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Evening star., 1951-05-26

A 7-year-old Franconia (Va.)
schoolgirl was found safe this
morning after 800 volunteers, po-
lice and soldiers searched for her
through a dense woodland
throughout last night.
Fairfax County police received
a radio report from one of its
patrol units about 9 o'clock this
morning that Patricia Ann Lacey
had been located at the home of
a farm couple about or miles
from where she lives.
The child was brought home to
her parents half an hour later
Her father had been out all night
with the searchers.
Patricia, wholly unaware of the
commotion she had caused, told
the searchers who found her at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Robertson that she had walked
home with a schoolmate, Gloria
Robertson. also seven, and .hac
been invited to spend the night.
The Robertsons did not know
lit was said, that Patricia hao
neglected to notify her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Lacey, o1
her plans.
After the Franconia school was
Evening star., 1951-05-26
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Evening star., 1951-05-26

iature class rings sometimes goins
to sWeethearts.
This year 7o9 midshipmen will
be commissioned, with lit going
into the Air Force, 40 to the Ma
rineS and / to the Army.
The lone Army bound middle is
Bob Renneman, who played tackle
for the Navy grid squad. He
down to feet 4 to get
into the Academy, but then put on
2 too many inches, SO he's heading
for the Army. At 6-6 he's oversize
for the Navy.
Only three middies won't grad
uate. Six others will graduate
but won't be commissioned for
physical reasons. Seven others
will return to their homes in for
eign countries.
Evening star., 1951-05-26
Annapolis June Week
To Begin Today With
Salute, Dress Parade
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md. May 90
June Week got underway at the
Naval Academy today-but with :
out the traditional color girl.
She'll be along later.
Scheduled to open the final
week for the 725 midshipmen in
this years class was a 19-gun
salute and a dress parade by the
3.600-man brigade.
Set to review this first June
Weew activity was Secretary of
the Navy Matthews.
One of the most festive events
of the week will be Thursday
when color girl Fredda Coupland
of Wildwood, Fla. comes into the
limelight.
It's then that she transfers the
colors from the old to the new
color company.
Delayed by Examinations.
But unlike previous June Weeks.
the color girl wasn't here today
to launch the ceremonies. The
petite, 21-year-old brunette is
completing her examinations at
Stetson University and is to ar
rive at the Academy Monday.
She was picked as color girl BY
Midshipman James A. Winnefield
OF Kansas City. He earned the
right to name the traditional
Queen of June Week when his
company-No. 13-was chosen as
the best all-around unit.
The big event of the week is
Observation-Disclosures Secre-
tary of Defense Marshall will de-
liver the commencement address
and hand out the diplomas.
Ring Dance Tonight.
There will be parades, dances
and round of other social events.
The ring dance, for second class
men. opens the social whirl to-
night. It's then that juniors ray
cefve their class rings-with mlriS
Evening star., 1951-05-26
Kensington School Fire Drill
Efficiency Hailed by Teachers

pressed with the necessity for
observing safety regulations that
they often spot trash and other
combustible materials in the cor
ridors and remove them. They
also take away obstacles which
are in front of f1re-exit doors.
Every room has a fire drill pa
troll boy or girl who helps the
teacher lead the pupils out of
the building when the alarm is
sounded. Other students are as
signed to keep the f1re-exit doors
open, while one assists in checking
all the rooms to make certain
every one is out.
Those not in their regular rooms
at the time of a fire drill leave
by the nearest exit and reioin
their classmates at a predeter-
mined place on the adjoining
playground.
There, another check is made
to see whether all pupils have left
the building.
Evening star., 1951-05-26

