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Evening star., 1952-08-20
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented through the
cooperation of the District and
Montgomery County Recreation
Departments and the Film Center
Of Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Gallinger, F and Twenty-second
streets NV.
Takoma. Fourth and Whittier
streets NV.
Edgewood. Third and Evarts
streets NE.
Rosedale. Seventeenth and Gales
streets NE.
Thomson. Twelfth and L streets
NV.
Congress Heights. Savannah
street and Randle place Sc.
Howard. Fourth and w streets
NV.
Shaw, Seventh street and Rhode
Island avenue NV.
Thomas. 900 block Of Anacostis
road NE.
Lincoln, Sixth and L streets Sc
Montgomery County, At Dusk.
Takoma Park Recreation Cen.
ter, Grant avenue, Takoma Park
North Four Corners Recreation
Center, Old Bladensburg road
-Four Corners. n
Evening star., 1952-08-20
1,7OO-Po Safe Stolen
By Gang in Fairfax County

Fairfax County Police are look
ing for a band Of robbers who stole
a 1,700 pound safe and carted Il
away in a stolen truck.
The safe, stolen sometime early
Monday from Erwin Ford Motor
Co. on Route I'll, contained nearly
$500 cash and $1,000 in checks.
Police believe more than one
man was involved because of the
safes size. The burglars used .
chain hoist at the motor company
to lift it into the truck.
Entrance was gained through o
rear door by breaking a pane Of
|glass.
The same establishment had D
similar safe robbery about 10
months ago.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Mrs. Spickna|| Chosen
Successor 10 Husband
As Commissioner

Mrs. H. Wilson Spicknall, a
Republican, will succeed her late
husband as a Prince George
County commissioner.
She will take Office as the Sec
ond woman commissioner in the
county's history. The first was
Mrs. Mary w. Browning. Demo-
lcrat, who served one year after
her appointment in 1929.
The widow of the 72-year-old
county head, who dide August 3,
two years after he was elected in
the 1850 Republican landslide,
was unanimously chosen last
might by the party's central COM
Imittee.
Vote Polled at Meeting.
The vote was polled in Hyatts-
vile at a joint meeting of the
Iseven-member committee and the
four Republican county commits
SionerS.
All Of the commissioners agreed
to her selection.
Gov. McKeldin will sign her
credentials under a new law which
requires executive confirmation of
the person named by the central
committee. tss-.
Mrs. Spicknall lives at Ais
Woodberry street. U University
Park. ~ ~
Waters Lauds Selection.
Commissioner Edward j. Wat
ers. close friend of the Spick-
nall family. called her appoint
ment "the best choice that could
have been made"
The new commiSSioner-to-be
has lived in Prince Georges
County for 38 of her IS years.
She is native of Calvert County.
Mrs. Spicknall has a son, DR..
Charles Spicknall, a staff member
at the Marine Hospital in Balti-
more. She also has two daugh-
ters, Miss Florence l.. Spicknall of
the University Park address and
Mrs. Julia Sumner of Hyattsville.
Miss Spicknall is the guidance
counselor at Northwestern High
School near Hyattsville. Mrs.
Sumner is secretary to the prin-
cipal OF the Hyattsville Junior
High School.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
County Fair Adds Attractions
For Tonight and Tomorrow

