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Evening star., 1952-04-22
|Herndon Wins Battle
lin Fairfax Court for
School Board Seat

The town of Herndon has wor
a court battle for special repre-
sentation on the Fairfax County
School Board.
Fairfax Circuit Judge Paul E
Brown ruled yesterday that Hern-
don was entitled to appoint q
representative on the county
school board.
Judge Brown held that a special
act of the State legislature pro-
viding for the special town repre-
sentative took precedence over
general law.
Provision Of Act.
The special act. which last was
amended and re-enacted in 1850.
authorized Herndon to have. q
town school board for the sole
purpose of appointing a repre-
sentative on the county school
board.
General provisions of the county
executive act which Fairfax
County began operating under
January specified that a town
must operate as a separate school
district to have representation on
the county school board.
The county school board refused
to seat a representative from the
town of Herndon after last
January l. This decision was sup
ported by the Board of Supervisors
and Commonwealth Attorney
Hugh B. Marsh.
Will Increase Board Size.
School Board Chairman Fred
w. Robinson had been the Hern-
don representative before January
Il. He was appointed a regular
member of the school board, how
ever, because of the legal question
over Herndon's representation
Mrs. D. L. Detwiler was sent as
the Herndon representative after
January /. The Herndon Town
Council took the case to court
after Mrs. Detwiler was refused q
position on the county school
board.
The court decision will increase
the size of the county school
board to seven. There now are six
representatives one from each
magistrial district.
Attorney Robert J. McCandlish
represented the town of Herndon
Mr.. Marsh and Attorney James
Keith represent the county school
hoard.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Driving Course Is Urged
In Maryland High Schools
BY The Associoted Press

BALTIMORE. April 22.-The
State Board Of Education was
asked yesterday by the Maryland
Federation of Women's Clubs to
provide auto driving instructions
in every public high school.
The resolution passed at the
annual convention urged that driv-
ing instructions be given "for the
1512-year-old group, regardless OF
class year, so that by the time the
student has reached the driving
age of Is. he or she shall have had
adequate training in safety In
driving"
The Maryland clubwomen were
urged by Mrs. Theodore S. Chap
man of JerSeyville. H.. to give
their moral support to the United
Nations because the only other
choice is chaos. Mrs. Chapman is
second vice president of the Gen.
|eral Federation Of Women's Clubs
Evening star., 1952-04-22
2 Fairfax Women, Baby Bitten
By Squirrel Thought to Be Rubid

Two women and an infant were
attacked and severely bitten by q
squirrel on the porch Of their
Herndon (Va.) home yesterday.
The squirrel was shot by police,
and was to be examined today for
rabies. DR.. Harold Kennedy,
Fairfax County health officer. said
the animal apparently was mad
and the victims already are re-
ceiving rabies shots.
Herndon town police said the
squirrel first attacked the 1-year-
old son of Mrs. Marguerite Tester
man. The boy was In a playpen
on the front porch. Mrs. Tester
man and her aunt. Miss Lillian
Evening star., 1952-04-22
BY the Assoeioied Press

LONDON. April 22.-An old
parchment from a Virginia barn
that looks like the execution order
to chop off the head of King
Charles I of England isn't the real
thing. The authentic document
lis safe in the House Of Lords IL
brary.
So the Lords librarian wasn't
nearly as excited as some Ameri-
can scholars who thought they
might have examined the docu-
ment that led to the famous
blood-letting 304 years ago last
January 30.
The American paper belongs tt
Mrs. Kathryn Fox. whose two
small sons. Carl and Charles Ray
found it about three years age
among some old papers in q barn
near Manassas.
It came to public attention
when a lawyer took it to the Fair.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
ChevyChase Adopts
.S62,1OO Budget, Cuts
Taxes for Second Year

