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Evening star., 1951-11-13
Montgomery Federation
Sets Record for Brevity

| The Montgomery County Civic
Federation broke a 26-year record
last night by taking no action on
any issue and by adjourning at
$50 o'clock. t......
The federation received four
resolutions which may cause plen-
ty Of controversy at later meet
ings. however. .%
One urges the federation to re-
examine the county public school
system with a view to ending sep
arate educational facilities for
white and colored students. This
was introduced by the Glen Mar
Park Community Association.
A second resolution introduced
by the Community League of Ia
koma Park would have the fedora
ton take hand in forcing the
county council to hold more open
sessions.
A third asked the vigorous sup
port Of the county delegation to
the Maryland General Assembly
OF a constitutional amendment
which would permit overlapping
terms of members of boards and
commissions, such as the Mont.
|gomery Board of Education.
A fourth resolution urges the
legislature to streamline the State
Constitution,
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Baltimore Democrats Award
Bross Donkey to COP. Mayor

were working hard to prevent an
increase, we became anxious to
feast our eyes upon your counte-
nance"
The brass donkey turned out to
be a gadget which dispenses
cigarettes when its tail is oper-
|ated up and down, apparently a
slam at the Baltimore City Coun-
ellis recent approval Of a new
cigarette tax.
Mr.. Pressman had invited
Mayor D'Alesandro to attend the
meeting but he got no answer.
The Baltimore tax rate now is
$2.62 and is expected to go up to
$2.75 next year.
Mayor Mills and the Hagerstown
City Council soon will act on a
record budget of $2,757, 900, which
calls for spending $342. 900 more
than anticipated income based on
the present 50-cent property tkx.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 13.-A Re-
publican Mayor was presented a
brass donkey by a group of young
Democrats last night at a meeting
of Baltimore Young Democrats
not to be confused with the
Young Democrats Of Maryland.
The guest of honor was Repub-
lican Mayor Herman L. Mills of
Hagerstown.
The young Democrats, critical
of the Democratic administration
of Baltimore Mayor D'Alesandro
and Admirers of Mayor Mills Oft
proposed economy measures, in
vited Mr.. Mills to speak in a letter
lin which Hyman A. Pressman,
club president, wrote:
when we learned that. Hagers-
town enjoyed a property tax of
S60 cents per 500 and that you
Evening star., 1951-11-13

Jan existing road. and less than
300 feet average width. They also
require a complicated and some
what costly set of preliminaries
before commission approval can
be obtained.
Choose Citizen Advisors.
The commission also will go into
several other criticized provisions
in the proposed regulations when
lit meets tomorrow.
Meanwhile, it was announced
that the commission is now receiy-
ing nominations for appointment
of citizens advisory committees in
the upper county areas.
Subdivision regulation and zon-
ing are handled in the urban areas
of both Montgomery and Prince
Georges by the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
New Grand Jury Urged
To Do Thorough Job
In Montgomery

a Montgomery County grand
jury was to begin deliberations
this morning after being sworn in
yesterday and told by Judge Sted-
man Prescott to do a thorough
job.
Crime cannot thrive in any
county where grand jury is will
ing to do its duty" he told the
Is men and Z women. Your job
lis to investigate crimes and If you
find enough evidence to bring
someone to trial you must accuse
that person"
Marshall Davis, Germantown
stock farmer and member of the
Upper Montgomery County Plan
ming Commission, was named jury
foreman.
Explains Need for Secrecy.
Judge Prescott told the grand
Jurors that they must observe alb
solute secrecy concerning their
deliberations. He explained that a
lperson who is being investigated
may learn of the investigation
and flee or may not be guilty and
suffer loss of good name If others
learn he is being investigated.
The grand jurors were excused
at noon yesterday because Of the
Armistice Day holiday. They
were scheduled to begin delibera-
|tions on about SO criminal cases
which accumulated during the
past several months.
In referring to these cases.
Judge Prescott told the jurors
that Montgomery County is to
be congratulated on the compari-
lively small amount Of crime we
have to consider at these various
sessions Of the court"
Told of Jail Inspection Duty.
The grand jurors were told Of
their responsibility to inspect the
jail and report their findings to
the court. They have the option
of inspecting other county build
ings, Judge Prescott said.
Fifty county residents were as
signed to duty on two petit juries
which will hear and decide cases
until a new term of court is
begun next March.
Those named to the grand jury
were:
Foreman Davis, Edwin r. ALL
nut. jr., James r. Lillard, Eleanor
F. Cantor, Miles E. Umbenhauer,
E. G. Vannoy, Dorothy D. Acorn,
Helen j. Thompson, William M.
Wright. George w. Boyer, Gard
ner B. Jordan, Jenieve E. Bur-
roughs, Lucille I. Butler, Lula
Mae Barker, Roy M. Coffman,
Herman r. Fisher, Edwin l..
Strosnider, William S. Cooley,
Susan Fry, Washington I. Cleve-
land, Paul Gehman, G. Glenn
Cornor and Walter Prichard.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Arlington Rezoning
In New Store Region
Due Hearing Tonight
Star Staff Photo.

