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Evening star., 1953-08-05
Expert Tree Care

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
w. Va. Pl.-When a 40-foot
Norway spruce had to be moved
Evening star., 1953-08-05
New JeweIry Store

Starting today there will be
two Bates Jewelry Stores to serve
Washington. A new store at
1923 Minnesota avenue NE, in
a busy shopping area, opened
officially this morning. Free
parking space is provided for
customers in the rear.
Harry Perlman is manager OF
the new Northeast branch store,
the main store being located at
F and Ninth streets NV. The
new store will remain open every
night this week. In addition to
it's regular line of jewelry. the
store will feature electric appli-
ances and housewares and gifts
in special departments.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Alexandra ( Ordered
To Refund S17,8O0

The city of Alexandria today
was ordered to refund about
$4,000 in taxes paid in 1851.
1852 and 1858 by l6 District
laundries whose trucks regularly
enter Alexandria on busin IS.
Judge william P. Woolls' Of
Alexandria Corporation Court
handed down a declaratory judg-
ment which affirmed the con-
tension of Arlington Attorney
John Locke Green that the spe-
cial tax conflicts with the COM
merce clause of the Federal Con-
stitution.
A similar decision was handed
down by Fairfax County Circuit
Court on April 2. In that case,
Mr.. Green won a tax refund
for six Washington firms whose
vehicles make laundry pickups in
Falls Church.
The third refund case-involv-
ing % laundry and dry cleaning
concerns-is scheduled to be
heard next month in Arlington
Circuit Court.
The Alexandria litigation con-
cerned only a special tax Of
5000 per truck levied by the
city. The constitutional clause
cited in the case has given. Con-
gress the power to regulate COM
merce among the several
States" Mr.. Green contended.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Dog Gets Revenge
For Fractured Skull

A 27-year-old man accused Of
hurting the brick that fractured
the skull of a little girls pet
Boxer, pleaded nolo contendere
in Municipal Court yesterday to
cruelty to animals charge.
Elwood Leary, ssof the 1900
block of Belmont road NV, ad-
mitted to Assistant United
States Attorneys Ned Perry and
Sam L'Hommedieu that last
February he bounced a brick off
the dog, Princess, who belongs
to- Joyce Rodill. 13, of 1904 Bel
mont road NV.
The brick hit Princess, who
was playing only a few feet away
from Joyce. It took Joyce an
hour and a half to find the
wounded pet some 20 blocks
away and get it to a veterinarian
where the dog was hospitalized
for two weeks.
Leary, witnesses said at q
United States attorneys hear
ing, had complained that Prin-
cess-a mother of three pup
pies three months before her
skull was fractured-was bother
ing the Leary Pomeranian pup
pies.
Municipal Court Judge Ar
mond w. Scott sentenced Leary
to a $25 fine Or 80 days in Jail.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Fire Inspectors Find
Schools in Good Shape

The Commissioners today re-
ported the Districts public
schools had received a clean
bill Of health" in the fire depart
ment's annual safety inspection.
Engineer Commissioner Louis
w. Prentiss said the fire inspec-
tion report showed that except
for minor repairs of a house.
keeping nature, the schools were
in good shape as far as fire pre-
vention was concerned. There
repairs noted in. the report will
be accomplished within the next
few months, be added.
The Fire Department report
stated that fire drills were held
at regular intervals at the
schools and the time required
to leave the buildings was found
generally to be good. The re-
port did not list major changes
being made in the schools cur
rently to enable them to comply
with the egress law. This work
consists of inclosing stair wells
and other major construction
items which have been under
way for several years.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Case Asks Similar
Rent Curb Extension
For D. {. as for Nation

Chairman Case Of the Senate
District Committee today was to
appeal to the Senate to grant the
District the same three month
extension in it's rent control law
that Congress already has ap-
proved for other areas of the
country.
Chances for success, however,
were considered doubtful. District
rent curbs will expire Thursday
night unless the present law is
amended.
Tidelands Debate Under Way.
In the Senate, Chairman Case
faced resistance to any effort to
break into the debate on the
submerged oil lands legislation.
And should the Senate make
an exception on this point and
pass the District bill, action still
would be needed on the House
side where the House District
Committee already has laid aside
a District rent extension bill.
Senator Case yesterday offered
a separate bill to extend District
rent controls to July 31-in keep
ing with the extension granted
other areas which are under Fed
eral control. His move had the
approval of all six other men,
berS of the Senate District Com
mittee.
Problem of Breaking In.
The problem was how. to get
the bill up for Senate action with
the tidelands oil issue still the
pending business.
The South Dakota Senator
said he was not IAN apostle" of
rent control but that he thought
that it would be a matter of
equity to grant the three-month
extension to the District since
other areas were to have it.
On the House side, District
Committee Chairman Simpson,
Republican, of Illinois said he
was opposed to further rent con-
trolls but that he could see the
logic of giving the District the
same extension granted other
communities,
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Premises 10 Be Hosts
To DAUGHTER and Family

