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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Dismissal Of Slot Suit
In Maryland Asked
BY the Associated Dress


BALTIMORE, Feb. 9.-Attorney
General McGrath and j. Edgar
Hoover, director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, today
asked Federal Court to dismiss a
suit filed by three southern Mary
land firms to prevent the Govern
ment from Selling their slot ma
chimes.
The suit was brought by owners
of the Belmont Amusement Co. Of
Glen Burnie and the Triton Beach
Club of Mayo. both in Anne Arun-
del County. and the Chesapeake
Beach Park, Inc, Of Chesapeake
Beach, Calvert County. Slot ma
chimes are legal In Anne Arundel
and Calvert Counties.
They said they took the action
to prevent the Government from
Selling their gambling apparatus
under a Federal law passed last
year prohibiting transportation Of
slot machines in interstate COM
merce and requiring the registra-
tion of gambling equipment with
the United States Attorney Gen.
|eral.
The three firms contend they
have conformed with all phases Of
the law, but want to make sure
their machines are not seized.
Mr.. McGrath and Mr.. Hoover
said in their petition for dis
missal that the law does not apply
Ito the three clubs because they
have conformed with all its pro-
visions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
3 HyottsvilIe Pupils
Using Sightseeing
Room, Gift of Lions

Eight pupils are now assigned to
the sight-saving classroom spon-
sored by the Hyattsville Lions
Club in cooperation with the
Prince Georges County Board OF
Education. 49,.
The classroom is in the Hyatts-
vile Elementary School, Children
who attend have poor vision.
Equipment worth about $4,000
was furnished by the Lions Club
It includes typewriters with large
type, special desks, maps and
globe, large-print books, special
|sight-saving paper, tape recorder
with earphones, record albums,
reading glass and many other
items.
The room is specially painted
and the lighting designed to aid
children with Door vision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Motorists JoIted by New Rise
In Cost of Liability Insurance

Motorists whose automobile
injury liability insurance policies
began expiring last week received
a jolt when they applied for re-
newak and found rates had
jumped as much as a per cent
during the last year.
The latest increase went into
effect last Monday and applied
only to excess limit coverage-
policies above the basic $4,000
and $4,000 hrnits-in the District
and Maryland.
The basic rate, not affected by
the latest increase, had jumped
about three months ago after in
surance companies complained
that the rising highway traffic toll
made an upward adjustment i'm
perative.
Close behind this increase came
the request Of the insurance COM
panies for increased rates for
policies covering payments Of
more than $4,000 per person and
not in excess of $4,000 for in
juries.
Virginia Escapes Increase
This increase was asked in all
but IL States after the National
Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
completed studies which showed
that courts and juries were ward
ing increasingly higher judgments.
Virginia was one of the States
which escaped the increase.
Rates are not the same for all
companies, but the following is an
example of how the basic rates
of one Of the larger companies
have jumped in a year insofar as
nearby Maryland communities are
concerned.
Class I Class II Glass III
$18 $29 $25
20 IS 80
In the District, the basic rates
for 5000 and $4,000 liability in
surance have not changed under
the increase authorized last Mon
day, but this is how rates for
added liability insurance of
I$1O.0 and $4,000 have gone up.
Class I Glass II Class III
| (basic 5
and 10) $27 $44 $38
90 and 20
old rate) $31.O5 $5O.60 $43.70
Increased
Irate) $32.40 $3.50 $45.60
In the case of a client who paid
$39.75 for a $100.000-$300, 900
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policy last year the new rate viii
be $500.
In justification Of the higher
charges for increased limits in
surance, the National Bureau Of
Casualty Underwriters told the
District Department Of Insurance:
1.-The imitation during and since
World War II has had an adverse
effect on automobile liability
losses. and particularly so on ex-
cess limits experience. The courts
and juries have recognized the de-
crease in the purchasing power Of
the dollar and are handing down
verdicts in amounts unheard OF
previously For example a case
that could have been settled for
Sc, 900 years 40 would undoubtedly
cost at least $4,000 today. Where
the excess loss would have been
only $1,000 now the excess loss
would be $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Berwyn Civic Unit PIons
Forum on Home Rule

