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Evening star., 1951-04-04
Housing Project Bids
Invited by Navy

The Navy Department today in
Ivited builders to bid on 1000
unit housing project at the Naval
Air Station at Patuxent River
Md, about go miles from Wash
Iington.
The project would be privately
owned and built under provisions
Iof an act authorizing the Gov.
Iernment to insure 80 per cent o1
the mortgage.
The builder would finance
maintain and operate the develop
ment as a private project on lane
leased from the Government ir
the area.
The development probably will
cost about 81 million.
Information on bidding can be
obtained from the district public
works officer, Potomac River
Naval Command, Building No
200, Naval Gun Factory.
Proposals will be received until
3 pm, May !, when all bids will
be opened.
Plans for the project have beer
drawn up by Victor DeMers
Washington architect.
Average rentals are to be SGT. sc
per month for Navy enlisted per.
sonnet and civilians, and $50 q
month for officers. the Navy said
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Some lax Rise Necessary,
Montgomery Official Says

Montgomery County Councilman
Harold F. Hammond believes some
tax increase will be necessary this
year to provide for the most nee.
eSsary school construction.
He made the statement last
night before the Four Corners
Parent Teacher Association. Al
the same time. he predicted a So
cent jump over the present $1.9C
levy would be needed to build all
the schools the county needs.
A decision must be made, he
warned, as to whether new projects
should include kitchens, cafe
terias and gymnasiums.
Another speaker, Assistant Supt
of Schools Richard E. Carpenter,
said construction delays, along
with the continued rapid popula-
ton growth, will force use OF
rented space for many classes next
year. The only alternative will
be extension of double sessions,
he said.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Police Give New Start to Evicted
Family of J, Living in Old Auto

Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Seek
ford and their five small children
had an apartment of their owr
today, after spending four days
and nights jammed into their 13-
automobile.
They also had plenty Of food
and new clothes, and all because
some policemen at Silver Sprine
aren't as rock-hard as cops are
supposed to be.
Corpl. Coy Moorefield and Pvt
Robert Smithers found the Seek
fords living in their old car
yesterday morning. It was parked
on a lot in the rear of the 1900
block of Georgia avenue.
Learning that the family had
been evicted from a Washington
apartment they had lived in for
only a week because the landlady
objected to the children, the two
policemen arranged to move them
into the Silver Spring hotel for
the rest of the night. They paid
for the room from the police sta
tion's funeral and flowers fund;
They also learned that Mr..
seekford had gotten a job as q
Evening star., 1951-04-04
PTA Adopts Plan
To Check Safety
Habits of Pupils

Safety habits Of Woodmont
Elementary School pupils in Ar
lington will be checked by their
parents, under a plan adopted by
the schools Parent Teacher AS
ISOLATION.
Under the plan, proposed by
1t. Frank Palmer, head of the
Arlington Safety-Traff1c Bureau.
each child will make up chart
on which he will be graded weekly
by his parents.
The charts will be checked each
week by teachers and the pupil
having the highest average in
each class will receive a certificate
of safety merit. 1t. Palmer said
if the plan is successful, it prob
ably will be adopted at other
schools throughout the county.
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driver for the Silver Spring Cab
Co.. so there has been money for
food, but that he has been unable
to find an apartment he could
afford. The Seekfords came to
Washington only two weeks age
when the farm they had been
managing for the past year near
Leonardtown, Md, was sold.
Corpl. William r. DeVries took
over then. In a few hours,
through radio and personal ap-
|peals, the corporal collected $135
in cash and several bundles OF
clothing and found a four-room
apartment at 201 Willow avenue,
Takoma Park. With the money,
Corpl. DeVries paid two weeks rent
on the apartment, bought car
load of groceries. and turned $25
over to Mr.. Seekford.
It all spells a new lease on life
for Mr.. Seekford, a 24-year -old
Canadian army veteran. and his
34-year-old wife, Eleanor, who is
expecting her sixth child this fall,
to say nothing of the little Seek
fords: Patricia Ann, 5: Barbara,
4; James T., jr., 8; and Rebecca
Ann, 2, and John, two months.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Jury Ponders
How Fugitive
obtained Drill
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, April 4.-The
grand jury investigating the setur
lat the Maryland Penitentiary to.
day had a new angle to consider
How did Joe Holmes get an electric
drill to help tunnel his way out OF
prison?
A criminal court jury yesterday
convicted Holmes, who is colored
on three counts, armed robbery
assault with intent to kill a police.
man and carrying deadly
weapon, He had pleaded guilty
earlier to an escape charge.
Judge Joseph Sherbow deferred
sentence.
During the trial Holmes said hi
used an electric hand drill to cut
through the slate floor of his cell
II paid 81 for some one to Stea
it for me-" Holmes said, but HI
would not say who helped him.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Fiqh
Slated in Hyattsvi||e
Mayoraliy Election

