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Evening star., 1952-01-23
Historical Society Elects
Officers in Montgomery

Mrs. Jesse Nicholson has been
president Of the Mont
gomery County Historical Society.
Vice presidents elected are Roger
B. Farquhar, sr., DR.. Gilbert Gros-
venor. Jack Bentley. William r.
Talbot and r. Malcolm White.
Other officers elected are Col.
Willis Bergen. chaplain; Mrs.
Elsie w. Haines. recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Lillian Brinton. cer-
responding secretary; Mrs. Ar
thur C. Hyde, treasurer; Joseph F.
Betterley. auditor: Mrs. Randolph
Talbot, curator; DR.. william A.
Hooker, historian; Mrs. Eulalie
McEachern. chronicler; Mrs. Eve
lyn Betterley, delegate to the State
Society. and Mrs. James H. Pugh,
parliamentarian.
The new officers will be honored
at q banquet at $50 pm. February
81 at the Congressional Hotel.
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with the Army in Osnieres. They
have an infant son.
Married in Manchester.
Mrs. Irving w. Knight was
one Of the first New zealanders
ito become a CT war bride. She
met her husband in wellington
and was married in 1912. She
came to America in 1916. The
Knights live at 505A East Alex.
andria avenue, Alexandria. Theil
son, James Walter. was born last
year.
Another English woman TAX
ing the United States in her stride
now is Mrs. Arthur Mike Bojokles
755 Adrian street Sc. She was
married in Manchester In 1915
and came here the following year
During the war. Mrs. Bojokles was
a defense factory worker. Now
her time is spent in keeping house
and caring for her three children
Christine, 8; Stephie, q, and Toni
s months. Her husband, who
served with the Army Medica
Corps during World War II. is 8
restaurant owner.
Mrs. William Malloy arrived il
Washington from France in 1947
just before the birth Of her frs
baby; Edward. Other children
born since are George. az; Jane
1S months, and Antoinette,
months. Capt. Malloy is in tn
Air Force.
Mrs. Malloy has been more for
tunate than most war brides IL
that she has been able to see he
family each year. She went hom'
for visit the year after she cam,
here, and each year since thel
her mother or sister have come t,
the States.
It is natural for the foreign
born war bride to love her nativ'
land, but in the words of one
"You may lose the mother yo1
love, but you may also love you
Stepmother.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Move Threatens 10th District
Plans for Northern Virginia

The new plan would give a pop
ulation variance. OF from 293 ,O0O
in the 1st district to 100000 in
the 9th district. The redistricting
commission plan calls for a 1850
population figure of 263.000 in the
9Th to $4,000 in the I'd district.
The Constitution requires that
each district have as nearly as
possible the same number Of In
habitantS.
Smith Fayors Commission.
Representative Smith, who was
here as host for an 9th district
dinner last night, said he favored
the redistricting commissions plan
over that Of the I'd districts legis-
lators. Under the commissions
plan, Mr.. Smiths home in Alex
andria would be transferred to the
10th district. This has led to spec
|ulation that he would move his
legal residence to the commission &
proposed 9th district which in
|cludes Fauquier County. He has
ia farm there. Mr.. Smith had no
comment, however. when asked il
he planned to move his residence.
Principal hackers Of the new
redistricting proposal are Senator
Hillard of Portsmouth and Dele
gates Leary Of Portsmouth, God
win Of Accomack, Davis and Guy,
both Of Norfolk.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Virginia Auto Dealers
Install Arlington Man

Walter H. Eyles Of the Nash
Arlington Corp. Arlington. was
installed as president Of the
Northern Virgins Automotive
Dealers Association yesterday at
a dinner meeting at the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club.
Mr.. Eyles succeeds Earle r.
Kirby.
Other officers installed:
Albert Wasserman, Of Arlington
vice president: Kenneth n. Moore
Alexandria, secretary; Harold e
Erwin. Fairfax, treasurer: Law
renee o. Kenyon. Burton Kephart
and J. L. Sugrue. directors.
Harry w. Bendall was named
delegate to the Virginia Automo-
tive Dealers Association. Mr.. Sug-
rue was named delegate to the
Washington Automotive Trade
Association.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Alexandra Adopts
New Rules on Calls
For Emergency Aid

