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Evening star., 1952-09-30
Trumans Won't Entertain
Officially This Season

President and Mrs. Truman are
arranging no schedule of official
entertainments for the season Of
1923.
The state dinner to the cabinet
and to chiefs of diplomatic mis-
sions and the reception to the
diplomatic corps usually are given
before Christmas. But, with the
Inauguration of another President
due in January, the Trumans will
leave these three festivities for
their successors, Mrs. James M.
Helm, White House social secre-
|tary. told a press conference today.
She also told newswomen that
she expects to retire January 30.
|She first served in her present
for Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
land later for Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Special Effort Held Needed
To Sell District PROGRAM

Engineer Commissioner Bernard
E. Robinson said last night he
thought special effort would be
needed to "sell" the 1919 million
public works program to the COM
munity and Congress.
The program, to be carried out
over a Six-year period, was pro-
posed Sunday by the Advisory
Committee on Public Works head.
ed. by Francis g. Addison.
Gen. Robinson made his re-
marks in response to questions
from newsmen on the Commits
sioners' weekly television report
over Station WMAL-TV.
He indicated that while Com
have not made up their
minds on a "sales" program to put
the plan over, they did not want
it presented either to Congress or
the citizens in a routine way.
Among the possibilities, he indi-
Gated in response to query. would
be to seek consideration Of the
plan by special Joint committee
Of both House and Senate men,
bers similar to the committee
which studied District fiscal af-
fairs in 1918.
Commissioner Donohue said he
felt the city heads would renew
their efforts to obtain repeal Of
the controversial personal prop
erty tax. The levy was called a
discriminatory nuisance by the
public works advisory group.
Commissioner Camalier, in
charge of health. and welfare ac-
tivities, said he thought a single
fund drive would be desir-
able here if it could be put across.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Cab Passenger Threatens
Woman Driver With Knife

Police searched today for a
youth who threatened a woman
taxicab driver with a knife, but
fled when she screamed and
stopped the cab.
Mrs. Mary G. Sloan, 80, of 1709
Lanier place NV, said the man,
18 to 20 years old, pushed into the
cab in the $500 block of Eighteenth
street NV. at 1855 pm. yesterday.
"You are on CALL" he said, and
holding a knife against her, adj
ded: Don't scream or will stab
you. don't want your money"
Mrs. Sloan was ordered to drive
to Eighteenth and Newton streets
NV. where the man said a friend
was living.
At Eighteenth and Harvard
streets NV, Mrs. Sloan screamed
and halted the cab.
Evening star., 1952-09-30

will 60. to the polls In November
In Montgomery county fou1
years ago only 38,400 Of q poten-
tial Of 100000 voters took part
in the presidential election: In
Alexandria fewer than 5000 OF
20, 900 residents Of voting age cast
ballots.
In Arlington County the show
ing was 10000 out of $4,000. About
4, 800 Fairfax County people voted
in l948, and another 10000 OF
voting age did not. The 1948 vote
in Prince Georges County four
years ago was about 10000. out
Of q possible 115. 1000.
Busy registrars this week at
tributed some Of the 1882 gains
thus far to public interest stimu-
lated by pewspaper and radio re-
minders. But they noted that the
final responsibility in the task Of
overcoming individual apathy or
indifference before the registra-
tion deadline Saturday rests .on
the otherwise good citizen who
has been apathetic and indifeF-
ent.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
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Stage Set in Lancaster County
For 7HcentenniuI Celebration
Observance Begins
Tomorrow in
KiImornock Area
By Sam Eostmon
SfoF Stoff Correspondent

KILMARNOCK. Lancaster
County. Va. Sept. 30.-This serene
county by the Rappahannock
River will return tomorrow to an
era three centuries past.
With pomp and pageantry be-
fitting it's years. Lancaster will
stage a tri-centennial celebration
in the Kilmarnock area through
Thursday.
A costumed drama will be given.
a queen will be crowned and
historic homes and landmarks
will be opened for visitors.
The county. a rural blend Of
fishing communities and rolling
farmland, lies on the southeast
corner of the Northern Neck
Ia peninsula pointing into Chesa-
peake Bay between the Potomac
and Rappahannock Rivers.
When Lancaster's first court
met in 1852, it had jurisdiction
extending as far west as the Mis-
sippi River and south to the
present Kentucky Tennessee and
virginia-N North Carolina borders.
Six States and part Of another,
along with 43 Virginia counties,
were carved out Of the original
territory.
Given to Friendsa
Less than a decade, after Lam
caster was incorporated. settlers
discovered that Charles II casually
had turned over the entire area to
seven friends-in-exile.
The land later drifted into the
hands Of Thomas Lord Fairfax
whose seal has been selected for
the tri-centennial ceremonies.
Early settlers Of the Peninsula
were Protestants who had been
unhappy under the rule Of Lord
Baltimore. Later, about 100 Cava-
liers moved in when Charles I
was beheaded and Cromwell estab-
lished his Commonwealth in Eng
land.
Large numbers Of young, un-
wary British citizens also began
to arrive-shanghaied and inden-
tured to local planters. Fifty acres
of land was the prize for each.
Toward their women, the men
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Vending Machines
Should Pay for
Keep, Auditor Says

