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Evening star., 1953-01-04
4ll EDITION. ,,,,
Record List Of New LEGISLATION

Bills to eliminate Peace Crosl
flooding, tighten the liquor law.
land grant more home rule heae
the proposals which the Prince
Georges County delegation viii
carry to Annapolis on Wednesday
for the opening Of the Genera
Assembly.
Delegate J. Frank Lillard, jr.
called &c "the greatest legislative
program ever attempted BY q
Prince Georges County delega-
Ition."
Mr.. Lillard said yesterday he
win Introduce resolution during
the 90-day session requesting the
Governor to appoint q special
commission to study various plans
for controlling floods at the Bla-
|densburg Peace Gross and bring
back q recommendation for i'm
mediate action.
Lillard Law Amendments.
Mr.. Lillard also intends to in
troduce several amendments to
the so-called Lillard law, under
which the, county government is
now organized. That law was in
|troduced by the delegate and
passed by the 1851 Assembly.
His amendments. he said, would
grant the county commissioners
many new powers. These include
he said, authority to write more
laws, take jurisdiction over more
roads, license fortune tellers and
revise the county code Of general
laws.
State Senator John Raymond
Fletcher. Republican, also said he
was interested in granting more
home rule to the county and in q
Sohelotf Commission bill to give
more authority generally to Mary
land cities and counties.
Tighten Liquor Laws.
Another significant Prince
Georges proposal to be introduced
this year would tighten up the
county's liquor laws. Delegate Al
bert r. Hassall. Republican
chairman Of the seven-man dele
cation, and Senator Fletcher were
scheduled to meet today with the
county liquor board to draft that
bill. - = * ..e
Some liquor law changes being
considered would establish a min
imum distance between liquor
spots and schools and churches
require abandoned licenses to re-
vert to the county rather than be
sold, and set up a full time liquor
board Office.
A more drastic proposal tc
establish county-owned liquor
stores is still being studied by
Delegate William r. Hughes. Mr.
Hughes. who processes admiration
for the liquor dispensary system
operating in Montgomery County
said yesterday he hadn't yet made
up his mind about introducing
such q bill.
Mr.. Hassall said the delegation
will sponsor q bill to give Prince
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AveneI Gordens PTA

The Parent Teacher Association
LOT Avenel Gardens tMd.) Ele-
Imentary School viii hear . talk
Iat 8 pm. Tuesday by mrs. Louise
Walker. head Of the Visual Aids
Department Of the Montgomery
County schools. The group win
lmest III TIM sei1ool auditntiun,.
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Fuirmont Heights Man
Arrested in Sluyinq

A Fairmont Heights man, or
probation for assault, was arrested
on q charge Of murder yesterday
after the assault victim died.
He Is Lucas. Coleman. 43. col
ored, of theE700 block Of K street
in the Prince Georges County
community.
The victim. John II. Cabiness
IS. colored, Of 6112 Jost street
Buena Vista. Md. died. at home
Friday. County police said the two
had . light October 25,. and Cole.
man stabbed Gabiness.
Evening star., 1953-01-04
New Traffic System
Starts Next Sunday in
Downtown Alexandra

A new system of one-way streets,
parking bans and left-turn regu-
lations will take effect in the
downtown section Of Alexandria
next Sunday.
The Alexandria Traffic Board
adopted the new plan in line with
recommendations Of a traffic sur
lvey conducted recently by John r.
Hanna. Richmond traffic engineer.
About 400 new signs are to be
lerected during the next week in
preparation for the change-over.
Employees of the traffic depart
ment will remove paper coverings
from the signs at midnight Satur-
day. .sY 80 .Aa.
Reversed Traffic.
The new system will reverse
the direction Of traffic on the city's
two existing one-way streets.
Prince street will become one-way
in westerly direction between
Royal street and Daingerfield road.
Cameron street will become one
way easterly between Harvard and
Royal streets. In Alexandria, a
|motorist travelling westward moves
away from the Potomac River
toward the railroad station.
In addition. Queen street will
become one-way westward between
Royal and West streets.
One-way streets connecting the
three major one-way thorough
fares will be as follows:
Daingerfield road. northbound
between Prince and King streets:
Commerce street, southwest bound
between King and Duke streets:
North Peyton street, northbound
in the 100 block.
Restricted Parking.
Parking is to be restricted on
King street. the city's major down.
town shopping artery, for the first
time. All curb parking will be
banned on the south side Of King
street between 7 and 8 am, and
on the north side between 4 and
Is pm. daily except Sundays and
holidays.
No left turns will be permitted
OF King street between West and
st. Asaph streets.
All curb parking will be banned
on King street between Peyton
and Harvard streets to permit
two lanes Of eastbound traffic on
King street. One Of the eastbound
lanes will be used to channel traf-
nc onto one-way Cameron street.
Alexandria Traffic Engineer
Kenneth w. Smith said the new
plan was designed to speed the
flow Of traffic in and out Of the
downtown section.
Mr.. Smith said there would be
traffic changes in other sections
of the city from time to time in
line with the Hanna survey rec
concentrations.
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Fight for Major Posts
Iightens in Maryland,
General Assembly
By lie A.seeiossd Pr.s,

