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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-05-31
Source Of Zinc

For 70. years, the richest source Of
zinc in the United State has been
Bonnie crescent of prairie country
at the junction Of Missouri, Kansas
and Oklahoma. During World War
II, this region provided about a
third of the zinc needed foc Ameri.
can shell castings and other mum.
tons. There are still about Sc mil
lion tons of zinc ore remaining in
tho field, the Bureau of Minesoest
m$tes. althotfsh much of It b Of a
low grade. 8 ~ E
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-05-31
League Standings
Nations Timberland

Four million farmers and other
private landowners own most of the
nations cumberland in small plots
averaging about 81 acres apiece.
Currently 80 per cent of our wood
supply is harvested on privately
owned forest lands. "AtS3 "
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-05-31
Mrs. Lola S. EngIe

Funeral services for Mrs. Lola
S. Engle were held on Friday, May
25 at the funeral home of Smith
and Strider. The Rev. B. i.
Barnes, pastor of Charles Town
Methodist Church conducted the
service. Interment was in Green
Hill Cemetery, Berryville, Va.
Mrs. Engle, who was born in
Frederick County, Va. on April
A, 1888, was formerly a resident
of Montgomery County. She moved
to Jefferson County, Va, about
four years ago.
She is survived by her husband,
J. Lee Engle; a daughter, Mrs
Dorothy Hill of Los Angeles
Calf; and a niece, Miss Ruby
Owens. Also surviving are three
sisters, Mrs. Vallie jenkins, Mrs
Beulah Ring, Mrs. Clara McDan-
iel; two brothers, Mitchell and Lee
Brown, and five grandchildren.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-05-31

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-05-31
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HARDER

Senator John Sparkman's Cd.
Ala.). Senate Small Business
Committee investigating weird
actions of the National Produc-.
ton Authority on rubber, is
learning one apparent fact.
sf,ssif. *sT
That fact is this.aIf WASH
ington bnreaucrat cannot ignore
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Airnnan Is Indicted
In Traffic Fatality

Pfc. Leighton M. Miller, 10, of
Andrews Air Force Base, yester-
day was indicted for manslaughter
in the traffic death last February
of a physicians wife here.
Pfc. Miller. who lives in the
4600 block of Tuckerman street,
Riverdale. was ordered held in the
death Of Mrs. Esther E. Brazil, ~,
wife Of DR.. Cleo Brazil, of 1852
Quincy place, Bladensburg.
DR.. Brazil was driving his wife
and daughter on Monroe street
NE. when a car driven by Miller
came out of Eighteenth street and
collided broadside. Mrs. Brazil was
thrown to the street and died in
stantly.
Police reported that Miller was
fleeing the scene of another COL
lision at the time.
Another soldier and a woman
were indicted yesterday under the
pandering statute on charges in
volV1ng their alleged offer for pros
titution of a 28-year-old Dalton
(Ga) woman.
Charged were Pvt. Earl D. Elrod
23, stationed at National Airport,
and Ruth j. Slew, 38, operator of
Ivy House Inn, 600 block of New
York avenue NV.
They were charged with accept
ing part of the proceeds from the
complainant after inducing her to
engage in prostitution at the inn
on March 16.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Voters Approval
Of Bonds SOUGHT
In Falls Church ,
Manager Woodbury.
Sees Loan Reducing
Budget by $4,000

A referendum in June on a
$500, 900 bond issue for capital i'm
|provements has been proposed by
Falls Church City Manager w.
Rhodes Woodbury..
Approval of the loan, Mr..
Woodbury. said, would reduce the
proposed budget by approximately
$4,000, permitting a 55-cent re-
duction, in the proposed rate of
$3.50.
OF the total amount of the bond
issue, $275, 900 would be used for
storm drain and street improve
|ments and $225,00 would be for
school projects.
Under the record 1881, ,704. 40
budget. Mr.. Woodbury. proposes
separate tax rates for real estate
and personal property. The lat
ter rate would be $3.50 per $100 of
valuation, and would also apply
Ito public utility property.
The proposed budget includes
$427 $50 for general city expenses
and $453, ,854.49 for schools.
OF the total school budget, the
city will contribute $298,125, the
remaining revenue being derived
from the State and other sources.
The budget will be adopted after
Ia public hearing.
The proposed $3.50 real prop
Ierty tax rate would be $1.25 re-
duction from the present $4.55.
Tax bills are expected to be
higher despite the proposed rate
reduction because of a reassess-
Iment program last year which in
creased property values by $50 per
cent.
The Council also voted to adver-
tise for public hearing the pro-
posal by Mr.. Woodbury. for a
bond issue referendum on June IL,
the day of the city elections.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
County Palsy Drive
Kickoff Set Thursday

