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Six persons were bitten by dogs
over the week end in Alexandria.
All Of the victims were treated
at Alexandria Hospital. In each
case. the dogs were located and
owners instructed to keep them
in q kennel for IA days to de-
termine II the animals are rabid.
Police said they have been re-
ceiving an increasing number of
dog bite reports for the past
month, but this was the worst
week end so far.
The victims were:
Kenneth Dawson, 5, Of $40 East
Glendale avenue. who was bitten
on the hand while playing in
front Of his house: Kenneth Bar
rett. Is. Of az West Spring &reet,
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that is gracious. courteous, and
mission minded has caught that
from q parent or teacher whom he
greatly admires. AS Of old, so
today. the fruit Of the spirit is
love-"
"Once more" continued DR..
Lacy. there is the crucial need Of
our young people themselves. They
are independent but many are not
being trained for independence.
Life is like a tree; every time
you get new branches you must
have stronger roots. And the
young people have branched out.
With all of this liberty they need
anchorage. You might as well
talk about branches being a sub
stitute for roots Branches require
roots. How can we drive that
lesson home to our young people,
and to their parents?" he thought
fully asked.
The pastor concluded his mes
sage. ''by thinking again Of that
haunting phrase in the letter Of
Paul to the ColoSSianS."
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various suburban lines. There is
also demand for more through
routes which will get people where
they are going in q reasonable
length Of time and more connect
ing routes between points inside
the District and in the suburbs.
The most striking thing in the
transportation picture is the lack
|of information available to the
public about the area-wide opera
ton. No serious study of the
riding habits Of area residents has
ever been made. No agency or
company. for example, will even
guess what proportion Of the Dis
trict's daily transit load is made
up Of people who live in Maryland
and Virginia.
Information Lacking.
Lacking such basic information,
it is practically impossible to say
how good or how bad Washing
tons transit system is in terms
of service. The facts and figures
Ito back up general Impressions in
either direction are not available.
What remains is largely a matter
of opinion. On one hand you have
the verdict Of visiting transit ex-
pefts who have rated the WASH
ington system very favorably in
comparison with those Of other
cities. On the other you have
outbursts like Representative
Beall's. Neither can be effectively
challenged.
When public hearings are held
on proposed changes in transit
service, the companies do most of
the effective talking. They have
the facts and the expert testimony
to back UP their proposals. At
such meetings the riding public
is often poorly represented and
lacking in convincing evidence. It
is hardly surprising that the re-
suits Of such hearings frequently
favor the companies.
Even today, when the public
cutlery against the transit system
Is particularly high there is no
of witnesses. The Dis
trict Federation of Citizens As
sociations has to plead with its
membership to come forward with
concrete examples Of bad transit
service. Generalized groaning is
singularly ineffective at public
hearings. So far the federation
has been disappointed in the re-
suit.
A bird's-eye view Of Greater
Washington's transit system leaves
the impression Of admitted dis
unity, a certain amount Of dis
elimination in favor of some riders
and a general ignorance about the
quality of service. Beyond this.
there is a growing pressure gen.
Grated mostly in the suburban
areas-to do something about
changing things. What these pro-
posals are. and what their effect
might be viii be discussed to-
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Civil Defense Official
To Talk at RoIIinqwood

