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Evening star., 1952-12-09
Arlington Jury Indicts
IS Persons, ; in Theft

Five persons were indicted yes
terday by an Arlington grand jury,
one OF them on charge of at
tempted rape of a 10-year-old girl
William James Bachand, "a. of
no fixed address, was indicted
on the attempted rape charge. He
is accused of forcing his way into
an apartment where the young
girl was alone on November S. He
was working as a magazine sales
man.
Three men were indicted on
housebreaking charges involving
the theft of Chinese rug valued
at $1,000 from the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John E. Exter, 254O
North Military road, Arlington.
They are:
Fred O'Dell Randolph, 40, of the
100 block of Eleventh street
NV; Horace Melvin Ronk, 81, OF
the 900 block of Ninth street
NV, and Jack Dempsey Jones
26. of the 5000 block of G street
Sc. The theft occurred Novem-
Der 8, and the men were arrested
by District police several days
later when they allegedly at
tempted to sell the rug for $25.
Rachel Viola Strother, AZ, COL
ored, of the 700 block of Rock
Creek Church road N. w. was in.
dicted on forgery charge. Police
said she forged a $27 check on
June IA and used it for a purchase
in an Arlington store.
Evening star., 1952-12-09

The towns growth in the last
two years and construction now
underway will require extension
Of the present sewage system, the
mayor says. The town has a
municipal water supply and paved
streets and sidewalks.
The Montgomery County town
is five miles from the county
seat, Rockville, and is about 20
miles from Washington. Most of
the newcomers work in WASH
Iington. They like Gaithersburg,
Mayor Perry says. because of it's
rural atmosphere and relatively
high altitude.
The town is a shopping CEN
ter for farmers of the area and
has four feed mills.
The mayor has four council
men sitting with him at town
meetings. When the Perry fam
lily has its annual reunion next
summer, he expects a total of
36 for dinner, including his chill
dren, their wives or husbands,
and his grandchildren.
This is another of a series
coUering municipalities of the
Washington area.
Evening star., 1952-12-09

and P. j. Hegwell, who operate
the Voice" say they are just try.
ing to save lives, yours included
Aside from reprimands, friendly
reminders are broadcast period
ically to pedestrians and motor
lists. One such announcement is;
| do you know that so persons
were killed this year in traffic ac-
cidents; IS of whom were pedeS-
trians. Be careful. Put safety or
your Christmas list"
Cut Fatalities Last Year
The policemen emphasized the
announcements are not meant to
be embarrassing.
The accident and fatality rate
dropped 30 per cent during a SIM
liar drive last year, officials said
Capt. William J. Liverman
commanding the Accident Inves-
tigation Unit, is in charge of the
drive
Shoppers and motorists alike
were attracted to announcements
such as do not stumble with
bundles" "Boozers are losers
Gasoline and alcohol don't mix
and HE who jaywalks today
may not live to jaywalk another
day."
Evening star., 1952-12-09

Ifered its road machinery. Their
the dirt began to fly.
The operation transformed
Imucky Forty-ninth Ave. from
Edgewood Rd. to the school ints
IA thoroughfare usable for foo
and vehicular traffic.
But that wasn't all. Today
Walter S. Mulligan, chairman o.
College Parks road committee
plans to ask the County Commits.
sioners to authorize sidewalk.
near the school.
Enough can be saved from 9
recent $l75.000 metropolitan ares
bond issue to pay for such con-
|struction. he predicted.
Mr. Mulligan said the town oi
College Park is in full sympathy
with improvement plans. But he
made it clear that costs will be
paid by the school board and T
Raymond Burch, owner of prop
Ierty across the road from the
school.
The school is just inside the
northern boundary Of College
Park. But Mr.. Mulligan said the
problem "is not the towns re-
sponsibility."
Evening star., 1952-12-09

Prince Georges County police
yesterday raided an alleged num-
bers and horse betting establish
ment after tapping the telephone
wire leading to the apartment
where the suspected business was
being conducted.
Arrested in the raid on ar
apartment at 1850 Queenstown
drive, Mount Rainier, were John
H. Mckenzie. SO, of the 1000 block
of Beachwood drive, Hyattsville
and Mary E. Van Zant, alias Mary
E. Charles, 36, who lived in the
raided apartment.
They were charged with setting
up and maintaining a gaming ta-
BILE and possession of lottery slips
They were released on $4,000 bono
each for hearing in Hyattsville
Police Court December 18.
Police said the raid came after
officers disguised themselves as
boiler repairmen and entered the
apartment house basement to tar
the telephone wires. Detective
Sergt. John w. Siddall, who made
the raid with Detective Sergt
Joseph Hill and Pvt. Edward r
Gryszkiewicz, said that during a
one-and-a-half hour period or
the telephone tap. he recorded
$400 in numbers and horse bets
He estimated the daily business
at $1,000.
The three officers had to knock
in the apartment door to make
the arrest. police said. They had
a warrant, but the apartment
door was slammed and bolted ir
their faces when they attempted
to enter, according to the police
report.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Suicide Ruled in Death
.0f Clerk in Alexandria