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 3.-Tussles
for the major posts grew sharper
today as Maryland lawmakers pre-
pared for the opening Of another
General Assembly session Wednes-
day.
Battles were in the making on
both Democratic and Republican
sides in the House Of Delegates.
Rumblings were heard among
Democratic senators, too.
c. A. Thompson, first term
delegate from Dorchester County,
was openly in the running for the
Democratic House floor leadership.
Delegate A. Gordon Boone Of Bal
timore County has held the job
since 1851.
Have Eyes on Plum.
There were reports two other
Eastern Shore legislators had their
eyes on the same plum. They were
Delegate John Wood Logan of
Caroline County. who had been
mentioned in the last session as
"a possible contender. and Delegate
|E. Layton Riggin Of Somerset
County.
A contest is brewing in Balti-
more over the House speakership.
John c. Luber, who had been floor
leader in an earlier session, was
made speaker by the Democratic
majority in 1851. He and MIR.
Boone moved up together.
Mr.. Luber claims substantial
strength in the counties, more
than enough to Offset contention
in his own Baltimore City. More
than half of Baltimore's IS dele
gates have backed Chester w.
Tawney. also Of Baltimore. for
Speaker.
Della Expects Post.
Senator George w. Della of
Baltimore expressed confidence he
will continue as president Of the
Senate. Senator Louis L. Gold
stein Of Calvert County said he
also looked for another session as
Democratic floor leader.
Several others. each insisting
he not be identified. predicted
both Mr.. Della and Mr.. Goldstein
would face opposition.
Among the Republicans. Sena-
tor Robert B. Kimble Of Allegany
County appeared likely to remain
as minority leader. A fight loomed
in the House. where Delegate J..
Douglas Bradshaw Of Montgomery
County is aiming for minority
leadership.
MIR. Bradshaw is seeking the
post now occupied by Delegate
Arthur H. Green Of Garrett
County. Mr.. Green was namedI
Republican leader early last year
after Anders r. LofStrapd oil
Montgomery was hurt in an acci-
dent. Mr., Lofstrand has since
been appointed to the Senate, rel
placing Dewitt 8. Hyde. who wasI
elected to Congress.
Democratic Rally Called.
State Controller J. Millard TawesI
has called q Democratic pep rally
n the Annapolis arrnory at 5 pm.
His invitation to all Democratic
Legislators said it would be solely
Tor the purpose Of getting bet
Ter acquainted with one anotherl
and also promoting matters which
viii be in the best interest Of theI
party in our State"
Democratic caucuses are sched-
lled for 8 pm. Tuesday In the
State House.
Republicans plan to get together
at Z pm. the same evening inI
Carvel Hall. a spokesman said
Gov. McKeldin probably would
have astaIk with then.s
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Groveton Office to Aid
Bewildered Tuxpoyers

