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Evening star., 1951-11-12
FoIIs Church Student
Wins Speech Contest

Miss Diane Eckel Of Falls Church
High School won the Arlington
County II Speak for Democracy"
contest. ..........
Second and third place winners
were Janet German and Patricia
Clark, both of Washington-Lee
High School.
Miss Eckels winning speech was
recorded and sent to the Virginia
State finals competition.
The contest is being sponsored
by the Junior Chamber Of Com.
merce.
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County offieioI to Speak

Mason A. Butcher. director Of
Montgomery County's department
of public works, will discuss 1.-THE
Outlook of Highway Improve
ments" with members of the
North Hills of Sligo Civic Associ-
alton at 8:15 pm. Wednesday in
the Sligo Golf Clubhouse, Forest
Glen road, Silver Spring.
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DR.. McBryde to Speak

DR.. Wester Felix McBryde oi
the Bureau of Census will speak
at a meeting of the Berwyn Dis
trict Civic Association at 8 O'Clock
tonight in the Berwyn Elementary
School. DR.. McBryde will show
color slides and motion pictures
he took on recent trip to Ecua-
dor.
Evening star., 1951-11-12
Traffic Crashes Kill 5
In Virginia in Series
OF Unusual Accidents
BY the Associated Pres,

Five Virginians died in highway
accidents over the week end,
several in unusual mishaps.
State police reported the fol-
lowing:
/. A Portsmouth man was killed
when his car collided head-on
with an automobile carrying his
wife and a young married soldier.
"A State trooper said the victim
appeared to have deliberately
caused the crash.
2. A Shenandoah Valley busi-
nessman was crushed to death
when jeep, which he was teach
ing 12-year-old boy to drive,
overturned.
8. A Dickinson County mine
foreman, who was stopped by po-
lice for speeding, was killed when
"a truck struck him while he was
talking to the questioning trooper.
4. A Charlotte County man
|plummeted so feet to his death
when a car plunged through a
bridge railing and landed on a
railroad track near Phenix.
Crash Called Deliberate.
State police also reported one
other death as Virginia's traffic
toll scared to 1888.
The victim of the strange head
on collision near Suffolk on United
States Route 460 was Clarence o.
Thomas. IS. Mr.. Thomas car
struck an automobile carrying his
28-year-old wife, Pauline. and the
soldier. James William Breakfield,
l26. of Portsmouth.
State Trooper N. c. Davidson
viewed it as a case "of one car
deliberately crashing into anoth-
Ier." Witnesses said Mr.. Thomas,
going at high speed, had passed
the soldiers car, made a U-turn
and veered out of his lane in
smashing head-on into Mr.. Break
fields eaSt-bound vehicle.
Mr.. Breakfield, whose wife gave
birth to a baby only five days ago,
and Mrs. Thomas were taken to a
Portsmouth hospital. His condi-
tion was described as satisfactory,
hers as poor.
Insurance Man Killed.
James Madison Weaver, 49-year-
old Harrisonburg insurance exec
tive. was killed while giving driv-
ling instructions to young Howard
Pyle of Richmond. The young
ster and Mr.. Weaver's own 9-year-
old son were thrown clear of the
wreckage when the jeep over
turned.
Mr.. Weaver once was a star
football player at the University
of Virginia.
Paul Reedy, 45-year-old FORE
renan Of q Clinchfield Coal Corpf
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Book Week Observed

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Nov
IA recorded performance o1
Romeo and Juliet" at 3 pm
Thursday and a week-long dis
Iplay of new juvenile books will
mark the observance Of National
Book Week at the Charlottesville
tand Albemarle Public Library.
Evening star., 1951-11-12
Silver Spring Lawyer
Heads Gideon Group
BY the Asseeicted Press

SALISBURY, Md. Nov. 12.-
The Delmardic State Association
|of Gideon International has elect.
ed Charles S. Piepgrass of Silver
Spring as president.
The attorney succeeds John F
EhIers of Baltimore.
The Gideon Society dedicate.
itself to distributing Bibles.
Other officers elected include e
Royden Schwartz, Washington
secretary.
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mine at Clinchco, and Deputy
Sheriff Vearl Phillips Of Clintwood
were struck by a truck as they
stood along State Route SO in
Dickerson County Saturday night
Mr.. Reedy was killed instantly
Mr.. Phillips was injured critically
and last night was still uncon-
scious in hospital at Clintwood
Mr.. Reedy. moments before the
two men were hit, had beer
tagged down for speeding by Mr.
Phillips.
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Montgomery Hills PTA

