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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-20
SuitIand GIee Clubs 10 Join
In Tree Lighting Program

Glee clubs from the Suitland
High and Elementary Schools
will furnish a background Of
Christmas carols at Z o'clock to-
night at a Christmas tree light
ing program at the elementary
school.
The Suitland Community Christ
mas Council will deliver clothing
toys and food baskets to needy
families before Christmas.
Participating in the program are
the Suitland Elementary Parent
Teacher Association, Disabled
American Veterans Chapter II
American Legion Post 1876, Suit
land Citizens Association and the
Suitland Business Mems Associa-
ton. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-20
Virginia Road Study
Shows States Needs
For Next 10 Years
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Dec. 20-Experts
on highway planning told the Vir-
ginia Highway Department today
that the State faces expenditures
from $14.5 million to $25 million
during the next 10 years on Eats
miles of its busiest highways.
Another $6.8 million to $9.5 mil
lion would be needed annually for
extensions Of these rural roads
through cities. These extensions
total 223 miles.
The study was made, with State
and Federal backing, to help de-
termine minimum requirements
essential to sustain highway trans
portation at reasonable levels of
efficiency and safety during the
national defense period.
Foundation Made Study.
Highway Commissioner James
A. Anderson received the report in
"a formal ceremony this morning
from the Automotive Safety
Foundation of Washington, which
made the study. 1t was financed
by the Virginia Highway Depart
ment and the United States Bu-
Ireau of Public Roads.
The higher figures reflect costs
for normal" program, which
the report recommends should be
carried out wherever feasible. The
lower figures are for the minimum
program which would have to be
carried out during a period of
manpower, materials and equip
ment shortages.
| Half of All Travel.
| While the study covered only
i2,700 miles of highways and their
urban extensions of the States
81, 000-mile system, this mileage
carries half of all highway travel,
Some 800 miles were found to
have a backlog of needs, largely
owing to the rapid buildup of
traffic in the postwar years and
the lack of construction and
maintenance during World War II.
It was found that TAG miles
will become deficient during the
next 10 years, and that the bal
ance of 929 miles of the 2,475
rural miles studied, will remain
tolerable for 10 years.
Traffic Past Capacity.
The report showed that most of
the arterial streets studied now
are carrying traffic so far beyond
practical capacity that extensive
physical improvements are needed.
It places emphasis on the diff
cult decisions which must be made
by highway administrators during
emergency conditions. The mini
mum rural emergency program
suggested by the study engineers
is about so per cent of the normal
program. The minimum program
suggested for urban extensions is
about 10 per cent Of the normal.
The published report, entitled
Highway Needs in the Emer-
gency, an Engineering Appraisal
of Virginia's Principal Roads and
Streets" contains 66 pages, with
Illustrated descriptions of study
methods Of findings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-20
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Dec. 20. - The
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
has asked for q law to impound
automobiles of fragrant violators
of the motor vehicle laws.
Legislation on this line would
be a successful deterrent and would
greatly promote the cause for
highway safety" said Commits
sioner Crawley F.. Joyner. in his
report to the Governor covering
the past two fiscal years.
Gov. Battle released the rec
ommendation yesterday.
Mr.. Joyner said q recent series
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-20
industrial zoning Plan
For Prince Georges
Sector Is Rescinded
By J. l. MiehoeI

