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Evening star., 1951-03-03
Raid Party Seizes ;
On Numbers Count in
old Marlboro Hotel

The operator of the Old Marl-
boro Hotel and another man and
woman yesterday were charged
with operating lottery, after a
raid by Prince Georges County
law enforcement officers.
Released under $1,000 bond
each, pending a hearing in Upper
Marlboro Police Court Friday,
were George Perry. 81, the hotel
man: Louis Lappin, 81. of the
100 block of Biltmore street NV,
and Mrs. Audrey King. As. Edge
water, Md.
The raiders. led by County Po-
lice Chief F. Allen Richards and
Sheriff Carlton Beall. included
police and sheriff's deputies. They
described the hotel, an Upper
Marlboro landmark. as numbers
headquarters" Two adding ma
chimes, quantity of numbers slips
and a small amount of cash were
seized. they said.
Watched for Week.
An undercover man had been
watching the place for a week,
the raiders said.
Perry and Mrs. King were seated
at a table in a f1rst-foor room
when the raiders entered, police
reported. Numbers slips were said
to have been found on the table.
The f1rst-foor room has been
used for years as election-return
headquarters for county Demo-
Gratis and reporters.
Lappin was in room on the
third floor. the raiders said. The
adding machines and numbers
slips were in his room, they added.
4 Arrested in House.
Earlier in the day. a smaller
raidipg party entered Hyatts-
vile dwelling at 4718 Forty first
place and arrested four men.
Thomas "Biggy" Foster. 80. Of
the Forty-flrst place address. was
charged with setting up and main
tanning a lottery. and Raymond
Scott, 81, of the 4700 block Of
Forty first place; Walter Thomas,
As, of the 4100 block of Buchanan
street, and Joseph H. johnson,
81, of the 4500 block of Banner
street, all Hyattsville, were charged
as State witnesses. All of the men
are colored.
Numbers slips, about $25 in
cash and several cases of whisky,
wine and beer were seized, accord
ing to the raiders.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Virginia Raises Pay
OF State Employees
And Road Workers
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 3.-Sal-
aried State employees, their mod
est pay checks more and more in
adequate in the spiral of imitation,
have been granted wage increases
by Gov. Battle.
The increases, themselves mod
est. range up to 5000 per year and
affect some 19,500 persons. They
will cost the State approximately
$28 million for the remainder of
this year and are effective i'm
mediately.
The Gov&nor said they were
granted las temporary expedient'
to meet present emergency condi-
tions and were "the maximum
that can be authorized at this
time on the basis of current esti-
mates" of revenue.
simultaneously, Gov. Battle
authorized the State Highway De-
partment to raise the wages of
some 5000 hourly-paid employees
from SIS to 70 cents per hour to
head off wholesale designations.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
PooIesviIIe PTA Plans
To Name Mrs. AIInutt

The Poolesville Parent Teacher
Association intends to dominate
Mrs. Louis Allnutt of near Daw-
sonville to fill a vacancy on the
Montgomery County school board.
The Poolesville group will for
mally nominate Mrs. Allnutt early
next month when all the PTAs of
the county meet for that purpose.
The term of Mrs. Herman Wilson,
president of the board, expires at
the end of this school term.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Lano Ordered
Answer jury
On GAMBLING
Ex-Distributor of
Pin Bal! Machines
Faces Quiz Monday

Sam Lano, who used to dis
tribute pinball machines in Airing
ton and Prince Georges Counties,
must answer any questions that
may be asked about gambling ac-
tivities when he resumes testi-
mony before an Arlington grand
jury on Monday.
This ruling yesterday by Airing
ton Circuit Judge William D. Med
ley on Lano's obligation to testify
gave the first substantial evidence
that the current Arlington grand
jury session has turned into a full
scale investigation of gaming ac-
tivitieS in the county.
Lano appeared voluntarily be-
fore the grand jurors and was
quizzed for two hours before the
jurymen reported that he refused
to answer question.
This touched off an unexpected
courtroom scene, in which Lano's
attorneys said their telephone
wires had been tapped. Common
wealth's Attorney Denman T.
Rucker asked to have Lano placed
under $1,000 bond to guarantee
his temperance before the grand
jury and the jurors disclosed Lano
had been asked about an alleged
threat to Mr.. Rucker.
Judge Medley asked the jury
foreman, Charles Sher, on what
grounds Lano refused to answer a
question.
mo grounds" replied Mr. Sher.
Rucker Cites Code.
The judge said he believed the
witness was entitled to refuse an
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Silver Spring Theoter
Wins Magazine Citution

