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Evening star., 1952-12-03
Traffic Group Favors
Woman School Patrol
In Prince Georges

Uniformed women guards at
Prince Georges school crossings
today have the approval of the
county's Traffic Safety Commit
tee.
In it's first report, filed with
the county commissioners in Up
per Marlboro yesterday, the COM
mittee sanctioned the plan and
urged other safety innovations.
They included experimental
drunk driver tests, training
courses for drivers convicted of
fragrant offenses and a signal light
system designed to enforce 30-mile
speed limits at points on the Bal
timore boulevard.
The use of women guards at
school crossings also was backed
by the Northwestern High School
PTA.
Letter Supports Plan.
In letter signed by its presi-
dent, Frank H. Spencer, the unit
said its members recognize that
it is virtually impossible for the
regular police force to provide
adequate crossing protection for
school children.
Two county commissioners, w.
Everett Marion and Daniel A. Alb
bott, have indicated their in
dorsement of the plan.
Traffic Lights Suggested.
Referring to Baltimore boule-
ward traffic, the committee sug-
gested a synchronized system OF
traffic lights, co-ordinated to pre-
vent speed of more than 80 miles
in Berwyn, College Park, River
dale and Hyattsville.
Also recommended were:
A requirement that trucks keep
in the right lane and discontinue
weaving from one lane to another,
compulsory inspections of motor
vehicles at least once a year and
strict enforcement of speed limits
throughout the county.
In other business the board was
Informed that the Prince Georges
General Hospitals operating def
cit was $4,000 in October. Thom-
as E. Latimore, county commits
sioner chairman, who also heads
the hospital Board of Directors,
said the institution, in that
month, spent $4,000 to replenish
it's stock of medicines.
Evening star., 1952-12-03
Space Ships and Atomic Guns
TOP Sontu's Modern Toy List

with a battery of artillery pieces.
The small cannons even shoot
lead balls.
With this in mind. perhaps,
the Italian toymakers have fur
nished good protection against
|lead-ball bombings by supplying
department stores with ancient
Ibreast-plate armor. The helmet,
adorned with a flashy feather
comes with the armament. A kid
dressed in these could easily turn
himself into Columbus discovering
the New World.
Western Towns Come East.
Complete Western towns come in
boxes this year. A stockade also
can be set up, complete with at
|tacking Indians.
The Western town is a card
board copy Of a town block, in
|cluding the jail, general store ano
barber shop. A blackboard with q
pair of horses comes with the set
Small figures Of cowboys and bad
men can be arranged even to the
point Of a jail break.
One store is concentrating or
electric trains. This year, the
manufacturer of the always popu-
lar gift, have included a cattle
car which actually loads and un-
loads herd.
Farm implements seem to be
the thing in big toys this year
They include tractors. cultivators
and road scraperS.
One store is displaying big
freight car. It's about 3 feet
long and about IL inches high. q
don't think we'll ever get rid o1
that thing" said one toy man
1T doesn't even turn"
Evening star., 1952-12-03
oitoIize the Dope Addicts

A physician who has treated
nearly 200 cases of drug addiction
today recommended compulsory
treatment of addicts.
DR.. E. Y. Williams Of Freed
mems Hospital said experience
there has shown that voluntary
commitment for treatment is not
sufficient in most cases to break
the habit.
"Addicts should be kept fol
treatment not only until they lose
their desire and taste for drugs,
he declared. "but they should get
proper psychotherapy to insure
against return to addiction"
Freedmen's Hospital treats
about go addicts a year. DR.. Will
liams is preparing a paper outlin-
ing the results of treatment OF
some 167 addicts since Freedmen s
began giving psychotherapy.
Police, pointing to high crime
rate traceable to the use Of drugs
SAY they are helpless in efforts tc
|get addicts of the streets because
laws are inadequate. They agree
that voluntary treatment Is moi
|enough.
Evening star., 1952-12-03
Washington County Wins
Maryland Quilting Contest
By the Associated Press

BEL AIR, Md, Dec. 3.-The
Maryland State Grange opened its
18th annual meeting here yester-
day with an announcement Wash
ington County had won the State
quilting contest.
In winning the $50 State prize
the Washington County quilt be-
comes an entry in the $1,000 ma
tional contest. It will be presented
ultimately to Mrs. Theodore R
McKeldin. wife of Maryland's gov
ernor-unless it should win the
national contest, in which case II
lgoes to the White House.
Second place went to Carroll
County and third to Frederick
County.
Evening star., 1952-12-03
Technically Frees
Man Held in Larceny
Faking Marriage