The Montgomery Hills Junior
High School PTA will hear a talk
by Miss Christine Heinig, pri-
mary grade education director of
the American Association of Uni
versity Women at 8 pm. tomor-
row in the school.
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Falls Church
Report Set on
School Probe
Council to Bare
Findings Tonight
On Former Board

The Falls Church City Coun-
ellis report on its investigation
of the School Board which re.
signed last month will be made
public tonight.
Mayor Charles E. Kellogg an
nounced that the. findings of the
Council will be read and copies
will be available at the meeting
at 8 pm. in Odd Fellows Hall.
The Councils conclusions are
said to be "about so per cent in
favor of the old School Board
and about SO per cent against -
The final wording of some of the
findings was protested by some
Council members. it was learned
because these members believed
the phrasing was "too harsh"
No Further Questioning.
The report is expected to con-
clude the inquiry which was Or
dered on September 3 and calls for
no further questioning of the six
school board members who re-
signed October 7.
Six new members have since
been appointed and the one hold
over member, John A. johnson,
has been elected chairman. Sue
ceeding Mrs. Helen Regan.
The investigation was ordered
by the Council when it took office
after being elected in June. The
Council was presented with a
series of charges of maladmin-
istration made against the board
by a group known as the Falls
Church School Emergency Com
mittee. The charges included as
sertions that the board was plan
ming to use for classes two tenn
porary buildings which were un-
safe.
Attacked on New School.
The board was also accused of
acting without discretion in ending
an exchange of pupils agreement
with Fairfax County and was at
tackled for its methods in planning
a new city high school.
The critics said the board had
selected novel" design for the
school and reduced the proposed
size of the building after funds
for the project were voted in
referendum.
The board resigned after issuing
a statement that, although the
committees charges had been an
swered. it was apparent that the
investigation would continue. The
board members reported that a
series of hearings on the charges
constituted "harassment" which
they could stand no longer.
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Madison PTAf Meets

The Madison School Parent
Teacher Association will hold a
meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow at
which members of the new Falls
Church School Board will be pre-.
sepSed.
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Square Dance Lessons

Square dance. instruction will
be taken up by the Cheverly-Tux-
edo PTA agar. this year begin
ming at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
lEheverly-T Tuxedo School. D.
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Holy Names Academy PTA

The Parent Teacher Association
of the Academy of the Holy
Names, Silver Spring, Md, will
meet at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
schaDl.
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The exhibit closes March 2.
Evening star., 1951-10-07
after breakfast

When man in the woods and the alarm
clock that rings hurry y-so-work' is worlds
away. there's plenty Of time to light up
a Dutch Masters and leisurely enjoy the
lnut sweet taste Of this fine cigar EVEN
jafter breakfast
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Action on Phone Rates
In Virginia Is DELAYED
BY the Assoeirsed Press

RICHMOND, Feb. 27.-The
State Corporation Commission has
given, in effect, a 90-day con-
tinuance to the objectors to the
Virginia Telephone g. Telegraph
Co.'s plea for rate increases.
Ruling from the bench. the
commission held yesterday the
company could put in it's case
If it wished, but that objectors
would be, given 80 days to study
the records and to bring figures
up to date.
The company decided to go
ahead with its case.
The plea for a continuance
came from State Senator E. o.
McCue, jr., of Charlottesville,
representing objectors from the
Albemarle County area.
Mr.. McCue argued the case
should be held off until an sec
staff audit of the company's ac-
tivities-using recent figures
could be obtained, until the opera
ton of the new dial system in
Charlottesville could be demon
strated and until the State Su-
preme Court of Appeals has a
chance to decide what is "falr
rate of return" in a telephone
company case.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Dodd Of Takoma Park
Justice Of Peace

j. Wilson Dodd, for 18 years
clerk and treasurer of Takoma
Park. was appointed a justice OF
the peace last night at a meeting
of the Takoma Park City Council
He succeeds Luke j. Bennett, jr.,
whose service expires tomorrow.
The following were appointed
as special policemen under the
civil defense program: Glenn
Stiles. Maurice APPLE, Henry j.
Carr. Douglas Hodge, William
Gran, Milton Kramer. Gordon
Cole, Cullen Barton, Freeman
Slye, Max Feldman and Lester
Rubin. John P. Wolff was ap-
pointed a policeman.
Mr.. Bennett, president of the
Community League, suggested
that Maple avenue from Carroll
street to Sligo Creek be made one
way during the morning and eve
ming rush hours.
Attention was called to a dan
gerous condition on Eastern ave-
nue. between Cedar street and
Piney Branch road, due to park
ing on each side of the street.
The Council was urged to reverse
the present traffic routing and
permit automobiles to enter Larch
avenue from New Hampshire ave-
nue. and exit via Hopewell avenue.
The matter was taken under con-
sideration.
Bids were authorized for a fire
department pumper of 1000 gal
Ions capacity.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