The Flower Theater, Piney
Branch road and Flower avenue,
Silver Spring, last night received
a citation for its design and deco
ration.
The award of merit of Exhibi-
tors Magazine, national trade
journal, was made by Fred L.
Lutes, president of Suburban Ma
tional Bank, and received by Will
liam Waggaman, theater man
ager.
Evening star., 1951-03-03

Soviet system is nothing but the
old Hitlerism in a new guise.
The unity of Berlin and Of all
Germany, he added, is not import
ant as long as Poland and Czech
oslovakia and Hungary :. are not
free as we'll"
Mayor Reuter- observed that
Americans wonder why Germans
are reluctant to settle the ques-
tion of German rearmament.
What would you say" he
asked. "if the German people
should want to have an army
again at once, if the German
people should want to revive the
old militarism? They want to
be sure that this time the only
issue is one of the common defense
and that the statesmen who
speak to- the German people from
abroad really have something new
in mind"
Earlier, Mayor Reuter- visited
Secretary of Defense Marshall al
the Pentagon and presented 6
model of the George C. Marshal
Haus" in Berlin. The building i.
the main pavilion of the German
Industrial Exhibition.
Evening star., 1951-03-03

to clear his name and reputation
before your body"
Judge Medley agreed to release
Lano in Mr.. TrueaX's custody
without bond.
Lano Promises Appearance.
"I'll be here" Lano assured the
judge.
Mr.. Trueax then brought up
wire-tapping again.
Il want to ask Mr.. Rucker if
the wires to my office are tapped"
he announced.
That's not appropriate here,
but if you'll come into my Office
I'll talk to you." replied Mr..
Rucker.
Il take it from that they are
tapped" retorted Mr.. Trueax as
he turned to leave the courtroom.
After talking privately with Mr..
Rucker, however, Mr.. Trueax said
he was convinced the common
wealth's attorney knows nothing
of the wires being tapped. He
said he still believed they had
been tapped, however.
Mr.. Rucker said Mr.. Trueax had
apologized for implying that he
had tapped the wires.
Machines Confiscated.
Asked about the controversial
question that Lano refused to an
pswer, Mr.. Rucker said Mr.. Trueax
and Mr.. Nemeth had told him the
lid would blow off" if he seized
Lano's pinball machines.
II said, Let it blow and
seized the machines" said Mr..
Rucker.
AS a result of the plnball raid
on November 20 Lano was con-
victed of permitting operation of
illegal free-play machines and
was fined $100 in Arlington Coun-
ty Court. The court ordered
$1,000 worth of the machines
seized in the raid confscated.
Lano's attorneys have appealed
the case.
Before Lano testified the grand
jurors yesterday heard Herbert
Blevins, 1900 North Ninth street,
Arlington; Arthur j. Marchessault
of 818 Allen street, Falls Church,
near where Lano formerly lived,
and Paul Varoutsos, Assistant
CommonWealth's Attorney.
Evening star., 1951-03-03

Library Chief Cites
Low Ratio Of Books

Only half of the residents of
Montgomery County have access
to local library facilities, and tre
county's public library book ratio
is but one book for every three
people.
This is the estimate of George B.
Moreland. director of Montgom-
ery's new department of public
libraries. He has been on the job
since February Is and now is pre-
pairing budget estimates for his
new department.
Mr.. ,Moreland has finished a
tour of the county's nine commu-
nifty libraries. His department is
authorized to assume responsible
ity for them if local library asso-
Citations are willing. He compli-
mented a number of the libraries
but called them inadequate.
Wants Central Library.
For every one to have an OPP
portunity to borrow books, it will
be necessary to have bookmobiles,
as we'll as permanent library cen
tiers in the larger communities, -
Mr.. Moreland said. He said per-
manent branch libraries should
have circulating collections and
should be located in convenient
places, such as shopping centers.
Mr.. Moreland's initial goal is a
central library of 10000 books.
That's a good start" he said. :
"Eventually-perhaps in Is years
we should have about $4,000
books, or about two per person,
as recommended by the American
Library Association"
Mr.. Moreland is now complet-
ing plans for central library unit
that would use about 2,400 square
feet of floor space.
Mail or Phone Service.
"It will be a service center,
nothing fancy" he said, "but it
should give Montgomery County
citizens library service by mail
or telephone as they require it.
If a person wants a question
answered or a book mailed to
him, he should be able to tele-
phone or write the library for the
service"
Also featured in the county's
future library system. Mr.. More
land said, will be a movie film
collection and film projects so
that organizations can borrow ed
ucational films for use in their
communities. Children'S library
facilities, supplementing school
libraries. also will be empha-
sized.
Good school libraries and good
public libraries go hand in hand. "
Mr.. Moreland declared. .
Mr.. Moreland came to Mont
gomery County from Johnstown,
Pa, where he was head of the
city's free library system. Previ-
ously he had set up the United
States Maritime Service Academy
Library, and he had served for
a number of years with the Dis
trict Public Library, first in charge
of children's books and later of
circulation.
Evening star., 1951-03-03

