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Evening star., 1953-09-05
More Women
10 Collect
Legal Wages
l2% Of Employers
Puy Less Than Scale
In Minimum Act

More District women were
done out of their legal minimum
wages during fiscal 1858 than
ever before. it was reported
today.
The IL per cent of employers
who failed to meet the minimum
pay standard was the highest
the board has recorded in the
history of the Minimum Wage
and Industrial Safety Board.
More than 1000 women-men
are not covered by the wage pro-
visions-received less than the
minimum wages specified by law.
They were short-changed from
So to $400.
Although employment reached
an all-time high of 227, ,127 work.
erS, industrial injuries were
2,253 less than those of the pre-
vious year. The total was 27,511.
JObless Pay Rises.
The District Unemployment
Compensation Board paid out
nearly 100000 more during the
last fiscal year than the amount
recorded during 1852. The total
was $1,936.47 The board pays
benefits ranging from Sc to $40
per week for a maximum of 20
weeks per year.
In other annual reports re-
leased today; Coroner A. Mag
ruder Macdonald disclosed that
stabbing, by almost 2 to /, was
the predominant means of homi-
eide in the District during fiscal
1858. There were 80 homicides
during the year. among a total
OF 4.017 cases handled by the
coroner.
The District Insurance De-
partment reported fees totaling
more than So million, the largest
amount recorded to date. About
500 million in insurance pre-
miums were paid by District
residents during the year.
1S,455 Building Permits.
One insurance brokers' license
was revoked when it was ascer-
tained that he paid for his
license with a worthless check.
The Central Permit Bureau
issued 18,455 building permits
with a valuation of 1894 million.
Most Of these involved building
repairs, although ISL permits
for new buildings were issued.
The District Boxing Commits
sion declared. as it has in re-
cent years, another "very poor"
fiscal period. Only IL profess
Sional and seven amateur shows
were presented.
The chief culprit, according
to the report, was television.
(which eliminates the paying
customer as well as the local
club, which cannot compete with
free TV shows" The commits
sion is supported by q 10 per
cent gate tax"
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Safeway Challenges
Virginia Milk Order
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 5.-A
chain grocery went to court yes
terday to challenge the State
Milk Commissions authority to
set different prices for the same
grade of milk in the same To-
cality.
The challenge was filed by
Safeway Stores. Inc, in Chan
Gerry Court here. The brief
charged the commissions action
was a violation of the State law.
With the brief, there was filed
the chain stores appeal to the
commission of August % urging
the regulatory body to recon-
slider its order of July % setting
prices in the Arlington-Alexan-
dria area.
Safeway urged that the COM
mission "be required either to
fix the prices for milk in the
Arlington Alexandria market in
accordance with law and with
out discrimination as to the
price of any grade of milk, or
withdraw the exercise of its
powers from such markets"
Safeway said it had not had
a reply to its petition for recon-
sideration Of the July % order.
The petition claimed that the
laws Of Virginia deny the COM
mission authority to Ak differ
ent prices for the same grade
of milk in the same locality.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
New Pool to Open
At Holmes Run Acres

The Holmes Run Recreation
Association, Inc, was to open
its new swimming pool at 10
am. today on Gallows road in
Fairfax, Va.
The pool, built by the CO.
Operative, will be open to 238
shareholders comprising the
membership. A dedication cere-
mony will be held in the spring
when landSeaping is completed.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Burke Post Office Safe
Stolen; Loss Put at S435

A safe containing $500 in
stamps and $45 in cash was
stolen from the post Office at
Burke, Va, early today, Fairfax
County police reported.
The 3-by-3-foot strongbox
was removed from the Browns
service station building at the
main crossroads in the village.
The burglary is believed to have
occurred after midnight. Entry
was made through a window.
Postal inspectors and Fairfax
County detectives were search
ing the area. Mrs. Rena r.
Carter, the postmistress, refused
to discuss the robbery. A police
broadcast said the safe con-
tanned, in addition to the cash
and stamps, an automobile title
and an insurance policy made
out to Mrs. Carter.
Burke is the scene Of the al
ternate flying field for Washing
ton National Airport which was
proposed by the Truman ad-
ministration but has been held
up by failure of Congress to ap-
propriate funds.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Man Gets ; Months
In Larceny as Higher
Charges Are Dropped