The Berwyn District Civic As
ISOLATION will hold a forum on
Prince Georges County home rule
and county manager proposals at
8 pm. tomorrow in the Berwyn
Elementary School.
Leading a panel discussion will
be Nicholas Orem, jr., of the
Prince Georges Chamber of Com
merce: Attorney Walter L. Green,
a candidate for Congress from the
Fifth District; Reuben j. Gordon,
a Cheverly lawyer, and Brendan
O'Dwyer, of the Citizens Com
mittee for Good Government.
Walter F. Mulligan, president Of
the County Civic Federation will
serve as moderator.
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dents, a new position at the Uni
versity. DR.. Long will coordinate
work between the Admissions and
Registrars Offices, and organize a
counseling department for stu
dents.
Miss Alma H. Preinkert will
continue as registrar, a position
she has held since 1885.
Upon completion Of under
graduate and graduate work at
Maryland in 1881, Mr.. Algire re-
NAMED in the State to teach in
high schools. He became principal
Of Hampstead High School in
1914.
DR.. Long came to the Univer-
sity in 1925 as professor Of educa-
ton. After graduating from Blue
Ridge College in 1911, he did
graduate work at the University
of Kansas and Johns Hopkins
University. He received a DOCTOR
ate from the latter in 1922.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Baltimore Boy Gets Surprise:
Moscow Reply to His Protest

pleased to learn that you find our
programs interesting from an edu-
|cational standpoint. and that you
are one Of the many American
citizens whose open mind prompts
them to hope for better relations
between our two great countries.
Discusses Capitalist System.
ITO your remark that there
would not be any starvation If
the people Of the world had one
quarter Of the food available In
the United States, let me say. ire
|spective Of the question Of how
much food there is In the United
States, that under the capitalist
system of production and distri-
button you will always have the
men on top who glut themselves
with choice victuals to obesity,
and the men on the lower rung
who have little Of the means to
keep body and soul together and
ARE barely able to keep their fami-
lies from starving.
"As to your question about radio
listening, let me inform you that
every Soviet citizen. Is perfectly
free to listen to any radio station
he pleases and. that most Of the
radio receivers made and sold in
this country are all-Waye sets
capable Of reaching any station in
Europe and q good many stations
on other continents as well.
TN compliance with your re-
quest. I am sending you program
schedule Of our transmiSsions. II
you have any suggestions with re-
gard to our breakfasts, or any
questions you would like answered,
we shall be glad to hear from
you again"
Gene isn't sure he'll pursue the
correspondence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Arlington School
Pension Plan Passed

Approval of q combined Federal
social security and Virginia sup
Elemental retirement plan affect
ing nearly all Arlington County
school employees was voted by the
Arlington School Board yesterday.
The plan was authorized by the
Virginia General Assembly last
month. It replaces the Virginia
Retirement Act which was abol-
1shed by the Assembly's action.
e. j. Braun, assistant school su-
perintendent, explained the new
plan includes all school employees
not now covered by a retirement
program. Professional personnel
who are covered by the Retirement
Act are assured of equal benefits
under the new proposal. he said.
Under the combination plan,
school employees will pay one and
a half per cent of their salaries
up to $500 into the Social Sc
curity program. This will be
matched by an employer contri-
button of the same amount.
But employees now covered by
the former retirement act will be
eligible to participate in supple
mental retirement program. This
requires contribution Of four per
cent of salary in excess Of 81 200.
On the first $1,000 these employees
will pay the one and a half per
cent required under Social Sc
curity.
Mr.. Braun said funds paid in
under the former program may
be credited to the employe under
the new plan or may be refunded
upon request.
The school board adopted a
resolution asking that the County
Board take steps to participate in
the combination plan. School bus
drivers, maintenance personnel
and cafeteria workers are pres
emily included in the County re-
tirement plan.
Board members were advised Of
q bill introduced in the Virginia
General Assembly Friday, by State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick Of
Arlington, to provide for continu-
ing contracts between the school
department and teaching per-
sonnet.
william A. Early, school super
intendent, said all teachers are
employed under a year-to-year
contract basis.
Mr.. Early said the Fenwick bill
would enable local school boards
to request authority Of the State
board to issue contracts on an
automatic renewal basis. This
would give teaching personnel a
greater sense Of security. he ex-
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Arlington Rules OUT
Free Rabies Shots

