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Evening star., 1952-11-23
A Busy Day At the Corcoran

Members of several art
clubs came in squads, eagerly
examining each others work
and comparing notes on last
minute finishing problems. A
smartly dressed artist chatted
with a dungaree-clad friend,
a nationally known painter
quietly entered his picture,
while a bashful lobbyist
gingerly unwrapped her bun
die Of drawings. Leo Bassett,
18-year-old Mckinley High
School senior, was one OF the
youngest entrants, while Miss
Alice L. Wood, who began
painting when I was TO-"
seemed too sprightly to need
the cane she carried.
Andy Topper. 3, watched
from his fathers shoulders as
his mother, Mrs. Morris Tep-
per, entered four oils, and
6-year-old Mary Collins neg
lected her doll long enough to
help her father, Richard COL
Inns, and big sister Kathy
carry in his four pictures.
Husbands who had wrestled
huge frames and statues out
of family cars grinned proudly
as their wives entries re-
ceived a word of praise from
gallery officials. Navy Capt.
w. r. Macdonald strobe IN
to enter two Of his wife's
water colors, while Air Force
Capt. Dick Tedford and his
wife, both just back from
Tripon, brought some North
African scenes she had
painted.
Dollies piled high with ar'
rumbled through the base
ment corridors and up the
elevators to the judging rooms
and as the departing artists
lodged the incoming stream
of wood and canvas, plaster
pottery and bronze, tne'l
beloved treasures were buriee
under the mounting stacks o.
frames. The skilled plcturs
handlers worked carefully, Du
one artist Squealed in mixee
embarrassment and alarm q
her last-minute masterplec'
was turned over: Il forgot u
tell you-it's still wet"
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Growing of Queen Features
Homecoming at u. of MARYLAND

Homecoming at the University
of Maryland yesterday began be-
fore the football game with Louis
lana State University when Miss
Elizabeth Poisal, 10, was crowned
homecoming queen.
The old grads then sat back
with the Maryland students to see
their team beat LSU by "a to 6.
Miss Poisal, who is from Hedge
vile. w. Va. is a junior in the
college of arts and sciences. She
was nominated by Alpha Chi
Omega sorority.
The pregame ceremonies started
with a drill by the Air Force
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Of the university. The cadets,
numbering 5000 strong, were un-
der the command of Col. Joseph
r. Ambrose. The Marine Corps
Drum and Bugle Corps also took
part.
General Introduces Queen.
After the drill, the Maryland
Band formed a heart at one end
OF the field. The candidates for
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Planning Agency Hires
Two Building Inspectors

Two more building inspectors
have been hired by the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission to help
handle the increasing load of new
construction in Prince Georges
County.
They are Norman Van Arsdale,
Silver Hill, and Edgar Hunter,
Mount Rainier. They bring the
total number of building inspec-
tors employed by the commission
to seven.
Recently. the commission in
creased its building inspection
fees in the Prince Georges County
portion of the Maryland Washing
ton Regional District to permit
the agency to hire additional in
Spectors.
Building inspection in Mont
gomery County was transferred
from the commission to the county
council last year under terms of
an act passed at the 1851 session
of the Maryland General Assem-
bly.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Camp in Montgomery
Is Girl Scout Center

Camp lockwood. a 68-acre tract
In Montgomery County. was dedi-
Gated yesterday as a national Girl
Scout center at ceremonies COM
memorating the 40th Anniversary
of the Girl Scouts organization.
Mrs. Roy F Layton. of 686 Roll
ingwood drive. Chevy Chase, ma
tional president of the Girl Scouts.
ofticiated at the dedication pag-
cant and campfire ceremony.
Senior scouts from Is States and
the District, members of the Girl
Scouts national board of directors
and hundreds of spectators at
tended.
Miss Dorothy Stratton. Girl
Scout national director, opened
the dedication at 7:30 pm, with
the lighting of a campfire built
from fagots sent by scout councils
IN q States, Hawaii and Alaska.
The camp is located on Mac
Arthur boulevard about Is miles
from the District. 1t has become
a center for outdoor activities for
Girl Scouts from the capital dis
trict and nearly every State in
the Nation. Two dormitories are
available on the grounds for use
OF visiting scout councils.
Mrs. Dorothea Dawson of the
dramatic department of North
western High School. Hyattsville,
directed the pageant. Miss Ida
May Born. director of Camp Rock
wood, read the pageant which was
written by Miss Oleda Schrottky
of the Girl Scout national staff
Mrs. Lucy Knox of College Park
was chaTman of the celebration
committee.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Kensington in England Sends
Scroll to Its Nomesuke Here

