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Evening star., 1952-07-27
Boys Nation Stages
lis Own Conventions

Eighty Eight amateur politi-
clans, from almost every State of
the Union, staged a presidential
nominating convention yesterday
at Symonds Hall, University of:
Maryland.
The convention marked the sec
ond day of the seventh annual
Boys Nation, sponsored by the
American Legion. The meeting
will last through Thursday.
Delegates of the Nationalist"
and "Federalist" parties convened
at the university and nominated
two candidates who will lead their
parties through a two-day cam
paign for the election Of a Boys
Nation President tomorrow night.
Nominated for president by the
Nationalists was Kerry Freeman.
II, of Tulsa, Okla, and for vice
president Zane Bergeson, 18. Of
Cornish. Utah. The Federalists
nominated Howard Norton, II, of
Fort Worth, Tex. for president
and Craig Swoboda, II, of Nor
folk, Nebr., for vice president.
Last night, delegates of the two
parties drew up platforms around
the following problems: Koreans
truce talks. veto power in the
United Nations, Federal aid to
education, changes in the elec-
toral system. health and welfare
programs and statehood for Ha-
waii. Alaska. and Puerto Rico.
The youths spent most of yes
terday touring the Capital anc
visiting the Washington Monu.
ment and the Lincoln and Jeffer.
son Memorials.
After religious services today
the boys will visit Mount Vernon
and Arlington Cemetery. Two
boys will be selected to place q
wreath at the tomb Of the I'm
known Soldier.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
By J. [. Michoei

LA PLATA, Md, July 26.-De-
mands for modification or re-
moval of twisting channels at
road intersections mounted today
in southern Maryland.
While State Roads Commission
engineers surveyed the new in
stallations, fresh complaints
poured into the Offices of legisla-
tors and State officials.
Indignant Prince Georges and
st. Marys County citizens joined
the chorus of protests against
what they called puzzling and
dangerous functions from Upper
Marlboro to the Patuxent River
Naval Air Base.
Their claims of undue hazards
were supported by local officials
of the roads commission.
Recent Accidents Cited.
A delegation of Charles County
residents including State Motor
Vehicle Commissioner Thomas B
r. Mudd and State Senator James
B. Monroe told the commission the
new designs are SO hazardous
scores of smashups have resulted
from their use.
II feel that Maryland has nc
right to build such deathtraps
into its highway system" Sena-
tor Monroe said yesterday after
inspecting some of the installa-
tionS.
He added that persons hurt ir
accidents resulting from their USE
Evening star., 1952-07-27
20 Youngsters on the Worpoth
AS Cat-Poisoner Strikes Aquin

Twenty youngsters in the 1900
block of o street NV. are on the
warpath.
For the second time in the last
three months. somebody has been
poisoning their cats.
Six cats died this morning and
one is critically i'll in an animal
hospital. The veterinarian dag
nosed the trouble as strychine--a
deadly poison to both animals and
humans. H
Mrs. o. F. Reid of 1929 o street
NV, was the first Ito discover
that the epidemic among cats ap-
parently was deliberate. Her cat
also was taken to the hospital this
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Boy Bridge Programs
Are Stolen From Cor
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, July 26-.Some-
one last night broke into Clinton
Johnson's car while the public re-,
lations director for the State
Roads Commission was having
dinner downtown.
Missing: q suit, a raincoat, and
$50 souvenir programs for the
dedication on Wednesday Of
Maryland's big bridge across
Chesapeake Bay.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Home Rule Advanced

