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Evening star., 1951-06-24
Park Play Programs
Set in Two Counties

\ The Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
will launch summer recreation
program tomorrow in 80 Mont
gomery County centers and % in
Prince Georges County.
The activities in Montgomery
will be conducted in these COM
munities:
Bethesda Chevy Chase, Coles
vile, Garrett Park, Glen Echo
Cabin John, Hillandale, Home
wood, Jesup Blair, Kensington,
Lynnbrook, Montgomery Blair.
North Bethesda, North Four
Corners, Pleasant View, Pinecrest,
Rock Greek, Silver Spring, Takoma
Park, Wheaton, Woodacres, East
Silver Spring, Fairland, Forest
Grove. Glenmont, Kensington Ele-
mentary school, McKenney Hills.
Oak View, Parkside, Silver Spring
intermediate school. Viers Mills,
Westbrook- -Greenacres, Woodlin
and Woodside.
The Prince Georges commune
ties where the program will be in
effect include:
Berwyn, Bradbury Heights.
Cheverly, Capital Heights, College
Park, District Heights. Eastpines,
Fairmont Heights, Forest Heights,
Green Meadows, Langley Park,
Landover Hills, Mt. Rainier, Lake.
land, North Brentwood. Riverdale,
Seat Pleasant, Silver Hill, Takoma
Park, Hyattsville and University
Park.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Baltimore 10 Mark
Airport's S First Year
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, June 23.-There
will be something doing all day
tomorrow at Baltimore's Friend
ship International Airport to eel
ebrate the first year of its opera
ton.
Service clubs from all over
Anne Arundel County are going to
start the activities with a joint
breakfast and tour of the facili-
ties.
There will be formal ceremonies
in the afternoon, including
speeches and the awarding of
prizes in an aviation Photographic
contest sponsored by the Junior
Association of Commerce.
President Truman dedicated the
SIS million airport year ago.
But it isn't as busy as the city's
aviation drum beaters hoped it
would be.
They expected it would become
an alternate field for Washing
tons overtaxed National Airport.
The Air Force has developed
plans for building $43 million
worth of facilities for an overseas
embarkation base at Friendship
for it's military air transport
service. Congress was asked this
week to approve the idea and
appropriate some of the money.
Evening star., 1951-06-24

The head OF the Average Amer
lean Family" is a drug store man.
ager with Southern drawl who
lives in Falls Church.
He is Charles C. Seymour. "A
and he lives at HOO Seaton lane
with his wife. Nell. and two chill
dren. Diane, 10, and Michael, 8.
The family was chosen from
among hundreds in this area by
the State Department to be used
in a propaganda project abroad
by the Voice of America.
Alabama born and educated
Mr.. Seymour is manager of Peo-
pies Drug Store in Colonial Viii
lage, Arlington. He came to Falls
Church from Forestville. Va. last
year, and lives in a handsome
three bedroom rambler on a spa
cious corner lot.
Mr.. Seymour and his family
have been photographed at home,
at the ZOO, at work and at social
functions by the State Depart
ment. The picture story of the
family picked as being average in
income, size, and accomplishment
will be told in an exhibit in Lon
don next month and in two State
Department publications in the
next few weeks.
Evening star., 1951-06-24

school containing ten classrooms,
shop and home economics areas,
Offices, library, cafeteria and gym
and possibly purchase new site,
$7o0, 900.
North Bethesda Junior High
pay balance on site and prepare
plans, $4,000.
| Brookmont Elementary - pay
balance on land and construct and
equip new eight-classroom, Office
health room and kitchen school
$193, 900.
North Wheaton Junior High
purchase site and pay half cost OF
developing adjacent streets. $780,
900. .
Colesville Elementary-purchaSe
about two acres of adjacent lane
land prepare plans for an addition
$1,000.
Dickerson Elementary - pur-
chase about two acres of adjacent
land. $1,000.
South Wheaton Junior High
option on site, $4,000.
The school boards origina
capital budget request also in
lcluded $235. 1892 for furniture anc
equipment for existing schools anc
I$251 500 for general reconditioning
Evening star., 1951-06-24