lie OeIuOCrdCS CdIueQ Lne tte-
publicans again last night, 7-3
for their fourth straight win in
the congressional baseball series
in Griffith Stadium.
Behind the four-hit pitching
of Fireball Wheeler of Georgia
who served both as starter and in
relief. the Democrats played what
might not be termed errorless
ball, but it was effective. It
seemed as if Democrats were all
over the field, and at times they
were.
It looked as if the Republicans
might turn the tide in the last
inning. after Representative Nc.
Carthy, pitching for the Demo
Gratis. had gone in to fill the
bases while Wheeler took a rest
But old Firebal snuffed out the
rally.
The contest was played before
the largest crowd in the history
of the series. Funds raised by
the game, sponsored annually by
The Star. will be used to send
children to summer camps.
The attendance was about 2,0o(
and $4,000 was cleared for the
camp fund.
G. O. p. Hit Dies.
The Republicans got off to Q
booming start when Senator Case
their lead-off man, singled. But
the boom turned into a dull thuo
IA S Representative Jacksor
grounded out, pitcher to first, ano
Representative Ayres and Davis
famed.
The Davis strike out came on q
80 pitch, after Representative
Clemente, catching for the Demo
Gratis. circled beneath a foul along
the first base line but couldn't
seem to get under the ball.
In their half of the first, the
Democrats went down in order
and the Republicans did likewise
in their part of the second inning
The Democrats got their bats
and the Republicans unlimbered at
the same time in the second. Rep
resentative Mccarthy of Mime
sofa singled and went to second on
a passed ball. Representative
Clemente singled but was forced
at second on a fielder's choice by
Representative Furcolo OF MasSa-
chusetts. Mccarthy scored.
Furcolo Gets Around.
Furcolo then went around the
bases in what could be described
as an unorthodox fashion He got
to second on an error by the first
baSeman. stole third wtile the
catcher was engaged in a rhubarb
with the plate umpire and came
home on a passed ball.
Representative Rivers Of South
Carolina was safe on an infield
bobble of his grounder and scored
shortly after on a double by Sen
ator Smathers of Florida. Rivers
Evening star., 1951-05-26
Delegate DuIoney Seeks
Reelection in Virqiniu
Special Dispatch 10 The sial

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May
26.-Delegate James F. Dulaney
has announced his candidacy for
denomination from the Greene
Albemarle- Charlottesville district
in the August 2 primary.
Henry B. Gordon, who holds the
other House seat from this district
announced his candidacy previ-
ously.
Evening star., 1951-05-26

Fire drills are a fine art at the
Kensington Elementary School,
where everyone concerned-pupils,
teachers, principal and janitor-
has a say in how they should be
conducted.
In fact, they believe their ability
to empty the 19-classroom build
ing of its 800 children in l min
ute and AZ seconds may have set a
record.
The Montgomery County Board
of Education requires schools to
hold two fire drills each Septem-
ber, October and November and
once a month thereafter. But the
Kensington School averages four
drills a month during the entire
school year.
Discussions After Drills.
And after each drill every one
talks it over and tries to figure out
how it can be improved. AS Mrs.
Agnes H. Kaine, principal, ex-
plains:
1--WE believe the best way to
have children obey safety regula-
tions is to permit them to help
make the rules"
Mrs, Kaine is still a little put
out over reports that came out
Immediately after fire at the
school about a month ago.
At that time, while she and
other school officials were still in
vestigating the blaze, which oc-
Cured before classes started,
County Fire Marshal Charles H.
Howe told reporters he believed
the fire was set by students.
He changed his mind later, how
ever. although the cause is still
undetermined.
Way to Correct Mistakes.
. She is enthusiastic over the way
everyone at the school participates
in the fire drills, many of which
are unscheduled.
Sometimes we repeat fire
drill within a few minutes to elm
mate mistakes that happened the
first time" she stated.
She says the pupils are so i'm
Evening star., 1951-05-26
Transit Survey
Called Vital 10
u. 5. Employees
Executive Branch,
Defense Dept. Urge
ICC Investigation