Prince Georges County civic
leaders have won the initial round
of their battle for home rule.
Mrs. Zella p. Saylor. executive
secretary Of the Citizens Commit
tee for Good Government, an
last night that both char
ter and charter board petitions
already have more than the re-
quired number of signatures. AT
least 10000 names of registered
voters are required to place q
charter referendum before the
people in the November general
election. In addition. 1000 qualified
citizens must sign for each of the
committees five nominees for
charter board members.
Directors of the Citizens Com
mittee will make a final count of
tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Chincoteogue Ponies to France
In Wotery Roundup Wednesday,

year to include it in the program.
The watery roundup by young
hip booted horsemen Is scheduled
between II am. and noon Wednes-
day. The exact time win be at
slack water.
Pony penning. which since 1925
has been Incorporated into the
firemen's annual carnival. has a
history dating back for nearly a
century. It originally began as
a holiday for Chincoteague fisher
men,,
Many stories describing the
origin of the ponies have been
circulated. The most romantic
tale claims they escaped from q
stor1n-wrecked Spanish merchant
ship which ran aground OF
Assateague IN colonial times.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Forty and Eight Elects
Ray Roysfon New Leader

Ray S. Royston of 1915 Living
ston street, NV. yesterday was
elected Grand Chef de Care of
Grande Voiture "A of the Forty
and Eight at the annual prone
made Of the American Legion s
affiliated organization.
Mr.. Royston. who is chief Of the
finance section at the Agricultural
Research Center, Beltsville. Md, is
"a past commander of Fort Stevens
Post No. 80 of the American
Legion.
He will head the District dele
cation of the Forty and Eight to
the national promenade of the Or
|ganization in New York City dur
ing the. American Legion conven-
ton next month.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Sporkmon's Victory Cheered
By 300 at Manassas Reunion

There was an extra note of jubi-
lance at Manassas National Bat
tlef1eld Park yesterday as some 800
loyal sons and daughters of the
South held their annual. reunion
to commemorate two of the great
est Confederate victories there.
Traditional solemnity gave way
to cheers when John w. Rust,
former Fairfax County State
Senator announced that Senator
Sparkman of Alabama had won
the Democratic vice presidential
nomination.
"Of course, I'd be very much
pleased if the Democratic nemi-
nees for President and Vice Presi-
dent were reversed on the ticket, ~
said Mr.. Rust amid more applause
From Politics to History.
The program turned from cur
rent politics to past history as
seven gray-uniformed rif1emen
marched up Henry House Hill.
The rifemen, memherRENf Rich
Imond's Volunteer Militia, fired
several loud volleys from their au-
thentic- looking muSkets.
It was exactly 81 years and five
days ago that Confederate forces
rallied on that same hill behind
the leadership of Gen. Stonewall
Jackson. and repelled the Union
forces IN the First Battle OF
Manassas.
Gen. Jackson won his nickname
during the fighting. 1t was given
nim by Gen. Barnard Elliott Bee
of South Carolina, who died in
/ the fighting.
Frederick F. Wilshin, National
Park Service historian from
Fredericksburg who was principal
speaker at yesterdays exercises,
Evening star., 1952-07-27
.Anacostia Bridge LinI
To Maryland sNew
Highways Pushed
By John w. Stepp.

First steps toward construction
of a new and vital bridge across
the Anacostia River just inside
the District Line were disclosed
yesterday. .--
The 450-foot structure will link
the new Baltimore Washington
Parkway and Annapolis Freeway
with the District. :.*,
Although construction of the
bridge is not expected to begin
until next Spring. preliminary
stone and gravel filling for the
approaches will begin in a mat
ter of weeks.
Since it will lie entirely on Fed
eral Park property. the span will
be built under supervision of Ma
tional Capital Parks with Fed
eral funds. The money for the
project is available, according to
Harry T. Thompson. associate
superintendent of National Capt.
tai Parks. .
To Be Completed in 1854.
Target date for completion is
1854, to coincide with the expect
ed completion of the parkway and
freeway and the extension Of New
York and South Dakota avenues
NE. The latter are the Districts
traffic tunnels for the two Mary
land superhighways.
Park officials hesitate to esti-
mate the cost Of the structure, but
it is believed they are counting on
at least SIS million, This figure
would not include the road ap-
proaches. s...
To accommodate an estimated
daily traffic load of 10000 to TO-
600 vehicles-comparable to traffic
using the Memorial Bridge over
the Potomac-Federal planners
have designed the structure to be
"a feet wide from rail to rail. It
will have three full traffic lanes in
each direction, raised dividing
space in the middle and q sidewalk
ON each side.
Construction of Masonry.
/ 1t will be of masonry -construc-
ton, of a type not yet decided
by park officials. A design for the
parapets has not yet been de-
cided either. but Mr.. Thompson
said these will be metal. This
will enable motorists to enjoy one
of the finer views along the Ana
costa.
The bridge will have slight
lateral curve, as well as a S per
cent incline from the District
Line, where it begins, to the west
shore of the river.
It's piers will be angled of so
as to offer least resistance to the
river current. At the minimum,
the bridge will have q clearance
Of 10 feet above the river surface.
It probably will be substantially
higher than that, MIR. Thompson
said.
Bearing in mind that the
Anacostia habitually rampages
i whenever rainfall exceeds a driz-
zle. the park people have so
planned the bridge that when the
day finally comes for building
flood controls along the river. the
span need not be altered in any
way.
At ordinary flow. Anacostia
waters will pass under only the
least half of the structure. A total
Evening star., 1952-07-27
sy m. Associated Press