An Alexandria grocery clerk
was found dead in his room yes
terday. hanging by a moose FASH
ioned from three neckties. Police
ruled the death a suicide.
He was Charles w. Battle, 27.
a roomer at $40 North Washing
ton street.
The body was found hanging
from light fixture by the land
lady, Mrs. Mamie Roberts, who
had gone upstairs to clean the
room. Police said Mr.. Battle had
been dead for two or three days.
He had not been seen since
Thursday when fellow employe
visited the rooming house. Mrs.
Roberts said she and her family
were away from the house over
the week end.
Mr.. Battle. a native of South
Carolina, had lived in Alexandria
about eight years. He was the
son of Mrs. Hattie Grass, 702
South Fayette street.
The youths stepfather. Charles
j. Grass, said that Mr.. Battle was
a Navy veteran and had suffered
a head injury in an auto accident
last April.
Funeral services will be held at
noon tomorrow at Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
RiverdaIe Man Injured
Seriously in Auto Collision

A Riverdale man was injured
seriously in a head-on auto col
lision yesterday.
He is William r. Marshall, %
of 45O0 Sheridan street. who is in
critical condition at Leland Me-
mortal Hospital.
The driver of the other car is
in fair condition at Prince Georges
General Hospital. He is Guy Rob-
ert Elmendorf, As. of 6103 Sixty
third place, owner of sheet metal
business.
Mr.. Marshall suffered a frac-
tured jaw and left foot, severe
face and hand cuts and concus-
sion. Mr.. Elmendorf's injuries
are a broken jaw, leg cuts and
broken fingers.
Police said the autos crashed in
the 5000 block of Riverdale road
tying up rush-hour traffic fol
more than an hour.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Lynch Refuses
To Accept Pay for
Special Session
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 9.-Dele.
gate Edwin Lynch of Fairfax ha.
refused to accept the $540 pay
each legislator received for thu
special session.
Mr.. Lynch walked out of las
weeks session after charging thai
the Assembly is riddled with per.
sons representing special interests
He said he didn't feel he had beer
able to accomplish anything fol
his constituents and therefore
wouldn't accept his pay.
The Senators and Delegate.
picked up about $4,000 in salarie.
for the f1ve-day session. Theil
main task was to reapportion the
States districts.
Regardless of how short a spe.
cial session is, State lawmakers are
entitled to 80 days pay. At the
rate of $18 per day, each legislator
received $40. Total cost of the
session was about $85,000.
The legislators also receive trav.
cling expenses at the rate of II
cents a mile for the round trip be.
tween their homes and Richmond
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Police and Safety
Glasses 10 Start
In Montgomery
Judges Con Order
Truffic VioIutors
To Attend School

Establishment in Montgomer,
County of training school fol
policemen and a special safety
school for traffic violators was an.
nounced yesterday by Arthur E
Miller, new county safety director
The announcement followed 9
conference with Police Chief
Charles M. Orme and other tor
police officials.
Director Miller yesterday also
ordered all policemen to search
Immediately all persons arrested
on suspicion of committing a crime
and all serious traffic violators.
The order is the result of thu
fatal shooting November % o1
Police Pvt. Robert w. McAlliStel
after he had arrested a man fol
a traffic violation.
Will Start January 10.
The training school will gel
under way January 19. All
policemen who have not yet re-
ceived special training will take
the course.
The traffic violators' school will
begin January 9. The school will
be held every Friday night from
8 until 10 o'clock in the police
courtroom, Bethesda.
Director Miller emphasized at
tendance at the school will not
be considered a punishment for
traffic violators. He said trial
magistrates and the Juvenile
Court judge can order persons
who appear in their courts to at
tend the school. The classes will
be open to the public as long as
there are seats available.
Establishment of the two
schools are the first major inno-
vationS of the new director of
public safety. under whose juris-
diction come the division of
police protection. fire protection
and civil defense.
Directed d. C. Schools.
Director Miller established a
similar traffic violators' school in
the District when he was a Met
ropolitan Police Department in
spector. He formerly was di-
rector Of the police training
school in the District.
The director yesterday also an
|nounced "selective enforcement
will be utilized in the county to
get the maximum benefits from
the police force.
Under this system two maps will
be kept by the department from
day to day, one showing arrests
for traffic violations, the other
showing the distribution of ac-
cidents. Then by comparison OF
the two maps. the director will be
able to determine if the police
force is being deployed to its
maximum advantage.
The new director also said he
has ordered all policemen to call
for an ambulance when persons
are found injured.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Mobile Voice BIores Safety
Warnings to Shopping Crowds

