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Evening star., 1951-01-13
Baltimore Transit Workers
Are Voting on Walkout
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 13.-Oper-
ators of the city's trolleys and
buses were voting today on
whether or not they will strike
to press their demand for higher
wages.
AS the strike vote began last
night, Gov. McKeldin and Mayor
D'Alesandro met to explore ways
of keeping Baltimore's transpor-
tation system operating.
The Governor and Mayor said
in a statement they were deeply
concerned over "the threatened
disruption to the community S
business, economic and social life
that would result from a strike.
At this time any interruption to
the quickened program would be
particularly unfortunate"
The union is seeking 20 to
35 cents an hour raise. When
the Baltimore Transit Co. refused
to make any counteroffer, the
union suggested arbitration. But
the BIC said it is a matter for
collective bargaining, not arbi-
tration.
If the operators vote to strike
the Executive Committee of the
AFL operators union plans to
meet Tuesday to set a date for
the walkout.
Evening star., 1951-01-13

The Government has cracked
down on Maryland and Virginia
farmers who have been collecting
Federal funds for soil conserva-
ton and then stripping their lands
of valuable topsoil by selling sod
to contractors.
In some cases, one official said
the Government buys the sod
from a contractor and then pays a
Federal allotment to the farmer
to conserve his soil. The contractor
pays the farmer up to $500 an
acre before reselling to the Gov
ernment or private industry.
Production and Marketing Ad-
ministration Committees in both
States have adopted a new policy
effective this year.
1t will cut off allotments to-
or force refunds from, farmers
who sell sod after January /.
County agents in Maryland
agree that practically all Wash
ington's supply from that State
comes from Montgomery County
Virginia officials at Richmond
said the practice is carried out in
Fairfax and Loudoun Counties
more than anywhere else in the
State.
In the Washington area, farmers
Evening star., 1951-01-13
7 Fathers and Sons
Get Scout Awards

Two fathers and their sons re-
ceived awards at an Arlington Boy
Scouts Court of Honor last night
in the Arlington Methodist Church
j. Heston Heald. jr. and his
father each received the Explorer
Ranger award. G. Edward Todd
advisor to Explorer Post lis, re-
ceived the Explorer Ranger award
and his son. James, received the
rank of Star Scout.
Highest honor, Gold Eagle Palm
was awarded to Lloyd Swift, jr
Of Troop 148. Bronze Eagle Palm
went to John Christensen, Troop
141 and Eagle Scout award went
to Charles Huppuch of Explorer
Post 1O4.
Star Scout awards were made
to Robert Digges, Troop lis; Lee
Atkins, Troop 148; Robert Lee
Troop 148; Jack Winter, Troop
149; Dennis Sloan, Troop 1862:
Charles Thomas, Troop 1863; Jack
Besecker. Troop 623; Howard
Boose, Troop 628; Henry Van Or
mer. Troop 628; Orel Glover, Craig
Holm and William Young, all OF
Explorer Post 1O4.
Explorer Ranger awards also
were presented Leslie Durloo
Craig Holm, William Matthews
and Frank Willett. all of Explorer
Post 104.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
MckeIdin Will Order
Probe Of Construction
Al Princess Anne
Ry the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 13.-Gov.
McKeldin said yesterday he will
order an investigation of how
work got started on a new build
ing not yet authorized for Mary
land State College for Negroes at
Princess Anne.
"At the moment" the new Gov
ernor declared, "the whole affair
has the apparent status of a mys-
terry. I don't like mysteries where
public moneys are concerned"
The 1949 General Assembly
provided for construction of an
agricultural engineering building
at the Somerset County branch
of the University of Maryland, but
final approval was up to the Board
of Public Works.
This body rejected bids for the
building on Monday because, as
former Gov. Lane put it, I'VE are
not building anything at Princess
Anne now"
Charles E. Brohawn & Brothers,
Inc. of Cambridge, submitted the
low bid of $372,192, but the size
of the building subsequently was
reduced and it was to cost about
$271 900.
The State Department of Public
Improvements issued a statement
yesterday saying the Brohawn
firm already had done some pre-
liminary work on the project.
The Department. statement said
it wanted to "emphasize that at
no time has authority been given
by the department to the Brohawn
Corp. or to any other organization,
to initiate such work"
Charles E. Brohawn. head of
the contracting firm, estimated
$4,000 worth of work has been
done. The work has been halted
now.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Committee 10 Begin
Alexandra School.
Survey on Monday

