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Evening star., 1953-03-31
Alexandra Council Studies
Proposed $4,000 Survey

The Alexandria City Council
Is considering o proposed COM
prehensive survey Of the mu-
nicipal government which would
require one year TO complete and
cost approximately $35.000.
Details Of the survey were out
lined in an executive session of
the council last night by repre-
sentatives Of the Institute of
Local and State Government Of
the University Of Pennsylvania.
City Manager Ira r. Willard
strongly indorsed the survey in
q prepared statement to the
council:
"The need for administrative
Improvement Is very urgent /. 1.
We are approaching the lirni-
tations Of our allowable. lawful
indebtedness -. Lack Of COM
prehensive planning and effici-
ent direction and coordination
Of the administration viii lead
ultimately to the imposition of
greater and greater tax levies
upon the citizens Of the city"
Mr.. willard acknowledged that
the cost appeared high. But
it would be more than compen-
sated by the saving which would
result from ths improvements =
he said.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Status OF MARYLAND Bills

erages division Of the controllers once
to assist "a the enforcement Of alcoholic
beverages laws.
Amendrnent Withdrawn ana Enactsd.
/. 6B112-By Barton and others
Amending the constitution to restrict
gasoline and motor vehicle, revenues TO
administration OF motor vehicle laws,
highways and bridge improvements.
SENATE.
Btlls Passed.
eB3S7-By Fletcher--To exclude state
and county agencies and Mttnlctpal
corporations In Prince Georges County
from the provisions Of certain electrical
apparatus provisions.
SB446--Bg Bailey TO remove from
the Laws AL prQvieionS giytng 70 the
state superintendent Of schools or 20
the state Department of Education any
powers over the seiecti9ps uuaiincations.
tntendent Of schools tn the state. z.
persons 50 ordered to testify in behah
Of the State concerning certain crimes
even though such testimony be self
incriminatire but exempting from prose-
cution those persons 50 testifying.
Amended ana Repassed.s
HB292-By Alexander Coddington,
Green and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
use Of liehts while hunting deer.
Resolution Introduced.
SH5O-By Ktmhle---TO request state
owned and 9tate-aIded COLLEGES ana uni
yersities to consider awarding degrees
to seniors with satigfaetory records who
are called into. service (education.
Evening star., 1953-03-31

Arlington Republicans have
officially deserted the independ-
ent movement and have called
for party candidates in the July
IA primary for the County Board
and House of Delegates.
AT a meeting last night the
G. o. P. County Executive Com
mittee rejected proposals that
they waive a primary and adopt
some other method Of support
ing q candidate for the board.
Two Independent Seats.
Last year the G. o. p. re-
Trained from nominating party
candidates for three board seats
and joined Democrats in indors-
ing an Independent slate that
was elected in November. The
Independents now hold two seats
and Republicans the other two.
The term Of one of the Inde-
pendents, DR.. Robert F. Detwiler.
expires December 81.
Seeking this seat will be the
winner of the G. o. p. primary,
Democrat to. be selected by
some other method than a pri-
mary, and perhaps q Non-parti-
san to be named at the annual
Town Meeting. Other possibili-
ties are that Independent move
ment will nominate a candidate,
regardless Of actions of the major
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Woman Gets 7 Years
In Staying Of Bundy

Mrs. Eleanor v. Welborn, "a
Of Fra nconia, Va. was given q
tWo-year prison term on q charge
Of involuntary granddaughter in
Alexandria Corporation Court
yesterday for the fatal shooting
Of her former friend, 34-year-
old Russell Bundy.
Mr.. Bundy, who was colored
was shot in the head as he, Mrs.
Welborn and Mrs. Mary Purks
of Woodbridge, Va, sat in a
parked car on a lot at Cameron
and West streets in Alexandria
last November 20. Mr.. Bundy
and Mrs. Welborn both had been
drinking when the shooting oc-
Cured. Mrs. Purks testified.
The defense argued that the
shooting was an accident. Mrs,
Welborn insisted she had nc
reason to kill Mr.. Bundy-"we
were good friends"
81 just remember asking Rus
sell for a match-the next
remember I heard q loud noise
and it felt like fire in my hand,
she told the jury Of II men and
one woman.
Mrs. Purks testified that Mrs.
Welbofn reached into the glove
compartment when Bundy
opened it to get her a match,
grabbed his gun and shot him.
Mrs. Purks said there had been
no argument before the shooting.
The Commonwealth insisted
that Mrs. Welborn deliberately
killed Mr.. Bundy to get rid of
him.
Mr.. Bundy lived at Fredericks-
burg. Va. and was known there
as a cOlored man. He had fair
skin, and at the time of the
shooting, police said Mrs. Purks
and Mrs. Welborn both had be-
lieved him to be white.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Burke Airport Funds
Left Out Of Budget,
Commerce Indicates