The city auditor wants vending
machines in District buildings to
pay for their keep.
District Auditor Arthur r. Pill
kerton today recommended to the
Commissioners that a fee be
charged for each machine, based
on its type andl the amount of
water and electricity it uses.
He pointed to fees ranging from
$1.40 to $3.50 a month paid on
such machines in Federal
buildings. ~
A similar proposal to assess fees
on vending machines was made
in 1850, but was not approved. At
that time, there were 235 such
machines in District buildings.
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue told Mr.. Pilkerton to make a
survey to determine how many
vending machines are on District
property and to report to the
Commissioners.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Gross 10 Head
New Regional
P|anningCounci|
CIosed-Door Session
Discusses Future
And Money Matters

sThe new Regional Planning
Council yesterday elected Betram
Gross of the Arlington County
Planning Commission, as its first
chairman and spent two hours
talking about the future.
The council is a new body, cre-
ated last summer when the Ma
tional Capital Planning Commis-
sion was revamped by Congress.
The hope is for the council to
regional planning in
the Washington area.
It will base its work on the de-
velopment plans already underway
in the various Jurisdictions in the
District area.
But. yesterday at the first meet
ing of the council, election of off,
GERS and general discussion of
what's ahead apparently was the
order of business. The council
met behind closed doors and will
do so in the future.
Elected in Absence.
Mr.. Gross, the chairman Of the
council, was the only member Of
the 10-man group absent. A con-
sulting economist, he was out Of
town on business.
Robert M. Watkins, chairman
of the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
was elected first vice chairman.
and Brig. Gen. Bernard L. Rob-
inson, Engineer Commissioner.
was named second vice chairman.
The three officers will make up
the executive committee of the
council. Other members of the
council are DR.. Joseph D. Lob
man, chairman of the National
Capital Planning Commission;
Donald E. Gingery. Frederick A.
Gutheim and Thomas Latimer
of Maryland, and c. Luckett Wat
kins, Francis A. Wagner and John
w. Brookfleld of Virginia.
Blair Lee III. executive officer
of the NCPC. was appointed ex-
ecutive secretary of the council.
Discuss Money.
The council, according to Mr..
Lee, spent most of the two hours
talking about money and where it
was to come from. No money is
allotted for the council work at
present.
The Executive Committee will
report at the next meeting of the
council on all financial possibili-
ties. The present feeling is that
the staff Of the NCPC will have to
double up and serve as the staff of
the council also. A sizable increase
I in funds for the NCPC staff will be
sought in the next budget.
i The Executive Committee also
/. will present a draft of bylaws for
the new council at the next meet.
ing. The council also expects to
devote part Of the next meeting to
laying out work program for the
year.
The council agreed to meet once
a month for the time being and
see how that worked out. The next
meeting is scheduled for 4 pm.
} October 81.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Two Washington Teachers
Awarded FeIIowships

Two Washington school teach-
ers have been awarded fellowships
valued at $5,275 each for study
this winter.
The awards were made by the
Ford Foundations Fund for the
Of Education to Miss
Clare Driscoll, science teacher at
Wilson High School, and Mrs.
Margaret p. WEIGH, social studies
teacher at Phelps Vocational
High School.
Similar awards were made to
191 other teachers in other cities.
The purpose Of the fellowships is
to enable teachers to advance
their education without having
teaching responsibilities for q
year.
Also awarded fellowships were
Maurice s. Nichols. social studies
teacher at George Washington
High School, Alexandria; Miss
Katherine M. Kibler. English
teacher at Annapolis (Md.) High
and Miss Louise A. Weag.
", mathematics teacher at Fred
erick (Md) High School.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
How to Register
In Falls Church

