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Evening star., 1951-10-21
BY Frederick Brown Harris
Minister. Foundry Methodist Church; Chaplain
United States Senate.

than the griefs that are hardest to bear:
for she adds: TITS almost pleasure to
grieve all hung with weeds. like weep
ing willow, and the Vicar there to COM
fort. But the price Of eggs" To be
sure, 1t is such worries as the price of
eggs and other necessities that murder
peace Of mind and write the mounting
budget in red.
Life is not simply a battle with the
seven deadly sins. including the fragrant
ones of the flesh. In his colorful paint
ing Abbey has depicted that terrible en-
counter. But the awful danger is that
there will be no such battle with its
noise and alarm. The best never de-
parts to the sound Of bugles, but with
silent sandals The subtlest of tempta-
tions Is to be content with second-best,
or even third, to acquiesce in unworthy
compromises, to set up housekeeping on
lower levels Of reverence or rectitude or
morality. AS prober of souls has per-
tinently put the painful truth: "You
can vanquish sensuality in the ugliest
form. But the easy-going idea that
and that nothing is really more import
ant than anything else, is death to all
moral earnestness' and, it may be
added, to the solemnities of spiritual
verities.
Our chief danger is not that we shall
do anything conspicuously wrong, but
that we never shall do anything splen-
didly right. st. Paul tells us plainly
where the fiercest fight to win our souls
is to be waged, when he says: I'VE
wrestle not against flesh and blood (the
giants of eviD, but against spiritual
wickedness" (the germs Of eviD. That
matchless One. who taught as never
man taught, tells of a defeated life
which fell short of the glory. This man.
for whom the music Of life was spoiled
was tripped and trapped-not by any
gross or venal sin which. If known.
would have ostracized him from his fel-
lows. All. no! He was just entangled
with what Jesus called "the worry of the
world ard the lure Of riches"
1t Is not so much the COLLINS we need
to fear. They call out our swords and
shields and our coats Of mail. But, as
the Bible with unerring knowledge of
the pitfalls along the road to character
puts it. in an unforgettable warning !:
"It is the little foxes that spoil the
vines"
Evening star., 1951-10-21

spreading panic that presumably is silencing
people who would otherwise speak their minds?
There probably are some people who can be
cowed by the pressure OF public opinion. There
always have been and there always will be such
people, But II one may judge from the swelling
volume of criticism and countercriticism through
out the land, they are hardly in the majority
today.
Evening star., 1951-10-21
Arlington Republicans

In connection with the forthcoming
election in Arlington County. it is inter-
esting to note that the Republican Party.
by offering full slate Of qualified cam
local offices. This is a much more con-
structive move, if Virginia is ever to
have healthy two-party system, than
Senator Mundt's "if you can't beat 'em,
join EN- proposal
Harlan E. Freeman.
Evening star., 1951-10-21

exhaustion Of our natural resources, the
wealth per capita in this country will
be so reduced that 1t will not present
any attraction for people to remain.
j. S. C..
Evening star., 1951-04-29
North Virginia Schools
Win Debating Honors
BY The Assoeiated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
%. - Northern Virginia schools
took top honors here today in the
Group I debating competition that
wound up the 39th annual forensic
meet of the Virginia high school
league.
Fairfax High Schools affirma-
tive debating team of Phil Mon
son and Roger Barron de-
feated Washington-Lee High
School team from Arlington, but
Washington-Lee's negative team
of Carolyn Smith and John Lam
bert won that division over q
team from George Washington
High, of Alexandria.
Other winners in the final day
of competition at the University
of Virginia included:
Group III:
Public Speaking-Boys, Lewis
Costello. of Herndon; girls, Peggy
Pat Anderson, of Sugar Grove.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
BY the Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va, April 28.-
More identical twin calves are
needed by the Agriculture Depart
ment dairy specialists at Virginia
Tech reported today.
The specialists said the identical
calves will help the department
researchers at Beltsville, Md, find
the best answers to economy of
production and market quality OF
furnished animals.
The questions they. want to
answer are:
/. What happens to growing
beef calves when they are forced
to subsist on scanty rations such
as they get on a range during a
severe drought?
2. How effectively can the cows
make up, after adequate ratiolis
become available, for the weight
they failed to gain when feed was
scarce?
3. How will the meat and hides
|of cattle maintained for months
on scanty rations compare with
those of animals fed adequate ra-
tions throughout their period of
growth?
The Virginia Tech specialists
said researchers are hampered in
their search for the answers by
the high costs of maintaining
large numbers Of experimental
animals.
The answer to the high costs is
the twin calves, the specialists
said.
This is because Of the theory
that both members of a pair of
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Governor, Wife See
Southern Maryland
Tobacco, Home Show

