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Smyrna times., 1951-03-15
ROTARY ELECTS HEADS

James Il. Eyerhart Elected Presi-
dent at Recent Meeting
At the dinner meeting of the
Smyrna Rotary Club last Thursday
night the following officers were
Smyrna times., 1951-03-15

elected for the term starting July
first: James Z. Everhart, presi-
dent; William Kruchen, vice presi-
dent; William E. Matthews, Jr.,
secretary; John b C. Mannering,
treasurer; Leroy T. Sayers and
Malcolm Belber, directors. The
Smyrna times., 1951-03-15

When you choose your new car
choose it for beauty, of course, but
choose it also for its reputation of
downright dependability. In either
case, you'll choose Pontiac-and
you'll respect your own good judg-
ment for years to come. In short,
you'll know first-hand why more
loyal owners than ever say that
'Dollar for Dollar You Can't
Beat PontidcP =
Smyrna times., 1951-03-15

When you buy Pontiac you buy
more than pride of owning the
most beautiful thing on wheels
you buy car that year after year
will deliver completely satisfying,
carefree performance.
For Pontiacs are designed and
soundly built to operate year after
year-for thousands upon thou
sands of miles-with the absolute
minimum of routine maintenance.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
DODGE 1a47

5-pass. cpe., economical transportation.
beauty and comfort at Its best Ia. o
carefully cared for car; midnight
blue finish. fluid dr., heater. seat
covers; spotless; good tires; condi-
standards. Weekend special $3.50.
LEE D. BUTLER, INC, 1121 21st st,
NV, DI 0110, Open Sun. I'll B.
Evening star., 1951-04-08

SALE!
'4o & so eeo'sE eos;
UNDER OPS CEILING
BLACK 8 WHITE GUAR.
80 FORD s1.5s5 /
Custom Tudor Sedan; beau
tiful maroon fin. showroom
cond; 10000 actual miles;
owners name on request.
vertibie. r.. h.. pIas. seat
covers. fender shields; like
new, guaranteed.
80 BUICK ---$1,745
Special Sedan. baby blue fin-
ish, $4,000 act. miles, r. and
h.; excellent 0ne-owner car,
traded on 81 Lincoln; fully
guaranteed, like new
so MERCURY $l,7s5
80 Club Coupes and Sport
Sedans;. solid colors. fully
.srnIces sSIipssd' onscowner oSr soucsrx ears;
since new. Sold up 10
$2.650; average mileage.
1000 to $4,000. Special
today.
so oLDS --S2,o45
So So SEDAN ssas i%maculate mn. An.
owner; r., h.. Wv. tires,
Hyd. dr., plastic S. covers;
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and drive this fine 'sSS" at
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so FORD sl.5s5
Custom "s" Tuudor Sedan;
w..w. tires. ii 200 actual
miles; traded ON '51 Mer-
cury; owners name on re-
quest; like new.
40 FORD sl,Ie5
sea mist finish, 1900 1870 aetna actual
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40 DODGE sl,e45
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40 De SOTO -----.$ ST, ,635
De luxe sedan; beautiful
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new.
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LINCoLN-MERCURY DEALER
BITS Bladensburs Rd.
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Open 80; SUM-. lI-S
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Steps Have Failed 10 BaIk
Airport, Burke Group ToId

About 60 residents of the Burke
(Va.) area were told last night
that. despite pleas to a number
Of Representatives and Senators.
nobody has yet decided he's going
to stop the airport for u.s."
Harold Howe. who owns about
300 acres inside the 4.500 acres
the Commerce Department plans
to use for supplemental Wash
ington airport, also told the group,
in the Burke firehouse.
that there appears to be no way
the Department can be stopped
from spending 81 million already
appointed to buy land.
At a previous meeting protest.
ing selection of the Burke site,
residents of the area had been
hopeful that Congressman would
insist that Baltimore's huge
Friendship International Airport
be used instead. Mr.. Howe said
last night, however, that the Air
Force is planning to use much of
Friendships capacity.
Mr.. Howe, who is a member of
a county committee seeking to
locate the airport outside of Fair
fax County. said he hoped that
appropriation of additional funds
by Congress can be halted.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia told the county committee he
is against location of the airport
at Burke and is opposed to acqui-
sition Of any additional Virginia
land for Federal purposes, Mr..
Howe reported.
Evening star., 1951-07-12

