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Evening star., 1951-06-11
Alexandra Veteran, 2o,
To Head State Amvets
BY The Assoeiaied Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 11.-A
29-year-old Alexandria veteran is
the new commander of Virginia s
Amvets.
He is Hugh H. Dodson, chosen
at the veterans organizations
windup session yesterday to sue
ceed Allan N. Splitter of Char
lottesville. Mr.. Dodson served in
the Army five years and put in
rs months in the Pacific theater.
Named as vice commanders
were Paul N. Tennille of Ports
mouth, William D. Latham Of
Richmond and Robert L. Sheldon
of Alexandria.
John G. Hundley of Charlottes-
vile was elected national execu-
tive committeeman.
The Amvets Auxiliary, the
wives group, chose Mrs. Albert
F. scruggs of Charlottesville as
president.
Before adjourning the Amvets
adopted several resolutions, in
cludlng a petition calling for re-
peal Of Virginia's poll tax and an
other asking for a naval blockade
OF Communist China.
Harold Russell, national COM
mander of the organization, said
the Amvets supported the Gov
ernment's stand on a limited war
policy in Korea.
Evening star., 1951-06-11
Adventist Comp Meeting Halls
Gov. MckeIdin for Abstinence

Gov. McKeldin of Maryland
yesterday was commended for his
abstinence from smoking and
drinking by the Potomac Confer
ence of the Seventh Day Adven-
lists at their camp meeting at
Takoma Park.
Earlier the meeting, attended
by more than 5000 over the week
end, had reiterated It's stand in
favor Of total abstinence.
At 7::30 o'clock tonight the con-
ference will hear Elder e. F. Koch
of the Columbia Union Confer
ence, whose home is in Richmond.
He will speak on Goods Plan for
the World Crisis"
Services will continue until
Sunday. The meeting includes
Adventists from Washington, Vir-
ginia and nearby Maryland.
Also on the program today were
DR.. B. G. Wilkinson. former pres
Evening star., 1951-06-11

there has been no passenger
steamer service to the beach in
10 years.
But Colonial Beach is booming.
Automobiles bring more people to
the beach than steamers ever did.
People in West Virginia and the
Shenandoah Valley have dis
covered that it is the saltwater
bathing beach nearest to their
part of the country.
Grant Included River.
And it is also booming because
of the recent discovery that Vir-
ginia law does not apply to the
beach piers. The reason for that
goes back quite a way. When
Charles I granted Maryland to his
court favorite Cecil Calvert, the
first Lord Baltimore, the royal
grant included the entire river
from shore to shore.
To the Virginians Of Colonial
Beach this seemed a great mistake.
What irritated them especially
was that Maryland owned all the
oysters and policed the oyster
boats. Maryland demanded the
oysters be gathered by tongs-
crossed rakes. The Virginians
scooped them up with dredges. A
few years ago this led to a Shoot
ing war-that is the Maryland
police boats fired several shots at
fleeing Virginia boats-and the
Governors of the two States held
peace conferences.
It was when Charles County,
Md, the county across the river
from Colonial Beach. legalized
Evening star., 1951-06-11
By George Kennedy

Colonial Beach, on the Virginia
side of the Potomac where the
river is so wide one can hardly
see across it, was at one time
a flve-hour steamer ride from
Washington.
Today, with the new South Cap
itol Street Bridge and the great
high-level suspension bridge that
spans the river near Morgantown
Md, it is less than two hours
ride.
Colonial Beach is a comfortable
little resort town with old-fash-
ioned hotels, whose rooms were
designed for low-cost summer oc-
cupancy rather than luxury.
A trip to Colonial Beach car
combine salt water bathing with
a historical pilgrimage since
Wakefield, the birthplace oi
George Washington, and STRAIT
ford. the birthplace of Robert E
Lee, are close at hand.
Available by Two Routes.
A pleasant way to go there is to
cross the South Capitol Street
Bridge, take the military highway
to Branch avenue, turn to the
right and continue on Route
to Route 301 at TB. Route 301
is the highway from Baltimore to
that crosses the bridge
You turn to the left at a. traffic
circle several miles beyond the
bridge and Colonial Beach is IL
miles to the east.
Evening star., 1951-06-11
Indian Theme Planned
For Il Fairgrounds
In Prince Georges