Friendship between the two
towns of similar names started
near the end of World War II
when Mrs. Barbara Denny. edi-
tor of the Kensington News in
London, wrote Mrs. Harman, edi-
tor of the Kensington Citizen, to
learn if there were any connec-
ton between the two towns. Re-
search disclosed that the Mary
land KenSington had been named
by Brainard Warner, who after
a visit to the beautiful KenSing-
ton Gardens came home and per-
Suaded his neighborS to change
the name of Knowles Station to
KenSington. The town was in
corporated shortly after that,
about 1890.
Many courtesies and visits be-
tween residents of the two towns
have been exchanged since the
correspondence began between the
two editors.
The public is invited to to-
n rrow's presentation.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Committee Of Federal
Workers in Arlington
Backs Independents

Formation of a Government
Employees Committee supporting
Independent Movement candidates
in the Arlington County Board
race has been announced.
Chairman of the new organiza-
tion is Ernest j. Holcomb, presi-
dent of the Waycroft- Woodlawn
Citizens Association, a Department
of Agriculture employe.
Vice chairmen are James Miles
of the Bureau of Standards. Har-
ley Williams of the Civil Service
Commission, Frank Elkins of the
Coast and Geodetic Survey and
Robert Renfro of Federal Housing
Administration.
They are supporting the indie
pendent Movement slate entered
in the special election November
4 to fill three unexpired terms on
the board. The candidates are DR..
Robert Detwiler, Mrs. Leone Buch-
holz and Alvin F. Kimel.
Opposing the Independent
Movement candidates are non
partisans Mrs. Ruth Cox. Mrs.
Martha Cannon and William j.
DeMik.
Mr.. Holcomb said, 1--WE have
carefully weighed both the candi-
dates and their platforms and
have unanimously agreed that In
dependent Movement offers the
best ticket. Nonpartisans in this
campaign definitely have shown
that they are committed to a
policy of free spending and high
taxes. that they favor one seq
Iment of citizens over others and
their election would prolong in
definitely the current discord and
pickering so rampant in board
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Evening star., 1952-10-26
Women in Arlington
Back New Tax Plan

The Arlington League of Womer
Voters is supporting proposed Gre
alton of a county department o1
real estate assessment, to be votec
on November 4.
The question is No. 7 in a groul
of seven referendumS which will
be on voting machines on election
day.
The league also has indorsed
two other changes, No. l and No.
on the machine. They would ap-
point the county manager for an
indefinite term and would give
the manager the power to appoint
department heads.
The league took no position on
question three, whether Arlington
should change its county status to
that of a city.
Two other questions in connec-
ton with incorporation are also
on the ballot. No. 4 asks whether
the City School Board shall be
elected by the City Council or by
the people, if Arlington incorpo-
rates. No. S asks whether the City
Council shall consist of five or
seven members.
Question No. 6 proposes a con-
stitutional amendment to per-
NIT the General Assembly to
appropriate funds for joint educa-
tional facilities with other States.
The assessment program is now
under the Jurisdiction of the
elected Commissioner of Revenue,
a constitutional officer not within
the direction of the County Board
or the manager. The board had
an assessment department oper-
ating last year but a law suit
successfully challenged it's legality.
The General Assembly this year
approved legislation making it
possible to re-establish the de-
partment, if the voters approve.
The league said the principal
argument for the separate assess
ment Office is that there should
be local control of the county'S
chief source of revenue. real
estate. The assessment process
should be continuous. the league
said. and should be administered
by On appointed. technically
trained assessor.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
No Rain Seen 10 Ease
Forest Fire Threat

The Weather Bureau last night
saw no chance of rain to ease the
mounting forest fire hazard in
Maryland.
FOrecasters reported the total
rainfall this month is less than
one-half inch, more than two
inches below the normal for this
time of year. the Associated Press
said. With near-record forest fires
burning in neighboring West Vir-
ginia and Virginia, Maryland
forest protectors expressed con-
cern for their own woods.
Meanwhile, big field fire which
burned off about 100 acres north
and west of Glen Burnie was re-
ported under control late yester-
day. The fire was near the COM
munity of Queenstown off Dorsey
road between Glen Burnie and
Friendship International Airport
Another, fire which ragged for
two days in Engleside, Va, was
reported burning itself out late
yesterday.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Contract for Gradinq
Arlington School Site
Is Awarded by Board