Dr., Clyde Meredith, director Of
the schools branch of the Federal
Civil Defense Agency, will address
the Rollingwood Parent Teacher
Association, Chevy Chase, at 8
pm. tomorrow at the school, ~
Also participating in aypanel
discussion on civil defense will be
Col. Robert B. Hanson, acting
Montgomery County civil defense
director; John r. Childs, director
Of civil defense in county schools.
and George Beard. member of the
Montgomery Council PTA.
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lily. Bountifnl flowers In the church
were often contributions from the
White House.
While this church has been
somewhat long on Presidents, 1t
has been somewhat short on pas
ters-not In quality. but In num-
bers. From the church's organiza-
ton In 1868 to the present "a
years Central Presbyterian has
had but four different ministers.
Others have occasionally filled in
but not on q regular basis.
The longest record was that
made by It's FIRST pastor, the Rev.
IA. w. Pitzer, who served from
1868 to 1906, and as pastor
emeritus from 1906 to 1927.
The Rev. James II. Taylor served
as pastor from 1906 to 1913; Rev.
William F. Mansell, from 1943 to
1916, and the present pastor. DR..
Lacy, came in l947.
Started in 1868.
From the even dozen that orig
inally started Central Presby-
terrain Church back in 1863, the
Sunday morning congregation now
would count around so times that
number, or approximately 700.
Then, the place of worship was in
q room at the Columbian Law
Building on Fifth street NV,
between D and E streets.
The original members must have
possessed a big measure of that
early spirit Of pioneering, for the
records say that "they had no
money, no officers, no Presbytery,
not q foot of ground, nothing Of
this sort to encourage them. Yet
they planned better than they
realized" so states the record; so
stands the evidence Of the present
day.
A building must be had, and
on this subject the early record
says:
1.-The very key to their success
was self-denial. Jewelry, paint
ings, bric-a-brac. and valuables
Of all kinds were given and sold
lin order to raise the money needed
to build"
Finally q lot was purchased at
the corner Of Third and I streets
NV. The present site of the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church is its
third.
The Sunday morning service at
the Central Presbyterian Church
was over. The congregation filled
the aisles; shook hands, and with
|friendley words passed by the min
lister at the doorway; clustered in
little groups for conversation, then
went on their various ways of
life, many. no doubt, carrying in
their souls new or renewed cour-
age, hope, faith.
"The congregation is a sample
of the community" Woodrow VIII
son said that, near the close Of his
cornerstone address right at this
very spot, 80 years ago.
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Evunswood Citizens
Name Fruntz DELEGATE

Frank c. Frantz, 8607 Spring.
vale road. Silver Spring. has been
appointed chief delegate of the
Evanswood Citizens to the Allied
Civic Group.
Other delegates are Ray G.
Befgstrom and Catherine A. Hall,
with DR.. Merrill Cross, Mrs.
Charles w. Rees and e. c. Citing,
as alternateS.
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Labor Backs Sasscer,
Werner and kimble
In Maryland Contests
BY the Associated Press

CUMBERLAND. Md, Mar. 81
Organized labor has expressed
itself politically in Western Mary
land - selecting Representative
Sasscer. Democrat. as its favorite
Senate candidate and naming a
contestant from both sides of the
political fence in the 9Th district
congressional race.
Support for MIR. Sasscer, State
Senator Robert B. Kimble, Repub-
lican, of Allegany, and Mrs. Stella
Warner, Montgomery County
Democrat, stemmed from a meet
ing in Hagerstown of the Mary
land League of United Voters, it
was learned here.
The league, composed of labor
leaders. didn't say which candi-
date it would support in the con-
|gressional race if both of its pri-
mary favorites are nominated.
viii Give Active Support.
League officials announced that
the candidates named would be
given "active support" in the
primaries. The group. organized
for the 1850 elections, has been
inactive until it was reformed
about two months ago.
The officers, all labor leaders,
include Charles E. Stutzman,
Cumberland, president; Hazel
Maulden, Hagerstown, first vice
president; Gilbert Gildea, Mont
gomery County, second vice presi-
dent. and Paul Wagner, Hagers-
town, secretary treasurer.
Meanwhile, George P. Mahoney,
Mr.. SasScer's major opponent, re-
ceived the backing of three sup
+porters Of State Senator Louis N.
Phipps. Democrat, Of Anne
Arundel, a primary candidate for
Congress from the 5th district.
The Phipps-Mahoney align.
ment was brought about when
Elton Fallon. chairman of the
Phipps-for- Congress Club of Anne
Arundel County, pledged his sup
port to Mr.. Mahoney.
Going along with Mr.. Fallon
were two other Phipps hackers
William Townshend. jr., secretary
OF the Democratic Central Com
mittee Of Anne Arundel County.
and Mrs. Bessie Dorsey Moss, a
former Central Committee chair
man.
Charges Evasion"
Mr.. Mahoney charged In a
statement released today that Mr..
Sasscer is deliberately evadinp
the issue" in comments on his
failure to vote on the Korean aid
bill In January Of 1850.
Mr.. Mahoney had said that Mr..
Sasscer's failure to be present
on the House floor when the Ko-
rean Aid Act. came up for final
passage resulted In its defeat BY
one vote.
MI. 0aSSCer repileQ that hel
later voted for q second bill toI
provide Korean funds when the
Senate passed the measure and
sent 1t on to the House.
Unless he is a mind reader.
how did he know he would get &
second chance to vote on this
bill?" Mr.. Mahoney asked.
On the Republican side, Senate
Primary Candidate n. Grady Gorel
has received the backing of al
Baltimore City Republican leader,
Paul Robertson.
Mr.. Robertson was critical Of i
the voting record Of a major Gore
opponent. Representative Beall,
who has the backing Of Gov. Nc
Keldin. j
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must still be in his regular pew
to add his voice to this Prayer
for Peace" at the Central Pres
byterian Church, Fifteenth and
Irving streets NV. It was there,
during his presidency, during his
crusade for world peace. that he
worshiped.
Instead, on q Sunday morning
now. one reads on q little plate on
the arm Of that pew:
President Woodrow Wilson laid
the cornerstone Of this church
December 10, 1918, and wor-
shipped here with this congrega-
ton from March 8, 1918, to Febru-
airy 3. 1924. He occupied this
pew"
How memory's curtain swiftly
lifts to view a scene of more than
80 years ago! Peace. world peace
!. /. How clearly flashed q vision
of President and Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson as they stepped from q
train In another American city,
and a young reporter was there to
get her first presidential story!
This writer was that reporter.
1.-THE Prayer for World Peace, /"
offered the other Sunday morning,
at Woodrow Wilson's church in
Washington, seemed appropri-
ately resonant of the 28th United
States Presidents crusade for an
enduring peace, "that war shall
be no more"
This Sunday morning, one
heard the present pastor. DIR.
Graham Gordon Lacy, 60 to the
very source where peace. or strife.
among human beings begins-the
home. His sermon dealt with
1.-THE Fruit of Our Homes" It
concerns us all; much depends
upon the fruits Of a good home;
there is no substitute for wise
parents. These things he pointed
out. And then, most earnestly he
said:
Again we realize the impor-
lance of the home when it dawnS
upon us that religion is something
we catch rather than learn. It is
q fire that IS passed from one life
to another, not primarily by in
struction but by kindling. A child
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Alexandra Polls Open
Al 6 Am. tomorrow
For Council Primary