Every dog will have to pay his
own way in Arlington County's
immunization program against
rabies next month.
When County Manager A. T.
Lundberg outlined the anti-rabies
proposal at the County Board
meeting yesterday the Republican
member Of the board, Robert A.
Peck, remarked that he hoped the
program would be self-supporting
because 81 don't want to start
socialized medicine for animals. %
Mr.. Lundberg assured him the
program Is not socialistic. The
plan to be in effect March 1913
for dog owners requesting the
service, will cost 81 per shot, suf-
|ficient to pay expenses, the man
ager said.
Drafting Of an ordinance to
make the program compulsory
next year was requested by the
board. The Health Department
reported that there have been no
positive cases Of rabies in animals
in Arlington in the past six years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Passengers Keep Calm
As Ferry Ships Wafer
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Feb. 8.
The Virginia Department Of
Highways modernized ferry, the
Newport News, loaded with
|tractor-trailers, took water after
crossing the wake of another YES
|sel yesterday.
The ferry was about 10 minutes
out from Newport News to Nor
folk when the bow dipped under
and water sloshed through the
|starboard car lanes during a turn,
The ferry tilted with pronounced
list and a deckhand began dealing
out life preServers.
But by the time a half dozen
or SO were distributed. the ferry
|righted-the water draining itself
from the deck within minutes
time.
There was no hysteria among
passengers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Home Accidents
Injure 10Y, KILL
In Week in District

Accidents in the home sent LOT
District residents to hospitals for
treatment last week, the District
Red Cross Accident Prevention
Service reported last night.
In addition, seven persons died
from home accidentS-two from
falls, one each from burns, acct
dental poisoning and accidental
discharge of firearms, and two
infant SuffocationS. ..
Among those injured were a
16-year old boy who received a
brain conclusion when he fell from
% basement trapeze and a house.
wife who swallowed a tack while
hanging curtains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
School Finance
Study Approved
By kcKe|din
To Name Commission
70 Determine County,
State responsibilities

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. Gov. Nc
Keldin. declaring he, does not want
to be the final. everlasting au-
thofity on whether the State or
counties should be responsible for
education. announced today he is
appointing a commission to study
the problem.
He reiterated his opinion that
1t is up to the counties to increase
teachers. salaries, . stand In which
he has, won at least temporary
support Of the State Senate.
However, ! have no desire to
assume for myself the final and
all-tiine authority on the ques-
ton of responsibility for the public
schools, or on the ability Of the
political subdivisions to continue
meeting their proper shares Of
that responsibility" he added.
Convinced Survey Incomplete.
The governor said he is con-
WINGED no one has fully surveyed
the problem. Therefore, he is nam
ing a commission to "delve into
the probable effects on the COM
munities or greater State support
and the resulting increase in State
control.
IT shall ask the commission to
consider the city and county
sources of potential revenue that
could be applied to school pur-
poses, as well as those Of the state,
taking into consideration the fact
that the State now spends more
than $34 million on education"
Gov. McKeldin vetoed a $500
pay increase for teachers last
year. The House voted to over
ride it Thursday, but the Senate
sustained him Friday by q two
vote margin. Reconsideration is
likely Monday night.
The governor said he has con-
sistently stated the responsibility
for increasing teachers salaries
and meeting other rising costs Of
the public schools rests with the
local levels of government"
But he conceded the State ''did
assume share Of the responsible
ity and control over the public
schools as far back as 1857"
Fears Power Of State.
"While my wish to avoid in
creasing taxes was one Of the
governing considerations in my
veto of the pay raise bill" the gov
erno.. said, "the constant purchase
by the State of control over local
governmental institutions, such as
the public schools, gives me far
greater concern.
"Is am sure the question has
not been thought out thoroughly
by those in the department of
education who turn so readily to
Annapolis whenever additional
funds are needed or desired for
any purpose in the public schools.
Indeed I am convinced that no
one has, at least for many years,
fully surveyed the problem"
Gov. McKeldin said he was in
accord with a report by the legis-
lative council stating "the State
needs to have defined where the
line should be drawn between the
State and the political subdi-
visions, as to the responsibility for
schools"
A resolution introduced in the
Senate Wednesday called for a
commission to study the problem,
and the governor said he is COM
plying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Virginia Commission
Rules Out General
Phone Rate Increase
By The Assesiofed Pres,

