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Evening star., 1953-02-22
Fund for Playground
In Maryland Sought

Residents of Cheverly and
Tuxedo. Md. are conducting a
$4,000 fund drive to build a COM
munity playground at the Chew
erly-Tuxedo Elementary School.
The project has been under
taken by the schools PTA. The
county board of education has
agreed to hard-top an area and
supply conventional playground
equipment.
Due to the lack of business
establishments in the commun-
ity, funds will have to come area
residents. according to Mrs. John
D. Darlington. PTA publicity
chairman. She said the finished
playground will resemble that at
the Parkside School in Silver
Spring.
Facilities on the completed
playground will include a base
ball diamond. tennis, handball,
volley ball and basketball courts,
picnic tables, barbecue pits, a
doll house and nursery equip
ment. If facilities are ready by
summer a planned program and
paid director will be offered.
Raymond E. TraverS and Tim
othy E. Smith are directing the
project.
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Sanitary Units Auditing Hit,
Works Program Is Acclaimed

bonds for which the counties
must guarantee payment. The
counties. however. have no voice
in the issuance of the bonds or
in the selection of commission
members.
Because of such things as
these" Mr.. Andrews said," a
certain amount of ill-will has
built up toward the sanitary
commission over the years."
Mr.. Andrews also recommend
ed the commission and county
officials get together to deter
mine whether some of the COM
MISSIONS present duties could
not be transferred to the
counties.
He specifically suggested trash
collection which the commission
performs only in Montgomery
County. Montgomery officials.
however, are not eager to under
take the task at this time.
Mr.. Andrews suggested other
"leSser duties" such as storm
drainage plan approval. flood
control in Prince Georges, issu-
ance Of plumbing permits and
regulation Of gas fixture installa-
ton as possibilities for transfer
20 the counties.
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county government in Mont
gomery.
-. Reduce the commissions
administrative tax rate in Mont
gomery County from four cents
to three cents. The current re-
assessment will provide adequate
revenue at the lower rate.
IS. Acquisition Of park and
playground land should continue
to be handled by the commission,
because Of its close relationship
to overall planning and to sub
division control, but serious con-
sideration should be given to
transferring park and play
ground development and mainte-
nance to the Montgomery council
along with reduction Of the park
tax rate from seven cents to five
cents. If these transfers are ac-
compliShed, the council should
set up a nom -Salaried park and
recreation board, Of which the
vice chairman of the planning
commission should be an ex
officio member. If it is possible
for the General Assembly to con-
firm the commissions title to the
Silver Spring armory lot, thus
terminating present litigation,
that should be done.
IS. Extension Of the commits
sion's planning jurisdiction to
include all Of Montgomery county
may prove desirable in the
future, but for the present. !
believe. the M-NCPPC and the
Upper Montgomery County Plan
ming Commission, have big
enough and substantially diff
ferent jobs to perform. # the
council wants advice on q
county-wide public works pro-
gram. 1t could create q special
board composed Of members Of
both planning agencies. In
Prince Georges. some form Of
planning control should be pro-
vided in the rural area, either
by extending M-NCPPC juris-
diction or by setting up q sep
arate agency with q more rural
complexion"
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Arnold Line Drops
Token Ban Request

The Arnold busline has dropped
one request for a fare increase
and has filed another. the Arl-
ington County Board was in
formed yesterday.
Gerald G. Glassman, executive
assistant to the County Public
Utilities Commission. said the
firm has withdrawn its appli-
cation before the Interstate
Commerce Commission asking
that use Of tokens be eliminated.
The company said it may wish
to file the request again later,
Mr.. GlaSsman reported.
Tokens sell at six for 81, each
token being equivalent to q 2l-
cent cash fare.
The new fare increase request
filed by the firm, formally known
as Washington, Virginia &
Maryland Coach Co., is before
the Virginia State Corporation
Commission.
a report Of Commemorative At
torney William j. Hassan out
The county board agreed to
lining steps to oppose the In
crease.
Gerald L. Phelps, attorney,
and william e. Carpenter,
transportation consultant, viii
prepare with Mr.. Glassman the
countyss case against the plan.
The State Corporation Commis-
sion has scheduled q hearing on
the proposal March II at Rich
mond.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
BY the Assoeiased Press

