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Evening star., 1953-05-27
Alexandra Citizens
Report on Restoring
Old Port Section

Alexandria city officials yes
terday received a report on the
business aspects of restoring Co.
lonial homes in the city's old
port section.
The Old Town Civic Associa-
ton said So million would be
required to restore about 200
homes built before 1880. Once
restored and occupied, business
establishments in the area would
increase their gross receipts by
about S. million annually.
The Old Town Civic Associa-
ton was asked to make a study
Of the restoration problem sew
eral months ago by the City
Council. In presenting the re-
port, the organization said it was
a preliminary analysis.
The report points out that 1874
old residences have been restored
by owners. These properties
have an average value of
$29,410. Owners of these houses
now spend about $50 million
annually in food. maintenance
and other service costs.
"A serious trend toward resi-
Dental blight has been reversed" j"
by the privately financed resto-
ration work, the report declared.
More than 1000 dwellings are
located in the Old Town area.
the section bounded by Jeffer-
son, Pendleton and Washington
streets and the Potomac River
OF these, 301 homes are still
without baths and 140 without
running water.
A spokesman for the organiza-
ton said the group has been try
ing to interest the city in the
restoration program. The group
has been studying possible crea-
ton of a restoration foundation
funded by private capital, the
spokesman said.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Scientist Protests
Camp Derrick Firing

Ware Cattell, a Washington
scientist who lives at the Cosmos
Club, charged yesterday that he
was fired from a job at Camp
Detrick, Md. because he was Or
ganizing a discussion group for
scientists in the Frederick area.
Mr.. Cattell said he was sum-
marily dismissed May 19 from a
position with the Ralph M. Par
sons Co. which is conducting a
big testing program in connec-
ton with the secret biological
studies at Camp DERRICK. He
said he was told that he was not
adaptable in the job but he
maintained that his work was Of
high quality and that the firing
actually was due to his efforts in
organizing the scientists.
Mr.. Cattell said that some of
his SuperiorS in the Parsons Co,
and some Army officers feared
that the society of scientists,
through program discussions,
would endanger security Of the
military installation.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Prince Georges Group
Plans Reorganization

Reorganization of the Citizens
Committee for Good Government
in Prince Georges County is ex-
pected at the annual member
ship meeting at 8 o'clock tonight
in the County Service Building
at Hyattsville.
A committee announcement
said Mrs. Charles P. Saylor has
resigned as executive secretary
to devote more time to civic
work in the Adelphi area. Board
Chairman Brendan ODwyer de-
clined to be a candidate for re-
election as a director, saying "an
infusion of new people and new
ideas is desirable"
Last year. the committee spear
headed the drive for county
home rule by charter which OBJ
tanned more than $4,000 votes in
the November election.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Lundover Foshion Show

A fashion show, sponsored by
Youth Services. Inc, Of Landover
Hills, Md, will be held at $3.50
o'clock tonight in the auditorium
of the Landover Hills Elemen-
tary School. An orchestra, pro-
vided by a donation from the
Optimist Club Of Prince Georges
County. will play music for dane
ing after the show. Proceeds
will be for the sponsoring groups
building f,,nd
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Koreo Clothing Drive

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va,
May q (SpeciaD Boy Scouts
collected about 5000 pounds Of
clothing for Korean relief In the
recent drive held here. accord
ing to Laurence Brunton. who
was in charge Of the drive in
Charlottesville and Albemarle
County. The clothing will be
shipped to American Relief for
Korea, In New York, he said.
Evening star., 1953-05-27

Robert A. Peck, chairman ot
the Arlington County Board. yes
terday said a group Of carry
over Fair Deal zealots" who used
scare tactics" inspired the &C
cusations that the board has
"cold-heartedly slashed" the
school budget this year.
Critics Of the county boards
effort to keep the school budget
in line, he said, "head a propa-
ganda outfit through which. as
one woman put it, they could
sell ice to ESkimoS.'
Charges Budget Bl0at.
Addressing the Organized
Women Voters of Arlington, Mr.,
Peck said he and other board
members had cut some $3.50, 600
from the budget suggested by the
school board because, There
was so much to cut. It was a
ridiculously bloated political
budget presented by the school
board"
These were the same people,
he declared, who shed croco-
Evening star., 1953-05-27
County Boards Ask
Further Information
On Sanitary Bonds

