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Evening star., 1951-05-05

More than 1000 Hyattsville
High School alumni, teachers and
students took a long, remembering
look around old haunts last night
at a combined reunion and wake.
Members of nearly all of the
schools 26 graduating classes
since 1914 crowded into the flood
lighted building. last night to meet
again in rooms and corridors for
the last time.
Old H. H. S. will send out its last
and one of its biggest graduating
classes next month. In Septem-
ber it becomes Hyattsville Junior
High School, and the rest of Its
students will go to the new S.
million Northwestern High School,
on Colesville road.
Morris Sends Greetings.
K. j. Morris, principal of the
school when it opened in 1914
with 118 pupils, sent greetings te
old friends last night through his
daughter. Miss Sarah Morris, ol
New York. The 89-year-old edu.
Gator, who took up driving wher
he was 10, acknowledged that tbs
trip from st. Petersburg, Fla.
where he and Mrs. Morris live. is
getting too long to be practicable
His message said:
you may know I am deeply
interested in your welfare and sue
cess in life. You have my bes!
wishes. :"
Mr.. Morris retired in 1888, and
the schools second principal, J
Albert Miller, runs a double
size plant with 1900 students ano
Al teachers. Today, 40 per cent
of H. H. S. graduates go on tt
college, Mr.. Miller said.
In the school library, Miss Mil
dren Moore, who came to H. H. S
to teach Latin in 1920 and later
became its librarian and assistant
principal, recalled the hand
pulled taffy Prof" Morris used te
send to faculty members. She il
librarian at Eastern High School,
now, and Mr.. Morris still is pulling
taffy with his wife and sending
it to his friends. she said.
Draftee Comes on Pass.
Another alumnus at the reunion
last night was 22-year-old Pvt
Thomas Alexander, a member OF
Evening star., 1951-05-05
How to Pick q Mate Author
Finds MARRIAGE Here a Gamble

Having a happy married life in
Washington is a tougher job than
anywhere else in the country.
This is the sum of advice on
the District offered yesterday by
Clifford Adams, associate profess
sor of psychology at Pennsylvania
State College. author of How to
Pick a Mate" and editor of the
Ladies' Home Journal Depart
ment, Making Marriage Work"
In fact, at a meeting of the
Health Welfare and Recreation
Conference at the Shoreham
Hotel, Mr.. Adams offered small
hope to District married couples
that their marriages would work
i'm Washington's peculiar atmos-
phere." His repeated advice to
questioners was "go and live some
where else"
Residents "Have No Roots"
The normal hazards of getting
along with spouse are empha-
sized here, he said, by the fact
that a large percentage of resi-
dents ''have no roots whatever"
Even long term residents may
not regard Washington as a per-
manent address," he declared, and
"a sizeable proportion of people
live in apartment houses and never
establish strong community con-
tacts."
In addition, the Nations Capt.
tai "as the hub of Government is
agog with rumors, scuttlebutt ano
gossip, disquieting to all though
many persons are never directly
affected" 1t is, furthermore, q
city of competition, pull anc
political personal maneuvering
filled with many escapists ane
malcontents who are unable to ad'
just in their native localities"
!, Behind the 8-Ball."
y The net result, Mr.. Adams said
Ills that Washington. married
couples "are behind the 8-ball,
trying to maintain a standard o.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Boy, II, browns, 2 Others Saved
AS Boot Upsets at Alexandra

Ito swim toward shore and was
picked up by a man in a motor
boat. The unidentified man in the
motor boat also tried to reach
Grover but he had disappeared
under the surface.
Growers body was pulled Out
about an hour later, police said, by
two brothers, Edward Allen of 1915
Prince street and Charles Allen
Iof 514 Prince street. Members o1
the Alexandria rescue squad triec
to revive him.
Young Grover was a pupil al
Lee Elementary School. He livec
with his uncle, Joseph Grover, anc
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Anr
Grover, at the Jefferson street
address.
Evening star., 1951-05-05

the class Of 1946. He came to the
party on a weekend pass from
Camp Dietrich, Md, where he is
attached to a Chemical Corps unit
He was drafted last November.
Alumni parents saw their alumni
children in skits on school life
as real old timers and members
of the young married set" sal
in the packed auditorium. Later
the high school band and its
prize winning Gymkana aero
batic squad added the final -four
ish in the gymnasium.
Every one agreed it's sad an
era is ending. But most graduate.
said they planned to stay il
HyattSville because it's gooc
place to live. and it won't be Ions
before there's a junior high schoo
Ireunion.
Evening star., 1951-05-05