Rezoning to commercial of part
of the property between the Hecht
Co. and Kann department stores
in Arlington will be considered by
the Arlington County Board at its
semi-annual Zoning meeting to-
night.
A total of Is cases are set for
hearing beginning at 8 o'clock in
the courthouse. The meeting may
be continued to Thursday night If
all cases are not disposed of to-
night.
The County Board, on its own
motion. has proposed rezoning to
general commercial of residential
property adjoining the Kann store,
which will open Friday, and on
both sides of Fairfax drive between
Monroe and Pollard streets. The
lpresent zoning of the area is for
apartments and single-family anc
ltwo-family homes.
This area is proposed in thu
Homer Hoyt economic survey made
for the County Board as part ol
the potential site of a regiona
shopping district.
Also on the agenda tonight i.
a disputed application for recon.
ing back to residential of a com.
mercial tract owned by the Com.
munity Shopping Center in tn.
1900 block of North Sycamore
street at Williamsburg boulevard
Residents of the area are pro.
testing in court an attempt BY
the shopping center to force is.
suance of a building permit fol
construction of stores.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
New Ambulance Carries
First Case in Falls Church

A Mclean (Va) carpenter, the
first passenger in the new Falls
Church ambulance yesterday, is
in good condition at Arlington
Hospital, he is recuperating from
a broken left leg and a severly
cut right hand.
William Mock, So, was climbing
a ladder to the roof of The Falls
Church on South WASHINGTON
street when he fell 1S feet to the
roof of the vestry room.
The Falls Church Police Boys
Club raised $4,000 for the new
ambulance and the Falls Church
Volunteer Fire Department paid
the balance of $4,000.
The ambulance has been idle
for several months because of lack
OF funds for driver. Night and
day operators now have been
hired. The Arlington County
Board and the Falls Church City
Council each pay the salary OF
one man.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Trial Of Texan Set
In Fairfax Murder

Rupert Julian Turbeville, "a, o1
Galveston. Tex, is scheduled tc
go on trial December II in Fair
fax Circuit Court for the murder
|of a Fort Belvoir soldiers wife
August 20.
The trial date was set yester-
day as Turbeville was arraigned
Turbeville told the court he could
not afford an attorney, and Judge
Paul Brown said he would ap-
point one. The court entered a
not guilty plea for Turbeviue.
Turbeville was indicted in Sep
tember on a charge Of numbering
Mrs. Ellen Moody, SO, wife of
Corpl. Oscar Moody. stationed at
Fort Belvoir.
Fairfax County police said Tur-
beville, who had known Mrs.
Moody before her marriage to
Corpl. Moody. shot her and then
turned the gun on himself. He
was critically wounded. The shoot
ing occurred at a Route / tourist
cabin where Corpl. and Mrs.
Moody were staying.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Upper Montgomery
Studies Priority Of
Plan for Subdivision
Should subdivision regulations

Should subdivision regulations
for Upper Montgomery County
come ahead of master plan?
That is one Of the many ques-
tions which must be faced by the
Upper Montgomery County Plan
ming Commission when it meets
at 8 pm. tomorrow in Rockville.
The commission has been work.
ing on both a master plan and
subdivision rules as well as coming
regulations. It chose, however, to
bring out the subdivision regula-
tions for county council approval
ahead of the others.
Commission May Relent.
That's putting the cart before
the horse. many critics of the SUBJ
division regulations charged at a
heated public hearing last week.
| AS a result of that hearing
which was attended by some 500
persons. the commission has indi-
Gated 1t is prepared to take at
least some Of the teeth out of the
rigid subdivision regulations it has
proposed for the upper county.
The commission must now
shape a final draft to be presented
to the county council. Indica-
tions are that some changes NAV
be made, although they probably
won't satisfy some of the more
outspoken critics at the hearing
Calls Hearing Vaudeville
Lathrop E. Smith. County
Council representative on the
commission, said the hearing was
more of vaudeville show than
anything else"
! I am very disappointed" he
added, that we didn't get more
constructive ideas and suggestions
at the hearing"
In an obvious reference to the
Democratic Party membership of
some OF the opponents of the reg
ulations. Mr. Smith said some
people intended to try to embar-
rass and ridicule us no matter
what kind of proposition we
brought out"
Some Changes Indicated.
However. some changes in the
regulations which would be in ef-
feet in the northern 70 per cent
OF the county are clearly indi-
Gated.
Thomas c. Kelley, commission
chairman. has said the group in
tends to change its definition of
subdivision to allow sale of small
parcels of land for strictly agri-
cultural purposes without COM
mission approval. Another change,
he indicated. would allow trans
fers of land to straighten out
boundary lines.
The regulations, as they are now
drawn up, require commission ap-
Iproval for the sale of any piece of
land under five acres in size, with
less than 300 feet frontage along
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Young COP. Refuses
To Review Purge Call
In Prince Georges