"The Voice Of America just
wants to show the folks In for
eign countries what we in America
have been able to do" Mr.. Sey-
mour told a reporter yesterday
II guess they picked on us be-
cause we are about the same as
you and a lot of other Americans
We have an electric refrigerator
sweeper and other gadgets and a
television set and radio just like
most other folks" he drawled.
He said his wife was not very
enthusiastic about the project at
first since she thought it was a
publicity stunt. when she
learned 1t was for a worthwhile
project she changed her mind
though" he declared.
Mr.. Seymour has been con-
nected with the Peoples chain for
"a years. He is a member of the
Arlington Optimist Club and the
Myron M. Parker Lodge No. 20
of the Masons. The family at
tends the Forestville Methodist
Church and the two youngsters go
to the Oak Street School in Falls
Church. Both parents belong to
the school Parent Teacher Asso-
ciation. M
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Arlington Man Accused
OF Assault on Policeman

A 44-year-old Arlington man
was being held last night in lieu
of $2,500 bond on charges of as
saulting an Arlington policeman
and being drunk and disorderly
In public.
Howard Charles YarneH was
charged with assaulting Officer Le-
Roy Rasmussen when told to leave
Clarendon restaurant because of
disorderly conduct at 8 pm, Fri
day night. Yarnell gave his ad-
dress as 4016 North Eleventh
street.
Pvt. Rasmussen was treated at
Arlington Hospital for injuries to
his ribs and a bite on his left fore
arm.
In attempting to handcuff Var
nell, Pvt. Rasmussen said he was
elbowed in the ribs and was forced
to send for help. Sergt. Phillip
Lucas aided in the arrest. Yarnell
is scheduled to appear in County
Court tomorrow to answer the
charge.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
By WolIoee Clayton
Fifth and Last OF q Series.

rum ana Lust OI U DSTteS.
Last Christmas, youths in a.
certain underpriyileged neighbor-
hood noticed a companion who
normally had little money fash
ing large bills and buying expen-
sive gifts.
They begged him to tell them
where he got his money. Loath
at first to talk, he finally gave
away his secret.
purse se-snatching," he said.
"Women are carrying lots of
money now. and they often have
a lot of packages to worry about" +"
Some of his companions fol-
lowed his example-until caught
by police.
These cases, taken from juve-
nile court records, illustrate why
Capt. Otto Fuss, head of the
robbery squad, warns women:
Don't carry large sums of
money with you. If your purse is
grabbed from you, the large
lamount of the loot will encourage
friends of the thief to take up the
same business.
However, Capt. Fuss points out,
there is little danger of women
losing their purses If they exercise
caution. He advises:
/. Always travel with a COM
Ipanion, if possible. Older women
are particularly victimized, because
they seldom fight back and cannot
run fast.
2. Be alert around the entrance
of alleys. Purse thieves often lurk
in alleys, run up behind woman
grab her purse, then run back
down the alley.
3. If a suSpiciouS-appearing per-
son is following you, or If you are
afraid of someone near you,, GO
Into the nearest building and call
police.
/ 4. Don't carry large sums OF
money or jewelry. The fatter the
haul, the more temptation to keep
lit up. Also, if a -snatcher
'Igets little money he must pull
more jobs - increasing police
chances Of catching him.
S. Don't carry pocketbooks atop
packages.
Government workers, Capt. Fuss
advises, should be particularly
careful on payday. Thieves know
when civil service workers get
paid, and plan for those days.
Also, he warns, don't mention to
anyone large sums you may be
carrying. You don't know who is
4 listening.
Usually purse thieves are juven-
lies, although recently police ar
rested an adult-a dope addict
who hung around an upper Con-
lnecticut avenue area and followed
lone women into apartment
houses. The loot from women in
this neighborhood generally was
lgood, enabling the man adequately
to supply his craving for dope
until one night when he ran into
the arms of a waiting policeman
Worst area for pocketbooh
Isnatchings, however, is along Six
lteenth street between Scott Circle
tand Columbia road, he warns
Many women live along here, anc
the neighborrood offers many es-
cape routes. Other areas where
this crime is prevalent are off
Massachusetts avenue OH Elev-
Ienth, Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets NV.
If stranger on crowded
streetcorner accidentally spill
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Brentwood Official
Who Rejected Oath
Seeking Reflection