Deadline for registration OF
all qualified votersds Saturday.
REGISTRARS office in City
Hall.
Between $50 am. and 8 pm.
daily until Saturday.
Between 9 am. and ] pm.
Saturday.
Thursday night from 2 to 9
o'clock.
Evening star., 1952-09-30

gram was a suggestion that es-
tabliShment of one-way streets
throughout downtown Washing
ton be considered.
Want Self -Liquidating Plan.
Financing for the parking pro-
gram was not included in an ear
lier report of the finance subcom-
mittee although it recognized the
need for off-Street parking spaces
It said the program should be
|self-liquidating and should be
paid for either by a Federal loan
or by the sale of bonds.
The central business district
which is the focal point Of the
parking report, is bounded by
Fifth street NV. on the east
Fifteenth street NV. on the west
Pennsylvania avenue NV. on the
south and K street and New York
avenue on the north.
To finance the $50 million prof.
|ect of providing 1000 off-street
parking spaces. the parking sub
committee suggested. issuing bonds
lin combination with a Federal
loan.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Get Out the Vote
Record Registrations Predicted.
But Thousands Fail to Sign Up

Voter registration is really roll
ing this week-the final few days
before the October 4 deadline-in
nearby Maryland and Virginia
communities but thousands more
must enroll If they expect to cast
ballots November 4.
Montgomery. Prince Georges.
Arlington and Fairfax counties,
and Alexandria are all consider
ably ahead Of their registration
totals in 1948.
Several Of those communities
today reported an unusually
heavy volume Of business as the
deadline nears. In Arlington
County, for example. 1876 regis
tered yesterday and 140 last Fri-
day.
Montgomery County has regis
tered more than $1,000, Prince
Georges approximately $4,000.
Fairfax at least 1000 together
with the total in Falls Church,
which was not q city In 1948;
Arlington more than $4,000 and
Alexandria more than 22.000.
Final adjusted figures win not
be available lntil late next month.
Some registration ofices conf
IDENTIFY predict all-time records.
All Of them say the turnouts to
date have been greater than In
l948. In some instances the
registration thus doubles that Of
1948.
But the other side Of the picture
shows that thousands Of other
wise eligible, men and women Of
voting age have not yet registered
in those communities. II also
raises q question, on the basis Of
experience in 1948. as to the per-
centage Of registered voters who
Evening star., 1952-09-30
|WMAL Radio Facilities
Move 10 TeIevision Center

All radio broadcasting opera
tions of Station WMAL have been
transferred to The Evening Star
Television Center. 4461 Connecti-
cut avenue NV.
The transfer from the Trans
Lux Building, Fourteenth street
and New York avenue NV. was
made Sunday. It brings all of
the WMAL radio and television
Operations under one roof.
The television facilities have
been established at the Connecti-
cut avenue center since February
II, 1851.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
City Heads Extend DeadIine
On Milk Inspection Ruling

The Commissioners today ex-
tended to December / the dead
line for shutting off the distribu-
ton here of milk from dairy farms
not inspected by the District
Health Department.
Earlier. the city heads had Or
dered the market closed to milk
from non-District licensed farms
as of October /.
When the Commissioners con-
sidered the matter several months
ago. distributors protesting the
ruling pointed out they had con-
tracts with railroads extending
into the future. The city heads
then delayed the effective date OF
their order.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Board Slated 10 Veto
Watchdog Proposal
To Oversee Corning
By james 6. Deone

A controversial proposal to Gre
ate a watchdog" committee to
oversee School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning will come before a Board
of Education Committee tomor-
row.
Signs are the idea will be voted
down, however. Its two chief ad-
vocates no longer are on the
board. and two of the three men,
bers of the boards rules commit
tee, which will deal with it. say
they are opposed.
DR.. Philip T. johnson, former
rules committee chairman. pro-
posed the watchdog committee
early this year. He and Adelbert
w. Lee voted it through the rules
group, but the full board sent 1t
back for more study.
DR.. johnson and Mr.. Lee, both
critics Of DR.. Corning. were not
reappointed when their terms ex-
pired last spring.
The watchdog group would in
clude all nine board members. It
would hear complaints against
the superintendent and consider
his reappointment and retention.
It also would receive his yearly
report and make recommendations
on it.
DR.. Corning opposed the move
on the grounds it would be a
public invitation to complaints
against him and would create an
atmosphere of distrust. suspicion
and misunderstanding.
West A. Hamilton. now rules
committee chairman, said today
he takes "a dim view" of the
and will oppose it. Mrs.
Frank s. Phillips, another COM
mittee member, indicated she also
will vote no.
Robert r. Faulkner, new board
and the third rules COM
mittee member, said he knew
of the matter and viii 60
to the session with an open mind.
Board President c. Melvin
Sharpe predicted the proposal will
be dropped.
Another meeting-of the build
ings and grounds committee-has
been set for 10:30 am. Thursday
to consider plans for q new junior
high school in the vicinity of
Fourth street and Mississippi ave-
nue. Sc.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Shenandoah Boptists