A one-week survey of the Alex
andria school system by group
of college educators and school
building specialists begins Monday
It is the first survey Of its kind
conducted in that school system
since ]940. 1t is being undertaken
at the Board of Education's re-
quest on the recommendation of
School Supt. T. c. Williams.
The committee of 10, Mr.. Will
liams said, will observe instruc-
ton, evaluate school buildings and
other facilities and make written
report of its impressions.
Mr.. Williams said the group will
not delve into curriculum or text
books. since those matters are
governed by the State.
The 1910 survey resulted in a
recommendation that Alexandria
do away with halliday sessions.
They have been eliminated.
Five members of the survey
committee were picked by the
State superintendent of public
instruction from the State De-
partment of Education staff. They
are:
James w. Woodbridge, school
building division; Miss Heller
Ward, cafeterias; R. C. Hayden
assistant superintendent of public
instruction; Francis Sisson, high
school division, and Mrs. Merle
Davis, elementary schools.
The five committee members
chosen from college stats are:
DR.. David w. Peters, president OF
Radford College, who will serve as
chairman of the full committee;
DR.. Charles K. Martin, jr.. of Mary
Washington; DR.. Raymond Poin-
dexter, Madison; Mrs. Kathleen
Cover. Longwood, and Kenneth H
Cleeton, William and Mary.
The survey committee will be
entertained at dinner by the
School Board at 6 pm. Tuesday
at the George Mason Hotel.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
WehrIy Named Chairman
OF Arlington Planners

Max S. Wehrly. of 631 North
Edison street, Arlington, has
been elected chairman of the
county's Planning Commission.
succeeding Carroll Wright.
Other officers chosen for 1851
are Bertram M. Gross, vice chair
man, and c. L. Kinnier, secretary.
The new chairman is assistant
director of the Urban Land Insti-
tute, a national research organ
ization, and is consultant to the
National Security Resources
Board.
Mr.. Gross is executive secretary
OF the Presidents Council of
Economic Advisors and is chair
man of the Arlington Planning
Commissions Citizen Advisory
Committee.
Mr.. Kinnier is the county plan
ming engineer.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Lorton Chief Engineer
Is Honored al Dinner
Special Dispatch TO The Stor

LORTON, Va, Jan. 13.-Her-
bert r. Harr, who has been with
the Department of Corrections at
Lorton Reforrnatory for more than
80 years, was honored at a testi-
monial dinner here last night.
Mr.. Harr, chief engineer at the
reformatory, will retire February
/. During his service at Lorton. he
supervised most of the construc-
tion of the reformatory's buildings.
About 100 of his fellow workers
attended the dinner in the en-
ployes' dining room. o. Douglas
Calhoun, deputy chief engineer,
presented a watch to Mr.. Harr on
behalf of his co-WorkerS.
Mr.. Harr served as an officer
in the Army Engineer Corps dur
ing both World Wars. He was
post engineer at Walter Reed Hos
pital during World War II.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
School Defense Plan
Outlined by Arlington
County Authorities

A preliminary defense plan for
Arlington schools in case Of
atomic or other air attack has
been outlined by county school
and health officials.
The suggested defense plan.
drawn up by Assistant School
Supt. C. Glen Hass and Health
Education Instructor Victor Blue.
is "for adult discussion purposes
only" and not for instructing chill
dren as yet.
eve do not wish to alarm
either the children or their par
ents, but it seems we'll to do some
preliminary thinking, since the
entire community must cooper
ate at this time in the matter of
civilian Defense" Supt. William A.
Early said.
The defense plan asks each
principal to determine the safest
part of the school building for
shelter during attack and emu
merates equipment that should be
kept at hand, such as buckets,
first-aid kits, radios and flash
lights. School advisory groups
will consider purchase of these
items in case of serious emer-
gency.
According to the plan. specific
individuals are to be named to
carry out certain duties during
attack, such as closing doors and
utility valves, covering windows to
seal out dust, and to make thor
ough checks after raids and dis
pose of all open food.
Although no drills are planned
at present, the plan calls for pupil
training if drills should be consid-
cred necessary in the future.
Under no circumstances should
children be allowed to go home
Immediately after a raid" the in
structions say. Release of chill
dren then must depend on cir
cumstances prevailing"
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Suit Of Girl, 5, Orphaned
By Sayings, Gets Court OK
Rx the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 13.-A s.
year-old girl may sue her fathers
estate because he killed her
mother and himself, the Mary
land Court of Appeals declared
yesterday.
Little Marilyn Mahnke Moore
was left with mo home at all in
which discipline and tranquility
are to be preserved" Judge Ed
ward S. Delaplaine said for the
unanimous court.
Marilyn's father, Russell c.
Moore, killed his common-law
wife with a shotgun blast at
Salisbury, Md, last March 7. A
week later he killed himself in
the basement of his legal wife's
nc me in Collingswood, N. j.
Marilyn witnessed both shoot
ings.
Her grandfather, Hugo Mahnke
of Sheboygan, Wis, filed a S75,00O
suit for her in Wicomico County
Court. She had suffered severe
mental anguish, he charged.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Prince Georges Couple
Fined on Gambling Count