The cruise of the good ship Sea
Rabbit ended with a bang early
today when it rammed into the
seawall of Washington Channel
above HainS Point.
Park Police Pvts. Darrell Bragg
and L. C. Schleig, who were cruis-
ing nearby in a scout car, helped
Owner Robert L. Fields, 35, of the
200 block of East Glendale street,
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Military Hiring
Civilians for
Every
Defense Agencies Pas
| MiIIion-Job Mark,
Byrd Committee Says

Three civilians were put on the
military establishment payrolls
in January for every four men
drafted into the armed forces.
Chairman Byrd of the Joint
Congressional Committee on Nom
essential Expenditures, in an
nouncing this today, said the
military establishment increased
the number of its civilian en-
ployes during the month by So 1888,
of whom 2,944 were in the Wash
ington area.
The gain in Defense Department
workers was the largest part OF
the total civilian employment in
crease of '60,594 by executive
agencies during the first month
of the year.
Total Federal employment of
civilians was 2,245,275 on Feb
ruary l, with January's increase
averaging about 1000 persons per
day.
Passed Million Mark.
The Byrd committee pointed
out that civilian workers in the
military establishment passed the
million mark for the first time
since December. 1916, to reach
l ,O46,829.
A breakdown of the military
increases of civilians showed: !:
Office of Secretary of Defense, rs
in December, for a total of 2,034;
Department of the Army, 23,745
to total of 457,74 Department
of the Air Force, 13,466 to total
of 199,825; Department of the
Navy, 21,101 to a total of 387 ,227.
The committee estimated that
the increase in the number of
workers lifted the total Federal
payroll to $3.50, 100000 a year,
only little under the $8.3 billion
record at the peak of World War
III.
Civilian Agencies Increase.
Civilian employment by execu-
tive branch agencies outside the
military establishment totaled
1884 In January, an increase
of 2,206 over December.
Among these agencies the Byrd
report showed the new emergency
units jumped their employment by
f,l37 during January. as follows:
National Production Authority,
SGT; Defense Production Admin
istration, 1; Defense Transport
Administration. 43; Economic
Sterilization Agency. 458; Federal
Civilian Defense Administration,
IT. and Office of Defense MobiH-
zation. II.
Seasonal decreases were re-
ported by the Agriculture and In
terror Departments and other sub
stantial decreases were reported
by the Treasury Department,
National Labor Relations Board.
RFC and Veterans Admin
1 icf roffoo t%s
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Col Richards Elected Head
OF Fairfax County 6. 0.P.

1t. Col. Harris Richards of
Mount Vernon has been elected
chairman of the Fairfax County
Republican Committee, succeeding
the late Tyrrell Krum.
At a meeting at the home of
Mrs. Edward Zimmerman, in
Langley, Douglas Clark, Merrifield
attorney, and Mrs. Marguerite
Duncan of Fairfax were named
vice chairmen.
Col. Harris appointed a three
member committee to study pro-
posed redistricting of the county
and State. Members are Mrs.
Zimmerman, Mr.. Clark and Kent
Godfrey, Falls Church real es-
tate man.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Air Force Scraps Plan
To Buy Waldorf Tract
After Vinson Objects