A Tuxedo, Md, man accused
of getting $4,000 from an Airing
ton school teacher by pretending
to be her husband is free today
because the State failed to prove
that the alleged offense took
place in Alexandria where he was
tried.
A larceny charge against Ralph
L. Meighan. A, who already has
a wife and three children in Tux
edo, was dismissed in Alexandria
Corporation Court yesterday after
the school teacher told her story
with tears in her eyes.
The teacher, Miss Eunice
Hooper, 80, who lives at Presi-
dental Gardens Apartments, Alex
andria. and teaches at Shirley
School, Arlington, said she met
Meighan in the spring of 1856
when she sold her automobile al
a used car lot in Hyattsville.
After a whirlwind courtship
she testified, they were married
June 8, 1850, at Raleigh, N. c
Or at least she thought they were
married. Later, she said, she
found out the ceremony wa.
phony.
Miss Hooper said she gave
Meighan $4,000 including $500
she borrowed on her furniture
to set up a used car business. anc
later a service station, at Waldorf
Md.
They lived together as man anc
wife in Alexandria, she said, anc
in November, 1850. she gave ur
her teaching job to go with him
to Waldorf, where she worked a;
an attendant in their gas station
Finally, in March of 1851, she sale
Meighan told her the service sta
ton was losing money and sug-
gested that she move to Wash
ington to get job.
MY money was exhausted by
then" she sobbed. "He was well
aware of that. He still kept COM
ing to see me in Washington now
and then"
It wasn't until last June, Miss
Hooper said, that she learned she
and Meighan were not legally
married. She found that out, she
said, when she went to his used
car lot at Cottage City. Md.-one
that he still operates-and saw a
registration card he had with his
real wife's name on it. Until then,
she said, she had thought he had
been divorced from his wife six
years before.
Meighan's wife and teen-age
daughter were waiting for him in
the courtroom hall yesterday
They also have two sons.
A civil suit for $4,000 brought
by Miss Hooper against Meighan
lis pending.
Evening star., 1952-12-03
Thieves Set Fire in Theatel
And Take 500 From Safe

A fire was set in the Allen
Theater, 1922 New Hampshire
avenue this morning, apparently
by thieves who, police said, also
took $100 from the safe. Damage
was minor.
Prince Georges Police Pvt. j. H.
Vincent said fires were set in three
places-all in the Office but in
different stacks of papers.
The fire was discovered by
George Henningsen, 9O2 Anne
street, Takoma Park, supervisor
for the concession firm which
operates the theater's candy
counter.
Mr.. Henningsen said that when
he opened the theater this morn
ing he found papers scattered on
the floor. the safe door open and
the Office filled with smoke from
the three smoldering fires.
Evening star., 1952-12-03
Alexandra Boys Club
Dumuqed by Fire

The Alexandria Boys Club at
401 Payne street was damaged by
fire early today.
Damage was confined to the
basement Of the two-story brick
building, Alexandria f1remen said.
The blaze was reported at 1:06
"a m, and firemen had 1t under
lcontrol in 45 minutes.
Evening star., 1952-12-03
Hearings Open
|At Richmond
On Redistrictinq
Fight Is Brewing
Over Appointment
Of Alexandra Judqe
By Alex R. Preston
Stor Stoff Correspondent