mand of high ground mad its ap-
proaclaes heavily mined with dyna-
mite to be set off within safety
distance Of approaching troops.
BY nightfall land without Camp
Barrett as their home base-the
enemy troops were reduced to
guerrilla status but were reforming
for concentrated opposition today.
Fighter craft and helicopters
roared and fluttered over the
battle yesterday and fast fighters
raked the 400-yard-long invasion
beach with simulated softening-
up fire. Dynamite blasts marched
in front Of the attackers as simu-
lated naval gunfire.
After the three assault waves
made their way across the ditch
laced flats to the woods, their 105-
millimiter battery moved in. Tanks
put in an appearance late in the
day but met heavy opposition in
road blocks.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
HyottsviNe Judge
Passes Buck
To Hospital

AS Buck Mayhem shuf1ied up
before Judge Robert w. McCul-
Tough In Hyattsville Police Court
yesterday. this bit of dialogue en-
sued:
Hello, Buck. haven't seen you
for some time. Where have you
#been?" re-
Good morning, judge. I've been
downstairs in Jail"
Where would you like to go
now?"
Judge, I'd like to go to a vet
Grams hospital" replied the de-
fendant, charged with being drunk
and disorderly in public.
We'll. get going." declared the
judge.
Mayhem shuffled out just lit
tie faster than he had on his
way in.
The defendant, police records
disclosed, has been arrested so
frequently on drunk and disorder
ly charges that he now gives his
address on the police blotter as
the Hyattsville Jail and his occu-
patton as "drinker."
Evening star., 1951-02-27
College Park Barber Fined
$500 in Numbers Case

A College Park barber was fined
5000 yesterday by Judge Alan
Bowie in Upper Marlboro Police
Court after he pleaded guilty to
accepting numbers bets.
He was Dave Deutsch, who was
employed in a barber shop in the
7400 block of Baltimore boulevard.
He gave his home address as the
$500 block of Nicholson street,
East Riverdale.
Deutsch and Paul F.. Cardaci,
proprietor of the shop, was ar
rested February 7 in a raid staged
by Prince Georges County Sheriff
Carlton G. Beall and Police Chief
F. Allen Richards.
Mr.. Cardaci, who was accused
of permitting gaming and possess
sion of numbers slips, was freed
yesterday when Assistant States
Attorney Wilmer D. PyleS nolle
pressed the charges.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

an aggressor force. The objective
is a quick thrust inland to Camp
Barrett, field training outpost
deep in the woods, and then with
drawal back to the beaches by to-
morrow morning.
The purpose is to give them a
practical application of the tacti-
cal principles taught them during
instruction at the Marine Corps
schools here.
Camp Barrett fell to one COM
pany of the assault force late yes
terday when Flying Banana
helicopters lifted the troops over
the other three companies held up
by enemy road blocks. over the
heads of the aggressor force and
put them down on Barrett's pa
rade ground.
Maneuver Clicks.
It was a surprise thrust, and it
clicked like a precision naneuver.
Enemy demolition men in COM
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Repeated Fire Alarms Sturt
Air Raid Scare in Fuirfux Area

Alarms summoning firemen to
a woods fire at Baileys Cross
Roads last night were mistaken by
some Fairfax County residents as
afraid warnings.
The Baileys Cross Roads Volun-
teer Fire Department reported one
anxious caller wanted to know
how long he should stay in his
basement. The Fairfax police said
they got several calls wanting to
know if the alarms were for real
air raid or an afraid drill.
Firemen explained that the
alarm at the fire house sounded
longer than usual because a num-
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Bigger Planning Unit
Opposed in Maryland
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 27.-A cham
Der of commerce committee yes
terday sent kilograms to Gov. Nc
Keldin and 80 legislators oppos-
ing a bill to expand the State
Planning Commission.
Headed by Charles II KopeIand
of the Silver Spring Board OF
Trade, the seven-man committee
to set up Statewide chamber
Of commerce declared the bill
would make the commission "a
large-scale promotional agency a:
the taxpayers expense"
The bill, introduced 10 days age
and now in the House Ways and
Means Committee, would .reorgan-
ize the planning commission.
1t would be given three depart
ments, research and planning
commerce and economic develop
ment and department of infor-
nation services. 1t would abolish
the present State Department of
Information.
I. Alvin Pasarew, planning COM
mission director, testified before
the Senate Finance Committee
last week that by combining the
information department budget
with his own the commission
could do :. more to help in
dustry come into the State
The bill was introduced in the
House by Delegates Robinson
Democrat. of Baltimore: Lof-
strand. Republican, of Montgom-
cry; Logan. Democrat. of Caro-
line, and Reed, Republican. OF
Allegany.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
7 Tavern Keepers Fined
For Liquor Law Violations