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Sept.
80 (GpeciaD The annual meet
ing Of Shenandoah Baptist Asso-
citation will be held at First
Church here Thursday with rep
resentatives expected from 23
churches IN West Virginia and
Virginia.
Evening star., 1952-09-30

exhibited q mixture Of chivalry
and harsh justice. Public whip
pings for slander and gossip were
often given to women in the
county. y. ....
First Jury of Women.
When morals charges were
brought against one young woman
in 1890, the matter was con-
sidered too delicate for male
jurors. AS a result, the first jury
of women in America was called
at nearby Rappahannock Court
house.
Visitors today will find much
Of the English-founded traditions
still in evidence throughout Lam
caster. -g.@
Clustering. grabbing sand fishing
are still the County's main liveli-
hoods. Farming of soy beans. to-
matoes and corn is next. There
are no railroad lines down the
Peninsula. The only bridge from
the lower Northern Neck, between
Warsaw and Tappahannock
wasn't completed until 1927.
A highlight of LancaSter's re-
turn to the past will come tomor-
row. Gov. Battle will crown Queen
Lancaster at the opening of the
two-day celebration.
She is 21-year-old Virginia
McG Ginnis, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas D. , McGinniS, Of
Kendall Hall, Irvington.
Miss McGinnis is now taking
postgraduate work at the Wood
row Wilson Institute. University o1
Virginia.
Schedule Of Celebration.
A schedule Of the celebration
follows:
Tomorrow. 1890 am, Kill
marnock High School-Crown-
ing Of the queen. attended by hel
court of princeSses from IL coun.
ties, the State OAR. and State
United Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy
1890 .p.m.. Lancaster Court
house Luncheon for distinguished
guests. A plaque with names Of
county men who died in World
War !, presented by the American
Legion Auxiliary. will be unveiled.
2::30 p.m.-Parade Of floats and
cars start from White Stone. and
travel through a number Of towns
including Irvington, a<ilmarnock.
Lancaster and Lively.
4:30 pm. Tides Inn, Irvington-
A tea for the queen and court. +
$3.50 pm. Kilmarnock High
School o6l-Eighteen-scene historical
drama. (Repeated at 2 pm.
Thursday,
Thursday. 10 am. to noon-His-
toric homes, churches and build
lngs in the Kilmarnock area open
10 visitors.
2:30 pm, Lancaster Courthouse
DIR. Francis Pepdleton Gaines,
president Of Washington and Lee
University, win speak.
1880 pm. Kilmarnock High
School-Queen's ball.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Chief CIerk's Office
Abolished in FirstD.C.
Reorganization Here

The Commissioners today abol-
iShed the District government
once of Chief Clerk, Public Works,
the first agency to be wiped out
under the reorganization plan OF
1852. w.
Their action marked the pas
sage of one of the oldest Offices in
local government. The job Of
chief clerk dates from years before
the adoption of the District Gov
Organic Act Of 1873 which
set up the commissioner form of
government.
TimmOns Promoted.
Removed altogether was the
Office of chief clerk itself, and one
clerk typist. Francis L. TimmonS,
former chief clerk, last month was
promoted to serve as assistant
secretary to the Board Of Commis-
sioners. The chief clerk job has
been vacant since his elevation.
OF the 18 jobs assigned to the
clerks Office only two are abol-
ished outright. OF the remainder,
all but four are assigned to the
Department of General Admins
tration headed by Schuyler Lowe
These employees represent five
subdivisions of the old office
Contract and bond section, six
employees: records. four; safety
and wage board, one each. and a
special section of four employees
handling secretarial work for the
Engineer Commissioner and cler-
ical services for the Central Per-
NIT Bureau. The latter four posts
are brought under the jurisdiction
of the executive Office Of the
Commissioners. # p
Z Dnties Shifted.
In another shift within the old
Office, responsibility for repairs and
maintenance was handed to the
bridge division of the Highway De-
partment and all functions. prop
erty, records and available funds
concerning the supervision and
leasing of wharves were trans
mitted to the property acquisition
and survey section of the auditors
Office. These duties formerly came
under the wharves administration
of the chief clerks Office.
Aside from the funds formerly
allocated the wharves administra-
ton, the money which operated
the old Office has been transferred
to the General Administration De-
partment. The reorganization or
der became effective yesterday.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Rent Controls 10 End
Tonight al Il Places
In Nearby Maryland

