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Evening star., 1951-04-15
Arlington Merchant
us Held as Owner Of
Bootleg Firecrnckers

l An Arlington rnerch hant ifl whose
possession police say they found
half a million bootleg firecrackers
faces court hearing tomorrow on
IA charge of illegally storing ex-
Iplosives.
Earl Davis, SO, of the 100 block
Iof South Monroe street, proprietor
lof the Arlington Cycle Shop, had
more than 80 cases of the tiny
f1ashlight frecrackers stored in
garages near his home, police said
Detective Walter Kadel said DO
lice learned where the firecrackers
were stored after eight cases had
been stolen from one of the ga
1rages and abandoned on a nearby
lot.
Mr.. Kadel said Mr.. Davis, whose
store is in the 5000 block Column
tbla pike, will appear in Police
Court at $3.50 am. tomorrow to
face two charges of possessing the
ifirecrackers.
1t is illegal to sell firecrackers
lin Arlington. s%
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Maryland Sessions Set
10 Detail Price Controls
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. April 14.-opera-
ton of price controls will be ex-
planned at six regional meeting.
IN the State, Hugo r. Hoffman
director of the Maryland Office OF
Price Sterilization. said today.
Hoffman said the meetings will
Ibe held especially for business
men.
"Our main, purpose" he added
is to give local citizens a better
understanding of price controls
to clear up any possible misunder.
standings"
The schedule includes:
April 18, College Park, auditor
ium, University of Maryland, II
am. (for near Washington areal
70 pm. (for Bethesda, Chev,
Chase, Laurel. Silver Springs
Rockville, Takoma Park and Col
llege Park. \
April l8. Prince Frederick, Cour
House. 8 pm.
April 20, Frederick, Wincheste
Hall, 2 pm. 8 pm.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
By J. L. MichoeI
Stor Stoff Correspondent

FREDERICK, Md, April IA
Hood College is preparing for the
opening Friday of a three day
convocation on "The Defense oil
Democracy"
While some 500 girl students
busted themselves with new hats
shoes and dresses, and perhaps q
little study, their teachers tight
Iened every stitch of a carefully
knit plan to receive Defense Sec
Iretary Marshall and Senator Mar
Igaret Chase Smith of Maine.
Gen. Marshall will speak al
1890 am. Saturday on Preparing
for the Defense of Democracy
Senator Smith at 2::30 pm. Satur-
day will address expected thou
sands on "Woman's Role in the
Defense of Democracy"
After the speeches, the De.
fense Secretary will present
alumnae citations and Senator
Smith viii give citations to out.
standing women of Maryland.
State Notables Due.
Others scheduled to take part
in Saturdays program include
Gov. McKeldin and Senators
IO'Conor and Butler. aesfrs
The event will be the biggest
planned under the direction oi
Andrew g. Truxal who was inau-
gurated as the institutions third
president in 1948.
Mrs. Kay Young Mackley, as
sistant director of publicity, said
that the faculty is not depending
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Governor Sees Virginia
AS Corn Belt Of East
By the Assoeiaisd Pres, 8

ABINGDON, Va. April 14-The
belief that Virginia may become
the corn belt of the East" was
expressed today by Gov. Battle
who said the State also is becom-
ing 1.-The beef cattle capital of
the East"
These are only two evidences
that the States agricultural pro-
gram "has been greatly acceler-
ated'' in recent years, Gov. Battle
told the Southwest Virginia Agri-
cultural Association.
The chief executive pointed to
an expansion of the dairy indus
try. an increase in the raising of
hogs. and the continued growth
OF the poultry business. He as
serted that the growth of animal
industries hadn't hurt crop farm
ing-had helped it, in fact.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
New Biodensbure Voters
To Register This Week

Registration of new voters ir
Bladensburg's town election MAY
Z will be held tomorrow and Fri
day. Registration will be in the
Bladensburg Fire House for Waro
One voters and in Mrs. Clara
Stanley's home, ALT Sixty-fffth
|avenue. nybrook, for Ware
Three voters.
The hours will be from 7 am
to 2 pm. tomorrow and from 2
pm. to 8 pm. Friday.
All three Offices to be filled will
be contested. They are those OF
mayor and one councilman each
from Wards One and Three.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Two More Candidates
File for May 7 Election
For HyattsviIIe Council