Engineer Commissioner and
Mrs. Louis w. Prentiss will be
hosts to his daughter, her hus-
band and two grandchildren he
had never seen before yesterday.
The Commissioners family, 1t.
and Mrs. Walter Plummer and
children, have been in Germany
for the last four years.
Mrs. Prentiss said yesterday
that the general left Washington
at dawn to meet the returning
family in New York. They ex-
pect to remain with the Com
missioner and Mrs. Prentiss at
least until June, when Mrs.
Plummer expects another child.
The grandchildren Gen. Prem
tiSS met yesterday are Andy, 2,
and Helen, /. Helen is Mrs.
PrentiSs' namesake.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
I'D. T.. Men Seekinq
MARYLAND u. Posts

Two District men are candi-
dates for president of the Stu
dent Government Association in
campus elections at the Univer-
sity Of Maryland tomorrow.
Candidates for president are
Craig Fisher of 1925 Porter street
NV, supported by the All
Maryland Party. and Ivan j.
Shefferman of 1886 Missouri
avenue NV. supported by the
Old Line Party.
The Independent Party. which
usually opposes fraternity and
sorority groups. is not sponsoring
a candidate this year.
Forty Offices are open, II of
which are on the executive coun-
Gil. T. is group appropriates STU
dent funds. administers campus
affairs and acts as a liaiSon be-
tween students and college ad-
miniStratorS.
Other candidates for major
Offices are Fred Estes, Baltimore.
and John Martin, Annapolis, for
vice president; Frances White,
4405 Beechwood road. College
Heights. Md, and Elizabeth
Mcdaniel, 3134 Thirty eighth
street NV, for secretary. Will
liam Bass, Essex. Md, is unop-
posed for the Office of treasurer.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Founder Quits
Tax League in
Protest 10 Suits
Montgomery Group
PIuns Court Tests
On Reussessments

"A decision by the Home Own
ers' Tax League to fight Mont
gomery County's reasSessment
program in the courts precipi-
tated the resignation last night
of the groups president and
founder, Brig. Gen. Adam Rich
mond.
The league voted unanimously
to take its fight with the State
Tax Commission into court to
force the commission to equalize
assessments in the county and
between the county and other
counties in the State.
The retired Army officer called
the action "hasty." and sub
mitted a written resignation ard
left the mass meeting at Eastern
Suburban Junior High School.
BOynton Appointed.
The league officers Immediately
appointed Robert Boynton as
dCClI'S CIldITInau.
The league plans either to seek
an injunction to block the adop-
tion Of the reaSSeSsments on the
tax rolls or a mandamus action
against the State commission to
force the equalization of assess
mentS.
The league voted to UNDER
write up to $3.50 of the expenses
of the court action to be taken
by 10 members.
The action last night came
after a report made by a COM
mittee headed by James p. Par
ker, attorney who has been
fighting with the county asses
sor, the State Tax Commission
and the Appeals Tax Court for
many months.
One of Nine Groups.
The league at present is one Of
nine groups joining in a study Of
county fiscal policies and ex-
penditureS.
Gen. Richmond said he felt the
league should delay such court
action and continue the study to
find means of curtailing rising
county government costs.
He added he saw last nights
"steamrolling tactics developing"
and did not want to be a party to
the action. The general said he
felt the league members had not
exhausted its legal remedies and
therefore might find their Dlan-
ned equity action thrown out
of court.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Trade Board Wins
Right 10 Participate
In Segregation Case

The Washington Board of
Trade was allowed by the Su-
preme Court today to take part
in oral arguments this week on
the case testing the legal right
of restaurants in the District to
refuse service to Negroes.
Four hours of argument are to
begin late Thursday and con-
tinue Friday. The Board of
Trade, through its general coun-
sci, E. F. Colladay, last week
filed a brief in support of the
contention that anti-discrimi-
nation laws enacted in 1872 and
1873 by the Districts old Legisla-
tive Assembly were invalid. The
board also asked for an oppor-
tunity to participate in the oral
arguments.
The court announced today
that Mr.. Colladay may present
oral arguments but will have to
share time with Ringgold Hart
attorney representing John r
Thompson, Inc. The case origi-
mated in 1850 when a Thomp-
sons restaurant here refused
service to Negroes.
The Justice Department also
will take part in the oral argu-
mentS, but officials said today
that Attorney General Brownell
will not appear personally. The
department sides with District
officials. who contend that the
enactments of 1872 and 1878
were within the authority dele
gated to the District by Con-
gress and that the old laws have
never been repealed.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Woman, at 73,
Rescues Herself
As FHemen Wait