BALTIMORE, Feb 21.-Twen-
ty-one out of every 1000 Mary
land youngsters between 8 and
II are juvenile delinquents. al
though the national average is
only 11.7 for every 1000.
But don't let those figures fool
you, warns the Sobeloff Commits
sion. That doesn't mean the
future generation of Free Staters
are meaner than those in the rest
of the country. It only reflects
greater use of court procedures
III Maryland and less handling
them through other methods.
The commission, the group
studying ways of streaming the
Stategovernment and, now head
ed by Enos S. Stockbridge, today
made public its study of juvenile
delinquency control in Mary
land. The 31-page report in
cludeds its findings as well as its
lamentations.
The commission recommended
the State do away with its patch
work Of six sets of Juvenile court
laws" and work out a pattern of
statutes that would At any case
in the 8-17 age bracket.
Can't Agree on Plan.
The commission members re-
ported they could not agree
among themselves on exactly
how the control Of juvenile de-
linquents should be administered.
They rejected the idea that
the States four training schools
for wayward children should be
supervised by the Department Of
Correction, which runs adult
prisons.
Putting the training schools
under the Department of We'll
fare in 1948, they said, was a
step in the right direction. It
might be well. some thought, to
concentrate in a special division
of the welfare department all
the responsibility for handling
juvenile delinquents.
On the other hand, some
thought. it might be better to
set up this responsibility in an
entirely new department.
The commission said this
ought to be studied further.
1t made is specific recommen-
dations Of what powers and re-
sponsibilities a juvenile depart
ment should have whether an
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spseiuI Dispussh 10 The s.ur

BALTIMORE. Feb. 2l.-Used
car dealer John II. Wilbanks
reported another robbery today.
He told police his managers
trouser pocket was picked for
$1,000 in cash last night. It was
the same bedroom where Mr..
Wilbanks reported he lost some
$4,000 to thieves last July.
And police have records Of Mr..
Wilbanks' pilfered pockets going
back to 1947. That year, so the
record goes. someone took his
wallet with $500 in cash and
2,355 in checks, but that time it
was lying on q table.
Two years ago another Of
Wilbanks' managers at Johnny's
Used Car Lot reported to police
that . wallet containing $lA 900
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Three zoning Pleas
In Wheaton Opposed.
Three Are Endorsed

Three petitions for commercial
zoning in the Wheaton business
district have been opposed by
the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
because the properties are in an
area recommended by the COM
mission for of street parking.
Two other applications for
commercial use and one for two
family coming were indorsed by
the commission. All six recon-
mendations have been forwarded
to the Montgomery County
Council. which has final zoning
authority.
The three Wheaton zoning pc
titions opposed by the commits
sion are:
BY Richard M. McGraw. resi-
Dental A to commercial D Of
land on the west side Of Fern
street.
BY Einar Christensen, attorney
for Ada M. Strickland. residen-
tial A to commercial D Of land
at Georgia avenue and Pritchard
road.
BY Bradshaw & Shearin, at
torneys for Joseph Ferrante, res
idential A to commercial D of a
lot on the west side Of Cunning
ham drive.
The three applications sup
ported by the commission are:
BY Philip S. PeySer, attorney
for Fulton r. Gruver and Helen
G. Kline, residential A to COM
mercial D Of a lot at Georgia
avenue and White Oak drive,
Montgomery Hills.
BY PAUL E. Hotel, residen-
tial A to B (two-family use) of
property at 1929 Carroll avenue.
Takoma Park.
BY Andrew j. Kessinger, agent
for Edwin and Marguerite C..
Bennett, residential A to COM
mercial D of land at Georgia
avenue and Old Bladensburg
road. Wheaton.
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Thieves Return Visit. Nets
So, 1000 Of Auto Mans Cash

in checks and $2.650 In cash was
missing. That was never found
but the used car dealer later told
Of 81. 400 in bills coming back
mysteriously through the mail.
Mr.. Wilbanks told police last
July he was covered with $780,
600 worth Of burglary insurance,
but the loss last night was not
insured. His manager, Glenn
Shelton, told police the money
was taken from his pocket as
he and his brother Roy Shelton
were sleeping.
At the time Of the burglars
big haul last July. Mr.. Wilbanks
said he often carried that much
money with him. He liked to do
business on Q cash basis. The
thieves apparently liked It that
way. too.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
z Days Is Less Than One
MAGISTRATE Discovers
BY the Associated Pres,