A contract for grading the site
OF the proposed Taylor Elementary
School has been awarded by the
Arlington School Board.
Successful low bidder was
j. o. & c. M. Stuart, Inc, of the
District, with proposal of 3,425.
The school will be built about
five blocks from Stratford Junior
High School near Military road
at North Stuart street and
Twenty-siXth road.
Bids for construction will be
asked early next month. The
board has decided to ask con-
tractors to submit alternate bids
on 14-room and a 20-room
school.
Funds for the project are avail
able from an $8.3 million bond
issue approved last spring. Sale
of the bond issue is now tied up by
litigation which seeks to oust
three School Board members who
are Federal employees, but $3.5
million in bonds was sold before
the suit was filed.
At a meeting yesterday, the
board decided to ask a board COM
mittee to conduct new study on
use of schools after schools hours.
At present. buildings can be
rented for fees ranging from $6
TO S25 for an evening. Profit
making and political organiza-
tions pay higher fees than youth
groups. Asst. Supt. E. j. Braun
said the schools received nearly
$1,000 in fees last year.
A pay raise was granted to
night teachers. Their former
rate of $2.75 an hour was in
creased to $3.50, retroactive to
September /.
Evening star., 1952-10-26

Not to be outdone by it's name
sake, Kensington, Md, the Royal
Borough of Kensington. England,
is sending a scroll of greeting to
the nearby Montgomery County
community.
The scroll will be presented by
ex-Councillor c. H. Hartwell of
the English town at the regular
meeting of the Kensington Town
Council at pm. tomorrow at the
Kensington Elementary School.
Mayor Lewis Merriam will receive
the gift.
Less than two months ago,
Mrs. Mildred B. Harman, former
member of the Town Council car
ried a similar scroll to Mayor
Quentin Douglas of the British
Kensington. At the same time,
she planted a tree, a gift from
the Kensington Chamber of Com
merce. The return courtesy was
prompted by the feeling of friend
ship which has grown between
the t tss Kensingtons.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
NCHA 10 Aid Veterans
Facing Custer From
Sligo Creek Project

The National Capital Housing
Authority will give a high priority
for public housing to veterans be-
ing ousted from the Sligo Greek
Park veterans housing project
operated by Montgomery County.
The 167-unit project was
ordered removed by next Octo-
ber from the park area. The
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission said the
land occupied by the project was
needed for park expansion.
McNayr Promises Help.
County Manager Irving G. Nc
Nayr had promised veterans he
would try to help them find suit
able housing at reasonable rents.
Mr.. McNayr has received NCHA
assurance that some smooth ar
rangement" for moving the vet
Grams and their families would be
worked out.
Application blanks for housing
through NCHA already have been
mailed all tenants in the Sligo
Park project. Tenants later will
be interviewed.
Behind Lily Ponds Group.
The tenants will be classed as
those "about to be without hous-
ing" or diSpossessed. Veterans
preference will be considered.
Iris M. Lloyd, assistant chief of
the tenant and community rela-
tionS section of NCHA, said the
Sligo Park group will be accom-
modated behind those being ousteo
from the Lily Ponds project, also
being razed. and those who are
dispossessed from homes being
torn down to make way for new
public housing.
Carl A. Krogman, superintend-
ent of county buildings, said he
expects large number of the ap-
Iplications to be returned this
week.
Evening star., 1952-10-26

no knowledge of the incident.
Capt. Carroll Miller confirmed this
and then hung up on a reporter
who was trying to obtain more in
formation.
Among material found on the
windows, Mr.. Ely said, was a
neatly-typed letter that appeared
to have been multiple printed. He
said that he scraped most of it off
the glass but as nearly as he could
remember it bore the heading
THE Teen-Agers Republican Club
of Montgomery County"
The only organization which
has a similar name is the Teen
Ayers Republican Club of Silver
Spring.
Sponsor Defends Club.
Mrs. Fay Hall Adams, adult
sponsor of the club. said when
questioned by reporter. I'm sure
none of our children had anything
to do with it. have advised them
to avoid anything like that"
Miss Tina Covan, 18, president
Iof the Silver Spring club, also
denied her group had anything
to do with the incident.
Her club met at the Sligo cabin
until nearly II pm. Thursday
and then most or all of them went
to restaurant for refreshments
she said.
Some of them had some ideas
she said, but 1 explained that
that sort of thing was not allowed
I'm really quite angry about this
I think it is sabotage or a frame
up against U.S."
Miss Covan said that during
some of her clubs meetings boy
hecklers shouting, Stevenson
Stevenson had pounded on the
Sligo Cabin windows. The clut
asked police to patrol the area or
meeting nights to put an end tc
the practice, she said.
Miss Covan said her club had
not sent out any letters or cam
Ipaign literature under a heading
such as was described by Mr.. Ely
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Bias for Nonpartisans
In Arlington Denied