Two tavern keepers yesterday
were fined 500 each for violations
of Prince Georges County liquor
laws.
Judge Alan Bowie imposed the
fines in Upper Marlboro police
court on William Duley, Al, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Small, who both
operate taverns at TB, Maryland.
Duley pleaded guilty to selling
whisky on Sunday. Mrs. Small
entered not guilty plea to a
charge of selling beer to minors
at the Colonial Inn. She told the
court that two youths, who police
said were under legal age, con-
vinced her in Commute argu-
ment that they were 81. Judge
Bowie held it was her duty to OBJ
tain positive proof of their ages
before making a sale.
Both defendants were arrested
early in February by County
police.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
By q s.or s,off Correspondent,

QUANTICO, Va, Feb. 27-For
graduation exercises. Marine
student officers are having war
today-War as real as the experts
can make it without real enemy.
At reinforced battalion strength
and with air and artillery support,
they put three assault waves
ashore yesterday against opposi-
ton, probed through IL miles Of
rugged, demolition blasted terrain
and before nightfall had their
first objective.
Today they started out again,
this time with live ammu-
milton and live air strikes to en-
hance the realism. but with little
sleep to help them over the thick
pine, oak and holly forest.
Quick Inland Thrust.
The tactical problem pictures
the whole 50,000-acre Marine re-
servation as an island" held by
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Madison Day Set
In Virginia March 16
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 27.-The
200th anniversary of the birth of
President Madison viii be honored
March Is in ceremonies at Madi-
son College, Harrisonburg.
Gov. Battle has proclaimed the
date as James Madison Day" and
has designated a committee of
Virginia legislators and educators
to represent the Commonwealth
at the exercises.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Maryland Paro|ee, A.,
Held for Grand Jury in
Attack on Woman, II

| A Maryland Penitentiary pa
rolee yesterday was held for the
Prince Georges County grand jury
on a charge of raping a 72-year-
old Bladensburg woman.
Norman Richard Strait, Al, OF
Riverdale. the father of two boys,
was held without bond after a
hearing before Judge Robert w
McCullough in Hyattsville Police
Court.
Because of the low voice of the
gray-haired victim, Judge McCul-
Tough left the bench and stood
next to the woman at the counsel
table, frequently repeating her
testimony so that it would be
audible to every one involved in
the hearing.
Attack Is Recounted. |
The woman, a retired Govern
ment employe, testified she ac-
cepted ride offered by Strait
the afternoon of February l be-
cause she was tired. She testified
she was but a few block from her
home.
She said the man did not take
her home until after driving to an
isolated spot in Tuxedo and at
tacking her. IT never expected to
get out of there alive" she testi-
fled.
Doctors Letter Offered.
The victim identified Strait in a
lineup three days after the attack.
She repeated her Identification
yesterday as she sat across the
table from the accused man who
was flanked by his attorneys. II.
Winsnip Wlleatley. jr.. and A.
Gwynn Bowie, both former States
Attorneys.
States Attorney Carlyle j. Ian
caster produced a letter from a
physician who stated that the
woman had been attacked.
Strait. parolee from the Mary
land Penitentiary, is a truck
driver. Less than three years ago
he was convicted of a morals
ofense involving an 11-year-old
Seat Pleasant (Md) school girl.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Recreation Program Set
For YOUNG Mothers