Polls will be open from 6 am
to 6 pm. tomorrow in the
Alexandria Democratic primary tc
select nominees for all seven seats
on the City Council.
Election officials estimate more
than 10000 voters are eligible to
participate. including those In
the rs square miles recently
annexed from Fairfax County.
Two new wards have been added
the seventh and eighth, to &C
commodate annexation area resi-
dents.
IA Seek Nomination.
There are IA candidates COM
peting for the seven council seats
The victors can expect Repub-
lican opposition in the June IL
general election, but nomination
in Democratic primary usually
means election in traditionally
Democratic Alexandria.
The II candidates seeking the
Democratic nomination are:
Franklin P. Backus, Leroy S
Bendheim, Marshall j. Beverley
and James M. Duncan, jr., in
cumbents, and Truman E
Carneale. John j. Ewald, Davic
S. Haddock, Col. Allen b
Hicklin, Ernest L. Mankin, Frank
E. Mann. Thomas B. Mechling
John w. Monroe, jr., Thomas l.
Rodgers and Edward j. Weiners
Mr.. Duncan is president of the
Alexandria Chamber Of Commerce
and not the Vienna CVa.) cham
Der, as reported in The Star yes
terday.
The name of a fifteenth candi-
date, r. Samuel Luckett, also
will appear on the ballot. He
withdrew from the race because
of i'll health. but it was too late
to remove his name.
Poll Tax Receipts Needed.
James N. Colasanto, secretary
Of the Alexandria Electoral Board,
urged residents of the annexed
area to bring poll tax receipts
with them. He said Alexandria
election officials have had diff
Guilty getting tax records from
Fairfax. He said this was because
many Fairfax addresses do not
indicate whether the voters lived
within or outside of the annexed
territory.
A list Of the polling places
follows:
First Ward, City Hall Precinct
100 block North Royal street.
First Ward, Armory Precinct,
200 block South Royal street.
Second Ward, George Mason
School, 2601 Cameron Mills road
Third Ward, No. S Firehouse,
1910 Cameron street.
Fourth Ward, Lee School, 1000
block Prince street.
Fifth Ward, Maury School Pre-
cinct, Russell road.
Fifth Ward, George Washing
ton High School, Mt. Vernon
avenue.
Sixth Ward, Mt. Vernon School
Annex. Mt. Vernon avenue.
Sixth Ward, No. 2 Firehouse,
213 East Windsor avenue.
Seventh Ward, Lee jackson
School, Duke street.
Eighth Ward, Robert Grove Ca
rage, Seminary road and Patton
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mary, providing they will have
lived one year in Maryland and
six months in the 5th Congress
sional district prior to next No
vember 4.
Campaign headquarters for
George P. Mahoney. candidate for
the Democratic nomination to the
Senate. have announced that cars
viii be available tomorrow to
transport registrants to the poll
ing places. The free transporta-
ton may be obtained by calling
Appleton 1911 or 1912, the an
nouncement said.
Here are the polling places by
districts and precincts where the
special registrations will be held:
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Our Own Iron Curtuin
By Crosby S. Moves