Despite a singing rebuff, Com
H. Wilson Spicknall in
tends to continue his fight for
more commercial coming in Prince
Georges County.
By a 3-to-1 tally, with Chair
man Thomas E. Latimer abstain-
ing. the county heads yesterday
rescinded their October action, re-
classifying 100 acres of swamp
land near Ardwick from rural
residential to light industrial.
The vote came after a lengthy
hearing in Hyattsville, where IS
opponents of the Spicknall plan
alternately booed, heckled and ap-
plauded.
Mrs. Thalie D. Thomas of the
District Office of the Republican
National Committee marshaled the
delegation of civic leaders and UNI
affiliated individuals.
''Most Important Decision"
Just before the voting, Mr.. Spick-
nall told his colleagues that in
dustry must be encouraged to To-
cate in the county. "if there is to
be any hope of obtaining adequate
roads, schools and other facilities
without excessive taxation"
Stand fast" he urged. "this is
the most important decision we
will make during our term of of
flee. He offered a motion to af-
firm the previous ruling. 1t failed
for lack of a second.
Commissioners w. Everett Mar
ton, Daniel w. Abbott and Ed
ward j. Waters said they favor
commercial coming "in proper Sec
tons" but feel that home owners
should not be penalized by bust
ness encroachments. Mr.. Latimer
was silent.
The resembling motion was Of
fered by Mr. Waters and was Sec
onded by Mr.. Abbott.
Fred w. Tuemmler, of the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, sup
ported Mr.. Spicknall's views. He
said the tract was listed COM
mercial when the commissioner
master plan was drawn in 1948
and added that residents of the
area overwhelmingly approved the
designation.
Prince Georges should encour-
age business" he asserted, "if it
wishes to pull itself out of an
economic morass."
Fear Degeneration of Community.
More than a dozen speakers OPP
posed commercial enterprises in
the section. Some said the 100
acres is surrounded by homes and
predicted the entire area will be
dense with such construction be-
fore decade has passed.
Nearly all, however, Endorsed
commercial zoning-in areas other
than their own. Several pointed
to Muirkirk as likely spot.
Prince Georges has a popula-
ton of 100000" Mr.. Spicknan
interjected, "but has not even a
branch department store. These
firms come here to buy locations,
and everybody rises up against
them. You might remember that
our county loses the money they
spend elsewhere and the sales tax
revenue"
David Meade PEBBLES, owner Of
the acreage, said he had planned
to build warehouses on the prop
erty. He reminded the commits
sioners that owners Of 500 acres
adjoining the disputed tract on
the south side of the Pennsylvania
Railroad have not protested.
I'm view of today's ruling" Mr..
PEBBLES asserted, 81 do not know
what will be done with the land.
may build number Of houses
very cheap houses" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-20
Court Battle Expected
On County's Transfer
OF Silver Spring LOT
By J. B. Zotmon

A court battle was in prospect
today over the Montgomery Coun-
ty Councils attempt to wrest title
to the lot in the rear of the Silver
Spring Armory from the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Commission.
The council, in a resolution
adopted yesterday, charged the
of the property to the
planning commission by the coun-
ty commissioners in 1914 was il
legal.
Basing it's actisn on this con-
tention, the council rescinded the
commissioners resolution which
transferred the lot and asked the
planning agency to hand over title
to the property.
To Confer With Commissioner.
In addition, County Attorney
David Macdonald was instructed
to take any steps which may be
necessary to clear the title.
Pending such transfer the
county heads said they would con-
fer with commission members ir
a move to put the property te
COMMUNICATIVE use as soon a.
possible.
When informed of the coun.
ellis action, Vice Commissioner
Richard F. Green Of the planning
group promised the commission
won't take this lying down."
Our attorney" he said, cha:
told us our title to the land il
perfectly legal and we will fight
any attempt to take it away from
U.s."
Other commission officials pre-
dicted a prolonged court battle.
They pointed out the commits
sion has spent about 100000 tc
develop recreational areas in the
Silver Spring section and had
counted on selling the armory
lot to get its money back. The
commission was to meet at pm
today and is expected to discuss
the councils move.
The lot, which faces Fenton
street between Pershing drive anG
Wayne avenue, has been vacant
since the county commissioners
bought it for $75, 900 in 1881.
Turned Over Without Cost.
At the time of the purchase, the
lot was to be used as a site fol
a new county Office building or a
community center. It was turned
over to the Park and Planning
Commission without cost for de-
velopment as a recreational area
The commission, however, hao
previously acquired the Jesur
Blair property on Georgia avenue
at the District line and felt that
was a better spot for recreationaI
activities.
In later years, the area around
the armory lot began being de.
voloped for commercial use. Con.
sequently, the commission did moi
believe the property was suitable
for recreational purposes.
Several Uses Suggested.
Since the Hecht Co. built it.
store at Fenton street and ELS.
worth drive. part of the lot ha!
been used for parking. And re.
Gently, the Hecht Co. offered tx
buy the lot for 100000. TIL.
commission has taken no action.
Council President LathroI
Smith said the question came t,
the councils attention as a resul
of the Hecht Cos. offer to bu,
the lot.
In other business, the count,
heads authorized the purchase O
land along Fenton street between
Wayne avenue and Bonifant stree
as rights-of-way for the wideninl
of Fenton street. Total cost O
1.-THE rights-of-way is .$10,35l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-20
Citizens Group Elects

Fred w. Bach has been elected
president of the New Ballston
Citizens Association, succeeding
Henry L. Spencer. Other officers
elected were Mel D. ChamoWitz,
vice president, and Violet E. Neff,
secretary treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-20
Fairfax Board Rezones
Tracts 10 Be Annexed
By Alexandra Jan. |
By Mary Lou Werner

