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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-12-13

sic Patterson, Hattie Williams and You,
Scribe joined the full membership in attend
dinner.
Mr.. G. w. Bailey of Danville Va. spent
Sunday in the Star City as guest of Mrs
Ola King and other friends.
Our congratulations go to Mr.. and Mrs
Lee Mack of Center Avenue N. w. who are
the proud parents of bouncing baby boy.
Lee, Jr. Joined the Mack family last week.
Mother and baby are doing fine.
We regret to hear of the illness of Mrs.
Bessie Norman on Gimer Avenue, N. w.
and wish for her a speedy recovery.
Miss Mary Hairston, member of the
public school faculty, spent the past week
end in Newport News, Va attending the
Officers meeting of the Vir-
ginia State Federation of Women's Clubs.
Miss Hairston is Vice President of the
State organization.
"The Venetians' enjoyed a swell even
ing in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Norman on Gilmer Avenue, N w., last
Friday Games and refreshments combined
forces in making the affair most enjoy
able one for ALL
Miss Ella Williams, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Williams of Norfolk Avenue,
5. w. is completing her Air Force basic
airmen indoctrination course at Lakeland
Air Force Base Texas
Attending the Charles Franklin funeral
asst Sunday were the following out-of-town
friends and relatives: Mrs. Deliliah Robin
son of New York City, Mrs Bertha Cole
nan, Baltimore, Md, Mr.: and Mrs. Charles
Franklin of Washington, D. c. accompan-
ed by their four children, Delois Charles,
[ronia and Cecil.
The ladies of The Silver Leaf Art Club
were highly entertained in the home of Mrs
Oscar Jones on Madison Avenue, N. w.
last Wednesday evening" A gay time was
had as they exchanged post holiday gifts
and received their savings. Delicious re-
freshments were enjoyed by ALL
Mr. and Mrs. John Lane of Mcdowell
Ave., N. w. were called to Charleston, w.
Virginia Sunday November 23rd to attend
he funeral of relative, Mr. Daniel Lane.
Mr.. Lane, a retired Norfolk and Western
employee, has made his home with his
laughter, Mrs. Willie Johnson, for the past
tour years. He died after a short illness.
Continued to Page Seven)
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-12-13

sic Patterson, Hattie Williams and Your
Scribe joined the full membership in attend
ance an enjoyed the most delectable turkey
dinner.
Evening star., 1952-04-28

say. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lind
say, Hogansville, Ga.
Machinists Mate I'd Glass Ed
ward Liska. husband of Mrs,
Gloria Liska. Bronx, N. Y.
Seaman Recruit Clarence Har-
old Lowe, son of MI. and Mrs.
Otis Lowe, Birmingham, Ala.
Machinists Mate 1st Glass Will
liam S. Mansfield, husband of
Mrs. Mary Patricia Mansfield,
Charleston. S. c.
Firemen Apprentice Alfred w.
Martin. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Lewis Martin, Alamosa. Colo.
Firema an Cecil Ray Mauzy,
brother of Mrs. Dorothy Nell Jen-
kins. Owensboro. KY.
Seaman Recruit James Thomas
Mcbride, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William James Mcbride, VIII
mington. Del.
1t. d. g. Zack Hagan McCord,
son of Mrs. James Edward Nc
Cord, Hodges, S. C.
Seaman Gunner's Mate Robert
DWain Millington, son of Mrs.
Doris Martenson. Kennebunk, Me.
Seaman Apprentice William
Preston McCrory, son of Mrs.
Mamie Beatrice McCrory, Ala
bama City, Ala.
Chief Gunners Mate Carl C..
Milton. son of Mrs. Margie Enola
Milton, Charleston, S. c.; son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Milton,
Monroe. N. c.
Boilerman Third Glass Robert A.
Moceika. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
stantine Moceika, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Seaman Storekeeper James
Richard Moss. jr., husband of Mrs.
Marlene D. Moss, Charleston, S. C.
Seaman Recruit Thomas Mi
chael Noonan, son of Mrs. Veron-
lea Bridget Noonan, Bronx, N. Y.
Seaman Recruit Robert Jared
Ortlip, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Henry Ortlip. Feasterville,
Pa.
Electricians Mate SIC Proctor
Phillip Paine, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd HARVARD Paine. Thompson,
Ohio.
Chief Steward Grady Patterson,
husband of Mrs. Matte Lee Pat
terSOn, Norfolk, Va.
Seaman Recruit Irwin Leroy
Phillips, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Henry Phillips. Baltimore, Md.
Fireman Roland Henry Pothier.
Evening star., 1952-04-28