-Four new regulations were put
in effect at the Alexandria Police
Department today to avoid an
other tragedy like the death one
year ago Of an infant boy whose
mother claims she waited 80 min
uteS for help.
The new regulations for han
ding emergency calls were adopted
by the City Council last night on
recommendation of Councilman
Leroy Bendheim, who was chair
man of a committee that inves-
tigated the alleged 40 minute de-
lay Of response to an emergency
call on June IL, 1851.
Mr.. Bendheim said the commit
tee found there definitely was
some mixup. but did not attempt
to place the blame because the
police dispatcher and the tele-
phone company gave conflicting
accounts Of what happened.
Phoned for Ambulance
The mother, Mrs. Gladys Payne,
"a nurse, of 308 East Dune n
avenue. said she telephoned for
an ambulance because her 1-year-
old son. Marshall, was strangling.
Mr.. Bendheim said police adj
vised him that when they arrived
at the scene. after being sent to
the wrong address. the child did
not appear to be breathing, but
they took it to the nearby No. 2
Engine house where oxygen was
administered without success.
Mrs. sPayne said the police
cruiser never arrived at the scene.
but that she ran one block to the
cruiser, carrying the baby In her
arms. She said the baby had
swallowed a marble.
She said the city ambulance is
kept only three blocks from her
home, but was never sent. She
criticized the council report for
not disclosing how many police
and firemen were OF duty that
day. and who authorized them to
be OF. It was the date of a profni-
nent city officials funeral.
The New Regulations.
The new regulations to be fol-
lowed by police in answering
emergency calls are:
/. When police find evidence Of
an incorrect address on an emer-
gency call, they should recheck
with the telephone company.
2. When q request Is received
for emergency help. police should
dispatch the help and then call
hack to advise the caller that 1t
is on the way.
3. An ambulance should DE dis
Evening star., 1952-01-23

Mrs. CAN'T finds the United
States completely to her liking
and says she not only has no de-
sire to go back to England, but is
one of the few who have not
suffered the pangs Of homesick-
ness. Her enthusiasm about her
life here must have carried weight
in her letters home because her
entire family has moved to this
country. Living in Falls Church,
Va, are her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland German; q
sister. Miss. Joyce German, and a
brother, Garfield German.
Work for Transit Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Can't both work
for the Capital Transit Co. They
have a 4-year-old daughter Susan.
Although my husband told me
q great deal about this country, it
was not as I imagined it, except
for his home town." Mrs. Ben
jamin Saitta. 313 Briland street,
Alexandria, says. It was Mr..
Saitta'S confusion over British cur-
rency while waiting for a Liverpool
bus that led to their meeting. She
came to his rescue. and they were
married nine months later.
Now the Saittas are a settled
American couple with two chile
dren, Mary Elizabeth, I. and Rose
anne, /. Mrs. Saitta would like
to go home for a visit; until she
can, she exchanges news with
other British war brides living in
the Washington area.
Mrs. Shelton Owens, 808 North
Wayne street, Arlington, and for
merly of Asnieres, France, came
to the United States AZ years
ago. Mrs. Owens says she is con-
tinuously impressed by the COM
fort Of American life. Slt
is now on leave from the French
consulate here. Mrs. Owens met
her husband, now employed by a
local dairy, when he was on duty
Evening star., 1952-01-23

what do you Think" Mrs.
Nina Reid said when asked how
she liked her life in the States.
Mrs. Reid came to Washington
from Shanghai. where she had
spent most Of her life before she
met John Reid. then a shore pa
trolman, in 1945. Mrs. Reid was
born in Vladivostok when her
parents were emigrating from
Russia, following the Bolshevik
revolution. She attended Russian
schools in Shanghai and later be-
came q nurse.
Mother Follows.
After her marriage in 1946, she
came to this country and lived
in Charlotte. N. c., Mr.. Reds
home town, for a year before CONF
ing to the District. Mrs. Reid,
after receiving her citizenship pa
|pers, worked for the Commerce
Department for a while and now
lis back with the Navy, this time
at the recruiting station on Penn
Sylvania avenue.
Her mother, Mrs. Ruins Kur-
gansky. came to this country in
1913, and the family IS hopeful
that Igor Kurgansky. brother OF
Mrs. Reid. and his wife and child,
who are still in the Orient. will
Join them soon.
Two Australians, Mrs. Isadore
Fisher, l0105 Forest Road drive
and Mrs. Norman Hoffman, 9Q07
Miles street, both Silver Spring,
Md, were friends in Brisbane long
before they knew they would live
near each other half way around
the world. Both Mrs. Fischer and
Mrs. Hoffman have a son and
daughter. Mrs. Fischer is waiting
for Mrs. Hoffman's return from
Ia visit home SO that they can GO
Ito Rockville together to receive
their citizenship papers.
Mrs. Melvin Smoker, 473r
Homer avenue, Suitland, Md,
Evening star., 1952-01-23