Tom-tom music will be heard in
the vicinity of Prince Georges
County's % Fairgrounds as the
Recreation Departments Indian
Summer" theme develops during
the eight-week season scheduled
to open June 25.
Indian symbols. tepees, tom
toms, pipes and legends will be
featured in arts and crafts and in
story telling.
Other special events are planned
for the summer, with tournaments
and intra- playground leagues for
all sports, including softball, track
and field, swimming, horseshoe
pitching and paddle-tennis.
Communities in which the pro-
grams will be in operation. and
chairmen of the local councils,
are: Berwyn, j. P. TORY: Brad
bury Heights, Paul c. Click: Cap
itol Heights, Mrs. Albert Gold
stein; Cheverly, Mrs. Betty Tay-
man; College Park, Mrs. Mary
Lowman; District Heights, Mrs.
Libby Plumb; Eastpines, c. w.
Tyson; Paramount Heights, Clar-
ence Anthony; Forest Heights,
Gillard Wetherill.
Green Meadnws Ralnh Hrou.
Hyattsville, w. Stanley Machen;
Lakeland. Mrs. Ellen Webster;
Landover Hills, John Holland;
Langley Park, Mrs. w. L. Dallas;
Mount Rainier, Earl N. McKeown;
North Brentwood, Fred johnson;
Riverdale. D. B. McFadden; Seat
Pleasant, Irwin I. Main, jr.; Silver
Hill, Milton I. Hermann; Takoma
Park, Mrs. Vera Hash, and Uni
versity Park, John Clagett.
Evening star., 1951-06-11

Or you can go there on the
Virginia side by taking the Shirley
highway and Route / and turning
to the left at Falmouth. the little
town on this side of the bridge
that crosses the Rappahannock
at Fredericksburg. The road then
will be Route 3, which takes you
through the rich farming country
of the Northern Neck.
Colonial Beach at one time was
promoted as the Atlantic City OF
Washington" 1t had all the trim
mings. too. A board walk for
promenading in the sea air was
constructed at great expense. But
it has long since been torn up
and replaced with a concrete walk
and retaining wall at the beach
level.
Little Steamers Gone.
The resort was started in the
90s. In the early years of this
century the Colonial Beach Co.,
Paul Dulaney. president, operated
the steamer st. Johns from the
Seventh street wharves to the
beach. Some passengers would go
only for the boat ride-make the
round trip in a day-but most
would at least stop overnight. The
line was operated later by Capt.
E. C. Randall.
Five or six Of the little freight
and passenger steamers that
picked up farm produce on Poto-
mac docks stopped at Colonial
Beach each day. But they have
been gone for years. The S. S.
st. Johns was sold about 1880 and
Evening star., 1951-06-11