The kickoff for the 1851 drive OF
the Prince Georges County Cere-
bral Palsy Association will be held
at the Maryland Tobacco Show
Associations farm and home
show at Upper Marlboro on
Thursday.
Seventy-five per cent of the re-
ceipts Thursday will be turned
over to the association.
Instead of the regular monthly
meeting on that night, members
and persons interested in the
cerebral palsy association are
urged to attend the tobacco
show and meet at the association
booth, which will be open from
10 am. to 10 pm.
DR.. Harry C. Byrd will serve as
general chairman of the fund
drive. Assisting him will be S. A.
Wyvill, publicity chairman; Harry
Blutstein. special events chair
man; Mrs. Francis J.. Beall, men,
bership chairman; E. F. Zalesak,
organizational gifts chairman; T
Howard Duckett, commerce and
industry chairman; David Sna-
tenstein, special gifts chairman,
and Bill Herson, radio and tele-
vision publicity chairman.
It was announced also that the
next cerebral palsy clinic will be
held from $50 am. to 4 pm.
Thursday at the County Service
Building in Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Chevy Chase Police Investigate
Dog Deaths; Poison Suspected

Chevy Chase Village police are
investigating the death of several
dogs whose owners believe they
were poisoned.
At least three dogs died last
week of what their owners claim
was poison and one resident said
there have been many more un-
reported cases.
Arthur G. Lambert, chairman of
the village Board of Managers,
said there was no evidence the
dogs had been poisoned.
The three persons whose dogs
died after having convulsions are
Mrs. Julian B. Heron, 6 West Mel
rose street; Mrs. jeremiah O.
|Brott, 81 West Irving street, and
Mrs. Curtis Handley, 1913 Cedar
parkway.
All live near the Chevy Chase
Club. Police said bait had besn
used on the clubs greens for
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Good Governmenters
Rap Penn Dismissal

The Citizens Committee fol
Good Government has added its
voice to the wave of protest against
the dismissal by the Prince Georges
County commissioners of Harry
w. Penn as superintendent of the
Prince Georges General Hospital.
In a letter to the commissioners,
made public today, the committee
deplored the action as "a funda-
mental departure from principles
of good government.
1T is evident" the letter stated,
"that your board has made little
more than a cursory review of the
hospital administration. Your
board has been unable to state
publicly reasonable cause for the
summary dismissal of the hospital
superintendent.
"It has acted in advance Of a
professional survey of the county
which will specifically study the
management of the various county
activities and would provide a
much more substantial and pub
lie basis for replacing the super
intendent, should such basis exist.
Further, it is evident that in
the appointment of a successor
(Harold T. Riee) your board has
made no effort to determine the
professional qualifications. neces-
sary for the position, to seek pub
licly applications from qualified
men and to select the best quail
fed Of such applicants for this
position. -"
The letter was signed by William
R. Turner. executive secretary of
the COMMITTEES.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Marine Loses Court Plea
To Escape 0uanfico Brio

A Marine sergeant failed in
Alexandria District Court yestec-
day to win his freedom from the
Quantico. Va, brig.
S/Sergt. William F. Eckenroc
had petitioned the court for q
writ of mandamus. ordering the
Marine Corps to free him. His
petition claimed that the original
embezzlement charge on which
he had been jailed in February
had been dropped, but that he
had been kept in the brig.
Judge Albert v. Bryan rejected
his plea, however, after United
States District Attorney George
P. Humrickhouse told the court
a new embezzlement charge had
been filed against the sergeant
Mr.. Humrickhouse explained that
the original charge was dropped
because Marine authorities wanted
to transfer Eckenrod's trial to an
other Jurisdiction. The court was
told that the charge resulted from,
a money shortage at the Quantico
wine mess.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
'GreenbeIt Police
Hunt Driver After
Finding Cab Wreck

Greenbelt police early today
found wrecked taxicab which
apparently had hit a culvert,
snapped a telephone pole in two
and turned over several times, but
they were unable to locate the
driver.
Police said records in the cab
list its driver as Elmer H. Walker,
I24 The Arrow Cab Co. of Wash
ington, owner of the vehicle, has a
driver by that name, but the dis
patcher said he did not know
where he could be located. The
dispatcher said Mr.. Walker moved
recently and the company has no
record of his new address.
Police said Dale Stoops of %
Parkway, Greenbelt, told them he
saw what appeared to be an in
jured man being taken from the
scene Of the accident by another
Arrow Cab.
The cab was found in q lot
la5ngside Crescent avenue.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Z Veterans Accused
.ByD. {. Girl, 13, 10
Take Stand Today