An appropriation request for
81 .66 million for the new Burke
kVa) airport has been dropped
from the Commerce Departments
new budget. it was learned today.
The proposed appropriation
was to have been used for pur-
chase of land and additional en-
gineering surveys. The projected
new airport in Fairfax County
has been planned to relieve the
air traffic congestion at the
Washington National Airport.
Robert B. Murray, Undersec-
retary Of Commerce for Trans
portation, indicated the Com
merce Department is requesting
funds for airports only where
construction already has begun.
Construction at the Burke air.
port has not started.
Asked specifically about the
funds for the. Burke airport, Mr..
Murray said, "The House Appro-
priations Committee has the
whole budget on a secret basis
until they release it. Until the
committee does release it. Mr..
Weeks (Secretary of Commerce)
doesn't want us to comment"
Mr.. Murray, however, called
attention to the speech he made
at a civil aviation conference at
Kansas City last week. He said
there the department is mot in
cluding funds for new Federal aid
airport projects in the new re-
vised 1854 budget"
He was asked whether the
Burke project would be classed
as new since work has not ac-
tually begun. He replied Make
your own conclusion"
Secretary Weeks has taken the
position that details Of new
budget proposals may be dis
cussed only by the White House
or the House Appropriation
Committee.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Easter Vacations
Begin This Week

Vacations for some public anc
parochial school children in the
Washington area will begin to-
morrow and by Good Friday all
of them will be out for an Easter
recess.
With the end Of classes today
the public school children in Ar
lington County and the parochial
schools in the District and near
by Maryland will be free. The
Arlington County children will
return to publish schools Tues
day morning and the parochial
students in the District and
nearby Maryland on April 8.
Fairfax County public schools
and all Virginia parochial schools
will start the recess period after
the end of classes tomorrow and
return to classes next Tuesday.
Alexandria public schools also
will let out at the close of classes
tomorrow and return on the
morning Of April 8. except for
George Washington High School.
It's students will return that day,
but will delay their recess until
Thursday. In return, these stu
dents will be given the day OF
on May l to attend the Apple
Blossom Festival in Winchester,
Va.
Public school students in the
District and Montgomery Coun-
ty will be free after the close
of classes Thursday and return
April 13.
Public school students in Falls
Church and Prince Georges
County will be free after classes
Thursday. In Falls Church they
viii return on Tuesday and in
Prince Georges on April 8.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Maryland U. Professor
Seeks College Park Posi-

Carroll e. Cox. University Of
Maryland professor, has an
nounced his candidacy for coun-
Gilman from District 2 in the
College Park town election May
&.
DR.. Cox Is q professor Of plant
pathology at the University. He
has been associated with the De-
partment Of Botany since he
came to College Park in 1910.
A former president of the Dis
trict 2 Citizens Association. DR..
Cox has served for several years
in the March of Dimes campaign.
DR.. and Mrs. Cox and their
son live at 7409 Dickinson avey
nue..
Evening star., 1953-03-31

A detective who spent his free
time tracking down a pair Of
housebreakerS and was beaten UP
while capturing two suspects saw
the results Of his labor today.
Detective Clarence w. Knots
Of the third precinct posted him
self in his own car to watch for
a housebreaking pair who had
been preying on Connecticut
avenue shops for months.
On the night of March 8. he
spotted two young colored men
emerge from an alley at 1909
Connecticut avenue. After fol-
lowing them awhile. he hoped
out Of his car and arrested them.
Holding them by the back of
their belts, he was marching
them to q police call box when
they both broke loose. knocked
him down and battered him vio-
lently. They kicked the detec-
tive in the ribs as he tried to
protect his face. Finally, he
managed to roll over and get out
his revolver.
Payroll Envelopes Found.
One man fled but Detective
Knots brought in the other.
The detective reported that he
found on his captive payroll en-
velopes from a Connecticut ave-
nue. Office, a bunch Of broken
cigars and money. The suspects
had whisky. too, but the bottle
was broken in the scuffle on the
street. It was later found that
three offices at 1909 Connecti-
cut avenue had been ransacked
that night and money. whisky
and cigars were stolen.
Booked that night was Rozier
Albert Punch. 81, colored, Of
the $500 block Of Champlain
street NV. His brother, James,
10. was brought in the following
day.
Detective Knots said James
made written confessions in
some cases and oral admissions
in front Of the cornplainants In
others. In all. police records
show. Detective Knots and other
third precinct policemen charged
James with 16 charges Of house
breaking and one charge Of
accault on q police officer.
Rozier was charged with II.
counts of HOUSEKEEPING and one
of assaulting q police officer.
I Indicted In Three Cases.
The detective offered seven
cases for presentation to the
grand ilirysix housebreaking
and one assault.
'I just offered the cases where
I felt I had a strong case," he
explained today. II don't like to
present a case unless I. feel it's q
sure thing. and no doubt will be
left In a jury'S mind"
He was told he could present
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Volunteer Firemen
Ask 100000 Budget
III Silver Spring