A weekly recreation program
for young mothers is being inau-
gurated today by the Alexandria
Recreation Department.
Mrs. Hazel Gillies. director Of
the Cameron Street Recreation
Center, said mothers will partici-
pate in card games and other ac-
tivities at the center while their
children are cared for by a rec
reation worker. Mrs. Gillies said
outdoor activities are planned in
warmer weather.
The mothers group is to meet
from 10 a. m. to noon each Tues
day.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

ber Of people reported the blaze
when smoke awakened them. Fire
men already were at the scene
when some of the later calls came
in, automatically touching off the
alarm again and again.
The fire burned over about two
acres and threatened the homes
of several colored families near
Madison lane and Columbia pike.
Unable to drive fire trucks into
the thickly wooded and quilted
area, firemen had to carry water
on their backs in pack-pumps to
combat the blaze. It was brought
under control about ! am.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Montgomery Council
Hears Arguments on
Proposed Taxi Meters

Arguments on a proposed ordi-
nance authorizing meters in taxi
cabs we're presented the Mont
gomery County Council at a hear
ing last night. No action was
taken.
Joseph S. A. Girardina, trans
portation director for the Mary
land Public Service Commission
said that "taximeters are the solu-
ton" for Montgomery County
cabs. The meters can be used for
group riding. he pointed out, con-
trary to the belief of many cab
drivers.
S. w. Parrish, part-owner of
the Black & White Cab Co.. Silver
Spring. said meters would be the
only salvation for his company be-
cause another company "has been
setting cab rates to their own ad-
vantage"
Ralph G. Shure. attorney, rep
resenting the Takoma Park Taxi
Service, told the board that "the
District is not ready for meters
and we aren't either" Operators,
he said. are unanimously against
them and the meters would be a
disservice to the public on long
runs.
Mr.. Shure asked that Takoma
Park be excluded from the ordi-
nance since they already are gov
erned by city regulations.
Albert E. Conradis, former pub
lie utilities agent for the county,
who told the board he was repre-
senting the public, said meters are
the best for passengers because
they can see just what they're
being charged. He said there
would be no trouble about using
the meters in the District because
the District doesn't care what
county cabs charge. "And we don't
care what the District charges
passengers here" he said.
A. L. Ward, Bethesda Cab Inc,
owner, said the public should vote
on the meter question.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Mrs. Ruth Swami Heads
MARYLAND Democrat Unit

Mrs. Ruth Swami has been
elected president of the Second
(Md.) Election District Democratic
Club.
Other new officers are: James
Walcroft, vice president; Sam
Wynkoop, secretary; John Deck,
treasurer, and Theodore Hillary,
sergeant at arms.
The following have been named
as vice presidents of the five dis
trict precincts: James Hayes,
first; r. A. Donley, second; Mrs.
Betty Tayman, third; Mrs. The
resa Boyle, fourth, and Fred Fitz-
gerald, fifth.
The club holds its regular meet
ings the third Thursday of each
month in the Bladensburg Fire
House.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Union Lenten Services
Set at HyuttsviIle

The third of the union Lenten
services sponsored by the Protest.
ant churches of Hyattsville will
be held in the Baptist Church at
8 pm. Wednesday.
Continuing the theme. Great
Words for These Days." based on
the words from the cross, the Rev.
Edgar w. Beckett, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, will
preach on "The Word of Suf-
fering."
Evening star., 1951-02-27

membered that a magistrate
doesn't make the law; all he does
is construe it,"
Mr.. Miazga and Mrs. Nita s.
Hinman Crane are slated to be
the two county trial magistrates.
Their names were forwarded to
the State Senate by Gov. Nickel
din. Confirmation by the Senate
is expected.
The new magistrates are sched-
uled to take Office May for a
four-year term.
Mr.. Miazga was born in Penn
sylyania and came to the WASH
ington area before World War II.
From 1941 to 1945 he was in the
Air Force, serving in Great Brit
ain, Africa. India and China.
In 1947. Mr.. Miazga was
awarded a law degree by National
University. He was president Of
the senior class there.
Mr.. Miazga is 80 years old and
single. His sister, Miss Matilda
Manga. was a successful candidate
in the District Court bar exami-
nations last December.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Kensington Residents Hit
Towns Approval Of Plant

A request that the Town Coun-
ell of Kensington, Md, reconsider
its action in approving a building
permit for an electronics plant on
the old carnival grounds in Ken
sington was made last night.
Mayor G. Leonard Daymude re-
fused to accept petition pre-
sented by about rs persons in
which the council was condemned
for approving rezoning of the
property. The Mayor stated that
the council had merely approved
the building permit because re-
zoning is the prerogative of the
Montgomery County Council.
Mayor Daymude set 8 pm,
March Z, for a public hearing on
the proposed plant.