Two former CT students at the
University of Maryland, accused
of attempted attacks on a 13-
District colored girl, were
to testify in their own defense
today in Upper Marlboro Circuit
Court.
They are George T. Glorious
"a, whose address was given as
the 2700 block Nicholson street,
Hyattsville, and Harold E. Skipper
Is. listed as living in the 23OO
block Rhode Island avenue NE.
Both were indicted on charges
of assault with intent to have
carnal knowledge, and assault
and battery. The State claims
the assaults occurred last April
28 in a cabin at a Berwyn tourist
camp.
Trial of the case began yesterday
before Judge Charles c. Marbury
after challenges by States Attor.
ney Carlyle j. Lancaster and De-
tense Counsel Frank M. Hall sent
court attaches scurrying through
the courthouse and on nearby
streets for prospective jurors. The
defense used Is of its 40 challenges
and the State II of it's allotted 20
before the all-white panel of nine
men and three women was COM
pleted.
According to the girls testi-
mony, she and another 13-year-
old colored girl met Skipper and
Glorious on a Washington street
five days before the alleged attacks
and agreed to meet them at 7::3C
pm April %.
All four kept the date, she said
and drove into Maryland. They
stopped at Green Meadows, where,
the complaining witness said, both
girls asked to be taken home. Her
companion corroborated this tes-
timony.
The complaining witness told
the court and jury that the men
drove back to Washington and let
the other girl out of the car near
her home in the Northeast sec
tion. She said she lived at a
Northwest address several blocks
away and, because it was too far
to walk, she remained in the car
and was driven to the tourist camp.
Both Glorious and Skipper, she
testified, tried unsuccessfully and
without using force to have illicit
relations with her. Afterward,
she said, they drove her to within
half a block of her home.
Evening star., 1951-04-24

Imuskrats and rats but were as
|sured by club officials that the
bait would not kin dogs or cats.
It was Mrs. Brett, whose Dali
|matian died Wednesday, who con-
tended there had been many more
cases of dog and cat poisonings
than the number reported to
police. 49,.
She urged any person whose pet
has died to report it to police
Immediately.
Some one may be using poison
in their yards in Ignorance of
what it can do to pets" she de-
clared.
Mrs. Handley was the only one
of the three who had an autopsy
performed on her dog. She said a
University of Maryland veterinar-
ian, who examined the dog, told
her the condition Of the animals
stomach prevented him frosa
making definite finding.
Evening star., 1951-04-24

A total of 50, ,448,833 in Fedora
funds have been reserved fol
school construction in areas in
Maryland and Virginia affected
by expansion of military instaAa-
tions. the Office of Education an
nounced today.
The sum is part of a total OF
$46.5 million appropriated by Con-
gress for such schoolhouse con-
struction. The funds have been
reserved pending final approval
of specific projects in 100 "top
priority" localities.
DR., Earl j. McGrath, Commits
sioner of Education. said the funds
will enable the Federal Govern
fnent to meet the most urgent
school construction needs in ap-
proximately 10 per cent of the
localities where Federal Govern
ment activities are responsible
for greatly increased population
preSSureS.
DR.. McGrath said that 697 school,
districts have applied for assist
ance. He estimated the overall
need at $240 million.
In Maryland, $1,067, ,085 has
been set aside for four areas. The
Edgewood area in Hartford is
slated to get $7o,40O; the Aber-
deem area in Hartford County
100000; the Fort Meade area in
Anne Arundel County, $306, ,685
and the Perryville area in Cecil
County, $4,000.
A total of 1881, TAB was allotted
to four Virginia areas: $340,O0O
for the Bayside area in Princess
Anne County: $602,740 for the
Cradock- alexandria Park area in
Norfolk County; $4,000 for the
Cheatham area in York County
and $364,008 for the Fort Lee
area in Prince George County.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Falls Church Offers
To Negotiate Suit
IOver Annexation

Falls Church last night offered
to negotiate with Fairfax County
to settle an annexation suit pend
ing before the State Supreme
Court of Appeals.
Last summer, a city petition
for 10.75 square miles of county
territory was denied by a special
three-judge court. The city ap-
pealed.
In its resolution, the council
said the annexation suit is delay
ing critical school construction in
the county and imposes a hard
ship on the city.
Definite planning Off financial
operations and school services for
the city is made difficult because
annexation is still being litigated
the council said.
Copies of the resolution were
ordered sent to the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors and the
Commemorative ATTORNEY.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
SpencerviIIe Man Gets
Is Months as EmbezzIer