A motion to reconsider a reso.
luton calling for the custer OF
machine Democrats from county
jobs was defeated, 1927. last night
at meeting of the Young Re-
publican Club of Prince Georges
County.
Some club leaders charged
however, that the meeting was
packed by members of the senior
Republican Club. A check of the
paid membership list was called
for but the books were not avail
able.
The resolution originated with
the senior group, which then pre-
sented it to the younger organiza-
tion last week. It was approved
but only after the word machine
was inserted before the word
Democrat" The same charge
that the meeting was packed also
was made at that time.
hcSOiutl0H Explained.
Several speakers at last nights
meeting in the Melody ballroom
Mount Rainier. insisted the reso.
luton does not call for blanket
dismissal of all Democrats on the
county payroll.
Edward A. Nylen. president oil
the Young Republican Club, saic
his organizations chief interest i.
the replacement of machine
Democrats" in policy makins
jobs by qualified Republicans
wherever possible.
Says Plan Is Not Needed.
Delegate William Huck) Hughes
said he was in favor of reconsid-
Grafton last night because the res.
olution is no longer necessary.
He explained that the aims o1
the resolution were accomplished
in "a beautiful meeting of har.
mony" held by 16 elected county
Republican county officials rec.
emily.
He said the officials. including
the all-Republican County Com.
missioners, discussed a program oi
job analysis, job evaluation, es.
tablishment Of the merit system
and a roads program. He addec
the 16 officials agreed to meet
once a month from now on.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Bor Sends Delegate
To Uruguay PorIey

Walter L. Green of Hyattsville
has been chosen to represent the
District Bar Association at the
Inter American Bar Association
meeting In Montevideo, Uruguay
November 20 through December 2
Mr.. Green, who is chairman oil
the Maryland National Capita,
Park and Planning Commission
was appointed to attend the ses.
sion by the outgoing bar associa.
ton president, 10 v. Morgan.
Mr.. Green will leave Washing
ton by plane Thursday. He has
law offices in Hyattsville anc
Washington.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
PTA to Hear DR.. Jurmun

DR.. B. H. Jarman. professor OF
education at George Washington
University, will speak at a meeting
of the Parent Teacher Associa-
ltion Of the Madison Junior High
School. Arlington, at 8 pm. to-
morrow. The school also will
hold open house tomorrow and
Friday as part of American Edu-
cation Week observance.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Northeast Store Looted

Louis Seidman. co-owner of
Tower Sales Co., 521 Fifteenth
street NE, told police today that
thieves broke into his store Sun
day and took seven bride sets,
several electric irons, silverware,
linens, blankets. waffle irons,
wrist watches, and other items.
He valued the loot at $456.N.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Gen. Hershey at Assembly

Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, di.
rector of selective service, viii
speak at a Montgomery Junior
College assembly at 10 am. to.
morrow. His topic will be "The
Role Of College Students in the
National Defense Program"
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Judge Prescott to Speuk

Circuit Court Judge Stedman
Prescott Of Rockville will speak
lat meeting Of the Montgomery
County Historical Society at 8
pm. tomorrow in the Glenbrook
Country Club.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Seat Pleasant Open House

The Maryland Park Junior High
School, Seat Pleasant, will hold
open house for parents and friends
at Q Pm. tomorrow. in the school.
Evening star., 1951-11-13

! ington q r e a
I Jurisdiction.
! A G alv er {
County grand
| Jury will in
8vestigate local
phases of the
|Ritchie (Md.)
In o rsebreeder's
alleged Illegal
SactivitieS after
Ic o n sid ering
|other case S.
|G e o r 6 e w.
|Condif, assist
pos tmaster at
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Oxon Hill PTA Meets

