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Evening star., 1953-01-01
s. Million in Projects
AT Arlington Schools
Finished During Year

More than SO million in school
construction projects were COM
pleted in Arlington in the year
just ended and nearly 81 million
more is being built or will be COM
pleted in 1858.
A number of renovation projects
also were carried out at older
buildings.
AS 1852 ends. the Arlington
school population totaled 1881
about 1000 more than at the same
time a year earlier.
Largest project completed dur
ing the year was a new gymnasium
and classroom addition to Wash
ington-Lee High School. costing
$1,127,197. They were ready for
use when school opened in
September.
Gymnasium Seats 5000.
The addition contains science
laboratories, health classrooms,
home economics departments,
studios for commercial and fine
arts, administrative Offices, a
clinic and teachers rooms. The
gymnasium has folding bleachers
to accommodate 5000 spectators for
sports events.
New music rooms for instru-
mental and choral instruction will
be open at Washington-Lee when
classes resume after the current
holidays. The rooms were formed
out of the Old gymnasium.
The $500 students enrolled at
Washington-Lee crowd the insti-
tuition, but the situation will be
relieved somewhat when the coun-
ty's second white high school
Wakefield, is opened next Sep
tember.
Negro pupils in Arlington finally
will get cafeteria service. a gym
nasium and shop facilities when
AN addition at Hoffman-Bostor
High School is opened. Work now
is more than 80 per cent COM
plete on the 1854, ,988 project. The
library and auditorium now are
being remodeled there.
Two elementary schools were
completed in 1952-Nottingham
with 20 classrooms, and Clair
mont, Is classrooms. They cost
$673, 300 and $567. .42S. respectively
A second addition at the Jack
son School was completed at q
cost Of $248.200.
Other Projects Under Way.
Projects now under construc.
ton and expected to be completed
lat least in part before the enc
of 1853 are:
Kemper Elementary School ad.
dition. This includes six class.
rooms and a multipurpose room
now nearing completion at a cost
of $27O.0o0.
Fillmore primary school, four
classrooms and multi-purpose
room, kitchen and school lunch
facilities being built at q cost Of
I$l57,000.
| Page elementary. 20 classrooms
library. administrative space
lmulti-purpose room. stage and
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Virginia Gas Firm
Asks Rate Increase
From 81 10 $3.50
BY the Assoeioied Press

RICHMOND, Jan. 1.-The Vir-
ginia Gas Distribution Corp. today
asked the State Corporation Com
mission for rate increases which
the company said would produce
about $468.000 in additional an
nual revenue.
The company serves more than
1900 natural gas consumers
across Virginia from Covington to
Quantico. The proposed rates
would raise the monthly minimum
charge from 81 to $3.50. and allow
other higher rates based on
monthly consumption.
Hearing February IL.
The sec set a public hearing on
the application for February IL.
The company gave increased
costs of wholesale gas, materials,
and wages as the reason for the
proposed increase.
Company spokesman said the
proposal is the first the company
has made in more than 20 years.
In the last three years, it has re-
duced rates twice.
sec records show that the
company serves customers in
Staunton, Covington. Buena Vista,
Clifton Force. Culpeper, Herndon,
Lexington. Manassas, Quantico.
Warrenton and Waynesboro.
The company is a retail dis
tributor. 1t buys its gas whole
sale from the Virginia Gas Trans
mission Corp, which is the
retail distributor for the city of
Richmond.
Other Rates Asked.
In addition to the higher mini
mum, these new rates were asked:
81 so for the first 1000 cubic feet
Of gas consumed; 80 cents per
! 900 for the next 1000: 80 cents
per 1000 for the next $4,000; IS
cents per 1000 for the next 80, 900
and 10 cents per 1000 for all over
100000.
Present rates are: 81 for the
first 600 cubic feet; 81 cents per
]. 900 for the next 1000; IS cents
per 1000 for the next 95, 900, and
so cents per 1000 for over l0O, 900.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
YuIe Winners Announced
In Horpers Ferry
speeicl Dispu,eh te The stor