Grover c. Tanner. Damascusville.
S. c.
1t. Comdr. William joseph
Tierney. commanding officer of
the Hobson. husband of Mrs. Mary
Patricia Tierney and son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas A. Tierney, Phil
adelphia. Pa.
Chief Hospitalman Joseph
Albert Torrisi. husband of Mrs.
Angela Dolores Torrisi, Harrison.
N. j.
Machinist's Mate sc David Ar
thur Turner. husband of Mrs,
Ruby Mae Turner, Port Arthur,
Tex.
Seaman James Lewis Turner.
husband of Mrs. Janet E. Turner.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Seaman Recruit William Michael
Ushock, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
tSee MISSING. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1952-04-28
Seven Americans Rescued
From Broken Freighter
BY the Associated Press

. YOKOSUKA. Japan, April %
Seven American merchant sailors
were rescued Saturday from the
stranded stern section of a storm
broken United States freighter
after two earlier attempts had
been foiled by heavy seas.
The dramatic rescue was carried
out by the United States Navy
tug Arikara.
The freighter William Eaton
ran aground IL days ago on rocks
OF -Shima, an island 80 miles
from the japanese coast. The
crew was removed but Capt. Fred
A. Solomon, Walnut Creek. Calf. :,
and Chief Engineer John B. Will
hanson, San Jose, Calf. re-
NAMED aboard.
Thursday an attempt was made
to get them off. It failed when a
storm broke the freighter in two.
Three would-be rescuers were
saved. Saturday five more crew.
men reached the hulk but lost
their boat.
Evening star., 1952-04-28

son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rosalire
Pothier. Leominster, Mass.
Seaman Recruit Robert jackson
Potts. son of Mr.. and Mrs. JOSEPH
Frank Potts, Commerce, Ga.
Fireman Apprentice Joseph Noe
Praul. grandson of Mrs. Rachel
Printz. Philadelphia, Pa.
Seaman Apprentice Boleslaw
Racinowski, son of MIR. Anthony
RacinowSki, Milwaukee, Wis.
Seaman Edmund Lee Read. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Amos Read
Hamburg. Pa.
Seaman Eddie Jay Reeves, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Wheeler
Reeves, Cottageville, S. c.
Machinist Mate sc Reginald
Rhodes. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
E. Rhodes, Sterling, III.
Seaman Recruit Donald Frank
lin Roth. son of Mr.. John Jacob
Roth, ST., Highspire, Pa.
T Seaman Apprentice Richard AL
len Royce. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Alton Elmer Royce. East Gran
vile. VT.
Seaman Recruit Thomas Charles
Sawyer, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Clyde Buffers Sawyer, Park
Rapids, MINI.
Seaman Recruit Arthur Hop
kins Seel. son of Mrs. Irene Seel,
Norton, Mass; son of MIR. Ole
Seel. Taunton, Mass.
Fireman Richard Dale Sheriff.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peacry o.
Sheriff.. Muskogee, Okla.
Quartermaster &c Charles David
Smith, jr., husband of Mrs. Dor
othy Jeanette Smith, Milo, Mo.
1t. G.gD David Howeth Smith,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond
Watson Smith. Walpole, Mass.
Seaman Richard Perry Sites,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Sites, Lima, Ohio.
Seaman Robert William Ster-
ling, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Samuel Sterling, Mankato, MINI.
Seaman Monte Rea South
worth, son of Mrs. Evelyn Spencer
Southworth, Charlottesville, Va.
Radarman &c James Grayson
Story, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
G. Story, Morgantown. N. C.
Fireman Paul North Sweeney, =,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Melville
Clarence Sweeney, Toledo, Ohio.
Seaman Apprentice Homer Dean
Tanner. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Evening star., 1952-04-28