The Silver Spring Volunteer
Fire Department wants a budget
Of 500 900 and retention of its
present 1D-cent fire tax rate for
1ategf 1953-54 beginning July /.
e. The department last night
held an advertised public hear
ing but only about 20 persons
attended.
$66.OOO for Salaries.
The budget includes $102, 900
for operating expenses. The
major operating item is $66, 900
for salaries for the departments
"A paid f1remen and three radio
dispatchers.
Another 100000 would go for
fire. fighting equipment. Major
capital items include $4,000 to
purchase and equip new rescue
squad vehicle and $4,000 TO-
ward a ladder truck.
The budget for the present
year is $11S,0OO. ADDED to this,
however, was the payment Of a
$20,0 note. &
Low Fire Tax.
The fire company has been in
formed by the County Finance
Office that it's assessable base in
the area next year will be about
$151 million. The Silver Spring
fire tax at present is as low as
any in the suburban area.
The only residents who spoke
during the hearing were j. Ever
EFT Schrider, president Of the
Woodside Park Citizens Associ-
alton and Clarke l.. Fauver, Of
105 Normandy drive. Both
questioned the f1remen concern
ing paid personnel and COM
pariSon of recent budgets.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
FoIIs Church Students
Aid Euster Seal Drive

Falls Church High School
students will make a door-to-
door canvass of the Falls Church
area from $50 pm. to 10 pm.
tomorrow in behalf of the Easter
Seal campaign.
The diea that students support
the drive to raise funds for Grip
pied children came from David
Frye, a senior and president Of
the Student Council.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
olIege Park Fireman
Recovering After FulI

William Ellswood, a member
sOf the College Park Fire De-
partment, was in good condition
today after falling OF q fire
wagon yesterday.
The 18-year-old University Of
Maryland student, who lives on
the campus, was riding the en-
gine to a brush fire. The truck
hit a bump on Cherry Hill road
and he was bounced Oh.
The Branchville departments
ambulance took him to Leland
Memorial Hospital. He has cuts
and bruises but is expected to be
released today.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Takoma Park Council
Orders Traffic Study

The Takoma Park City Coun-
Gil decided last night to make a
study of traffic conditions in the
vicinity of the local f1rehouse
preparatory to the widening of
Carroll avenue.
In order to facilitate the
movement of traffic, stop signs
are to be placed at the inter-
sections of Anne avenue and
University lane; Anne avenue
and Carroll avenue; wildwood
drive and Anne avenue; both
sides at wildwood drive and Hol-
ton lane, and wildwood at Jack
son avenue.
Milton Kramer, chairman of
the Public Safety Committee, re-
ported that, for the first time in
a long period, the police and fire
departments are at full strength,
An appeal-sWas received from
the joint committee Of Prince
GeorgeS-Takon1a Civic ASSocia-
tions to place crossing guards for
Our Lady of Sorrows School on
Ethan Allen avenue.
Approval was given by the
council to the following petitions
for rezoning:
opha Mays. s706 Twenty-Third ave.
nue., HyAttsvtlle, property on the north
side Of Lee avenue near Hancock ave.
nue.. residential A to residential C.
David II. Deibler, 9r., and d. II
Detbler, Jr., S70S East-West highway
Chevy Chase property on west side 81
Lee avenue north Of Hancock avenue
residential A to residential G.
Cecil and Lucretia A. Gillon, 7O6 Hud.
son avenue, residential B to residential
c, tradt containing 10000 square feet
Herbert D. and Dorothy Vale Smith
IL Pine avenue, west side Of Pine ave.
nue., residential A TO commercial D.
Guy and Ida n. Picking, Ill d street
foot Of sherman avenue. residential a
William B. Wheeler, attorney for Mrs
Florence A. Bernard, 95O7 Biltmore
drive, Silver Spring, 1859 sudare feei
on north side Of Maple avenue between
Park and Grant avenues, for multisunil
dwellings, residential to residential q
omeStead Builders, Inc, owners, s12(
Flower avenue, Silver Spring, corner Let
and Hancock avenue residential 70 resi-
Dental 6.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Boys Leg Is Goshed
By ByMechunicoI Sow