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, Jan.
l.-Winners in the annual Christ
mas decorations contest here,
sponsored by the Garden Depart
ment Of the Woman,s Club, were
announced today as follows:
Best t-decorated store window
Rathbone drugstore: prettiest out
door tree-Miss Virginia Ermine:
best decorated home window espe-
cially appealing to children-Wil-
liam Ramey; most attractive door,
way and premises Robert Singhas
and Edward Garten, q tie.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Fairfax Government Different
But Changes Aren't Obvious

modern bookkeeping methods
and uniform accounting for the
various departments.
First Unit Levy.
A unit levy was adopted for the
first time under the county execu-
tive government. This would
have been possible under the old
government. but never was tried.
The unit levy eliminates the divi-
sion Of taxes by funds as they are
collected and gives the Super
visors direct control over the dis
position of any taxes in excess OF
original estimates.
A central purchasing Office was
established last March. through
which all Office supplies. materials
and equipment are bought for all
departments Of the county. Since
July. all school purchasing also
has been done by this department
The first county-operated sani-
tary land fill was started last sum-
mer near Bailey's Cross Roads
All garbage and trash collectors
in the county are permitted tc
dump there for a fee. and private
citizens are allowed to dumE
refuse without charge.
Social security benefits were
established for county employees
last August, through the State
and Federal governments. On Mr.
Massey's recommendation. the
Supervisors adopted the first leave
program for county employees.
just recently, the Supervisors
set up a special tax district for
the installation of street lights
in suburban communities around
Falls Church. The lights should
be installed by next July.
No Monthly Reports.
The Supervisors have been re-
lieved of listening to lengthy
monthly reports from each de-
partment head. These reports
now are submitted to Mr.. Massey
He condenses them and presents a
summary to the Supervisors each
month. The Supervisors also
have been relieved of approving
each individual bill. Department
heads now approve them instead
True, all of these internal
changes haven't brought about
any reduction in taxes. 1t had
been argued before the referen-
dunn that the county executive
form would be more economical
Mr.. Massey believes the economy
lies in providing an increasing
amount of service without raising
the tax rate.
1--WE have been trying to sci
up the machinery of a new gov
ernment during the past year.
Mr.. Massey said. 1T seems quite
evident that the actual transition
has been accomplished with the
least possible interruption oi
county functions and with only
the necessary changes in struc-
ture and personnel. With this
period now practically over, every
effort should be directed to the
problems of the county and to
rendering desirable services when
ever possible"
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Henson Estute Pfobuted

MART1NSBURG. w. Va. Jan. /
Especially The estate of the late
John o. Henson. attorney and
banker, who died December 8 here,
has. been valued At S$i09. .623. 81.
according to papers recorded at
the office Of the county clerk.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
By Mory Lou Werner

Today Fairfax County begins its
second year of county executive
government. and the average tax
payer walking into the county
courthouse would notice few ap-
parent changes since a year ago.
He would see most of the same
faces that were around during the
days Of executive secretary gov
ernment. He would have to trek
Ito most of the same old Offices
for one service or another. More
painful, his tax bills are still as
high as before.
Some might wonder why the
county bothered to vote out the
old government. ..
Many Changes Noted.
Actually. there have been many
changes during the last 365 days
They just haven't been the kind
that show on a casual walk
through the courthouse. or in one
tax envelope.
It's been as Carlton C. Massey
predicted when he became the
first permanent county executive
last March. He said he planned
no overnight upheaval, and there
hasn't been one. But gradually
Mr.. Massey and the Board of Su-
pervisors have brought about a
number of improvements in county
operations.
II came here with the idea OF
working with the county," said
Mr.. Massey in his Office the other
day as he reviewed events of the
last year. II didn't have any ideas
of drastic changes. I feel that
also has been the policy of the
supervisors.
Not Many Changes.
Mr.. Massey doesn't look for too
many noticeable changes until the
big court house addition is COM
plete. He hopes it will be ready
some time next summer. Until
then, the county has to endure
the inconvenience of Offices in
scattered rented quarters through
out the town of Fairfax. He looks
for much red tape to disappear
when related Offices can be placed
side-by side in the new building
Probably the most important
change brought about by the new
government when it took effect
last January l was the creation
of a Department of Finance, re-
placing the former treasurer's Of
fee. A new and modern system
of accounting was set up under
supervision of the State Auditors
Office which concentrates all of
the accounting and financial rec
ords within this department.
All money due the county is
now received in this department
and all expenditures of county
funds are made by it. Previously
the School Board and Welfare
Department had kept their own
financial records and made ex-
penditureS direct. The office of
the executive secretary had main
tanned detailed records of other
county accounts. The new central
operation permits the use of
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Population Growth in U. S.
Reported Greatest in 1852
sy the A.seeiatsd Press

Roy v. Peel, director Of the
Census Bureau. said yesterday the
population of the United States
grew more in 1852 than in any
previous year.
Mr.. Peel estimated that there
were l58. 8.434. 900 Americans at the
end Of the year. . gain Of 1884,
900 in IL months.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Two New Steps
Help Clear Va,
For Project B
LeeoI Bur Cleared
As Bid for Order of
Restraint Is Denied