living that is artif1cally high COM
pared to the rest of the country
The speaker saw no solution to
the problem of wives and mothers
forced into the roles Of bread
winners to. the neglect Of their
families. He advised questioners
to "Seek a simple life on a lower
budget-elSewhere."
Mr.. Adams estimate of the
chances of a happy home life in
Washington climaxed a somber
appraisal of the state of the Amer
lean family in general. The speaker
said he agreed with the thesis
that domestic life in the United
States is facing a crisis similar to
that which led to national de-
clineS in ancient Greece and
Rome.
Facts and Predictions.
Social workers attending the
meeting were presented with these
facts and predictions:
l. The divorce rate over the
past 60 years has accelerated some
80 times faster than the marriage
rate. Unless checked, go per cent
of all marriages will end in divorce
within Is years.
2. Youth is in revolt against
Iparents-not because children are
Irebellious, but because "the com.
mon obectives of family living
are no longer present today
Families no longer work together
and the home as an educational
institution is thing of the past
3. A growing sensualism and
materialism is reflected in our ad-
vertising, literature and enter
tainment, together with a general
break down of old family virtues
and institutions.
This situation, which the speak.
er argued leads inevitably to ma.
tional decline, can be corrected
by an aroused and alert society
the group was told.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Judge Favors Home
For Juveniles Who
Are Mentally Upset

Establishment of special facil.
tiles for the temporary care anc
study of emotionally disturbed
juveniles has been recommended
by the Montgomery County Juve.
nile Court.
In a report to the County
Council, the court, headed by Judge
Alfred D. Noyes, criticized the
present practice of housing juve-
niles in the county Jail as con-
trary to all modern concepts"
Judge Noyes advocated con-
struction of a detention home to
accommodate at least eight chill
dren at a time. It would be stated
by psychiatrists and social work
erS on a part time basis.
Although the existing agencies
in the county which render serv-
ice to children are able to provide
care in most cases." he
asserted, there are many in
stances when it is not possible to
obtain much-needed specialized
treatment"
Judge Noyes said a modern
detention home with a profess
sional staff would result in a
constructive program for the
child's rehabilitation and aid the
court in determining the dispo-
sition of the case.
He recalled that about six years
ago, the then county commission
ers appropriated $4,000 for such
facilities but dropped the project
because of inability to get build
ing materials. Such a home also
could serve other county agencies
including the welfare board. he
said.
The court also reported that
complaints concerning Juveniles
increased from 1000 in 1949 tc
1901 in 1850. The jump was at
tributed to population increase
and the new practice of referring
all juvenile traffic offenses to the
Juvenile Court.
Evening star., 1951-05-05

A 12-year -old Alexandria boy
drowned in the Potomac River late
yesterday when a homemade boat
|sprang a leak and turned over
He was David Grover. IL, of 218
Jefferson street.
Two other boys in the boat sur
vived.
Ernest Courbram, IA, Of 607
Prince street, Alexandria, was able
to make it to Robinson's wharf
lat the foot of Duke street. The
boat, which police said was made
Of plywood and was about 5 feet
long, was only a few feet off the
wharf when it overturned about
Is pm.
The third lad, Martin Bailey, 13
All South Fairfax street, startes
Evening star., 1951-05-05
ReyenueL Lawyer sSuii
Now in County Court
BY fhe Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, May 5.-Rebufed
by the Federal Courts, a United
States tax attorney is taking his
attack on Maryland'S State in
come tax to the county court.
Herman T. Reiling. 106 East
Leland street, Chevy Chase, Md.
has filed suit in Anne Arundel
County Circuit Court to try to pre-
vent the State from collecting
taxes on money he earns in Wash
ington. He contends resident
provisions of the Maryland income
tax law are unconstitutional.
Last month the Supreme Court
refused to review a Baltimore
court ruling supporting the State:
right to collect State income taxe'
because Mr.. Reiling lives in Chevy
Chase.
Mr.. Reiling, an attorney in tht
Office of chief counsel for the Bu'
reau of Internal Revenue, con-
tends, however, that his legal resi-
dence is Crossville, III.
Mr.. Reiling named State Comp
troller j. Millard TaWes as defend
ant. No hearing date has been set
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Anne Arundel Increases
teachers Pay by $500
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, May 5.-Anne
Arundel County has decided to
follow the lead of several other
counties and give its school teach
erS a raise.
All teachers will receive a fiat
5000 increase starting with the
coming school year, the county
commissioners announced. This
will raise the annual salary range
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Anne Arundel County raise
will mean a seven-cent increase
in the school tax on property next
Iyear. The school board also is
looking for 102 additional teachers.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Veto Is Sought Portsmouth Star
On Takonla Park Reporter 10 Test
Annexation Bill Ban by Court
Prince Georges Acts
AS Citizens Protest
Move at Hearing