John w. Ferguson, supervisor
Of assessments for Fairfax County,
win operate branch Office In the
No. 2 police station at Groveton to
aid taxpayers with State and
county tax problems,
From tomorrow to January 10
the Office will be open each Mon
day and Friday from $3.50 am. to
4 pm. From January 10 through
80. the Office will be open every
day except Saturdays and Sum
days. s- .sssz....
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jr., 1t W q Q
learned today.
Mr.. Small q
District q nd
Prince Georges
County auto
d ealer and
b an k er, was
seated today as
the new Repub-
hcan Represent
tative from
? M a rylan as
Fifth District.
= He is backing
George T. Bur-
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Upper Marlboro attorney, as his
successor whil9 Republican State
Senator John Raymond Fletcher,
his chief opponent in last years
primary. repeatedly is urging ap-
pointment Of George c. Cook. a.
University Park businessman.
Tht situation confronting Gov.
McKeldin hits its sharpest point
with the candidacy of william F.
Broening. jr.. son of the former
Baltimore mayor, who was tho
Governors mentor at the Begin
ming Of his political career and has
remained his friend.
Broening Makes Request.
Former Mayor Broening, q
member Of the party's inner circle
then, has asked Gov. McKeldin to
give the post to his son as the
elder Mr.. Broening's '.last political
request"
That puts the Governor squarely
on the spot, in the opinion of in
formed sources. They predict that
the younger Mr.. Broening must be
considered as having a definite
edge for the $1,000 q year Job un-
less he decides to retain his pres
ent and higher paid place as chief
racing inspector.
Mr.. Broening'S aspirations also
inject the possibility Of another
eity-county battle.
Southern Maryland party Lead
ers. especially those of Prince
Georges. are waging q determined
struggle for appointment Of Mr..
Burroughs. t
The lawyer made it clear today
that he wants the. post. And
William r. Hughes, q county Re-
publican delegate, said, "This
definitely is a job we will fight
for"
The post belongs to a Prince
Georges resident. he contended,
chiefly because the county has
within its borders three race
tracks. Bowie. Rosecroft and
Upper Marlboro.
Burroughs Has Backing.
Mr.. Burroughs, who is counsel
to the County Board Of Election
Supervisors and was a candidate
Of the County Commissioners
state in last falls home-rule fight.
also has the Endorsement Of most
OF the members Of the incumbent
q. O. p. county administration.
Mr.. Burroughs said a petition to
Gov. McKeldin urging his ap-
pointment has been signed by all
Of the five County Commissioners,
the States Attorney, sheriff, treas
urer, four of the seven members
OF the party's county central COM
mittee, the chief Orphans Court
Judge and the Register Of Wills.
Mr.. Burroughs also is seeking
the help of influential Republi-
cans throughout Southern Mary.
land.
Mr.. Cook declined to discuss
the matter. He referred all
questions to Senator Fletcher who
could not be reached for comment.
Three Of the county's four Re-
publican members Of the House
also have signed for him, Mr..
Burroughs said. He named them
as Chairman Albert r. Hassall
and Delegates j. Frank Lillard.
jr.. and Mr.. Hughes. Mr.. Bur-
roughs said he had not been able
to reach Harry e. Taylor, jr., the
fourth G. o. p. deleagte. He added
he feels confident he will receive J
Mr.. Taylor's support.
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Arlington Board
Plans Changes
In County Posts
Lundbers to stoy;
PUG and Planning
Units Foce Shifts
BY. WiIIiom J. EIvin

~ VbttOW Ss 6tVtu
/ Arlington's new County Board
plans to retain A. T. Lundberg as
County Manager but some changes
in personnel are in prospect.
The board chairman. Robert A.
Peck; Republican, said yesterday
that an effort win be made to re-
constitute the Planning Commits
sion. even though no vacancies are
scheduled on the commission in
1858.
A new Public Utilities Commis-
sion is to be appointed this month.
The terms Of previous members
expired December 81.
When the board considers the
1953-54 budget next April, it Is
expected that the position Of ex-
|ecutive secretary to the Public
Utilities Commission, now held by
Gerald J. Glassman. may be abol-
ished. The position, established
in November, 1850. now pays ST.
900 q year.
Reappointment Blocked.
Last week. the board made It's
first personnel change when it de-
|clined to reappoint Mrs. Ruby G,
Simpson as clerk to the board
Mrs. Lillian Matthews. assistant
to Mrs. Simpson, was named act
ing clerk. 80
Board members canvassed yes
terday agreed that when the new
budget is considered, county Or
ganization will be scrutinized
carefully. They pointed out. how
ever, that a referendum approved
last November transferred from
the board to the manager the
power to appoint department.
heads.
Also approved in November was
another referendum changing the
tenure Of the manager. Previously
he was appointed on a year-to-
year basis and if he was to be dis
charged on the following January
l, he had to be given notice by
November /.
Now the manager serves at the
pleasure of the board and can be
dismissed at any time. Also. he
is free to resign his $13 3,000-a-year
job If and when he wishes.
Old Battle Ground.
The new Republican member of
the board, George M. Rowzee, jr.,
said he plans to introduce a mo-
tion voicing confidence In Mr..
Lundberg. His proposal received
ia favorable reception from Mr..
Peck and from the three indie
pendent board members, Alvin F.
Kimel, Mrs. Leone Buchholz and
DR.. Robert H. Detwiler.
Mr. Rowzee said he hopes the
board will see to it that the man
ager has the. authority to carry
out his job His fellow Republican,
Mr.. Peck, said he felt that pre-
vious boards had considered mat
tiers which should have been taken
up by the manager first.
Mr.. Peck is returning to an old
battle-ground in his fight to ap-
point a new Planning Commission.
Last year he opposed strenuously
as packing" a successful Nom
partisan move to increase the
commission membership from nine
to Is. 60
New Faces Expected.
Just how the commission will
be reconstructed has not been de-
termined but it is almost certain
that the number Of members will
be changed back to nine. A ma
jority OF the commission recently
rejected a suggestion that all
members resign so that the new
board could make its own appoint
ments.
Mr.. Peck makes it clear that
there will be some new faces on
these commissions.
unlike some previous board
members" he says, "the present
board members don't feel It's
heresy to appoint Chamber Of
Commerce members to these po-
sitions."
Y
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Develops
In Maryland for
Racing Post
Broening's Request
Puts McKeldin on Spot
In Filling vuconey