There are gambling games on
the Virginia side of the sidewalk
that is, bingo. The signs say:
"Bingo SC" or "Bingo &c" and
Penny Pool"
Can't Turn Away a Dog.
H. w. Williams, president of the
Bank of Westmoreland, says that
he believes the "slots" have hurt
some of the waterfront conces-
sionaires.
He was found in his bank, which
was open for business at 8 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. 1t also is
open for business Sunday morn
ings and on Christmas Day.
Mr.. Williams, a slender white
haired man of medium height
came to Colonial Beach in 1905
He has seven pictures of Will
Rogers on the walls of his Office
and two hounds on the chairs
He hasn't hunted in 20 years. but
just can't turn down a dog ir
need. Both are adopted strays.
People are building cottages al
Colonial Beach, Mr.. Williams says
and almost all the new cottage.
are "winterized." They have heat.
ers and weatherproofing.
The season" at Colonial Beach
doesn't start until the last week
in June.
One reason for visiting the
beach now, however, is that the
crabs are in the creeks. The hard.
shell crab compares to the lobster
like the hickory nut to the walnut
The meat is good eating.
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slot machines that the advantages
Of Maryland ownership of the
river were promoted. Today there
are five piers bearing such titles
as Little Reno" and Monte
Carlo" housing hundreds of the
slot machines, which are illegal
in Virginia.
New Life to the Beach.
II think they have helped the
beach" says Paul Blackstone, pro-
Iprietor of Colonial Beach hotel.
People seem to enjoy playing the
machines and having a place
where they can get a drink at a
bar. They are orderly places-we
like to call them casinos-there' s
no rowdyism. The change has
given new life to the beach"
Mr.. Blackstone is of the Blacki-
stone family that came across in
the Ark and the Dove with original
Maryland colonists and landed on
Blackstone Island on the Mary
land side Of the river near St.
Mary's City. He dropped the "I''
from his name while real estate
broker in New York-too many
people misspelled it. He inherited
the hotel from his father.
The most interesting thing about
the hotel is that part Of it is an
old house in which Lighthouse
Harry Lee, a hero of the Revolu-
Itionary War and father of Robert
E. Lee. lived for a time. Thomas
Boyd, biographer OF Lighthouse
Harry. says he lived there one
winter. That was after Stratford
Hall had passed to his eldest son
Evening star., 1951-06-11
80 Hood Graduates
Told Nation Needs
Revival Of Morality
BY the Associated Press

FREDERICK, Md, June IL
I'VE have built for ourselves the
highest standard of material liv.
ing ever known, but we have moi
produced the highest standard o.
happiness" DR.. Theodore August
lDistler told the graduating clas.
Iof Hood College yesterday.
The Franklin and Marshal
College president told the IS
women graduates that America
needs revival of individual
morality.
A crowd of $500 persons at
tended the 58th commencement
held in the gymnasium because
of rain.
The graduates included -four
Washington area girls. They are
Miss Katherine Stott, daughter
of Navy Capt. George w. Stott Of
911 Hillwood avenue, Falls
Church, Va.
Miss Carol Raymond, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Marshal.
Raymond, 4561 Cathedral avenue
NV.
Miss Mary Ellen Kincannon
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. o
|Kincannon. 524 Park lane, Be.
|thesda, Md.
Miss Joan Robinson, daughter
of the Rev. and Mrs. Orris G
Robinson, 1915 Decatur street
NV.
Evening star., 1951-06-11
University Of Virginia
Graduating Glass
Hears Gordon Gray
BY the Associafsd Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, June
11.-University of North Caro-
lima President Gordon Gray de-
clared here today that the &C
complishments of a university
must be measured in terms of
service to humanity"
The former Secretary of the
Army told the graduating class at
the University of Virginia:
Your own free institution will
deserve to remain free only so
long as it is effective, not only in
the noble task of training young
men who are good enough to re-
main free, who are accomplished
enough to become famous, and
who are at peace enough with
their God and their conscience to
grasp happiness. But its effec-
tlveness must also be measured
in an enlarged and broadened
concept OF service to humanity"
DAs OuttCTICk speaks.
AS for the functions of the Uni
verslty OF Virginia, DR.. Gray said,
1t must tbe the brain, the nerve
center. the conscience and the
Will OF the State of Virginia"
The graduating class yesterday
listened to baccalaureate sermon
preached by DR.. George Arthur
Butterick, pastor of the Madison
Avenue Presbyterian Church of
New York.
The 900 graduates assembled
again at the rotunda yesterday af-
ternoon to say their formal fare
well at class exercises presided
over by William L. Shapiro. law
graduate from Norfolk, who is
of the class of 1851. Then
they attended a reception given.
by President Colgate w. Darden att
his home.
Alumni Hold Elections.
The University Alumni Associa-
ton Saturday night reelected
Thomas H. Blanton of Bowling
Green, president, and named
Hunter Faulconer of Charlottes-
vile. vice president for another
year.
The university medical alumni
named DR.. Frederick Wilkie of New
York, president, and DR.. CARING
ton Williams of Richmond, vice
president.
The university law association
elected Thomas Jefferson Niche
Of Charlottesville, president, and
the following vice presidents:
Frank Talbot of Danville: Irv-
ing Carlisle Of Winston Salem, NJ
c.; and Gerard Glenn, jr., of New
York.
Evening star., 1951-06-11

