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Evening star., 1952-07-27

All except one joinalist that interviews me
when / get off the boat, and he tries to kill me
with politeness.
'Mr. Dnante, I" he says, would you mind
terribly if we made mention of your -er -
nose?"
A character assassin! IF you don't mention
it, says, fixing him with my eye. you puts
me out of business"
Last time I was in England joinalist from
the London Times" takes one look at my
schnozzola, and he is inspired to write this
well-desoived tribute, which l takes the
Oince piano sirt,1osO like Jimmy DssrG'ste
can't risk isjurfng his fingers wih type
,grite,, Louis Berg, THIS WEEKS Movie Editor,
tookdos0n Jisny prose as accurately as possible.
Evening star., 1952-07-27

trouble to memorize for my Flatbush friends.
1T amt got the TREMENDOUS hook of Lord
Chatham" he says "and it amt aspiring
like the Younger Pitts; nor woildly ambitious
like Lady Hester Stanhope's "a dame after
my own hearty; nor grandly acq,iline like the
Iron Dukes but as one studies it, there is
a temptation to think it must be pre-hen-sile
like an elint's trunk"
An 0usstanding
PURE poetry! should of fired all my script
writer's and signed up this guy from the Lon
don Times" looks up the folks he mentions,
and it TOMS out that these folks like their
noses, are all outstanding. The schnozz leads
the way. And attributes most of the trouble
which the British Empire is having today to
the devaluation of the schnozzola. Much as
admires Choichill's oratory, feels it oper-
ates under handicap - the nose amt long
enough.
Coming back to the subject by way of
Choichill, my friends in Brooklyn want to
Continued on page 28
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Charter Foes Cite
Montgomery Issue
In Prince Georoes,

Widespread complaint among
Montgomery County homeowners
over big increases in their assess-
ments has become a factor in the
campaign Of neighboring Prince
Georges anti-charterites.
The Voters Committee Against
Charter Government in Prince
Georges has prepared a leafiet foyI
distribution which asserts: Char
ter Form Of Government Boomer.
angs in Montgomery County"
The leaflet includes a reprint
OF a recent news story from The
star which quoted a leader in the
Montgomery charter movement as
warning OF political upset be-
cause OF the reassessment.
The news story quoted Dean
James j. Hayden of the Columbus
University Law School, who lives
at liz East Bradley lane, Chevy
Chase. He warned the Mont
gomery County Council that the
extraordinary increase in real
estate property assessments ~
bringing down the wrath of thoG.
sands Of homeowners."
Prince Georges residents will
vote November 4 on the charter
question.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Charter Candidates
SET Speech Schedule

The Citizens Committee for
Good Government in Prince
Georges County today announced
a schedule of appearances by its
five candidates for charter board
in the November 4 election.
DR.. Joseph M. Ray will speak at
8 pm. Monday to the Spring Park
Community Association in the Co.
op Drug Store meeting room.
That same night Reuben Gordon
will address the Temple Hills Citi-
zens Association in the American
Legion Hall on Fisher road.
Tuesday at 8 pm, all five citi-
Zens' committee candidates will
speak at the Langley Park School
Friday at 8 pm, the five citi-
ZenS' committee candidates and
the five county commissioner can
didates will appear before the
League Of Women Voters in the
Cheverly American Legion Hall.
Mr.. Gordon will speak to the
Bladensburg Citizens Association
at 8 pm, October q in the Bla-
densburg fire house.
On october 20, at 8 pm, DR.
Ray and H. WinShip Wheatley
jr.. of the commissioners slate will
debate at a meeting of the Clin-
ton Board of Trade and East
Clinton Citizens Association at the
Clinton firehouSe.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
|Bark|ey Will Speak
In Arlington Tonight

Democrats of Virginia's new
10th congressional district will
hear Vice President Barkley at a
rally tonight at Washington-Lee
High School Stadium, Washing
ton boulevard and North Quincy
street. Arlington.
Mr.. Barkley's speech will be
televised on Station WTOP at
1890 pm. The entire rally pro.
gram will be broadcast over Sta.
ton WEAM beginning at 9 pm.
The rally was advertised yes
terday by 5000 leaflets dropped by
plane. Torchlight parades from
various points in the 10th district
will lead the way to the stadium.
Before the rally, the Vice Presi-
dent will attend testimonial din
ner in his honor at the Army
Navy Country Club in Arlington.
At the stadium. Mr.. Barkley
will be introduced by Senator Rob-
ertson, Democrat, of Virginia.
Other speeches will be made by
Edmund D. Campbell. Democrats
candidate for Congress, and Wes-
ley w. Cooper. party nominee for
the Arlington County Board. State
Senator Charles R. Fenwick will
preside.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Bids on COLONIZATION
Plant Studied in Step
To Clean Up Potomac