A proposed inquiry of the
Washington area transit situation
has been indorsed by the Govern
ment's executive branch and the
Department of Defense.
In a letter to the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which has
been petitioned to conduct the
survey. Maj. Gen. Reginald c.
Harmon, Judge Advocate General
of the Air Force, asserted that
the present system results in un-
reasonable transportation costs
and unnecessary delay in travel"
for Federal employees.
He added that this problem
ernment to obtain and keep per-
sonnet"
makes it difficult for the Gov
Gen. Harmon wrote the letter
on instructions to represent both
the Defense Department and the
executive branch, through the
General Services Administration.
Originated in Arlington.
The survey idea originated with
the Arlington County Board. join
ing in the petition to the ICC for
the survey were the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors, Falls
Church City Council, Montgomery
County Council, 1nterfederation
Council and the Arlington and
Prince Georges County Civic Fed
erationS.
Object Of the proposed survey is
to coordinate mass transporta-
ton schedules and fares in WASH
ington and vicinity, according to
the petition.
Gen. Harmon's letter points to
a lack of adequate transfer ar
rangements and proper schedul-
ing, failure to establish through
routes, and separate fares that
complicate the daily travel prob
lens Of Government workers.
Firms File Objections.
Transportation firms, mean
while have expressed their objec-
tions to the survey idea.
The American Transit Associa-
ton, representing the majority Of
local transportation companies,
and the Capital Transit Co., yes
terday filed replies with the Inter-
state Commerce Commission OPP
posing the suggested survey.
According to ATA. the proposed
inquiry is outside the ices juris-
diction; would burden the ICC
with "arduous and unnecessary"
work to the detriment of it's other
duties. and might establish a pre-
cedent for other Metropolitan
Areas with adverse affects on local
services
Capital Transit asked dismissal
OF the inquiry petition on similar
grounds.
Adequate Regulation Claimed.
All companies that would be
affected by the survey, said Capt.
tai Transit now are adequately
regulated and supervised by the
ICC and local utility commis-2
sions."
The petitioners for the survey,
said Capital Transit, failed to
show any specific factual founda-
tion for imposing any additional
governmental regulation and SUI
Ipervision."
The company also asserted that
the investigation would involve
great expense to taxpayers, the
carriers and passengers"
Any attempt to set up combina-
tion rates for commuters outside
Washington would put additional
strain on the single zone fare"
which now applies within the city
limits, said Capital TranSit's reply.
Evening star., 1951-05-26
Democrats Again DefeotG COP.
This Time It's Baseball 7-3

twas called out at the plate, but
the umpire reversed the decision
when he discovered that the Re-
publican catcher. Representative
Curtis of Missouri, was sitting on
the ball.
Representative Wheeler got on
base when the center fielder
dropped his high fly ball. Repre-
sentative Addonizio whitfield to end
the inning, and the Democrats
wound up with three runs on two
hits and several Republican er-
rors.
The Democrats caught the mis-
cue fever in the third when a
couple of grounders were bobbled,
but the day was saved when Rep
lresentative Jackson of California
was caught in rundown between
second and third.
First G. o. p. Run in Third.
The Republicans got their first
tally in the third on a single by
Representative Curtis. who stole
second and scored when Senator
Case grounded out after Repre-
sentative Ford had famed.
The Democrats got their four
runs in the 6hird on single by
Representative Mccarthy, a dou-
BILE by Senator Smathers. and
three Republican errors. In the
Republican fourth, a single by
Representative Boggs and a base
on balls issued to Representative
Wilson of Indiana failed to aid
their cause.
The Democrats sent in Repre-
Isentatives Sieminski of New Jersey,
Gray of Virginia, Jones of Ala
bama and O'Neill of Pennsylvania
as pinch hitterS. When the substi-
tutes failed to score. they were
yanked in favor of the first team.
Two Runs Off Mccarthy.
Representative Mccarthy began
pitching for the Democrats in the
fifth inning and allowed two runs.
After Representative Ford went
out short to first, Representative
Crumpacker of South Dakota
walked. Representative Saylor
singled. and Representative Ayers
walked to fill the bases. Repre-
sentative Davis singled to bring
in the two runs.
Fireball Wheeler was called for
again and he famed Representa-
tives Boggs and Wilson to end the
rally.
Pregame ceremonies included
music and marching displays by
units of the. Army. Navy. Marine
Corps and Air Force. with both
man and woman members taking
part. The Washington Scottish
Pipe Band entertained, and four
youngsters in the group gave a
demonstration of the sword dance.
a model airplane exhibition
closed the pregame ceremonies.
AS the Republicans left the field
after the contest they were NUT
tering threats to run baseball tai
ent in the next election.
Evening star., 1951-05-26
Prince Georges Rule
Under Sothoron Act
To Expire June |