A 9-year-old boy picked up q
whirling mechanical saw yester-
day afternoon and 1t cut an inch
deep. foot long cash In his right
leg. He was reported In good
condition today Ia Suburban
Hospital.
Montgomery County Police
said the accident occurred at the
home Of the boy, Joseph Z. Boi-
seau. SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam c. Boiseau. 10008 Pearson
street, Kensington.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Senate Fights
Budget S|as|1es
AT Annapolis
Sudden Attempt 4
To Restore 81 Million
Resisted by House
BY The A.soeiosed Prsss


ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 31.-The
General Assembly was tied UP in
one of its worst late knots today
over a sudden attempt by Sena-
tors to restore 81 million In
budget cuts made by the House.
The reversal found q BIZ
partisan House stubbornly ready
to defend to the last 81 the
nearly 50 million its Ways and
Means Committee had chopped
from Gov. McKeldin's $195 mil
lion budget. House leaders were
in no mood to compromise
quickly, having walked out on
Senators expressing shock and
amazement.
It was one Of the StrangeSt sit
uations in Maryland legislative
history. with a Democratic-con-
trolled House resisting a Demo.
cratic-controlled Senate.
Subcommittee Overridden.
For the first time in years the
House had taken the initiative
in making definite cuts in the
budget. A Senate Finance SUBJ
committee agreed to most Of
them and last Saturday the two
agreed on recommended cuts,
higher than those made by the
House.
Then last night the full SEN
ate Finance Committee overrode
its subcommittee. The House
Ways and Means Committee Of
five members-three Democrats
and two Republicans-went over
to find out what happened.
Senator Goldstein, the Senate
Finance chairman, advised the
House subcommittee that the
Senate Finance Committee with
13 members present-plus Senate
President Della had restored to
the budget. cuts totaling approxi.
mately 81 million" related Dele
gate Logan, the House Ways and
Means chairman.
Five Members Walk Out. :
Il announced in behalf of the
subcommittee that it would not
recede from its position taken in
good faith with the Senate Fl.
nance subcommittee on Satur-
day and the five members of the
House subcommittee walked
out"
Mr.. Logan said the restoration
OF cuts made by the full Senate
Finance Committee were par
ticularly in the Department of
Mental Hygiene where the House
Ways and Means Committee ef-
fected q cut Of 2 per cent and
the Senate originally effected o
tcut of 3 per cent.
The House subcommittee In
shocked and amazed at the COM
plete about-face and reversal Of
form on the part of the Senate
Finance Committee. This feeling
was indicated to us also By
several members of the Senate
Finance subcommittee ITSELF"
Mr.. Logan said.
The two subcommittee got to.
gether after the House passed
the budget with its 50 million in
cuts last Friday night.
Concern Noted.
Besides the cuts in. mental hy.
giene. it was reported the Senate
also wanted to restore deep bites
in health and welfare. Senator
Goldstein noted people got
aroused over the week end" when
these cuts were reported.
Gov. McKeldin, a Republican.
had noted the same concern over
the week end.
Mr.. Goldstein expressed q hope
the two houses still could get to.
gether on recommended cuts. He
added he will bring out the
Senate version to the full Senate
today.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Betting Stump Issued
To Alexandra Man
Ry Inc Assoeiussd Press

RICHMOND. Mar. 3I.-A Fed.
eral wagering stamp has been
issued to Marion James Jackson,
jr., 36, colored. of Alexandria.
the Internal Revenue Bureau
announced today.
Alexandria police said a Mar.
ion Jones jackson, who lives In
the 800 block Of Tancil court. 10
due to appear In police court to-
morrow on q charge Of operating
. numbers game. 4
Evening star., 1953-03-31
Virginia Surveys Industry

RICHMOND. Mar 81 CAP.
State Division Of Planning and
Economics Development is MAX
ing an extensive survey of some
is to 10 Virginia communities to
prepare for any possible ener-
gency that would call for imme-
date industrial expansion.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
|swop Turkeys for 'coons

RICHMOND. Va, Mar. 81 (A9.
Virginia gave away five wild
turkeys to Ohio yesterday and
got In return 20 raccoons. Wild
life experts Of the two States
hope to find out the value Of
the Others products.
Evening star., 1953-03-31
By ths A.soeiatsd Press