Two more candidates have filed
for election to the Hyattsville
Council May Z. The city's NOM
mating convention will be held at
8 pm. Tuesday in the recreation
room of the Fire Department.
The latest to file are Karl M.
Steele and former Councilman
Henry j. Hellman, in the fourth
ward. Mr.. Steele is president OF
the West Hyattsville Citizens AS
sociation and Mr.. Hellman served
on the council from 1947 to 1949
Hugh A White announced some
time ago he would seek the fourth
ward seat, while John P. Lautz
has said he is considering enter
ing the contest. T.
The incumbent, Frederick M.
Coxen, is running for mayor. Also
seeking the Office are Councilman
Jesse S. Baggett and Paxton Hol-
den. Mayor Caesar L. Aiello is
not seeking reelection.
Council candidates in the three
other wards still are Hnopposed
They are Council President
Thomas E. Arnold, first ward;
Councilman Jacob S. (Jake)
Walker. second ward, and George
G. Griebel. third ward.
Councilmen who have two more
years to serve are Mr.. Baggett
first ward; Harry A. Styne, jr.
second; w. Stanley Machen, third
and Kenneth E. Goodger, fourth.
New voters will be registered to-
morrow and April %.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Arlington Vote
Set tuesday on
School Bonds
$4,S75, 900 Issue
Is Widely Indorsed
By County Groups

Arlington voters will decide in
a referendum Tuesday whether
they approve a proposed $4. .875, ,000
school bond issue.
The funds would be used to
provide new buildings, additions
and alterations for an enrolment
which is constantly increasing
because Of the rapid growth of
the county.
Last November a SIS million
bond issue was defeated by 400
votes after, a campaign in which
critics charged that the county
had built schools containing un-
necessary frills.
There has been no organized op-
position to the current proposal.
Groups Urge Approval.
Urging an Affirmative vote in
Tuesdays referendum are the
County Democratic Council, the
Republican Executive Committee,
Evening star., 1951-04-15

solely on Weather Bureau for the
sunny skies they hope will hang
over the schools outdoor theater
If -ain comes, the program will be
shifted to Gambrin Gymnasium.
There will be no showers, y
Mrs. Mackley predicted however
l"You see, all the professors have
consulted the Hagerstown Alma
mack"
The convocation will begin at
8 am. Friday with a Career Con-
ference" and will close with a
Vesper service. at 4 pm. Sunday
Will Present Citations.
At tbs pm. Friday, the Evan
gelical and Reformed Church
with which the college is affiliated
will present citations to distin-
guished lay workers.
The college viii hold "Open
House" from $3.50 to 5 pm. Sat-
Iurday and will entertain guests
with a student fashion show and
a concert at 8 pm. by the school
choir.
Mere men are to debate at
pm. Friday on the question Ca
reer Wives-are they assets OF
liabilities?"
Among sthose who are to take
part are Leonard Dill of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, Howard
Bollinger. a Washington D. C.
consulting engineer; Rufus Zim-
norman, vice-president of the
United States Steel Co.; Newton
Forsythe, Cleveland business man
and Donald Davis, student at
Princeton Theological Seminary
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Virginia Equalization Fund
Increase Viewed Essential

RICHMOND, Va. April IL up.
Virginia's school equalization fund
must be greatly increased if the
States educational standing is to
be improved. Robert Williams,
executive secretary of the Vir-
ginia Education Association, said
today.
Mr.. Williams said If the State
distributes more money on an
equalization basis local areas will
be forced to exert greater effort to
meet school needs.
Workings OF Fund.
The equalization fund idea
works like this:
The State Legislature sets aside
o certain amount of money to aid
those localities which are hard
pressed to meet school commit
ments. But the localities can re-
ceive this additional aid only when
they have made an honest effort
to get the money from their own
sources. A formula, based on the
true school tax rate determines
whether the localities have ex-
erted enough effort to qualify fol-
additional aid.
Virginia distributes smaller
part of its State funds on ar
equalized basis than any Other
Southern State. MIR. Williams
said.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Board Lets Contract
To Improve Arlington
School for Negroes