Steps were being taken today
to begin the third phase of the
Districts plan to improve the
Potomac River in the Washing
ton area.
District sewer officials were
studying bids received yesterday
for the construction of a chlori-
nation plant at the Districts
sewage disposal plant at Blue
Plains.
Harold A. Kemp, director of
sanitary engineering, said the low
bid of $266,260 for the construc-
ton of the, proposed plant was
entered by the Charles H. Tomp-
kins Co., of Washington.
May be Ready in 1853.
He said equipment for the plant,
to cost $95,368, already is under
contract. He said the contract
for the plant probably will be let
next week, and that the project
should be in use within the next
year.
Mr.. Kemp said the Tompkins
bid was $97, 900 more than the
engineers estimate made last
July 81.
He explained that the chlori-
nation plant will serve two main
purposes. 1t will dispel odors at
the disposal plant and will dis
infect the flow from the plant
into the Potomac River.
He emphasized the Importance
of this last purpose, pointing out
that the disinfectant will lessen
the danger of contracting dis
eases from the river.
Menace Seen in Summer.
It has been stressed in the past
that the river in the Metropoli-
tan Area may become a health
menace during the summer. The
chlorination plant will be used
during the six or seven warm
months of the year.
Sanitary officials, early this
week, received bid for 81, ,616,19a
for the construction of a sewage
sludge drying plant-the second
lphase of the Districts long-range
pollution abatement plan.
Next on the program will be
the construction of secondary
treatment facilities. This phase
is expected to be completed by
1850.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Mills Brothers Circus
Plays In Arlington Friday

The Mills Brothers three-ring
circus will move into Arlington
County for one-night stand next
Friday under sponsorship of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Two performances will be given
by the troupe when the big top is
raised at South Twenty-third
street and Jefferson-Davis high
way. The first performance will be
a matinee at 2 pm, the second
show will start at 8 pm.
c. Wynne Tolbert. vice-presi-
dent of the Arlington Jaycees,
said the county school department
has agreed to release children in
elementary grades early if they
have a note from their parents.
Mr.. Tolbert said the Jaycees'
share of the proceeds will be
placed in the organizations well
fare fl1nd
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Landover Hills Site Leased
For New Youth BUILDING

A 20-year lease for property on
the Landover Hills Elementary
School grounds has been signed
by the Prince Georges County
Board of Education and Youth
Services, Inc.
A building to house youth COM
munity activities and a co-opera-
tive kindergarten have been
planned for the site by Youth
Services, Inc.
Approximately $4,000 Of the
estimated $4,000 needed has been
raised. A loan to cover the bal
ance needed for immediate con-
struction also has been obtained.
"A membership drive now is being
conducted.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
School Census Set
In Prince GEORGES

A biennial school census de.
signed to help estimate pupil en-
rollment two years hence will he
taken in Prince Georges County
between next Monday and October
81.
Enumeration will include all
children up to 18, along with
data concerning parents and their
employment.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
County Homeowners
Form Tax League 10
Probe Tax Situation

A homeowners' Tax League, Inc.
has been formed in Montgomery
County. as the result of dissatis-
faction some residents have been
expressing against real estate ap-
praisal and taxing methods.
Brig. Gen. Adam Richmond,
U. S. A., retired. prominent Mont
gomery County Republican. has
been named chairman of the new
organization, according to it's first
press statement. issued yesterday.
Objectives Outlined.
The announcement said the first
pressing objective of the league is
to "get to the bottom" of the tax
assessment and reassessment sit
uation, (which is currently threat
ening to increase draStically the
1858 property taxes of Montgom-
cry County residents by varying
amounts, ranging from 80 to 100
per cent"
The chief general purpose of the
new group, the announcement
said, is to educate the home
owners on current Montgomery
County taxing and budgetary
policies, to investigate and pro-
mote equity in tax assessment and
economy in budget matters and
to advise and assist homeowners,
as well as government agencies,
on all tax and budget affairs"
Residential Property.
1.-THE league will not counte-
nance irrational statements nor
indulge in unfair castigation of
county authorities, the state
ment continued. "It is simply
interested in unearthing the facts
to the general betterment of the
citizens and their government"
The statement said the league
has no connection with the Mont
gomery County Taxpayers, Inc,
an organization formed about a
year ago for commercial and farm
properties. The leagues sole in
terest is to be in residential prop
erty.
Other officers Of the new group
are Robert S. Boynton, vice chair
man; Clarence H. Bennett, secre-
tary; Melvin r. Oliveri, recording
secretary, and Wallace r. Hitch
cock, treasurer.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
700 See Bombing Casualties
Saved in CD Rescue Street.