A group of orince Georges
County mothers are determined to
provide kindergarten es for
their children, even if they have
to overwork thei- husbands.
Their zeal already has won a
promise of land for one-room
building site of 49, j. Enos Ray
Elementary School in Takoma
Park. A committee of the county
school board will meet with some
of the parents at $3.50 am. tomor-
row to select the site.
Mrs. Joseph L. Brechner. 6720
Conway avenue, Takorpa Park
said yesterday $500 will provide
enough materials to build a kin
Idergarten. She said the mothers
in the area plan to recruit the
talents of their spouses to put
the materials together.
The group first must raise the
needed funds and Mrs. Brechner
is chairman of a committee seek
/ ing to do Just that. Mrs. Brechner
lis much more confident of enlisting
the aid of the husbands than
she is of raising the funds, she
confided.
Begun Seven Years Ago.
Actually the parents involved
are seeking to prevent the termi-
nation of kindergarten facilities
in the area. Seven years ago, there
was q vacant room in the Enos
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HyattsviIIe Policeman
0utruns Suspected Youth

Charles L. Glover, 20, of no fixed
address, is in Prince Georges
County Jail at Hyattsville because
he couldn't outrun Pfc. Elmer
Thompson of the Hyattsville town
police force.
Policeman Thompson arrested
Glover Tuesday after chasing him
about two and half blocks
through alleys behind the 1000
block of Hamilton street in Hy-
attsville.
Mr.. Thompson said that he and
Pvt. Elmo Husk, rookie county po-
liceman, found Glover hiding in
the bushes behind an apartment
house at 4017 Hamilton street
where they had gone to investigate
a reported burglary.
When the youth fled Officer
Thompson said he fired ovel
Glover's head and ordered him tt
halt, but he kept on running. Tht
policeman caught up with Glover
at Forty first avenue and Ingra.
ham street.
Glover was charged with break.
ing and entering and was place.
in the Hyattsville Jail in defaul
of 81 ZOO bond. He was to be giver
a hearing in Hyattsville Police
Court today.
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Anderson Hospital Room
Dedicated 10 Donors

A private room in the newly
constructed Anderson Orthopedic
Hospital in Arlington has been
dedicated to the memory of Rich
ard H. Rosemund, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. L. Rosemund of Hunting
Terrace Apartments, Alexandria.
The dedication followed dona-
tion of $4,000. cost of building
and equipping the room, by the
Alexandria couple 1t is the only
room in the 40-bed hospital to be
dedicated. The hospital was con-
structed through efforts of the
Arlington Junior Chamber of
Commerce which acted as a fund
raising body.
Plans for opening the $400 900
building in August are being made
by special committee.
The women of the Mount Ver-
non Baptist Church of Arlington
will furnish a room. About $500
is required to provide all furnish
ings for a single room.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Falls Church Youth Held
On HOUSEKEEPING Charqe

Joseph Leake, 10, of the 100
block of West Westmoreland
street, Falls Church. yesterday
was ordered held for action of a
Fairfax County Grand Jury on a
charge of breaking and entering.
Police said he stole a rifle from
a service station on Route 7 near
Shirley highway.
Leake, along with two juvenile
boys, is believed by police to be
responsible for a series of store
breakings and larcenies in the
Falls Church area during the last
month.
Trial Justice Robert c. Fitz-
gerald was scheduled to hear tes-
timony today regarding activities
of the two juveniles, both II.
Judge Fitzgerald continued un-
til August 20 hearing of gambling
charges against Lester E. Scott.
40, of ITO Abingdon drive, Alex
andria, and Howard T. Pickles
Carter, 80, of 210 Washington
road, Holm Hall Village. Both
were arrested after a raid on Car
ter's home last Friday.
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Ray school. The school board all
lowed the parents in the area
the use of the room, and the
first kindergarten class was or
ganized. Miss Ruth Ivers was
employed to teach.
At the end of four years the
kindergarten business was BOOM
ing. But SO was housing in the
area and the Enos Ray School
pulled in it's vacancy sign as the
enrolment increased. The kinder
lgarten was forced to move into
space provided by the city of
lTakoma Park. Since that time,
three years ago. city business has
Increased to the point that no
space is available for kindergarten
use.
Craftsman Provides Sketch.
One OF the husbands, Eric w.
Andberg, an architectural drafts
man, has provided the preliminary
sketch for the one-room frame
building. On the basis of his
sketch, the estimate Of $500 for
materials was set.
Other husbands have been
pledged to donate labor or know
how in making the building a
reality. Mrs. Brechner said all of
the men are enthusiastic about
the proposal.
A committee including Mrs
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County Group Plans to Build Own kindergarten