4AIC 0lopOVCO 0OG41O4Oll SaCI
under which Prince Georges
County has been governed for the
past year will expire June l, but
no major changes are planned.
The all-Republican county COM
missioners are expected to pass a
resolution on June ! to continue
Operating under the governmental
system set up by the act. They
have no funds to do otherwise,
they argue.
The Sothoron Act was passed
by the 1850 General Assembly as
an answer by the Democrats, then
in power. to the hue and cry that
had been raised in the county for
home rule.
The act provided for a five-
man board of county commission
ers. one of them full time. to gov
|ern the county. The voters were
not satisfied. They defeated most
of the Democratic incumbents and
swept the Republicans into Office
last November.
Repeater Pushed Through.
The county Republican legisla-
tors in the recent General Assem-
bly, then pushed through a re-
pealer of the Sothoron Act, which
continued the five-man board of
commissioners but also gave the
board power to appoint a county
manager and make some other
changes.
Board President Thomas j..
Latimer told reporters after the
commissioners meeting in Upper
Marlboro yesterday that probably
only two provisions of the repeater
will be carried out at this time be-
cause there are not funds avail
able to make any major changes.
The budget for the next fiscal
year beginning July l already has
been completed, he pointed out.
One provision of the repeater
already in effect is the profess
sional survey of county govern
ment. A Chicago firm has been
working on the study since late
April.
The other change that prob
ably will be carried out is the
provision in the repeater abolish
ing the Office of county engineer
and creating in its place, de-
partment of public works with the
same general functions. That
would entail very little cost.
Funds Not Available.
The repeater also directs the
commissioners to set up county
purchasing and personnel boards,
but Mr.. Latimer said neither of
these will be established until
funds are available. He indicated
this would not be until the 1852
fiscal year.
Mr.. Latimer said he does not
feel the county can afford to hire
a county manager at about $12.-
600 a year and still continue to
pay $500 year for a full-time
commissioner, the post now held
by Mr.. Latimer himself. The re-
pealer. he pointed out, authorizes
the appointment of a manager
but also continues the present
system of one full-time and four
part-time commissioners.
The commissioners yesterday
named two men to the Board of /
Examiners and Super
visors, to take Office June l. The
new members are Harry S. Silfies
of Beaver Heights and Russell
Padgett, jr., of Camp Springs.
Ralph Collins of Brentwood
automatically becomes the third
member of the board because he
is president of the county volun-
teer firemen's association.
Still to be appointed by June
l are the Board of Electrical Ex-
aminers, a new agency set up
by an act of the 1851 Legislature
to make all electrical inspections
in the county and from eight
to 10 new members on the Board
of Directors of Prince Georges
County General Hospital.
Evening star., 1951-05-26
FoIls Church Lawyer
Named to OPS Post
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 26.-Jo-
seph H. Freehill. Falls Church
attorney, has been named asso-
ciate chief counsel for legal re-
view and administration in the
Office of Price Sterilization of
Region 4 here.
Before joining OPS, Freehill
was associate counsel for the Sen
ate subcommittee on labor man.
agement relations. He was in
private practice in Washington
from 1914 to 1850. He lives at
404 Linden lane.
Evening star., 1951-05-26
Tax Collections
Assure Cut for
Virginia Citizens
General Fund Receipts
Assure Reductions in
levies on Incomes
ey the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND. Va. May 26.-
There no longer seems any doubt
that Virginia taxpayers will bene.
At by terms of the Byrd automatic
income tax reduction bill. The
question now is: Will the reduc-
tions be 10 or Is per cent?
Figures compiled by the con-
troller's Office indicated today
that collections-already in the
till and estimated to be forth
coming in May and June-will
put the General Fund well over the
500 million mark for the fiscal
year ending June 80.
One hundred million is the
magic General Fund number for
a 10 per cent tax bill reduction.
And 1t appears probable now. on
the basis of collections and esti-
mates. that the total may 60 to
$103 million, at which the reduc-
ton jumps to Is per cent.
Fund So Million Ahead.
An examination of the con-
troller's monthly report showed
General Fund revenues for the 10
month period of this fiscal year
through April-amounted to ST.
1882. This figure means the
fund is running nearly So million
ahead Of a similar period last
year.
And the fund is due for another
big financial shot in the arm from
corporation taxes. which must be
IN next month. The corporate
returns are expected to be above
$23 million for the 12-month
period, some SIS million more than
they produced last, fiscal year.
Corporation returns through April
were running only about $500, 900
above last year. So if estimates
hold good. most of the increase is
still to be realized-as much, per-
haps, as $4.5 million of increase.
Then. too. there is an item of
$5,662 900 in State alcoholic bev-
erage control profits already in
hand, which has not yet been
credited but will be, to the Gen.
eral Fund. So the General Fund
money collected through April
plus the ABC money-stands att
3,026,592 with May and June
collections to be added.
May Go Over S103 Million.
In May and June of last year
General Fund revenue from all
sources amounted to $15,620,042.
Projecting this same figure for
this year, plus additional cor
porate income returns of $4.5 mil
lion that may be realized, Virginia
would close the books June sol
with General Fund revenues of
$103.146.534.
The possibility that corporate
income returns may fall short of
the anticipated increase is offset
somewhat in the estimates by the
fact that many of the fund pro-
ducing sources-other than in
come taxes-Will provide greater
returns than they did in the May
June period of last year.
April figures showed a number
Of other items running well ahead
OF last year. For the first 10I
of the fiscal period taxes
on gross premiums of insurance
companies amounted to $5,417, ,309
q gain of about 1896, 900 over the
previous years period. Revenue
from business and professional
licenses stood at 1888, ,594-an in
crease of more than $640 900 over
last year. Individual income taxes
all in except for stragglers-L
total $22,878,600, or. better than
100000 above last year.
Evening star., 1951-05-26
Junior Chamber Elects

