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Evening star., 1953-04-16
by the Assoeiated Press

BALTIMORE, April 16.-A
United States Air Force scientist
last night discussed the possibili-
ties Of atomic-powered aircraft
before the local chapter Of the
American Rocket Society and a
Russian colonel who found 1t
interesting "only as a hobby"
The address given by 1t. Col.
M. j. Nielsen of the Air Re-
search and Development Com
mand had been cleared for Sc
curity by the Atomic Energy
Commission and the Department
of Defense, he said.
Col. Nielsen told the group
that an adequate shield to pro-
tect the pilot from deadly radia-
ton rays would not make an
atomic powered aircraft too
heavy to fly. "
The presence Of the man who
identified himself as Engineer
1t. Col. Leonid S. Pivnev, assist
ant air attache to the Embassy
of the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics, became known in cas-
ual conversation before and dur
ing the meeting.
The State Department diplo-
matte list says Leonid Pivnev is
assistant air attache at the So
Wet Embassy.
I'm from the Glenn L. Martin
Evening star., 1953-04-16

Es5t MysF 1snens Es A s4Hs. Aas,s
Spain; Betty, v. Thompson. 1104 South
street. 5nssnd
BrandyWine street. Arlington. Iraa. ''
Rita c. Lessard, 7O6 South Fayette
street, Alexandria. Canada; Lorna Hat
ed fen 3SsnS 27SS south Wsyne street Arns
North sSn Foarteenth % street a Arlington % 19aly S3
Olga A.. Eaton, 1928 Prince street,
AAlexandrdiaa.s Costa Rica; Terese De
SEsS Gayrei EnSIsnS 2S2S scr0Gsins road Alexan-
Va. Germany: Joan E; Masters, ASIA
eanada Tiesslotte n sshfas kirtpatrict. s447
Ruth II. Borden. Herndon, Va, Ger
manyi Maria T. Ayres. Lorton. Va.
Madeleine A. simons, 7o4 North
Way Wayns street Arlington. France; Use
dria. Germany; Ruth H. dhoemping.
3243 Gunston road. Alexandria, Ger
many; Rosel E. Eaton, 1915 Richmond
hshTSg M9p,S R6sdss GsTSss
street. Arlington, Ireland.
Marsaret Mary charlesworth. 1922
Aildesard B: MclntyTe, 63S South Henry
Davey, 70 Pine street. AlexandTia, Eng
Thomas street. Arlington, Germany;
Pnnlins 81, WysocE, 53ll Briland street.
VibeEe M. RuTd, Ss1e Milan drive.
e1a road NW WASH
ington, .. C.. Austria: Sarah N. Rawls,
Canada; Anne Marceau; Fort Myer, va3
Germany; Gathering N. Bright. 7OS
Chestnut avenue, Fails Church, England.
andria. Australia; WeIey 6. Campbell,
625 Argyle drive, Falls Church, Ger
many; odtle 7: Cadle. 909 North WAYNE
saf 7eo NoTth Wayns street Arns
Rosetta M. Fullerton, 311h East Bel
lefonte avenue, Alexandria, Italy: Ilse l..
Kagan. 406 North Oxford street, Arling-
ton, England; .Wilhelmus Philipoom.
yienns Va, Holland; on9rina .Pnfon IveTson 2Es
]: Y %eie5ir. 500 DorcnesteT road, Fails
GIG Melrose street, Alexandria. England.
Isabel villacres, 2416 Arlington boule-
ward, Arlington. Argentina; Anneliese
aed4 er5anJ "a E01enn xee + s1on m Asa
pie Trailer Village, Alexandria, Canada;
England: Frederick H. Wachtmeister.
whitehall Farm. Warrenton. Va, Sweden.
Martha Thomson Newman, 1900 North
Pershing drive: Arlington England; Ming
Grimes, 337 West Oak street. Groveton,
Va; Frank Tralongo. Ft. Belvoir. Va.
Canada.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Red Aides Hobby Takes Him
ToU. S. Atom Aircraft Lecture

plant" said a friendly neighbor
seated beside the stranger.
I'm interested in aerody-
namics," was the reply. "I'm
Russian"
"Oh, you're from Boston," said
the Martin man, misunderstand-
ing the reply.
mo, I am Russian. I am with
the Soviet Embassy"
The Martin man thought this
over awhile and then asked,
How do you like your new
boSS?"
The reference to Premier
Georgi Malenkov occasioned
some thought.
Hmm" said the other. MAY
I ask how you like your new
boss?"
"Oh, fine, I think President
Eisenhower is fine" said the
Martin man.
The stranger. who produced
calling cards as. Identification,
told a newsman he couldn' t
understand why there would be
any interest in his presence at
the meeting.
He was asked If an American
in Moscow could attend a meet
ing outside of that city where a
Russian colonel was discussing
nuclear power.
II don't know" he said, shrug-
ging. I'm just an engineer,
not a politician. I find this
interesting, but only as a hobby" /"
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Prince Georges Seeks
To Repurchase U. 5. Land