Harold Atkins, "a, whose ar
raignment on an indictment
charging grand larceny and en-
bezzlement was delayed nearly
two months because of a mixup
in court, was sentenced yester-
day to serve three months on
the lesser charge of petty larceny.
Atkins had been allowed to
plead to the lesser charge on
August 27, after he and his wife
had written of his plight to the
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
When the plea was entered
before Judge James R. Kirkland,
the court was Informed that the
prosecutors Office was willing to
accept the plea to petty larceny
because the money Atkins was
accused of taking had been re-
paid, the amount was compare
lively small, and the concern
from which it was taken did not
wish to prosecute.
The indictment had accused
Atkins of taking $119 from the
B g. o Industrial Catering Co.
last April % while an employe of
the firm. Atkins wife worked
to get the money to pay back
the concern, the court was told.
Atkins was sentenced by Chief
Judge Bolitha j. Laws of the
District Court. His counsel. At
torney Charles j. Pilzer, asked
the court to give his client a
nominal sentence. Atkins said
he wanted to go to work to
repay his wife.
Judge Laws, in imposing the
sentence, told Atkins: "You are
not as much deserving as you
might be-" He then said the
defendant had been convicted of
another theft some years ago.
I'm terribly sorry for your
wife," Judge Laws added.
Atkins was indicted on June
Is, but because of a misunder-
standing in Interpretation of
court papers he was not ar
raigned until August 13. Steps
since have been taken to avoid
the possibility of any similar de-
lay in the future.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Maryland to Use
Rodor Speed Meter
But Site Is Secret
By the As,eeioted Press

PIKESVILLE, Md, Sept. S.
Maryland State police are en-
barking on secret project next
week to control speeding.
Col. Elmer Munshower says
a radar speed meter and en-
forcement team will be planted
at 1870 am. Tuesday on a
Maryland highway which he de-
clines to identify in advance.
Any one interested, he adds,
can call headquarters here after
9 am. Tuesday and find out.
The radar set is one of four
ordered by the department,
which hopes to have Statewide
radar patrolling in effect within
the next few months.
Radar has been in experiment
tai use in Maryland since 1850
but was only legalized for use
as court evidence by the 1853
Legislature.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
District Man Will Head
Methodist Secretaries
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LAKE JUNALUSKA, N. c.,
Sept. Stop executive officers
of % Methodist boards and
agencies elected D. Stewart Pat
terson of Washington president
of their council of secretaries
last night.
The church officials are here
to make financial reports to the
Council of World Service and
Finance, which collectively serves
as a controller for the denomi-
nation.
Mr.. Patterson, lay leader of
the Baltimore conference, is
executive secretary of the
Methodist Commission on Chap
lains.
officers of the council on
World Service and Finance were
rejected as follows: President,
Bishop Clare Purcell, Birming-
ham, Ala; vice president, Bishop
G. Bromley Oman of Wash
ington; recording secretary.
George B. McKibbin, Chicago.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Gas Light Company
Acts 10 Bring in 7
Virginia Subsidiaries

The Washington Gas Light Co.
yesterday applied to consolidate
its two Virginia subsidiaries with
the parent organization.
It was a move similar to the
consolidation approved several
months ago Of the gas company
and it's Maryland subsidiaries.
The companies involved in the
latest consolidation are Rosslyn
Gas Co. and Potomac Gas Co.
The former is a distributor of
retail natural gas in northern
Virginia, and the latter, trans
mission pipeline company.
8 Agencies to Act.
Washington Gas Light filed
simultaneous applications for the
unif1cation with the District
Public Utilities Commission. the
Virginia State Corporation Com
mission and the Federal Power
Commission, all of which will
have to approve different aspects
Of the changeover.
If the requested consolidation
is approved, the gas company's
long-range program for unity
ing all gas companies in the Met
ropolitan Area will be complete.
May Change Rates.
The reason for the telescoped
operation is to improve efficiency.
simplify record keeping and re-
port making and standardize the
regulation of rates in the whole
area.
Company officials say they
plan to ask the Virginia Corpora
tion Commission to apply the
same retail gas rates in Virginia
that now apply to the District
and Maryland gas consumers.
This, it was explained, would
mean slight reduction in the
bills of users of gas for cooking
purposes only, and a slight in
crease in the size of the bills of
those who heat their homes with
gas.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Arlington Bonds
Upheld as Valid
In Spite Of Suit
County Delegation
Gets Ruling From
Attorney General
Special pispateh TO The siar