The Prince Georges County Com
mlsSloners will urge a laSt-minute
veto by Gov. McKeldin of bill
authorizing Takoma Park to an
mex about 28 acres of land taken
from it in 1899.
Opponents of the bill, who ap-
peared before the commissioners
in a public hearing late yester-
day in the county service build
ing at Hyattsyille, said they be-
heved the commissioners stand
would influence the Governor to
veto the bill Monday. That is the
deadline for gubernatorial action
on all bills Of the recent legisla-
ture.
Mayor Ross Beville Of Takoma
Park told the commissioners the
tract of land lying southeast of
the intersection of New Hamp-
shire avenue and University lane
was literally stolen from Takoma
Park in 1889 and we want it
back"
Blond Leads Opponents.
The opponents, led by Hyman
j. Blond. president Of the Carole
Highlands Citizens Association ex-
pressed concern over the possible
precedent which the bill might
set of allowing towns to annex
land without referendum. They
admitted, however, that a con-
ventional referendum would be
impossible in this case since the
land in question has no homes and
is owned by two men who live in
Montgomery County and there
fore would not be eligible to vote.
About SO persons attended the
hearing. Close to IS of them were
from Takoma Park and supported
the bill.
Carole Highlands is not in the
area affected, but Mr.. Blond said
Takoma Park has tried to annex
Carole Highlands before and this
Dill might make that possible.
The % acres are mostly unde-
veloped except for a shopping
center. although eight acres are
earmarked for an apartment de-
velopment.
Put Under County in '39.
Mayor Beville said the land
had been part of Takoma Park
since the original charter of 1891
until a sneak rider on a legisla-
tive act of 1899 removed it to
county jurisdiction. In answer to
the charge that the annexation
was "a tax grab," Mr.. Beville said
the city would derive less than
$1,000 annually in taxes from the
annexation on the basis Of the
present assessed value.
Commissioner Edward j. Med"
Waters. in moving to urge Gov.
McKeldin's veto, said he never
did adhere TO the philosophy that
two wrongs make a right" Com
missioner Daniel A. abbott OBJ
served that one of the chief OBJ
jections to the annexation is
Takoma Parks high city tax rate
Of $1.10 per $100 Of assessed
valuation. .....
Commission President Thomas
E. Latimer Joined Mr.. Waters and
Mr.. Abbott in voting for the mo-
tion. Commissioner H. Wilson
Spicknall, taking the position that
the annexation was local matter
in which the commission should
not take sides, voted against it.
The fifth commissioner, w. Ev-
erett Marion. was not present.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Press Group Prepares
Scholarship Tests

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the second annual
scholarship examination by the
Montgomery County Press Asso-
citation from am. to noon next
Saturday at Richard Montgomery
High School, Rockville.
Permanent rules for awarding
journalism scholarship will be
adopted at the associations June
session, the group decided yester-
day at a luncheon in Montgomery
Blair High School, Silver Spring
The scholarship will go to
June graduate of a Montgomery
County high school who wants tt
prepare for journalistic career
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Old Meeting House
Gets Plaster CeiIino

First major step in restoration
of the Old Presbyterian Meeting
House, Alexandria, Va, was COM
pleted this week with replacing
of the lime mortar ceiling by a
81 500 one of plaster.
Futher steps in restoring the
old Colonial church. which was
Ireopened for worship in June, 1949,
are being planned. The original
church was built in 1774,
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Father Of Seven Faces
Six Years for Staying
In Rockville TRIANGLE