A three-cornered fight for mayor
of Hyattsville Is assured in the
biennial city election May Z.
Mayor Caesar L. Aiello has an
nounced he will not be a candi-
date for reelection, but Council
man Frederick M. Coxen. and
Paxton Holden. son of a former
mayor, have let it be known they
will seek the rnayoralty.
And Councilman Jesse s. Bag
Igett announced some time age
he would be a candidate for mayor
Mayor Aiello was elected four
years ago, defeating Mr.. Holden
Mr.. Holden is the son of the
late John G. Holden. who was
HyatJsville's mayor In 1916 and
1877.
Decision of Councilman Coxen to
run for mayor leaves Hugh A.
White the lone avowed candidate
for councilman in the fourth ward
Council candidates in the other
wards also are unopposed so far
They include Councilman Thomas
T.. Arnold. council president, first
ward; Councilman Jacob s.
Walker. second ward, and George
G. Griebel, third ward, who would
succeed Councilman Hiram l.
Lawrence, who is retiring.
Nominations will be made at
g pm. April II in a convention to
be held in the recreation room OF
the Fire Department.
The council last night voted
to make April % q registration
date for new voters, and set April
80 as a date for the registration
Office to revise the books.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Second Murder Charge
Filed in Miners Death
BY The Associated Press

COEBURN. Va, April 4.-Wise
County Sheriff Harold Fleming
today filed a second charge OF
murder in the Staying of miner
whose bullet-pierced skeleton was
identified through silver plate
in the knee.
A murder charge was lodged
against Ed Oaks. 80. of Camp
Lejeune, N. c., the sheriff said
after he admitted he helped his
22-year-old brother, Leland Oaks
dispose of their fathers body more
than Is months ago.
The two brothers were held In
the Wise County Jail in lieu OF
$4,000 bond apiece. Also hello
under $4,000 bond was their STEP
mother. Mrs. Mary Oaks-chargec
with aiding and abetting murder
Sheriff Fleming said Ed Oaks
admitted after his arrest here thai
he and Leland put the body o1
Roscoe Oaks, 55-year-old miner
in truck and hauled it to an iso.
lated wooded area 6 miles south
of here on the night of December
I23, 1949.
The discovery of a skeleton, 8
bullet hole through the head, was
made Friday by a man who was
scouting the area for wood.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
AW0L Silver Spring GI
CHARGED With Auto Theffs

An 18-year-old Army private,
AWOL from Fort Jackson, S. c.,
has been charged with stealing
three cars and breaking into the
Silver Spring library Saturday
night, police reported today.
Corpl. Kenneth Watkins Of the
Silver Spring Detective Bureau
said the youth, Charles Harold
Hughes. was arrested yesterday
after police cars chased him for
over mile at high speed. Hughes
car finally was halted after Sergt.
Frank Bell of the Takoma Park
police forced him against the curb
with his squad car.
Corpl. Watkins said military au-
thorities have waived Jurisdiction
to allow Hughes to be prosecuted
on charges of stealing the cars
and taking over $50 in the library
break-in. The youth lived at 6208
Fenton street in Silver Spring be-
fore joining the Army.
Evening star., 1951-04-04

county groups in obtaining 6
$4,000 county appropriation for g
nine-week program on 80 public
Fairgrounds this summer. This
would supplement funds provided
by the Fairfax County Community
Chest.
Mr.. Reiber named Charles c
Robinson of Vienna, a member
of the County Park Authority ano
the National Capital Park ano
Planning Commission, to head q
committee to plan a long-term
recreation program for Fairfax
County and Falls Church.
Other committees appointed in
cluded one on program planning
headed by Mrs. Myatt and another
on revision of the bylaws headed
by Mrs. nah Osborn, the associa-
tons director.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Mccullough Resigns
As Trial Magistrate