RICHMOND, Sept. 5.-Vir-
ginia's attorney general ruled to-
day that a proposed $2.5 million
Arlington County school con-
struction bond issue would be
valid regardless Of the outcome
of a suit against three members
of the county school board.
j. Lindsay Almond, jr., at
torney general, answered a re-
quest by James H. SimmondS,
attorney for the Arlington school
board, for a formal opinion. Mr..
Simmonds was among a six-:nan
delegation that came here Mon
day seeking State aid in selling
the bonds authorized by the
voters last year.
A series of suits by Attorney
John Locke Green, challenging
the right of three Federal en-
ployeS to serve on the school
board, has had the effect of
holding up the purchase Of the
bonds by financial houses. The
latest such suit, in which Mr..
Creme is counsel, has been
brought by Attorney Miles
Spence Bray against Barnard
Joy. E. r. Diaheim and Warren
Cox.
Precedent Expected,
The Arlington delegation
armed with Almonds opinion
now plans to ask the State
treasury board to authorize the
purchase of the bonds by the
State Retirement Board.
However, it has been the pol
icy of the two boards to deal
directly with bond dealers and
an exception would have to be
made in Arlington's case. Such
an exception might set a prece-
dent for all towns, cities and
counties in Virginia to make
similar requests.
Trustees of the retirement
fund have said in the past that
they had to be particularly
cautious in investing the trust
funds because the money does
not belong to the State of Vir-
ginia but to State employees who
are members of the retirement
system.
The Arlington crisis stems
from the county'S inability to sell
the bonds to continue conStruc-
ton of five new schools and ad-
ditions to four others.
Two Attorneys Sued.
Two weeks ago the school
board filed $700.0 damage suits
against Mr.. Green and Mr.. Bray,
charging them with abusing the
legal process.
Mr.. Almond noted today that
on July "a, 1852, in an opinion
to William j. Hassan, Arlington
Commemorative attorney, he
had dealt with a similar situa-
ton.
At that time Mr.. Almond ruled
that. regardless Of the decision
of the Court of Appeals on the
question of the validity Of the
code section under which certain
members of the County Board
were holding Office, they were
at least de facto officers and their
acts would be as valid as if they
were de jure officers.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Difference of 50 Cents
Blocks Phone Agreement

Negotiators in contract talks
covering 1000 telephone workers
in the Washington area have
gone into a Labor Day week end
recess only so cents apart on the
wage issue, which has been the
primary deterrent to settlement.
At the close of an all-day meet
ing with Federal medtators yes
terday, the latest union demand
was for raises ranging from 81 so
to SO and the latest company
offer was for a range of from
$3.50 to $3.50.
With discussion scheduled to
resume Tuesday, three other is
sues are admitted to be still un-
settled by the Spokesmen for the
union or management.
These cover grievance proceed
ure, longevity wage progression
schedules and the contract ter
mination mechanism.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
$685. Berkeley Pupils

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Sept.
5 (SpeciaD Berkeley County
school enrolment for the year
beginning this week totals 5,685,
an increase of approximately
400 over last year, Supt. James l..
Creasey said today. The gain is
about double that anticipated by
school officials prior to the open
ing Of the term.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
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9be Sunday $taf

CROWDED SCHOOL DAYS-Alm million children
getting seho-ond the schools ready
quoer million students That the the
Metropolitan Area full exposition OF the school problem
provided by The so education editor jones Deone the Sunday
Editorial Section.
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Why? Reed Stor stOf Writer Eo Vos article the Sunday
Editorial Section
WAETON HORSE HoWTh contest for equnes scheduled
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Meredith and Photographer EwOod
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Evening star., 1953-09-05
Man Held 9 Months
For Hearing Is Found
OF Unsound Mind