A blaring voice yesterday SEN
hundreds of prospective jaywalkers
blushingly back to the sidewalk
with a reminder to cross only al
intersections.
It was the "Voice of Safety
coming from a police scout Cal
especially equipped with a micro
phone and loudspeakerS to ad.
monish traffic violators in the
downtown shopping district during
the holiday rush.
The scout car was put in opera
ton yesterday and will cruise the
shopping area until Christmas
with a special eye out for those
pedestrians who don't like to cross
the street at intersections.
Part of Campaign.
The Voice" is a part of Christ
mas safety campaigning being held
by the Metropolitan Police De-
partments Accident Investigation
Unit, the Commissioners Traffic
Advisory Board and the Junior
Chamber of Commerce. The pro-
gram slogan is Don't Kill Youl
Holiday"
If it blares out at you. don't be
angry. Police Pvts. j. c. Vinsor
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Iron Bar, Flying Through Air
Like Jet, Crushes Mans Skull

weighing about Is pounds, cata-
pulled through the air. The
sharp blade. about 3 inches wide
and 4 inches long, struck Mr.. Pat
terson in the head and few on
across the street another 40 feet
Police believe water had ac-
cumulated in the hollow bar and
that the open end haG become
clogged with dirt and gravel. They
theorized that the explosion was
caused by steam building up in
the bar and blowing out the
plugged end.
Arthur Coleman, colored, of 653
Morton street NV, had been
working beside Mr.. Patterson. Just
before the explosion Mr.. Patter-
son asked him to get an ak from
q truck, which may have saved
him from injury.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Falls Church Council
Approves Fund 10
Enlarge High School
An application for a State school

An application for State school
construction grant of $25,448 to
enlarge the new George Mason
Junior Senior High School was
approved last night by the Falls
Church City Council.
The State funds, coupled with
a Federal grant of $4,000, will
enable a seven-room addition to
be constructed, School Board
spokesmen told the council.
The State money, to come from
the Battle fund" already has
been allocated to the city, school
officials said.
Plans Approved.
John A. johnson, School Board
chairman. said the preliminary
plans for the addition already have
been approved by Federal and
State agencies.
The addition is to be built with
out the use of city funds.
A second request of the School
Board, that an appropriation OF
$4,000 be provided to purchase
and operate a new school bus for
the city. was tabled until the De-
cember % meeting. The city has
only two buses in operation to
transport more than 400 elemen-
tary school children, H. p. Strople,
School Board member, told the
council @s &4s
Leave Plan Adopted.
In another action, the council
adopted an annual and sick leave
policy for city employees. The
plan, prepared by City Manager
w. r. Woodbury., becomes effec-
tive January /. 1t gives employees
paid on an annual basis. two
weeks leave per year. Those en-
played on an hourly or per diem
basis will receive one week leave
after two years of continuous
service.
Recommended changes in the
city's business license tax ordi-
nance. which were presented by
A. Burke Hertz. city commission
er of revenue, were postponed
until the December % meeting
The changes would provide fol
licensing of dancing, music and
nursery schools and convalescent
and nursing homes.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Civic Session Set Jan. 8
In Prince GEORGES

The Prince Georges County
Civic Federation has set it's next
meeting for January 8.
Federation President Walter F..
Mulligan announced the new date
today. The session will begin at
g p. m. in the County Service
Building at Hyattsville.
Mr.. Mulligan was authorized to
make the change because the
regularly scheduled date was
New Years day.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Arlington to Collect
Canned Food for Need,