The Montgomery and Prince
Georges County Boards served
notice yesterday that they want
more information on the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
missions bond issue plans.
The Prince Georges commits
sioners reproved the utility by
withholding formal approval of
it's SAT million bond issue until
the sanitary commission pro-
vides additional data.
And the Montgomery County
Council, while voting approval,
announced that in the future
the utility will have to send a
representative to explain such
requests.
To Be Opened Tomorrow.
Bids on the new issue were
scheduled to be opened at II am
tomorrow. The sanitary COM
mission said they would be
opened on schedule.
Arthur c. Keefer, the sanitary
commissions general counsel,
said the Prince Georges boards
action would not, and could not,
prevent issuance of bonds.
The lawyer said State law re-
quireS both counties to guaran-
tee such bonds as the commits
sion issues.
He said the Prince Georges
commissioners have no choice in
the matter. But the sanitary
commission agrees, he said, that
the county's heads should have
the information they have re-
quested.
Rate Increase Possible.
Mr.. Keefer said there was a
remote possibility the Prince
Georges move might cause an
increase in the bonds interest
rates. He said the sanitary COM
mission wants to assure the bond
houses that there is no friction
between it and the county boards.
PeruSing the commissions s
bond prospectus yesterday, the
Prince Georges board noted q
clause that said $5o7, $50 was to
be spent for IL to 30-inch water
lines, the locations of which were
not specified.
See BLANK Check.
Similar omissions were found
in sewer line listings.
The county heads declared that
approval under such circum-
stances would be like signing a
blank check. They directed that
the commission be requested to
describe the proposed installa-
tions in detail and voted to with
hold Endorsement of the entire
bond issue until the information
is supplied.
The bids expected tomorrow
are for $3.1 water supply bonds.
81 million sewage disposal bonds
and 100000 Of refunding bonds.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
High School Radio Class
To Interview Nesbitt

George F Nesbitt, president of
the Montgomery County Council.
will be interviewed by high school
students at 2:30 pm. Sunday
during a youth forum program
on Radio Station WGAY. Silver
Spring.
The council head will be
queried on county legislation by
members Of a radio speech class
at Montgomery Blair High
School.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Plans 10 Transfer
Recreation 10 County
Near Completion

Plans to transfer the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commissions recrea-
ton program to the Montgomery
County Council should be COM
pleted by tomorrow night.
The council yesterday dis
cussed in closed session the terms
of the transfer received from the
planners and indicated they were
in agreement with them.
The council discussions fol-
lowed an announcement that the
county had retained Louis G..
Mitchell as chief of its new divi-
sion of recreation activities.
Held Commission Post.
Mr.. Mitchell, who is A, has
worked with the planning COM
mission since 1912 as its super
intendent of recreation. Mar
ried and the father of five chill
dren, he lives at $500 Norwood
drive, Chevy Chase.
The new county employe will
receive $6,552 a year and will
work under Recreation Director
Forest Gustafson.
The council today was ex-
pected to iron out any flaws in
the proposed terms of the trans
fer. A resolution approving the
transfer will be acted on to-
morrow night. The transfer will
become effective Monday.
Recruiting Problem.
Council President Pro Tenn
Harold Hammond said negotia-
tionS have been harmonious. He
added, however, the council has
been slowed in its plans by the
illness Of Mr.. Gustafson. The
recreation director recently was
stricken by yellow jaundice.
The chief problem now is a
recruiting one, Mr.. Hammond
said. He added that of some 1855
part-time recreation aides needed
for the summer program, only IS
have been retained.
Persons interested in the sum-
mer work should contact the
county personnel office in Rock
vile.
The county-operated program
will parallel that run in previ-
Gus years by the planning COM
mission, Mr.. Hammond said.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Prisoner Gets 10 Years
AS Killer OF Fe|Iow-Inmafe
By the Assoeioted Press