Louis D. Fultz, 34-year-old
father Of seven children, today
faced a six-year prison sentence
for the murder Of his wife's lover,
Cas- William OVERLY. 80, last Feb
ruary ~ in Rockville.
The sentence was imposed yes
terday by Judges Charles w
Woodward and Stedman Prescott
in Montgomery County Circuit
Court. Sheriff Charles S. Law
renson said Fultz will be taken to
the Maryland Pentitentiary early
next week.
Fulz, Of Hendersons Corner,
north Of Gaithersburg, testified at
his trial April 18 that he shot
Mr.. OVERLY, who was his cousin
in self-defense after the latter
opened the door of Fultz's car in
a threatening manner.
Leniency Plea Fails.
Before sentence was pronounced
yesterday. both Fultz and his at
torney. G. Gregg Evergam, asked
for leniency.
II took my cousin into my home
and treated him like a brother" /"
Fultz told the court. II did every
thing I could for him. gave him
no cause to threaten my life"
The self defense claim was
brushed aside, however. by Judge
Woodward.
Eve are not at all impressed
with that theory" the Judge de-
clared. "The court could under
stand man killing in a frenzied
passion after he discovered some
one was having illicit relations
with his wife.
Had Forgiven Wife.
But that didn't happen in your
case. You testified you had for
given your wife and that your
home had not been broken up.
There was no reason for you
to shoot that man just because he
Ijerked open the door of your cal
and had his hand in his pocket
The evidence shows that when he
was examined after he was killed
he had no weapon. And after
shooting at him you even chased
him down the street. A mar
afraid of some one else doesn't
chase him"
Evening star., 1951-05-05
SoduIity Breakfast

The ladies of the st. Michael's
Sodality, Silver Spring, Md. will
hold their third annual commun-
ion breakfast at 9 am. tomorrow
Iat. the Stone House Inn, Four
Corners. Msgr. Thomas P. Nc
ICarthy, director of the Informal
ltion Bureau of the National
lCatholic Welfare Conference, will
be the speaker.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Jordan Named Head
OfMorketing Committee
BY the Associoied Press

RICHMOND. Va, May 5. -
Charles D. Jordan, Nansemond
County farmer, has been named
chairman of the State Production
and Marketing Committee, ]. A.
Lannon, jr., PIMA executive secre-
tary, announced yesterday.
Mr.. Jordan, a member Of the
committee, succeeds R. B. Bridg-
forth, jr., recently appointed as
sistant to the PIMA production
assistant in Washington.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Supreme Court
NayGetC Case Of
Grand Jury0ath
Prince Georges Judge
Rules Witnesses Are
Properly Sworn

The question of whether grand
jury witnesses must take their
oaths in a courtroom and in the
presence of a judge is on its
way to the Maryland Court of
Appeals and may be finally an
swered by the United States Su-
preme Court.
Attorneys for a Prince Georges
County man accused of rape and
seeking his freedom on a writ of
habeas corpus, noted an appeal
after Circuit Judge j. Dudley
Digges ruled in Upper Marlboro
yesterday that an indictment re-
turned against the defendant by
the April grand jury is valid.
The court held the true bill
legal despite the fact that wit
nesses who testified before the
grand jury were sworn by a
deputy clerk in place apart from
either of the two Circuit Court
rooms.
AdDeaS COrpuS Den1eO.
Judge Digges denied the habeas
corpus writ and remanded to Jail
Norman r. Strait, Al, charged
with attacking 72-year-old Bla-
densburg woman on February l..
Defense Counsel A. Gwynn
Bowie and Ignatius j. Keane said
later that if Judge Digges is sus-
tained by the Appeals Court the
question will be placed before the
Nations highest tribunal.
The attorneys contended that
the indictment is illegal because
under common law, which has not
been superseded in Maryland by
statute, grand jury witnesses must
be sworn in open court"
Indicating that the issue is un-
precedented locally and nationally,
Judge Digges in a seven-page
written opinion, said:
"a careful review of the deci-
sions of the Court of Appeals dis
closes that there have been no
cases answering the questions now
presented, nor do I find any in
the country dealing with the pre-
else question involved here"
Would Upset Procedure.
The opinion, handed down in
the new court room in the pres
ence of the defendant, ended a
tenSion-f1lled day climaxed by the
courts declaration that if the.
defense argument is correct "a
great number of the prison popu-
lation of Maryland are being il
legally detained"
limiting that a decision favor
ing the defense might upset court
actions over a quarter to half
century period, the court said the
challenged procedure was in ac-
cordance with the practice in
Prince Georges for at least 25I
years and possibly a great deal
longer. He added that a similar
method of swearing in witnesses
is provided in Baltimore, Mont
gomery, Anne Arundel and Charles
Counties.
Immediately after Judge Digges
announced his finding Mr.. Bowie
asked that the case be continued
pending final determination as to
how oaths should be administered.
States Attorney Carlyle ]. Lam
caster aSSented.
That action left the gears of the
county's Circuit Court criminal
machinery locked as tightly as
they were yesterday when trial of
a murder case was deferred be-
cause of uncertainty as to the
validity of a true bill handed in
by the October grand jury.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Macarthur Reported
Planning Norfolk Visit
By the Assoeioted Press