Additional attractions have been
scheduled for tonight and tomor-
row at Montgomery County Fair
at Gaithersburg.
Tonight, for instance, a Marine
drum and bugle corps will enter
tain. starting at 1880. And at 10
pm. the spotlight will shift to
whippet races at the far end of
the 65-acre fair grounds. In be-
tween will be the regularly-sched-
|uled feature event. the pageant of
home demonstration activities, at
3 pm.
Fair officials say it's part of a
program designed to attract the
largest crowd in the fairs history.
Weather permitting. they are look
ling towards a total attendance of
some 10000 before the fair ends
Saturday, nearly double any pre-
|vious totals. Last year there were
$4,000; the year before that. only
I6, 900.
Pupils Admitted Free.
This years crowd got big boost
today by the free admission of all
school children. The occasion was
|Children's Day.
Tomorrow, the program lists it
as Governors Day, the time set
aside for the visit of Maryland's
Gov. McKeldin. So far. however,
no definite time has been set for
his visit.
The Navy will provide the added
attraction tomorrow. A parade
through the fair grounds will be
held at 1880 pm, with particle
pants to include the Navy School
of Music band, a Navy ceremonial
drill team, and the Montgomery
County unit Of the Organized
Naval Reserve.
Last night. it was the Army's
turn to provide the musical en-
tertainment.
Today's program included swine
Judging in the Berkshire. Chester
White. Poland China and Spotted
Poland China categories; Ayrshire
and Jersey cattle judging: sheep,
dairy. poultry and rabbit judging.
Tomorrow, it will be Duroc, !
Hampshire and Yorkshire swine
and Guernsey and Holstein cattle.
Fireworks Tomorrow.
A fireworks display will be held
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow.
Tonight's whippet races will be-
the first ever conducted at the
fair, if not in the entire Wash
ington area, according to fair
officials.
Yesterdays fair inaugeral left
Ioficials confident that 4Blis years
Evening star., 1952-08-20
1894 in Shotgun Shells
Stolen in Alexandra

The Montgomery-Ward Store in
Alexandria has reported the theft
of 1894 worth of shotgun shells
and three outboard motors worth
1928.
The IL large cases of shotgun
shells disappeared from a stock
room in the back Of the store at
906 King street. The outboard
motors were reported taken from
the warehouse at Fayette and
Pendleton streets.
Alexandria police said the thefts
were reported yesterday. but it was
not known exactly when they
occurred.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Miniature Train Engineer
Exonerafed in Boys Death
By the Associofed Press

PASADENA, Md, Aug. 90
Curtis King, 32-year-old engineer
of an amusement park train, was
found not guilty of manslaughter
charges here last night in the
death Of a 3-year-old boy who was
killed by the train.
The victim was Gregory Robin
son of 1718 Fifth street NV.
Washington.
Patrolman William STREET. tes-
titled another child pushed the
little colored boy, and he fell
across the tracks in the path of
the oncoming miniature train.
Magistrate H. M. Sandrock or
dered operators of Beachwood
Park to erect guards about the
train. or he would close the con-
c0SSiOn.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Fenwick Cites Higher
Cost TO Arlington in
Change TO City Rule

Arlington government will be
more costly if the county becomes
a city next January, State Senator
Charles r. Fenwick said yesterday.
Senator Fenwick addressed the
Arlington Lions Club at lunch
con meeting at the Washington
Golf and Country Club. He said he
is not opposed to incorporation
and is still studying the proposal
but added that before the Novem-
ber 4 referendum on the question,
he will state his position.
Senator Fenwick said he has
not yet seen sufficient advantages
in the plan to offset loss of about
100000 a year in State highway
revenues.
Would Lose State Funds.
The county also would lose
funds now received from the State
for school bus transportation, he
declared.
The cost of building primary
roads is now borne by the State,
Senator Fenwick said, but Arling-
ton City would have to pay one
fourth or one-half of the cost OF
such construction.
The city would have certain
powers which the county now
lacks, Senator Fenwick said. He
questioned. however, whether the
added powers are needed. These
include the right to institute an
nexation proceedings, operate
public utilities and grant franch-
iseS.
Against Bonding Power.
Another new power would en-
able the city council to issue q
limited amount of bonds without
a vote Of the people.
"In the present situation" Sena.
tor Fennwick said. 81 think We
probably ought not to have that
power"
He referred to another change
which would be brought about BY
incorporation. This would per.
init government clerks" to hole
Office In the city. A Circuit Cour'
decision. now on appeal to ths
State Supreme Court held that
Federal employees are banned BY
State law from serving on tn.
County Board.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Playground Queen
To Be Named Toniqht

The Queen of Arlington Play
grounds will be chosen at 8 o'clock
tonight at Four Mile Run Park.
South Sixteenth street and Four
Mile Run drive.
Robert w. Cox. chairman Of the
County Board, will spin the
Wheel Of Fortune" to choose the
queen.
Joan Daily, chosen queen last
year. will crown her successor. The
new queen viii reign over the
closing program of the County
Recr e alton Departments 1852
playground season.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
$554 in Tires Stolen