ANNAPOLIS, May 27.-A 81
year-old prisoner was convicted
last night of manslaughter in
the stabbing of a fellow inmate
at the House of Correction.
Circuit Judge Benjamin Mi
chaelson sentenced Melvin Logan
Of Baltimore to the maximum OF
10 years after a jury returned
it's verdict in Anne Arundel
County Court. The all-male jury
deliberated IS minutes.
Logan had pleaded not guilty
to charges Of numbering Willie
Garrett, SO, last March 4.
Judge Michaelson ordered Lo-
gan to serve the 10-year man.
slaughter sentence upon expira-
ton Of his present term. The
Baltimore youth has served more
than two years of a four-year
sentence on the stolen goods
conviction.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
~ Tax Urged
For Landlords
In Alexandra
Businessmen Hit
Sales Tax Plan,
Ask Budget Cut

A S per cent cut in the pro-
posed $7.3 million Alexandria
budget and enactment of a 2
per cent landlords tax instead
of a retail sales tax will be pro-
posed by businessmen at a City
Council budget hearing tomor-
row night.
A joint membership meeting
Of the Alexandria Retail Mer-
chants Association and the
Chamber of Commerce at the
George Mason Hotel yesterday
resulted in adoption of five reso-
lutions on the proposed record
budget.
The group declared that own
ers of rental housing units are
actually engaged in business and
should be taxed at 2 per cent
per 500 gross receipts under the
business license tax. This tax
should be imposed instead of the
2 per cent sales tax recommended
by City Manager Ira Willard,
the resolution stated.
A cut of 5 per cent in the total
budget could be achieved by a
careful review of department
heads requests, the businessmen
declared.
Other resolutions called for
strict enforcement of the busi-
ness license and personal proper
ty tax laws to produce an added
100000 in revenue and reduc-
ton of the contingency fund
from 24,900 to $74,900.
The proposed budget is ST.
433,000 more than the current
budget. The council will hold a
public hearing tomorrow at 1880
pm. on the proposals.
The businessmen said they op-
pose imposition of a sales tax
until Arlington and Fairfax
Counties adopt such a measure.
They said business establish
mentS in the city would be at a
disadvantage in competing with
neighboring communities.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Alexandria 10 Hold
Summer Music School

A summer music school in
Alexandria will be conducted
from June % through July 81,
T. c. Williams, Alexandria
School Superintendent, an
nounced yesterday.
The schools planned program
includes concerts, field trips and
picnics. Glasses on wind, per-
cussion and string instruments
and on the theory Of conducting,
will be held in the Maury Ele-
mentary School, 600 Russell
road, from 9 am. to noon.
Fee for the course, open to
students in the fourth grade and
up, is $40 for Alexandria stu
dents and SIT for pupils who live
outside the city.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Gibson Supports Baskin
For Falls Church ATTORNEY

Falls Church City Attorney
Lytton H. Gibson today an
nounced he is supporting Will
liam M. Baskin as his successor
in the June 9 election. Mr.. Glib
son did not enter the race.
Mr.. Baskin, the city's substi-
tute trial magistrate, is opposed
by former City Attorney LaRue
Van Meter and David o. Walter,
a Justice Department attorney.
Seven members Of the City
Council also will be elected June
9. and a $400.000 bond issue for
street and storm improve
ments will be voted on.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Fairfax Campfire Girls
Name Mrs. Lay as Head

Mrs. James S. Lay of Falls
Church was elected president of
the Fairfax County Campfire
Girls last night.
Other officers elected were
Mrs. John Hurley. first vice
president; Francis Cawley. sec
ond vice president, and Mrs. Earl
HowsaIn, secretary.
Elected to the board Of direc-
tors were Mrs. Gladys T. Guer-
ard, Earl Houseman, Mrs. John
w. Register, Mrs. H. P. Miller,
Mrs. Edward Couples, Mrs.
Arthur Kuale, Mrs. John Meyer,
Earl HowSam, Mrs. Robinson
Newcomb and Allen Ross.
Members at large are Bertram
Strauss and Mrs. John Naeser.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Inter-CIub Council