Mrs. Betty Ann CraVer, RocneS-
ter, N. Y.
Seaman Richard Leies Cropsey,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert O.
Cropsey, New York. N. Y.
Gunner's Mate Third Glass
Porter Lovelace Crotts. jr., son OF
Porter l.. Crotts, ST.. Springdale,
N. c. and Mrs. Bessie Carrie Kim
brell, Spartanburg, S. c..
Seaman Recruit Merrill Mar
shall Culham. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Roy v. Culham, LangSing, Michi-
| gan.
Seaman Recruit Donald Law.
renee Cutler. son of Mrs. Louise
NJ. Cutler. Dover Plains. N. Y.
Seaman Recruit Jerry Purdir
Davis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Nelson Davis, KirkSville, Mo
Seaman Basil Davis. son of Roy
Davis, Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.
Seaman James Donald Degaglia
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Castagna
NOrWalk, Conn.
Seaman Recruit Frank Anthony
Dingman, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Theodore Charles Dingman, Alex
Iandria Bay. N. Y.
Seaman Recruit Norman James
Deuel., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Deuel., Grand Ledge, Mich.
Seaman Recruit Herman James
Duke, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
man Joseph Duke, Richmond, Va.
Seaman Recruit Joseph Dunst,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dunst,
New York, N. Y.
Boilerman Third Glass Samuel
Paul Earnst, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James w. Earnst, Brookville,
Ohio.
Seaman Robert Otto Eisenach,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Bart
Eisenach, Kenora, Ontario, Can
ada.
Seaman Recruit Harry Young
Eisenbrey. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Young Eisenbrey, Edgely,
Pa.
Fireman Apprentice Cluey En-
finger. son of Mrs. Annie Enfinger,
Hilton, Ga.
Machinist Mate Edward Miles
Erwin. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
Iert Griffin Erwin. Decatur, Ill.
Electricians Mate Third Glass
James Alois Flannery, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Bart T. Flannery, Gin
cinnati, Ohio. il,
Ships Serviceman I'd Glass Boyd
Evening star., 1952-04-28
Il Bootleg Suspects
Arrested in Series of
Morals Squad Raids

Police arrested II bootleg sus-
poets yesterday and lodged gam
bling charge against the husband
of one.
Members of the morals squad
said that when they entered a
home in the 600 block of New
Jersey avenue NV, they found
Robert c. Thorpe, 46, sitting at
a table counting numbers slips
They charged him with operating
a lottery and possession Of num-
bers slips.
Police had gone there with a
warrant for Thorpe's wife, Bessie
80. She was charged with keep
ing and selling whisky without a
license and posted $500 bond
Thorpe posted $1.500 bond.
Others arrested and charged
with violating the liquor laws in
the series of raids we're:
Mrs. Obeith Burrell, 43, of the
2400 block of I street NV: James
Nathaniel Griffin, 25. of the 1900
block of Fifth street NV: Austin
A. Garter, 40, of the 400 block of
Tennessee avenue NE: Alexan-
der Bullock, %, of the 1900 block
of Ninth street NV; James Leon
Williams, 81, of the 400 block of
Kings court NV; Jessee Gill
more. 46. of the 1900 block Of
Swami street NV; Mrs. Corrinne
Watkins, So. and her husband,
William, 81, of the 1900 block of
Georgia avenue NV; Cephas l..
Henbroy, 10, of the 1900 block of
Twelfth street NV, and Thorton
S. Nightingale, 80, of the 1900
block of Vermont avenue NV.
ALI are colored.
Evening star., 1952-04-28

F. Floyd, husband Of Mrs. Dorothy
B. Floyd, Charleston. S. C.
Seaman Recruit James Douglas
Gleason, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Grey
c. Miller, Pittsf1eld, Mass.
Ensign Theodore Gould III, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Gould,
jr., Lutherville, Md.
Seaman Recruit Adron Francis
Grammer. son of Mrs. Ernestine
A. Grammer, Hughes, Ark"
Seaman Recruit Roy Silas Grit
fin, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Silas Griffin. Lexington. KY.
Seaman Recruit Charles Will
liam Hannigan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Arthur Hannigan,
Elysian, MINI.
Seaman Harley John Haugen,
son Of Mrs. Ula Thomas, Ironton,
MINI.
Fireman Apprentice Clifford
Edgar Havens, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Havens, Ogdensburg,
N. Y.
Fireman Don Franklin Hardy,
son of Mrs. Carrie May Hardy.
Schenectady, N. Y.
Chief Machinist's Mate William
Otis Henry. husband of Mrs. Alma
Ruth Johnston Henry, Hopewell,
Va; son of Mrs. Lala Henry, IOl-
land, Va.
Seaman Recruit Hugo Clearonce
Herman, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gottfred F. Herman, Ashley. N.
Oak.
Seaman Recruit Ned William
Hess. son of Mrs. Orpha Doughty.
Annville. Pa, and Mr.. Irving
Hess, Lebanon, Pa.
Stewardsman Recruit William
James Hogan. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eddie Hogan, Port Huron,
Mich.
Seaman Recruit Gary Nester
Hoitala. son of MFR. and Mrs. Carl
Nester Hoitala, Bronx, N. Y.
Chief BoatSWain'S Mate Hubert
Denning Hopkins. husband of
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller Hopkins,
Lagare Naval Base, S. G..
Gunners Mate First Glass Tren-
ton Albert Hummel. husband of
Mrs. Helen Muriel Hummel. Som
erville, Mass: son of Mrs. Ar
tie Puffenberger. Dayton, Va.
Fireman Otis Warner Jones,
son of Eddie Roy Jones. Rich
mond, Va. ,>....... <...,..
Seaman Recruit Homer, Frank
Evening star., 1952-04-28