Eleven tires valued at 1854 were
stolen from an Alexandria service
station which, police said. was
broken into early today. Police
discovered the theft while making
Ia routine check of Brawner's
ESQ Service Station at Valley
drive and Leesburg pike. En-
trance had been gained by break.
ing a window in the rear door. A
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Absentee Voting in
ALABAMA

As a SerUice to the Districts
absentee Doters The Star is pub
HShing Uoting regulations in
each State for 1ert NoDember's
election. One State wil be pub
Hshed each day. Watch for
yours. Today's installment is for
residents 1Dho 1Dish to Dote in
Alabama:
Officers to Be Elected: Nine
Representatives to Congress, State
judges and county commissioners
Residence Requirement.: State
2 years; county, ! year; precinct
8 months.
Poll Tax: $1.50 annual tax must
have been paid to tax collector
Of county by February l, 1852
(Tax cumulative with interest
from 21st to 45th year Of age
while resident in State). Veterans
Of all wars including Korea
exempt from payment.
Registration: In person only
before County Board of Regis
trars. Dates vary with counties
but is Statewide on first and third
Mondays of each month. Regis
tration is permanent. Citizens OF
Jefferson, Mobile, Montgomery
and Tuscaloosa Counties should
check for additional dates.
The new registration law does
not interfere with present voter
lists but new applicants for regis
tration must satisfy the County
Board of Registrars that:
l. They are Of good character
and embrace the duties and OBJ
legations of citizenship"
2. Answer satisfactorily the
questionnaire prepared by State
Supreme Court.
3. Have poll tax paid.
4. Sign an anti-C Communist oath.
5. Be able to read and write any
article of the Constitution Of the
United States.
Absentee Voting: None from
outside of State. Electors who will
be absent from home county on
election day may vote by per-
sonally appearing before the reg
istrar in chancery of county from
the 30th to the 5th day prior to
the election.
For further information cali
Mrs. Clarence Fisher. chairman
OF the uoters' serDice. District
League OF Women Voters. Taylor
D056.
Tomorrow: Arkansas. Is.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
-et's Get Out the Vote
By Robert K. Welsh

Virginia and Maryland-par-
ticularly the counties adjoining
the District-tell an especially en-
barrassing story of stay-home
celebrates.
Present registration trends in
the nearby communities raise hope
for a record turnout in November.
Nevertheless, it is still an uphill
struggle.
Almost any sort of record would
look good against the poor per-
formanceS in past presidential
elections. The problem is to make
it the highest possible peak and
to see that an impressive and
significant percentage of men
and women of voting age grasp
the opportunity to vote.
Non-partisan groups as we'll as
political leaders agree on two
ways of meeting the problem.
The best is for the individual
citizen to recognize his respon-
sibility to vote as an essential
part of the operation of demo-
cratic government, and to realize
that his vote counts.
Closely related is the way that
partisanS and -partiSans must
repeatedly remind the individual
voter of his importance and re-
sponsibility. give him every rea-
sonable chance to register and
then make sure that he goes to
the polls on November 4.
What Picture Shows.
AS for Maryland and Virginia,
it should not be difficult to improve
On the picture which showed that:
Maryland has 1,442, $3.50 residents
of voting age in 1948 but only
500, ,735 cast ballots for President.
That was about 40 per cent.
President Truman not long. ago
declared it was a national shame
and danger because only 81 per
cent of the potential voters in the
United States actually voted in the
presidential elections four years
ago.
In Montgomery County, with
an estimated potential vote of
about 100000. only 1880 voted
)r about 38 per cent. Worse than
hat response was Prince Georges
County'S Is per cent. OF approx
nately 115,000 potential voters
n that county, fewer than 10000
1oted.
Only 21Te in Virginia.
The 1948 record shows that only
$4,000 of Virginia's 1905 900 po-
tential voters cast ballots for
President that year. That was
about 81 per cent.
Arlington County barely topped
he State average. Some 1890,
or % per cent, of its $4,000 poten-
,ial voters did vote. Fairfax County
Tell far below with Is per cent,
where fewer than 5000 of $4,000
potentials voted. Alexandria city
had some 10000 potential voters
that year but little more than
900 voted.
1t is true that Maryland did
better in the 1850 off-year
election of Governor and Senator.
It set a record of 60 per cent for
an off-year. Even that voting total
Of approximately 644,00O of a
potential 927 900, however, did not
break the all-time record of &C.,
900 votes cast in the 1910 presi-
Dental election.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Dr.. JUL Of Maryland U.
Receives Poultry Award