j. Milton Stanford I'd, Brent
wood councilman who two years
ago refused to take the oath of
Office on religious grounds, is seek
ing reelection tomorrow as vot-
ers go to the polls in Brentwood
University Park and Hyattsville
Mr.. Stanford is being opposed
by Chester L. Shelton for the
Brentwood second ward council
seat.
When he was elected to tht
council in 1949, Mr.. Stanford re.
fused to take an oath which in.
cluded a section requiring hin
to say, 81 believe in the Chris
tian religion" He said he was q
|pantheist, believing that the uni
verse is God and refusing to ac-
cept the doctrine of a future state
of rewards and punishments.
Court V0ids Rule.
This provision of the law pres
cribing the oath was ruled un-
constitutional in Prince Georges
County Circuit Court. Mr.. STAN
ford was seated after swearing his
support Of the United States and
Maryland constitutions.
Mayor James L. Russell also is
up for reelection. He is seeking
his third term. His opponent is
Robert j. Englehart.
Ebert M. Brown. first ward
councilman. is unopposed for re-
election. William F. Bischof also
is unopposed in his bid for a
fourth term as town treasurer.
Brentwood voting will take place
from / to 9 pm. at the town fire.
house.
There are no contests in the
University Park election and no
formal candidates in two of the
wards.
Write-in ovtes i'm Two Wards.
Incumbent Councilman Albert
B. Heagy is running again in the
fourth ward. William Cobey is
the only candidate for the fifth
ward seat and T. L. Bissell is SINH
larly unopposed in ward six.
Council positions will be filled
by write-in votes in wards two and
seven.
University Parks polling place
will be open from l to 8 pm.
lin University Park Elementary
School.
The voting in Hyattsville con-
Germs annexation of the area
bounded by Hamilton street,
Queens Chapel road, Thirty-sev-
Ienth avenue and Northwest
Branch. The adult residents of
that area. numbering less than
I20, will vote in the municipal
building between 5 and 8 pm.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Z More Factors
Cited in Fight |
Against Airport
Judge Brown Worms
Cost Of LeveIing
Tract Moy Be High

Terrain and geological features
Of the Burke airport site are being
studied as possible arguments
against use of the nearby vir-|
giaia location as an alternate air.
plane hub for Washington.
Representative Devereux, Rel
publican, of Maryland is request
ing the United States Geological
Survey for a report on the area.
At the same time, Fairfax Cir
cult Judge Paul E. Brown, a home
owner in the affected area andt
leader of the opposition, disclosed
that specially prepared topogra-
ply charts show the site to be un-
desirable as a landing field.
Mr.. Devereux said he has re-
ceived reports that the entiref
4,500-acre tract. like most of theE
surrounding territory. has a rela-
lively thin crust of topsoil resting
on granite-like rock.
Major Operations Seen.
This according to some reports,
would require large-scale blasting,
as well as the usual bulldozerI
operations.
II this be true, MIR. DevereuxI
said, the project would cost con-
siderably more than the $14 mil
lion authorized by Congress.
II want to find out" he said,
because the idea is to try to cut
down on Government expenses.
Perhaps another place could be
found that would cost a whole
lot less"
The Congress member is a
strong proponent of Baltimore's
Friendship Airport as an alternate
field for Washington.
Judge Brown yesterday received
graphs prepared by Fairfax Coun-
ty Sanitary Engineer James j..
Corbalis, jr., showing the Burke
area topography in profile.
Graphs Are Studied.
The graphs show a terrain vary
ing 128 feet over $4,000 feet from
north to south. Low point is the
community of Burke. which is 252
feet above sea level.
In the East-West profile the
range is 120 feet, from $50 feet to
400 feet elevation.
"Leveling this type of section
and building an airport on it is
going to take a lot more than $14
million" Judge Brown said, "es-
pecially if it's granite, either solid
or boulders, they're going to have
to move"
He said both National Airport
here and Friendship Airport cost
more than the present Congress
sional outlay for the Burke site.
"And building costs have gone
up Is to 90 per cent in the last
year." Judge Brown said. @
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Old Arlington
School Slated
For Reopeniing
CherydoIe Building
Will Help Absorb
Heavy Enrolment