More than TOO persons last
night witnessed a realistic disaster
rescue operation. staged by
graduating students of the Fed
|eral Civil Defense Training Center
at Olney, Md.
The Rescue Street" demon
stration was attended by scores
of top District civic and business
leaders, invited in an effort to
whip up community interest in
civil defense.
Actual bombing conditions were
simulated at the training ground,
a series of elaborately constructed
"shambles" built to represent the
aftermath of an attack.
Well-trained fire and rescue
workers appeared on the scene
shortly after the simulated bomb
ing. Using ladders. lifting and
lowering devices, tunneling and
cutting through walls, the rescue
students brought 10 live casual
Evening star., 1952-10-17

llGI OF GIllS u.s.
sociation that the adoption of a
charter for the county will be
detrimental to the best interests
of the citizens o. the incorporated
municipalities witni, the county"
The group also voted to affiliate
with the Maryland Municipal
League.
Officers elected are: Mayor
Frank j. Lastner of Greenbelt.
chairman; Mayor Clifford R. Arm
hold of Forest Heights, vice chair
man; Mayor Joseph Brandt OF
Landover Hills, Mayor c. r. Davis
of College Park and Harry L.
Durity of Upper Marlboro. Execu-
tive Board member. Mr.. Durity
also will serve as secretary.
Articles of organization used by
the Montgomery County Chapter
of the Maryland Municipal League
were adopted for temporary use.
The Executive Board, however, will
submit a revised set of articles at
the next meeting, November 13.
Thereafter, the group will meet
the third Thursday of each month.
The IA of the county's 26 mo-
inequalities unanimously voting for
the groups organization were
Riverdale, Forest Heights, Land
over Hills, Berwyn Heights, Ia
koma Park, Greenbclt, College
Park, University Park, Brentwood.
Edmonston, Cottage City. Upper
Marlboro. Mount Rainier and Dis
trict Heights.
Representatives from Morning.
side and Capitol Heights favored
the groups formation, but said
they would get official approval Of
the councils. as the other munici-
Ipalities have done, before enter.
ing the association.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Sunday Sole Suspends
Liquor License 3 Days

A Fairmount Heights market
operator has been ordered to sur
render his alcoholic beverage Ii
cense temporarily because he was
convicted of selling whisky on
Sunday.
The Prince Georges County
Liquor Board invoked a three-day
suspension, beginning Monday, OF
a permit held by Morris Kauf-
man, 1910 Addison road.
Mr.. kaufman was found guilty
on August II in Upper Marlboro
Police Court.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Trude Conference Planned

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. II R.-
The Fifth Annual World Trade
Conference will be held here next
fall. The conference. sponsored
by the Virginia Chamber of Com
merce and other groups interested
in foreign trade. Is held to try to
find new ways Of promoting vir-
ginia's port business.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
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Evening star., 1952-10-17
Mahoney Takes Senate Bid
Into Washington County
By the Assoeioisd Press

WIN, Oct. H.
George P. Mahoney campaigned
through Washington County yes
terday, climaxing his drive with a
radio address from Hagerstown in
which he called for economy in
government.
Security is more than guns and
planes. ships and tanks. Real
security must have its roots deep
in sound and solvent economy"
the Democratic Senate nominee
said.
Mr.. Mahoney was accompanied
in his tours through the county
by the Democratic Central Com
mittee. His radio address was
preceded by an informal talk at
the Democratic Club in Hagers-
town.
Evening star., 1952-10-17

ties out of the flaming buildings
on Disaster Street and Survival
Avenue"
The victims, members of the
Berwyn Heights Fire Department
and their families, hid themselves
under rubble and debris inside and
outside the buildings. They were
made up to give workers from
Montgomery County first aid units
practice in administering various
types of medical help.
The control center, manned by
members of the CD administra-
tors and directors course, called
in Is fire companies from Mont
gomery County's Civil Defense
Fire Services. At the height of
the disaster" the firemen set UP
20 streams Of water to form a
water curtain to fight the flames.
Efforts are being made to estab-
lish a similar rescue street"
project in the District.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Leesburg High 10 Crown
Football Queen Tomorrow
Special Disposeh 10 The Stor