| Gov. and Mrs. McKeldin Joined
Southern Maryland farm folk,
their legislators and public Off
cials last night in the closing pro-
gram of the week-long tobacco
farm and home show in Upper
Marlboro.
The chief executive and his wife
were cheered by some 5000 plant
ers and their families as they
walked into Eddlen Brothers to-
bacco warehouse. to the music Of
the Greenbelt Community Band.
Earlier, the Governor and Mrs.
McKeldin visited Old Port To-
bacco. in Charles County. where
they inspected Colonial homes
opened for the annual garden
tour.
Prize winning samples were
'auctioned after show officials dis
|tributed more than $4,000 in prizes
Sweepstakes winners were: First
prize. Thomas Fowler, Fair Haven,
Anne Arundel County; second,
Fendall Vermillion. Upper Marl-
boro; third Philip Spaulding, La
Plata, Charles County.
The show was the first spon-
Sored by the newly formed Mary
land Tobacco Show Association
and was directed of Sheldon E.
Reynolds, Mitchellville.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Montgomery Council
To Take Up IS Bills al
Legislative Session

The Montgomery County Coun-
ellis annual legislative session be-
ginning Tuesday will consider
approximately IS pieces of legis-
lation.
Courthouse officials predict nc
special problems this session. al
though the council will consider
at least six bills Of major I'M
portance.
Among them are laws transfer
ring recreation activities and build
ing and licensing sections from
the park and planning commits
sion to the county; establishment
of a county board of appeals;
raising the county's front foot
benefit borrowing power from 81
million to So million, and pro-
viding parking law for Wheaton
Approximately four pieces of
legislation and one or two resolu-
tions are expected to be intro
duced at the council meeting
Tuesday, first of the legislative
meetings. The council is ex-
pected to cancel a scheduled meet
ing for the following day and in
stead call special sessions later
in the month, when public in
terest in legislative affairs in
tensifies.
The county charter sets the
first two and last days of May
as legislative session dates, as
well as the regular Tuesday coun-
Gil meetings during the month.
But the council has found it nee
essary to call special meetings to
finish the work and to hold hear
ingS on the legislation.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Silver Spring Entrant
Wins Livestock Prize
In Maryland U. Show

George c. Fry of Silver Spring
yesterday was named grand
champion dairy Snowman at the
23rd annual students livestock
show at the University of Mary
land.
He also was declared champion
Holstein Snowman after winning
first place in the Holstein division
with his Royal Baroness. Mr.. Fry
won two trophies. one from the
Maryland Holstein Association,
the other from the Maryland
Virginia Milk Producers Associa-
ton, a $25 cash prize, a dairy
stool and a years subscription to
a dairy magazine.
In less serious competition,
Miss Joan Watkins of Laurel won
the intersorority novice milking
contest for Delta Gamma sorority
and Clarence (Skip) Gaddey won
the interfraternity creased pig
contest for Alpha Gamma Rho.
Thomas E. Drechsler of Wash
ington was declared reserve grand
champion dairy cattle Snowman
and champion Jersey Snowman.
Eugene Long of Thurmont, Md,
was named grand champion live
stock Snowman, with Jerome
Flood of Washington winning the
reserve championship. Mr.. Long
had taken top honors in the
sheep division and Mr.. Flood dis
played the best swine. 50
The show. sponsored by the
Block and Birdie club, brought a
turnout of $50 animals and own
ers and about 300 spectators.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Fredericksburg Council
To Consider Gas Proposal
BY he Assoeioied Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. April
28.-Negotiations between a city
council committee and the Fred
ericksburg Natural Gas Co. will
be resumed within the next few
days after the city receives con-
sultant's report on the value OF
its gas plant and facilities.
The natural gas company seeks
permission to supply the city with
natural gas through a 27-mile
pipeline connecting with a trans
continental line at Lagrange
Culpeper County.
The company has offered to pay
the city 100000 for the munich
pal gas plant and distribution
lines. A council committee re-
ported it believed the offer toe
low since the city facilities have
a book value of $450,000.
Total cost of the company's
project has been estimated at an
eventual $3.50. 1000.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Arlington Board
To Set New Tax
Rate Tomorrow
Will Act on Proposed
$2.65 Figure to Meet
$1l.5 Million Budget