The Arlington School Board
yesterday announced plans to re-
open the 42-year-old Cherrydale
500 Lee highway. which
has not been used as a school for
about 16 years.
The building. now occupied by
the Recreation Department, will
be remodeled at a cost Of be-
tween $4,000 and $40, 1000. Four
classrooms will be put in use as
an annex to the new Cherrydale
School, built in the 1920's, a few
hundred feet to the west.
Among First Graduates.
Board Chairman Colin C. Mac
Pherson told a reporter he was a
member of the first class to be
graduated from the old school,
which opened in 1909. Board
members said efforts to dispose
of the building at a price which
would enable construction Of a
new school were fruitless.
The Recreation Department has
been using the building for the
past four years. It will be re-
located at a new site adjoining
the Kate Waller Barrett School
4400 North Henderson road.
The additional rooms will pro-
vide - classrooms for heavy en-
|rollment in the area. Board mem.
bers indicated the annex would be
needed for several years.
The board, meeting at the
|Stratford Junior High School
voted to withhold $4,000 from q
final payment to a contractor
pending arbitration of a dispute
over completion of a school.
Pending Clause Cited.
Allen c. Minnix g. Sons, oi
Washington, builders of the $467,.
900 Oakridge School at South Ode
and Twenty-fourth streets, hae
requested $38.487 as final paymen,
for the job. The board said the
school was not ready until AZ days
after the contract deadline. They
pointed out that a clause pro.
vided for $50 a day penalty
|againsts the builder for each day
beyond the deadline.
Assistant Supt. Charles Walsh
reported to the board that the
teaching staff will number more
than TOO in the next school year
He said this represents an increase
Of between'70 and 80 teachers owe,
last year.
Mr.. Walsh also said that he has
found it much easier to recruit
teaching personnel to I'LL vacancies
and new posts.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
State Employment Office
To Move 10 New Quarters

The Montgomery County Office
of the Maryland Department OF
Employment Security will move
to new quarters in the Washing
ton Building. 934 Ellsworth drive
Silver Spring. Tuesday.
The State employment Office
which is increasing its staff by one
interviewer, has been located al
8119 Georgia avenue, Silve,
Spring.
According to Gilbert Brown
manager, 218 persons were placed
in Montgomery County jobs dur
ing May. In that month there
were 315 job openings referred
to the Office in addition to ap-
proximately $50 carried over from
the preceding month.
Evening star., 1951-06-24