RICHMOND, Dec. 3.-Public
hearings on two redistricting bills
which have the backing of Gov.
Battle opened today as signs
pointed to a probable fight in the
General Assembly over the filling
of an Alexandria Corporation
Court judgeship.
The Governor commended two
bills reapportioning State Senate
and House of Delegates districts to
the Assembly for favorable con-
sideration," while at the same time
conceding that they may not be
perfect in all respects"
The judgeship fight appears to
be heading up with split in the
Alexandria delegation over Judge
Franklin P. Backus, who received
the interim appointment from the
Governor last month, and Judge
James R. Duncan of the Alexan-
dria Civil and Police Court, who
has the backing of his city's bar
association.
The issue may be decided at a
Democratic caucus scheduled for
tonight.
Backus Endorsed by Boothe.
Delegate Armistead Boothe Of
Alexandria has indorsed Judge
Backus for the second judgeship
which was created by the Gen.
eral Assembly earlier this year.
State Senator John A. K. Dom
ovan is expected to nominate
Judge Duncan at the caucus at
which members of the predom-
inant Democratic Party usually
settle such issues before formal
election by the Legislature.
Another possible contest in
volving a judges seat had been
shaping up over a replacement
for Circuit Judge j. r. H. Alex
|ander of Leesburg. He has sub
mitted his resignation, effective
December 81, but the attorney
general has ruled that the Gen.
Ieral Assembly cannot fill this va
Icancy until it actually exists. The
Legislature will not be in session
then and Gov. Battle will be
asked to fill the vacancy.
Delegate Tom Frost of Fauquier
was circulating petition among
other Assemblymen in behalf of
the candidacy of E. L. Balm Of
Warrenton. Others who have
been indorsed are Raynar ".
Snead of Washington, Va, and
Lucas D. Phillips of Leesburg.
Public Hearings Open.
Public hearings on the redis-
tricting legislation opened this
morning and were to recess at
noon for short sessions of the
House and Senate. The hearings
were to resume this afternoon.
Two bills would reapportion the
100 House and 40 Senate seats. Five
House and two Senate seats would
be abolished and the districts
they represent would be CONSOLE
dated with other districts in rural
areas in order to give urban CEN
ters near Washington and at
Hampton Roads more representa-
ton.
Representation in the 10th Con-
gressional District next to Wash
ington would be increased from
four to six in the House and from
two to three in the Senate.
In backing the two bills, Gov.
Battle said:
II have no magic wand with
which to dissolve the perplexities
nor any panacea that will preserve
the constituencies of all 40 men,
bers of the General Assembly and
still comply with the Constitution.
There must be general acceptance
of the fact that adjustments in
district boundaries are necessary"
Evening star., 1952-12-03
Hotel Rezoning Plan
To Be Opposed by
Arlington Group

The Arlington Civic Federation
will oppose a rezoning request for
an Arlington boulevard hotel at
next Wednesdays hearing before
the County Board.
The group, meeting last night in
the Lyon Park Community House,
adopted a report of its Com
munity Development Committee,
headed by Herbert B. Sholar.
Mr.. Sholar said the proposed
hotel, at 2100 Arlington boulevard,
near Pershing drive, would be an
other step ''in the destruction OF
the residential character of Ar
Ilington boulevard" He said the
project also would impair the ex-
Ipress traffic capacity Of the high
IWay.
Zoning Meeting.
The hotel rezoning hearing is
scheduled on the second night of
the semi-annual Zoning meeting,
which will open at 8 pm. Tuesday
in the Courthouse.
Another committee report, urg-
ling the County Board to reverse
it's decision against appealing a
telephone rate increase, also was
adopted.
The rate increase already is In
effect. The County Board decided
against appealing the State Cor
poration Commission decision to
the State Supreme Court because
none of the States large cities
would share the cost.
Asks Written Report.
The federation also authorized
the Legislative and Legal Action
Committee to study some means
Iof requiring the commission to
submit a written report of its
reasons for granting or refusing a
utility rate increase.
Changes in the county's fiscal
policies also were recommended,
after a report by Clyde Merriman
of the Revenues and Expenditures
Committee.
The changes would create a
budget Office separate from the
finance department, provide for a
mid-year budget review by the
County Board, require proof of
payment of personal property
taxes before auto tags could be
issued, and set up a semiannual
tax payment system.
The Local Government Commit
tee was asked to study q suggeS-
tion by Harley M. Williams for
establishment of a community
bulletin board in each county pre-
cinct. Mr.. Williams said the
boards could provide a convenient
method for citizen inspection of
Ipoll tax lists. rezoning advertise
ments and other official notices.
Evening star., 1952-12-03
James Luckett First 10 File
For Vacant Council Seat

James T. Luckett, jr., Al, has
filed for the special election in
Alexandria January 13, to fill a
vacancy on the city council.
Mr.. Luckett is the first candi-
date to enter the contest. The
vacancy was created by the ap-
pointment of former councilman
Franklin P. Backus as a judge
of the Corporation Court.
Mr.. Luckett is employed in the
accounting Office of the Southern
Railway in Washington and is
assistant manager of the Alex
andria Bowling Center. He is a
lifelong resident of Alexandra.
Mr.. Luckett is veteran of
World War II. He is unmarried
and lives with his mother at 1905
Prince street.
Evening star., 1952-12-03
Church Honors 153 Men
For Contributing Labor

st. Bernard's Catholic Church,
Riverdale, Md, last night honored
153 workmen with turkey dinner
for contributing their labor toward
completion of a new church hall,
school and convent.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
IO'Boyle. Archbishop of Washing
ton, personally thanked the men
for their generosity.
The Rev. Thomas B. Dade, pas
tor, told the men their volunteer
labor had saved the parish $780,
900. He singled out for special
praise those non-Catholic work.
men who participated.
Evening star., 1952-12-03
|Warrenton Man Dies
I0f Brush Fire Burns