Brechner, Mrs. Homer Sharp, Mrs.
Richard Switts and Mrs. Ellery
Denison has been doing most of
the groundwork SO far. It is
planned to spread the work among
more mothers in the area when
a Embarrassing campaign is begun
in earnest.
Plan Corporation.
The parents plan to form a nom
profit corporation and have OBJ
tanned an offer Of free legal coun-
sci from Robert Matthias, attorney
for the Prince Georges School
Board. Once the organization
charter is obtained, an effort may
be made to get a loan.
!. Mrs. Brechner said the parents
are pleased with the cooperation
the county school board has ex-
tended. She said the building,
when paid for. probably will be
turned over to the school board,
although it will be stipulated that
the kindergarten class continue
to use it until other space is pro-
vided.
Meanwhile, the committee has
set it's sights toward completion
of the building by September. The
parents don't want to lose the
services of Miss Ivers, who they
regard as outstanding in her field,
Mrs. Brechner said.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
By William J. WheotIey
Stor Stoff Correspondent

FORT MILES. Del. July H.
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 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 a command
post exercise in which, on paper
they must land 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 acquisitions 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 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,
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Police Press Search
For AW0L Soldier
WHO Evaded Posse

Military and civilian police were
still searching today for 17-year-
old AWOL soldier who was last
seen walking across wooded area
IN Prince Georges County with a
% rifle tucked under his arm and
"a dog at his heels.
The soldier, Pvt. William Canter,
has been missing from Fort Eus-
tbs, Va, since Sunday. Yesterday
he evaded a posse of Is military
and civilian policemen who closed
in on his small, rustic home in the
wooded swamplands about two
miles north of Upper Marlboro.
Police, earlier in the day,
thought they had the youth cor
|nered in his fathers tobacco barn,
but he fed to the woods as Capt.
Samuel c. Dragone, Andrews Air
Force Base provost marshal, fired
two shots over his head. Searchers
then combed the area until night
fall.
Police believe the youth may
have gotten a ride in a passing
car. A bloodhound followed his
trail to Brown Station road twice,
where he lost the scent, and a
farmer said he saw Canter yes
terday afternoon trudging across
his field toward the road. He
said the soldier was carrying a
rifle and a dog was walking with
him.
Canter's mother, Mrs. Harvey
King, said her son had been ab-
sent without leave for five days
| in May. That time, she said, he
went back with Fort Eustis au-
thorities without a struggle when
they came for him.
Tuesday, however, two Fort
Eustis sergeants came to Canter's
home to take him back and the
youth ordered them off the prop.
erty at gunpoint. Neither of the
sergeants was armed. Capt. ORA
gone said.
Mrs. King, mother of six other
children, said Canter told her he
had a weeks furlough when he
returned home Sunday night. She
said he enlisted in the Army ir
March, but his letters have indi.
Gated that he wished he hadn't
She said she had tried to get hin
discharged to work on the farm
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It's Round-the-CIock Training
For DC. Guard at Fort 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 a 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 tc
observe training progress. Other
officers from Fort Meade also are
expected.
Sergt. George w. Kennedy, 151e
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 ir
1889. served as a lieutenant from
1916 to 1948, when he resigned tc
enlist as a regular.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Fairfax Board Names
Judges in Democratic
Primary August 7