=
" ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Mar. 3t.-
Yesterdays legislative Develop
mentS included:
HOUSE.
Ellis introduced.
HB9O0--By Prince Georges delegation
to license pinball machines In Prince
Geofges County (delegatton).
HfIls Passed.
HBlOO - BY OMalley - TO increase
the maximum penalty for robbery from
10 to 20 years and for robbery with .
deadly weapon from 20 to 80 years.
HB663-By Wilkinson and Lillard-
To tax business stock In Prince Georges
County ct rs per cent of fair averAge
value for the preceding year, and to dis-
regard such valuation in> Anne Arundel,
Frederick and Prince GEORGES Counties
In Computing State education payments
for equalization and incentive funds.
HB71S-by Wilkinson-to extend the
city limits Of HyattSville.
HB792-By Prince Georges delegation
To extend the boundafteS Of Forest
Heights and provide for q referendum.
HBS06-By Prince Georges delegation
Ito provide for establishment and main
tenance Of system OF ktndergartens In
Prince GEORGES County.
Cencurrea In Senate Amendments
and Enacted.
HB14--By Speaker Setting up spe.
cial enforcement unit not exceeding
seven persons within the alcoholic beV.
Evening star., 1953-01-31
Board Issuest,76
Liquor Licenses

The Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board has issued Il .76s liquor
licenses for the year beginning.
Monday.
This is 1872 fewer than were is-
sued last year. but many appli-
cants were late in asking for their
permits. which may be issued
next week. ...
The I Heurich Brewing Co.,
again received the only license
issued for the manufacture of
beer. Fifteen licenses were is
sued for wholesale liquor dealers,
and IL for wholesale beer dealers.
The number Of package stores
remained the Same-387.
The largest number of licenses
issued was for the sale Of light
wines and beer in containers.
The board granted 623 of these
licenses. Restaurants were next,
with 561 authorized to- sell, all
kinds Of liquor to be drunk on
the premises. A total Of 169 tav-
erns selling only wine and beer
for consumption on the premises
received licenses.
Evening star., 1953-01-31
Prof. SoImon to Speak
At Alumni Dinner

Prof. e. Dwight Salmon Of
Amherst College viii be prin-
cipal speaker at the annual
Louis G. Caldwell dinner Of the
Arnhorst Alumni Association at
6 o'clock tonight in the Sulgrave
Club.
The dinner honors the mem
ory Of the Washington attorney
and former Federal Cornmunica-
tions Commissioner, who was
active in the colleges alumni
affairs until. his death several
years ago.
Evening star., 1953-01-31
Broadwater 10 Testify In Transit Contract Case

NLRB Counsel John n. Carver.
Local 2, ONCE Employees In
ternational Union, accuses the
transit concern Of bargaining In
bad faith In contract negotia-
tions last spring. The company
denies it.
Mr.. Broadwater, reported to be
out of town. Is expected back in
time for Thursdays hearing. At
torney o. r. Mcclure represents
Capital Transit in the dispute.
Evening star., 1953-01-31
9th Army Aids Polio Drive.

SEOUL. Jan. 81 Pl.-Eighth
Army radio stations raised $87, TAI
from servicemen ii Korea for the
March Of Dimes In Its marathon
record-playing program earlier
this month. a final report said
today. The highest individual
contribution was $3.50 from
M/Sergt. Howard Ziegler. ! hf
Boston.
Evening star., 1953-01-31

The National Labor Relations
Board hearing into q Capital
Transit Co. labor dispute has
been adjourned to Thursday,
when Company President j. A. B.
Broadwater is scheduled to testi-
fy.
Trial Examiner Stephen s.
Bean adjourned the hearing yes
terday, after the croSS-examina-
ton of j. Godfrey Butler. COM
pany personnel director. by
Evening star., 1953-12-20

fainting are in the minority. Ac-
cording to the latest facts revealed
by a very comprehensive study of
fainting completed not long ago by
DR.. George L. Engel at the Uni
versity of Rochester, the most
common cause of fainting is a sub
conscious reflex that triggers a
physical reaction. For the most
part people who just up and faint
do so as a result of some anxiety or
fear, either real or imagined.
One of the most common causes
of fainting, oddly enough, is closely
related to our basic animal instinct
of fself-preservation-the automat-
ic mobilizing of our physical forces
either to run or to fight when we
are in danger. Extra blood is rushed
to our muscles and extremities to
prepare them for physical effort.
Normally, the action of fleeing"
or fighting" would re-circulate
this blood almost Immediately.
But when for some reason it is inn
possible either to flee or to fight,
the blood tends to stay where it
has been sent, the brain is starved
and Inconsistencies follows.
This explains why strong men
often keel over while waiting in
Evening star., 1953-12-20
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