could be cut still more If resi-
dents would take precautionary
Capt. Fuss, whose robbery squad
also handles pickpocket COM
plants, says that nearly all the
pickpockets operating here are
local talent" The professionals
stay away for two reasons-they
know Washington police have full
length photos of nearly all known
dip artists" Also, if they come
to town they are apt to be met at
the station or bus terminal by an
old friend" Lit. Richard Cox
who has been apprehending pick
pockets for many years.
However, there were enough
hometown boys working here dur
ing fiscal 1850 to relieve the public
of $6,626.
About two years ago, police
broke up gang operating aboard
crowded streetcars. They founo
the members hung around a down
town poolroom, where an older
more experienced dip" taught
them the refinements of highly
technical trade.
Most of the pickpockets confine
their field of operations to crowded
Istreetcars, parades and after-game
crowds at Griffith Stadium, Capt
Fuss says.
The police official says you're
wise to be on guard if, at 8
parade, you notice a well-dressec
man nearby looking around the
crowd and never even glancing al
the line of march.
He may be looking for his wifi
but, chances are he's watch.
ler," checking to see if any police.
men are around, and looking fol
a likely prospect. The watcher
will usually "lift" the pocketbook
then slip his loot to a confederate
Capt. Fuss says.
He advises residents to:
|. Make sure you wallet is SAT,
liz you feel yourself jostled. TurI
laround so you are facing whoevel
brushed against you.
| 2. Avoid displaying large sum.
OF money when making a pur-
chase. If you must carry larg,
sums in crowd, take your money
out Of your wallet and put it II
an inside pocket. The pickpocke
always goes for your wallet.
3. Beware If a stranger puts
newspaper up close to your face.
A hip pocket is the worst place
Evening star., 1951-06-24
G. 0. P. 10 Seek
z Board Seats
In Arlington
Other Nominees Also
To Be Picked at
Meeting Tuesday

A contest for two Arlington
County Beard seats moved into
the spotlight of November's elec-
ton as Republicans prepared to
make a bid for the vacancies.
Two G. o. P. candidates for the
County Board and party nominees
for nine other local Offices will be
chosen at Republican mass
meeting at 8:15 pm. Tuesday at
Stratford Junior High School.
Democratic and non-partisan
candidates already have an
nounced for the board seats.
Another major contest may de-
velop for the county's State SEN
ate seat. The name of Oren R.
Lewis, prominent Arlington attor-
ney who was appointed to prose-
cute the recent malfeasance
charges against two County Board
members, is expected to be con-
sidered by Republicans to oppose
State Senator Charles R. Fenwick.
Democratic.
Mr.. Lewis was an unsuccess-
full candidate for commemorative
attorney four years ago.
The last County Board election
with a G. o. P. candidate was
in 1914. Since then. Republicans
have been content to go along
with non-partisan candidates.
But in view of conditions in
the county under the non-parti-
san board majority, we have de-
cided to put up our own two NOM
Iinees." said I. Lee Potter, county
Republican chairman.
It was during the period of Re-
publican cooperation that nom
Ipartisans won control of the board
from Democrats. Daniel A. Dugan
was the first non-partisan elected
in 1916. He was Joined in 1947
by Mrs. Florence Cannon. and in
1949 by Robert w. Cox.
Robert A. Peck already has an
nounced as Republican candi-
date for the board and is to be
considered at the mass meeting.
Nominations may be made from
the floor and nominees will be
chosen by majority vote. All Re-
publicans eligible to vote may
participate.
Other offices to be filled are
treasurer, commonwealth attor-
Iney, sheriff, commissioner Of reve-
Inue, trial justice, clerk of the
court and two members OF the
House of Delegates.
John Locke Green, treasurer,
who first won election as a Re-
publican, is candidate for re-
,, election, but Mr.. Potter thinks
it will be without the G. o. P.'s
blessing.
1.-The Arlington Republican par
ty has no desire nor intention of
nominating him." Mr.. Potter said.
Colin c. Mcpherson, chairman
of the School Board, has been
mentioned as a possible G. o. p.
candidate for the treaSurer's
Office.
! j. Foster Hagan and Charles
10. Pratt have been mentioned
las possible Republican nominees
for commemorative Attorney and
Miss Anna P. Hedrick may be
the party's choice for trial justice.
/ w. Pierce Bragg has announced
as COP candidate for clerk
of the court.
/ In case COP nominees are not
selected for all II Offices at Tues
days meeting. MIR. Potter said
the Republican Committee may be
authorized to select candidates
later.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Purse -Snotchers Aided by Careless Victims

some cigarette ashes on you, and
apologetically tries to brush you
off, hang on to your wallet. He
may be a pickpocket.
Although practitioners Of the
hand is quicker than the eye"
trade are dwindling in Washing
ton, police say this type Of crime
Evening star., 1951-06-24
D. c. Bor AII-Doy Outing
Set for Country Club