BY ]. l. Michael
sscr s,osf c ce,re.pend.n,

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. "a three.
way hight is on for the State Rae
ing Commission vacancy created
BY the resignation Of Frank Small.
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Sailor Fights Back.

Davis then struck a revolver in
Mr.. Banko's back and forced him
to drive to the lonely spot near
Burke. They intended only to
tie him up but he started to re-
Sist.
After beating him and robbing
him, Of SIS, they drove the car
back to Alexandria. There they
picked up the 15-year-old boy and
started for Knoxville. Tenn.
1t. Ut1 said the two men and
the boy admitted robbing Carl
Head. IS. colored. Of 6910 George
Palmer highway. Seat Pleasant.
Md. q cab driver. on Friday near
Lorton.
Mrs. Banko said she and her
husband had moved to the Dis
trict area about a month ago. His
last station was Springfield, Mass.
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Hearing Set for 7 Texans
In Arms Smuggling Case
By the Assoeiotsd Press

DALLAS, Feb. 13.-Gun deal
ers Thurman Randle and
Thomas D. Park were ordered
to appear Monday for a bond
hearing on charges they con-
spired to smuggle large guam
titles of small arms to Mexico.
Federal indictments were re-
turned yesterday against the two
Dallas men and 10 others.
Both denied the accusations
United States Assistant Dis
trict Attorney William Cantrell
who worked on the case for six
months, said he didn't think the
case would come to trial until
the next session of court in May,
at the earliest.
The Is page indictment
charged that Thurman, Randle
& Co. sold guns to middlemen
near the border who shipped the
firearms into Mexico.
In all. the grand jury's charge
listed about $4,000 worth OF
allegedly struggled arms anc
ammunition. In Washington
D. c.. John c. Elliot, chief OF
The State Departments muni-
tions divisions. said the case &C.
tually involves $25o.o00 worth.
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Navy Officer and Wife
Killed in New Mexico

A Navy lieutenant and his
wife. formerly stationed in
Washington, were killed Wednes-
day in a three-car collision on
an icy road near Santa Fe. N.
Mex.
They were 1t. Robert M.
Tatum, 80, and his wife. Mrs.
Anne Coder Tatum. Is. Of San
Diego. Calf. Mrs. Tatum was
killed instantly. 1t. Tatum died
on the way to a hospital.
New Mexico State Police said
the Tatum car was struck by
another automobile which skid
ded on the ice. 1t. Tatum's
vehicle then was showed into
the path Of an oncoming auto
mobile
The Navy said 1t. Tatum had
been assigned to recruiting duty
here. His next Of kin, a brother
in Colorado Springs. Colo. was
notified of his death.
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Jebb Defends Role
OF Britain in Korea
By the Associated Press

DECATUR, Ga. Feb. 13.-Sil
Gladwyn Jebb, British Delegate
to the United Nations. tonight
told American cities of Britain
that his country cannot seri-
ously be accused of Sinking its
duty in Korea.
In a speech al Agnes Scott
College, Mr.. Je5p also defended
the vast majority of U. N. work.
erS, including the Americans
against charges of being spies
and subverSives. He said U. N.
Secretariat people are for the
most part honest and high
principled" persons who handle
no national secret or classified
matter and who thus lave no
scope for espionage
Finally, Mr.. Jebb rejected all
suggestions that the Soviet I'm
ion be expelled from the U. N.
He made it clear he believed
this would do moe narm than
good, that it would bring about
the collapse of the U. N. and
would throw away any POSSIBLE
ity of having agreements ham,
mered out in the U. N. in the
future through sheer political
necessity.
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BY the Asseeiatsd Press

