times a year. The figure
would be nearer 10000 persons,
taking into account the repeaters.
| On the other hand, the alco-
holic problem is larger than the
number of arrests would indicate.
Many persons die of alcoholism
who have never been arrested.
They, or their families, have
enough money to enable them to
stay indoors while drinking.
Require S5O0,OO0 a Year.
With the increased arrests, there
is a corresponding increase of
commitments to the workhouse
and an increase in what it costs
the taxpayer. Inebriates in the
workhouse at Occoquan always
make up from 80 to 80 per cent
of the population.
Drunks account for about two.
thirds of commitments for all
IofenseS in the Districts penal
system In 1947, intoxication &C
counted for SO per cent of COM
mitments; in 1948, it was 68 per
cent; in 1949, II per cent: in 1850
66 per cent, and in 1851, 70 per
cent.
While the cost of keeping pris-
oner in one of the District penal
institutions has been kept to $2.64
a day by the rigidity of appro-
priations, the number of intoxica-
ton commitments has increased
so much that this group of pris-
oners now costs the taxpayer more
than $500,000 a year just to keep
them off the streets. And that
does not include the burden they
place on the police force and the
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Officer Killed in Crosh

MONTEREY, Calf, Dec. 4 (P)
LIT. Col. Charles E. Hiatt, 80
chief of training for the 9th Di.
vision at Ford Ord, was killed ir
an auto collision yesterday neal
the Army post. He was a native
OF Swayzee, Ind. Col. Hiatt had
been living with his wife, Doris
and two small sons at the Pre-.
|sidio Of Monterey.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Vk||nvestigates
Destructive Riot
By200Cadets
Schools Tightening
Of Rules Is Believed
Cause of Uprising
By the Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Va, Dec. A
sweeping investigation was under
way today into a noisy and de-
structive uprising by students at
Virginia Military Institute.
Before the early Monday affair
was over. the historic West Point
of the South" saw windows and
lights shattered, furniture burned,
property destroyed and some
rooms flooded with water.
The cadets-wearied by the 40
minutes of protesting to
classes early yesterday with only
about two hours sleep after a s.
mile, three-hour hike to "cool
them off" and discipline them.
There was some disagreement
among VMI officials as to what
provoked the sudden protest. But
there was little disagreement that
the affair got out of hand for
more than half an hour.
Extend of Damage Disputed.
Some cadets termed the damage
heavy. A VMI spokesman said,
however, that it was mot extern
sive." He said the cadets will
bear the cost of repairs.
The spokesman said there had
been some recent resentment by
cadets" to a general tightening
up" of VMI regulations. He added:
1.-THE disorder presumably was
in protest of this Tightening up.
1t is presumed that it was pre-
cipitated in protest over enforce
ment of a regulation concerning
the time cadets were required to
return to barracks on the night
of a dance held the preceding
week end"
But cadets themselves said the
uprising came as the result of the
strict bed checks" by one officer.
They said they waited until the
officer, not identified. again was
officer of the day.
200 Reported Involved.
That turn came Sunday night.
Cadets estimate rs per cent of the
900 students participated in the
protest. School officials placed
the total at about 200 students.
Here are few of the things that
happened:
Some 100 windows were broken.
la fire was built against the door
of the tactical officers headquar-
| ters, furniture was removed from
the officer of the days Office and
part of it was burned.
Water taps were turned on in
many rooms and water poured
across the floor and into the court
yard. wiring was ripped out of the
IloudSpeaker system, a fire was
built in the guardhouse, ceiling
lights were broken and bulletin
boards were damaged.
Col. Frank r. Pancake, COM
mandant, ordered all men except
those on guard duty or the sick
list to march. And march they
did-5 miles along U. S. Route II
from am. to 4 am. yesterday.
AS far as Gen. Richard j. Mar
Ishall-to resign as superintendent
in July-is concerned, it was a
"shirttail parade traditional
cadet protest demonstration. He
added that it made a little more
noise than usual"
Evening star., 1951-12-04