Two new actions have cleared
the way for further steps by the
District Redevelopment Land
Agency toward rebuilding the first
76-acre tract of slum-ridden
Southwest Washington.
The first action, a technical one
required by law, was a certifica-
ton to RIA by the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission Of de-
tailed plans for the so-called prof.
ect B area. The plans were ap-
proved two days ago by the Dis
trict Commissioners.
Legal Hurdle Cleared.
The second was a legal hurdle.
Judge Edward M. Curran of the
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict Of Columbia rejected A
Southwest merchants request for
a temporary restraining order
against further steps in the pro-
gram.
Joseph H. Schneider, president
of the Southwest Businessmen S
Association, requested such an Or
der on behalf Of his mother, Mrs.
Goldie Schneider. who owns a
hardware store at TIC Fourth
street S.W.
Mr.. Schneider earlier filed a
suit questioning the programs
constitutionality. This issue will
be decided by a special three
judge court.
His motion yesterday asked
that the District Commissioners
be enjoined from taking any fur
ther steps until the major suit is
settled by the three-judge court.
He asserted his mother, whose
store is located within the Project
B area, has no assurance that
her property will not be con-
demned and taken in the imme-
diate future.
Further. he contended that her
business already has begun to fall
off. In the main court suit, he
questioned the legality of the
Governments plan to sell the
land to private investors for re-
building. He contended his mother
will not have the right to rebuy
the land.
Basis for Denying Motion.
Judge Curran denied the motion
for restraining order on grounds
that the request was brought pre-
maturely. He said the only basis
for such an order would be that
''irreparable harm" was being
done now. ..
Further. he advised Mr..
Schneider to make the RIA a
party to his law suit.
This suggestion was made after
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Oliver Gasch and George Riseling,
RIA counsel. explained that the
land agency-a Federal body
will conduct the program. The
major job of the Commissioners,
they declared, was to rule on the
Barea plan.
Mr.. Gasch disclosed that the
RIA plans to ask the Justice De-
partment to handle condemna-
ton proceedings for acquisition
of the land. He contended there
was mot even a threat of dam
age" to property owners at this
time, since the program is in its
early stages.
Judge Curran indicated that
the special three-judge tribunal,
of which he is a member. will
be in a position to rule on an
Injunction if one is necessary be-
fore the Constitutional issues are
settled.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Home Lighting Wins Cup

Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Clarke of z
Midhurst road. Silver Spring,
have been awarded a silver cup
by the Sligo Park Hills Garden
Club Of Silver Spring for having
the most attractively lighted
home in the area. Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray Thompson of 2 Midhurst
road received honorable mention.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Twins Could Pass for Quods
In View of Work They Turn Out

spends Is or 80 hours a week at
the third job.
The Schatz firm is the Food
Service Equipment Co., Inc, 220
L street NE. It manufactures
counters. ranges, iceboxes, sinks
and a lot of other furniture for
hotel and restaurant kitchens and
the like.
The Schatzes have 18 on the
permanent payroll. and during
busy seasons employ as many
as 80.
Fritz handles the office work
and Carl bosses the shop end Of
it. Sons and sons-in-law are all
over the place, too.
Carl used to be police chief.
For seven years he was top man on
the Brentwood force. He isn't
chief now, but he still dabbles in
law enforcement. He's an official
in the Prince Georges County
Police Association.
Hard to Tell Apart.
They're So years old and hard
Ito tell apart. Just now they wear
different types of glasses, and
friends can tell them apart. II
used to be harder to know who
was Fritz and who was Carl when
both used horn-rims, but ther
Carl broke his.
Fritz has the title of inspector
in Mount Rainier. He's acting a.
chief because the real chief is of
work. i'll.
This is the slow season for the
twins company. Restaurant ano
hotel men are struggling with tai
forms. license applications and sc
on.
It's just as we'll. The slump in
business gives Fritz more time tc
spend enforcing the law.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Iear-Gas Incident
In BIadensburg Is Still
Open, Lawyer Says