HAGERSTOWN. Md, Feb. 81.
Magistrate william B. Krey-
kenbohn said today he is going
to impose sitter sentences for
drunken driving because he
found out. an accused sentenced
to two days in jail can get out
in less than "a hours.
The magistrate explained a
prisoner gets credit for q full
day on the day he Is sentenced
to jail and for another full day
on the day he gets out.
Thus. a man sentenced to two
days in jail at an II am. magis-
trate's hearing is released at Z
am. the next day.
Mr.. Kreykenbohn said his
minimum sentence from now on
probably will be i've days in jail
in addition to q fine.
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to assess property on the basis
Of coming.
5. Providing for q referendum
on permitting State agencies,
counties and sanitary districts
the right to take property by
filing a declaration Of taking as
does the State Roads Commits
sion.
Sanitary commission members
have assured the delegation
many recommendations of Ford,
Bacon & Davis will be put into
effect this year.
A bill is being drafted by the
delegation to provide for q five-
man commission. two to be
named by the Montgomery
County Council and the chair
man and two Prince Georges
representatives to be named by
the Governor.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Plans Official Offers
s Changes TO Settle
Maryland Dispute

Blair Lee III, former vice.
chairman of the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission. yesterday offered
six-point plan for settlement of
differences between the planning
body and it's opponents who want
the commission abolished.
Mr.. Lee, who is now executive
officer of the National Capital
Planning Commission. said that
after attending a hearing at An
napolis last Thursday and talk
ing with leaders lin both camps.
"I am convinced that settlement
of the perennial controversy over
the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
is now possible. 90 @2
Issues Statement.
In a statement which he issued
as q Montgomery County citizen,
he said:
Testimony by representatives
of the Civic Federation, Allied
Civic Group, Silver Spring Board
of Trade and the County Farm
Bureau shows conclusively that
the proposal to abolish the COM
mission is not popular in Mont
gomery County. Yet careful anal.
ysis of the testimony shows that
there is a general desire to bring
the planning commission closer
to the people, to adjust it more
smoothly to the present form of
local government in the county
and to reduce the tax burden
as much as possible.
IF the commission is tired Of
what it calls campaign of
harassment' it would be well adj
vised to swallow its pride and
cooperate with the legislators.
The same procedure is recon-
mended for the County Council
and especially for the Montgom-
cry County Charter Committee,
which has been the real force
behind the 8-year battle against
the planning agency.
Six Suggestions.
"I should like to suggest some
possible changes that might ac-
complish the desired result !.
81. Accept the Civic Fedora
tion formula for appointment Of
all commission members by the
Governor but with nomination of
them by the governing bodies
Of the two counties. It might be
well to consider making a mem
Der of each governing body and
a member Of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
ex-ofncio members Of the plan
ulIlS COIIlIulSSlOu.
''2. Provide conclusively for
transfer of the recreation pro-
gram and its supporting scent
tax from the commission to the
Montgomery County Council.
Recreation is already a county
function in Prince Georges.
IS. Transfer building inspec-
tion from the commission to the
county commissioners in Prince
Georges but only at such time
as the commissioners feel that
countrywide building inspection
is justif1able. Building In
spection is already under the
y l
Evening star., 1953-02-22
|nOut of Every7, 900 Juveniles
I'm MARYLAND Called DeIinquent
independent agency or part Of
the welfare department.