Trial Magistrate Robert w. Nc
Cullough of Prince Georges County
has submitted his resignation, ef-
|fective April Is. to return to pri-
Ivate practice.
The term of Judge Mccullough
Ia Democrat. expires May 7, when
the post will be filled by an ap-
lpointee of Republican Gov. Theo.
dore R. McKeldin. The Maryland
Senate has confirmed appoint
ments Of Mrs. Nita Hinam Crane
and Theodore L. Miazga as the
Icounty'S trial magistrates.
Judge Mccullough explained
that he is attorney in many case.
coming to trial in the April tern
of circuit court. including two
murder cases.
Regarding the drive to rid Prince
Georges County of gambling, Judge
Met Cullough declared:
1T appears that the sheriff and
chief of police are trying to dc
an excellent job. but it also ap-
pears they have started at the
bottom instead of the top"
Regarding Judge McCullough's
statement, Police Chief F. Aller
Richards declared:
There isn't a gambler or law
violator in Prince Georges County
that we won't get if we have the
evidence-big or small. or regard
less of their connections"
Maj. Richards also pointed tc
the February 2 arrest of George
Perry of the Old Marlboro Hotel
now awaiting Circuit Court trial
on gambling charges, terming
Perry a "big" operator.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Druggist Kills Himself
With Gun in Chevy Chase

A 46-year-old pharmacist shot
and killed himself last night ir
the rest room of the Leland
Pharmacy, 70O7 Wisconsin ave.
nue., Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County police reported.
He was Levin j. Sothoron, jr.
4701 Butterworth place NV
Police said he shot himself In the
head with a .38-caliber revolver.
DR.. Frank j. Broschart, Mont.
gomery County deputy medica
examiner, issued a suicide certifi.
cate. He added no note was found
Mr.. Sothoron leaves his widow
and three daughters, Ellen, 7h
and Martha and Margaret. 6.
year-old twins. -
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Rucker and Stanton Head
Park Lane Democrats

H. Smith Rucker and Star
Stanton last night were elected
co-chairman of the newly organ.
lied Park Lane Precinct Demo.
cratic Committee, Arlington.
Both are members of the county
Democratic Executive Committee
Mr.. Stanton, who was TEN.
porary chairman of the Park Lane
group, urged members to famil.
iarize themselves with election
procedures and with issues: anc
candidates.
The committee met at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Nemeth
2111 North Sixteenth street. The
next meeting has been scheduled
tentatively for May 2 at the home
OF Mr.. Rucker in Colonial Village
Evening star., 1951-04-04
End Of Exchange Plan
To Affect Falls Church
|CoIored School Pupils

Colored students living in Falls
Church who attend a nearby
Fairfax County elementary school
may be affected by the ending of
a pupil exchange agreement be-
tween the city and county next
September.
At a meeting Of the Fairfax
County School Board yesterday
Supt. w. T. Woodson said he had
received a letter from Irwin H
Schmitt, Falls Church superin-
tendent of schools. informing him
of the city boards action.
Mr.. Schmitt said all school chill
dren living in Falls Church will
attend city schools when new
high school and primary school
are completed in the fall.
Mr.. Woodson told the Fairfax
board, II assume this includes
taking care Of city colored chill
dren who now attend James Lee y
School Board Chairman Fred w
Robinson said Mr.. Woodson's as
sumption seemed reasonable.
Attend James Lee School.
The James Lee Elementary
School, operated by the county, is
on Annandale road just outside the
Falls Church city limits. The Fair
fax board said about Is of the
schools students live in the city.
Several Falls Church residents
have said they plan to attend q
meeting of the city School Board
at 8 o'clock tonight to discuss the
end of the agreement.
City high school students have
been attending Falls Church High
and some city elementary students
are enrolled at the county's Oak
Street School. Some county stu
dents attend the city's Madison
Jefferson High School.
Rejects Free Text Book Plan.
The Fairfax board again refused
to participate in a free text book
plan of the State Department OF
Education. The State would pay
Iabout 10 pep cent of the cost if
the county would supply books to
students at no charge. Mr.. Wood
son said the proposed budget for
1882 does not provide for free
text books.
A resolution was passed asking
Representative Smith, Democrat,
of Virginia, to support the county's
request for share of funds ap-
Ipropriated by Congress for school
construction and maintenance in
areas heavily affected by influx of
Federal employees.
Mr.. Woodson said the county is
particularly in need of funds to
educate children of Fort Be1voir
personnel.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Police Seek Missinu
GreenbeIt Housewife