A $4,000 contract for additions
and improvements to the Hoff-
man Boston Junior Senior High
School for Negroes was awarded
yesterday by the Arlington County
School Board.
The contract went to the lowest
of four bidders, the Schriber Con-
struction Corp. of Washington. II
is to build a gymnasium, two class
rooms. home economics and shop
facilities, a clinic, teachers room
and office space.
The School Board is under a
Federal court. order to equalize
Hoffman-Boston School facilities
with those of the county's Wash
Iington-Lee High School for white
children. A $1,127.197 contract fol-
additions at Westinghouse re-
Gently was awarded to the E. l.
Daniels Co. of Arlington.
Funds for both jobs came from
a bond issue voted in 1948 ano
from the so-called Battle money
furnished by the State.
Meeting at Stratford Junior
High School, the board also
adopted a resolution asking the
County Board to approve an ap.
plication for State funds amount.
ing to $645,000. An additional
$315,000 will be available from the
same source in the next fiscal year
Both will be used for school con
Struction.
The board awarded a 1864 con.
tract to the Newton Asphalt Co.
Arlington, for a play area anc
walk at the Woodmont School.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Blood Donor Center
Issues Repeat Call

The Washington Regional Rec
Cross Blood Center yesterday is.
sued repeat call for more blooc
donors to meet continuing heavy
shipments to Korea.
DR.. Kenneth Nelson, admins
traitor of the blood center, sale
some groups have responded
"splendidly" to the call for mass
donations. Washington Mason.
gave so pints of blood last week
he said, the Central Intelligence
Agency provided 100 donors anc
60 members of the Jewish Wal
Veterans are scheduled to give
blood tomorrow night.
The center's "Bloodmobile" COL
lecting stations will operate on the
following schedule this week. il
was announced:
Fort Meade, Md. - Monday
through Friday, 9 am. to 4 pm.
Arlington-Monday, 10 am. tt
4 pm. at st. Georges Episcopal
Church, 908 North Nelson street.
Middleburg, Va.-Tuesday, 10
am. to 4 pm. at the Middlebure
Community Center.
White Oak, Md.-Wednesday,
am. to 3 pm. at Building 20 o1
the Naval Ordnance Laboratory
Suitland, Md.-Thursday, moor
to 6 pm. at the Suitland Com.
munity Hall.
Pentagon-Friday. 10 am. tt
4 pm.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Geogrupher to Speak
At Of Virginia Meeting

CHARACTERISTICS, Va, April
21.-Dr. George H. T. Kimble, di-
rector OF the American Geographi-
cal Society of New York, will speak
here Monday under the auspices
of Gamma Theta Epsilon, profess
sional geographical fraternity.
His talk at the University OF
Virginia is the first in a tour of
the leading schools of geography
in the Southeast, financed by the
Carnegie Foundation. r..
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Gov. Mcke!din Grants
Paroles 10 16 Prisoners
BY the Assecioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, April IA. - Gov.
IMcKeldin today granted is pa
roles.
Those paroled include:
Alban NJ Barthlow, sentenced September
Il, 1850 Circuit Court, Montgomery
County. not more than, one year, State
lReformatory. HOUSEKEEPING and theft.
Dave J. Dabrowski, July 8. 1880 crimi.
lnal Court. Arundel County. two years.
John Dean. colored. October. IL. 1850.
Magistrates Court. Anne Arundel County,
lone year, House Of Corrections. asssult
and battery.
William r. Hunter ir January 9, 1850,
Circuit Court. Prince Georges County. not
more than two years, state Reformatory.
| William L. Ingram, September :, 1850,
Circuit Court Montgomery County. not
more than one. year. reformatory, houses
breaking and theft. Communication to meet
ldetainer
Leo Cuade November %, 1a4s. Circuit
Itentiary, assault and battery.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Z Leesburg Men File
For Post Of Mayor;
Election Set June II
A. 6. Neal.
SpeeioI Dispatch 10 The 3sor