The property tax rate in Ar
lington for 1951-52 will be set by
the County Board tomorrow.
The board will meet at 8 pm.
in the Circuit Courtroom of the
courthouse to act on a proposed
rate Of $2.65 to meet a recon-
mended budget of approximately
$11.5 million.
AS advertised, the $2.65 rate
would be divided between general
government, which would receive
SIPS, and schools, $1.40. The
School Board. after a public hear
ing. has asked for a $1.47 rate to
give teachers a $400 pay raise,
instead of the 5000 in the original
budget.
Won't Mean Lower Tax Bills.
The present tax rate is 1888 per
$100 of property valuation. The
reduced rate will not mean lower
tax bills, however, because a reas-
sessment last year increased prop
erty values by about rs per cent.
Some assessments increased more
than 100 per cent.
County Manager A. T. Lund-
berg places the new assessment
total at $241, ,779,961, compared
with $155,642.137 last year.
The proposed budget, not in
cluding the School Board request
for 7-cent increase in the rate,
totals $11,425.071, compared with
$9,248,225 in 1950-51.
S6.S Million General Budget.
AS proposed by the manager,
the general budget would be
$6,818,148. compared with the
current one of $5,571,281 and
schools would receive $4,606, 1928,
compared with the current
$3,676,944. The 7-cent increase
recommended by the School
Board would add about $50, 900.
A 5000 salary increase for all
county employees was recommended
by Mr.. Lundberg. A $400 increase
for policemen and firemen had
strong support at public hearing
on the budget.
The Arlington Civic Federation
has urged that the levy be set at
$3.50.
The rate set by the board will
be used in computing tax bills
due next December.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Montgomery County
Urged by Dr.. EIIicoft 10
Take Chest x-Rays

Participation of Montgomery
County residents in a l3-day pro-
gram of free chest X-rays will be
urged by Dr.. v. L. Ellicott. county
health officer, in television pro-
gram tomorrow.
DR.. Ellicott will appear on
WNBW at 1880 am.
Free X-rays will be offered by
the Montgomery County Tubercu-
losis Association in cooperation
with the County Health Depart
ment.
locations of the two x-ray ma
chimes will be:
Tuesday. II am. to 8 pm, Hiser
Theater, Wisconsin avenue and
Chevy Chase Post Office. Connecti-
cut avenue.
At Church and School.
Wednesday, II am. to pm,
River road and Western avenue;
and Connecticut avenue and Aspen
street.
Thursday, II a m. to 8 pm, Con-
gregational Church, WeStmoreland
circle; 9 am. to 4 pm, Bethesda
avenue: 6 pm. to 8 pm, River
Road Elementary School.
Friday, II am. to 8 pm. and
Saturday. 9 am. to 5 pm, Giant
Market, Georgetown road: Jellef' S,
Wisconsin avenue.
May Z. II am. to 9 pm, ESQ
station, Glen Echo, and bus ter
minal, Wisconsin avenue and
District line.
May 8, IL am. to 9 pm, Cabin
John flrehouse. and at Bradley
boulevard and Leland street.
May 9, II am. to 8 pm. Farm
Women's Market, Wisconsin ave-
nue.. and Methodist Church,
Georgetown road and Huntington
parkway.
May 10. II am. to 9 pm. Ken
wood Country Club, and Bethesda
Women's Club. Georgetown road
and Sonoma road, Bethesda.
May II, IL am. to 9 pm, Safe
way store. Brookeville road. and
IWoodwardu.and Lothrop, Wiscon-
sin avenue and District line.
May IL, 8 am. to S pm, Safe
way store, Wisconsin avenue and
Chase avenue, and Woodward and
Lothrop, Wisconsin avenue and
Elm street, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Fairfax Expects
Budget Hearing
To Be Stormy
Session Tomrrow
To Bring Clash on
School Spending
By Mary Lou Werner

With. words of encouragement
from Gov. Battle fresh in mind,
the Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors tomorrow will con-
duct what they expect to be the
county's Stormiest budget hearing.
The total proposed budget is
$6,217, ,429, exclusive of sanitary
district operations. Largest sum
in the budget is $40 million
sought by the schools, and it is
over this figure that the super
visorS expect the loudest debates.
Gov. Battle commented on the
school situation yesterday at the
Safety Patrol Jamboree in
Vienna.
Governor Optimistic.
'You have an unfortunate sit
uation in Fairfax County" he
said, "but am confident that in
short time the matter will be
cleaned up and you will start con-
Evening star., 1951-04-29

bOarO OF Ou-
perviSors.
Mr.. Jett, who
lives at Lorton,
will ba a can
didate for the
Lee Dis trict
S e a t on the
board in the
August primary.
The incumbent.
E. C. Sheads,
has not yet said
whether he will
run for re-elec-
ton.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