A 61-year-old Warrenton (Va.)
farmer died in Emergency Hospi-
tai last night from burns suffered
when he was burning brush in q
field yesterday.
He was identified as James A
Pophan, manager Of Whitehall
farm, on Route 211, about -four
miles north Of Warrenton.
The hospital said his clothing
caught fire. He lost consciousness
AMI was found by his wife. Eliza
beth, when he failed to come in
for lunch.
Evening star., 1952-12-03

Santa Claus must have spent a
few months at the White Sands
Proving Grounds in New Mexico
before returning to the North Pole
to design this years crop of Christ
mas toys.
At least he's picked up some in
formation on space ships and ray
guns somewhere, and they test
rockets at White Sands.
At one department store you
can buy big and little rocket SHIPS
and even space boots. With space
boots strapped on, you can bounce
around on springs and spoil the
pull of gravity. Another store fea-
lures a space gun. This gun is
unique in that it has an attach
ment called the "ray adiuster. ~
With the adjuster and imagina-
ton in use, one could "ray-gun''
somebody in the kitchen while
standing In the living room.
Brings Parking Solutions.
Santa also discovered the park
ling problem. With each minia-
|ture gas station, he's included
ample parking space for tootsie
toys.
Another store is very proud of
it's tiny, English-made copies of
famous figures. The collection
includes Napoleon with his hand
in his coat and King Henry the
VIII looking very gruff.
German toymakers make the
best mechanical toys, one store
official said. The wind-up col
lection of toy automobiles includes
a foreign-looking roadster with
gear shift attachment. It goes
slow, fast and backward.
Germans have also come out
Evening star., 1952-12-03
New Trial Starts Friday
In Case Of Sleeping GI
By the Assoeiated Press

FORT MEAD, Md, Dec. s.
An Army court martial will con-
vene here at 2 pm. Friday to try
Pfc. Warren G. Mcconnell, 81
year-old soldier from Alloway
N. j., for sleeping at his sentry
post in Korea.
A previous court martial sen.
fenced Pfc. Mcconnell to 10 years
at hard labor and a dishonorable
discharge for going to sleep No
vember IA, 1851, while on guarc
duty on the 7th Infantry Divisions
main line of resistance.
He won a new trial on appea
to the Court of Military Appeal:
in Washington.
Evening star., 1952-12-03
District Refines Title
Of Repair Shop by
Lengtheninq Name

The District Commissioners
yesterday acted to add more
polish to the city government.
They changed the name of
the District Repair Shop to
the Division of Repairs and
improvements"
The reason, according to an
official in the executive Of
fee: 1T sounds more re-
fined"
Evening star., 1952-12-03
All Suints Buzuor Today

The annual Christmas bazaar
of All Saints Episcopal Church,
is being held today at the church
on Chevy Chase Circle. Turkey
dinner will be served at $3.50 and
$50 pm.
Evening star., 1952-12-03
Weyunoke PTA Purty

The Weyanoke School Parent
Teacher Association of Fairfax
County will hold a housewarming
in the school at 6 pm. Friday for
the benefit Of the school cafeteria
fund.
Evening star., 1952-12-03
Potomac Festival Announced

The second Potomac River
Festival will be held in mid-June
the Colonial Beach (Va) Chamber
of Commerce has announced
Exact dates for the affair have
not yet been set.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-07-18
Left At the Post
STEADFAST PARTY
LOYALTY DID NOT PAY
Off FOR SENATOR TAFT
By GRETCHEN BILLINGS