A lawyer for a Bladensburg
(MdJ man driven from his home
by police with tear gas has warned
the town the case is still open in
spite Of town officials refusal to
suspend the officers involved.
Samuel Brooks, his wife and
two other persons were routed
Iout of his place at 4116 Baltimore
boulevard, just north Of the Peace
Cross. Saturday. All are colored.
Bladensburg Police Chief Cliff
ton L. BARLEY and one of his
men. Pvt. Bryan M. Dorsey. have
told investigators they were re-
sponsible. The chief said he told
mis- subordinate to throw tea
gas grenade into the house to get
the people out.
Earlier, the chief had denied
his force was involved, and Pvt.
Dorsey had denied he knew any
thing about it. Both changed
their stories.
No Suspensions Planned.
| Mayor Vincent McCarron and
councilmen announced this week
they would not suspend either
lofflcer..
j. Franklyn Bourne, colored,
Mr.. Brooks lawyer, said:.
"1t was disturbing to be ad-
ivised that the Mayor and Town
Council of Bladensburg found the
conduct of the police officers JUS
titled while other investigations
are still in progress.
"The reported statements of the
officers in published news articles
were sufficiently conflicting to re-
quire a full and impartial hear
ing of all the facts and witnesses
Neither Mr.. Brooks nor other
victims were afforded the oppor.
tunity to appear before Bladens-
burg authorities"
Mayor Blames Stupidity.
Mayor McCarron said, "I don't
condone what the officers did. II
was wrong. It was stupid thing
to do"
He was asked why the council
has refused to suspend the pair.
You can't suspend a man fol
being stupid" he said.
The Mayor said that when ar
officer is suspended. "he's dis.
graced for life.
Mayor McCarron said he Is
sticking to his original decision
to keep the two on the force. Bla-
densburg's next council meeting
is at 8 pm. Monday. He sale
Bladensburg citizens would be wei.
come then to give their comments
! AS for the councils failure te
question victims Of the bombing
Mayor .McCarron said, Nobody
told me they wanted to be heard.
Mr.. Bourne said he had not
decided yet what action he'll take
HE said he was waiting to heal
;;tthow the other Investigations come
out.
Still Under Investigation.
Prince Georges County police
are still investigating the bomb.
ling and so is the Federal Bureau
Iof Investigation.
1t. Vincent Free, in charge Of
the county investigation, said he
still has several more people tt
interview. He said it probably
would take several more days be-
Ifore he could complete the in
quiry.
/ The Bladensburg officers said
they used 4 the grenade because
fthey wanted to drive the occu-
pants out and arrest them fol
having q noisy party.
Until they offered that expla-
nation, investigators understood
the police threw the bomb in an
attempt to enforce an order con-
demning the dwelling as unsafe
for occupancy.
Mr.. Brooks has stuck to his story
that the police made no attempt
Ito arrest him when he talked to
them after being driven from the
house.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-09-11
Exject 400 Per Cent
Increase in Olive Production
As q Result Of Dollar
Aid From Israel Bond Issue

AS a result of dollar aid from
the State of Israel Bond Issue, a
400 per cent increase in yields of
abandoned Arab olive groves in
Israel is expected this season, it
was announced by the Ministry of
Agriculture.
Bumper harvests of so to rs
Kilograms per acre are expected
to be collected in groves, which,
during the past two years, had
not been productive. The average
annual yield when the groves
were worked by their former
Arab owners has been IL to IS
Kilograms per acre.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-09-11
Israel Bond Funds Aid
Completion Of Kishon
Horbor, Which Will Be
Leased to Privute Enterprise

Levi Eshkol, Israel's Minister of
Finance, disclosed recently that
negotiations are now under way
for the leasing of Kishon Harbor,
near Haifa, which is nearing COM
pletion with the assistance of in
vestment capital derived from the
State of Israel Bond Issue. Mr..
Eshkol stated that concessions
would be granted to various firms
to encourage competition and
boost efficiency.
The Kishon Harbor project was
undertaken by the Israel Govern
ment to relieve the heavy ship
ping load to Haifa Harbor. Three
docks of the new harbor have al
ready been completed. They can
accommodate m all merchant
ships up to 5000 tons. Large YES
sells will continue to use Haifa
Harbor until the Kishon project
is completed.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-09-11
New Pipeline Financed By
Israel Bonds Brings More
Lund Under Cultivation

With the aid of funds from the
State of Israel Bond Issue, a new
irrigation pipeline for supplying
water to the arid area of Belt
Sha'an, in the Negev, has begun.
A main canal, which is currently
being dug, will utilize the water
sources about five kilometers
north of the settlement and serve
as the main artery from which fu-
ture pipelines will be led to areas
marked for irrigation.
Evening star., 1953-12-12