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 9.-Most
Virginians will pay a dime to make
a local call at coin boxes, but their
home, business and interstate toll
rates will remain at the present
level, under an order issued today.
The State Corporation Commits
sion's order in the rate case Of
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co., of Virginia will not give
the company anything near the
$685. 900 additional revenue it
was asking.
Company officials attacked the
order and said they were at q
loss" to understand it.
I ReOpening In September.
How much more money the
company will get is anybody's
guess. The commission refused to
estimate, but it will reopen the en-
tire case September 2 after a trial
period.
In addition to the coin box in
creases, the sec granted in
creases in certain special and
fringe services. These are expected
to give the company an additional
$500, 900 to 100000. The services
include connections, removals, pri-
vate branch exchanges, extensions
and special mileage charges.
/. A public hearing on the order
was set for February 20 at 10 am.
in the commissions Office. The
order will take effect that day.
Company Statement.
J. Rhodes Mitchell, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
company, issued the following
statement: @
Eve are at a loss to understand
the commission order We natur-
ally assumed that the commission,
after holding hearings on the
company's application. would de-
termine the amount of additional
revenues the company required
and we could then proceed to file
new rate schedules to produce
that amount. The company has
had no opportunity to present
evidence in support Of any rate
schedules.
"But the company has requested
and produced evidence In the
hearings in support Of its need for
50, 307 200 Of additional net earn
ings or 5000, 900 of additional
gross revenues. In the face Of
this need, the commission issues
an order which not only fails to
any amount but proposes
increases in services which. it
states. will probably be substan-
tally sufficient >
There certainly is nothing
probable or doubtful about the
situation confronting Z the COM
pany today. The commission in
its order. admits that the COM
pany's present rates are INSULT
Client to produce q just and rea-
sonabie rate Of return. on its In,
investment,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10
Falls Church 10 Dedicate
Elementary School Today

Dedication Of Mount Daniel
Elementary School viii take place
at 2 o'clock this afternoon ut the
school, North Oak and Greenwich
streets, Falls Church.
The Madison Elementary School
Parent Teacher Association -
sponsoring the dedication cere.
mony. Open house for visitors to
the four : classroom, 1885, pupil
building viii be held until { pm.
The school was opened last
Monday for First, Second and
Third graders who had been ut.
tending the Madison school. The
new building cost s13S.0o0.
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Who's Busiest in Cox Family? Friends Stumped
By Mary Lou Werner