Like thousands of other people in
the nation | was very interested in
the Republican convention. 1t was of
vital Importance to the political flu
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-07-18

rect subsidy plan as fraud on both
farmer and the consumer F.. . which
aims to control the farmers and to
socialize agriculture"
Favored a farm program "aimed
at full parity prices for all farm
products in the market place :.
commodity loans on non-perishable
products E. at the level necessary
to maintain a balanced production.
Where government action on perish
able commodities is desirable, we
recommend locally-controlled market
ing agreements and other voluntary
methods"
"a bipartisan Federal Agricultural
Commission with power to review
the policies and administration of
our farm programs and to make rec
concentrations"
Expanded soil conservation adj
ministered through locally-control-
led local districts :. which shall en-
phasize that payments shall be made
for practices and improvements of
a permanent nature"
FLOOD control programs should
include the application of sound land
use, reforestation and water manage
ment practices on each watershed.
These, as far as feasible, should be
decentralized and locally controlled
to insure economy and effective soil
Expanded agricultural research
and education more trustworthy
crop and market estimates, a real
site trade program for agriculture
AIMED at restoring foreign markets
and developing new outlets at home"
An adequate supply of manpower
IN the farm.
The COP pledged to edo those
Kings necessary to simplify and
make efficient the operation of the
Department. of Agriculture, prevent
hat Department from assuming pow
rs neither intended nor delegated by
congress, and to place the administra-
ION of farm programs as closely as
ossible to state and local levels"
Other platform planks favored
restoration" of offshore oil lands
D the States, opposed valley authori-
les, compulsory health insurance by
ne Federal government, and corrup-
on in government.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-07-18
1852 COP PLATFORM MORE SPECIFIC
Than as one ON farm CO-OPS

charlottesville Republi-
can convention here July 10 voted a
farm platform including support of
"the principle of bonafide farmer
owned, farmer-operated co-opera-
tives." The party's 1850 declaration
had urged only "sound cooperative
marketing"
The farm plank this year also urged
further development of rural cleo
trification and communication, with
Federally-assisted production of pow
er and facilities for distribution when
these are not adequately available
through private enterprise at fair
prices"
This appeared to back REA prin-
ciple loans to co-ops when needed for
generation and transmission of pow
er, and for the REA loan program.
But it ducked the big issue of whether
Uncle Sam or private interests shall
build power dams and carry power
from them to distribution points.
However, this plank was also more
specific than the 1850 declaration
urging merely completion of the
rural electrification program" Power
and anti-co-op interests were actively
at work behind the scenes as the plat
form writer's worked.
Other farm clauses voted by the
Condemnation of the Brannan di-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-07-18
Construction On Three

CONTINUED from page one)
Lake in the extreme northeastern part
of Montana.
Regional Director Vernon explained
that the features mentioned are only
a small part of the active construc-
ton program now under way to make
possible the best use of the water re-
sources in Region 6, which covers
that part of Montana east of the Con-
tlnental Divide, the northern half of
Wyoming east of the divide, and
North and South Dakota.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-07-18
"Mr. Paul Cannon,
R11tte Montana

bilities that Kerr would be the man
to send the Republicans tail-spin-
ming into the political shadows come
fall. Russell is not without support,
and among some of the more liberal
people, which surprised me,
but | don't know great deal about
the man Russell. And, if Alben "The
Weep" Barley gets the nomination
the Vice Presidential post will be
eyed more carefully.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-07-18
227,O59 Cases of Eggs Are
Purchased By Government

Shell eggs totaling 227,059 cases
were purchased by the Government
under it's recent surplus-removal pro-
gram. The purchases were made with
Section 80" funds provided by Con-
gress to encourage consumption of
agricultural commodities by divert
ing surplus quantities from the mar
ket. The eggs will be distributed this
fall to non-profit school lunch pro-
grams and other eligible outlets.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-07-18
METCALF HEADQUARTERS
WAITS FOR OFFICIAL
CANVASS OF BALLOTS

In a close race that may not be
decided until the official records are
all tabulated, 1t. Gov. Paul Cannon
has led Justice Lee Metcalf by slim
margin for the past "a hours. In
view of mistakes of rather large pro-
portions in tabulating other close
contests, such as the Casey-Smith
race for Railroad & Public Service
Commissioner, MetcaIf headquarters
believe the slim balance could shift
one way or the other very easily.
Having been involved in a close con-
test before when his margin was de-
creased drastically and uncomfort
ably by the official count, the Met
calf forces, though certainly not op-
timistic, are not inclined to give up
entirely. In view of the present fig
ures and unofficial tabulations, how
ever, the Metcalf headquarters re-
leased the following to the press
Thursday afternoons:
Helena, July 17-While not yet
conceding victory to 1t. Gov. Paul
Cannon because of the closeness of
the race, and in justice to his loyal
supporters, Justice Lee Metcalf sent
the following telegram to Cannon
this afternoon:
"Mr. Paul Cannon,
Butte, Montana
Congratulations on well-run race. |
We will be working together for a
Democratic victory in November
LEE METCALF."