war brides, from England and has
kept busy as q housewife and
mother ever since. The Shepherd
children are Charles III. S. and
Cherie Adele. az.
Mrs. Hanna Kunz. 2430 Penn
sylvania avenue NV, is one war
bride living in Washington who
knows the difference between
slavery and freedom.
Imprisoned by Germans.
Mrs. Kunz, the wife of an Army
sergeant, is o native of Poland.
Her first husband was killed by
the Germans. She spent five
years in a German concentration
camp. She hasn't seen her son,
now II, for 10 years.
Il don't have the words to ex-
press what ] feel about the United
States" Mrs. KunZ declares. She
remembers her concentration
camp years as period of hunger,
cold and homesickness. She is
hopeful now Of having her son
sent to this scountry-but he must
be brought from behind the iron
curtain.
Mrs. Kunz was married In
Nuremberg in 1947. when her hus-
band was, serving there with the
Army. She came to America later
that year and is now an Ameri-
can citizen. 4 S.
Il was surprised at feeling SC
much at home," said Mrs. Ireland
Garrett. 123 Webster street NV
II feel as if I had been born
here" She is attending the Web
Ster Americanization School and
is taking care of the Webster
street home alone. 1t. Garrett
has been in Korea since the sum-
mer of 1850.
1t. and Mrs. Garrett met In
Genoa, Italy, her native city. They
were married later in Germany
where he served with the Army
of Occupation.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Stafford Urges Smith
TO Move Residence

STAFFORD COURTHOUSE, Va,
Jan. % F. Representative
Smith has been urged to abandon
his official residence lii Alexandria
and return to his native FauQuier
County.
The Stafford County Demo-
cratic Committee has argued for
the move, explaining that Mr..
Smith would thereby make HIM
self available for reelection from
the 9th.
Oficials said they have taken
this action on the assumption
that Mr.. Smiths present resi-
dence at Alexandria will be in
corporated. along with Arlington
and Fairfax into q proposed new
10th congressional district.
Evening star., 1952-01-23

came to this country from Flor
erice, Italy. Although she has no
immediate plans for working, she
believes in being prepared. Three
years ago she studied English and
tipping at Chamberlain Vocational
High School and is back at night
school now to keep up on her
tipping.
Now an American citizen, Mrs.
Smoker has a daughter. 31a,
named after her native city. Paul
Edward Smoker, S. completes the
family.
The size Of the country and the
lack Of shortages in food and
clothing were sources of wonder
to Mrs. Charles D. CAN'T, 5108
Twenty-third street, Arlington,
Va, when she first came from
ITraYiStock. England
Evening star., 1952-01-23
School Board 10 Urge
Ban on Trucks on
Shirley Highway

A member of the Arlington
County School Board will appear
before the State Senate Roads
Committee in Richmond at
4:30 pm. Tuesday to "reaffirm the
boards position that trucks on
Shirley Highway are a danger and
Ia distraction.
At the boards regular meeting
last night. Supt. William A. Early
said he also plans to attend the
hearing. The superintendent said
the Arlington Ridge Citizens AS
sociation has urged the board to
renew its protests against truck
traffic on the recently completed
dual highway.
Grading Bid Accepted.
Senator Charles r. Fenwick of
Arlington asked the Roads Com
mittee to consider recommending
legislation to impose the ban.
In other business, the, board ac-
cepted low bid of Sill, $40 for
grading and sewer work on the 40
acre site of Wakefield Junior
Senior High School. The success
full bidder was J. O. & C.. M.
Stuart, Inc. of Washington. There
were six other bids.
School for 1900.
The proposed school. expected
to have aacapacity of from !, 200
to 1900 students, will be between
George Mason drive and Chester
field road, south of Columbia pike.
Bids on actual construction have
mot yet been requested.
After the regular board meeting.
County Board Chairman Robert
w. Cox and County Manager a.
|T. Ltindberg joined the members
lin q closed session. Erwin Il. Dra-
helm. the board chairman. said
they we're invited to join In dis
Icussion OF q long-range program
of Scholastic acquisition.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Gruburkiwiecz TriuI
Postponed in County

The trial Of Kasn1er Phillip Graz
barkiwiecz, suspended director OF
school maintenance for the Mont
gomery County Board Of Educa-
tion on malfeasance and larceny
charges has been postponed to
February z.
The postponement was granted
by Judge Charles w. Woodward
in Montgomery County Circuit
Court at the request Of the de-
fendant's attorney, Joseph B.
Simpson. jr. The trial originally
was scheduled for tomorrow.
Grabarkiwiecz is charged with
using school board employees and
equipment for PERSONAL projects
last April. He also was accused
of taking a refrigerator valued
at $125 last May.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Supervisor chiIes Resigns