A 41-year-old Spencersville
(Md0 man was sentenced to 18
months in the Maryland House
of Correction yesterday on a
charge of embezzlement involving
Ia retired minister's car.
Richard Orion Upole was con-
victed by jury in Rockville Cir
cult Court of embezzling $725
from the Rev. Jesse M. Jennings
of Spencersville last summer.
Upole, the court was told, agreed
to sell Mr.. Jennings car and per-
suaded him to sign over the title
in Blank to facilitate the sale. He
sold the car for $975, paid off an
1919 loan he had made on it and
gave Mr.. Jennings a worthless
$3.50 check, which he later made
good.
Upole argued he had bought
the car from Mr.. Jennings and
hence was open only to Z civil
suit.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Takoma Park 10 Ask
New Street Numbers

The Takoma Park City Council
last night approved the grid sys-
tenn of REMEMBERING and remaining
streets and will request the Mary
land National Capital Park anc
Planning Commission to put the
plan in effect June /.
Under the new plan, many resi-
dences and commercial establish
ments will be given new numbers
under continuation of the num-
bering system in the District and
surrounding territory in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Coun-
ties. About 30 streets will be
affected.
More than 100 citizens attended
the meeting to give approval OF
the recent action of the Council
in erecting 15-mile speed signs
adjacent to school zones. Last
week the Maryland State Roads
Commission ruled that the signs
were illegal and ordered them re-
Speakers from various citizens
and parent-teacher associations
and school officials urged that the
signs be kept up.
The matter may be discussed
with Gov. McKeldin.
City Counsel Vincent L. Gin
gerich was directed to enter into
negotiations for the dedication of
land for the wedening of Laurel
Carroll and Eastern avenues
around Triangle Park.
Councilman Walter H. Nc
Clenon. Charles H. Klinck and
James B. Parkhill were appointed
delegates, and Councilman Sydney
w. Tymeson, alternate, to the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
tion.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Citizens Head DefendsS2, ,44S. .833U.S. Funds
Proposed A.9Mil|ion Reserved for Virginia,
Fairfax School Budget MARYLAND Schools

. Guy M. Bayes, president of the
Fairfax Federation of Citizens
Associations. today defended a
proposed county school budget of
approximately $40 million as
necessary to prevent a further
deterioration in a critical school
situation.
Mr.. Bayes was replying to a
statement of the Pleasant Ridge
Community Taxpayers Associa-
ton, which called for a Is per
cent cut in the proposed tax rate.
The federation president chal-
ienged the Pleasant Ridge group
to say where they can cut the
school budget by SIS million.
"Where Can Cuts Be Made?"
"It is significant" Mr.. Bayes
said, "that the very few citizens
who charge that the school budget
is excessive fail to say in just
what particular it is excessive.
Where can cuts be made in a
school budget that is already low
in all respects and miserably low
in many?"
A public hearing on the pro-
posed total county budget of S.
l67,370 is scheduled for 10 am.
Monday at Fairfax High School
if the number of citizens attend
ing exceeds the capacity of the
Circuit Courtroom.
The proposed budget would
double most tax bills. A total tax
rate of 1923, only four cents more
than the current levy, would be
required. A general reassessment
last year almost doubled the total
county valuation from $64 million
to $123 million.
Third Less Than Arlington.
Mr.. Bayes said that even with
the increases proposed in the new
budget. Fairfax County still will
be spending a third less than
Arlington for teaching materials,
health programs, cafeteria sup
port, and maintenance of plant
and equipment.
The county should start getting
ready now. Mr.. Bayes said, to
provide adequate education for
.pre-school children already in the
county who will boost total en-
rollment to $4,000 or more within
six years. The federation presi-
dent said present enrolment is
$4,000, and 5000 more are ex-
pected to attend county schools
this fall.
with 80 per cent of its popu-
lation urban, and we'll over 80
per cent of its local taxes levied
on those urban families" Mr..
Bayes said, ''the county has a right
to expect an end to the one room
school approach to education"
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Vote on Withdrawal
From Road Web Asked
by Fairfax Supervisor
BY the Associated Pres,