who inherited it from his mother,
the divine Mathilda" Lee. Light
horse Harry was of the Leesylvania
Lees; married his cousin, the
heiress of Stratford and, after his
first wife's death, had tenure of
the property only until their son
came of age.
Old House Restored.
1t was an unhappy Lighthouse
Harry who spent the winter in the
old house shaded by a huge oak
now $50 years old. He had spent
a year in debtors prison-the little
IL by Is foot brick building that
still can be seen at Montross, the
county seat of Westmoreland.
Mr.. Blackstone has painstak-
ingly restored the old house, MAX
ing its first floor rooms public
rooms of his hotel. The original
mantels and door frames are still
there. The front door is bordered
by panes of red glass, glass that
appears to have survived miracu-
lously as long as the house.
AS you stroll along the shore
toward the business center Of CO.
lonial Beach, one of the contrasts
between Virginia and Maryland
jurisdiction becomes apparent. In
the casinos" on the piers, persons
feed quarters and half dollars into
the machines. Every once in a
while the clatter of coins into the
payoff tray can be heard. There
is a big sign in the Little Reno"
that says $50 bonus paid to first
person hitting a jackpot after
midnight Saturday."
Evening star., 1951-06-11
12Counties Lift
Teachers Pay
In Maryland
Action Followed Veto
By McKeIdin of Plan
For Stote-Bucked Rise
By the Asseeiaied Press

A survey shows that IL Mary
land counties have stepped into
the gap left by the State and
granted pay increases ranging
from 500 to $400 to their school
teachers.
The counties were given respon-
sibility for raising teacher pay
when Gov. McKeldin vetoed bill
fer a $500 State financed increase.
However. the next General AS
sembly has the option of overrid-
ing the veto.
At the time of the veto Gov.
McKeldin said he was taking the
action because a raise for teachers
would mean a raise in taxes, and
because he felt pay increases we're
a county problem.
Effective Date Varies.
Eight of the counties which
granted pay increases made them
effective next September. The
other three counties have the in
creases in effect now, or have set
January as the starting date.
Counties and raises approved
are: Allegany. 500 for teachers
making less than $4,000; Anne
Arundel. 5000: Baltimore, $400;
Calvert, $100; Caroline, 5000: Car
roll. 5000; Cecil. $3.50; Charles.
$500 for those making less than
$4,000; Frederick, 5000: Hartford.
$200-$400: Prince Georges. 5000:
Wlcomico, 5000.
Carroll County has provided for
q $3.50 raise in September and $50
more in January.
The State range is from the
minimum Of $2,2o0-$3.Soo UP to
50, 7o0-$5,000, the top scale being
paid in Montgomery County only.
Breakdown Of Situation.
The situation in other counties:
Montgomery-A 5000 increase
was granted in January. The
School Board has approved a 5000
boost in beginning salaries and
the placing Of teachers on a scale
based on experience. The request
is before the county manager.
Queen Annes - Commissioners
discussing 5000 raise.
st. Marys-School Board has
asked for a $500 increase. @
Commissioners think
ing over the question of a $500
boost.
Talbot-School Board has asked
for q 5000 raise.
Washington - Commissioners
considering a $500 pay raise.
Worcester-School Board has
asked for 5000 more for the
teachers.
Observation-Disclosures ex-
|pected to act this week on School
Board request for 5000 increase.
And in Baltimore City, new
scales have been tentatively ap-
proved to give most teachers an
average $400 increase next Janu-
ary. In September. 1852, the
maximum would go to $5,4o0
under the plan.
Evening star., 1951-06-11
Firemen Elect Officers
At Independent Hill