A man who had been in Dis
trict Jail awaiting sentence since
he had pleaded guilty last De-
cember l to conspiracy to vio-
late narcotic law, yesterday was
found to be of unSound mind.
He is Leroy F. Barbour, %,
colored, who had pleaded guilty
to a conspiracy to deal in a
narcotic. reported stolen from
the Federal narcotic drug dis
posal room in the Treasury
Building annex. Since then,
steps have been taken to pre-
vent any theft of confiscated
drugs in the future.
The long delay between the
guilty plea and the lunacy hear
ing, finally held yesterday in
the U. S. District Court for the
District Of Columbia, prompted
an investigation by United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover
into the various steps taken in
the case. The investigation has
not yet been completed.
Strange Actions Reported.
Barbour was found of unsound
mind yesterday by Judge Luther
w. Youngdahl, following the
lunacy hearing before him.
After Barbour had pleaded
guilty to the conspiracy charge,
a probation officer who inter-
viewed him last December re-
ported the defendant acted
strangely.
This resulted in the Govern
ment requesting that Barbour
be given a mental examination.
Judge Walter M. Bastian ordered
such an examination last April.
Two pSychiatristS examined Bar
bour that month at the jail. but
the examination was reported to
be inconclusive. At the time one
Of the pSychiatriStS. DR.. Morris
4Kleinerman, reported:
''I believe that a person of this
type is best evaluated during
period of observation in a mental
hospital where he can be OBJ
served "a hours a day. Such a
period of examination should be
for about 80 days.
"In my opinion, one could not
state in a case Of this type that
a person is sane or insane simply
by examining him one or two
times"
New Examination Ordered.
Meanwhile Barbour remained
in Jail, with the question of his
sanity undetermined. Last July
Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws.
acting on request of the Govern
ment, ordered another mental
examination for Barbour. This
time he was examined by DR..
Amino Perretti and DR.. Gerhart
j. Gordon, both of whom re-
ported Barbour to be suffering
from "undifferentiated psyche
sis" They gave testimony to
that effect before Judge Young
dahl.
Court records show that the
indictment to which Barbour
had pleaded was returned on Oc-
tober IS, 1852, as a substitute fol
an earlier indictment. It charged
that the narcotic conspiracy
took place between November /,
1949, and December 81, 1851.
The indictment against one
co-defendant, James w. Nee
smith, was dismissed last March,
court records showed. The case
remains open in connection
with a third defendant who has
not yet been found, according to
court papers.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
'Sno Fun MARKING
Snow Streets
In Heat Wave

With sweat pouring from their
brows, District traffic officials
yesterday picked the height of
the heat wave to announce they
have finished marking the city's
"Snow streets"
The project involved painting
20-inch-wide yellow bands on
light poles. These are the streets
on which, in a snow emergency,
only automobiles with snow
tread tires or tire chains are
supposed to travel.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
HyottsviIIe CurnivuI
To Pay for Fire Truck

The Hyattsville Volunteer Fire
Department carnival that began
this week will run through Sep
tember IL.
Receipts from the carnival. at
Hamilton street and Agar road,
will pay for a new rescue truck.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Nixons Will Visit
Deweys Over Week End
BY the Associated Press

BY The ASsocIofed PTeSS
Vice President Nixon and Mrs.
Nixon will spend the Labor Day
week end with Gov. and Mrs.
Thomas E. Dewey at the Cover
nor's home in Pawling, N. Y, Mr..
Nixon's Office said today.
The Nixons are expected to
leave for New York some time
this evening.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Arlington Art Exhibit

The Arlington Recreation De-
partment will exhibit art and
handicraft projects produced in
adult education classes Tuesday
through Friday at the Arlington
recreation center, North Third
street and North Park drive from
8 am. to S pm. each day.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Double Shifts Face
200 Children in
Montgomery Schools