Judges for the Democratic pri-
mary, August 7, have been selected
by the Fairfax County Electoral
Board.
The board also announced that
Stuart DeBell, who will run for
the Board of Supervisors from
Centreville District, resigned from
the electoral unit.
The judges for the primary from
the % county precincts and three
Falls Church wards follow:
Centreyille--James Payne. Carrie Rose
and Dallas Hutchison.
Kidwell and Alice G. woodward
PenderlBessie Gooding, Alvin Birch and
swetnam--Mabel NJ. Kruse. o. W. ches-
ley and Ruth Dismuke.
WellsI1Malcolm Wells. Daisy Wells and
Dranesviiie-Mary Fanny Conner, Ivy
Forestville-H. Lester Oliver, Paul T.
c0FRTs HsradonE and BsFVzh E. Geste saD'9n A. w.msey
Pleasant valieyNEdith Rosers. H. Wade
apd jefbe noRs RsetGs p.,.r
and R. Townsend Harrison.
Thornton-A Vernon Thompson. Eliza
beth Wheeler; and Agnes Slack.
walls Falls Church No; 11yyqseph c: Fought
Fails Church No. 2-Myrtle Seaiock.
AnnandaieLJustus An !. I,Is.Jtus Ange' Morris Bond
Baileys. crossroads-c. B. o'shaush-
messy. Wilson Row and Marie j. Schmidt
Wsss aanloT and ottd MrcS2 c1Sekre Jesse
Burke.j. Golden :, Blineoe. dilss' Meta r.
White and Kathleen staub
Lorton-Fred J: Greene. Mrs. Louise
xMSSasiSafFshsl1s xoeosinfJo Y.,I1iU 1ays and rbom,,
- FTsneonia,-claude H Ward, Pauline
Ssi5.S.I I s'.s.zf ses Sari .;,s
Groveton@w. r. p Reid, nHeies Horace D.
Crouther and Beulah A. Tavenner.
Fairfax-Ashby Graham. Dolly Smith
and Annie Broadwater.
carts9 FsRssg4fa sBd htts9 JTqsax Elizabeth
The Lick--omer I. Nigh. Lottie Bryan
Vienna-c. E. Holler. James Edward
Fouche and Marsaret B. Clarke.
Judges for the Falls Church wards are:
ply; William E. Eberhart and Helen S.
Precinct No. madison School
Evelyn Hinman, Theresa Cusel and Mar
'' Precinct Mi;tNSi No. 3 BROAD Street Motors
W, RAYMOND Taylor, Dorothy Walker and
Commissioners of Election are w. P. F.
Reid. Omer l. Nigh and c. N. Cockrell
Evening star., 1951-07-12
AIexundriun Cleared
OF Fireworks Churqe

Nick c.. Latsios. 81, Alexandria
restaurant owner and former pro-
fessional boxer. yesterday was
found not guilty on charges OF
selling explosive fireworks and OF
permitting a minor to sell them
Judge Paul.D. Brown, in Ar
lington County Court, was told by
Mr.. Latsios' attorney. Alfred w
Trueax, that the fireworks stand
was not operated by Mr.. Latsios
although he owns the property
where the stand was set UP.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Proqrum for Tonight

Programs preserte through
the cooperation of the District
Arlington County. Prince Georges
County, Montgomery County and
City of Alexandria Recreation
Departments and the Film Center
of Washington.
Washington, al Dusk.
Stoddert, Thirty ninth and Cal
vert streets NV.
Barnard, Fifth and Decatur
streets NV.
Powell, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV.
Sherwood, Tenth and G streets
IN.r.
Garfield, Second and = streets
IS.E.
Fort Greble, Nichols avenue and
Chesapeake street S.W.
Cook. North Capitol and F
streets NV.
Rose Park, Twenty-seventh and
~ SCrecCS INV.
Kelly Miller, Forty-ninth street
and Washington place NE.
Syphax School, Half street be-
tween N and 0 S.W.
Arlington, $3.50 PM.
Hoffman-BoSton, 1415 South
Queen street.
Alexandria, $3.50 PM.
Parker Madden, 500 North
Fairfax street.
Prince Georges Count $3.50 PM
Green Meadows, Sligo Park
road.
Montgomery County, $3.50 PM.
Bethesda Chevy Chase, Wiscep-
sin avenue at end of Norwood
ldrive.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Changes Avert
School Jam-Up
Alexandra
Two Zone Boundurie!
Altered; Sixth-Grode
Class Transferred