Canned goods for needy resi-
dents of Arlington County will be
collected at a meeting of the
Williamsburg Citizens Association
at 8 o'clock tonight at the Not
tingham School.
John Howell. Arlington superin-
tendent of public welfare, will
speak. Goods collected at the
meeting will be turned over to
Mr.. Howell for distribution.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
.Gaithersburg Cow Ban
Before Appeals Court
For Argument Today
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, Dec. g.
Gaithersburg, growing COM
munity that doesn't appreciate
cows within its boundaries, took
It's bovine ban to the Court of
Appeals today.
Cows may not be a nuisance in
themselves, Gaithersburg admit
ted. but 1851 ordinance against
keeping more than two head of
livestock within the town limits
was designed to protect the
health of the people,"
1t should be enforced. argued
Charles K. Davies, jr., counsel for
the town.
Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer
had ruled otherwise in Mont
gomery Circuit Court. Thus the
appeal.
At the heart of .Gaithersburg's
case was whether the town council
had a right to ban bovines.
Argument Started Last Year.
The argument started last year
when the council adopted an ordi-
nance outlawing "cows. steers
bulls or other bovine animals, OF
horse. or any other livestock" with
in the corporate limits. An ex-
ception made it legal to keep two
animals In "a well fenced area OF
not less than two acres"
y Gaithersburg is a town of about
1,750 citizens. One resident is Will
liam o. Dosh, who owns consid-
cradle farmland outside town. He
also owns a stable on one of the
main residential streets, several
blocks from his home. Into the
stable last winter he herded about
80 cattle.
The city fathers protested. A
source of rodents, flies and smells
they called it.
But this, Judge Schnauffer held
the ordinance could not prevent.
Act Called Unreasonable.
The circuit judge termed the
act 80 unreasonable in its pro-
visions that it goes far beyond an
attempt to regulate and control,
and amounts to an outright pro-
|hibition."
Gaithersburg insisted:
THE mayor and council GER
tainly having weighed the prob
lem concluded that the restriction
was necessary to protect nearby
dwellings from the cumulative
objectionable characteristics of
livestock, and the lower court
should not have substituted its
!factually unsupported opinion for
that of the elected officials carry
ing out their duty 10 the elector-
ate"
The towns lawyer argued alone.
Content with the previous ruling,
Mr.. Dosh discharged his attorney
and didn't even file brief in the
high court.
Evening star., 1952-12-09

An explosion which sent a
heavy iron bar hurtling so feet
through the air critically injured
a laborer today.
James Patterson, jr.. IS, colored.
of 627 Morton street NV, was
taken to Suburban Hospital with
Ia crushed skull and was given
slight chances of survival.
He was digginng a sewer ditch
at Clearmont place and Strath-
more avenue, Garrett Park. Md.
About 20 feet away the bar.
known as tunneling bar, was
resting on top a 55-gallon drum
in which a fire was burning. A
pitch pot was suspended from the
bar over the fire.
Suddenly there was a loud
"whoosh" and the 4-foot har,
Evening star., 1952-12-09

Allied's Tax and Finance Com.
mittee had some questions for the
delegation, too.
1t wanted to know how the
legislators stood on giving the
county more taxing powers. The
Delegates said they'd first have
to study specific suggestions, that
they weren't going to support a
bill to let the County Council have
blanket tax authority.
The Delegates said they would
support teacher pay bill already
written, which has wide support
in the Legislature. If it doesn't
pass. teachers will have to wait
on a pay raise. Montgomery
County's teachers have already
received an increase from the
County Council.
Park Plans Questioned.
Robert Hackem, chairman of
Allied's Parks and Recreation
Commission, asked if it was true
that legislation is contemplated
for giving the County Council
control of all Montgomery func-
tions of the Park and Planning
Commission.
The Delegates said that was
true, but that its form hasn't
been decided yet. In any event,
they're for home rule, they said
The delegates also said: They
favor a State motor vehicle in
spection law. but the rural bloc
is against it.
Besides Senator-designate Lof-
strand and Delegate Bradshaw
the delegation included Mrs
Leona M. Rush. Chevy Chase; j
PAUL Marshall, Chevy Chase;
Julian P. King, Germantown, and
Robert A. Wallace, Silver Spring
The meeting was held In the
Suburban Trust Co.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Correction

In an article entitled "What
High School Accreditation Means.
in the Editorial Section last Sun
day, the names of Sherwood
School. Sandy Spring. Md, and
Georgetown Preparatory School,
Garrett Park, Md, were omitted
from the list of accredited high
schools in the Washington area.
Both schools have been accredited
by the Middle States Association
of Colleges and Secondary Schools
for several years.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Social Work Meeting
PIunned in Falls Church