Missing from her Greenbelt
home since Monday, a 30-year-olc
housewife was the subject of a po-
lice search today.
She is Mrs. Helen Gerhoff, wife
OF Nathan Gerhoff, State De-
partment employe, according tc
police.
Mrs. Gerhoff reportedly left
home about 1870 pm. Monday tt
sell tickets to a community bene-
fit. The last word the family re.
ceived from her was several hours
later when she telephone she
would be right home"
The call was taken by a daugh-
ter. Margo, 10. The Gerhoff's also
have daughter, Gwynne, IL, ano
a son. Jeffrey. 8.
Police said Mr.. Gerhoff reported
his wife had suffered several at
tacks of amnesia since a brain op-
Grafton few years ago. The miss.
ing woman is S feet S inches tall
has a dark complexion, long, black
hair and hazel eyes. She weighs
about 130 pounds.
Evening star., 1951-04-04

year to provide shop and five
lclassrooms for Washington-Lee
High School, which it adjoins. In
addition, it is being renovated by
school maintenance personnel for
administration offices, for which
$3.50 monthly rental now is being
paid elsewhere. Storage facilities
for school equipment also are con-
tanned in the warehouse.
The School Department now
pays $4,000 a year toward the
principal and an average of nearly
$4,000 year in interest on the
total debt. 1t will continue to
lease the frozen food storage SPACE
to private firms.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Maryland Taxpayers
Get Break on 1851
investment Income
Ry the Associated Pres.

ANNAPOLIS, April 4.-Mary-
land taxpayers with at least $500
in investment income and those
who can't explain very many de-
|ductiofis got break from the Leg
|islature that adjourned this week.
But they won't be able to take
advantage of it until next year.
The Legislature adopted series
Iof income tax law revisions pro-
posed by a survey commission
headed by Richard w. Case, Bal
Itimore attorney. They take ef-
feet with this years income, on
returns due April Is. 1852.
Gov. McKeldin still must sign
the act. or none of the changes
will be effective.
The State treasury stands to
lose $3.50, 900 from the investment
income provision. Current re-
Istrictions would be lifted so that
the tax rate would drop from
to 2 per cent on the first $500
"a person receives in interest and
dividends.
Under present law, only persons
with limited income can escape
the standard S per cent charge on
investment income. All earned
income is taxed at 2 per cent.
Revenue analysts say other
sections of the act would balance
out fairly well. Returns to the
State would be about the same
as now.
Many taxpayers would be able
to apply the standard deduction
whether they use the long" OF
short" form. Only persons who
make $4,000 a year or less are
eligible to use the short form
But all would be able to take the
standard deduction of 10 per cent
of gross income up to $500.
That saves the necessity of de-
failing other taxes, gifts, doctor s
bills and similar items which may
be subtracted in reporting income
Evening star., 1951-04-04
|ArIinqton Frozen Food Locker
Rents to Top Warehouse Cost

At present rental rates, frozen
food locker space in a $500, ,000
warehouse would more than pay
the cost Of the structure, Airing
ton school officials say.
The School Board announced
yesterday it will continue to lease
all but small portion of the re-
Ifrigeration compartments. These
compartments now bring in about
$40, 900 a year, and after the school
department takes over space for
its own lunch system, about ST.
900 will continue to be paid in, it
is estimated.
The building was purchased last
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Inquiry Board Named
In Collapse Of County
Police Radio Tower