Rent control entered it's last day
in % nearby Maryland munich
|palities and the unincorporated
area Of Prince Georges County to-
day as a group of Arlington hous-
ing development owners prepared
to resume their battle to wipe out
controls in that county.
James M. Earnest, attorney for
10 large developments in Arling-
ton, said a formal protest against
resumption of rent controls would
be filed tomorrow with James M.
Henderson, rent control admins
traitor. The curbs were restored
in the county yesterday on Mr..
Henderson's order.
Mr.. Earnest said Mr.. Henderson
would have 80 days to consider
the protest. If rejected, the hous-
ing operators then would file suit
in the Emergency Court of Ap-
Ipeals, he added.
In suburban Maryland controls
will remain in effect in 16 incor-
|porated towns and the remaining
portion of Montgomery County.
These curbs will continue until
April 80.
Last midnight was the deadline
| for Incorporated towns to act on
the rent control extension.
Where Controls End.
Nearby municipalities in which
the controls will end include:
Prince George County-Berwyn
Heights. Bladensburg. Capitol
Heights. Cheverly, College Park,
District Heights, Edmonston, For
est Heights. Glenarden, Landover
Hills, Morningside and University
Park.
Montgomery County - Barnes
vile. Brookville. Chevy Chase Vii
lage, Garrett Park. Laytonsville.
Poolesville. Somerset, Washington
Grove and Takoma Park.
Charles County-La Plata.
Municipalities which voted to
extend controls. according to the
Area Rent Sterilization Office, in
|clude:
Prince Georges County-Green-
belt. Hyattsville, Mount Rainier,
Brentwood, North Brentwood,
Cottage City. Fairmont Heights,
Riyerdale and Seat Pleasant.
/ Montgomery County-Rockville,
Glen Echo. Kensington and Gal
thersburg. -
Charles County-Indian Head.
Bowie, Laurel Curbs Stay.
In addition, the Rent Stabiliza-
ton Office reported, the towns of
Bowie and Laurel automatically
remain under control, although
neither has taken specific action
on it, because they were declared
critical areas by the Secretary of
Another Prince Georges County
town, the county seat at Upper
Marlboro, Is not affected today be-
cause there have been no controls
there since September /, .1949.
At that time. the Marlboro,
Queen Anne, Melwood, Noting
ham. Aquasco. Brandywine and
lPiscataway election districts all
were .decontrolled by the Rent
|Stabilization Agency.
One other town, Colmar Manor,
also has been, without controls
since March /, 1851. through local
option.
st. Marys County in Southern
Maryland also remains under con-
trolls because it has been declared
a critical area by the Government
and no local action was necessary. |
The area rent Office in Silver
Spring said it was possible that
some Of the municipalities listed
under the expiration category
might possibly have acted on the
extension but had not notified the
Rent Stabilizat ton Agency. Should
this word be received today, rent
controls also would remain there
until April 30.
Evening star., 1952-09-30


Group 3. Improving and provid-
ing new arterial and radial streets
from the outlying sections to
downtown area. Thirteen major
projects. Cost: $50,384.141.
Group 4. Crosstown route in the
vicinity of Irving street and cut
ting through Soldiers Home. Two
major projects. Cost, 81, 9,851
Group 5. Miscellaneous prof.
ects, including the Minnesota
Pennsylvania avenues Sc. inter-
section development, and bridges
over Watts Branch and Oxon
Run. Cost, $3,406, ,683.
The parking subcommittee esti-
mated the creation of off-Street
parking spaces necessary to save
the central business district from
blight and loss of revenue would
cost from $50 million to $35 mil
lion.
Tied In with the parking pro.
, 1952-06-17

can show that free peoples work
ing together can change misery
to happiness.
There are those who have said
that this is Americas century,
but we want it to be more than
that. We want it to be humanity's
century.
If all the people of the world,
including the people of the Soviet
Union, could know and appreciate
this fact, lasting peace and univer
sal justice would not be a dream.
They would be a reality. With
courage, with vision, and with
1od's help. we will vet make
these ideals a reality around the
world.
, 1952-06-17
N NOTICE

Savings Bank Book Nc. 4420
having been reported lost or
stolen, the holder thereof is
hereby requested to present it
to the Bank within twelve (12l
weeks from this date, as other
wise, the Book will be can
celled and a new one issued in
its place at the expiration of
this period.
Virgin Islands National Bank
Christiansted Branch
June 16, 1852
, 1952-06-17
ROY GORDON

the other members concurred.
The appointment Of Mr..
Gordon stirred a heated con-
t~roversy early this year with
several persons contending
that he was not qualified for
the post.