When fire burned out the Sec
ond-f1oor apartment bedroom of
Mrs. Matte Wallace today, the
sprightly 73-year-old woman in
sisted on walking down the fire.
mans ladder to safety.
Il always said I'd never let
any fireman carry me down a
ladder" Mrs. Wallace later ex-
planned.
Her apartment at 1445 Spring
road NV. caught fire because
she accidentally plugged in an
old hot plate instead of a lamp,
she said.
Soon smoke began curling from
under the bed, where the hot
plate was stored. Mrs. Wallace
dashed some water under the
bed, but the smoke increased and
she called flremen.
At q neighbor'S apartment,
Mrs. Wallace, a widow, was
treated for burns on one hand
and shock.
Evening star., 1953-04-28

Chamber Of Commerce in con-
junction with Alexandria.
Playground areas total 81 and
include school yards, tot lots
and playfields.
A builder has just dedicated
Is acres as a recreation area on
Holmes Run parkway. Other
builders of housing developments
in Alexandria also are setting
aside land for future play
grounds or recreation areas.
Alexandria officials estimate
the city should have $50 acres in
parks, parkwayS and play
grounds to have an adequate
system.
Under plans being drawn for
development of the stream val
leys in these nearby Virginia
communities the park system
could get a big boost. AS one
planning official said, it's still
not too late. to save large sec
tions Of the stream valleys for
public parks.
But the move win have to be
made fast. Nearby Virginia is
still growing.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Board Majority
For Police and
'Firemen Asked
Representatives Fight
Proposal to Change
Retirement Group

Representatives of District
policemen and f1remen today told
the Commissioners they objected
to a proposal changing their
retirement board.
The Commissioners have un-
der consideration a proposal to
re-organize the Police and Fire
Retiring and Relief Board. This
is a part of complete revamp-
ing Of the city government now
under way.
The retiring board now con-
sistS of police representative, a
fire department representative,
and an. assistant corporation
counsel. This three-man group
sets the pensions and retires
members of the two forces.
Five Would Be On Board.
The proposal would increase
the board to five members, add
ing the District personnel di-
rector and the public health
director.
Inspector Clarence Lutz, rep
resenting the Policeman's Asso-
citation of the District. and Sergt.
William Waldenmaier, represent
ing Local SO, International AS
sociation of Fire Fighters, urged
that, if the present board is
changed, it be increased to seven
members with two firemen and
two policemen on the new
board.
Decision Postponed.
Sergt. Waldenmaier said that,
since the flremen's pensions and
the pensions of their widows
were at stake, they should be
represented to a greater degree
on the proposed board. Inspec-
tor Lutz said the present retiring
board has worked well and saw
no reason to change the major
ity representation which the po-
licemen and firemen have on it.
The Commissioners postponed
decision until they could study
the recommendations of the two
groups.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
DATA on Hoy|e Staying
Sought in Suicide Case

A certificate of suicide was
issued yesterday in the death OF
William T. Hagan, IS, who was
found sprawled in a chair in his
room at 1706 Nineteenth street
NV.
Capt. Richard J. Felber, head
Of the homicide squad, said they
are still investigating Mr.
Hagan's background to deter
mine If he knew Sam Leo Hoyle
or if it could furnish any clues
to the murder case which has
baffled police since February 81.
Mr.. Hoyle, dairy route sales
man was found shot to death in
his car in a parking lot on Four
teenth street. Police said Mr..
Hagan worked at a drugstore
near the parking lot until
March 3.
The certificate was issued by
Coroner Magruder A. MacDonald.
Evening star., 1953-04-28

sentative Frank Small. jr., Re-
publican, of the 5th Congress
sional District of pulling the rug
out from under his ambitions to
become United States Marshal
for the District of Columbia.
Last week Sheriff Beall an
nounced his own availability for
the $10,6O0 Washington job, and
Representative Small put in a
plug for him.
Says They Promised Aid.
That, Mr.. Limerick said today,
constituted a form reversal of
the first order. For these same
men promised him, before the
November elections, he said, that
their support would go to him.
"As assistant campaign man
ager for Small I spent time and
money driving throughout the
district" Mr.. Limerick said.
Many Of these trips were made
in the company of Sheriff Beall." ="
Mr.. Limerick said he was SUBJ
mitting his resignation to Sheriff
Beall today, setting May 16 as
the effective date unless ordered
sooner by you." The deputy said
he would stay on until next
month because court was in ses-
sion and he didn't wish to leave
the sheriff short-handed.
Owned Gas Station.
At one time the owner of a
lucrative gasoline station busi-
ness in the 4400 block of Ben
ming road NE, Mr.. Limerick
gave it up several years ago to
dip into politics.
Moving to Seat Pleasant, Md,
Mr.. Limerick was appointed dep
uty sheriff in July, 1851. He
worked a year for nothing, was
put on the payroll at $4,000 a
year last July.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Northwest Citizens Laud
Capper-Cramton Act