The District Bar Association will
hold an all-day outing starting
at 9 am. tomorrow at the Con-
gressional Country Club.
The program will include golf.
tennis, swimming, horseshoes,
baseball, card games and boxing.
Buffet supper will be served at
6 pm.
Evening star., 1951-06-24

to carry a wallet, 1t. Fuss points
out. although a skillful pickpocket
can slip 1t out of an inside coat
pocket without the victim know
ing it.
1t. Cox, for instance. keeps his
wallet in his inside coat pocket
and pins the pocket with safety
pin.
A well-paid mechanic recently
stopped in a downtown tavern
for drink before going home with
some money he had drawn from
the bank. He stayed longer than
he planned, and had to use some
of the money.
Somewhat awkward by now,
he pulled out the whole roll
about $600-and peeled off enough
to pay his bill.
AS he left the tavern, a man
who had been sitting next to him
stopped him and asked for a
match.
Sure, sure" the mechanic re-
piled, Here's a mat"
His words were ciloked of by
an arm which frightened itself
around his neck. He couldn't
move, or strike out at whoever was
holding him. Quickly. the match
seeking stranger rifled his pockets
Of all his money.
That is the pattern of a yoke
robbery. It cost Washington yesi-
dents $53,988 in fiscal 1850 to learn
first hand what a yoke robbery is
like.
Capt. Fuss says such street rob-
berries are decreasing. But, he
adds, a little prudence might keep
many potential victims from. the
shock Of feeling an unseen arm
suddenly wrapped around their
threats.
yoke jobs are more or less
spontaneous" Capt. Fuss says
1.-TWO or three fellows may be out
drinking, and run out of money
They see someone nearby who has
been flashing a lot of money, and
who isn't too sober. When he
leaves, they follow. It just takes
a minute or two to get the
money"
Capt. Fuss says nearly all yoke
jobs take place in highly-popu-
lated, sub-standard areas. To
keep from being a yoke robbery
victim, he advises, stay out OF
such areas at night. And, par
ticularly, don't patronize taverns
in such neighborhoods. It is toe
easy for patrons who know the
lneighborhood to rob you after you
leave and quickly disappear.
Above all, he warns, don't fash
large sums of money, no matter
where you are. And be wary when
passing alley entrances in strange
Ior crowded neighborhoods.
In this series, we have. presented
the expert testimony of police Of
lficials and Government security
officers-men whose business ii
lis to protect the public from Grim
finals, and to catch those GRIM
finals.
All agree crime prevention is
easier than crime detection. And
much less expensive.
Much of this crime prevention
lis the responsibility of the indi-
Ividual citizen. If each person is a
little more cautious in every way
his chances Of becoming the VIC
tim of a criminal is lessened
greatly. Teach all citizens to be
lcautious, and the crime rate will
drop accordingly. police say.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Publicity Men to Meet

Glenn H. Jackson, executive
director of the Orthopedic APP
pliance and Limb Manufacturers
Association. will speak at 1915
pm. tomorrow before the National
Capital Forge of the American
Public Relations Association in the
Lee House, Fifteenth and L
streets NV.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
A. w. Walker Reelected

KING GEORGE, Va, June %
(SpeciaD. = The King George
School Trustee Electoral Board
has unanimously reelected A. w.
Walker to the county school board.
Walker has served two years Of
the unexpired term of the late
Thomas L. Hunter.