Nelson is on the bench. the popu-
lation of the workhouse goes ur
noticeably.
This reporter was In Judge
Nelson's court of the Monday
after Thanksgiving however, an6
none of the sentences were fol
longer than 80 days. Several oil
the defendants who pleaded not
guilty were given the benefit o1
the doubt and released.
Police Ardent in Arrests.
Judge Sca1ley agrees with mu-
lnicipal housekeepers in the coun-
try in the matter of tidying up
the streets by picking up drunks.
Sometimes they arrest men Sleep
ing one off right in front of
where they live.
In Judge Nelson's court last
week. a policeman was asked how
he knew that a colored man he
arrested was drunk.
He said he was waiting for a
Evening star., 1951-12-04
H. Bruce Green Sworn
For New Term as Clerk

H. Bruce Green, clerk of the
Arlington Circuit Court, was
sworn in for a new six-year term
today.
He is the first official elected
last month to take the oath.
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy ad-
ministered the oath during a
break In court proceedings this
morning. Mr.. Green was re-elect-
ed last month and his new term
begins January J..
Evening star., 1951-12-04

names of civic leaders. That their
task will not be easy became ap-
parent last month when two new
developments made headlines.
A storm Of comment, both pro
and con. was provoked by Mr..
Burke's proposal that smoking
lounges for teachers be provided
in schools. There was further criti-
Ical comment when results of tests
given to pupils disclosed. among
other things, that 18 per cent of
high school Juniors apparently
don't know how many months
there are in year and 3 per cent
could not even tell the time of
day. There is a suspecion, how
ever. that many false answers
were given deliberately.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Montgomery Accepts
$127,ooO School Bid

The Montgomery County Board
Of Education has accepted a low
bid of $127,990 to build an addi-
tion to the Garrett Park Elemen-
tary School. The addition will in
|clude six classrooms. an office
and a health room.
The low bid accepted last night
was submitted by H. O. McAllis-
ter Co.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
HyuttsviIIe Chorus to Sino

The Hyattsville Junior High
School Chorus will sing at a meet
ing of the Mothers and Teachers
Club Of Hyattsville Elementary
School tonight. The meeting will
be at 8 O'Clock in the Forty-third
Avenue School,
Evening star., 1951-12-04

at Occoquan was within the past
two weeks.
One man who pleaded not guilty
said he couldn't have been drink
ing because he could prove he was
taking Antabuse, the drug ad-
ministered to volunteers at the
workhouse. For< everal days after
dosage, a drink of any alcoholic
Evening star., 1951-12-04
Arlington Benefit Luncheon

The Arlington Hospital unit of
the Daughters Of America will
hold a benefit luncheon for the
hospital from 1880 am. to 2 pm.
tomorrow in the Ballston Fire
Hall, Oil North Stuart street.
Evening star., 1951-12-04
40, ,oooI194s 1915 l947 l04s io40 1850 1851

and women who could walk were
pathetically misshapen.
Home Rehabilitation Point.
The system that allows repeat
ing drunkards to be released from
the station house when family or
friends pay the collateral ensures
that only the abandoned. the ones
for whom nobody has any hope,
Evening star., 1951-12-04
By George Kennedy

One hundred and sixty drunks
came before the judge in Munich
pal Court yesterday.
1t was a Monday, the day the
court gets a two-day accumulation
Evening star., 1951-12-04

This is the first Of two ortieIes on the
problem Of oiehoIism in Washington.
The extent Of the problem is suggested
in this article. Whot is being done to
eombot it will be discussed tomorrow.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09
The Grand Leads On