A board of inquiry will attempt
to determine what caused the COL
lapse of a 325-foot police radio
tower at Upper Marlboro. Md.
The Prince Georges County
Commissioners named the board
yesterday. few hours after
the steel structure buckled and
crashed, damaging six parked
school buses. The tower was To-
Gated several hundred feet behind
the county courthouse.
Named to the board on motion
of Commissioner Edward j. (Ned)
Waters were r. B. Frankhouser
a retired District. building inspec-
tor; r. s. Senseman, Takoma Park
architect, and John j. Widmayer,
Mount Rainier structural engineer
Temporary Antennae Voted.
At the suggestion of 1t. Louis j
Mackall, police communications
officer, the commissioners approved
installation Of temporary broad
casting antennae at the site of
the old one. Calls on the tenn
porary hookup will be relayed by
the Hyattsville station when
necessary.
The commissioners also in
structed 1t. Mackall to investi-
gate the feasibility and cost of a
centrally located transmitter and
dispatcher's Office for both Upper
Marlboro and Hyattsville.
/ 1t. Mackall told the commits.
sioneN the tower might have beer
weakened. by a vehicle running
Unto one Of the guy wires. HI
said this could have happened
some time ago.
/ AS an aftermath of it's actior
Friday in denying funds for oper.
alton of the county recreation
program after July /, the commits.
sioners yesterday directed the rec.
reation board to deliver to them
by June 80, all county-ownec
equipment now being used by the
board.
Police Tests Set April 20.
| The commissioners set 10 am
April % as the time for examina-
tions for Police Department candi.
dates. The examinations will be
given in the Frederic Sasscer
High School, Upper Marlboro
The county heads voted to notify
men who took an examination
given by the former commission
ers, that they must take another
one if they want to be on the ELI
lgible list.
Resignation of Charles S. Early
Jr., as a desk clerk at the Upper
Marlboro Police Station was &C
cepted by the board.
Commissioners Daniel A. Abbott
and H. Wilson Spickall were
named to attend the annual spring
meeting ol commissioners from
counties on the Western Shore OF
Maryland at II am. April II ir
the Francis Scott Key hotel, Fred
erick.
/ A financial report of the Prince
Georges General Hospital showing
a $37,4l5 deficit for the eight
months ended February "a was
received by the commissioners.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Alexandra Club May Lose
Abe Permit as Raid Result

The Alexandria Eagles Club
may lose its ABC license as a re-
suit of a raid Saturday night in
which six persons were arrested
on gaming charges.
w. w. Duncan, ABC inspector
who took part in the raid, said
establishments automatically come
up for revocation of their licenses
if they are found guilty of per-
mitting gambling.
Charges against the six mer
arrested in Saturdays raid have
not yet been tried, and no date
has been set for an ABC license
revocation hearing.
The establishment has a club
type license which permits sale o1
beer and allows members to bring
their own bottles of whisky.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Juvenile Gang Of 5 Seized,
6 Stolen Cars Recovered

A juvenile gang has been ar
rested in Silver Spring, and police
have recovered six stolen automo-
|biles, a .22-caliber rifle, and about
$3.50 In loot from four house
breakings in the last two weeks.
Detective Sergt. William Wha1-
en- and Corpl. Kenneth Watkins
arrested the five youths yesterday
-Four Of them are 16, and the
fifth Is Is. All live in the Silver
Spring area. the officers said.
The youths were turned over to
juvenile authorities.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
Body Of Tailor Found

The body of Joseph Dyczkowski,
SO, a tailor at the Ammendale Nor
NAL Institute, operated by the
Christian Brothers at Ammendale,
Md, was found in a field near
there late yesterday. DR.. John r.
Maloney, Prince Georges County
coroner, said death was due to
natural causes.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
= New Directors Elected
AT Alexandria HospitoI

Seven new members have beer
elected to the Alexandria Hospital
Board of Directors.
The new members, chosen by
the hospital corporation, are: Mrs
James H. Brown, C. Ramona He'll
muth, c. E. Mccarthy, DR.. w
Booth Silcox, Miss Mary E
SWitzer, Marvin L. Wilson and 10.
seph w. Wyatt.
The board will meet next Weel
to elect new officers.