independent agency or part OF
the welfare department.
Favor Creation of Court.
The commission recommended
the State should prohibit placing
a delinquent child. under 10, IN
a State training school 'if more
appropriate and adequate facili-
ties for such children are avail
able"
The best way to work toward
Statewide uniformity in juvenile
laws is to create a juvenile court
committee to study and recon-
mend a standard set of statutes,
it said. 1
The report also favored placing
juvenile court Jurisdiction in cir.l
cult courts throughout the States
with one of the circuit judges as
signed on Ion-rotating basis to
act as juvenile court Judge.
This is being done in Baltimore
city, except that the judges rotate
the duties Of youth court.
The commission reported that
"as far as we know. Garrett is the
only county in the United States
which does not have by law a
juvenile court or other provisions
Of special procedures for han
ding delinquent children"
Garrett Doing Good Job.
It added, however, that Gar
rett "has done and Is doing a
good job Of effective work in this
field"
The commission said it found
considerable variance in the
handling of juvenile cases in the
various courts in the State.
"One Maryland juvenile
court" it said, commits to the
State training school IS per cent
Of the children found delin-
quent; another with a compar-
able caseload commits only 5
per cent.
Zone court conducts no ju-
venile cases unofhcially or in
formally; another conducts 80
per cent in this manner.
"One court never valves ju-
risdiction over delinquent chill
dren to the criminal court;
another valves so per cent Of
its cases. thus handing over the
children to criminal trial. crim-
inal stigma if convicted, and
possible commitment to an adult
reformatory instead Of train.
ing school,"
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Two PIA Meetings listed
In Nearby MARYLAND

Meetings scheduled during the
coming week by Maryland PTA
groups include:
Tomorrow.
Glenn Dale. 8 p.m.-Miss Amy
Frye. an exchange student from
Switzerland, win speak.
Tuesday.
st. Michaeps. Silver Spring,
8:15 p.m.-Sister Mary Patricia,
principal. win give an Illustrated
lecture on the drive for aeneW
Noviate ct Rome. N. =.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Cole to Head Schools
PSYCHOLOGICAL Services

Cletus A. Cole, 1923 North
Washington boulevard, Arling-
ton, has been appointed head Of
the Arlington school psychology
Cal services, Supt. T. Edward
Rutter announced yesterday.
Mr.. Cole, holder Of a masters
degree in education from Creigh-
ton University at Omaha, sue
ceeds Mrs. Miriam Speck. re-
signed. Mr.. Cole joined the Ar
lington school system as q psy-
chologist last year.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Decisions on zoninq
And Beer Sale Hours
Revised in Arlington

Independent members Of the
Arlington County Board Joined
with their Republican colleagues
yesterday to reverse two deci-
sions made by previous boards.
Cherrydale Cement Block Co.
was granted a rezoning Of about
two acres adjoining its plant to
provide additional storage space
for building materials it manu-
features.
Beer Sales Extended.
Closing hour for establish-
ments selling wine and beer was
extended from II pm. to mid
night.
Both actions had been pro-
posed when Non-partisans had q
majority on the board, and both
failed to pass at that time.
The five-member board now
has two Republicans and three
members who ran as Independ-
entS.
h Rezoning of the block plant
property was opposed at yes
terday's board meeting by the
Cherrydale Citizens Association
and a number of individuals.
The two-acre tract lies along
the Washington & Old Dominion
Railroad in the 1900 block Of
North Nelson street.
Residents objected to traffic
created by the plant and COM
planned that it caused noise and
dust.
$50 Complaints Reported.
Oren r. Lewis. attorney for
the applicant, said more than
$50 complaints had been made
to police and county officials
regarding operation of the. .plant.
but the installation was cleared
every time.
Mr.. Lewis also told the board
that denial of the application
by previous board was due
to political pressure.
Chairman Robert A. Peck, Re-
publican, said the proposed re-
coming from residential to linn
tied industrial seemed reason
able. He said he could not con-
ceive Of the property in ques-
ton being used for residential
purposes.
Four members Of the board
approved the rezoning. The
fifth member, Alvin F. Kimel,
Independent, refrained from vot-
ing after urging a postponement
to bring out more information
about the proposal.
Extension of the hours for
selling beer and wine was ap-
proved after the board received
a request from the Northern Vir-
ginia Malt Beverage Association.
A similar change had been ap-
proved earlier in Alexandria.
Falls Church and Fairfax
County.
The boards resolution will be
forwarded to the Virginia Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board,
which already has indicated 1t
will follow the wishes Of local
government bodies in setting the
closing hour.
CwnnN ;,snst Evknv.ssnr
At the request Of DR.. Robert H.
Detwiler, Independent. County
Manager A. T. Lundberg was
asked to study the possibility Of
raising the speed limit from IS
to 35 miles an hour on South
Glebe road between Columbia
pike and Shirley highway.
Sheriff Carl l.. Taylor reported
that prisoners in the county Jail
are now receiving three meals q
day. In the past. only two meals
have been served.
Board members accepted an
invitation to eat breakfast at the
jail before the next board meet
ing. March Z.
A use permit was granted to
Mobile Salvage Corp. to operate
q junk yard at 401 South Tenth
street.
Daniel A. Ragalie was ap-
pointed to the Board Of zoning
Appeals. succeeding Malcolm B.
Devers, who resigned.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
BY ChorIes [. Hoffmon
Ssur Ssoff CORRESPONDENT