A Prince Georges County tavern
operator and her husband were
fined $50 each in Marlboro police
court yesterday when they pleaded
guilty to gambling charges.
Mrs. Daisy E. Moreland, the
proprietor of Sunnybrook Garden
tavern. near Oxon Hill, and her
husband, George w. Moreland. the
owner, were fined by Judge Robert
w. Mccullough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moreland were
arrested December 81 by Sheriff
Carlton G. Beall after he chit" an
electrically operated console ma
chine for % games and was paid
$1.20 over the counter by Mrs.
Moreland. She was charged with
setting up and maintaining a
gambling table and her husband
with permitting it.
Evening star., 1951-01-13

The Air Force has a brand-new
baseball team-nine members of
the championship Bryans Road
team of Charles County, Md.
The athletes, who have been
playing together for three years,
were sworn in as Air Force re-
cruits in a group ceremony yester-
day and will leave tomorrow for
Lakeland Air Force Base, San An
tonic, Tex.
The youths, al graduates of
Lackey High School, Indian Head.
are John Sine. 19; Guillermo Nor
ales. IT; Harry Cartzendafner. 10;
Tom Rhodes, IT; Marvin Peter
son, 20; George and Charles Cole
Evening star., 1951-01-13
MoffiH Reelected Head
OF Silver Spring Club

William w. Moffit, manager of
Chas. G. Stott & Co., Silver Spring.
has been reelected president of
the Exchange Club of Silver
Spring.
Reelected secretary treasurer
was E. j. Fitzgibbons. George j.
Black was named vice president.
The following members were
elected to the board of control for
x-month terms: DR.. Merton l..
White, Gregory j. Lanigan and
Joseph E. Griffin. The following
were elected for one-year terms:
Walter Strosnider, Anthony Soul
len, Harold j. Killen and Norman
D. Martin.
Evening star., 1951-01-13

bic.
In voting for herself, Mrs. Can
non said she had mo choice, -
because Mr.. Dugan said he did
not wish to be chairman again.
Chew Nominated Dugan.
Mr.. Chew had nominated MIR.
Dugan. The retiring chairman,
one of the three non-partiSan
members of the board, said it was
"a pleasant surprise" for him to
be nominated by Mr.. Chew, but
he added he did not desire this
burdensome job"
Mrs. Cannon, in accepting the
Craftsmanship, said she believes
the county should move rapidly
on civil defense"
The election was held after the
board witnessed the presentation
of three medals by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
Dallas Pearson HOnored. .
The VFW medal for the out
standing policeman of 1850 was
presented to 1t. Frank Palmer
the Arlington departments safety
officer, by George E. Way, COM
mander of John Lyon Post No
$3.50. Named as outstanding fire.
man was Harvey Mills of the
Clarendon station, a veteran OF
more than 10 years service.
The citizenship medal went TO
Dallas v. Pearson, president and
general manager of the Ballston
Indians Athletic Club. Mr.. Pear
son. an employe of the General
Services Administration, won the
award for promoting recreation
in the county.
The policeman's and fireman's
awards were made after a selec-
ton had been made by commit
tees headed by the chiefs of the
departments.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Oil Shipper Accused
Of PoI|uting River
During Salvage Job
Special Dispatch TO The stor