Jones, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Or
vile Jones, Burlington. KY.
Seaman Recruit John Marland
HOFFMAN, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John j. HOFFMAN, Staunton, Ill.
Seaman Apprentice Frank
William Klimauskas, son of Mr..
land Mrs. Frank Klimauskas, De-
troit, Mich.
Machinists Mate First Glass
Loring Barnard Kline, husband of
Mrs. Mary Lou Kline, Bayonne,
N. j.
Machinists Mate First Glass
Joseph Richard Kovack, husband
lof Mrs. Patricia Ann Kovack,
Charleston, S. c.
1t. q. g. Robert Duncan Kre-
ger, husband of Mrs. Ruth Helen
Kreger, Akron, Ohio.
Seaman Recruit Peter Kr,lichak,
son of Mr.. and. Mrs. John Krui-
Ichak. Tomah. Wise.
Fireman Raymond Carl Kunz,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Edward
Kunz. Utica, N, Y.
Fireman Charles Frederick
Kinney, whose foster parents are
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Clair Black,
Duncanville, Pa.
Seaman Apprentice Harold
Leroy Kupper, brother of Mr..
Louis Kupper, Hamilton, Ohio.
Seaman Apprentice Frank Lacio,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nicolas Lacio,
John, Kans.
Seaman Recruit George du
+Plaine Lambert, son of Mrs
Dorothy c. Lambert, Jackson
Heights, N. Y.
Fireman William r. Laverty,
husband of Mrs. Betty Laverty,
Lebanon, Pa.
Commissaryman First Glass
Obie Arthur Lee. husband of Mrs.
Beverly M. Lee. Orange, Tex.
Ensign Byrn Blythe Lea, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Orlando Lea,
La Crosse. Wis.
Machinists Mate Third Glass
Morris Lebert. husband of Mrs.
Joyce Annell Lebert, Lake Charles,
La.
Seamon Recruit Joseph Anthony
Leonard, son of Mrs. Mary Ger
trude Leonard, Baltimore, Md.
Seaman Recruit Karl Eugene
Lewis, son of Mr.. Alfred Lewis,
South Clinton, Iowa.
Seaman Lawrence Calvin Lind
Evening star., 1952-04-28
Bridegroom, II, Dies
After Brief Honeymoon
By the Associoted Press


PHILADELPHIA, April ga
g1-year-old bridegroom of two
days died as he and his wife re-
turned to Philadelphia from a
brief Florida honeymoon.
Frank ]. Free. who was assistant
secretary of the Finance Co. OF
Pennsylvania, became i'll when the
train carrying him and his bride,
the former Helen Eiserman of St.
Petersburg, Fla, reached Rich
mond, Va. Saturday. The couple
was married in st. Petersburg
Thursday.
MIR. Free was treated by physi-
clan and continued his trip. He
collapsed again before reaching
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1952-04-28
Wound in Hand
Saves CreWm0n
From Hobson Trip
By the Associated Press

CHARLESTON, S. c.. April %
Jimmy L. Magnum can thank
his lucky Starr he wasn't aboard
the Hobson when she went down.
The Starr in this case is Magnum'S S
home town in Mississippi.
Mr.. Magnum was spending a
furlough in Starr and accidentally
shot himself in the hand while
hunting. He was removed from
the ships crew list because of the
wound, and she sailed to her doom
without him.
Evening star., 1952-08-16
Home Demand Is Expected
To Rise Here Next Month