LEESBURG, Va, Oct. IT,
Evelyn Cockrell, senior at Lees
burg High School, will be crowned
football queen during homecom-
ing exercises at Leesburg High
School tomorrow. Miss Cockrell,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Cockrell of Ashburn, was chosen
queen by popular vote of the stu
dent body.
Her princeSses will be Misses
Dorothy Smith, Jean Bright Hern-
don, Clara Hardy and Mary Jane
Day.
The queen will be crowned dur
ing intermission at the Leesburg-
Berryville football game. At this
time, an award will be given to
the most valuable football player,
to the best float in the parade and
to a representative of the high
schools first graduating class.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Byrd May Tell
Election Stand in
Radio Address
Virginia Senator
To Speak Tonight
On Compoien Issues
BY the Assoeioted Press

There was speculation today
as the hour for Senator Byrd's
radio talk neared-whether he
would feel himself bound by the
Democratic Party's primary pledge
to support the Stevenson-Spark-
man ticket.
Senator Byrd is scheduled to
address a Statewide radio audi
ence at $50 tonight. He has said
he will discuss the issues Of the
campaign.
The address will be carried by
nine stations, including WSVA.
Harrisonburg, and WING. Win
chester. Station WEAM, Arling-
ton. will broadcast the speech at
Is pm. tomorrow.
Senator Byrd will be heard on
FM over Arlington Station WARL-
FM at 9:30 tonight on 1851
megacycles.
Silent on Choice.
Thus far, Senator Byrd, leader
of the Democratic Party in Vir-
ginia but bitter critic of the
Truman administration, has with
held Endorsement of either Gov.
Stevenson or the Republican pres
idential candidate, Gen. Eisen-
hover.
The question Of the primary
pledge was dropped yesterday in
to the ferment of discussion about
what Senator Byrd will say. Sena-
tor Byrd's opponent for the DEM
ocratic nomination in last July's
primary election, Francis Pickens
Miller, brought the matter up.
In letter to Senator Byrd, Mr..
Miller reminded him that both of
them had signed a pledge when
they filed their declarations of
candidacy for the Democratic sem
atorial nomination.
Cite Previous Opinions.
Democrats for Eisenhower have
been saying that no Virginia Dem
ocrat is bound to vote for the
Democratic presidential ticket. The
opinions of three Virginia attor-
neys general are the basis for
their argument.
Although many of the leading
organization Democrats have in
dorsed the Stevenson-Sparkman
ticket, one old timer came out yes
terday for Gen. Eisenhower.
State Senator Robert o. Norris,
jr.. Of Lancaster County. dean of
members of the General Assembly,
said he thought Eisenhower and
Nixon were "the only candidates
who would be free to clear up the
mess" in Washington.
Senator Norris was widely men
toned as harmony candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Lieutenant Governor prior to the
meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee October 3 to
make choice. But his name
was not put up after it became
known he would not indorse the
Stevenson-Sparkman slate.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
|4,5OO at Maryland U.
Hear Dr.. Byrd Outline
$40 Million Program