When Maryland's Representa-
tive Beall described Washington's
transit system as "the ydamnedest, "
irregular, unsystematic way Of
transporting people I ever heard
Of" a large number Of those who
make their home in this area
probably breathed q fervent
amen"
Certainly, there is no kind of
community service which has
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Egg Hunts to Open
Arlington Fairgrounds

Easter egg hunts will mark the
opening of four Arlington play
grounds.
The Fort Barnard Playground
will open at 3 pm, April IL, and
the Greenbrier, Four Mile Run
and the Main Center Fairgrounds
will open at 2 pm, April IA.
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come in for more scorching critic
ism. OF the four different bills
on area indignation before Con-
gress today. three Of them bear
directly or indirectly on transit.
It is the common note that runs
through the current clamor for
action raised by various citizens
groups inside the District and out.
The feeling seems to be. click the
transportation mess and the rest
LOT your problems viii almost solve
themselves"
Why is Washington's trans
portation system held up as the
classic example Of inefficient COM
|munity service?
To begin with. the critics point
to the number Of separate lines
that serve the Metropolitan area.
There are II altogether. Six diff
ferent lines operate across State
boundaries, carrying passengers
between the District and Mary
land or Virginia. -Four Of them
account for the major part Of this
trafhc-the Capital Transit Co.,
the Virginia and Maryland Coach
Co. (Arnold Line), the Alexan-
dria, Bancroft and Washington
Transit Co. and the Washington,
Marlboro and Annapolis Motor
Lines.
Within the area four regulatory
agencies have Jurisdiction over
public transportation. They are
the District Public Utilities Com
mission. the Maryland Public
Service Commission, the Virginia
State Corporation Commission
and the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The first three exer-
else exclusive control over the
operation Of lines within their
own territory. The ICC at least
theoretically controls the inter-
state operations Of all the lines.
In fact, it lacks the staff to do it
effectively.
In fixing rates and standards Of
service the different regulatory
commissions generally take into
account only that part Of the over
all service lying within their juris-
dictionS. The case Of Capital
Transit Is q good example. It's
operation is divided between the
District and Maryland. In the
District the fares charged and the
routes and schedules maintained
depend on the ruling Of the Dis
trict PUG. Once over the Mary
land line, the control rests entire
" with the Maryland Public Serv-
ice Commission.
Method of Fixing Fares.
These agencies are not merely
made up Of different men. They
also work from totally different
points Of view and determine rea-
sonable rates by entirely different
rules.
In fixing the District fares Of
Capital Transit the District COM
mission paws no attention > the
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Our Own Iron Curtoin
District Transportation Woes
Are Many, So Are the Reasons

AREA wide operation of the COM
|pany. 1t figures the company's
operating costs and the reason
|ableness Of its profit, exactly as
III the whole operation lay inside
the District limits. The PUG does
not have to calculate this way.
When it comes to setting electric
rates, for example. the area-wide
operation is taken into account.
In the case Of transit. however,
the costs Of the local operation
can be determined more easily.
And since the company's District
operation is more nearly a ca
|pacity operation-and therefore
more efficient-it appears to the
advantage of District residents to
figure the fares on q separate
basis.
Being exclusively q District
agency, the PUG adopts the point
of view that will most benefit
District bus and streetcar riders.
One result is higher fares outside
the District than inside. Another
is a certain GOODNESS on the part
of the PUG to suggestions that the
transportation problem be at
tackled on an area wide basis.
There is the Well-founded appre-
|hension that an attempt to regu-
late transit fares for the area as
Ia whole would mean more ex-
|pensive service for majority Of
riders.
Plenty of Angles.
There are plenty Of other angles
to the transportation setup. There
lis the old complaint about the
lack Of joint fares. It has often
been pointed out that a resident
in nearby Virginia who wants to
ride 6 miles to the Capitol must
pay full fares on two different
buslines to do it. The District
resident, riding the same distance
to the same destination pays only
one rare.
The only exception to the lack
Of joint riding is the arrangement
imposed on the transit companies
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission requiring joint fares for
passengers riding between the
District and Federal installations
in the Pentagon area. The ques-
ton has been raised why a similar
arrangement would not be equally
appropriate for Virginia residents
who travel daily to Federal in
Stallations in the District.
Apart from fares, there is the
matter of service. Critics of the
system complain Of q total lack
of coordination in schedules be-
tween Capital Transit and the
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PTA to Heur McNuyr