Air Force plans to buy 2,300
acres of land near Waldorf, Md,
were reported scrapped today be-
cause circumstances surrounding
the purchase were disapproved by
Chairman Vinson of the House
Armed Services Committee.
A spokesman for Mr.. Wilson's
Office said yesterday that Air
Secretary Finletter had dropped
the plan to buy the tract as the
site of an elaborate Air Force
radio communications installa-
ton.
The land was a part of a $500
acre tract which Albert Ernest. of
Mobile, Ala. recently obtained by
purchase or option. Mr.. Ernest,
who is president of the Dixie
Wood Co. in Mr.. Wilson's home
town of Milledgeville, Ga, told as
sociates at the time he acquired
the land he planned to use it as a
source of pulp wood. Soon after
ward, a spokesman for the Army
Engineer Corps confirmed reports
that the land was for sale to the
Government "at reasonable
price"
Had Dealt With Former Owners.
The Engineer Corps had, in fact,
been negotiating with the pre-
vious owners of the land, former
Senator Reynolds of North Caro-
lima and Scott B. Appleby, Wash
ington real estate man. After de-
Gliding to go ahead with the pur-
chase, the district engineer
learned that Mr.. Ernest had OBJ
tanned control.
Mr.. Vinson, who has been cast
ing critical eye on several re-
cent property deals made in the
name of national defense, wrote
Secretary Finletter that IT tho
roughly disapprove of any further
consideration Of this purchase" F"
He said he had reached his deci-
sion after fully investigating the
circumstances surrounding (the
site's) selection and the valuations
involved"
John j. Courtney, chief commit
tee investigator, told reporters that
there was a substantial difference
between the Government evalua-
ton and what Ernest told the
Army Engineers he had paid for
the property"
Paid $77.5O an Acre.
Mr.. Ernest acquired the land at
an agreed price averaging S77.50
an acre, while the Government
appraisers valued the proposed
Air Force tract at $40 an acre,
Mr.. Courtney said.
Turning his attention to other
recent Federal property-buying
transactions or plans, Chairman
Vinson has called a meeting of a
House Armed Services Subcom-
mittee for 10 am. Monday to re-
view proposals to lease three Dis
trict apartment houses and boys
school near Olney, Md.
The three apartments are the
State and Boston Houses, on Mas
sachusetts avenue, proposed as
space for the Defense Department,
and Gelmarc Towers, to be used
as headquarters of the Federal
Civil Defense Administration. The
former Longwood School, near
Olney. is proposed as the site of
a civil defense staff college.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Montgomery Press Group
Elects Tannen Of WGAY

Ernie Tannen, program director
Of Radio Station WGAY, was
elected president of the Mont
gomery County Press Association
yesterday at the annual meeting
in Stone House Inn, Silver Spring
Other officers named include
Arthur Brigham, of the Maryland
News, vice president; 1t. Ruth
Schmidt, Naval Ordnance Labor
atory, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Elsie White Haines, Mont
gomery County Sentinel, record
ing secretary: Gene Glasgow
Times Herald, treasurer, and John
Coffman, Takoma Journal, Phillip
j. Austensen, Washington Post,
and Joseph Brechner, of Station
WGAY, board of directors.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Star Staff Photo.

Alexandria, and Donald Lastin, 81,
of Denton, N. c., off the founder
ing craft.
The 28-foot cabin cruiser settled
in feet of water and was lashed
to the seaWall. Harbor police
searched the interior of the craft
after it was reported four persons
had been aboard, but found no
one.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Pepco Submits
Proposed New
10 PUG
Increase Averages
19 Cents q Month
For Residences

Proposed new rate schedules,
which the Potomac Electric Power
Co. says will mean an increase of
10 cents a month to its average
residential customer, are on file
with the Public Utilities Commits
sion.
The PUG last month authorized
the company to submit rate pro-
posals designed to produce addi-
tional annual gross operating rev.
enue up to $2.6 million from its
275.000 Washington area con-
sumers.
Early next week, the commission
expects to set a date for a public
hearing on the new schedules.
The PUG settled on the $2.6
million after extended hearings on
the company's application to add
$3.5 million to it's annual revenue.
Complies With PUG Order.
The proposed new rates are de-
signed to comply with the PUG
order, apportioning about $3.50, 900
of the increase to residential GUS
toners and $1,530,000 to CONNER
cial customers.
In addition, $265, 600 would be
added to street-lighting rates, and
$230,000 to the Capital Transit
Co.'S power bill.
Pepco originally had asked the
PUG for an increase of $470,O0O
for residential users, $697 900 for
street lighting and $557 900 for
the transit company.
E. Cleveland Giddings, vice pres
ident of the Capital Transit Co.,
said the company would study the
proposed increase in it's power bill
in the light of an added cost which
might necessitate an increase in
fares.
Average to Be S4.26.
Under the proposed schedules,
Pepco said its average residential
customer, whose electric bill is
now $4.07 a month, would have
to pay $4.26, or an increase of
19 cents a month.
The company estimates it has
some 1850 residential customers.
The schedules have been filed
also with the Public Service Com
mission of Maryland and the State
Corporation Commission of Vir-
ginia.
They would eliminate the COM
pany's rural" rate zone, and
establish two zones, urban" and
suburban" for the entire service
area.
Comparisons Listed.
The company listed these COM
parisons of typical bills for resi-
dental customers under the pres
enL and DronoSed rateS.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
ICity-Owned Park on Boy
Ordered Open to Negroes
Rx the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 3.-The
bathing facilities at Fort Small
wood, city owned park on the
Chesapeake Bay, must be available
to Negroes as well as whites, Fed
eral Judge w. Calvin Chestnut
ruled yesterday.
His decision was handed down
in the case of seven Negroes who
were turned away from the beach
last August.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Calvary Methodist Talk