For the second straight year
the taxes of Chevy Chase Village
will be reduced.
With an enthusiastic chorus of
"ayes," more than 100 residents
of the incorporated suburb ap-
proved 1852 budget in which the
villages special real estate levy
was dropped from 35 to 30 cents
per $100 of assessed property
value.
Some residents had feared that
a recent charter change raising
the tax ceiling for the area would
be followed by a higher levy, but
last nights meeting brought the
tax down to the level held from
1886 to 1945.
Last years 35-cent levy pro-
duced a $4,000 surplus.
S62,1OO Budget Approved.
The villagers. meeting in old
fashioned town meeting style in
the community hall, approved a
budget of $62.100.
Chairman Arthur G. Lambert
told the meeting the 1852 budget
includes funds for completing the
re-laying of the villages brick
sidewalks. continued fight
against elm disease which threat
ems the community's famous
shade trees, civil defense and
salary increases.
Mr.. Lambert reported that the
past year had seen "a minimum
of controversy, little, If any name
calling and minimum of violent
acts"
Pamphlets giving the villages
history. charter and ordinances
were distributed.
Three Managers Reelected.
Three members of the Board Of
Managers whose terms expired
last night were unanimously re-
elected. They are Charles Car
roll Morgan, Mrs. William T.
Jarvis and John Bischoff. Mr.
Morgan is treasurer of Chevy
Chase, while Mrs. Jarvis is secre-
tary.
The meeting heard brief talks
by Col. Curtis Handlev. village
civil defense director. and by
Sherley Ewing, deputy director of
the Maryland civil defense Or
ganization.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Montgomery Hacker Fined
In Prince GEORGES Court

A Montgomery County hacker
was fined 81 and costs yesterday in
Hyattsville Police Court for failure
to comply with Prince Georges
County taxicab regulations by an
|swering call in Langley Park.
Richard M. Carnahan, 20. of the
1000 block of Renfrew road, Silver
Spring, was arrested Thursday by
county police. Prince Georges law
prohibits cabs in adjoining juris-
dictions from answering calls in
Prince Georges.
Another hacker and cab COM
pany owner forfeited $18.25 coll
lateral each on similar charges.
Trial Magistrate Theodore l..
MiaZga urged cab companies and
county officials to get together on
establishment of the line in the
mushrooming section of Langley
Park and Takoma Park.
A. Eugene Burgess. Prince
Georges County cab inspector. said
local cab owners do not want
reciprocity agreements with ad-
Joining areas.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
IO'Conor Files Bill
o Repay Frederick
S200, 900 RANSOM
By the Associated Press

The 100000 ransom" paid tc
avoid destruction of Frederick
Md. by confederate soldiers
would be returned to the city
under a bill introduced in Con-
gress by Senator O'Conor. Demo.
crat. Maryland.
1t. Gen. Jubal Early demanded
the 100000 in July, 1864. He sale
refusal to pay would result ir
destruction of Frederick, where
union supplies were stored ir
warehouses, barracks and hospi-
tai buildings.
City authorities ordered money
taken from Frederick banks tc
pay the ransom" July 8, 1864. II
took the city until Oct. /, 1851 tc
repay the banks through issuance
Iof bonds.
Senator O'Conor's bill, intro.
duced yesterday would direct the
Secretary of Treasury to pay the
full sum to the city. =
Evening star., 1952-04-22
By J. l. MichoeI
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

LEXINGTON PARK, Md, April
I22.-Housing conditions in this
boomtown just outside the Pa
|tuxent Naval Base do not appear
today to bear out charges of
George P. Mahoney that service
personnel and base employees are
living in deplorable quarters.
AS far as could be seen in a
"trip around the community of TO-
900. virtually all houses appeared
neat and clean and up to stand
ards that might be expected in a
boomtown.
Mr.. Mahoney is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination to the
Senate against Representative
SaSScer.
Puts Time Lint on Charge.
A highly placed authority here
said yesterday that Mr.. Mahoney
would have been right if he had
said the miserable" housing con-
ditions existed as late as last Au-
gust.
New housing, since available,
has alleviated these conditions, he
said. .-..
John T. Daugherty. vice presi-
dent of the local Chamber of
Commerce, discounted Mr.. Ma
honey's remarks about substand-
ard living conditions.
"Of course, we have few such
houses" he said. but they are
very few. less than / per cent. He
predicted that the situation will
improve when an apartment prof.
ect near the base and a 200-house
development miles south of here
is completed.
Sasscer Denies Owning Stock.
/. Mr.. Mahoney has charged that
friends or associates of Mr.. SaS-
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Alexandra Jail Guard Fired
After Escape Of Seven