,struction Co., Edward A. Blick
Inc, L. E. Breuninger g. Sons
Inc, M. T. Broyhill & Sons, j
Wesley Buchanan 81 Son, Burman
& hammond, Frank Calcara, A
A. Carozza Co., Carr, Inc, Henry
j. Connor, Inc. Cooley Bros. Gar
land Engineering Corp.
Geeraert Construction Corp,
Goldsten Bros, George Mason
Green Co., Housing Development
Corp, Larry Jerman, Larchmont
Construction Corp, Luria Bros,
L. c. Macpherson and Lee Potter,
|Merrimack Engineering Corp, Met
|ropolitan Construction Co., Inc,
Dan Ostrow Construction Co., Lou
Park (Parkview Construction Coz
Dan Pollin,; Inc, Potomac Con-
Istruction Co.. Lou Richman, Ros-
sen & Rubin, Inc, Randolph D.
Rouse Enterprises. s. +. w. Corp,
IN. Nathan Shapiro, Silver Rock
Development Corp, Smell Con-
struction Corp. & Frank j. Muir
ply. Jr., Inc. j. B. Tiffey & Son,
Bert M. Tracy. Vincent L. Vinella,
Walker Homes. Inc. Wesmond
building & Investment Co., Henry
M. Witt, .Bldr.
Evening star., 1952-08-16
Continued From Page BID

total Of about $50 houses in diff.
tferent stages of construction.
Hours will be from noon unit
dusk daily and Sunday. Mr.. Pear.
son said.
The Washington builders Or
ganization has a total of 652 men,
berS, of which 297 are active
builders and the remainder are in
such allied fields as subcontracS-
ing, building supplies and financ-
ing.
The organization was started in
1924 with IA members as the Op-
|erative Builders Association. II
was reorganized In 1912 with 125
members as the Home Builders
Association Of Metropolitan Wash
ington.
With the postwar growth Of the
building industry in Washington
the organizations membership
grew until it is now one of the
largest of the national associa-
tons affiliated groups.
Home sales have slowed up in
the last year, though builders have
continued to build in relatively
large volume, observers explained
today.
The large down payment re.
quirements set up by Regulation
x were designed to reduce demand
for the purpose of checking inf1a'
ton and reducing consumption o.
defense materials. The regula.
| ton had the desired effect. Gov.
eminent people say. 1t ever
slashed sales in some areas ever
beyond the desired goals.
A surprise surplus Of raw ma
terials and an unexpected produc-
tion vigor made it possible fo1
suppliers and manufacturers to
maintain deliveries without diff
Guilty. That situation, plus the
protests of builders and others ir
the industry who claimed that
Regulation K was unduly string
ent, led to enactment of the law
providing for automatic decontrol
in case production fell below an
annual rate of 100000 units.
The following District area
firms will participate:
Fred c.. Benin, Bethel Con-
Evening star., 1952-08-16
Two Maryland Veterans
Lund at Seattle Today

Two nearby Maryland men arr
aboard the Navy transport Gen
M. M. Patrick, due at Seattle to.
day with 826 armed forces per.
sonnel on their way home after
duty in Korea and Japan.
They are, according to the As
Sociated Press:
Pvt. James c. Carter, 8107 Uni
versity lane, Silver Spring, and
Corpl. Raymond E. Creecan, Third
street and Oakland avenue, Wilde
croft subdivision, Riverdale.
Evening star., 1952-08-16
Lowering the Ceiling

If you live in an old house with
very high ceilings that make your
furniture look low and squat, try
painting the ceiling a darker color
than the walls. This treatment
will aid greatly in lowering" your
ceiling.
Evening star., 1952-08-16
For Sale by Owner

This modern obck hotel ond and doing
good yeor-round business Main building II bedrooms
dining coffee shop and lobby private bohs oil hot
woer heot Recently decorated and completely equipped with oil
linens. Deep freeze. Teevison Also eobn with heat
and showers Hos onond-o ABc license Loeoed ook Grove,
Vo mi from COLONEL Beach, Close to Wakefield Stotford
and Westmoreond State Park Priced for quick soe
For further information, call Colonial Beach 2033 anytime,
W0 1882 Monday thru Thursday after
Pssas" @ e. ssa e. a s fs st NJ m 0 @ s' p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
Alexandra Boy, Is,
Playing With Pistol,
Is Killed by Friend