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, May
26 B.-George c. Rawlings, jr.,
has been elected president of the
Fredericksburg Chamber of Com
merce. He succeeds William P.
Evening star., 1951-11-08
Collins Cites Needs
Of Military, Advocate,
Compulsory Training
BY the Associuted Press

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 8.-The
United States Army chief of staff
said here today I'VE will soon have
three and half million men un-
der arms and it seems likely that
world conditions will require large
armed forces for some time to
come"
Gen. j. Lawton Collins, in an
address prepared for the annual
Iautumn convocation of Tulane
University. made a plea for COM
tpulsory military training.
Many educators. he said. have
opposed such training on the
grounds that it would interfere
with normal education.
Another objection, the speaker
continued, was that any form oil
universal military training was ir
effect conScription. and that any
form OF conscription in time o1
peace was opposed to our way OF
life.
THE fact that our entire legal
system does not rest on a volun-
tary jury system was overlooked,
she said. ALSO, our taxes are not
based on a voluntary payment sys-
tenn. And even our educational
system is compulsory. Universal
military training would simply be
compulsory education in defense
"a purpose of vaster consequence
than the other forms of compul-
sion I have outlined and which
we accept as normal in our way
iof life"
Evening star., 1951-11-08

surance he had given to Mr.. Tru-
man in l945--that his opponent
would not be Eisenhower.
THE supreme commander
headquarters of the Allied powers
in Europe. has therefore returned
to his post with the extraordinary
information that if he can accept
the Democratic nomination fol
President next year, President
Truman will be his sponsor
which amounts to certainty
that the general would be Sc
lected."
But, Mr.. Krock said, Gen
Eisenhower does not know
whether Truman again will be
the Democratic candidate If the
general is not, "or whether the
prior nomination of Gen. Eisen-
hover by the Republican conven-
ton would influence Mr.. Truman's
decision or how"
And the President does not
know" MIR. Krock added, what
the generals ultimate decision
will be. He knows only. as a re-
suit of the conversation. thai
some of his major acts and poll
cies-which the Democratic con.
vention traditionally would bt
expected to indorse-are opposed
by Gen. Eisenhower"