A guard who was on duty the
night that seven prisoners es.
capped from the Alexandria jai
has been dismissed.
City Sergeant J. Frank Mo.
riarty, who is in charge Of the
jail. said he had appointed q new
guard to replace Clarence Hans
borough. The guard was over
powered by the prisoners last
Tuesday night after he entered
the cellblock alone. Mr.. Moriarty
said it was q violation Of regula.
tions to enter the cellblock alone
Mr.. Hansborough was knocked
down, and suffered a bruised el.
bow.
One of the prisoners was re-
|captuerd about 10 minutes after
the break, and two others were
Irecaptured several days later a
Orange, Va. The other four art
still at large. All seven are colored
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Civilians in ArIandria
Seek Permit 10 Reopen
Show Closed by Police

The Arlandria Civitan Club to-
night will ask the Arlington
County Board for a permit to re-
open a carnival closed by police
last night.
The club planned to open the
week-long show last night for the
benefit of its fund for handicapped
children. Soon after the ferris
wheel, merry-go-round and other
|amusements opened for business
about 20 policemen arrived and
closed the show because a permit
had not been obtained from the
board.
The Southern road show is sci
up at 1900 Jefferson Davis high
way.
Counsel Registers Protest.
Paul G. Varoutsos, former as
|sistant Commonwealth's Attorney
and now a member and counsel
of the club, vigorously protested
the closing.
Commemorative Attorney Will
liam j. Hassan arrived at the
scene and said the show could not
go on. County Manager A. B.
Lundberg also said that carnival
could be staged only with ap-
proval of the County Board.
Mr.. Varoutsos told them he had
checked with the Office Of the
Commissioner of Revenue last
Friday and was told the club
could get a license for the show
directly from that Office.
When Mr.. Varoutsos applied
for the license yesterday, how
ever, he received word from Mr..
Hassan that County Board ap-
proval would be required.
Mr.. Varoutsos nevertheless ad-
vised the club to proceed with the
show.
At q conference this morning
in Mr.. Lundberg's office, it was
agreed that the club would apply
to the board. which is holding a
special meeting tonight.
Mr.. Varoutsos said that If ap-
proval is granted, the show will
begin a three day stand either
tonight or tomorrow.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
|HyattsyiIIe Authorizes $50
For Playground Equipment

An unappropriated surplus OF
not more than $3.50 will be taken
from the Hyattsville City Coun-
cil's general fund for summer
playground equipment, the Coun-
Gil decided last night.
The group also agreed to have
the entire Fourth of July celebra-
ton in Magruder Park. A proposal
had been made earlier to have
night speakers and fireworks in
Byrd Stadium at College Park.
Charles Di Vincenzo, chief of
the Hyattsville Volunteer Fire De-
partment. reported that several
vacant houses the Council con-
demned last month as fire and
safety hazards have been re-
paired. The owners were warned
that unless the structures were
repaired they would be con-
demned by the State fire marshal
and torn down.
A new $4,000 rescue and
salvage truck, for which dona-
tions are still being accepted, will
be added to the department in
June. Mr.. Di Vincenzo said. He
added that the new truck will be
sent anywhere it's called"
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Falls Church League Calls
For Adequate School Funds

The Falls Church League ot
Women Voters has voted to sup
port IAN adequate program o1
school finances" as one of it's OBJ.
jectives in the coming year.
The group also decided to study
and evaluate governmental func.
tions shared by the city and
neighborhing communities.
Mrs. Wayne Dexter has beer
reelected president of the league
Other officers include Mrs. Sam
Vaneman, first vice president;
Mrs. Robert Baum, second vice
president: Mrs. Adam Yarmolin-
sky. secretary; Mrs. Peter Morse
treasurer.
Other new officers are Mrs
William Berry. publicity; Mrs
Mark Maier. membership, anc
Mrs. Edith Swing, national af-
fairs.
A budget of 1895 has been voted
for the 1928 year.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Virginia Parchment Ordering
King Beheuded Ism t Original

fax County Courthouse fol-
Photographic copying.
Luther Evans. Librarian o1
Congress, examined the photo
graph and guessed it likely was
q copy.
The man at the House of Lords
said that in the century after
Charles was beheaded a great
number of engravings of the
document were made for the So.
ciety of AntiquarieS."
"They keep turning up from
time to time" he added.
The real thing, he said, wa.
kept by q certain Col. Hacker
who commanded the detail ol
Oliver Cromwells troops which
Topped off the head. Col. Hacker
kept it around for II years. Ther
the dead Kings brother, Charlie.
II. was restored to power anC
threw Col. Hacker into the Tower
of London. The paper wound VI
with the Lords.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Conviction ofLeWis
In Blight Lee Home
Robbery Is Upheld