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-Two
reports-both laudatory of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commissions engineering pro-
gram but critical of its financial
procedures-are in the hands of
Prince Georges and Montgomery
legislators.
A report by an engineering
survey organization scores as
"deplorable" the sanitary COM
missions property records. The
report, prepared at commission
expense, calls for drastic reor-
ganization" Of the accounting
department.
A second survey-a tentative
draft" by q Sobeloff Commission
researcher-was branded as Gin
accurate" by the commission.
The report urged more local con-
troll Of the bi-county Governor
appointed commission.
Reorganization Urged.
The financial survey was made
by Ford, Bacon s. Davis, Inc.
The organization urged complete
reorganization of the admins
trative structure of the commits
sion and the hiring Of a busi-
ness manager.
There has not been a salts
factory, complete audit Of the
commissions audits in any of
the past years reviewed by u.s."
the report said.
1.-THE property records have
not been properly kept as they
do not reflect items of property
long since abandoned and dis
mantled. The necessary &C
counting detail was in such poor
condition that the regular ac-
countantS were apparently
not able to produce an annual
audit report for 1851 until late
December, 1882"
The engineer conSultants also
said their analysis indicated a
deficiency Of revenue for several
years.
AS a result, the report said,
the commission has been using
capital funds for operating and
maintenance expenses.
Engineering Praised.
The survey group praised the
planning, engineering and con-
struction of facilities by the COM
mission.
It urged. however, an Gimme
diate study" to determine ap-
parent deficiency of revenue
from the services supplied. Then,
the survey suggested. sewer and
water rates should be increased
to permit the commission to
operate in the black.
Sanitary Commission Chair
man Raymond w. Bellamy said
the preliminary Sobeloff report
was made without necessary con-
sultation at the commission Of
flee.
The study, made by Richard
D. Andrews, recommended two
members Of the commission be
appointed, one each by the
Montgomery County Council and
the Prince Georges County Com
miSSionerS.
The third member should be
selected by the Maryland-N Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission from among its own
members. Mr.. Andrews said.
MIR. Andrews praised the COM
missions accomplishments in
providing water supply and sew
age disposal facilities.
Mr.. Andrews pointed out the
commission is authorized to issue
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Women Voters to Heur
Two Arlington Officials

DR.. Barnard JOY. chairman of
the Arlington County School
Board, and Clyde Merriman, of
the Arlington Civic Federation,
will attend a luncheon meeting
of the Organized Women Voters
of Arlington at noon Tuesday in
the Little Tea House, 1901 South
Arlington Ridge road.
Mr.. Merriman will speak on
the county budget. DR., Joy will
answer questions on school
budget needs.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Jewish Center Dinner

Senator Goldwater. Republi:
can, Of Arizano. win address the
fourth annual dinner Of the
Arlington-Fairfax Jewish Cen.
ter, at Z pm. tomorrow at the
center. Arlington boulevard and
South Fenwick street.
Evening star., 1953-02-22
Wins Speaking Contest

RICHMOND, Feb. q R.-
James Mounie. 16-year-oId Nor
folk County high school senior,
was chosen today as winner Of
the Virginia Society. Sons Of the
American Revolution, oratorical
contest.