RICHMOND, Calf. Feb. h.
A flicker of flame and a wisp Of
smoke spurted from an explosive
mixing dope house" at the Her.
cules Powder Co. in nearby
Pinole yesterday.
AS workers rushed to fight the
fire. an explosion reduced the
brick building to rubble.
Twelve men were torn to bits.
Bodies and parts Of bodies were
hurled as far as 250 feet.
San Francisco Jolted.
The explosion threw bricks
from the building TOO feet. It
shook four Bay Area counties. It
even got a reaction on the Uni
versity of California seismograph
at Berkeley, IL miles to the south
San Francisco, 20 miles away
was jolted.
An employe who declined tc
give his name said the "dope
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-13
Guam Official Named
Acting Island Governor
By the Associated Press

Secretary of the Interior Nc
Kay said yesterday that Randall
Herman. who has been govern
ment secretary of Guam, will
take ovel as acting governor tc
succeed Carlton Skinner, re-
signed
President Eisenhower an
nounced acceptance of Mr.. Skin
ner's resignation yesterday and
said nc successor had been
selected
Mr.. Mckay has mentioned
Hugh Brown of Nebraska, q
former clerk Of. the Senate In
terror Committee, as one Of
those under consideration.
The secretary said he knew
Of no moves to transfer juris-
diction over Guam from the In
terror to the Navy Department
as has been rumored.
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Stevenson to Lecture
At Harvard Series
BY the Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 10.
-Adlai E. Stevenson, Demo-
cratic candidate for President in
1852. will give the Godkin Lee
lures in Government at Harvard
University during the 1885,
school year.
The university said last night
the dates of the three lectures,
which are open to the public,
have not yet been set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-13
Gen. Naguib 10 Visit
j. ). in Near Future
BY the Associufed Press

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 49,
Premier Mohamed Naguib in
tends to visit the United States
'in the very near future"
Gen. Naguib made the an
nouncement as he was answer
ing a question in a news con-
ference held at his Office after
signing yesterday the agreement
with Britain on the Sudan.
Gen. Naguib praised the eff
forts of United States Ambas-
sador Jefferson Gallery "in
bringing closer the two view
points" in negotiations between
Egypt and Britain.
He said: ut was through
Ambassador Caffery's good Of
fees that many difficult points
were ironed out. These had a
direct effect on the successful
conclusion of this agreement. "
Under the agreement Egypt
and Britain will let the SudaneSe
choose their own future. Gen.
Naguib announced the door was
opened wide for "a successful
understanding" on the with
drawal of British troops from
the Suez Canal zone.
Talks on Suez are coming
very soon, he said.
The final settlement of these
two key problems in British.
Egyptian relations could clear
the way toward tighter co-opera-
ton between this strategic
Moslem nation and the Western
powers in the cold war. perhaps
in a Middle East defense COM
mand
There was exultation in the
foreign Offices of Cairo, London
and Washington over the agree
ment.
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IL Die as Blast Rips Building
AT California Powder Plant

houses" were considered relative
ly safe from explosion. He said
three had burned in the past
four years without exploding.
Only two men were in the Is
by SO foot brick building which
was used for mixing dope
liquid ingredients of dynamite.
They presumably touched of the
plant fire whistle which brought
workers running. Then came
the blast which almost knocked
our heads off," said workers
farthest from the scene.
Those closer to the explosion
didn't live.
Eugene D. Hatfield. Hercules
employment supervisor. said:
I'VE probably will never know
the cause Of the blast"
FIJI Probes for Sabotage.
The FB1 is investigating the
possibility of sabotage.
Two construction workers
who were moving dirt only 15C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-13
Fraternity Hits Barring
OF Press at JeIke Trial

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (P.-
Sigma Delta Chi. national jour-
nalistic fraternity, today pro-
tested Judge Francis L. Valente's
order barring press and public
from the Jelke vice trial and
asked him to rescind it.
1t argued that the order vio-
lated constitutional guarantees
of freedom of the press and of
public trials for defendants in
criminal cases.
The fraternity recorded its
protest in a telegram to Judge
Valente. The message was
signed by v. M. Newton, jr.,
managing editor of the Tampa
Fla, Tribune and chairman OF
the fraternity's Committee for
Advancement of Freedom OF
Information.
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feet from the explosion. escaped
injury
John Mountjoy saw a small
fame at the building. then "a
little explosion like a tank Of
gas going of"
He and three other men leaped
into the scoop of a bulldozer Mr..
MountJoy was operating. Sec
onds later the big blast came.
Plant Manager Clifford T.
Butler estimated damage at
$50, 900
The Hercules plant has been
hit by other explosions. Last
March 26 one man was killed
in an explosion in a press house
on the black powder line
Damage was $4,000. Two
others died when the nitrogly-
cerine building blew up in June,
1948 A similar blast in 1914
also killed two men.