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Evening star., 1952-07-24
Arlington Board Loses
Court Fight 10 Block
Raise in Milk Price

The Arlington County Board
yesterday lost its long court fight
to lower the price Of milk sold in
the Arlington-Alexandria area.
Judge Harold F. Snead in Rich
mond City Circuit Court handed
down a decision upholding the
authority of the Virginia State
Milk Commission to fix minimum
prices for milk sold in the nearby
Virginia area.
Appeal State Order.
The court fight started year.
and-a-half ago when the County
Board appealed from a commits
sion order which raised the mini
mum price of milk half-cent a
quart in January, 1851.
The board contended that much
of the milk sold in nearby Vir-
ginia is processed and delivered
by Washington dairies. Since this
milk moves in interstate commerce
the State Milk Commission should
not be allowed to control the price,
the board argued.
Judge Snead's decision upheld
the right of the commission to
set milk prices in Virginia cir
respective Of the point Of origin
or the delivery of such milk"
Order Called Capricious.
The board had argued that the
milk commission'S order was Ca
PRECIOUS and unreasonable because
the public notice by which a hear
ing was set prior to the order did
not specify that a price increase
would be considered.
But Judge Snead's order upheld
the milk commisSion's contention
that its public hearing had been
properly publicized. that its order
was not capricious and that the
effect of the order would not
amount to an unconstitutional
burden on interstate commerce.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Rockville Group Urge,
Charter 10 Replace
PiecemeaI Statutes

The Rockville Town Council has
been asked to draw up a new town
charter to replace the present "ac-
emulation of piecemeal statutes.
The request came from the
Rockville Civic Association.
In a resolution the group urged
Mayor Daniel r. Weddle and the
Town Council to have the charter
drawn up by the town officials In
cooperation with citizens, or by
a competent outside agency, such
as the University Of Maryland.
The resolution noted that such
action was recommended in a sur
vey of the government Of Rock
vile conducted by the University
of Maryland's Department Of Pub
lie Administration in 1850.
The civic group also urged that
legislation he requested establish
ing salaries for the elected town
officers.
The association announced the
election of Everett H. woodward
as president for the coming year
Other new officers are: William
Lodder, vice president; Alex
Greene, treasurer: Betty Anne
Connolly, recording secretary, ano
Ralph Williams. corresponding
secretary.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Refer Smoker Gets
Is Years in Maryland
For Staying His Wife

A District man who said he had
been smoking marijuana at the
time he fatally shot his estranged
wife last March 20 on busy Com
|merce lane. Rockville. yesterday
was sentenced to 18 years in the
Maryland State Penitentiary.
He is Ernest Frank Adams, 90,
|of the 800 block Of L street S.W
Ia jury, Of seven men and five
women returned a verdict Of guilty
of murder in the second degree
latter celebrating one hour and 40
minutes. 49,
States Attorney Walter w. Daw-
son asked for a first-degree ver-
dict. He said ADAMS had bought
the gun and had gone to Rockville
where he shot his wife Della four
times with the As caliber revolver
Wounded seriously in the daylight
|affray was Miss Nora Twyman. 20,
also of Rockville. She recovered
and testified yesterday.
Adams yesterday told the court
he had been smoking "marijuans
sticks" for about a year.
Adams also testified the day o1
the shooting he had been drink
ing beer, whisky and gin. He sale
he had tried to sell the gun tc
two fellow employees at the Wash.
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission the day Of the shooting
the employees corroborated his tes'
timony.
The victim had left Adam.
about three days before the shoot
| ing.
Adams was represented by
Barnev Welsh. Rockville attorney
Evening star., 1952-07-24
U. 5. Approves
S1.8 Million for
Wheaton School
Montgomery Boord
Informed of Grant
For New Building

The Montgomery County Board
of Education has received notice
of Federal aid grant of $685.
375 for construction of a new
high school at Wheaton.
DR.. Edwin w. Broome, county
school superintendent, disclosed
today that such a notice was re-
ceived at Rockville yesterday.
The money is part Of a $195
million Federal grant approved by
Congress for areas where there
are large numbers of Govern
ment employees.
The entire amount will be ap-
piled to the new 1,600-pupil
school, DR.. Broome said. This
item was included III the School
Boards So million construction
program for this year and orig
inally was to have come from
county funds, DR.. Broome said.
May Restore Projects.
Receipt of the Federal aid
means the county now can use
the nearly 81 million for some
of the projects eliminated when
the County Council reduced the
School Boards budget request
from $11 million to So million,
DR.. Broome said.
Just which projects will be re-
stored has not yet been decided.
the school superintendent said.
Bids for the Wheaton project
are expected to be called for with
in 30 days and construction may
begin within two months, accord
ing to DR.. Broome.
So ClassrOOmS Planned.
The school, to be erected on a
20-acre tract of Viers Mill road
and adjacent to the new Con-
necticut Avenue Estates. will have
So classrooms, shop facilities, a
music wing, a gymnasium, cafe
terra, library and other facilities.
The site is located at the inter-
section of Lakewood drive and
Randolph road, next to a 12-acre
park area owned by the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
It will take 18 months to 2 years
to complete, DR.. Broome said.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Heat and Alcoholism
Kill Father and Son
by the Assoeioted Press