University of Maryland students
today have first-hand knowledge
of $40 million construction pro-
gram now under way at College
Park.
They received the word yester-
day from DR.. H. c. Byrd, university
president. during his annual
State of the University" address
at the fall convocation.
Some $500 students crowded
Ritchie Coliseum to hear the talk
and participate in the traditional
exercises.
They were told that money for
improvements is necessary 80 that
"a department can operate success
fully" The university, DR.. Byrd
said. has never asked for money
for capital improvements mot de-
manded by the exigencies of work
in any particular field"
Program Outlined.
This is the program outlined by
DR.. Byrd:
Already under constructions
new mathematics building and
an industrial arts building.
Slated to start this winter-a
17.000-capacity student activities
building to house the mems physi-
cal education department and
serve as an athletic arena-audi-
torium; a student union building,
and 10 buildings for fraternity or
sorority use.
In the planning stages-a
nursery school building, a psychol-
ogy department building, an en-
gineering research laboratory
three girls dormitories and five
mems dormitories.
Construction of the 10 fraternity
and sorority houses and the new
dormitories, DR.. Byrd said, will
relieve the crowded housing situa-
ton at the university.
In another year, unless some-
thing goes radically wrong, all
those now in temporary buildings
will be in permanent structures. u
he predicted.
Praises Extension Work.
DR.. Byrd praised the university's
far-reaching extension program
and said the school has gone
further than any others in taking
leducation to the people who find
lit impossible to come to the uni
lversity."
One Of the basic objectives OF
the university, he said. is to de-
velop men and women into the
kind Of leaders we want to go out
into the world in the years to
come"
This country. he said, is achiev-
ing a higher standard than we
have ever known. The only thing
that can keep it from becoming
even greater is a lack of people
"big enough to control it." he
added.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
BrookdaIe Residents
'AssaiI Assessments
In Montgomery

Montgomery County officials
yesterday pointed their finger ac-
|cusingly at the State assessment
law, as protests continued to
mount over sharply increased tax
assessments in the Metropolitan
area.
The place-the blame on the
State picture developed as a dele
cation from Brookdale leveled the
bitterest and strongest attack yet
on assessment procedures in a
mass protest to the County Appeal
Tax Court.
A standing-room- only crowd
jammed the council meeting room,
as Attorney Thomas j. Flavin hit
|at what he called the "inequity
and discrimination" of reassess-
ment in the down-county area.
Council Releases Letter.
Shortly before the mass pro-
test got underway, the county
council released a letter to tax
payers to answer questions that
have been raised regarding as
|sessments."
The council pointed out the as
sessment procedure is conducted
by State officials.
I'm order to provide the tax
payer with an opportunity to
protest the action of the State
assessors. the Montgomery County
Council has established an Appeal
Tax Court" the letter states.
The letter failed to note that,
in other counties, the board of
county commissioners is the ap-
peal unit on tax protests.
Under present State assessment
laws, the county supervisor of as
|SeSsments comes under the State
Tax Commission. Wilton T. Allen,
the Montgomery County super
visor, has said his procedures and
formulas have been approved by
the tax commission.
Mr.. Aliens assessments are
merely recommendations. The
actual assessment is done by the
County Tax Appeal Court. which
also hears protests. -.
Mr. Allen, however. can appeal
any action of the Tax Appeal
Court to the State Tax Commits
sion, his overseers. The result,
critics say, is that the tax COM
mission is in the position Of Sit
ting in judgment on its own
procedures.
Gen. Charles D. Heron, chair
man of the Tax Appeal Court, in
an opening statement yesterday.
told the Brookdale group, the
function of the court is to act as
an umpire between the assessor
and the homeowners.
He said homeowners have the
right to refer to their neighbor's
assessment because the court
wants to equalize the assessments
on similar houses.
Dispels Fears.
Gen. Heron dispelled expressed
fears Of residents that, if they
came in to protest, they might find
their assessments raised instead OF
lowered. in the light Of the "full
cash" value law.
Mr.. Flavin, however. disagreed
with the courts Interpretation OF
its function. He said the court
has unrestricted" powers to set
the assessments. He emphasized
Mr.. Aliens recommendations of
assessments now are not binding
on the court.
Mr.. Flavin said the sharp in
creaSes in assessmentS-from 81 to
100 per cent above the previous as
sessments-are "tantamount to an
increase in our taxes Of the same
proportion. Taxes have continued
to rise in the county. despite the
increased assessable base. he
added.
Evening star., 1952-10-17

newly formed
Pr'ncs Georges
Municipal As
Sociation.
The resolu-
ton, composed
by Mayor Her.
bert w. Reich
let of Mount
Rainier, Mayor
Ross H. Bevj)le
Takoma Park,
and v. A. Sim
m e |, Cottage
City, said:
| 1T is the be-
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Virqiniu PTA Picks Site

ROANOKE. Va, Oct. II (R.-
Bristol has been chosen by the
Virginia State Parent Teacher
Association for its 1853 conven-
tion, officials announced yester-
day.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Ladies' Guild Card Purty

The Ladies' Guild Of st. Barna-
bas Church, Oxon Hill. Md. will
hold a card party at $3.50 o'clock
tonight in the church hall.