The Virginia Supreme Court oi
Appeals yesterday upheld the con-
viction Of Joseph Gregory Lewis
80, for the armed robbery of gam
bier Blight H. Lees Arlington
home.
Lewis is under a nine-year SEN
tence for his part in the robbery
which occurred more than two
years ago.
it affects our trial and committee
convicted in District Court Febru-
ary l on gambling charges. He
was sentenced to serve from one
to four years as an officer in the
Charles E. Nelson multi-million
dollar numbers racket.
Lee and his wife also face trial
in Arlington for perjury. This
charge grew out of testimony in
the case against Lewis.
The Lees are scheduled to ap-
pear in Arlington Circuit Court
May q for a hearing on de-
murrers filed by their attorney to
the perjury indictment.
According to prosecutors, Lewis,
wearing a mask and welding a
gun, went to the former Lee home
at 2700 South June street in
March. 1850, and demanded t"the
$4,000 we know is here" They
charged he got a paper bag con-
tanning change estimated up to
$16O.
Principal witness against Lewis
was George w. Kiley of the 300
block of Ridge road Sc, who
participated in the robbery. Kiley
was sentenced to serve eight years.
A charge against Lewis brother,
Paul Clifton Lewis, as an accom-
plice, was dropped.
Another brother. John William
Lewis, went before the Kefauver
Crime Committee last year in an
effort to clear the name of Joseph
Lewis He testified before the
Senators against the Nelson-Lee
numbers operation.
Evening star., 1952-04-22

Duncan. ran TO the porch when
they heard the baby crying.
Mrs. FISHERMAN grabbed the
squirrel from the playpen and
the animal leaped to the back of
her neck. severely biting and
scratching her. Miss Duncan
caught the squirrel by the tail and
pulled it from Mrs. Testerman'S
neck.
The women rushed into the
house with the baby and called
police. The squirrel rushed after
them and was trying to tear its
way through the screen door
when Herndon police arrived and
shot it.
DR.. E. c. Shull treated the three
victims.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Services Offer Women
$50 Kinds of Jobs

" you ore lS or over. there ore more
thon $50 different kinds Of defense jobs
voting in the nine services. Big Jobs
thot give you equol poy. equol promo
tions. equoI benefits with our men in
the services.
You'll receive speeioIized training
thot con equip you for a successful
civilian career. Plus the immediate
satisfaction Of 80 doys' voeotion year.
eouturier- designed uniforms, medieoI
core, pIeosont living conditions. No
other job offers 50 much!
Published os public service in co.
operotion with the Advertising counc;Il.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
College Park Rotary Dinner
To Honor 7. H. Ducket

The College Park Rotary Club
will hold a testimonial dinner in
honor of T. Howard Duckett,
Prince Georges County banker
and political leader, at 6:15 pm.
tomorrow at the University of
Maryland dining hall.
DR.. Harry C. Byrd, president of
the university, will give Mr.. Duck
EFT scroll in appreciation of his
many activities in behalf of the
county. Mr.. Duckett, president of
the Suburban Trust Co., is a
charter member of the Rotary
Club.
Entertainment will be furnished
by the University of Maryland
chorus group.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
.GreenbeIt's Council
To Ask PHA 10 Delay
DeadIine for Sale