The Northwest Council of Citi-
zenS' Associations last night
lauded the Capper- -Cramton Act
for the Federal contributions it
has brought for purchase of
parklands in the District area.
The council favored more
money for the activities of the
National Capital Planning Com
mission.
The group urged that a solu-
ton be found to the downtown
parking problem and recon-
mended q greater Federal con-
tribution for the upkeep Of the
District.
The council met In the home
Of DR.. Ellis Harworth at 4401
Davenport street NV. Garland
E. Taylor presided.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
D. {. Pilot Hurt in Crash
OF Plane in St. Marys

Carl r. Markwith, 40, an elec-
tronics engineer for the National
Geographic Society, was injured
yesterday when the small plane
he was plotting crashed onto a
private landing strip near Gre
mona, Md, st. Marys County.
Mr.. Markwith, who was taken
to the Patuxent Naval Air Sta
tion Hospital for treatment of
head injuries and shock, was
on his way to join two National
Geographic photographers. The
three were working on q story
about the Colonial homes of the
Chesapeake Bay area.
Mr.. Markwith lives at 6678
Thirty-Second street NV.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Dr.. CIaudy Granted Leave
For Military Service

DR.. William D. Claudy. MEM
ber of the Board of Police and
Fire Surgeons, has been granted
leave from the board for military
service.
The board appointed DR.. Neil
P. Campbell to serve during the
absence of DR.. Claudy. DR..
Campbell's appointment has the
approval of the District Medical
Society.
DR.. Claudy's leave Of absence.
which begins Saturday, is for "a
months, to allow him to go on
active duty with the Air Force.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Senote Banking Group
To Study Foreign Trade
BY the Assoeiosed Press

The Senate Banking Commit
tee has voted to make a $780,
600 study Of the Nations foreign
trade.
Chairman Capehart said it
would be a "far-reaching" in
veStigation with emphasis on
whether the policy should be
more trade, less aid" and. If
so. how to implement it. &
The allotment Of funds must
be approved by the Senate Rules
Committee and the full Senate.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Limerick Resigns,
Charges 'Runaround'
By Bea|I and Small
By J. Theodore Crown

Deputy Sheriff William H
Limerick of Prince Georges
County said today he was re-
signing the post May 16 because
of a political "runaround."
He accused his superior. Sheriff
Carlton G. Beall and Repre-
Evening star., 1953-04-28

been born dead" one official
commented.
When the Capper- -Cramton
Act was passed in 1880. Airing
ton and Fairfax Counties and
Alexandria and Falls Church
steered clear Of the program
advanced for the development
of the stream valleys in both
Maryland and Virginia. Only
last fall was Virginia finally
brought into the program.
The result has been virtually
no park development in nearby
Virginia.
Anxious to Get Started.
Substantial progress has been
made on the George Washington
Memorial Parkway, also provided
for in the Capper- -Cramton Act,
however. Virginia authorities
now are anxious for the stream
valley development to begin be-
fore it is too late.
The catch is that the Capper-
Cramton Act under which this
will be possible is in danger.
Sentiment has arisen in the
Federal Budget Bureau for scrap
ing or modifying the act. Cong
ress has not appropriated funds
under the act for the past two
years and the budget of the Ma
tional Capital Planning Commits
sion, as passed by the House
again contains no funds for buy
ing park lands.
Actually, the Planning Com
mission had not requested funds
in next years budget for the new
Virginia program. The COM
mission is now drawing up a
master plan, in cooperation with
Virginia authorities, for devel-
opment Of the stream valleys in
Arlington and Fairfax Counties
Funds were not requested be-
cause the plan was not finished
Authorizes $4.5 Million.
The Capper-C -Cramton Act now
authorizes $4.5 million to ex-
tend the stream valley develop
ment program to nearby Virginia
areas. The Federal government
will pay one-third of the cost up
to the $4.5 million authorization
Virginia must pay two-thirds OF
the cost Of land so acquired.
Stream valleys in the program
include Hunting Creek, Cameron
Run, Holmes Run, Tripp Run,
-Four Mile Run, Pimmit Run.
Accotink Creek and other such
streams as may be deemed ad-
visable later.
Dispute COfnplicates Things.
There also is a little jurisdic-
tional fight in Virginia that is
conplicating matters somewhat.
The Virginia National Capital
Park Authority was created un-
der authority granted by the
State Legislature in 1850. 1t
was formed in anticipation Of
Virginia's getting in on the
Capper-Cramton Act stream VAL
ley program.
The authority represents Ar
lington. Alexandria and Falls
Church. Fairfax County has not
Joined, although it has been
sending q representative to meet
ings.
About the same time the Fair
fax County Park Authority was
organized. It is headed by John
w. Brookfield. He has indicated
Fairfax County probably will join
eventually, but has expressed
opposition until a master plan
is drawn and costs outlined spe-
clfically.
Realize Parks Value Now.
|. Matt Huppuch, chairman Of
the Virginia authority. said they
all must be in on the program
or 1t would fall through.
Virginia authorities frankly
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Citizens to Meet