The Silver Spring Inter Club
Council will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night in the board room of the
Bank of Silver Spring. Marvin
Romanoff. president of the
Montgomery Lodge. B'nai Birth,
viii be the special guest Of the
council.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
B. & 0. Completes Plan
For Diesel Conversion
bv the Axsocio,ed Press

BALTIMORE, May 27.-The
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad said
yesterday it has received the last
diesel locomotives it ordered,
taking it as far as it has planned
to 60 in replacement Of the
Iron horse"
The railroad is keeping some
of its steamers and never has
aimed for complete conversion.
The B. & o. now has 800
diesel units and estimated it is
is equipped to haul IS per cent
Of its freight and SO per cent of
it's passenger traffic with them,
plus IS per cent of its yard
switching service.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Fiery Cross Planted
In Delegates Yord
BY the As,eeiaisd Press

NEWPORT NEWS, May 27.-
A burning cross that police said
appeared to be deliberately
planted" was discovered last
night before it could do any dam
age In the front yard Of Dele
gate Lewis A. McMurray, jr.'H
home here.
The cross was propped against
o hedge and apparently had been
burning only q short while when
it was noticed by neighbors. The
McMurray family was not al
home,
Evening star., 1953-05-27
St. james Fushion Show

The ST. James Mothers Cluh
will sponsor q fashion show fea-
turing models from The Hecht
Co. at 8:15 pm. tomorrow In
the st. James Auditorium,
Thirty-seventh street and Rhode
Island avenue, Mount Rainier.
Nd.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Postmusters End Meetino

LYNCHBURG. May q (P.-
The Virginia State branch of the
National League of District Post
masters ended its 44th annual
convention here yesterday by re-
electing all its officers and nam
ing Mrs. Jane Mason of Colonial
Beach as q new member Of the
Executive COMMITTEES.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Bridge Contract Awarded

BALTIMORE, May q (R.-
w. E. Graham & Sons of Cleve-
land, N. c., today submitted the
apparently low bid Of $116,844 for
building q bridge to take Mary
land Route 118 over the new
Washington National Pike near
Germantown In Montgomery
County.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
AIexundriun Is Named
Virqiniu IOOF Leader
By the Assoeiafed Press

RICHMOND. May 27.-James
r. Walter of Alexandria yester-
day was elevated to grand patri-
arch of the Grand Encampment
OF Virginia, Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows.
Mr.. Walter, senior warden for
the past year, succeeds Everett
Kline Of Winchester. He was
named as the IOOF concluded a
five-day convention.
Morris Lindsey Of Alexandria
was named grand high priest.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
County Adopts
Rehabilitation
Welfare Plan
Merges AImshouse
With Prince George!
Social Service Unit

A new welfare program
operating without State or Fed
eral funds and with rehabilita-
ton as its chief objective will be
inaugurated in Prince Georges
County.
The county commissioners
yesterday approved merger Of
county almshouse and social
service department activities
and their coordination with
those of local groups concerned
with health, welfare and reha-
bilitation. ..
A motion adopting the plan
was approved by a 3-to-2 vote
in a meeting in Upper Marlboro,
attended by more than so civic
leaders.
The commissioners directed
that the program function for
a one-year trial period under
the supervision Of unpaid di-
rectorS and an administrator yet
to be chosen. They did not pro-
vide for financing or specify
operating procedure.
Operation of the county Wei
fare Board, which is tied in with
State and Federal programs will
continue unchanged.
Directors Designated.
Former Assistant States At
torney Hervey G. Machen and
other members of a special COM
mittee that formulated the new
plan will serve as the board of
directors.
No decision was reached yes
terday as to whether the 13 aims
house inmates will be placed else
where, but the commissioners in
dicated there is little likelihood
that they will be removed in the
near future.
Commissioner w. Everett Mar
ton offered the motion for adop-
ton of the plan. He was sup
ported by Chairman Thomas E.
Latimer and Commissioner DAN
iel A. Abbott. Mrs. H. Wilson
Spicknall and Edward j. Waters
cast negative tallies.
Sets Up Screening Center.
Miss E. Susan Hendricks,
former head Of the County We'll
fare Board, who was commits
stoned to develop the commit
tees plan, explained that it
contemplateS establishment of
an information, screening and
testing center at the almshouse.
She said she believes there is
enough available space to carry
on the program without remov-
ing the inmates.
The institution also would be
used as a workshop where tndi-
gents could repair clothing, fur
niture and other articles and
thus earn part Of the cost of
their care. County social service
groups will be asked to provide
food, clothing, money, trans
portation and supplies.
Financing suggested previ-
ously by the committee en-
visioned a flrst-year cost of
$4,000 to be taken from the
combined budgets of the aims
house and social service agency.
Mrs. Joseph S. Yuill, a member
of the Machen Committee, sub
mitted a proposed revision of
the almshouse budget yesterday
which calls for looping $1O,600
off the allotted $25,050. The
commissioners took the proposal
under study.
Mrs. William H. Wood. speak
ing for the Family and Child
Welfare Committee Of the
County Community Chest and
Planning Council and other
groups, urged caution.
She pointed out that IL other
agencies have rehabilitation OBJ
jectiveS and suggested that IAN
intensive effort be made to get
more use of existing facilities
before going into a new service"
Mrs. Wood emphasized, how
ever. that she neither opposes
nor indorSeS the plan,
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Dunce to Follow Dinner