CAMBRIDGE, Md, July 24.-A
father and son who died at Eastern
Shore State Hospital Tuesday
night were the victims of chronic
alcoholism and the heat. official
findings disclosed today.
They were Thomas Stevenson
SIS, of Fruitlanc, and his 25-year-
old son Bernard.
The father was arrested on 8
drunk and disorderly charge Sat-
urday and drew a year in jail
The sentence was suspended
however, on the condition Steven
son stay sober.
The son was picked up on
drunk charge Sunday.
Both subsequently agreed tc
enter the mental hospital at Cam
bridge and were admitted about
a pm. Tuesday. The elder Stev-
|enson died about II pm. and the
son about two hours later.
DR.. John Mace, Dorchester
County medical examiner, found
they had died of natural causes
and requested DR.. Russell S
Fisher, State medical examiner in
Baltimore, to make further tests
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Montgomery Hospital
Supper 10 Be tuesday

The Women's Board of the
Montgomery General Hospital will
sponsor its annual benefit supper
Tuesday at the Sherwood High
School in Sandy Spring.
Country ham and fried chicken
will be featured. Household arti-
cles, flowers, shrubs and brio al
brac will be sold.
Committee chairmen for the
fund raising event are:
Mrs. Fred L. Thomas and Mrs.
c. L. Gilpin. fancy table commit
tee; Mrs. Eugene Scott and Mrs.
G. Rust Candy. flower booth; Mrs.
Walter F. Wilson and Mrs. Leon
ard Burns, cake table; Mr.. ana
Mrs. John M. Beavers, jr., country
store; Mrs. Frank P. Palmer. Mrs.
Dorsey Downey and Mrs. Mark
Zeigler, mats and brio a brac; and
Mrs. Charles Disaroon. kiddie
land.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
County to Register
Voters Friday Nights
Until Elections

Additional hours for registration
Of new voters at the County Serv-
lice Building, Hyattsville, have
been set for tomorrow night and
subsequent Fridays until the No
lvember elections.
The Prince Georges County
Board of Election Supervisors an
nounced yesterday that registra-
ton personnel will be at the
Hyattsville building from 6 to 9
pm. tomorrow.
The new registration period will
augment the three-hour sessions
Inow held during the same time
lon Tuesdays.
The board said the extra period
was the result Of the heavy de-
lmand for evening registration.
During such periods on the past
three Tuesday nights, more than
500 new voters were registered.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Maryland Doctors
Face Draft Tests
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, July 24.-Mary-
lands draft boards have been told
to begin classifying the 887 doctors
and dentists in the State subject
to a draft call.
Col. Henry c. Stanwood, State
selective service director, notified
all boards to proceed Immediately
with physical examinations for all
priority three" medical men.
Those eligible were under so as
of January Is, 1851, and have had
no military or Government service
since September, 1910.
Col. Stanwood said he had mo
information with respect to their
probable induction date"
The State also began calling up
the 1T registered Maryland con-
scientious objectors. They are
eligible for two years. service with
religious or non-profit groups and
some overseas assignments.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Ia Phone Operators
Take Hour Recess
To Protest Heat

The weather caused telephone
operators at the Fairfax Office OF
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. to walk off their jobs
for an hour yesterday when the
temperature hit 96 degrees.
About IA girls left their jobs
about l pm. in protest against
what they described as poor work.
ing conditions. They returned at
2 pm. In their absence, super
visory employees took over the
placing of emergency calls.
The Fairfax Office serves the
Crescent and Browning exchanges
and covers the town of Fairfax
and nearby areas.
A spokesman for the girls said
the walkout took place because
the girls felt working conditions
during the hot weather were not
as good as they might be. They
complained about the lack Of air
conditioning.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Arlington to Let
Employees Go Home
When It's Too Hot