James M. Russell, jr., has beer
elected president of the newly
|organized Independent Hill VOL
unteer Fire Department, near Ma
nassas. Va. Other officers named
ARE:
Odie Warren, vice president; w
C. Reid, fire chief; John OLeyar
assistant chief; Paul Durniak, cap
tain; Thomas Holmes, first lieu
tenant; Clinton Shetley. second
lieutenant; Francis S. Van Doren
secretary, and Paul B. Cornwell
treasurer.
Evening star., 1951-06-11
Citizens Group Elects
AT Capitol View Park

r. B. Konikow, 1929 Capitol
View avenue, Silver Spring, was
elected president of the Capitol
View Park Citizens Association at
its annual meeting in the Ken
sington Fire House. He succeeds
Louis 4. Palmer.
Other officers elected for the
coming year are: George Vivian
vice president; Miss Grace e
Reardon, secretary; r. E. Hoover
treasurer.
Evening star., 1951-06-11
Home Flood Heightens
Storm Sewer Issue
In Falls Church

A flood in the Falls Church
home Of Victor Johnson brought
forth a flood of oratory yesterday
Ias candidates in tomorrow's elec-
ton clashed on why a storm sewer
backed up into Mr.. Johnson's new
rambler.
For eight hours yesterday morn
ing the storm sewage poured out
of the water closet in Mr.. john
sons bathroom. The same thing
happened few months ago and
he launched a suit against the
city and the developer.
About noon City Clerk Harry
Wells got pump that cleared out
debris clogging the main sewer
and stopped the flow.
Candidates Bla: .1e Fairfax County.
Flooding of some city homes
during even moderate transforms
has been an issue in the election.
City Attorney LaRue Van Meter
and the seven candidates on the
pro administration" slate blame
Fairfax County, where some of
the storm water originates, for
the increased flow.
Critics Of the present admins
tration charge that city officials
have been inept in attempting to
deal with drainage problems.
Mayor Albert M. Orme, a can
didate for Council, issued a state
ment charging that Lytton H.
Gibson, who is opposing Mr.. Van
Meter. is responsible for the flood
damage.
In 1948, after the city and coun-
ty planning commissions had
agreed on joint subdivision con-
tract plan for the area around
the city, Mr.. Gibson forced a
change in proposed law on the
subject, the Mayor said. The
amendment made Falls Church
the only city in the State without
control of adjoining development,
ne asserted.
Mr.. Gibson killed a similar pro-
vision in the new chapter. adopted
last year, Mayor Orme said.
Mr.. Gibson replied that he be-
lieves joint control is unnecessary
because, unlike other counties, :,
Fairfax has a planning commits
sion and a subdivision control or
dinance.
Furthermore, you can't legis-
late against negligence" the at
torney said.
Joint Subdivision No Help.
Joint subdivision control would
not have prevented the flooding
OF Mr.. Johnson's. residence, Mr..
Gibson said, because, such a
thing couldn't have been fore
SEEN"
Falls Church polling places will
open at $3.50 am. tomorrow for
the municipal election and will
close at 1880 pm.
Polling places will be City Hall
for the 1st ward, Madison School,
End ward, and Broad Street Mo-
tors. 3rd ward.
A city attorney and seven coun-
cilmen will be elected. Before
the present charter was adopted
last year. the attorney was ap-
pointed by the council. Another
change provides that the mayor
formerly elected by the voters,
now will be selected by the new
council from its own member
ship.
In previous elections. niny scoun-
cilmen were elected by the wards. |
Evening star., 1951-06-11
7.54e Chests x-Ruyed
In Fuirfux Health Study

The Fairfax County Health De-
partment has announced that
chest X-rays were taken of 7,549
county residents in a recent mass
examination sponsored jointly
with the county tuberculosis AS
sociation.
Reports of the survey, which
will be completed in about a
month, will be sent to those who
took the examination.
The Health Department also
conducts an X-ray clinic at 10
am. each Friday in its Offices at
the Fairfax Court House.
Evening star., 1951-06-11
.Berwyn Group to Fete
College Park Officials