LEESBURG, Va. April 14.-E. B
White and E. S. Daley have filed
for mayor of Leesburg.
Filing for council were Mrs
Thelma J. Scott and Frank Ratio
incumbents: B. Powell Harrison
jr.;;- Morton Riddle III, WinsloW
Williams. G. E. Warner, A. T
Elgin. jr., and Harry F. Newton
The incumbent mayor. Maurice
r. Lowenbach. jr., will not be a
candidate for reelection.
The election here and in other
Loudoun County towns will be or
June IL.
Purcellville Woman Files.
In Purcellville, Mrs. Helen Hirst
Marsh. an attorney, has filed fol
a seat on the town council, the
first woman to seek a place on ths
governing body. She is a graduate
of Hollins College and OF Columbis
University Law School.
Others who have filed for the
council, subject to the election or
June II. are Edward e. Nichols
jr.. j. Derry Tribby, L. K. Nc
Daniel, Elmer Mcdonald, C. M
Graham, George A. Grille, w. l.
Whitmore and Donald w. Seay
No one filed for mayor.
Candidates in other towns are:
Hillsboro-Mrs. Evelyn V.Tur-
berville, mayor; A. L. Hutton, jr.
recorder; Annie L. Suter, Glenn
Roberts, w. S. Hammerly, Alfred
S. Fleming and j. D. Lawson. fol
council.
Lovettsville Candidates.
Lovettsville Richard H. Hicks
man. mayor; George S. Grove, Ear
C. Grove. Maurice H. Cost, Robert
"A. Myers, w. w. James and Maui
rice j. Hatcher. council.
Middleburg Courtland H
Smith, mayor; Paul A. Adams
Joseph E. Bell. Norris Royston, H
o. Dodson, L. L. Lawrence, Homer
A. Splitter and John B. Hall, fol-
council.
Round Hill-A. o. Lloyd. mayor;
Charles J. Ford. Ethel E. Martz, H
Fl. Cooley, j. T.. Myers. jr.. and j
Holmes Thomas. council.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Polls Open at 6 AN.
In Arlington; Sitter
Free Rides Offered

Polls will be open from 6
am. to 6 pm. Tuesday for the
Arlington school bond refer
endum. Poll tax receipts will
be demanded of newly-regis-
tered voters.
Free rides to voting places
will be available through the
Arlington League of Women
Voters for persons phoning
GLebe 0015. Baby-sitters will
be provided by the Demo-
cratic Council. For this. serv-
ice, voters should phone Otis
1865, oxford 0921 or GLebe
1887.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Frederick Man Injured
AS Diesel Engine Hits Car
By the Asseeioted Press

FREDERICK, Md, April IA
Charles David Stitely, "a, ESCAPED
with minor injuries today wher
his car was hit by a Pennsylvania
Railroad diesel engine at a grade
crossing at New Midway today.
Mr. Stitely, a Frederick County
farmer, was treated by a New Mid.
way doctor for shock and posi-
BILE fractures of facial bones and
sent home.
The railroad freight engineer
was identified by State Police
Sergt. w. w. Corbin as Albert c.
Mundis of York, Pa.
Sergt. Corbin said the auto was
dragged about so feet and wreck
ed. New Midway is about IL miles
northeast of Frederick.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Big Apartment Projee'
Near College Park
Hinges on Rezoning
c. L. Carr,

Erection of a 5O0-unit apart
ment project to cost about S:
million is planned on 33-acres al
University lane and Riggs road
near College Park, if a petition tt
Irezone the property for apartment
use is approved.
/ The Maryland-NationaI Capita
Park and Planning Commission
has indorsed the application, il
was learned yesterday and has
asked the Prince Georges County
Commissioners to grant it.
The petition was filed by Joshua
Evans, jr.. part-owner and agent
for Leander Mccormick -Goodhart
The land now is zoned for single
family detached homes.
Adjacent to Projects.
M. T. Broyhil. Arlington reaI
estate man, who revealed plans
for the sarden-type project, said
the tract is adjacent to a large
apartment development and the
50o-home Langley Park subdivi.
iSion.
Another petition filed by Mr.
Evans for the rezoning of five
acres in Langley Park from 9
Isingle-family home classification
to general commercial was op.
posed by the planning commission
The agency recommended, how.
ever, that the county commits.
sioners approve a zening change tt
local commercial.
Also recommended by the com.
mission for disapproval was peti.
tion by John F. Lillard, agent. fol
the reclassification from a two.
family semi-detached and de.
ltached home zone to loca
commercial of property on tn.
north side Of University lane op,
iposite Twenty-fifth avenue.
/ Other Applications Listed. !.
eAiSA 6S4A4A4S dPp14CdG4OIlS WIllCI
the commission recommended TO
approval are: al
Blair H. Smith, attorney TO
Lena Hillels for the reclassifcatiol
from rural residential to local com
mercial of land on the west sid
Iof the Lanham Station road soutl
iof Defense highway.
Albert w. Turner, for the re
classification from local com
Imercial to single family home
Iof property on the east side q
Rhode Island avenue. the mort
side Of Hollywood road and tn
west side of Fiftieth avenue, Col
ilege Park. ==7
BY the planning commission. TO
the rezoning from apartment us,
to two-family semi-detaehed ant
detached residential of 43 acre
on the southwest side of Branch
avenue just south of Naylor road
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Fruit Exchange 10 Fold Up
In Martinsburq June 30
BY the Associated Press