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va, July 26.
The annual poney-penning festi-
val will start here Wednesday
when 200 wild ponies are herded
across a narrow channel from
their refuge on the island of As
Sateague.
The two-day affair will be
climaxed the second day on Chin
colleague Island with the auction
of the animals and a rodeo.
Driving the ponies over the
channel used to be considered q
routine preliminary to the PEN
ming. But during the last few
years the spectacle aroused so
much interest that the sponsors of
the festival, the Chincoteague
Volunteer Firemen. decided this
Evening star., 1952-07-27

morning and there the doctor
diagnosed the trouble.
She telephoned the police at the
Sd Precinct. There, officers told her
the same thing happened just over
a month ago.
There'S just someone who
doesn't like cats" one police Off
Ger commented. 1T doesn't seem
like, much. but strychine is danger
ous. This tssgomething we've got
to git to the bottom Of.
eUntA we do, every child. as we'll
as every animal in the neighbor-
hood, is in danger"
In the meantime Mrs. Reid and
each of the 20 kids whose pets
lives are threatened are on watch.
Evening star., 1952-07-27

said that the first battle was one
of the few complete victories of
the war for either side. II
South Too Confident. N
But that victory made the South
too confident. Mr.. Wilshin said
Confederate troops lost a golden
opportunity by failing to pursue
the Yankees to Washington. i
About one year later on August
20, 1862. the battlefield again was
the scene OF bitter fighting In
the Second Battle of Manassas
Union forces under Gen. Pope
clashed with Confederate forces
under Generals Lee, Jackson and
Longstreet. There were two DAYS
on close, bitter fighting. Wher
soldiers temporarily ran out OF
ammunition, they threw stones al
each other. The Union forces
again were, repelled. but thisytime
managed to make an orderly re-
treat to Centreville. ~
The4 s1aRC battles of~the Civil
War W more casualties thar
some Of the fiercest engagement:
during World War II. In the
First Battle of Manassas, 3.5lt
were killed or wounded on both
sides in one day. Four days o1
fighting at TaraWa during Worlc
War II saw 3.l78 American Ma.
lrines killed or wounded. There
were 19,17S. killed or wounded il
the Second Battle of Manassas
compared to a toll of 20,328 Ma.
,rines during 36 days Of fighting
lat Two, Jima.
Judge William M. Beard, com.
mander in chief of the Sons o1
Confederate Veterans, discussed
religion in the Confederacy at the
exercises.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Budget Requests
TopD. {. Fund
By$4O Million
Gen. Robinson Feurs
Agency Figures Will
Have to Be Trimmed