The newly-elected mayor and
council of College Park, will be
guests at a meeting of the Ber-
wyn District Civic Association at
8 o'clock tonight in the Berwyn
Elementary School.
Mrs. Zella Saylor of the Citi-
zens' Committee on Good Govern
ment will speak.
Evening star., 1951-06-11
Registration Requested
At Lelund Junior Hioh

Elwood B. Mason. principal Of
Leland Junior High School, has
requested the registration of all
students who plan to attend the
school and who are not now at
tending a public elementary school
IN the Bethesda-C Chevy Chase com.
n1unity.
Registration will be held from
10 am. to noon and from 1890 to
$3.50 pm. tomorrow in the school.
Registrants should bring a state.
ment of grade placement from the
last school attended.
Evening star., 1951-06-11
Civitun Club lnstuIIs
Silver Spring Officers

The Civitan Club of Silver
Spring has installed officers for
the coming year. They are:
Charles c. Bates, president;
William Kaeel, first vice president;
Howard e. Smith, treasurer: Wal
Ter c. Griffin. secretary; Thomas
Hatton. assistant treasurer, and
Mars L. DeGast. assistant secre-
faFy. +.
Evening star., 1951-06-11

nounced dead by Coroner r. c.
Dodson.
Miss Price had been staying at
the beach resort with her mother
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at the Fort Myer Chapel,
but no time has been set. Burial
will be in Arlington Cemetery.
She is survived by her parents,
a sister, Minerva. 18; a brother,
Andrew, 10, and a foster sister,
Helga Cramer, l8.
Evening star., 1951-06-11
Cornwall Aids Rescue Squod

The Bethesda Chevy Chase
Rescue Squads carnival, being
held on Wisconsin avenue across
from the Bethesda Theater to
raise funds for a new squad head
quarters, will be open from $50
70 II pm. every night this week.
Evening star., 1951-06-11
Future Homemokers to Meet

HARRISONBURG, Va, June IL
R.-Some 500 Virginia Future
Homemakers of America will meet
here tomorrow for their State
convention at Madison College.
Evening star., 1951-06-11
Virginia Inspection DeodIine

The deadline for inspection of
vehicles in Virginia is Friday, Vir-
|ginia State police reminded mo-
torists today. q
Evening star., 1951-06-11

ident of the Washington Mission
airy College, and William H. Shep-
herd. acting president. An ad-
dress also was delivered by Elder
r. R. Figuhr, vice president of
the General Conference.
Evening star., 1951-06-11

In tomorrow's election. voters in
all three precincts will mark their
ballots for seven candidates from
"a list Of all the council ,sandi-
dates.
Evening star., 1951-08-03
Major Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Batting (based on 25Q. timSs at .bat-
Coan, Washington, 1876.
Runs--Minoso, Chicago, SO; Williams
Runs batted tn-williams, Boston, 80
Zernial, Philadelphia, SO,
Hits-DiMaggio, Boston, 1874; Fox
Chicago, 1913.
Doqble-Noren, Washington. 81; Di.
Triples-Minoso, Chicago 49, Fox
Chicago, and Cosn, Washington, 8.
Home runs-zernial, Philadelphia, "a
Williams, Boston, %
Stolen bases - Busby, Chicago, 20;
Minoso. Chicago. II
Mdrss RtshnF Neg 1'ssd Ydrk on E vs $751; Fsc
Cleveland. 1914. 500.
Strikeouts-Raschi,. New York, los;
McDermott. Boston. 102.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting--Musial, St. Louis, 1913; Robin
son, Brooklyn, 1856.
r, Runs1,Hodges, Brooklyn. 81; Kiner
Snider, Brooklyn, and Kiner,, Pittsburgh, -
Musial, St Louis, 1874
Doubles-Robinson Brooklyn; Wyrostek.
Cineinnati; PARK. New York "a. ,
Boston; Baumholtz, Chicago; Musiai, St.
Home runs = Hodges. Brooklyn, 81;
Kiner, Pittsburgh, 81
Stolen bases--Jethroe, Boston, 21; Ash
Branca, ShHsi BrooEfyn, s[Soktsso sS goo l0S' 49,
SPAIN, Boston, s5. X