, Charges by two Arlington Coun-
ty Board candidates that the Cit-
izenS Committee for School I'M
provement is a propaganda arm
for the nonpartisan forces in
Arlington were denied yesterday
by James C. Pettee, committee
chairman
Mr.. Pettee said his organization
has not Endorsed a County Board
candidate since 1948. It's action
at that time resulted from the
"high-handed manner in which
the County Board had cut
the proposed school budget that
year. he explained.
George M. Rowzee, jr.. Repub-
lican candidate for the board, said
yesterday he had decided not to
answer 20 questions sent him and
nine other board candidates by
the citizens committee because
his answers to a similar ques-
tionnaire were distorted by the
group.
Earlier last week, Wesley w.
Cooper Democratic nominee for
the board seat, refused to answer
the questions charging that it was
a device to make all candidates
except nonpartisans appear to be
anti-school. He said the questions
were loaded" and the candidates
replies "edited and warped"
Mr.. Pettee declared that both
were assured their an
swers, if brief, would not be edited.
He pointed out that seven of the
10 candidates replied to the 20
questions and their answers were
released in full to the citizens COM
mittee membership.
Mr.. Rowzee answered some of
the 20 questions in his attack on
the citizens committee, Mr.. Pettee
said. thus taking advantage of an
Swering at greater length, omit
ting the questions "he did not
like" and composing his answers
in light of the other candidates
published replies.
Mr.. Pettee said the two can
didates' reluctance to answer the
questions in the manner requested
raises the suspicion that they
'eared embarrassment in having to
indicate whether they were SYM
pathetic or unsympathetic with
The Greater Arlington Association.
the Fact Finders and the Arling- !
.ch Forum"
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Stevenson Quarters Damaged
by VdndoIs in Silver Spring

Volunteers for Stevenson re-
ported yesterday that vandals had
damaged their Silver Spring head
quarters in the Seco Theater and
had pasted Republican campaign
material over Democratic posters
there.
Nathaniel ]. Ely, activities CO.
ordinator of the Volunteers for
Stevenson Clubs in the metropoli-
tan area, said it apparently was
the work of teen-age vandals.
Women volunteers who staff the
Stevenson headquarters spent most
of Friday trying to remove the
debris with hot water and scrap
ers. Mr.. Ely said. He said he made
the discovery shortly after IL pm
Thursday when he went to the
theater, which already was closed
and locked, to turn off the lights
Across the sidewalk area leading
into the theater was painted
IKE" in tWo-foot-high red letters
he said. The box Office had derog-
atory phrases scrawled on it
posters and paper were pasted on
the glass with iron glue" the COW
ering on the port in the boxoffice
window had been pushed in ano
one OF the glass panes was broken
Mr.. Ely said.
PlacardS Across Panes.
He said that Republicans plac-
ards were pasted across the large
paneS of the theater usually useC
for billing current and coming at
fractions where large posters o1
Gov. Stevenson and Senator
Sparkman were exhibited. Senator
Sparkman's picture had beer
partially torn out from behind one
glass. The theater doors and Other
posters were smeared with dirt, he
said.
Mr.. Ely said he removed as
much as he could before going tc
the Silver Spring police station tc
ask that police keep an eye on
the headquarters. He did not file
a formal report.
Police said yesterday they had
Evening star., 1952-10-26

the Homecoming Queen title then
gathered in the middle of the
heart.
Miss Poisal was introduced as
the new queen and was crowned
by Brig. Gen. A. F.. Gearhard,
deputy chief of chaplains of the
Air Force.
Halftime saw further doings
by the Maryland Band and the
Marine Drum and Bugle Corps.
Even traffic conditions seemed
to favor the Homecoming celebra-
ton.
The usual heavy traffic was on
the streets and highways leading
to the stadium before and after
the game as 10000 people headed
for the same spot. But, police said
it was handled easier than at any
of the other Maryland games this
year.
Candidates Listed.
Laurel race track was closed.
So, the football fans did not have
to compete for highway space with
the race horse people. The one
way system on University Lane
went smoothly. No major traffic
jams were reported by police after
the game.
Traffic was considered normal
by about $50 pm. which is some
thing" police added.
In addition to Miss Poisal, can
didates for Homecoming Queen
were:
Patricia Robin, Lois Schenker,
Vicky Barrow. Pat Weise, Dorothy
Hooker, Joan Hoover, Pat Sieg-
man, Shirley Adams, Marienne
Candida.
Cynthia Brown, Bobbie Pridgen,
Rocky Smith, Diane Blanken,
Donna Harris. Gerry Oberfield,
Muriel Wallace, Betsy Culbertson,
Betty Kelly. Martha Meyer,
Margie Gottschalk, Sally Shrott,
Claire Smith, Betsy Price. Carmen
Gueveria, Nancy 10 Kohlhoss.
Evening star., 1952-10-26

idential yacht
Williams b u rig,
has ecom e
head of the de-
partment of
foreign Ian
guages at the
Naval Academy.
He com e S
from the COM
mand of the at
tack cargo ship
M a rqu e t t e,
which he as
S u m e d m ore
than a year ago
after leaving
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Arlington Candidates
To Talk at Lomux Zion