A 16-year-old Mount Vernon
High School student. Thomas
Traina, jr., 309 Regina street,
Alexandria, was accidentally shot
and killed yesterday by a school
chum.
Police said the youth was visit
ing in the apartment of Daniel
Pope, Is, of 324 Lynwood street.
The boys were playing with a
9-millimeter italian Beretta pis-
toll when it suddenly discharged
and a slug passed through young
Traina's chest.
The boy was pronounced dead
on arrival at Alexandria Hospital
at 5:05 pm.
Detective Sergt. Russell s.
Greenwalt said the boys took a
clip from the automatic pistol
but failed to remove a single
bullet In the firing chamber. He
said the shooting was accidental
and no charges were placed
against the Pope boy.
Gustavius Pope, Daniels father.
said the boys were in the apart
ment alone when the shooting
occurred in the bedroom. He said
a neighbor heard the shot and
summoned police.
Funeral services will be held at
Wheatley'S funeral home, 800
King street, AlexandriaAat II am.
tomorrow. Burial viii be private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
Planners 0kay Two,
Reject One Rezoninq

The Maryland-National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion has recommended disapproval
Of one application for commercial
and industrial zoning along Rock
vile pike near Halpine.
It also Endorsed two other ap-
plications in the same vicinity.
Disapproved was the proposed
rezoning Of approximately a.
acres located between the B. &
o. Railroad and Rockville pike.
south of Halpine. Dermot A. Nee.
the applicant, asked for COM
mercial and industrial coming Of
the property, which Is now clas-
sified residential.
The Commission said the pro-
posed reZoning would adversely af-
feet the Spring Lake subdivision
and other residences in the area.
Approval was recommended for
industrial rezoning of II acres
along Rockville pike at Halpine.
The property includes all of Blocks
2 and 4 in the Halpine subdivision
and parts of Blocks 8, 8, 10 and IL.
All are now zoned commercial.
Also favored by the commits.
sion was an application for COM
mercial coming Of 1.9 acres, in.
Guiding parts Of Blocks 9, 10 and
II in Halpine. VThe property now
is zoned residential.
Mr.. Nee is the applicant for all
three rezoningS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
'Draft-F|eicher' Meeting
Scheduled for Toniqht

The name of Republican State
Senator John r. Fletcher, of
Prince Georges County, may be
entered in Maryland's fifth dis
trict congressional race tonight.
The county's Fletcher-for-
Congress Committee will meet at
8 pm. in the Cheverly American
Legion Hall to organize the draft
Fletcher movement.
Mrs. Laura Mulrooney. the
committees publicity chairman,
said party workers from all
sections Of the county VIII attend.
Senator Fletcher has let it be
known he has his eye on the
House seat vacated by Repre-
sentative Sasscer, Democrat. He
has not formally announced for
the office, however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
Alexandra Schools
Set Registration

Registration for adult night
classes offered by the Alexandria
school system will be held Wednes-
day and Thursday.
At George Washington High
School, registration will be con-
Quoted from 7 to 8 pm. each
night in the cafeteria, and regis
tration at Parker Gray High
School for colored will be in the
principals office, also z to 9 pm.
each night. A So registration fee
is charged.
The classes win run for Is
weeks, meeting one or two nights
a week. The subjects may be TAX
en- on a hobby basis, or for high
school credit when the work is
equivalent to similar work offered
in regular high school.
Courses to be offered at George
Washington are: Sewing, interior
decorating, leathercraft, art metal
craft, auto mechanics, radio and
television, public speaking and
correct English, English through
|S, Spanish 2, American history.
algebra / and 2, Americanization.
tipping / through 4, and short
hand / through 4.
Courses to be offered at Parker
Gray are: English. elementary
subjects, mathematics, sewing,
crocheting, beginning and ad-
vanced tipping, auto mechanics,
woodworking, and bricklaying.
Further information about the
classes may be obtained from A.
H.. Beamer, supervisor Of adult
education in the Alexandra
schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
Maryland PTA Asked
To Back Teacher Pay Bill
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 2S.-The Ex-
ecutiye Committee of the Mary
land Congress Of Parents and
Teachers was asked yesterday to
seek support Of legislators for a
teacher pay raise.
At q recent convention, the con-
gress voted to support overriding
of the Governors veto of the bill
to boost teachers salaries $500.
The committee was reminded Of
that action by Congress President
Joseph A. Hunter at q meeting in
Carvel Hall.
Mr.. Hunter also called for the
introduction Of legislation to speed
up annual raises for teachers SO
that they can reach their maxi
mum salary In eight years instead
of 16.
The PTA president also urged
IAN increase In State aid to cities
and counties for school construc-
|tion and more State aid to libra
|ries and retired teachers.