The Greenbelt (Md) Town
Council last night voted to ask
the Federal Public Housing Au-
thority to postpone for so days
the April 80 deadline for the first
step in the sale of the town to
the Greenbelt Veterans Housing
Corp.
The PHA has ruled that 800
members of the non-profit veter-
ans corporation must deposit
$100 on homes to qualify the cor
poration to purchase the town
for $50 million. The corporation
recently decided that only 533
depositors must be residents of
the community.
The delay was asked so that
a committee from the council and
the corporation could meet with
PHA officials to discuss other ways
of selling Greenbelt's 1890 homes,
including direct purchase by indi-
vidualS.
Petition Being Signed.
Meanwhile, petition is being
circulated in the town opposing
the sale to the corporation. Town
Councilman Steve L. Comings, a
leader in the opposition move, said
more than $50 names had been
affixed to the petitioni. Begun last
Saturday. the petition is expected
to be in PHA hands Friday.
The petition asserts signers are
mot desirous of seeing the sale of
Greenbelt to the Greenbelt Vet
erans' Housing Corp" It urges
PHA to halt the transaction.
Mr.. Comings said only about
22O persons have made deposits on
their homes. He said the CO.
operative purchase venture obvi-
ously Is favored by only a minority
Of the residents of the 1,890-unit
development.
"A lot of us are not sold on CO.
operatives. Mr.. Comings said.
Dislike Terms of Sale.
He added that some petition
Signers do not like terms of the
sale, which include a 10-year re-
newable contract held by Green
belt Consumers Services, a CO.
operative, on all commercial
houses within a half-mile radius
Of the center Of town.
II feel as a councilman I should
represent what the majority of
the townspeople want" Mr.. Com
ings said. He added that many
people would rather rent in the
community than join in the CO.
operative purchase of the entire
town.
The Town Council last night
also was told that PHA haS re-
jected pleas to continue funds
for the Greenbelt kindergarten
after the current term. Consid-
GRAFTON is being given to estab-
lishment of a kindergarten sup
ported by parents.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
New Housing Eases Situation
In Pdtuxent Base Boom Town

seer, in whose district the Naval
Station is located, own stock in
the Patuxent Water Co. He
claimed that a housing project
scheduled for 1949 was washed
out" when the water company
tried to charge rates which were
rejected by the Navy as too high.
! In fighting reply. Representa-
tive Sasscer asserted that efforts
to link him with attempts to gouge
Servicemen or other prospective
renters were "villification, innuen-
dos and complete untruth."
Mr.. SaSscer said he does not
own any stock in the water COM
pany, but that Mrs. SaSScer holds
rs shares and has never received
l cent of dividend. He added that
public utilities rates are fixed by
the State Public Service Commits
sion and that Mr.. Mahoney should
be aware of that fact.
Community Growing Fast.
Mr.. Daugherty said the sprawl
ing unincorporated community
will have a population of $4,000
by next August. About 10,400
persons are attached to the air.
base. OF these 6,700 are service
personnel and 3,7O0 are civilians.
The base payroll averages $1A
million a month.
The Patuxent Water Co. pro-
vitles water, sewage and garbage
disposal facilities. All sewage lines
arc connected to a central disposal
plant operated by the Navy. :.
Lack of adequate housing is ap-
parent on the base itself. officers,
up to the rank of commander, and
their families occupy Army-type
nuts, divided for two-family occu-
Ipancy. For these quarters they
pay from $65 to 500 a month per
family, depending on the occu-
pants rank.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Stote Ruled Eligible
To Pay Security Tex
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, April ga Vir-
ginia city or county legally may
pay the entire costs of Federal
social security overage for its
employees. Attorney General J.
Lindsay Almond. jr.. held yester-
day.
The attorney generals opinion
was in answer to a request from
State Auditor j. Gordon Bennett.
Mr.. Bennett raised the question
after being queried by several
counties. .~'s-,. ,-~.,- -.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Electrical Contractors Meet

The Prince Georges Electrical
Contractors Association last night
voted against admitting old burner
and electric sign installation work.
ers to membership. The organ
ization met in the American Le-
eion hall ct Mount Rainier.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
MurtinsviIIe Man Heads
APP. Broudcusters
BY the Associofed Press

Maynard E. Dillaber of Martins
vile, Va, was elected president OF
Virginia Associated Press Broad
casters yesterday.
Mr.. Dillaber. news director o1
Statoin WMVA, succeeds Fred l.
Hart. WLPM, Suffolk, Va.
Charles p. Blackley, manager
WTON. Staunton, Va, was elected
vice president, and Irving Abelof
manager. WLEE, Richmond, Va.
treasurer. Frank H. Fuller. chief
of the Richmond Associated Press
Bureau, was reelected secretary.