The budget estimates Of Dis
trict Government agencies for fls-
cal 1854 have overshot anticipated
revenues by about $40 million.
This was the word given by En-
gineer Commissioner Bernard L.
Robinson last night after confer
ring with city budget officials.
Gen. Robinson spoke on "Commis-
Sioners' Report to the People,"
weekly radio broadcast over Sta
ton WWDC,
Budget requests total $181 mil
lion, $45.3 million increase over
the current fiscalyear. More than
$39 million Of the increase repre-
sents requests for capital outlay
new construction. The rest repre-
sents an approximate 5 per cent
increase in operating expenses.
Three Agencies Pay Way.
Since three of the Districts
agencies-Highway. Water and
Motor Vehicle Parking - moe
than pay their own way, those de-
partments supported by the Cen
eral Fund ostensibly will suffer
most in their budget requests.
In their estimate of needs for
1854, agencies supported by the
General Fund have put in re-
quests for $156 million. That they
will not get it is patent, since
budget officials expect the fund toI
produce only SIG million.
The obvious answer. the Engi-
neer Commissioner said, is to per-
form major surgery on the depart
mental figures.
The only alternative would be
to raise taxes or to try to get
Congress to boost the Federal
share in city operation expenses.
But the commissioners have indi-
Gated they think District taxes are
high enough. And while they have
repeatedly urged a more equitable
Federal share, 1t has in recent
years taken all their pursuasive-
ness to get Congress to agree to
vote something even close to the
$12 million maximum authorized
as the Federal payment.
So, with the scalpel the likely
recourse, the agencies can only
hold their breath until the Com
missionerS finally decide where to]
start carving. Although the city
leaders finished their closed hear
ings with department heads over
q week ago. they have yet to an
nounce which patient will suffer
most.
New Projects Face Slash.
Capital outlay generally will
feel the first effects. All but
about 81 million Of the $45 million
overall budget increase was re-
quested for new construction, to-
be provided from the general
fund. This means that requests
for new hospital, welfare, school
and fire department buildings will
have to be drastically cut back.
Higher estimates for operating
expenses are not expected to be
Slashed a great deal. since the
departments kept their estimates
within the 5 per cent increase
ceiling imposed at the outset by
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler
OF course, the department heads
can expect to have their requests
for a total of 638 new employees
severely reduced. The new per-
Sonnel would cost an additional
$19 million.
District budget officials and the
Commissioners have until October
IS to finish their work on the
estimates for presentation to the
Federal Bureau of the Budget
which will hand the figures over
to Congress around the first of
the year.
A public hearing on the budget
has been set for August 4.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Marine League Elects

Roy C.. Bragg. Alexandria at
torney and former member of city
council, yesterday was elected
con1mandant Of the Department oi
Virginia Marine Corps League. Mr.
Bragg Is . major in the Marine
Reserve.
The election was held yesterday
az the organization closed a two
day convention at Alexandria. A
resolution was adopted supporting
Northern Virginia's fight against
low-dying airplanes.
Evening star., 1952-07-27

BRIDGE SITE-This sketch
shows the locationsof the pro-
posed new bridge over the
AnacOstia River to connect
District and Maryland high
ways. Solid lines represent
existing thoroughfares, broken
lines projected roads.
of about 800 feet width will be
allowed for passage Of flood
waters.
Soil-type and topography being
favorable at the site, Mr.. Thomp-
son said that no construction diff
ficulties are anticipated. except
for a possible steel shortage.
On the other hand. District
Highway Director John N. Rob-
ertson raises a possible point of
contention. Mr.. Robertson says
the District is to extend New York
avenue through part Of the Ma
tional Training School only to the
edge of Federal park property,
which extends several hundred
feet west of the west end of the
bridge. Mr.. Thompson contends
the District must pay for the ave-
nue. right to the bridge. The two
officials haven't yet got together
to thrash this one out.
Meanwhile, the Washington Dis
trict Of the Army Engineers has
invited all interested persons to
file their views with them by Au-
gust "a on the suitability of the
structure. The Army must con-
slider any objections before grant
ing a permit for construction over
a navigable river such as the Ana
costa.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
81 Killed in Crush

FRANKFURT. Germany, July
26-(R.-The United States Army
command In Europe said today
Eergt. Lewis c. Cray of San An
tonic. Tex, had been killed in an
automobile crash near Toule,
France. July 20.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
WAVES Hailed
AT Fete Marking
Their 10Th Year
They're SkiIIfuI
And Ornamental,
Admiral Declares