DR.. Morley A. JUL, head of the
poultry department at the Uni.
versity of Maryland College o1
Agriculture, has been named the
top teacher of poultry science fol
1852 by Poultry Science AsSocia-
ton.
The award was made last week
at the associations annual meet.
ing at StorrS, Conn. DR.. JUL die
not attend the conference, but
the award was accepted for hin
by DR.. C. s. Shaffner, an associate
in the poultry department. at the
University of MARYLAND.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Prince GeorgesAdopt.
State Procedure on
Voter Registration

Prince Georges County is re-
vising its registration procedure.
The county adopted State
prescribed methods of voter en-
rollment in their entirety yester-
day, when the commissioners ap-
proved a recommendation Of the
County Election Board.
Heretofore, Prince Georges
registration machinery has oper-
ated in partial accordance with
State statutes, which provide for
optional county compliance.
Dates for Enrolment.
New countrywide enrolment
dates and establishment of boards
of registry in each precinct are
among significant changes.
Dates on which qualified per-
sons may add their names to
voting lists at their precinct poll
ing places are September 10, 23
and 80, from 8 am. to 8 pm.
Applicants must have lived in
Maryland one year and in the
county six months.
Under the old procedure, county.
wide registrations would have been
set for September 80 and October
n. October IA would have beer
designated revision day.
The new plan permits precinct
boards to revise the lists on the
days they function and also give.
the boards authority to effect
transfers, record changes of affi.
liation and receive complaints.
Deadline on Complaints.
Complaints also may be flee
at election board offices in Upper
Marlboro up to the Tuesday fiv,
weeks before the November 4 bal.
loting. Other business pertaining
to elections may also be trans
acted there from $50 am. to .
pm, Mondays through Fridays
Tuesday and Friday night reg
istrations at the County Servic,
Building at Hyattsville will ent
on September Is. The count,
will close all voting books OF
October 4.
Board Clery Roland Ryon toda.
urged prospective voters to appl,
for enrolment as promptly a
possible.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Body Of Seat Pleasant Man
Is Recovered From Bay

The body Of a Seat Pleasant
man who drowned Sunday has
been recovered from Chesapeake
Bay.
Maryland State police at WAL
dorf identified the man as Charles
Edward Redman. 20, of 6916
George Palmer highway. a line
man for the Potomac Electric
Power Co.
Anne Arundel County police
said Mr.. Redman tripped and fell
from a boat into the bay as he
was throwing out an anchor.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
landover Hills Residents
Seek Dirt for Playground

Residents of the Landover Hills
(Md.) area are asking for dirt
with which to level a playground
for their children.
More than four acres adjacent
to st. Mary's Catholic Church has
been obtained for playground use.
Residents have contributed labor
and bulldozers but more dirt is
still needed. Once completed it
will be the only playground for
children in the community of
nearly 10000 persons.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Virginiun Is Renamed
To Water Control Bourd
BY the Assoeiofed Pres.

RICHMOND, Aug. 20. - E.
Blackburn Moore of Berryville,
speaker of the Virginia House of
Delegates, was reappointed by
Gov. Battle yesterday to the State
Water Control Board.
MIR. Moore. chief patron Of the
anti pollution legislation that
created the board, has served as
Its chairman some six years. His
new term as board member is for
four years ending June 80. 1856.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Joint Hearings
On Transit Are
Urged byCounty
Prince Georges Heads
Ask PUG Actions by
Maryland and D. c.