A chicken and ham dinner will
be given in the Burtonsville
CMd0 Fire Hall from 3 to 8 pm.
Saturday by the Ladies Auxiliary
Of the Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. A dance viii be held from
Q pm. TO midnight.
Evening star., 1953-05-27
Fire House Site
Purchases Win
Council 0kay
Amendment to Plan
May Affect Work
On Conduit Rood

A bill to give blanket approval
to all fire house sites purchased
illegally before last January by
county FIRE departments was
passed yesterday by the Mont
gomery County Council.
The bill, however, was amend
ed by Councilman Louis A.
Gravelle to retain for the coun-
Gil the right to approve or
diSapprove any construction
planned and not yet completed
on the sites.
The bill was one Of four meas
ures enacted into law yesterday.
Five other bills still remain for
consideration by the governing
body.
The fire house bill was intro
duced May / to remove the
cloud hanging over the right Of
some 1lre departments to receive
county tax funds. Under a 1885
law, any department which
erected a house on a site which
had not been approved by the
county fathers was barred from
receiving tax monies.
Conduit Road Target.
Mr.. Gravelle's amendment was
aimed directly at the Conduit
Road Fire Board, whose request
for APPROVAL Of its site on Massa-
chuSettS avenue extended, was
denied several weeks ago by the
council.
II the amendment had not
been made, the site automatically
would have been approved and
the fire board could have erected
its new house there.
In a prepared statement. Mr..
Gravelle said he understood the
site would be too small for a
fire house because of plans to
use part Of the land for widening
Massachusetts, avenue.
The councilman said it was
too great a risk to spend $780, 900
on the fire house construction
under these conditions.
1T is apparently the DISPOSE
ton Of the Fire Board to plunge
madly ahead regardless of the
consequences, if permitted to
do so," the councilman added.
Won 4-tO-3 Victory.
Mr.. Gravelle led the fight on
the council that brought defeat
to the Conduit Road boards
plans by q 4-to-3 vote.
Other bills passed yesterday
included:
No. 15-Authorizing the coun-
ell to issue $750,000 worth Of
bonds If they are needed for
road construction.
No. 16-Re-eStablishing the
boundaries Of the Suburban
District so they will not cut
across individual properties and
taxing areas.
No. 17-Requiring fire depart
ments to submit their audits
within 80 days after their COM
pletion or four months after the
end Of the departments fiscal
years.
Meet Again Tonight.
The Council will meet in
closed session tonight to iron out
wrinkles in the other five bills
still to be considered.
Another legislative session is
planned at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the Rockville Courthouse for
final action on these measures.
Still under consideration are
two bills affecting fire depart
InentS. a bill to permit the coun-
ty to establish a self-insurance
plan, a measure to establish a
recreation tax district and an
other bill to revise exemption
requirements under the parking
lot district act.
A proposed measure to tighten
up disability retirementS in the
police department failed to he
introduced this session. The
Council had been asked by the
Personnel Board to pass such a
bill,