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Jan.
23 tSpeciaD Henry Chiles of
Croet has announced his resigna-
ton from the Albemarie Board Of
Supervisors, effective when Cir
cult Judge Lyttelton WaddeN ap-
points % successor. He gave u
health as the reason.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Arlington Women 10 Back
-HYqiene Budget Request

A delegation from the League Of
Women voters of Arlington plans
to attend a hearing at Richmond
tomorrow to support budget re-
quests Of the Virginia State De-
partment of Mental Hygiene and
Hospitals.
The Arlington League has gone
on record in favor o. an appro-
priation to provide at least $3.50 a
day per patient in mental hospi-
tails. The budget proposed by Gov.
Battle would provide 50 a day.
An appropriation Of 5000. 900
for mental hygiene clinics has
been advocated by the League,
instead Of $165.000 as asked By
the Governor.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
IreIon, Beoll to Address
County Red Cross Unit

Charles M. Irelan, United States
Attorney for the District. and Rep
resentative Beall. Republican, Of
Maryland. will talk at a meeting
sponsored by the Montgomery
County Red Cross Chapter at 8
pm. tomorrow at Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School.
The session is one Of q series
to instruct workers and members
OF civic organisations In public
speaking. There win be 3 panel
discussion after Mr.. Irelan and
Nr. Beall talk. a
Evening star., 1952-01-23
BY a ssoff cofrsspondens Of The star

RICHMOND, Jan. ga threat
to proposed 10th congressional
district In Northern Virginia was
developing in the General Assem-
bly, today.
A bill backed by at least five
State Senators and 13 members of
the House of Delegates was being
drafted to place Virginia's 10th
district in the populous Norfolk
area.
A legislative rediStricting COM
mission has recommended that
the 10th district be. composed Of
Arlington and Fairfax Counties
and Alexandria and Falls Church
with a population Of more than
300, 900. According to the 1850
census, which showed the State
had about 3.3 million inhabitants.
each district should have a theo-
retical population Of about $4,000.
New Plan Proposed.
All of the State Senators and
Delegates from the present I'd
congressional district. however,
today proposed a new plan which
they believe would more fully
carry out requirements Of the
State Constitution that all dis
tricts be nearly equal as possible.
They would create the 10th dis
trict out of Norfolk and the coun-
ties of Princess Anne, Northamp-
ton and Accomack.
The 5th. 9Th and 9th districts
would not be changed in Northern
Virginia. The new proposal Is
that Loudoun County be trans
ferred from the present 9Th dis
trict, now represented by Howard
w. Smith of Alexandria, to the
7th.
The bill, which is being prepared
by General Assembly members
from the I'd congressional dis-
trict, proposes this makeup for
the 9th district: Fairfax, Prince
william, Fauquier, Stafford. King
George and Arlington Counties
and the cities Of Alexandria and
Falls Church.
Eight Counties Affected.
The remainder Of the present
eight district, consisting Of Cul-
peper. Orange. Madison. Greene.
Albemarle, Fluyanna, Louisa and
Goochland Counties and Char
lottesville, would be added to the
9Th district.
The proposal also would shift
other counties and cities SO that
this would be the population by
districts: First, 293 900: I'd, 334 :
COO. Sd. $50. 900: 18th. 3l4 900: Sth,
ZIG. 600: 9Th. 33S.00O: 7th. 800. .0tl;l
9Th. $500; 9th. $4,000. and 10th,
307. 900.
Evening star., 1952-01-23
County Heads 10 LIST
Topics for Hearing
On Reorganization