Irving G. McNayr, Montgomery
County manager. will speak on
cooperation with county govern.
ment at the -Four Corners Elemen-
tary School PTA meeting at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the school.
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LEGION Council to Meet

The Arlington County Council
Of American Legion Posts will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Post 139 Clubhouse, 3445 North
Washington boulevard.
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FuirIund PTA Meeting

Ernie Tanner, program direc.
tor Of Radio Station WGAY. will
address the Falkland (Md.) Ele.
mentary School PTA at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the school.
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Maryland Race
Wide Open as
Primary Nears
Democrat Senatorial
Candidates Wage
Driving Compoign
BY Jack Dovis
Asseeiossd Press ssuff cerrs,peadsns


BALTIMORE, Mar. 81. - Five
weeks remain in one Of the most
wide-open primary campaigns
Maryland has seen in many Q
year.
The candidates are heading
down the stretch to May 5, each
campaigning in q different mans
ner.
In the Democratic senatorial
race, George p. Mahoney is wag.
ing the same type of driving CANE
paign that won him the majority
Of votes in the 1850 gubernatorial
primary. He lost that one through
the unit-vote system of deciding
candidates. He is looking around
every street corner in Maryland
for a voter to point to what he
terms his opponents shortccm-
ingS.
Sasscer Points to Record.
Representative Sasscer, retiring
from his 5th Southern Maryland
District seat. is relying on his
record OF IA years in Congress
and the support of the State
party organization. He has turned
a deaf ear to Mr.. Mahoney's as
sertions and followed through
with his early statement that his
campaign appearances would be-
limited as long as Congress was
in session.
Stephen B. Peddicord, the Bal
timore contractor who rarely
misses q chance to campaign for
some Office. has used national is.
sues generally to try to gain the
confidence Of the voters.
In the Republican fight for the
Senate nominations Representa-.
tive Beall Of the Sixth Western
Maryland District has the an
nounced support of Gov. Nickel
din and the State G. o. p. or
ganization. Like Sasscer, Mr..
Beall is standing on his record
in Congress-. He is probably the
best known of his party's candi-
dates and is counting on this pop
ularity, led by the following he
has heretofore maintained in
Western Maryland, to see him
through.
Uses Pledge Cards.
H. Grady Gore, Rockville busi-
nessman considered his strongest
opponent, laid the foundation Of
his campaign on pledge cards he
accumulated through an extensive
tour of the counties. He says
he has $4,000 signed pledges of
support. He has said publicly
he isn't fighting anybody" but
letting the voters decide on cam
paign issues. ,e....
Royden A. Blunt, Howard
Countian. has thrown his lot
with Gen. Eisenhower and OBJ
viously would profit from a sweep
of II Like Ike" sentiment
through Maryland.
Mayor Herman L. Mills of
Hagerstown. q staunch cut-the-
cost prepayment, repeatedly is
working quietly but efficiently in
his Western Maryland area. build
ing up gradual support.
Thomas Hankinson of Brad.
shaw. Baltimore County. has not
publicized his candidacy to the
extent of his opponents. He
would stand to profit from a big,
split in the vote for the other
candidates.
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Churches Of the Presidents Central Presbyterian:
By Olga Jones

20 God. who hast made Of one
blood all the nations Of the earth:
mercifully hear our supplications,
and remove from the world for
ever the dreadful menace Of war" =
Down there in the third row
it seemed that Woodrow Wilson
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Second Of q Series)
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04

STORE HOURS: MOn-Tues. $50 a. m. Ill 500 p. m.
Ned, $50 a. m. 10 500 p M; Thurs, $50 a. m. II
500 P. m; Fri, 800 a. m. to 500 p M Sat-, s:OC
,. m. TO 900 p. m.