Arlington County is going to re-
lease it's employees when it gets too
hot to work.
County Manager A. T. Lund-
burg said that county workers will
be allowed to go home in accord
ance with the policy followed by
the Federal Government, in build
ings which are not air-condi-
toned. That means they will be
released when the temperature
reaches 95 degrees and the hu-
midity reaches so per cent, or an
equivalent combination.
The county has acquired a new
device to tell when the heat and
the humidity reach the go-home
mark.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Maryland Hearing
On Fares August 15;
May Be in Armory
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, July "a
The Capital Transit Co.'s re-
quest to increase its zone fare
in Maryland suburbs Of
Washington will be aired by
the Public Service Commis-
sion August 10.
The commission set the
hearing for 1880 am. and
said it will try to arrange to
use the National Guard Arm
ory, Silver Spring.
BY announcing the hear
ing, the PSC forestalled the
rates going into effect auto
matically on August II.
The present fare is seven
cents for each zone. The
company wants to charge 10
cents for the first zone and
seven cents for succeeding
zones.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Will Go on Sole
Wednesday When
Spun Is Dedicated
BY the Assoeioisd Press

ANNAPOLIS, July 24.-Motor-
lists who use the new Chesapeake
Bay Bridge regularly will be able
to cut their toll charges in half.
Gov. McKeldin announced yes
terday that special commuter-rate
ticket books will be put on sale
when the $44 million span is ded-
icated Wednesday. I'D
The plan will allow a car and
it's driver to make 80 trips Cor Is
round trips) across the bridge for
$2l, providing the tickets are used
within a month. On a single trip
basis, 80 trips will cost $1.40 each,
or $42.
Additional commuter passengers
in the car will be able to make
the 80 trips for So. Without the
tickets, passengers other than the
driver will be charged Is cents per
trip, or $3.50 for 80 trips.
The Governor announced the
new rate schedule after confer
ences with Assistant Attorney
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Threat 10 Swiss Sales
Of Maryland tobacco
Seen in Watch Tariff
By J. l.. MichoeI

Southern Maryland tobacco
men have started an all-out drive
to adjust a Swiss watch squabble
which threatens to tick away the
areas best export market.
The Tariff Commission has
recommended that import duties
on Swiss timepieces be increased
to protect American watchmakers.
In turn, the Swiss have limited
that if such an action is taken
they will retaliate by imposing
high tariffs on United States prod
uctS.
Swiss cigarette manufacturers
have notified local tobacco in
terests that advanced rates would
mean drastic reductions in their
purchases of type 90 tobacco.
Decision Due August Is.
President Truman, who has
power to fix the rate, is expected
to announce his decision by Au-
gust Is.
One cablegram from Switzerland
to an Upper Marlboro firm said, in
part:
Higher import duty on watches
would mean an end of unrestricted
import of Maryland tobacco into
Switzerland and a severe cut OF
possibility of Swiss manufacturers
to use Maryland tobacco, conse-
quently would be extremely harm
full to Southern Maryland farm
ers."
The cablegram urged that Mary
lands legislators and Governor be
asked to intervene personally with
the President in an effort to block
the proposed increase.
Appeal to State Leaders.
Alarmed leaders of the $40 mil
lion year industry acted on the
suggestion Immediately. They
have appealed to Gov. McKeldin,
Senators O'Conor and Butler,
Representative Sasscer, the Presi-
dent of the State Senate, the
Speaker of the House of Delegates
and Mayor D'Alesandro of Balti-
more.
Backing the drive are agri-
cultural organizations, including
the Farm Bureau. County lead
ers of the powerful unit are cir
cularizing their memberships ask
ing them to support the move
now by kilograms. telephone calls
and personal contacts.
Switzerland in recent years has
become Maryland's largest foreign
tobacco outlet.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Acacia Insurance Co.
Plans s. Million
Addition 10 BuiIdinq
By DonoId B. HodIey

Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Co. has decided to build a So mil
lion addition to it's home Office
building to meet pressing expan-
sion needs. ...
Plans to go ahead with the
project, which will double the
company's usable Office space.
were announced at a board meet
ing yesterday by President VIII
liam Montgomery.
Because it now appears pos
sible to obtain materials which
up to a few months ago were un-
available, we are going ahead
with our building program" Mr..
Montgomery told directors.
To Join Present Structure.
Although completed plans and
Specifications have not been finally
approved, the addition will join
the present structure at 81 Louis
lana avenue NV. and run north
along the east side of First street.
Company officials expect con-
struction will be started soon.
The new addition will be air.
conditioned throughout and will
include a modern cafeteria capable
of serving 1000 employees in two
shifts.
One Of the fastest growing life
insurance companies in the Ma
ton. Acacia has outgrown its
present building which it first
occupied in 1886.
Firm Shows Big Growth.
Since that date, insurance in
force has increased from 1852
million to nearly $1.2 billion.
Assets have increased from $50
million to more than 1882 million
and the company's home Office
staff has grown from 387 to 825.
President Montgomery told di-
rectors that nearly $50 million
of new life insurance was written
by the company in the first six
months of this year. In three
months ended June 80, Acacia S
field force wrote S. million more
than was written in the same
quarter last year.
During the same period, business
in force increased $40 million,
compared with SIT million in 1851.
Lapses were less during the first
six months of this year compared
with a year earlier.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Street Lighting
Include
j. S.Route |
Electrical Division
Asks $2.6 Million
Budget for "a

The Districts portion of Route
l may get better lighting next
year.
The city wants to spend $71,-
500 to install nearly 500 new
street lights on the heavily trav-
eled, six mile -long interstate
route, which runs from the Four
teenth street bridge to the Dis
trict line at Bladensburg road and
Eastern avenue.
Present lighting is inadequate,
and there were II fatal night
accidents on the route in the
year ended July /, officials re-
ported.
The new lights will be $50 feet
apart. staggered on both sides of
the street, with extra lights at
intersections.
Other Lighting Projects.
The proposed improvement is
one of eight street-lighting prof.
ects recommended to the Com
missioners for the fiscal year
starting next July.
Another Is the installation of
lights on the new South Dakota
avenue extension from Bladens-
burg road to New York avenue
NE, q connection with the new
Baltimore Washington parkway
This road is under construction.
The lighting is one of the items
in the $2.6 million proposed budget
of the city's electrical division.
The division also wants to in
stall 131 new police call boxes
100 of them replacements for
worn equipment-and 20 new fire.
alarm boxes.
Near Ward Circle.
Lighting Improvements projects
recommended are:
Massachusetts, avenue NV, east
of Ward Circle, $31,105.
Michigan avenue NE, between
Taylor street and the District line,
$20,190.
Alabama avenue and Bowen
road. Naylor road to the District
line, Sc, $4,152.
Branch avenue Sc, from Min
nesota avenue to the District line,
So, SOL.
Minnesota avenue from Penn
sylvania avenue Sc. to Benning
road NE, $2,152.
ty-fourth street, Reno road
and Forty-flrst street from Massa-
chusetts to Western avenues NV,
$4.476.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
C. Comnuter-Rote Ticket SIdshes
New Bay Bridge Toll in Half
Boy Bridge Ceremony
Will Be TeIevised
Here by WMAL-N

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge
opening ceremonies at 10:30
am. Wednesday will be tele-
vised in Washington by
WMAL-TV, The Evening Star
station. The District pickup
will be from WMAR-TV, Bal
timore, which will have three
cameras on the scene. includ-
ing one about midway in the
bridge. d.. i
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Flock Sings 10 Pastor
Bitten by Raftlesnake
BY the Assoeiated Press

NORTON, Va, July 24.-Men.
women and children thronged into
a three-room mountain cabin here
yesterday and sang hymns at the
bedside of a Holiness Church
preacher bitten four times during
a snake-handling service.
The victim, the Rev. Atlas john
son, Is, has refused to seek med
ical attention since he was bitten
Sunday by a diamond-back rattle
snake. Asked how he felt, the
preacher replied:
"Oh, I feel wonderful except
that it's just hot"
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Dr.. {. W. 6. Rohrer Dies;
Medical History Authority
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, July 2A.-Dr. G.
w. G. Rohrer. one Of the pioneers
who helped introduce the Pasteur
treatment for rabies in this coun-
try, was found dead at his home
yesterday.
He was 70 and had been a ply
sician for the State Health De-
partment for IS years.
Doctors here considered him
one Of the Nations foremost
authorities on medical history.
Evening star., 1952-07-24

General Joseph D. Buscher and
the State Roads Commission. Mr..
Buscher represents the commits
sion in the attorney generals Of
flee.
Before the decision was made,
traffic engineers conducted a sur
vey to determine approximately
how many motorists would use
commuters rates. The legality Of
the plan has been approved by
attorneys for the bondholders and
trustees.
Evening star., 1952-07-24

the last two years in The Stars an
lnual Scholastic Writing Awards
Contest. Editor -in-chief Of the
high schools paper, Silver Chips,
Ihe will major in Journalism at
| Columbia.
Mr.. Frohlich is an economist
with the Monetary Affairs Staff,
State Department.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Legion Post PIons Fete