Gov. Battle and about 5000
others watched yesterday as the
Fairfax School Safety Patrol Jam
boree was held at Vienna. Va.
Every school in the county was
represented in an hour r-long
parade. The schools competed
with floats and safety slogans for
19 trophies and cash prizes.
Gov. Battle described the event
as inspiring" and said he hoped
other sections of Virginia "will
profit by your example"
Safety Officer Praised.
The governor particularly COM
mended Fairfax Police Sergt
Lewis Shumate, the county safety
officer, who helped arrange the
jamboree.
The Vienna Lions Club spon-
sored the event. Winning schools
will participate in the National
Safety Patrol parade in Washing
ton next month.
The patrol members and spec
tators were fed at the Vienna
Park from field kitchens provided
by Fort Belvoir Engineers.
Grand prize trophy went to
Fairview Elementary school
which also placed first in the
mounted floats division with a
May Day scene. 49,.
Sherman School Wins.
Winning slogan was that of the
Franklin Sherman School. II
said: CONTIGUOUS Say-It's Bet
ter To Be Live Clown than {
Dead Professor"
The prize-winning miniature
float. by Fairfax High School, de-
|picted radio. Voice of Safety
Prize Winners Listed.
Prize winners. in addition tc
thoSe already mentioned yvn,.c.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
S 900 See Floats, Hear Battle
At Fairfax Safety Jomboree

Best playing bands: Fairfax
High, first; Falls Church; Herndon
and Mount Vernon.
Best marching schools: Viena
Elementary. first; Franconia Ele-
Imentary and Forestville Ele-
Imentary.
Mounted floats: Groveton Ele-
Imentary. second, and Forestville
third.
Miniature floats: Lee School
second. and Fairvew Elementary
third.
Safety slogans: Bailey's Cross
Roads. second. and Louise Archer.
third.
Marching appearance of bands:
Fairfax High and Herndon High
Judges were Gen. Jacob L
Devers: Marine Warrant Officer
D. M. Sheehan and M/Sergt. Pau,
r. Bley; Inspector Richard Mans
field. safety director Of The Star;
George Hammond, American
Automobile Association Safety di-
rector. and Ernest r. Brett of the
Keystone Automobile Association
Trophies were presented by the
Annandale Businessmen's Associa-
ton; the American Automobile
Association, the Centreville Lion.
Club, The Evening Star, tn,
Fairfax County Board of Super.
visors. executive secretary ant
commemorative attorney; tn,
Fairfax County Police Association
Fairfax Post 1T. American Le
gion, Falls Church Kiwanis Club
Herndon Rotary Club, Ralph Hag
manu., Kings service station
Mount Vernon Lions Club, tn
Providence Journal. Service ga
rage, Vienna Businessmen Asso
citation, Vienna Lions Club and tn.
lVYiar~o rS1s,,rf m
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Twin Calves Sought in Effort
To Improve Dairy Research

identical twins have exactly the
same inherited characteristics
Therefore, any difference ir
weight or size when each is fed q
different ration will be due to the
feed and not to a difference in
any inherited tendency of the COW
as might be the case in expert
mental herds now in use.
The researchers want the iden-
tical calves to start on expert
mental rations when they are
old.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Hearing on Budget
Is Set for 10 AN.
STANDARD Time

The Fairfax County budget
hearing will be at 10 am.
tomorrow, Eastern Standard
Time, at the courthouse, al
though the county will be
operating on daylight time
unofficially. The supervisors
had hoped the hearing could
be held in the Fairfax High
School auditorium so more
people could seated. but have
been advised by the Virginia
attorney general that it must
be held in the courthouse.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Lone Oak PTA to Meet

DR.. John w. Knutson, Chief of
the Division of Dental Public
Health, United States Public
Health Service, will address the
Lone Oak Parent Teacher Associa-
ton at 8 pm. Tuesday at the
school in Rockville. Md.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
D. C. Low Firm Wins
s., 800 Fees in Suit
SpeeisI Dispatch to The Sior

LEEsBURG, Va, April 2s.-Mc-
Neill & Fuller. Washington attor-
neys, have been allowed $4,000 for
professional fees and costs in a
suit against Frank c.. Littleton,
former owner of Oak Hill, in Lou
dourl County Circuit Court. The
case was heard before Judge Ham
ilton Haas of Harrisonburg.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

If eIec te d, Mr. Sess.
Mr.. Jett said. he will resign from
the School Board.
The candidate was superintend-
ent Of construction at Lorton Re-
formatory before he retired. He
has lived in the county for ii
years.
Mr.. Jett is a director Of the
Kiwanis Club Of Woodbridge and
a member of the official board OF
the Occoquan Methodist Church
Evening star., 1951-04-29