The Robert w. Cox family Of
Arlington disagrees about one
thing.
Mr.. Cox says Mrs. Cox is the
busiest member Of the family.
And Mrs. Cox is just as certain
her husband has the most to do.
It's debate their closest friends
won't offer to settle.
Mr.. Cox probably gets In the
spotlight more. He is chairman
OF the Arlington County Board
and was the first successful nom
partisan board candidate chosen
in Arlington's now traditional
town meetings.
Mrs. Cox, however, holds q posi-
ton regarded by many Arlington
citizens as almost equally import
ant. She is president Of the Airing
ton Civic Federation. where many
ideas originate which eventually
wind up on the County Board
agenda.
Those two positions are Just the
beginning Of q long list OF ACTIVE
ties in which the two participate.
Much to Discuss.
Since the activities of both
center around civic work. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cox have more to talk about
than many couples.
Il can even heckle him when
the board drags It's feet on the
same matter the Civic Federa-
ton is interested In" remarked
Mrs. Cox.
It was Mrs. Cox who got the
family started in civic work. She
Joined the American Association
of University Women shortly after
they moved to Arlington in 1910,
and became a delegate to the
Civic Federation.
They later joined the Columbia
Pike Citizens Association after
moving into Q house in South
Arlington and now are members
of the Bellevue Forest Citizens
Association, In the area where
their new home is located. e
Attend Meetings Together.
Mr.. Cox started as a member Of
the tuberculosis Association board
of directors. That organization
sent him to the Civic Federation
as a delegate. and he became
chairman Of the revenues and ex-
penditures committee.
We've been able to attend most
Civic Federation meetings together
ever SINCE" said Mrs. Cox. "Since
becoming a County Board mem
Der, Robert has been made an
honorary member Of the Fedora
tion.. I can let him talk at
meetings, but he can't vote"
Another joint venture was the
Citizens, Committee for School
Improvement. Even their children
participated. helping pass out
literature.
The Coxes have three children,
Linda Susan, 8; Robert Alan, 2,
and Kelvin ODell, 3.
Find Time for Tots.
They are left in the care Of baby
|sitters about three nights a week,
but have one or both Of their busy
parents with them the rest Of the
time.
It is the care Of the three chill
dren, plus all the housework. which
convinceS Mr.. Cox, his wife has
the most to do.
She presides over the Civic Fed
Grafton meetings once q month
There also are meetings Of the
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federation'S Executive COMMITTEES
to attend. Between meetings, there
are countless telephone calls and
committee appointments to han
die.
Mrs. Cox also is a member of
the Citizens Advisory Committee
to the County Planning Commits
sion, and served on that groups
subcommittee on water and sew
erS.
To Paint House.
She also serves on the Citizens
Advisory Committee to the School
Board on special education, which
is Of particular interest to Mrs
Cox. Speech correction was her
major at Syracuse University.
where she met her husband.
She taught school in New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-10

BALTIMORE, FeD. 9.-NO one
was more surprised than Gene L.
Klupt when he received an an
swer this week to a letter Of com
plant he had penned to Radio
Moscow in Russia.
Young Klupt. a 17-year-old
high school student. was fiddling
with the short-wave band Of his
fathers radio set last November
and happened to tune in on Radio
Moscow. The speaker was telling
how American citizens were dying
of famine and languishing in con-
centration camps.
Irked, Gene composed a letter
taking issue politely with the
speakers remarks. He addressed
it to Radio Moscow and mailed it.
Then he all but forgot it, doubling
lit would ever reach its destina-
ton.
Gets Picture Postcards.
Gene said, as nearly as he could
remember, he wrote: 'tn the peo-
pie Of the world had q quarter
of the food that we have IN Ameri-
Ca, there wouldn't be any starva-
ton" And he asked If Russian
citizens could listen to any broad
casts they chose as Americans
can.
This week he received an answer.
by airmail. Included with q letter
were picture postcards Of the
Kremlin and Moscow's Gorky
street and the autumn-winter
schedule Of Moscow's English
speaking programs.
The letter, signed by / Petrov,
was typed on q plain sheet Of
white srni-gloSsy paper. II said:
Thanks for your letter Of No
vember 2 from which we were
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Maryland U. Names
6. W. AIgire 10 Staff;
Long Gets New Post

G. Watson Algire, former Kent
County high school superior. has
been appointed Director of Ad-
missions at the University Of
Maryland.
Mr.. Algire replaces DR.. Edgar F.
Long who becomes Dean of Stu