The Virginia Conference Of So
Icial Work, meeting at 8 pm. to-
morrow. will be held at Madison
School, Falls Church. In yester-
days Star it was reported incor-
rectly that the meeting would be
held at Madison School, Arlington.
The gathering has been called
to discuss the need for detention
homes for juveniles in Virginia.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Residents Are Urged
To Rush List of Rooms
Available to Visitors

Washington area residents
were urged today to list all
housing accommodations
available for inaugural visi-
tors. The need is urgent,
officials said, pointing out that
the demand for rooms is
much greater than the list
ingS to date.
Accommodations for rent
for the period around Janu-
ary 20 should be reported
Immediately to the Inaugural
Housing Headquarters at 1925
I street NV. or by telephon-
ing Republic 7-2600.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Quorum Lack
Bars Action on
Planning Unit
Civic Group Prevented
From Toking Stond on
Montgomery Issue

Lack Of quorum early today
kept the Montgomery County
Civic Federation from taking a
stand on the proposed abolish
ment of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission as a planning agency.
At 1910 am, in the middle Of
heated discussion, the meeting was
brought to a close when the
quorum rule was invoked.
The federation's Planning and
zoning Committee, headed by
Bernard Rosen, presented a
lengthy report and resolution ask
ing that two members of the COM
mission be designated by the
county council, but opposing the
abolishment of the commission.
Continuance of the bi-county
group is not inconsistent with
home rule. Mr.. Rosen argued.
Washington I. Cleveland con-
tended it is.
AuEcc rams Approved.
Three other legislative proposals
were approved. They would: Re-
peal the Lindsay law prohibiting
nonpartisan election of council
members.
Amend the State constitution
to permit staggered terms of
School Board members.
Provide for a third judge for
Montgomery County.
A resolution which would per-
NIT the county to take property at
the time condemnation suit is
filed was defeated, 80 to 80.
The federation also urged the
county delegation to reintroduce
legislation providing for a five
member Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission, including
two Montgomery County residents
appointed by the county council.
A similar bill, passed last year by
the Assembly, was vetoed by the
Governor because it failed to make
clear whether the Governor or the
council would designate the tenure
Of members.
Continue Bus Tickets.
Approved was a resolution re-
questing the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the Public Serv-
ice Commission of Maryland to
retain use of communication tickets
by the Montgomery Bus Lines, op-
Grating between Rockville and the
District.
Three resolutions presented by
Washington I. Cleveland, chair
man of the Committee on Roads,
Streets and Bridges. were adopted.
They urged legislation to give
the Maryland State Roads Com
mission authority to exclude truck
traffic from certain highways.
approved in principle the master
plan of highways for the Mary
land Washington Regional Dis
trict in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties and authorized
a representative to support the
adoption of the plan at hear
ing December 16.
Also supported was legislation
to enable the roads commission
to reserve and acquire rights of
ways for highways that are part
of a planned system.
Evening star., 1952-12-09

bring the 16 grandchildren to the
Gaithersburg home.
Mr.. Perry. Sc, was born in
Frederick, Md, and has lived in
Gaithersburg about 20 years. He
lis assistant manager of Gath
ersburg motor company.
Before his election as mayor
in 1948, he served as councilman
and acting mayor. His last elec-
ton was in May of this year for
another two-year term.
Evening star., 1952-12-09
Silver Spring Leaders Quiz
Lawmakers on Plans Aheod

Silver Spring civic leaders
quizzed their county's delegates to
the Maryland General Assembly
last night on what the legislators
can do for the Silver Spring area
when sessions start in Annapolis.
Some of the answers were OBJ
viously disappointing.
Probably the hottest issue was
the areas highway problems.
The Old Bladensburg road is
one Of the worst trouble spots.
Questioners want to know If their
State law-making delegation
couldn't force the State Road
Commission into improving that
highway right away.
j. Douglas Bradshaw of Silver
Spring, chairman of the delega-
ton. said he and the five other
Montgomery County delegates
would do all they could to speed
the job.
The meeting was held by the
Allied Civic Group, Inc, repre-
|senting 80 some organizations
from the Silver Spring area.
Asked About Priority.
Donald Brown, chairman of the
federation's Roads and Highways
Committee. asked when the State
road chiefs would tell when what
jobs would be started first.
A. Rudolph Lofstrand, jr., o1
Rockville. Senator-designate, said
the road men will distribute q
map a week from today. showing
the priority ratings for each road
project.
Road talk also dominated the
meeting that preceded the ques.
ltion and answer period. Directors
attacked the proposed interbelt
highway route.