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, April
IA. = The Martinsburg fruit ex-
change, which has been handling
the apples and peaches of farmers
OF this area since 1915, will go out
of business June 80.
Dr.. A. B. Eagle, president of the
pioneer cooperative, said it has
become a victim of modern farm
business methods.
In recent years. he explained
lit has become increasingly easy
for the growers to deal directly
with the professors, eliminating
the intermediate selling agency.
Evening star., 1951-04-15

the Civic Federation, the Citizens
Committee for School Improve
ment and the Junior Chamber Of
Commerce.
The. county Chamber of Com
merce has also urged approval OF
the bond issue, provided that only
essential facilities, approved by
the advisory council, are con-
StrucLed.
The boards program has been
strongly indorsed at a series OF
mass meetings held to discuss
what should be done to meet the
need for new buildings.
The County School Board also
has taken several steps to assure
approval of the present plan.
1t appointed a School Con-
struction Advisory Council con-
sisting of 20 county businessmen,
builders and architects. This
group has indorsed the new pro-
posal.
Survey Authorized.
The board also authorized
study of its building problem by
the University of Virginia Bureau
of Public Administration. The
bureaus report mentioned several
places where economies could be
effected but found. in general, that
costs under the boards building
program had been moderate.
In another attempt to win ap-
proval in the referendum. the
board cut the size of the bond
issue, proposing one-year in
stead of two-year program.
At a School Board meeting yes
terday, Supt. William A. Early
urged everyone to vote for the
proposed bond issue. Failure OF
this bond referendum doesn't dc
anything for anybody" he said.
Mr.. Early made the statement
after board members promised to
make improvements at Langston
elementary school for colored stu
dents when they are accomplished
in similar schools.
Group Voices Protest.
James E. Browne, president OF
the Langston rent-Teacher AS
sociation, headed a delegation
that informed the board that
many Halls Hill residents may
vote against the proposal because
they feel their school needs are
being neglected.
The board said that some work
already is scheduled for Langston
About half of the $4,875, ,00(
bond issue would be used to buile
Wakefield Junior Senior High
School for 1,400 pupils at South
Four Mile Run drive and Six.
teenth street.
About 40 per cent of the money
would be used to build three othel
new schools and to build thret
additions.
The remaining 10 per cen
would buy land and also permit
remodeling of five schools.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
'Wotchmun's Body Found
In Frederick ~" Pool
By the Associated Pres,

FREDERICK, Md, April IA
Boys preparing for a swimming
class saw body six feet under
water in the YMCA pool this
morning. 1.
1t was that of Nevin w. Stull
I54-year-old night watchman al
1.-THE ''Y."
DR.. r. ". W.sBaer. deputy medica
examiner, said an autopsy woulc
be performed. He said Mr.. Stull
who suffered from a heart condi.
ition, may have toppled into tn,
pool when he was seized by al
lattack.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Sheriff's S Son to Run
For Fathers S Post
SneeioI pisnofrh fo Ihe Sin

-. SHeeI1I OtspoIrh 70 me SfdF
CHI A.RLO TESvILLE, Va,
April IA Deputy Sheriff w. Abs
bott Smith. 55, son of Sheriff j,
Mason Smith, has announced that
he viii seek election as sheriff
|of Albemarle County. Z
Sheriff Smith. who has held
the Office for 20 years, has aIa-
|nounced he will not seek re-elec-
tion.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Navy Crew Is Saved
When Amphibion Sinks
BY the AssociatedPres

ANNAPOLIS. April IA twin.
engine JRF. one of the big blue
gray amphibian planes stationed
near the Naval Academy for train
ing midshipmen. hit an unknown
obstacle in it's takeoff this morn
ing and sank.
None of the four naval officers
and crew members aboard were
injured seriously. They crawleo
out on a wing and were picked ur
before the plane sank by a yaro
patrol boat which was engaged
in midshipman training nearby.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Negro Seeks Town Office

SOUTH BOSTON, Va, April IL
|lR.-Dr. y. v. Ragland, so. Negro
dentist. will run for Town Council
June 1.-THE first member Of his
race to seek public Office here. He
lis secretary of the Virginia State
Dental Society.