York City. Appointed as an in
Structor at Yale in 1929, he
subsequently became associate
professor of Architectural Engi-
neering, continuing in that
capacity until 1941, when he
entered military service.
He was on active duty. as
signed to the Bureau of Yards
and Docks, from 1941 to 1945,
serving as head of the camou-
flage section. in the South Pa
cific with naval construction
battalions. and as head Of the
Hospital Facilities Division.
For a five-month period dur
ing 1916 he took leave from Yale
University to serve as director
of the technical branch of the
National Housing Agency in
Washington. In September OF
that year, he was named acting
chairman of Yale'S Department
of Architecture, and in June,
1947, was appointed chairman
Evening star., 1953-12-12

public relations program on a
national basis.
Mr.. Hauf's background, ac-
cording to the institute. includes
experience in the fields of archi-
lecture and architectural engi-
r1eering-including private prac-
tice, teaching and research,
writing and editing of architec-
tural publications. Government
service, and military service with
the Navy, where he was assigned
to the development and super
vision Of major construction
projects.
Mr.. Haul will take over his
new duties at the institutes
Washington headquarters on
February /. 1854. Part of his du-
ties will include supervision OF
the Institutes professional rela-
tions activity.
Born in Utica. N. Y. in 1905,
Hauf received q BIS. degree in
architecture from the University
of Michigan in 1927, where he
majored in architectural engi-
neering; and an MS. from Yale
in 1882.
From 1927 to 1929 he was en-
ployed in private architectural
offices in Ann Arbor and New
Evening star., 1953-12-12

and professor Of architectural
engineering.
Mr.. Hauf resigned his teach
ing post in August. 1949. to be-
came editor-in-chief Of the
Architectural Record and re-
NAMED in that capacity until he
was recalled to active duty by
the Navy in May, 1851.
In October. 1852, he returned
to Yale as a research associate.
He will wind up his duties at
Yale by the end Of the year.
Evening star., 1953-12-12
IA. |. A. Names Huuf to Head
Public Relations Department

Harold auf former acting chairman Of Yale Unversiys
Department Architecture named to direct the Amer
Institute Of Architects public relations activities here The
institute will continue private firm to handle special
Evening star., 1953-12-12

MortinsviIle, Virginia
Mortinsville Steel Bldg. Co.
P. O. Box 254
telephone: Mortinsvile 5629
Norfolk-Portsmoufh 4 Vicinity
Preston Steel Products Compony
P. O. Box No. w
Portsmouth, VIginio
Telephone: Portsmouth 7-2l62
oakIand, MaryIand
Koch Steel Buildings
Telephone: Ooklond 2.3322
Evening star., 1953-12-12

Frederick, Morylond
Brosivs Engineering & Supply Co.
4 West Church Street
Telephone: Monument 2-2lo6
HarrisonbUrg, vlrsinla
Hormon Soles & Service
l37 w. Elizcbeth Street
Telephone: Horrisonbvrs @-25a4
LynehbUrs & Vicinity
Templefon Steel Buildings
Route II Appomoftox, virsinio
Telephone: Appomottox 2o7l
Evening star., 1953-12-12

Washington, DC. and Vicinity
Arlington Light Steel Structures. Inc.
$40 South Sixth Street
Arlington 2, vFsinio
Telephone: Otis 1896
Winchester. vlrginla
Aikens Construction Co.
Route ~
Telephone: Winchester 3752
Evening star., 1953-12-12

IrRAR-sFUl ArD eJoSsgT
nGe. v. ., ear. CIV.
Evening star., 1953-12-12

DIRECTIONS TO BE.
THESDA HOMES: Driue
out Wisconsin Ace. to
Bradley BlDd., lett on
Bradley BlDd. and open
sign on right to entrance
OF Brondmoor. then right
on Rdy0uTn Rd. to home.
OR out Wisconsin AUe. to
Bank OF Bethesda. left on
Old Georgetown Rd. to
Roosepelt ST.. left to
homes
Evening star., 1953-12-12

Fast replacement witb q Long
Span Multiple enabled THE Ander-
SON Tank Company of Flint
Michigan, to meet production
schedules after its plant burned
to the ground last year.
Evening star., 1953-12-12
THE NEW LoNc.sPAN so

THE NEW l0NC.SPAN so
AnOtber Stran-Steel "frsf' is this new
LOng-Span in so and 60 sVidItbs. AOaiLabIs
in beigbts of15 end 2O'. The basic building
is 49, in length witb additional sections
in lengths of I6,. This building IS designed
for use in light manufacturing, WareboEs-
ing and retail Embellishments, such as
garages mpe,markets bowling alleys etc.