RICHMOND, April 24.-Virginia
counties should be permitted to
decide by election whether they
wan to withdraw from the States
secondary road system, Fairfax
County Supervisor Robert R. Dye
told the Virginia Advisory Legis-
lative Council yesterday.
At a public hearing on the sub
ject Mr.. Dye proposed that coun-
ties be permitted to hold an cleo
ton on petition of at least 1000
voters.
About 25 representatives of
other counties disagreed with Mr..
Dye, however. They favored
keeping the secondary road sys-
tenn as it is set up.
Supporting Mr.. Dyes position
that counties should be allowed
to withdraw were S. M. Gibson
representing the Board of Super
yisors of Elizabeth City County
and a spokesman for Chesterfield
County.
Virginia counties turned over
maintenance and construction OF
secondary roads to the State in
1882.
Three counties, including Ar
lington, maintain their own sec
ondary roads. deriving funds for
this purpose through an appor-
tionment of the State gasoline tax.
Mr.. Gibson said he thought
counties should be allowed to
withdraw but the privilege should
be restricted so as to prevent fire.
quent moves for elections among
the voters as to whether counties
should withdraw.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Civic Group Opposes
Control
OF Fire Volunteers

The Allied Civic Group of Silver
Spring last night opposed Mont
gomery County control of the sub
urban volunteer fire departments.
Such plan has been suggested
by the county fire marshal and
discussed without decision by the
County Council.
The Silver Spring group urged
the County Council to adopt legis-
lation requiring an annual audit
and public accounting for tax
funds expended by the fire de-
ipartments.
1t also recommended establish
Iment of a board composed of
Representatives of the Silver
Spring f1remen and the taxpayers
to plan the fire protection budget
for the special fire tax area.
A third Silver Spring fire sta
ton, to be located at Montgomery
Hills. also was asked, as was i'm
|provement of the Brookeville-
Tenleytown road. The latter
would be a useful route for fire
apparatus, the group said.
The recommendations were
adopted unanimously after a re-
port by j. Everett Schrider, chair
man of the Public Safety Commit
tee. In his report, Mr.. Schrider
stressed the fact that no implica-
tion of improper use of public
funds was intended in the audit
recommendation. He pointed out,
however, that about 100000 was
expended annually from tax funds
by the Silver Spring department.
He commended the volunteers on
"the good job done for the COM
munity."
The ACC also voted unanimous
ly to support in principle the re-
cent report of the County Medical
Care Commission which called for
the construction of a 81 to Sc mil
lion county medical center equi-
distant from Silver Spring and
Bethesda. The resolution was in
troduced by Ralph D. Boyd. pres
ident of the Silver Spring Hospi-
tai Association.
DR.. Manuel Shpritz, Grandview
Citizens Association, was ap-
pointed to head a five-man nomi-
mating committee and William w.
Brownholtz, Cameron Heights
Evans Parkway Citizens Associa-
tion, named chairman of the Tax
alton and Finance Committee.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
81 Choral Groups Enter
MARYLAND U.Contest

Thirty-seven choral groups are
to take part in the 18th annual
University of Maryland Interfra-
ternity Sing at 1880 pm. Thurs
day.
The contest, sponsored by
Delta Delta Delta Sorority. will
be held at Ritchie Coliseum, Col
lege Park. Theme of the sing is
Greek Song Fest" and a gold
cup is to go to the winners.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Notre Dame AIumnue e
Twill Meet Tomorrow

Washington area alumnae Of
Sta Mary's College, Notre Dame,
Ind, will hold their monthly meet
ing at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at the
home of Mrs. Helen Mayer, 1929
Connecticut avenue NV.
Mrs. Mike Mansfield, wife of the
Democratic Representative from
Montana, will discuss her recent
trip to Europe.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
Panel on Peace Planned
In HyuttsviIIe Thursday

The Prince Georges County
League of Women Voters and
other civic groups will sponsor a
panel discussion on What Steps
Can We Take Toward Peace?" at
is pm. Thursday in the First
Methodist Church of Hyattsville
The public meeting will feature
a panel discussion by diplomats
and journalists, including Miss
Dorothy .Fosdick, member of the
State Departments Policy Plan
ming Committee; Ferdinand Kuhn
foreign policy reporter for the
Washington Post. Nigel Gaydon
of the British Embassy; Henry
Ruffin, French Embassy, and DR.
j. M. Nahda, visiting Indian
scientist.
Evening star., 1951-04-24
}. D. Worthington to Run
For Mt. Rainier Council

James D. Worthington, 421O
Rainier avenue, today announced
his candidacy for the third ward
seat on the Mount Rainier Town
Council. The election will be held
May 7.
An employe of the Washington
Loan & Trust Co., Mr.. Worthing-
ton is a veteran of World War !
and is member of st. Johns Epis-
copal Church.
The candidate emphasized he
has no connection with any DO
litical faction.