LEONARDTOWN, Md. Jan.
13.-An oil transportation COM
pany and it's president have been
accused of releasing 10000 gallons
of fuel oil into the st. Marys River
from sunken barge during re-
cent salvage operations.
The waters cover one of the best
oyster seed bed areas in the State.
Fisheries experts are to survey the
300-acre bed to determine whether
the bivalves have been injured. A
hearing on the charges was set for
next Thursday by Trial Magistrate
j. Ralph Able yesterday.
A warrant issued here charged
Harold G. Williams. president of
the Gulf Atlantic Transportation
Co., with two separate offenses.
one January 2 and the other last
Saturday. Authorities said they
understood that the oil company's
headquarters are in Key West,
Fla.
Waters Gave Information.
The warrant was issued on in
formation furnished by John G..
Waters of the Maryland Water
Pollution Control Commission.
States Attorney Joseph A..
Mattingly of st. Marys County,
after confering with the State
Attorney Generals office, an
nounced that the warrant would
be amended to include the COM
pany as a defendant.
Capt. William M. Birch, COM
mander of the Maryland Tide
water Fisheries Commission patrol
boat Venus, said the barge sank
in the Potomac River just inside
Point Lookout during a storm
Thanksgiving Day.
Virginia Salvage Boats Used.
He said the owners sent their
tug and employed a salvage boat
from Colonial Beach, Va. to
raise the Oil barge. But the water
was rough and the salvagers de-
cided to tow the barge into calm
water. They dragged it to the
mouth of the st. Marys River.
Capt. Birch said.
A diver cut a hole in the bot
tom of the barge so that it could
be filled with air, Capt. Birch
said. He ordered the salvage
crews to cease discharging oil
through the hole.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Broad Creek Citizens Elect
Kendall as President

Arthur M. Kendall is the new
president of the Broad Creek Citi-
zens>Association, Inc, in Southern
Prince Georges County.
Other new officers elected at
the groups annual meeting are
Irving w. Luskey, jr.. vice presi-
dent; Lillian Brant. recording Sec
retary; William o. Tufts, corre-
spending secretary; Ronald L..
Scott, treasurer, and Grover C..
Aderholdt, legal adviser.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Virginia Civil Defense
Seeks A-Bomb instruments
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Jan Estate
Civil Defense Co-ordinator j. H
Wyse today dispatched to the Fed
eral Civil Defense Administration
an order for IS Pathological moni-
toring instruments.
The Federal agency will con-
tract for provision of the instru-
ments-similar to Geiger counters
but considered more suitable for
checking atomic radiation in civil
defense activities-to the various
States.
Wyse ordered four of the instru-
ments and the others were Or
dered by local defense officials
including Alexandria, Fredericks-
burg, Staunton, Culpeper, Char
lottesville and Waynesboro.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Income Tax Booklets
Now on Sale at Star

The Stor is assisting the Bureau Of
Internal Revenue in the distribution Of
the 1850 edition of Your Federal In
come Tox."
The l58-poee booklet. published by
the United Stotes Government Printing
Office, includes the importont ehonees
in the Federal income tox law recently
enocted as well as the older provisions
which still remain in effect.
A limited supply is now on sole at
the business counter in The Stor lobby
for Is cents per copy.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Bryuns Road Baseball Nine
Sworn In as AT Recruits

man, 20-year-old twins; Joseph
Robbins, 10. and Bob jenkins, 18.
The Bryans Road team last year
won the Southern Maryland
League championship, and Pitcher
George Coleman's record was II
wins to only l loss. The team is
managed by Charles County Del
egate John w. jenkins, we'll
known Washington area sandlot
player and manager.
AS part of their sendof cele-
bration, the nine new Air Force
men were guests of honor last
night at the Lackey- Margaret
Brent High Schol basketball game
at Indian Head.
Evening star., 1951-01-13

herSeu.
Mrs. Cannon
was nominated
by Robert w.
c OK. Retiring
Chairman Dan
iel A. Dugan
also voted for
her.
Opposing her
n o m / n a t ion
were the two
D e m o c r q t / c
members of the
board, F. Free
land Chew and
Alfred e. Fris-
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Broader Powers
On Basin Asked
By yConnn1ission
Interstate Agency
Seeks to Control
Watershed Planning
By james BirchfieId