The Grand Improved Benevolent Protective
World Brother Finley Wilson, the most
that has been the people OF this country
sick confined his bed and yet he leads the most
Negro People IN
Improved Protective Order of E of the World
thing lie 10
know sick long time SICK as many
DEATH but he still lives and still IN the lead II
well known Ek in this country the order
that today when ne took over
odd Now 1t is by far the most
powerful organization the world and DR. Wilson made what II
by He put all
best men in the race Ii desires to find
group brain him find the cabinet OF the oand Exalted
Eks 1t composed OF the nations outstanding
lawyers aymen who know what the score 10 ana can
that he made OF the
of in This credit ne
knows place Though he sick in bed he Is as active
as he ever was had the to write him
letter replied to soon as ne received
of the Doctor as he received
he which another indication Of his ABILITY as
Personally thought it might be sometime before heara
sick; but that not the matter ne drecteo
he had gotten the letter hoped y all OF
lead for many years TO come
All the continually that he may I'VE ana
lead coupled with his gigantic unheard OF strength and
his part Is the thing tat makes nun Ve Gay
what you wish-The Grand Leads On 9,
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09
Chanute % Be
esting Center
ashlnglon. Ap

" ashington, Apfl tAt
The air force today announced
the opening of six classification
testing centers for aviation cadet
applicants.
Heretofore, aptitude tests have
been given to cadets at the various
flying training schools.
-Four of the testing centers VII
be opened this week at the follow
ing air force bases: Sampson, &c
neva, NY; Chanute. Rantoul III.
Lakeland, San Antonio, Texas and
Mather. Sacramento, Calf.
Two other centers viii be open
ed after April i at Lowry base
Denver. Colo, and al Keesler base
Biloxi, Miss.
Aviation cadets pass initial men
tai and physical examinations VII
report to one of the testing units
for a new series of written exam
nations and psyeh-motor tests.
The air force emphasized that
the new tests are not designed to
measure intelligence or scholastic
achievement, but to indicate an ap-
plicants aptitude for flying duty
as a pilot. navigator or lombard.
Ter.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09
April : : Cancer Control Month

ing over 100000 lives each year,
and
WHEREAS more than half of
these deaths are of persons in the
most fruitful years of their lives,
the Nations reservoir of intellect
ual and spiritual power are being
ond highest cause of death, claim
"WHEREAS cancer is the sec
depleted. and
WHEREAS encouraging pro-
gress has been made in the fight
against cancer :"
"WHEREAS if the gains al
ready made are to be retained and
further progress achieved there
must be no relaxation of our eff
fort
There will be no relaxation of
the fight against cancer in the
United States" the American Can
Ger Society spokesman said.
"The American people under
stand the seriousness of the can
Ger problem. We are confident
that they will not be satisfied at
only retaining our goals. Last
year the public gave $13,950,000
for the American Cancer Society's
programs of research, service and
education. We are confident that
they can do better this year.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09
ELKS
MEET AT
MILWAUKEE

The Elks Quarterly Conference
week end WAS one OF the best
held at Milwaukee. Wis, last
week end was one Of the best
meetings that has been held by the
boys for quite some time, accord
ing to DIR. A. l.. Frazier, President
If the organization. He told the
editor by phone this week that IN
terest was high and the boys and
girls were In the finest Of spirit.
Chicago was there in full
strength to back their son, Jimmie
Copper TO be elected Secretary of
the organization. Brother Con-
per has his hat in the ring, and we
feel that he will be a strong con-
tender for the position; as he has
been in the higher brackets of the
organization for many years, hay
ing served in practically all of its
departments. He is past Grand
Exalted Ruler, and now serves
as one of its chief auditors. He
was endorsed by the committee at
Milwaukee.
Brothers Parker and Miller were
among those who were there from
Peoria, the place of the meeting
of the June Convention. They
report that things are going ahead
in full speed for one of the great
est Conventions in the history of
the organization.
All departments of the order
were present and made public
their plans of operation for the
year. The women met in fine
order and, as usual, got things
moving along.
President Frazier met with an
accident Sunday near kankakee
when his car went into a three
turn wreck. 1t was being driven
by a Mr.. Glynn of Danyille, and
the snow caused the wreck. The
car was damaged badly but no
one was hurt seriously. Brother
toAih vi aiis&tit 80 AAAA '
worse than anyone of the crowd.
The party was being followed by
Mr. Robert Norwood, Director of
the department of education. He
picked up the party and gave
them a lift to Chicago. where he
left his people and took President
Frazier and his party on over tc
the meeting.
From all accounts the meeting
Sunday was one that bespeaks fol
the year one of work and Pro
gress. 1t was made clear that th'
Illinois Legislature will take an
other stab at the FEPC bill durini
this week. Mr.. Nelson M. Willis
attorney, state director of civi
liberties, is in charge of the mat
ter for the Elks and other mem
at the hearing there in Spring
bers were appointed to be presen
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09