Prince Georges voters will be
informed in advance of specific
topics to be discussed when the
commissioners hold a public hear
ing on March 4 on plans to re-
organize the county government.
Set for II am. in Upper Marl-
boro, the meeting win be the first
OF three in which citizens will dis
cuss with the county heads rec
concentrations for a home rule
charter. a professional county
manager and other major changes.
The proposals were made by the
Public Administration Service OF
Chicago.
Mrs. Mary ODwyer. represent
ing the county League Of Women
Voters, elected the promise Of a
definite agenda from Chairman
Thomas E. Latimer yesterday in
Upper Marlboro, where the COM
missioners set a public hearing for
residents Of Southern Prince
Georges on planning and building
inspection problems.
The commissioners directed their
attention to the southern tip OF
the county lying along Route S
and the Indian Head highway,
after the receipt Of q letter from
the Southern Prince Georges
County Board of Trade, asking
that the Maryland-National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission
authority be extended to their
area. They also asked employ
ment Of inspectors to- check on
building construction in the fast
growing section.
With q view to determining the
feeling of citizens on the matter,
the commissioners ordered a pub
lie hearing at 5 pm, February 80
lin the Clinton firehouse.
The board announced 1t viii
give its views on proposed reorgan-
ization OF Washington's National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission on February /, instead o1
February 5.
In other business. the board dis
|cussed a request Of the District
Iof Columbia Ramblers Motorcycle
Club for q permit to establish q
tracaway m q 0H.acre tract ou,rnr
|hy the club on PiScataway road
between Silesia and Fort Wash
|ington. The board decided to ash
the club whether it is willing tc
pay the costs of advertising q
public hearing.
There Is some question Of The
Iadvisahiiity OF such q project.
said Commissioner Edward J.
Waters. Those cycles make more
noise than the newest jet jobs
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Sequel WorBne Stories Sometimes Are Sad but Often Have Silver nng

The story of the frightened,
homesick war brides brought to
this country from the four corners
|of the earth by returning service
men husbands is today almost q
CLOSED book.
OF the 114.691 listed by the
immigration and Naturalization
Service as entering this country
since 1916, most are reported to
have become American citizens
and absorbed into the community.
An unknown number. but cer-
tainly many. struggled back home
disillusioned. "A few saw their
dreams explode into hardship and
Welfare Agencies Consulted.
Those who did find trouble
rather than happiness eventually
reached out to the Red Cross or
Community Chest agencies for
aid. To these agencies they
poured out such problems as
these:
A young New Zealand girl came
to America In 1876 with one child.
Used to a comfortable and secure
life In her own country, she had
glowing ideas of what her new life
would be. She ended her journey
in a remote region of the West
Virginia mountains where she
bore her second child without hos
pital care.
The young woman and her hus-
band. who had been dismissed
from the Army with q service
connected disability. later moved
to Washington, where another
child was born. Financial and
family problems left her with one
desire-to return home.
Through the efforts Of the Red
Cross and her parents, arrange
ments for her transportation were
made. But as the time for her
departure grew nearer, she de-
cided she could not leave without
her husband. Now he's a New
zealander, too.
Son Brought to United States.
The wife of one Gil placed her
SON by a former marriage in al
home in England while she was
engaged in war work. She came
TO the States following her re-
marriage. leaving her son in Eng
and. After coming to Washing
ton she had another child.
The Family and Child Service
of the Community Chest was
asked by a welfare agency in Lon
don to find the plans of the fam
Ily regarding the child's future.
It was discovered that illnsss and
financial reverses had prevented
the mother from sending for her
son, but with the help of the Chest
and the London agency, he has
been brought to America.
Mixed marriages also have pre-
sented their problems, but Of those
who have sought aid from the Red
Cross, racial differences have not
been q contributing factor. accord
ng tostlae agency.
In onesEasetiie Red Cross helped
! Negro rtAnge for the Trans
,ortation az Filipino girl. wlloI
lad a child BY him when he was
in her country. Upon
Ter arrival. they were married and,
Ilthough still heavily in debt, are
working to build a stable life.
"It was confusing for a time" ,"l
Mrs. Charles Shepherd
If l919 Bashford lane, Alexandria,
whose drawing speech is more
Of the Southern
States than Manchester. England.
Mrs. Shepherd was married in
Manchester when she was a mem
Der of the WAF and her husband
vas serving as a United States
Navy boatSwain's mate.
She came to the United States
n 1916 with an early group of
Evening star., 1952-01-23

patched Immediately In response
ito an emergency caIl.
4. The police dispatcher should
write down requests for emergency
service as he receives Anem.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-03-28
Realism Achieved
In St. Mary's Play
By Use OF Lights

The coming play, Barter" pre-
sented by the Merry Mssquers Of
the College of st. Mary of the
Springs, will rely on lights and
lighting effects for realism.
In the first act. lights will illum-
mate each of the three tiers on
which the city of Jerusalem is de-
picted.
During the second act the reeur-
rent opening of door In an upper
corner of the stage sends binding
light and noises into the prison
where Christ is held.
In the final scene OF the last
act, the stage is darkened and three
illuminated crosses are seen
against the hill.
The work of constructing sets,
painting scenery. and manipulat-
ing the lights is handled by men,
bers of the Merry Masquers.
Matinee performances of the
play are scheduled for April 5. s
and 7 at 2:30 p. m. Evening per
formances will be on April 5 and
7 at BIS p. m.