The distaff branch of the Navy
celebrated its tenth anniversary
last night.
About TOO women-members
veterans of the WAVES-met at
the Hotel Statler for an annual
reunion banquet. All the States
and the District were represented.
They were congratulated by
Admiral Lynde D. Mccormick,
commander-in-chief of the At
lantic< Fleet, for their record as
a "tried-and-true" group of the
Navy.
Admiral Mccormick is also At
lantic commander for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
1T can truly be said" he re-
marked, "that the WAVES are
making themselves indispensable.
The original concept that woman
in uniform simply freed man
for combat is outmoded. WAVES
are no longer a substitution, they
are an institution.
Ornamental, Too!
Admiral Mccormick told his
audience that he had found both
the commissioned and enlisted
WAVES skillful in their work
and, without exception, orna-
mental" >>
The admiral described some of
the complications Of his inter-
locking assignments and gave a
brief outline of the responsibilities
Of his posts.
Il find myself as SACLANT
Supreme Allied Commander of
the Atlantic) asking the United
States Secretary of Defense if 1,
as communicative chief, of the At
iantic Fleet, can do job of work
for me-"
Sometimes. he said, he found
that he could not pass on infor-
nation to himself from one COM
n1alld to the other. $50 you see,
he added, II am living at least a
double life. Off1cially, that u.s."
NATO Making Headway.
Despite the complications nat
ural to so new an international
command. Admiral Mccormick
declared that he believed we are
making very good headway" in
organization, planning and prep
arations for the first big command
exercises to be held in September.
with regard to NATO in gen.
eral. he said, "I feel very strongly
that its concept is the hope Of the
world. Only by thus uniting, and
If they continue to increase their
combined strength, can the free
nations deter that malignant
power which is determined to en-
slave them" .a:a
The WAVES opened their week
end meeting yesterday with
business session and Washington
sightseeing. They will attend a
chapel service today at the Anna
polls Naval Academy. and tour
the Naval Gun Factory here. A
concert will be given in their
honor at 3 pm. tomorrow on the
Capitol steps by the U. S. Navy
Band.
Entertainment at last nights
dinner included a performance by
the WAVES drill team of the
Naval Air Station, Denver, and
music by the Navy Band.
Honor guests included Vice Ad-
miral Laurance T. DuBose, Chief
of Naval Personnel; Rear Admiral
G. H. Fort, commander of the Po-
tomac River Naval Command, and
Rear Admiral Stanton w. Sails
bury, chief of Navy Chaplains.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
o 81
Maryland
and
/. Virginia
News in Brief
Arlington to Publish
Tordy Tax List

Beginning in October, Airing
ton residents should find it easy
to get their names in the news
papers,.
All they have to do is fail to
pay personal property taxes. The
County Board yesterday set a
new policy Of publishing personal
property tax delinquents in the
same manner that real estate tax
delinquents have been published
for many years.
The County Board hopes the ac-
tion will encourage residents -
particularly publicity shy ones
to ante up more promptly. Oc-
tober Is was set as the publica-
ton date for persons who failed
to pay taxes due last December.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Town Meeting Set

September 3 has been selected
as the date for Arlington's Town
Meeting to select a non-partisan
County Board candidate.
The nominee will oppose a
Democrat, Republican, and any
Independents who seek the board
seat In the November general
election.
Usually, the town meeting
takes place in June preceding the
general election. It was postponed
this year while decision i.
awaited from the Virginia Su.
'preme Court Of Appeals about the
eligibility Of Federal employees tc
serve on the County Board.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Charlottesville Art Exhibit

Oil paintings by art students OF
Jeane Fowler Roberts Of Alexan-
dria will be included in an exhibit
of children's art tomorrow through
August 3 at 40 jefferson street,
Charlottesville. Va.
Evening star., 1952-07-27

said that the first battle was one
of the few complete victories of
the war for either side.
Evening star., 1952-11-09
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