About 1900 children will be
on double shifts during the
opening weeks of school in Mont
gomery County, according to DR..
Forbes H. Norris, county school
superintendent.
The overcrowding anticipated
was disclosed yesterday by the
new schools superintendent. He
earlier had reported no double
shifts were in sight this Fall.
The situation will be only
temporary.
Most of the schools where
double shifts are anticipated will
get relief by October / to Oc-
tober Is, DR.. Norris said, as addi-
tions and new schools are COM
pleted and made ready for oc-
cupancy
The chief cause of the heavy
load of double shifts is an un-
expected delay in the compile
ton of buildings, DR.. Norris said.
Earlier Optimism Explained.
The schools superintendent
who took over his post last Au-
gust l attributed the optimism
of his earlier report of no double
shifts to the normal confusion
OF a new man coming in to head
the county system.
Well over 900 students are
expected to be on double shifts
for at least the first semester
and perhaps longer. In nearly
all cases. DR.. Norris said, the
children affected will be in the
first. second and third grades.
The most serious situation is
Lone Oak Elementary, near
Rockville, where some 500 pupils
in the first five grades are ex-
pected to be on half day shifts
probably until January / or
later. A new addition under
construction there will not be
completed for several months,
DR.. Norris said.
Some 1870 pupils in the first
and second grades at Bradley
Hills Elementary probably will
be on double shifts the entire
year. A new addition is not yet
under way.
Some 100 first, second and
third graders at Rock Creek
Forest and some $50 pupils at
Woodside Elementary, both in
Silver Spring, are expected to
get on a normal full day sched-
ule on about October l with the
opening of new addition at
the former school.
The Rolling Terrace School,
also in the eastern suburban dis
trict, has some 100 first and
second graders on half day
shifts until October /, when the
new Highland View Elementary
will be ready for occupancy.
Other Schools Affected.
Other schools where over
crowding is anticipated include
Twin Brook, Rockville, first
second and third grades, about
$50 pupils until after October /
McKenny Hills, Silver Spring
area. first, second and thirC
grades, about 180 pupils unit
after October Is.
Oakview, Silver Spring area
first and second grades. 17t
pupils until after October /.
| Rollingwood, Chevy Chase area
lower grades, about 100 pupils
until after October /.
Westbrook, in the Massachu-
setts avenue extended area, first
second and third grades, 12C
pupils after October l.
The overcrowding situation ir
Montgomery County is much
worse than that reported wher
school opened last fall. Their
only about 700 pupils were on
double shifts.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Battle 10 See
Benson in State
Drought Crisis
Expanded Program
Of Aid to Be Asked
For Virginia Farmers
BY the Associased Press

RICHMOND, Sept. S. - Gov,
Battle will go to Washington,
probably next week to discuss
an expanded program of Federal
aid for drought-affected Virginia
farmers.
The Governor goes with a rec
ommendation in his pocket from
the Virginia Emergency Drought
Committee, which urged tnat the
State be declared a disaster area.
Such a declaration by the Fed
eral Government would make
relief available in counties which
decide they need a helping hand.
The drought committee made its
recommendation yesterday after
surveying the effect on farmers
of the $100 million summer dry
spell.
Seeks Early Conference.
Gov. Battle quickly said he
would attempt to secure an ap-
pointment with Secretary of
Agriculture Benson at the
earliest possible moment :"
probably next week.
He added that he wanted to
confer with Mr.. Benson before
making a final decision on what
to do about asking that all the
State be declared a disaster area
as the committee suggested.
But the 17-member commit
tee, which deliberated four
hours, didn't stop with the re-
quest for Federal help.
Urge Other Moves.
The group also called for:
/. Call on railroads and truck
ing companies to halve freight
rates on hay during the farm
emergency.
2. Urge all banks and other
lending agencies to make credit
available as literally as possible
to farmers.
3. Request farm suppliers of
feedstuffS, seed and fertilizers to
operate on minimum margins
and apply the lowest prices dur
ing the emergency.
Gov. Battle said he also wanted
to take up the committees rec
ommendation on hay with Mr..
Benson and that he already was
working on the committees pro-
posal for lower freight rates on
hay.
Many Voice Objections.
Partly because of Virginia's re-
luctance to turn to Washington
with an outstretched hand, there
was considerable objection voiced
in the committee hearing to hav-
ing the State designated as a
disaster area.
w. Tayloe Murphy of Warsaw,
for example, suggested the COM
mittee see if it couldn't get some
sort of Federal hay program
without asking for the disaster
declaration. He said Virginia
long has been accustomed to
standing on her own legS-even
when they were wobbly.
But Paul D. Sanders, editor OF
the Southern Planter. said he
thought the number of appeals
to the committee for help indi-
Gated majority sentiment was
for a Federal aid program ano
that the farmers, rather than
the committee. should be the
decisive factor.
The drought, which dried up
the pastures and reduced the
corn harvest, is causing Virginia
beef and dairy cattle farmers to
liquidate their herds. Some
farmers already are feeding win
ter stocks of hay to the cattle
now.