Candidates for the Arlington
County Board will address the
Nauck Citizens Association at 8
pm. tomorrow in Lomax A.ME.
Zion Church. 2704 Twenty-fourth
road, South Arlington.
In addition, Mrs. Joseph c..
Wheeler, of the Arlington Civic
Federation, will speak on incor-
poration of Arlington.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Study Guild Lecture Set

The Study Guild Catholic Lii
brary, 1725 Rhode Island avenue
NV, will open it's winter series
of lectures with a talk on the
dialogue mass by the Rev. Alban
Boultwood, O.S.B., at $3.50 pm.
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1952-10-26

Capt. Macdonald is the son of
Mrs. Charles A. Macdonald of 1927
Massachusetts avenue NV, WASH
ington. During World War II he
was twice awarded the Navy
Cross. the Legion of Merit twice,
the Silver Star Medal three times
and the Bronze Star Medal twice.
Evening star., 1952-10-26
Ex-Skipper Of Williamsburg
Takes Naval Academy Post
SpeciaI Dispatch 10 The Stor

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 25.-Capt.
Donald j. Macdonald, u. S. NJ. of
Washington, who for more than
three years commanded the pres
!
Evening star., 1952-10-26
10Th District Clue
Sought in Study Of
1948 and 1850 Vote

Politicians in the new 10th
district of Virginia are studying
the 1948 and 1910 vote in their
area for possible clues on the
balloting this year. In 1948. all
of the present 10th district was in
the old 9Th district.
Gov. Dewey. the Republican
nominee. carried the area over
President Truman by more than
4 900 votes:
Truman Dewey.
Alexandria ------------- 3,9la 3903
Fairfax dncI. Falls church) s,77iS 1880
Totals --------------15,4 19,6O7
In 1948, the Republican candi-
date for the House, the late
Tyrrell Krum. came within IS
woes of tying the veteran Demo-
Icrat. Representative Smith. Minor
candidates in that race received
1875 votes. This was the situa-
ton:
Smith. Krum.
Alexandria " 4I21 3S75
iArlington -------- 1855 SS4O
Fairfax incl. Falls church, 1885 4,9Is
Totals 1883 1858
In 1850, Mr.. Krum ran slightly
Iahead of Representative Smith. A
third House candidate, Clarke T.
Robb. received 900 votes in these
communities. Mr.. Robb is en-
tered in the Senate race this year
as a Socialist Democrat against
Senator Byrd.
Here is the result of the
Smith -Krum election two years
ago:
Smith. Kruni.
Alexandria -------- 3.010 2,19S
arlington -------------=~L,b ,b45 $50
Fairfax - 4,4l6 4,17S
Falls Church -------- $50 545
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13

ton, D. c. where he taught in
Dunbar high school for two years.
He soon tired of teaching and de-
cided to study law.
Washington, the nations capital,
affords many opportunities 60 the
ambitious. There are many colleges
and universities located there, but
Franklin decided TO study at lIo-
ward. TIe applied himself most
diligently Gas he was now without
worries over money! and after two
years earned an LIB degree.
Mr.. HiggS is now a most Sue
eessful attorney. His salary, am
told, is over $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Higgs, who is married aud
the father o. three lovely children,
can very well say that all that
he is or hopes to be, he owes to
his mother, Mrs. Blanche Higgs
Of Thomas Street.
Whenever a boy or girl feels
discouraged, he may well think Of
Attorney Franklin Higgs.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-13
South Florida NAA
Meets Here Today

The "B" division Of the South
Florida Negro Athletic Association
win hold It's TaIl meeting in Key
Yves. On December 13, 1852.
About Forty coaches along with
the principals Of the VariCus schools
are exp eeted to attend this meet
ing.
gae meeting viii be called to
order ct 10 Q. IN. Saturday IN the
Dou lass school auditorium and is
expected to last until twelve a.
m.
Several affairs are planned for
the moap Among these are: a
l9aeheoa, g toar o. the city, a
eccisI affair and many other acti-
y'tias.
Anyone desiring to visit the re
guIar meeting is Invited TO come.
we are asking the cooperation Of
all in order to make the visit Of
The guests q most enjoyable one.