A proposal for joint Maryland
and District consideration Of
suburban Capital Transit fares
and service today has the in
dorsement of the Prince Georges
commissioners.
The county heads at their meet
ing at Upper Marlboro yesterday
adopted a resolution urging that
the Maryland Public Service Com
mission and the District Public
Utilities Commission "hold joint
hearings or otherwise coordinate
their actions"
Walter F. Mulligan. president Of
the County Civic Federation.
offered the resolution which de.
clared that Capital Transit facili-
ties in both Jurisdictions are
operated as single system.
Proper fares and service on
the Maryland part" the Civic
Federation contends, cannot be
established without considering
the system as a whole. There is
no Maryland transit system as
such, only a series of end routes
that originate out of and feed
into the District transit system"
PUG Hearing Tomorrow.
The Maryland Public Service
Commission has scheduled a hear
ing at 10:30 am. tomorrow in
the Silver Spring armory on the
transit company's application for
a fare boost. Another rate pro.
posal is pending before the Dis.
trict Public Utilities Commission.
Mr.. Mulligan said his unit and
Allied Civic Groups of the Silver
Spring area will intervene to-
morrow as an interested party and
participate fully in the proceed
ings."
1--WE feel" he asserted, that the
commission should. prior to the
granting of any fare increase, take
"a long look at the adequacy and
quality of the service provided by
Capital Transit in Maryland, at
a time when population is grow
ing and service declining"
More Fare, Less Passengers.
AS the civic leaders see it, a fare
increase now would be an expedi-
ent which would aggravate the
basic problem by reducing pas
|senger totals. They will ask that
an attempt be made to determine
whether the number of riders can
be increased BY planning better
service. - I 938
The transit company has asked
that present zone fares in Mary
land be advanced from 7 cents
tosl0 cents. Each of three ZONES
is about is miles. ',t't
Passengers who ride from the
first zone into the District pay 81
cents to the D. c. line and Is
cents after crossing the boundary.
Mr.. Mulligan said the 15-cent
fares are not counted in Mary
land revenue calculations and
that this omission accounts for
the claim that lines operate at .
loss.
Child Rates Cited.
Granting of the company's re-
quest would result in further dis
elimination between Maryland
and District school child fares,
Mr.. Mulligan said. He pointed
out that Maryland pupils would
have to pay 10 cents, while Dis
trict students would ride about
the same distance for 3 cents.
Mr.. Mulligan said the civic
groups will recommend that the
present 7-cent rate be advanced
to 8 cents for each zone. This
would produce about the same
revenue" he predicted, land
would distribute the increase
equitably."
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Prince Georges
Home Rule Bid
Threatened
County Boord Studies
Validity Of Petition
Beoring 10000 Names

Validity of the Prince Georges
home rule petition hangs in the
balance today. J
Apparently questionable sigma
lures, for which county ciyic
leaders struggled desperately,
threaten to keep the issue off
November ballots.
The petition narrowly escaped
an official heave-ho yesterday by
the county Election Board.
If it is rejected, the home rule
county manager fight cannot be
resumed until 1854, unless the
boards ruling is set aside.
The unexpected development
came yesterday when a few hun
dred of the more than 10000
charter petition names were
scanned by members of the board.
List of Names Examined.
An augmented staff of board
employees had certified about TO-
300 signatures as the names of
registered voters. The lists then
were turned over to the board
for examination.
When the checkup of additional
requirements began, page after
page listed signatures which the
board said are of questionable
authenticity.
In many instances in which the
names of married couples were
shown. names of both husband
and wife appeared to have been
written by one person. Several
pages were found on which all of
some 80 names appeared to be
in the same handwriting.
Other seeming discrepancies in
cluded dates in writing apparently
different from that of the CORE
spending signatures and dittos
where precinct and diStrist desig-
nations supposedly should be
written.
Law Is Checked.
When the questions piled up,
board clerk Roland Ryon looked
up the law. He found that
statutes require that all of the
signatures must be bona fide be-
fore the petition can be accepted.
Under Mr.. Ryon's interpreta-
ton of the law, one unacceptable
signature would invalidaoe the
entire petition. Other board of
flcials were of the same opinion.
Mr.. Ryon suggested vote but
instead board attorney George
IT. Burroughs was called in.
MIR. Burrougs said he wanted to
study the question. He suggested
that persons who secured the sig
natures be asked to give their
versions of the matter.
Board members decided to with
hold action until their counsel re-
ports his findings. Meanwhile
they planned to meet again today
to resume their probe.
Another petition listing about
$500 names is before the board
It, was filed to get the slate OF
charter board candidates chosen
by the Citizens Committee for
Good Government on the, general
ELECTION ballot. The committee led
the signature drive.
At least 1000 acceptable sigma
lures are required on the charter
board petition, which will not be
scrutinized until questions now be-
fore the board are answered.