Listen to Quiz
EN- on the All"
from 2::30 to 3
pm. todoy on
W M MAL, The
Evening Star
stotion, as these
two teams meet
in the latest Of
these weekly
contests. Quiz
En- on the Air"
is sponsored by
The Star and
WMAL in COOP
ssatien with the
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Fuirfux Fete Set

Fairfax Elementary School pupils
will present May Day program
1.-The Parade of Months" at 1O
am. Tuesday at the school. Carol
Ann Talbot, a seventh grade
student, will be crowned queen by
the maid of honor, Sidonia Sher-
man
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Rock Creek Forest PTA

Newly elected officers will be in
stalled at a meeting of the Rock
Greek Forest nt-Teacher
Association at 8:15 pm. Tuesday
at the Rock Greek Forest School,
Grubb road and Colston ariYe,
Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

struction of schools here. Your
troubles apparently are unavoid-
able, but it won't be long before
you can point with pride to the
finest school system in Virginia.
He was referring to the fact
that the county supervisors have
set June % as the date for ad-
vertising sale of sos million in
school construction and $3.50, 600
courthouse construction bonds.
Sale of the two issues has been
delayed since last May by litiga-
ton.
The bond attorneys also advised
the county that there was mol
need of including any money for
school construction in the budget
because the bond money will be
available.
MOtorcade Scheduled.
But their advice is not likely to
bacify a delegation of irate par
knts who are preparing to tell the
budget hearing of crowded condi-
lions in the schools. They will
eonvene on the court house in al
notorcade from Fenwick Park.
Actually, the school budget does
not contemplate raising any
money through taxes for con-
Itruction. The amount to be
raised by the proposed $2.56
Ichool levy would be for operat-
ng expenses and routine capital
,utlays such as interest on bond
money and purchase of equip
nent.
Increases in teachers salaries
Ind employment of 100 additional
;eachers to handle an anticipated
1000 increase in enrolment are
he principal items that brought
The proposed school budget to a
igure nearly double last years.
The countyis League of Women
Voters and number of Parent
Teacher Association presidents is
Iued statements last night urging
support for the full school budget.
Further Cuts Opposed.
after careful study, it should
,e obvious to any unprejudiced
person that there is no item that
ian be cut further without serious
Impairment of our already over
ourdened school system" said
Mrs. Hugh McDiarmid, chairman
If a P-TA group that made a
itudy of the school budget.
The League of Women Voters
said the proposed budget pro-
7ideS "only the bare maintenance
pf the current level of instruction
and operation -"
The PTA study group passed
out circulars Saturday showing
that Fairfax County spends $780,
10 annually to educate one child,
which is below the national aver
lge of $205.50.
But the supervisors already have
indicated that they think the pro-
posed school budget is too high.
When the figure first was pro-
posed, the supervisors asked the
school board to make reductions
10 that only a So school levy
would be required. The school
board replied that there could
,e no further reductions, and
pointed out that nearly ST. mil
ion for construction was deleted
from the school budget at the
supervisors suggestion.
ReaSseSsment Boosts Rates.
In addition to the school tax,
'ther items in budget would re-
luire total proposed levy of
1923, which is only slightly above
ast years levy of $3.19. Most
ak bills would be more than
doubled by the proposed new levy,
however, because of a reassess-
nent.
The increase in tax bills has
.lraWn opposition from such
iroups as the Freel1olders Pro-
ective Association, and the
Pleasant Ridge Community Tax
IayerS Association.
The supervisors must adopt the
'udget before midnight tomorrow.
q p Ninner Cat kAnnI-,
Evening star., 1951-04-29
}. o. P. Dinner Set Monduy
Special Dispatch TO The star

Special Dispatch TO The Star
LEXINGTON PARK, Md, April
IS (SpeciaD. The st. Mary'sI
county Republican Central Com
nittee will give a dinner at the
Honey Lane restaurant here at Z
p.n Monday for ]. Donelin Hurry,
reteran G. O. p. leader. =
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Group Chooses Hooper

FREDERICK, Md, April % (P)
"A nominating committee has Sc
lected U. Grant Hooper, Frederick
County commissioner, to head the
new State Association of County
Commissioners.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
{. B. jeff Of Lorfon Seeks
Fairfax Supervisory Post

Clarence B. Jett, a member of
the Fairfax County School Board
for 10 years, yesterday announced
his candidacy for the County
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Typical Grocery Increases

Here are some typical price in
creases that will be found in one
big Washington grocery chain this
week under the new price policy.
Old New
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Wilson, Page School
Meet in Quiz Today

Compore your current events with
thot of quiz teoms from Wilson Hiqh
School and the copitoi Poee School,