About 70 acres along Leesburg
pike, between Seminary road and
Shirley highway, were rezoned by
the Fairfax County Board of Su-
pervisors yesterday, although
Alexandria officials had requested
no further zone changes in the
territory the city will annex on
January /.
Philip Hall, Alexandria plan
ming director, told the super
visors Alexandria is preparing a
master land use plan for the en-
tire annexation area.
The 70 acres rezoned include
two tracts of the Brookings es-
tate and were petitioned for by
Mrs. Martha Nutting Bookings.
Residents Protest.
One Bookings tract of 20 acres
was rezoned from Suburban resi-
Dental to general business. This
is located at the junction of Lees
burg pike and Braddock road. It
is opposite darlington on Lees
burg pike, and opposite the Epis-
copal High School on Braddock
road.
Residents Of the Seminary Hill
area and representatives of the
Virginia Theological Seminary and
Episcopal High School protested
the commercial rezoning.
The other Bookings tract of
40 acres, just to the west of the
first tract, was rezoned from
suburban to urban residential.
The supervisors we're told it is
planned to erect an 800-unit
apartment project.
The other property rezoned in
the annexation area is a 10-acre
tract at the southeast corner of
Shirley highway and Leesburg
pike, adjoining the Brookings
property on the east. Attorney
Lytton Gibson, representing Lo-
raine Properties, Inc, owners, said
1t was planned to erect a 500-unit
apartment-hotel on the property.
The zoning classification was
changed from suburban residen-
tial to general business.
Six Other Zonings Passed.
Other rezonings granted yester-
day included:
/. About 100 acres on the north
side of the Southern Railroad
tracks at Springfield road, from
agricultural to industrial. John
c. Webb and John c. Wood, trus-
tees, said it is planned to build a
warehouse.
2. A 179-acre tract along Edsall
road between Shirley highway and
the Southern Railroad, from agri-
culture to urban residence.
3. Thirty-three acres on the
south side of Accotink road a
quarter mile from Fort Hunt road
from rural residential to suburban
residential.
4. About three acres on the
SOuCh Sloe OF Lee boulevard 2,00C
feet west of Fairfax Circle, from
rural residence to general business
Supervisors Application Denied
S. Four-f1fths of an acre on the
east side of No. l highway Just
south of Fort Hunt road, from
urban residence to rural business
The supervisors denied an ap.
plication of Supervisor C. B. Run.
yon to rezone a 11a-acre tract or
Leesburg pike adjacent to the new
Falls Church City Junior Senior
High School from suburban resi-.
dence to general business. The,
also denied an application of Ran.
dolph d. Rouse to rezone tire.
tracts on the Falls Church-An.
Mandate road about 500 feet souti
Of Lee boulevard from suburban
and urban residence to rural bust
ness. The three tracts total abou
tRo acres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-20
WitseII to Be Honored

Maj. Gen. Edward F. Witsell,
adjutant general Of the United
States Army, will be honored by
the Laurel (Md.) Post No. so,
American Legion at $3.50 o'clock
! In the post home at Laurel. q
Evening star., 1951-08-21
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
TUESDAY. AUGUST 2I, 1851

She wants to know what is wrong
with it, Well. just about every
thing. As the sentence stands.
worn" modifies man." instead of
Shoes" Correct: Wish to buy
mans worn shoes.
Misplacing ,nodifiers leads to such
ludicrous mental pictures that it Isl
surprising to find so many of them
in so many high places. With just
a little concentration on our writ
ing, such monstrosities as these
would be avoided: Slightly used
baby's crib; better: Baby's slightly
used crib. Red enameled boys
bicycle; better: Boys red enameled
bicycle.
Evening star., 1951-08-21
T axe My Word for 1t
BY Fronk Colby