The Oxon Hill (Md) Parent
Teacher Association will meet at
s pm. tonight in the Oxon Hill
Elementary School.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Nelson Activity
Faces Inquiry
ByCaIvert Jury
Judge Dieees Orders
Stop Put to Gambling
At County Border
By q staff eerr.spenden, Of III. star

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md.
Nov. 13.-Numbers Baron Charles
E. Nelson today faced the prospect
Of indictment in a third Wash
Evening star., 1951-07-12
DR.. Cotsonas Named
To GaIIinger Position

The Commissioners today ap-
pointed DR.. Nichols j. CotSonas,
jr., of 1913 Twenty-third street
Sc, as chief medical officer at
Gallinger Hospital. The position
pays $500 a year.
DR.. Cotsonas takes over the po-
sition held by DR.. Joseph F.
Fazekas, who had the job along
with other positions at Gallinger
DR.. Fazekas will retain his other
duties. DR.. Cotsonas' appoint
ment was made on recommends
ton of DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger
director of public health.
DR.. CotsonaS was born in Mas
sachusetts January %, 1919, and
was graduated from Georgetown
University School of Medicine in
l1943. He served an internship al
Gallinger in 1914 and later was
resident in tuberculosis at the
hospital and resident in medicine
and chief resident in medicine
Since July /, 1949, he has engaged
in a part-time private practice
and is also an instructor in the
Georgetown University Medical
Division at Gallinger Hospital.
From October 7, 1914, to Octo-
ber 10, 1916, he served as cap
tain in the Army Medical Corps
and saw service at Guam ano
| OkinaWa.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Warning Asks Return
'0f S19,917 Paid in
Taxes Under Protest

The United States Tax Court
today is studying a petition filed
by Emmitt Warning, wealthy
Washington gambler. for return
of $159.9l7 which he paid under
protest last month after the
Bureau of Internal Revenue filed
an income tax lien against him.
Defense Attorney Charles E
Ford contended the Government
has failed to produce any evidence
to substantiate its claim that
Warning understated his income
in 1947. the year on which the
tax lien is based. He said addi-
tional assessments were flee
against his client after Warning
voluntarily opened a safe deposit
box in which 100000 in cash
was found.
Government attorneys de.
manded that Mr.. Ford be more
specific in his petition contendins
the tax lien was an error. Mr.
Ford replied that to be more
specific would require introduc.
ton Of evidence which his client
under the law, is not called upor
to disclose.
The tax lien contends Warrins
concealed earnings of $122,24'
above the amount he listed as hi!
income in 1947. Interest ant
penalty charges raised the Gov
eminent claims to $159,917.
Warning paid the full amoun
under protest to secure release O
his other assets and to stop in
lterest and penalty charges from
| increasing
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Former Welfare Building
To Be Turned Over 10 GSA

The District Commissioners to-
day agreed to turn over to the
General Services Administration
the six-story building at 462 In
diana avenue NV. for use by the
Federal Government.
Col. Thomas j. Hays III, AS
sistant Engineer Commissioner.
suggested an annual rental of
about 81 a square foot, which
would be about $35,000 a year.
The Federal Government, it is said,
will have to spend about $4,000
to put the building into shape
for its use.
The building has been used for
several years by the Welfare De-
partment's Public Assistance and
Child Welfare Divisions, but the
divisions are being moved this
week to the old Cardozo High
School. Ninth street and Rhode
Island avenue NV.
The Space Committee of the
District government had recon-
mended razing the building before
the offer was made by General
Services. The building was useo
as the District Building before
the structure at Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV
was built. Later it was police
headquarters.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Salary Board 10 Use
Current Regulations
On Merit Pay Raises

The new Salary Sterilization
Board will follow regulations al
ready in effect in ruling on So
called merit pay increases.
These regulations, worked out
by the older Wage Sterilization
Board, allow increases based or
merit without obtaining specific
Government permission where the
raises conform to practices o1
employers during the 1850 calen-
dar year
The Salary Board, sworn into
Office Tuesday, will follow that
practice until it has had time to
work out its own rules.
The board was established to
rule on salary increases for bust
ness executives, various types of
professionals, including athletics
and entertainers, and salaried
persons in general who are not
represented by unions.
Pay of workers represented by
unions will be controlled by the
Wage Board.
A problem facing the salary
board is what to do about the ex-
ecutive or entertainment world
figure who has been offered a
very large pay increase from a
percentage standpoint. Such raises
must be approved before they can
be paid.
There is a backlog of about
900 cases awaiting board action.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Raid Wordenst Homes to Act
AS Recruiting Points for Aides

The homes and headquarters of
many air raid wardens throughout
the District will be turned into
recruiting stations for volunteers
for all of the civil defense services,
District Civil Defense Director
John E. Fondahl announced last
night.
In a radio address, Inspector
Fondahl said tagging public in
! terest and the few volunteers who
have showed up at the volunteer
Office, 1400 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. led civil defense authorities
to turn neighborhood warden posts
into volunteer centers.
Calling for better public re-
sponse to the Civil Defense or
ganization's efforts, Inspector
Fondahl said he feels "a very grave
responsibility for the safety and
we'll being of nearly 100000 of
you"
IF I fail to build an effective
organization. I feel that I will be
responsible for the thousands of
needless casualties which will
surely occur If we are attacked
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Two Tape and Gag Victim
In Apartment, Take $500

Police were looking for two col
ored men today after they robbed
Irving Blumberg, So, of the 120(
block of L street NV, of $500
yesterday.
Mr.. Blumberg. police said, was
lying on a sofa when the two
men knocked On his door. AS he
opened the door. one of them
pulled a nickel-plated pistol anc
forced his way inside.
Police said the victims hands
were taped behind him and his
mouth was taped while he was
forced to lie on the floor. The
men then took the $500 from his
pants on a nearby chair.
Mr.. Blumberg managed to open
his apartment door after the
thieves left and attracted the at
tention of a neighbor, who freed
him.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Lineman EIecfrocuted
By Pepco 4,0O0-voIt Wire

James F. Walker, 40, of Balti-
more was electrocuted today at
Michigan avenue and Taylor street
NE. when he touched a 1000
volt "hot" wire on which he was
working for the Potomac Electric
Power Co. He was killed instantly
Mr.. Walker was a lineman en-
ployed by the Rockingham Electric
Co. of Harrisonburg, Va, which
has a contract with Pepco to
string new power lines in the
northeast section.
He was working near the top
Iof a high pole when he touched
the live wire. Fellow linemen went
to his aid and summoned the Fire
Department Rescue Squad. Efforts
to revive Mr.. Walker were futile
and he was pronounced dead al
Casualty Hospital. 20
Evening star., 1951-07-12
District Guard
SpeedsSchedu|e
AtFortMiIes
Night Glasses Stort;
Guns Arrive; Firing
To Begin Next Week
By William J. WheotIey
Star Staff Correspondent

FORT MILES, Del, July 12.-
District National Guardsmen to-
day were on virtually a round
the-clock schedule in their an
nual field training here.
Night classes were inaugurated
yesterday as part of a Stepped-up
program to prepare the Guards
men for their serious mission of
protecting the Capital from at
tack.
Today. anti-aircraft gunners of
the 340th Gun Battalion pressed
ahead in their study of new 90
nm. weapons, new to the unit,
They hope to begin firing at
aerial targets early next week.
Other troops also stepped up
activity. The ordnance and head
quarters detachments reported to
the firing range for small-arms
practice. Brigade headquarters
troops have launched command
post exercise in which. on paper,
they must land a division on the
beaches near Cape Henry and
push back a hypothetical enemy.
Improved food supplies are
counteracting earlier complaints of
shortages. Supply trucks are
bringing new requisitions to the
two training camps here and at
Bethany Beach.
First 1t. Raymond A. Payn,
commander of the unit operating
radio-controlled target planes, is
planning to operate from a run
way at Bethany Beach so the anti
aircraft gunners can practice on
planes making straf1ng runs.
A mishap marked the training
OF 1t. Payn's unit yesterday when
one of the small planes was lost
at sea. The craft can be con-
troled from a distance of rs miles,
but they can't be seen at that
distance.
The 257th Army Band was Or
dered to Salisbury, Md, yesterday,
to take part in parade in the
annual. chicken festival. Brig.
Gen. William Abendroth and other
officers enjoyed chicken dinners
at the event.
Maj. Gen. Cliff Andrus, deputy
End Army commander, is slated
to visit the camp next week to
observe training progress. Other
officers from Fort Meade also are
expected.
Sergt. George w. Kennedy. 1919
Allison street NV, Regular Army
sergeant who has instructed the
Guardsmen for three years, has
been called to duty as a first
lieutenant and will report to Fort
Bliss, Tex, August 4. Sergt. Ken
nedy, who Joined the Guard in
1899, served as lieutenant from
1916 to 1948, when he resigned to
enlist as a regular.