The threat of overcrowding at
three Alexandria schools in the
next term was headed off by the
city board last night.
Two school zone boundaries
were changed and plan to trans
port an entire sixth-grade class
from the Barrett School to the
George Mason School was ap-
proved.
Forty-four pupils are involved
in boundary shift, which re-
moved the northeast section of
the Maury school zone and placed
it in the Mount Vernon zone. The
shift includes the area north of
Mount Vernon avenue.
Shift to Barrett Zone.
The other shift removes 81
students from the George Mason
school zone and places them in
the Barrett zone. The boundary
line will run along Tennessee
avenue north and west of Ebert
avenue.
School Supt. T. c. Williams
recommendation that one of two
sixth-grade classes of 80 pupils
in the Barrett school be trans
ferred by bus each day to the
George Mason school was adopted
as the best possible means of util-.
izing vacant space at the latter
building. Cost of transporting
the class is not expected to exceed
$1,000 for the entire school year
The board announced $3.50 in
crease in teacher salaries as the
result of an upward adjustment
in the scale. The new scale pro-
vides a range of $2,700 to $4,000
for teachers with bachelors de-
grees, $4,000 to $4,000 for those
with masters degrees and, $3,100I
to $4,000 for those holding DOCTOR
ates.
Nonresident Fee Raised.
The tuition fee to be assessed
nonresident pupils was raised
from $3.50 to $40 for elementary
and from $140 to $50 for high
school enrollments. This action
followed disclosure by Supt. Will
lians that the city last year SUBJ
sidiZed the cost of education of
non-residentS. About 80 non-reSi-
dent students were enrolled last
year.
A report for the school year
just completed was presented by
Supt. Williams. It listed the per
pupil cost of education as $213.9o
Total enrolment in the schools
reached 8,023 and was comprised
of 6,777 white and 1926 colored
students.
j. S. Everly was reelected
chairman of the board for the
new school year. Mrs. Marguerite
Wallace was renamed clerk to
the board and will begin her 10th
year in that post. Edward D. Reed
was elected vice chairman.
Evening star., 1951-07-12

president of the Arlington County
Firemen's Association. He lives
at 1902 North Jackson street.
Meanwhile, Arlington police re-
vealed that juvenile bureau au-
thorities are investigating new
report of damage to Mr.. Souther's
Wilson boulevard variety shop.
Police said that the stores plate
glass window was knocked out by
IA cinderblock sometime last
night.
Earlier, Mr.. Souther had COM
planned that bullets had been
fired through windows Of his
store by an unknown guoman.
Evening star., 1951-07-12
Smith Named 10 Head
New School Construction

j. Albert Smith, supervisor of
buildings and grounds for Arling-
ton County schools, has been put
in charge of all new school con-
struction in the county, School
Supt. William A. Early announced
today.
Thomas B. Netting, assistant
supervisor, will succeed Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Early said the new position
is necessitated by increased school
construction in the county. Two
large additions are now being con-
structed at Washington-Lee High
School and Hoffman-Boston High
School for colored. Also, the
county recently sold SAT million
in bonds for new school con-
Struction.
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Il Nurses Aides Capped
Al Prince Georges Hospital

Twelve Red Cross nurses aides
have been capped at Prince
Georges General Hospital. The
graduates were capped Monday
might by Mrs. Virginia huffman,
who instructed the class.
The graduates are: Mrs. Mary
Virginia Adams, Mrs. Joan DAILY,
Mrs. Geraldine M. DeMarco, Mrs.
Julia S. Dingee, Mrs, Ruth C..
|Dingee. Mrs. Ora M. Donoghue,
Mrs. Mary L. Emmart. Mrs. Eliza
beth Maxwell Fleet, Mrs. Joyce M.
Lipsitz. Mrs. Shirlie M. Lusby,
Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps Quill and
Mrs. Jane r. Simpson,