Houston: This banner appeared
over a story in local paper: ITO
Whomever Keeps Score" Isn't
there something wrong with it?-
Mrs. K. D. N.
Answer: There certainly is. Cor
rect: To Whoever Keeps Score.
I'll not go into a long winded
grammatical discussion here, for 1t
would bore too many of my read
ers-it might even bore me! But
If you'd .like a complete discussion
of those troublesome words. who
and whom, send 10 cents in coin to
me, care of The Star. p. O. Box SO,
Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
However, should like to say that
there Is a strong trend to use who
in all constructions, whether as
subject or object. And for this
reason "Who are you speaking off"
doesn't sound nearly SO ungram-
matical as Whom said it?" Yet
the errors are parallel. DR.. Greig,
in Breaking Priscian's Head" OBJ
serves that who has been trying
to devour whom for centuries"
Merriam Webster's says: use OF
who for whom as object of verb
or proposition though un-
grammatical, is common colloquially
and is still found in good writers. .
My advice is: When in doubt as
to whether to use who or whom
use who; your percentage of errors
will be smaller, and the gram
matical errors made will not be
nearly so obvious.
We seldom hear "Whom do you
mean? OF whom are you speaking?
To whom shall I address this
letter." In unstudied colloquial
speech the customary phrasing is:
Who do you mean? Who are you
speaking of? Who shall address
this letter to?
Mrs. J. C. E. sends me this ad
clipped from a San Antonio daily:
wish to buy worn mans shoes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-03-09
SKILLED JOBS
0 N IN c R { ASE

Columbus, O.-Professional and
highly skilled jobs are available
in increasing numbers throughout
Ohio, Bureau of Unemployment
Compensation Administrator Ern-
est Cornell reported here today.
The demand for engineers of
all types continues high with cleo
trical engineering leading the
others. Qualified electrical engi-
neers-two needed in Akron and
one IN Cleveland-can earn be-
tween $40O and $3.50 a month.
In mechanical engineering, an
applicant with five years expert
ence can earn between $500 and
$3.50 per month in Hamilton if he
has thorough knowledge of hy-
draulicS and the designing of
heavy machine tools with hydrau-
lie attachments. Also in Hamil-
ton are two diesel designing jobs
paying $500 month.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-03-09
PRICING CHART
REQUIRED 0 F
RETAIL DEALERS

The hundreds of retail merch
ants of Ottawa County who sell
clothing, shoes, drygoodS, furni-
ture, rugs and lamps are required
to file their own Individual "pric,
ing chart" by March 29 it was
announced by the Northwestern
Ohio District, Office of Price Sta.
biliZation in Toledo.
Under the new Regulation Z
the retailers prices at which he
sold goods on Feb. "a, and what
he paid for these goods at whole
sale.
Major items not affected by the
new regulation are food, fuel
automotive equipment, hardwareS
building supplies and notions.
The price charts should be filed
with the district OPS office, Sum
mit-Cherry Bldg, Toledo, no later
than March %, Charles B. Rairdon
District Director, explained.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-03-09
COUNTY SCOUTS
Adv A N CED AT
HONOR COURT

The Eagle rank, highest beStow'
ed in Scouting, was awarded to
James C. Dehring of Troop 80,
Genoa, as the highlight of the OF
tawa County Boy Scout Court of
Honor held March l in Community
Hall, Oak Harbor.
Roger Carpenter, Oak Harbor,
assistant ScoutmaSter, was award
ed the double silver palm award.
Scouter awards were also given to
Carpenter and Amos Kleinhans,
assistant scoutmaster OF Troop
GIG.
Other advancements in rank
were Star scout, Myron Dipner,
Troop 333, Rocky Ridge; First
class, Dean Mcfarland, $40 of
Genoa; Dennis st. Clair, 316.
Oak Harbor; James Schafer and
Lamar Richardson, 366, Port
Clinton; Second class, Richard
Tettau, Eden Ebel, 316; David
Follett, Ralph Knodel, Roger Myer
and William Seegard, 326, Port
Clinton; Ronald Kockensparger,
Richard Noblitt, Ivan Beaver, John
Danklefsen, David Rose, Robert
Kyle, Jr., Charles Beaver, Lee
Bredbeck, Tony Vallinotti, Robert
Warnke, Stephen Corthell, Ronald
Bauman, of 327 Catawba Island
Theodore Rarig, Myron Dehring,
333, Rocky Ridge; Paul Moon and
Charles Simon, also 366; and Her
bert Rhodes, Howard Mackey, and
Ronald Fastzkie, 313, Gypsum.
Merit badges were awarded to
Dean Mcfarland, $40, Genoa;
James Dehring, 80, Genoa; JUS
tin Kleinhans, 316, Oak Harbcr;
Amos Kleinhans, 316, Oak Har-
bob; Roger Carpenter, 316; James
Schaefer and Lamar Richardson,
both of 366, Port Clinton.
Plans for district camporee
to be held May 26-27 were an
nounced.
c. Clinton Baldwin, Ottawa and
Sandusky county scout field eXecu-
tive, was court clerk. William
Rofkar, district advancement
chairman, was in charge.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-03-09
1851 CHAMBER
OF CO NJ N ERCE
GROUPS NAME D
Kelly Dunn Is Appointed
Chairman Of The Retail
Trade Committee