College Park American Legion
Post No. 217 will hold an "at-
home" party Saturday afternoon
and evening at its clubhouse, 9218
Baltimore boulevard. The festiv-
tiles will wind up with a dance at
10 pm.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Hearing on Explosives

RICHMOND, Va, July "a R.-
The State Corporation Commis-
sion yesterday scheduled for Sep
|tember % q hearing aimed at
formulating new regulations for
handling and shipping OF explo-
sives by Virginia trucks.
Evening star., 1952-07-24

- - ~ ~
scholarship.
: Newton is a
junior at Mont
gonery Blair
High s C h 90 ].
With the award,
| he will attend
;Colunbia Uni
! versity this fall
| without taking
This senior year
sat school.
The boy was
a Gold Key
winner for Chr.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
G. o. P. Club Picnic

The Young Republican Club OF
Montgomery County will sponsor
a picnic at 1880 p. m. Saturday
at Guide Farm. about three miles
north Of Rockville. Md. on Route
240.
Evening star., 1952-07-24
Chevy Chase Youth Gets
Ford Foundation Award

Newton Frohlich, Is. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. William Frohlich, of 2616
Spencer road, Chevy Chase, has
been awarded a two-year Ford
Evening star., 1952-06-13

under Gen. MacArthur's father
lit. Gen. Arthur Macarthur, dur
ing his service with the 28tf
United States, Volunteers in the
Philippines insurrection.
He was also the oldest member
of the District Catholic War Vet
Ierans and was a lifelong member
of the United Spanish American
War Veterans, Gen. Nelson A
Miles Camp of the District. AT
the time of his death, he was
serving as national historian OF
the Irish War Veterans.
In the Spanish-Anerican War
Mr.. Hickey fought with the 1st
District of Columbia Volunteers
during the attack on Santiago,
Cuba, in 1898. ~
He was a member of District
Post No. II. Irish War Veterans,
and the Father Francis J. Hurney
Post, No. 112, Catholic War Vet
erans. He also was a member of
the Disabled American Veterans.
He is survived by a son, William
A. Hickey. jr., of 1901 B street
Sc. and a daughter. Mrs. Mar
garet L. Dietrich, also of the B
street address.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 am. Monday at st. Paul's
Church. Burial will be in Arling-
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1952-06-13
Rabbi Henry Cohen, SO,
Prison Reform Crusader
By the Associofed Press

HOUSTON, Tex, June 13.-Dr
Henry Cohen. SO. rabbi emeritus
of Temple B'Nai Israel of Calves
ton, who was nationally known
as crusader and spiritual leader
died here yesterday at the home
of a son, Harry Cohen.
Without regard for religion OF
race, DR.. Cohen worked for prison
reform, refugee relief and educa-
Ition.
After a 1900 storm which dev-
astated Galveston, he helped. Or
iganiZe a central executive relief
commission and concentrated his
own strength in hospital work and
rehabilitation.
DR.. Cohen retired on September
13, 1949. &
DR.. Cohen was born April 7
1868, in London. He was ordained
rabbi in 1884. After serving at
Kingston, Jamaica, from 1884
through 1885, he served a Wood
vile (Miss.) congregation on
through 1888 and then came to
Galveston.
Evening star., 1952-06-13
Federal Bar Group Honors
3 OF It's Ex-Presidents

The Federal Bar Association
yesterday honored three of it's
former presidents with certificates
OF merit at a Willard Hotel
luncheon.
Awarded certificates were David
D. Caldwell, formerly with the
Justice Department.; William Roy
Valance of the State Department.
and Heber H. Rice of the General
Accounting Office.
The association recently author
lied awarding of certificates of
merit to members who have given
long and distinguished service to
the association and promoted the
welfare of the legal profession.
Speaker at the luncheon was
Judge Paul w. Brosman of the
United States Court of Military
Appeals.
Evening star., 1952-06-13
Emma Eames, "a,
Retired Opera Star
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, June 13.-Emma
Eames, "a, a prima donna both on
and off the stage during the golden
age of opera, died today in her
home.
Nine. Eames was a contempo-
|rary of Enrico Caruso, Nellie
Melba and Adelina Patti, but won
as much attention for her stormy
romances and temperament as for
her singing.
She achieved fame in Europe
and America. then retired abrupt
ly in 1912, saying she did not care
to continue singing after her voice
had passed its prime.
She was born in Shanghai, China,
and first studied music as a child
in Bath, Me. She won acclaim for
a concert performance at the age
|of II and went to Paris to begin
her operatic career.