NORFOLK. Va, May 5.-Gen.
Macarthur plans to visit Norfolk
next month to view his mothers
birthplace, Senator Byrd, Demo-
Icrat. Of Virginia, told the Ledger
Dispatch yesterday.
Senator Byrd said Gen. Mac
Arthur told him of his intention in
Washington yesterday.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
|Stuunton Postmaster
Resigns Due to Health
BY HE Assoeiafed Press

| STAUNTON, Va, May S. -
Robert E. Fifer, Staunton's post.
master since 1885, has resigned
effective June 30, upon advice o1
his doctors.
Mr.. Fifer was appointed acting
postmaster April l, 1895, and was
named postmaster the following
July 9.
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Calvert County Adopts
DuyIiqht Saving Time
BY the Assoeioied Press

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md,
May 5.-Calvert County, in the
heart of Southern Maryland
shakes off ties with the past and
adopts daylight saving time at
2 pm. tomorrow.
The Board of County Commis-
sioners voted Tuesday to adopt
the fast time for the county. The
only Maryland counties not or
daylight saving time are Garrett
erG
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Judge Oost Bors
Stuff Because of
Critical Story
by the Associated Pres.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. May s.
Vernon Barrett. Portsmouth Star
reporter, plans to be in the Nor
folk County Circuit Court Mon.
day despite a ban against Star re-
porters by Judge Edward l.. CAST.
The newspaper said yesterday
its reporters are not barred from
the court since mo order has been
entered" in the courts order book.
Judge CAST announced Thurs
day that the Stars reporters
would be barred from his COURT
room.
This ban will be in effect un-
less and until I am compelled by
legal writ to withdraw it," the
judge announced.
Judge CAST said he took the
action because of a story pub
lished in the Star under the head
line Judge Fell Into Two Legal
Errors in Bawling Out Star Re-
porters."
News Story Called False.
A story in the Star that Mr..
Barrett had been required to
stand in court to listen to Judge
CASTS criticism of previous story
was termed false by the Judge.
All he wanted, the judge said,
was a fair and truthful presen-
tation of facts, and he added
that the newspaper would will
ingly sacrifice this court and the
entire judiciary of the Common
wealth and the Nation to gain an
advantage in the current county
political campaign"
The Star called on Judge CAST
to set forth specific complaints
as to when and how he had been
misquoted. And the newspaper
added:
"The columns Of this newspaper
are open for any statement Judge
Oast desires to make or present
to the public. They have always
oeen so open to him.
Differ in Politics.
"The Portsmouth Star does not
wish in any way to misrepresent
Judge CAST, and a statement from
him as to how the Star misquoted
or miSrepresented him is courted."
The Portsmouth Star and
Judge CAST are on opposite sides
of the Norfolk County political
fence.
The Star has said it favored
election of supervisors who would
appropriate money to provide a
police force capable Of driving
racketeers out Of the county"
During the past week Judge Oast
has publicly dressed down Sheriff
]. Arthur Hodges and Circuit Court
Clerk E. T. White. Neither took it
lying down.
Threatened Court Clerk.
Sheriff Hodges said yesterday
that Judge CASTS critical state
mehts concerning missing evidence
in a recent manning trial consti-
tuted a reflection upon county po-
lice personnel generally. And,
Sheriff Hodges said, "the fact is
that while all police now are ap-
pointed by me as sheriff, there are
more by far on the county police
rolls today who originally were ap-
pointees of Judge CAST than Of
mine. This stands IL to 5 on
Judge CASTS side"
On Thursday, Judge Oast
threatened to punish Mr.. White,
the clerk of the court, for con-
tempt. The threat came during
a dispute between the two over
the payment of jurors. Judge
CAST said Mr.. White was slow in
preparing checks for the jurors.
Mr.. White said the checks were
prepared as soon as possible.
Judge CAST then accused Mr..
White Of "glaring" at him and told
the clerk that if he did not take a
seat he would be held in contempt
Of court.
Mr.. White told a reporter yes
terday the payment of jurors il
entirely in the hands of the
rlark of no,Irf
Evening star., 1951-05-05
Western MARYLAND Queen

WESTMINSTER, Md. May S (P.
Janet Herring of Westminster will
be crowned Queen Of the May
in annual May Day festivities at
Western Maryland College today.
Evening star., 1951-05-05

NEW TRIAL JUSTICE-Rob-
ert C. Fitzgerald, 29-year-old
Falls Church attorney, has
been named Fairfax County
trial justice. He will replace
Harry Carrico, who is joining
the law firm of T. Brooke
Howard, Alexandria, on May
Is.
Evening star., 1951-02-18
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