Representative Small, Repub-
lican, of Maryland, has intro
duced a bill to let Prince Georges
County buy back % acres near
Glass Manor which county
school heads have been trying
to acquire for three years.
A number of years ago, the
county sold the ground to the
Federal Government. It was used
as a pasture for st. Elizabeths
Hospitals dairy herd. The hos
pital disposed of it's herd three
years ago.
County education men said
the site is urgently needed for q
junior high school to serve For
est Heights and Oxon Hill.
The bill. HR 1895, introduced
Monday, has been referred tc
the House Committee on Educa-
ton and Labor. The measure
would permit Prince Georges tc
buy back the property at the
same price the county received
when it was sold.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
RemorsefuI taxpayer
Enriches Virginia by $500

The Virginia State treasury is
$290.15 richer today because a
remorseful Fairfax County tax
payer decided to settle a five
year-old debt.
A check for that amount was
received by Fairfax Director Of
Assessments John w. Ferguson.
In an accompanying letter the
man who sent the check ex-
planned that he had sold his
home in Pennsylvania in 1948,
when he moved to Virginia.
Under Virginia law he was sup
posed to report the net gain on
the sale in his State income tax
return that year.
The taxpayer wrote that he
hadn't considered the Virginia
law fair at the time and failed
to report the sale of his house.
Now he has changed his mind
and decided to pay his debt to
the State.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Women Voters League
Elects in Fuirfux

Mrs. Monroe Burk of Falls
Church, Va, was elected presi-
dent of the League Of Women
Voters Of Fairfax County at a
recent meeting. Other officers
are Mrs. c. F. Stewart-Sharpe
Of Falls Church, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Albert Farwell Of
Vienna, second vice president;
Mrs. John M. Holden Of AMMAN
dale, treasurer, and Mrs. James
Twitchell Of Fairfax. secretary.
Elected directors were Mrs.
Paul Hoover. Mrs. Kenneth
Krogh, Mrs. Sidney Schmukler,
Mrs. j. Howard Sheble, Mrs.
William Wallace and Mrs.
George Yerby.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Alexandra VFW Honors
Two for Citizenship

Miss Kroes Ficklin, an Alex
andria school teacher for So
years, and Samuel B. DeVaughan
a leading figure in George Wash
ington Birthday observances
will be awarded citizenship
medals at 8 o'clock tonight by
the Russell Mitchell Post 600
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, in the
George Mason Hotel, Alexandria
officers to be installed are
Robert H. Riner, commander;
Larry E. Sylvia, senior vice COM
mander; DR.. M. S. Brown, junior
vice commander; Mr.. DeVaughan
chaplain; Charles F. Andrews
quartermaster; James j. Camp
bell, Judge advocate, and Ralph
E. Fravel, John F. Beaumon
and Col. Hugh H. Soper, trus'
tees.
Also, Andrew j. Rimm, adju'
tant; John P. Liggio, officer O.
the day: Eugene T. Chapman
patriotic instructor; Mr.. Camp
bell. legislative officer; Col
Soper. public relations officer
Thomas w. Collette, assistant
quartermaster, and Jimmie Viii
son, assistant adjutant. The lis
of auxiliary officers is headed b!
Mrs. Harriet c. King, recently
reelected president.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Montgomery Blair High Opens
Science Show of 6OExhibits

Montgomery Blair High School
opened its first Science Fair to-
day. The show will run from 8
am. to 9 pm. today and to-
morrow.
About so exhibits are on dis
play in the Silver Spring school.
One of the most impressive set
ups is a homemade astronomical
telescope. It's maker spent two
years grinding the mirror, a
teacher said.
Another exhibit features a
hamster. The fat-faced little
fellow is supposed to demon
strate the ability of animals to
learn.
There's q maze wherein the
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Arlington Democrats
Told 10 Steer Clear Of
Bitter Primary Fights

Arlington Democrats today
had an admonition from the
head of their county organiza-
tion to refrain from bitter
spring time primary campaigns
which hand the Republicans
ammunition to be used in the
fall.
Leonard o. Hilder, chairman
of the county Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, spoke at the
close of an otherwise quiet JET
ferson Day banquet at National
Airport last night.
With two Democrats seeking
the nomination for Governor
and six candidates for Arling-
tons three seats in the House
of Delegates, Mr.. Hilder told
more than 800 party members:
Campaign for your man, not
against the other man. Other
wise you will give them some
thing to use against us in No
vember. We did that last year. B"
Recall Split in 1852.
The remark was accepted by
his listeners as referring to last
years intra-party split which
saw the Republicans carry Vir-
ginia for Gen. Eisenhower-the
first COP victory since 1928
and Republican Representative
Broyhill elected to Congress
after a bitter Democratic pri-
mary campaign between j. May
nard Magruder and Edmund D.
Campbell in the nearby 10th
District.
Arlington's own candidate for
governor, State Senator Charles
r. FenWick, received an enthusi-.
aStic welcome when called on to
introduce other guests. The can
didate, who is running against
former Representative Thomas
B. Stanley, did not make q cam
paign speech, however. but left
early to keep a vote-getting en-
gagement elsewhere.
"Fenwick-for- Governor" lapel
badges adorned most of the dim
ner guests, including the five
House of Delegates candidates
who were present. They are Mr..
Magruder, Harrison Mann,
George P. Grove, