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Evening star., 1951-04-23
Auto Accidents Kill Two
On North Virginia Roads

Two persons were killed in auto
mobile accidents in Northern Vir-
ginia yesterday and last night.
Roger Haun, 20. of Huntley, Va,
was killed when his car turned
over last night on Route IL, three
miles south of Front Royal, Vir-
'ginia State Police reported.
Miss Nina Evelyn Dove, about
20, Of Timberville, was fatally in
iured yesterday in collision on
Route II about three miles south
of Stephens City. Police said Miss
Dove died at Winchester Memorial
Hospital.
Virginia's 1851 traffic fatality
toll scared over the week end to
246 as II deaths were reported.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Falls Church Benefit
For Police Set Thursdoy

The annual Falls Church DO
lice benefit dance will be held at
8 pm. Thursday at the Club
Nightingale, on Route /, south of
Alexandria.
Part Of the proceeds will be
used for activities of the Falls
Church Police Boys Club.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Silver Spring Youth Held
On Morals Charges


Paul 3. Davis. 1S, Of Cresthaven
drive, Silver Spring, was being
held in the Rockville jail under
$4,000 bond today on charges
OF assault and indecent exposure
involving two 13-year old Silver
Spring girls.
Montgomery County detectives
said Davis, who is colored, ex-
posed himself to the girls and
tried to grab them while they
were picking flowers in the woods
near Burnt Mills Hills Saturday
A preliminary hearing will be
held at 10 am. tomorrow in
Silver Spring police court.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
3Virginia Men Arrested
In Illegal Liquor Sales

Three Gum Springs (Va.) men
face a hearing Friday on charges
OF Illegally selling whisky:
Fairfax County police at Grove
ton said they arrested James
Skinner, 80; Otis Harris, Sc, and
Philip r. Garrett. 81. at Gum
Springs yesterday. All are COL
ored. They were released after
posting $1,000 bond each.
M. K. Bryant and William
Cation, investigators for the Alco-
-holic Beverage Control Board, par
ticipated in the case along with
1t. Richard Utz. Albert Bradford,
George Stallings and Thomas
Thompson of the county police.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
By George Kennedy

For exciting scenery the Pail
sades Of the Potomac have few
rivals in the Eastern States. The
views of the river from the wooded
cliffs on the Virginia side above
Key Bridge are of a rugged bit
|of nature-more like the Niagara
Gorge than the Hudson or the
other tidewater rivers. Until very
recently it has, been a remarkably
neglected area of real estate, much
of it only Is minutes drive from
WaShington's business district. -
The flash of the scarlet tanager
startles the Sunday hiker. The
place abounds with blue birds,
warblers .and woodpeckers of all
sizes. Quail walk across the paths
as though they had nothing to
fear. The tall tulip poplars are
the sanctuary of racoons and in
the cliffs below are the dens of
foxes. But the magnificent views
are commanded by only a few
houses along the Virginia side of
the river.
This remnant of forest so close
to the city has not long to last.
The macadam roads of the real
estate developers are coming
closer and closer to the edge of
the cliff and the face of the cliff
itself will be changed by blasting
for the extension of the George
Washington Memorial Highway.
Money for the purchase of the
land for the highway has been
appropriated by the State. county
and Federal governments.
Held Up by Roads.
The Spout Run extension of the
George Washington Highway and
the Whitehurst Freeway from Key
Bridge across the Georgetown in
dustrial area already have made
the area only a few minutes drive
from Washington. With the ex-
tension, the George Washington
highway now continues under Key
Bridge and then swings to the
left up the old bed of a stream
to Lee highway.
Lack of roads held up the de-
velopment for a long time. When
the first Washington commuters
moved into Alexandria (now
Arlington) County about the turn
of the century they settled within
walking distance of the new trolley
line to Clarendon and Ballston.
They were looking for low cost
housing, not for scenery.
There were few country places
along the heights but their occu-
pants probably did not go into
town to work daily. It would
have been a bit hard on the horses.
One of them is Peakleigh. q
magnificent residence with spa
ciouS grounds and a swimming
pool and a view of the river and
the Washington Monument and
the Capitol. 1t is wide brick
house painted white with a pill
Jared portico. It was called Hook
ley when it was the residence OF
Rear Admiral Theodore S. Wilkin-
son. 1t is now owned by G. Grant
Mason. jr. It was built about 7C
years ago by a man named Bill
Kingsley, according to Mrs. VIII
liam Conway Bailey, the Oldest
inhabitant of the area.
Surrounded by Houses.
Mrs. Bailey is not telling her
age but she was born in the very
attractive stone farmhouse she
now occupies, very close to the
close of the Civil War. The house
is called Rio Vista but the trees
behind it have long since cut of
the river view. 1t is at 1927
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Pay Raises 10 Be Topic
At Arlington Budget
Hearing Tonight

Higher pay for county employees
including school teachers. is ex-
pected to be a major topic Of
discussion at public hearing or
the proposed Arlington County
budget at 8 o'clock tonight al
Washington-Lee High School.
A total budget of approximately
$l1.5 million. requiring a tax rate
of $2.65, has been proposed. The
suggested rate is SO cents less thar
the present levy, but reassess.
ment program has increased prop
erty values on the county's books
by more than rs per cent.
Strong support for a $4oo in.
crease in teachers salaries wa.
voiced at public hearing on the
school budget last Thursday. The
School Board had proposed q
raise of 5000 in addition to thc
annual increment of $1OO to $2OC
provided in the regular salary
scale.
County Manager A. T. Lund-
berg has proposed a 5000 increase
for all county employees. This
would be considerably less thar
the Is per cent increase sought
by police and f1remen.
The proposed budget for gen
eral expenses for the fiscal year
beginning July is $6,818,148
compared with the current one of
$5,571 ,281. Schools would receiy,
$4,606,923, compared with the
current $3,676,944.
The County Board, which will
conduct tonight's hearing, must
adopt the new budget by mid
night next Monday.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Disrespectful Lion
Socks D'AIesondro
At Baltimore Zoo
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 23.-"Any-
thing for the zoo," said Mayor
Thomas D'Alesandro as he wiped
a trickle of blood from his chin.
The Mayor caught his bloody
reminder of the menagerie yester-
Iday as he was helping the zoe
celebrate its 18th anniversary. Mr.
|D'AleSandro. who is running for
reelection May 8, made a speech
promising the institution further
financial support if elected.
Then to show photographers his
personal affection for the animal
collection. the Mayor cuddled a
lion cub under each arm. One of
the three-month-old cubs didn' t
care if it was the Mayor.
He took sWipe and drew blood
from Mayor D'Alesandro's chin
and lip.
The Mayor got a tetanus shot
and laughed it off.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Presbyteriuns to Spend
$500, 600 on Education
By the Associoted Pras,

RICHMOND, Va, April 23.-The
Presbyterian Church of the United
States will spend nearly $500,0Oo
next year in various educational
fields, it was announced here to-
day following a meeting of the
church's 18-member board of ed
ucation.
Chairman j. j. Murray, Of Lex
ington, Va, said the education
board will recommend to the gen.
eral council that budget of $451,-
526 be set up to carry on religious
education, higher education, mems
work and publication of books
and periodicals.
Evening star., 1951-04-23

cupied by Comdr. and Mrs. Will
liam Blenman.
But the finest view of any house
on the Potomac IS probably that
of Mrs. William N. Doak, widow
of President Hoover's Secretary
of Labor. 1t is on little hill att
the Virginia end of the Chain
Bridge, right across from the little
store where fishermen gather.
Alpine Climb to House.
Few motorists notice it as they
turn to the right to Langley or
Great Falls. It is between the
Langley road and the river. The
entrance is at the turn into the
Langley road and it is an Alpine
climb to get to the house. From
Mrs. Doak's living room one can
look down the gorge of the
Potomac almost to Washington.
On Saturday the herring were
running in the Potomac in the
rapids under the bridge. Every
dip of the net brought up one or
two. Colored men with ice boxes
at the road side were selling the
fish just-out-of water, Is cents a
pound for the males, IS cents for
the females heavy with roe. Shad
are expected later.
The Doaks selected their place
on the river in 1926. Mrs. Doak
on two occasions, in 1885 and 1912,
has looked down from the safety
of her pinnacle and watched the
waters of the Potomac rise until
they went over the roadway of the
bridge - which is apparently at
such a safe height above the
stream.
1t is miles from Key Bridge
to Chain Bridge. The houses
mentioned are just about all those
with a river view in that long
stretch. There is plenty of room
for more and doubtless many more
will be built in the next few years.
Architecture Demands Views.
There are lot of houses-very
substantial houses costing $4,000
or more-under construction a
short distance from the river
along Military road and Lorcum
lane. The whole area is being
developed in a most attractive
way. The new houses are bring
ing the roads and sewers, tele-
phone and light lines to where
they can be extended to the river
front at no great cost. The new
architecture with it's plate glass
windows almost demands views
The Potomac will supply them.
The number of mail boxes anc
new entrances on the right hanc
side of the road to Great Falls
would indicate that there are
sore river-front houses on the
| Virginia side of the river above
Chain Bridge than below it. Tht
/. biggest place is the Madeirs
/ School where the gorge cut!
/ through unspoiled wilderness.
The gorge of the Potomac end.
Cor begins) at Great Falls. Abov,
that the river is tame-not nearly
as spectacular. The falls will b,
disappointing to the newcome,
to Washington if he expects ,
5 Niagara. But they never disap
point the native pilgrim who goe
at least once a year to see tn,
river rush downhill in marrow
chutes between the great rocks
Last week workmen were clean
ing UP the park and repairing tn,
picnic benches for another sea.
/. son. The merry-go-round vii
soon be revolving and boys reach.
ing for the brass ring as it.
mechanical band wheezes out thu
/ strains of ''1n the Good Old Sum.
liner Time"
Evening star., 1951-04-23

explained he did not see the
pedestrian.
A 70-year-old woman was in
good condition at Alexandria Hos
pital today recovering from in
juries she suffered when she was
struck by hit-and-run motorist
yesterday.
The hospital said Mrs. Mary
Leahy of 923 South Alfred street
was admitted when a broken ell
bow, bruises and shock
Police said the accident occurred
as Mrs. Leahy was crossing at the
intersection of Green and Alfred
streets They said the driver, a
17-year-old youth, left the scene
without stopping, but later walked
into police headquarters.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Couple Win 7-Duy Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gaylord Ander-
son Of 1908 Nottage lane, Falls
Church, Va, won a 7-day all
expense trip to Bermuda at
Clarendon's Golden Jubilee street
dance Saturday night. The dance
was the last event in Clarendon's S
three-day celebration.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
AnnundoIe Elementary
Sponsoring Circus

A three-ring circus, sponsored
by the Annandale Elementary
School Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton, will be presented at / pm.
and 8 pm. tomorrow on the school
grounds.
The Hunt Bros. and Eddy Bros.
combined three-ring circus will
be held under fame-proof tents.
Between performances, the PTA
will service a cafeterial style sup
per and also will have snack bar
Evening star., 1951-04-23

the firing line
six weeks after
signing UP. told
a story here to-
day of how he
played Com
munist to save
his life.
Corpl. Doug
las Lee Mil
Ter, 81. of 210
S ou tn Cam
eron S tire e t,
said he volun-
teered for en-
listment at the
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Inquiry Called
On Police Action
Toward Press
Citizens Committee
To Study Episodes
At Macarthur Visit

The District Commissioners to-
day named a citizens group to
hold a public hearing to investi-
gate charges that police obstruct-
ed news, radio and television COW
erage of last weeks reception for
Gen. Macarthur.
Joseph C. McGarraghy Wash
ington attorney and general chair
man of the Citizens Committee
for the Macarthur homecoming,
was appointed chairman of the
hearing. He will be assisted by
Thornton w. Owen, president Of
the Washington Board of Trade
and key plarfner of the celebra-
ton, and Edgar Morris, chairman
of the public reception.
Mr.. McGarraghy promptly
scheduled the hearing for 10 am.
Friday in the board room of the
District Building.
Asks Written Documentation.
The chairman issued a general
invitation to press, radio, news
reel and television representatives
Ito inform the committee on any
grievances they may have in re-
lation to the Macarthur visit so
the committee can make appro-
pirate recommendations to the
Commissioners"
Mr.. McGarraghy said he would
appreciate it if those who plan
to appear will notify him and
prepare written Recommendation Of
their grievances. He also suggest
ed the various media appoint
spokesmen to testify for them.
He said his committee would
like to hear testimony from those
who had individual experiences
about which they want to COM
plain.
Present at Barrett Conference.
1--WE will try to find out what
was wrong and what can be done
about it to prevent similar oc-
Icurrences in the future" Mr.. Nc
IGarraghy said, adding that he did
not want to prejudge the case.
Mr.. McGarraghy attended-but
took no part in-the meeting Po-
lice Chief Robert j. Barrett held
with news. radio and television
men last Tuesday to make ar
rangements for Macarthur cover
age.
| 1t was this meeting which
started the trouble between Mai.
Barrett and the news-gatherers
that was aggravated by subse-
quent blocking tactics.
The grievances center around
the Statler Hotel, where the ho-
tels arrangements for coverage
OF Gen. MacArthur's stay were
subsequently countermanded by
police.
| Other newsmen, however, re-
ported incidents along the line of
march and several occasions
where Maj. Barrett personally in
terfered with their coverage.
Protests Made to City Heads.
Police interference became the
subject Of several radio broad
casts, newspaper editorials and
direct protests to the District
Commissioners.
Mr.. McGarraghy has long been
identified with District affairs He
is former president of the WASH
lngton Board of Trade, former
chairman of the Greater National
Capital Committee and headed the
Sesquicentennial Citizens Com
mittee.
MIR. McGarraghy's brother is
Maj. Barrett's brother-in-law. Mr.
McGarraghy said, however, that
that connection would in no wav
affect my impartial consideration
OF the facts developed at the hear
ing"
Evening star., 1951-04-23

station on September 8, 1850.
He said he was processed through
the Martinsburg CIV. Va) recruit
ing station and sent to Fort Knox,
KY.
After one week at Fort Knox,
he returned home for five days
and then six days later was
shipped out by plane from Ia
coma, Wash. for Japan.
Captured Near Border.
Twelve hours after landing in
Japan. young Miller was on q
Evening star., 1951-04-23
To Present Dance Dramas

The Community Arts Co-opera-
tive will present "The Pied Piper Of
Hamelin" and other dance dramas
for children at 3 pm. Saturday
in the Leland Junior High School.
Forty fourth and Elm streets,
Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Hyuttstown House Burned

2 A vacant house near Hyatts-
town was destroyed by fire yes
terday, Montgomery County po-
lice reported. The house, recent
ly sold, was on Ridge road, about
1k miles from HyattstoWn.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Arlington Wives TO Meet

Wives of Arlington Chamber of
Commerce members will meet at
$3.50 O'Clock tonight in the home
Iof Mrs. Richard Yeatman, 812 S.
Adams street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Spseial oisposeh 10 The Star

WINCHESTER, Va, April 23.-
A Winchester man who said he
arrived in Korea three weeks after
enlisting in the Army, and was on
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-15
Korean Situation At A Glance --.

Continued from Page Onej northward toward Seoul. They re- captured the ash and ruins of Osan, Kumyangjang and Chon.
 Frontline morale scared as wea- ry fighting men realized-at least locally-that the Allies had grab bed the military initiative back from the Reds.
 There was a strange lack of Chinese resistance.
 The Reds made their first seri- ous stand from Dugin positions north of Kumyangjang at dusk. They opened up on Third Division dougnboys from the hills with au- tomatic weapons.
 Artillery also opened up on the low hills one and one-half miles north of Osan. Half-moons of fresh brown soil on the snow there had tipped off air observers to new enemy emplacements. ~
 Troops jumped off at 7 am. on a nine-mile front. Their mission was to re-establish contact with the enemy and destroy as many Reds as possible.
 By noon a company of a fa- nous regiment had slogge through the Inushy snow into Osan.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-15
Photo Contest At Fur Rendezvous

The Anchorage Photographic Guild is again sponsoring photo contest in connection with the An chorage Fur Rendezvous, to be held in February, 1851. The con- test will be officially designated as the Second Annual Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Photograp h c Contest, and will be open to all residents of the Territory, of anna teur status.
 Cash prizes and merchandise awards already total $600.00. A grand sweepstake prize of $150,00, in camera equipment and photo graphic services, will be offered for black and white prints, with lesses prizes awarded in each of the seven divisions.
 Anyone interested may call at the Nugget for the rules of the contest.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-15
GRASS CONTROL

DES MONIES, Ia. (P)-A large gully on the Guy Hensley farm near Patton, once deep enough to hide a tractor, has now been brought so we'll under control it could be farmed.
 Ward Schilling, operating the 280-acre farm, used reed canary grass to control the erosion. The grass had been doubling itself ev- cry year. Schilling says he does not plan to farm it, however, nor the surrounding upland. The up- land has been eroding too severely to be cropped, he said. He will use the section for pasture. The grass, which grows in clumps from two to eight feet in height, makes fine pasture and hay.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-15
AIRLINEs
ALASKA AIRLINES

Arriving by Alaska Airlines Friday were MT. and Mrs. Fred Parsons.
 Departing for Anchorage were: S. P. Kelly, w. R. McDaniels, V. c. Knight
 John Hudert was an incoming passenger Sunday.
 On the return flight the passen- gers were c. Wetzel, J. A. West brook, MT. Gallagher, MT. Rubin ski, MT. Newton, Erwin Kurtz.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-15
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. s. Dept. o. commerce., Weather Bureau.
Monday, anuary IS, 1851

Monday, anuary IS, 1851
 Forecast Nome: Continued clear and cold. Gentle variable winds. Lowest temperature tonight -33, highest temperature Tuesday -23, Nome data last "A hours as of TOO am. today:
 Precipitation, none. cTotal this month, trace).
 Temperatures: highest 10, low est -29.
 Maximum wind Is miles an hour from the FINE.
 Sunrise at 9:33 a.m., sunset at 2:5O pm.
 Comparative data:
 Temperatures one years ago to- day: highest 21, lowest -2.
 Extreme temperatures on this date since 1907:
 Highest B in 1887, lowest -37 in 1884.
 Data fo rother selected stations
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-15

{ George Gemalis. well known pi- oneer, left for the States on his first trip in twenty-six years, by Pan American yesterday. George has been in poor health and plans to return when he feels better.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-15

MT. and Mrs. Dick Roell of the U. S. Smelling company, are on their first vacation together in five years.
 They plan to take an extended vacation of two or three months, visiting in Seattle, and later a trip to California.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-15
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES

Saturday Wayne Ulferts was a Nome to Fairbanks passenger, bound for Barrow.
 Dick Walsh was taken from Nome to Kotzebue.
 MT. and Mrs. George Rayburn and Jack Whaley were taken from Fairbanks to Nome for Kotzebue.
 There was no flight today, due to low temperatures in Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-15
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS

With weather reported at 40 be- low zero in Fairbanks and 56 be- low in Galena, the P.A.A. arrived yesterday at Nome with M. J. Walsh as passenger from Fair banks.
 Departing weer MT. and Mrs. Robert Leisse and family for Jun eau, Sgt. Dean Schall and Sgt. Ali. Vaughan for Fairbanks. George Gemalis, MT. and Mrs. Dick Roell and Frances Bunker and daughter for Seattle.
The Nome nugget., 1951-01-15
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How To Keep Your Back off Cold Garage Floor

If you prefer doing your own
 auto maintenance work, this easily made creeper designed by one of our neighbors ought to save you time and trouble.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-13
CaAUP News ",

Thes CAP shas announced lthe opening of headquarters in the Federal Building in order to have a centralized location to carry on it's work. ,~;r +..
 Commanding Officer l. este r Bronson stated that the duties of the Civil Air Patrol have been greatly increased with the respon- abilities of their share of civilian defense as we'll as rescue work.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-13

Rev. Fred Koshman of the Pres byterian chnreh sof Fairbanks has been visitor in town this week. He is earonte stb Wales to hold baptism and communion services at the mission there, whose lead- CT is Emma .Stauffer.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-13
Hospital News

MT. and Mrs. David Gregory are the parents of son born yes terday at the hospital. He has been named Gilmer David John.
 Admitted to the hospital are Mrs. Joe Hunt and Vera Shoog- ukuwOk. e
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-13

Whales hold their breath when submerged, often for fifty min- utes or more, acdoraing te the En- cyclopaedia Americana. Like any other mammal, a whale can drown if water enters the lungs.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-13
FUNERAL NOTICES

The funeral of Mrs. Jennie Thompson will be held Monday. at $500 a.m.. from St Joseph's Church.
 The infant child, John William, age six months, son of MT. and Mrs. Alex Weyionanna of Shish- maref, passed away yesterday. He will be buried from the Co,nnuni- ty Methodist Church tomorrow afternoon at 200 pm.
 NOTICE
 National Guard lst Scout Bat talion will have ginnerY practice on firing range at satallite Field on 22 April 1851.
 -Lt. D. l.. Hendefshot.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-13
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 Teen : Age Dance ', iea adt 1iy y6
 FRIDAY. April llIsa9. E American Lssion Hall Sponsored bY Parents
NOTICE

COVENANT itAv1cAroRs will meet Monday evening at $500 pm. at the church. Come and btino d friend.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-13

Speed Overhaul Jobs With hon.smods Pis3on Cleaner If you do your own maints. nance on your car, you may be interested in making this little gadget we heard about.
 It makes the scraping of pis- ton ring grooves fast and easy.