Miss Helen Wood, of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, will speak al
8 pm. tomorrow on "The Chris.
tian Emphases for Today" in Cal
vary Methodist Church, 1859 Co.
lumbia road NV. DR.. Orris Gra-
venor Robinson, minister, will
preach at II am. on When a
Busy Woman Meets God"
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Summer Training Set
For 10Th Infantry
By the Associated Press

FORT MEADE, Md, Mar. s.
The 1851 summer field training
for the 29Gh Infantry Division of
the Maryland-Virginia National
Guard will be held June 80 through
July IA at Camp Pickett, Va, the
I'd Army has announced.
The maneuvers formerly were
scheduled at Indiantown Gap, Pa,
military reservation, but it has
been reactivated as an infantry
training replacement center.
Evening star., 1951-03-03

answer, if it might incriminate
him.
Mr.. Rucker leaped to his feet
end ci.ed a section of the Virginia
Code requiring witnesses to an
swer questions connected with
gaming activities. The same Sec
ton also guarantees witnesses
immunity from any prosecution in
connection with their answers.
"And that section also applies
to conspiracy to violate the gam
ing laws" added Mr.. Rucker.
The commemorative attorney
told the court he. believed the
grand jury should tell what the
question was so the judge could
decide if it pertained to gambling
Until that time, Lano's attor-
neys, Alfred w. Trueax and Will
liam D. Nemeth had not been in
the courtroom.
"It comes to my attention that
the telephone wires in my law
of1ce have been tapped" an
ncunced Mr.. TrueaX as he walked
into the court.
Asked About Message.
The court took no official notice
of his statement at that time and
again turned to the grand jury
concerning the question that Lano
refused to answer.
1--WE asked him was not a mes
sage sent to Mr.. Rucker to lay off
or several people were going to
get hurt" said the jury foreman.
Does that have to do with gam
bling?" asked Judge Medley.
"It does somewhat, but not di-
rectly." replied Mr.. Sher.
Judge Medley then announced
that Lano was required by the
statute to answer the question, if
it pertained to gambling, and said
the statute also guaranteed him
immunity.
"But what if it does not have
to do with gambling?" asked Mr.
Trueax. He wanted to know what
would happen if Lano was in
eliminated in connection with
something other than gambling by
answering the question.
Judge Medley asked Mr.. Trueax
If he anticipated the inquiry to go
into anything other than gam
bling. The attorney replied that
it did not anticipate it, but wanted
to be prepared.
"I know what Mr.. Rucker is
trying to develop" Mr. Trueax
said. eff you'll exclude these
people (reporters), I'll tell you
what they're driving at"
To See Judge Monday.
The judge said he didn't care
to go further into the matter pun-
licly while the grand jury was
still conducting its inquiry. Mr.,
Trueax said he would confer with
the judge Monday before the in
quiry is resumed in an effort to
decide whether the controversial
question pertains to gambling.
Mr.. Rucker said his Office is
willing to guarantee Lano i'm
munity against prosecution of any
type as a result of his answers
before the grand jury.
The commemorative attorney
wanted the court to require $1,000
bond of Lano, however, to guar
antee his temperance before the
grand jury Monday.
Mr.. Trueax objected. pointing
out that his client voluntarily had
come before the grand jury.
Earlier yesterday, Mr.. Trueax
wrote letter to the grand jury
in which he said Lano was en-
gagged in legitimate business
enterprise land is being greatly
injured in his business by this
continual adverse newspaper pub
licisy." Mr.. Trueax' letter also
said Lano demands that he be
given an immediate opportunity
Evening star., 1951-03-03
Nurse Fees Increased

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Mar.
3.-An increase in the fee per visit
for the nurses of the Instructive
Visiting Nurses Association from
50 to $2.35 was announced this
week by DR.. S. D. Sturkie, head
of the Joint Health Department.
Evening star., 1951-03-03

A typical small commercial
users bill would go up from So to
$2.12, from $3.50 to $12.89 or
from $68.60 to $69.14. the COM
pany said.
Evening star., 1951-03-03
D STATE EDITION

] THE EVENING STAR
NJ Washington, D. c.
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1851