The North Takoma Citizens
Association win discuss rooming
and apartment house ordinances
ut q meeting at 8 o'clock tonight
in Montgomery Junior College,
Takoma avenue and Woodbury.
drive, Takoma Park. Nd.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

Various planning bodies in the
nearby Virginia jurisdictions are
just starting to draw up plans
for development of a park system
built around their numerous
stream valleys:
ut looks as If the plan has
Evening star., 1953-04-28

This is the third and lost Of series Of
articles examining just whot the
Copper Cromton Act hos contributed
to the development Of perks in the
Washington oreo.
Evening star., 1953-07-30
|CapozzoIi Second
In Race atCoIogne
BY the Assoeioted Press

COLOGNE. July 30.-Charlie
Capozzoli of Georgetown Uni
versity and Army 1t. Warren
Druetzler, Americas two dis
tance specialists. could manage
only second and third places,
respectively, in the 3000-meter
run in the international track
and field meet here yesterday
Franz Herman of Belgium
beat Capozzoli to the wire by
one second and Druetzler by
four seconds in winning the
event in 815.6.
Arthur Bragg, Morgan State
sprinter from Baltimore, Joined
Nal Whitfield in winning two
events. He took the 100-meter
dash in 1913 seconds and fol-
lowed with a victory in the 200
with a 20.6 clocking.
Whitfield. Olympic 800-meter
champion, turned in the fastest
400 meters Of the year as he
stepped the distance in 1852,
missing George Rhoden's world
record by 4 seconds. He also
won the 800 in 1894, finishing
ahead of Henry Cryer, United
States Army, who was clocked
in 1:49.4.
Another Morgan State entry,
Josh Culbreath, came in first
in the 400-meter hurdles with
a 52.8-second effort.
Evening star., 1953-07-30
Trophy Races Offered
AT Stock Car Tracks

Stock car fans will get a full
week end of racing starting at
$50 pm. tomorrow at West
Lanham Speedway. Old Do
minion Speedway at Manassas,
Va, will have it's regular pro-
gram at $3.50 pm. Saturday and
Marlboro will offer a feature race
for the Waldorf Motor Court
trophy at 2:30 pm. Sunday.
A resumption of the popular
tag" competition will be offered
at West Lanham. Runt Harris,
ranked sixth among the modified
division point scoring leaders,
will return along with the usual
weekly entrants.
A dozen cars are expected to
compete in a special 10-lap
roadster race at Old Dominion.
The regular f1ve-event modified
stock car card will be held in
addition to a 10-lap powder puff
derby featuring six women pilots
from Virginia headed by Kitty
Mahoney.
Members of the Northern Vir-
ginia Stock Car Club will COM
pete for the Waldorf trophy at
Marlboro in addition to the
usual cash purse. Every driver
who has won more than one
feature race at the track is ex-
pected to compete.
Evening star., 1953-07-30
'AiexondHo's Junior OIympics
Open With Ceremony Tonight

A torch bearing ceremony.
patterned after that which opens
the Olympic Games. will get ac-
tivitieS under way tonight in
Alexandria'S first Junior Olym-
pics.
Sonny Jones, the last of eight
boys who will take turns carrying
the torch from Mt. Vernon boule-
ward and Monroe street, viii en-
ter the George Washington
High School stadium with the
torch at 6 pm.
The Alexandria Police Boys
Club Band will play the National
Anthem and 200 boys and girls,
ranging in age from z to 10
years. will begin competition in
the 81 events.
Keith Kishbaugh and William