The Interstate Commission on
the Potomac River Basin will seek
to become the overall planning
agency for the Potomac water
shed.
At the closing session yester-
day of the commissions winter
meeting at Alexandria, the or
ganization unanimously voted to
ask for broadened powers to en-
able it to plan the future develop
ment of the basin.
The commissions action fol-
lowed review of the Presidents
water resources policy commits
sion report, recommending that
commissions be established to
guide the development of the Ma
tion's major river basins.
First Action on Reports.
The Potomac commissions &C
ton yesterday is thought to be
the first action by any basin
planning group on the Presidents
commissions reports.
j. Harold Sothoron. a former
chairman Of the Potomac COM
mission, pointed out that the
commissions set-up placed it in
position to become a planning
agency for the entire basin.
Mr. Sothoron, who seven years
ago pointed out the need of the
commission to seek broader pow
ers in planning the development
of the basis, said that the COM
mission now constitutes an or
ganization for overall planning.
He said the commissions volun-
tary committees now include the
representatives of the major Fed
eral and State agencies. They al
ready are considering overall de-
velopment in the basin.
Committee Plans Details.
Under the commissions action,
a committee headed by Gard Knox
of Pennsylvania will work out the
details of a new organization. The
commission probably will have to
seek authorization from Congress
to include in its scope the broad
ened powers.
During Mr.. Sothoron's chair
manship, the commission went on
record as favoring the interstate
compact method of basin develop
ment.
Mr.. Sothoron said yesterday
that more than year ago the
commission had set to work on
plan of broadened activities.
He said the realization of the
commissions position in basin de-
velopment antedated by more than
a year the Presidents water re-
sources policy commission.
1T is interesting" Mr.. Sothoron
said, that these two agencies,
working separately. should arrive
at the same conclusions concern
ing the development of river
basins"
Recommendations Made.
r. The Presidents commission rec
commended an overall law to CO.
ordinate river development on a
basin-wide program, and further
recommend the establishment in
each of the basins of commits
sion charged with the respon-
sibility of developing its partic-
ular basin.
The commission also set it's
spring meeting for May "a and 25
at Frederick, Md. This meeting
will be given over to the land COM
mittee, which is planning a
demonstration of small watershed
development.
In planning the meeting, the
land committee will work with
the Monocacy River development
council. 1t is expected that the
demonstration will center around
programs planned for the Lin
guanore and Pipe creek water
shed,
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Elk Leaders to Meet

twenty-five high officers of Elks
lodges in this area will meet at
noon tomorrow in the Silver
Spring Lodge, No. 1877, to study
community needs in the fields of
health, recreation, welfare and
youth development.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Tall Cedurs to Hold Rites

Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Capital
Forest, No. 104, will hold their
first full ceremonial of the year
at $3.50 o'clock tonight in the
Northeast Masonic Temple, 523
Eighth street NE.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
TinduI Gets Bank Post

CUMBERLAND, Md, Jan. l (P).
Albert w. Tindal of New Castle.
Pa, has been named executive
vice president of the First Ma
tional Bank here. q
Evening star., 1951-01-13
WIS. VdnnOn
Named Head Of
Arlington Board
She Breaks Deadlock
By Voting for Self;
Dugon Refuses Job

The Arlington County Board to-
day elected Mrs. Florence Cannon
as its chairman for 1851 after
she broke a tie by voting for
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Florida Mans Will
Makes School Seem
Like q Radio Quiz
By the Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Jan. 81
Who among the late Rutherford
Barlow Shuman's 19 nieces and
'nephews went to college and got
the best grades?
The Leon County Circuit Court
has that question before it. Sew
eral thousand dollars will go to
the brightest scholar.
In 1928 Mr.. Shuman, Month
cello (Fla.) merchant, set up a
trust fund of about 100000 to
educate those of his nieces and
nepheWs who wanted to go to COL
lege. He specified that when all
had been educated, the one with
the best grades would get any
money left over.
There was no exact report on
the sum left in the fund but it
was called "sizable amount"
The court already has deter
mined that six of the 19 went to
college and finished their courses.
Florida State University experts
studied the academic records Of
the six and decided that DR.. Cora
Alvilda Shuman. a Waycross (Ga)
was the winner. How.
ever, a nephew. William j. Shu-
man. is contesting the award and
says he should have the prize.
The court must settle the ques-
tiOn d.
Evening star., 1951-01-27
Gordon Ickes Abso|ved
OF 5 Bad Check Charqes

The government yesterday dis
missed five bad check charges
against Gordon c. Ickes, 80. for
mer secretary to the Montgomery
County civil service co-ordinator.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Fred Smithson said the &C
ton was taken because Mr.. Ickes,
former Air Force major, has
made good the five checks, total
ing $130. Mr.. Smithson added that
Mr.. Ickes also has made restitu-
ton on six other outstanding
checks. which had been returned
for lack of sufficient funds. No
complaints had been received on
these checks, Mr. Smithson
pointed out.
The government attorney char
acterized the passing of the
worthless checks as an "over-
sight" and pointed out that Mr.
Ickes' action in making the checks
good showed his good intentions.
Mr.. Ickes, who lives in the 1400
block of Whittier street NV, was
named to the Montgomery County
post a week before the charges
were filed. He resigned after his
arrest.