New York-The President has
proclaimed April as Cancer Con-
troll Month and the American Can
Ger Society, through its divisions
throughout the United States, 10
ready to conduct the most effect
i've educational and Embarrassing
campaign against cancer in its his
tory, it was announced at the So
ciety's national headquarters this
week. A national goal of $l4,-
$4,000 is being sought by the
American Cancer Society to carry
on its year-round program of re-
search, education and service.
In response to President Tru-
mans appeal to "all interested
agencies and individuals to unite
during April, 1861. in public ded-
ication to a program for the con-
troll of cancer" spokesman for
the Cancer Society, declared that
the Cancer Crusade would swing
into action on April /.
The Presidents Proclamation
stated the reasons for united action
against cancer as follows:
WHEREAS the present emery
ency with its extraordinary de-
mands upon the Nations man
power emphasizes the Importance
of conserving our human resonrc
es, and
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09

March u Chicago Great Lakes
Lodge rooms. A he arty sum was
sent 10 he Commissioner OF Edu-
cation. Judge W c Hueston for
Education. The president stress
ID the effort of mileage per diem
ard looking toward a great state
meeting IA June. Among the sick
Organizer Stevens in the County
hospital Chicago He suffered
two fires Mr.. Roey Barnett, drill
master and Grand director Of
Western Division. Temples Loss .
oo. Maade Z Walker and Mrs.
cor,iia Person we're among the
many to pass
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09

The 3.O00-book library and
many house furnishings will 40
on the block, but some items
will be given to colleges and
museums, including that in the
humorist's boyhood home in
Hannibal, Mo.
Mrs Samossoud, wife of JAG
ques Samossoud, 60, orchestrs
conductor, said "l'm disposing OF
everything. jacques and | arr
going to become gypsies."
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09
LLIsols.wlscoNslN BOARD

The State President Mrs, Sarah
Smith called the temples together
al which time brief dis -ussiona
aere made Great plans towards
he coming state meeting at Peoria
n june. The various committee
ehairinaas we're called . report.
Among them Purple Cross Nurses
headed By Mrs. Mary Yantis. Mrs.
A Patterson Grand Civil Liber-
les chr. Popularity by Mrs.
@laudete Ashley Mr.. Nelma
colley. Cr, Of Past President.
annual tea report given b. Mrs.
Justo DE Lemos which was great
profit he'd on the Bird Sunday In
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09
ROOSEVELT ANNlVER-
SARY ASKED AS
LEGAL HOLIDAY

W AatitttE AhlA
A resolution to make the ami.
versary of President Franklin
Roosevelt, Jan. 30, a legal holiday
has been introduced by Senator
Herbert II. Lehman CD of New
York.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09
MARK TWAlN'S
DAUGHTER TO
BECOME GYPSY

Hollywood, April (AP)
Mark Twain's library will be
auctioned next Monday and his
daughter is going to become a
gypsy"
"Why wait until | die to dis
pose of it?' Mrs. Clara Samas-
soud. 81, asked yesterday.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09

field this week Il Is hoped and
expected that things will move
somewhat differently than. they
did at the last session that It ap-
peared.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09

The University of Illinois shift
ed over Monday from use of It's
own reservoirs to purchasing 1t;
supplies from the Illinois Water
Service Co. The changeover went
without hitch Herbert l.
White, superintendent of santa
ton and safety of the u. of ply
steal plant, said.
Lieut.. AL Bickers of the Cham
paign police force is observing hi
Attn birthday anniversary Tues
day. Bickers has been police
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-04-09
EARLY LONG
DISTANCE CALL

The first telephone call betweef
New York and Boston was made
Sept 4, 1884.