George Schade, president of the
Port Clinton Cnamper of Com
merce, announced members of all
standing committees for 1851 at
the March meeting held in the
Island House Wednesday night.
The meeting, at which Friday eve
ming of stores was fully discussed,
followed a dinner.
Kelly Dunn was named chair
man of the retail trade committee.
Others who will serve with him
are Charles Dewitt, William Wolf,
Tom Semon and Cliff Stephenson.
The industry and trade COM
mittee will be headed by L. S.
Larson, manager of Standard
Products Co. Other members
are: Edward Reifschneider, Fran
els Mekus and A. T. Emmett
Other committees named by
Schade are: Public Affairs, Henry
Cowgirl, chairman; Roland Schap-
er, Leonard Gordon and Dan Grit
fin. Housing, Carl Keller, chair
man; Eugene Bolte and Ralph
Wedekind. River and Harbor,
Jack Lay, Kenneth Black, and
Dave Jeremy. Lakefront Improve
ment, AL Clemons, chairman; Oil
yer True and Carl Miller. Fire
Prevention, AL Davids. Publicity
Louis Warner.
Christmas Decoration: DeFor-
rest Maxwell, chairman, E. E. Car
penter, L. S. Larson, Lawrence
Ludwigsen, Carlton Schwan, Al
Emmett.
Vacationland: Stensen Petersen
chairman, Ralph Snyder, Allen
Clemons, Carlton Schwan.
Membership: William Smith
chairman, DR.. Richard Semon
Jack Lay, Ralph Forster.
Solicitation: William Timblin.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-03-09
Kiwanis Club Host
To 100 Farmers

More than one hundred farmers
will be guests of the Port Clinton
KiwaniS club at their annual din
ner party held in the Evangelical
United Brethren church hall, on
Thursday evening. jim Wells, AS
Sistant Director of Natural Re-
sources for the State of Ohio, will
be the guest speaker. A special
musical program will be presented
by the Bell Tones, The Women'S
Barbershop Quartet, Miss Janice
Gates, Mrs. Warren McDougal,
Mrs. Rodney Lockwood, Mrs. Will
liam Faust Jr., and vocal solo
numbers by Donald JeSchke. The
guests are to be presented with
club souvenirs on this occasion
Charles Dewitt, club president
will preside and Werner Jeschke
is chairman of the program com
mittee in charge Of arrangements
A round table meeting was held
in the Island Hotel Wednesday
noon, for the club members who
will not be able to attend the eve,
ming program, but will make UP
their attendance record. The club
will be represented at the Sixth
Division meeting to be held If
Bellevue o. P. S. auditorium, or
Monday evening, March 2.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-03-09
LAKESIDE CUBS
hold BANQUET

The blue and gold cub scout
banquet was held for Pack 33l
February 81 in the Lakeside
High School cafeteria, at which
approximately 100 attended, i'll
Guiding members of the cubs fam
lilies.
William Caldwell was presented
with a scouterS' key for his ser
vices as cubmaster. The presen-
tation was made by F. E. Boomer,
Toledo area district commission.
er BSA, in recognition of CaiG
wells service to the scoutine
movement.
Other awards we're presented
to various members for their &C
tivities of the past month. Ron.
aid Strause and Robert Murray
received awards and were gradu
ated into scouting ranks.
Caldwell organized the pack five
years ago. The pack at present
numbers "A boys.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-03-09
PORT CLINTON
SOLDIER WINS
BADGE IN KOREA

Sergeant First Class Franklin c.
Fisher, son of Mrs. Henrietta NJ.
Sass, Ottawa Drive, has been
awarded the Combat Infantryman's S
Badge in Korea while serving as
an infantryman with the 7th
Cavalry regiment.
This badge, which is only
awarded frontline combat infantry
men, distinguishes the actual fight
ing man from the rear area and
service troops in combat one,
A soldier must be a member of
an infantry regiment to be eligi-
bic to receive it.
The badge itself consists of a
miniature replica of revolution
ary flint lock rifle on a rectangu-
lar blue background superisposed
over a wreath. 1t is worn by the
soldier over his left breast pocket
above his campaign ribbons.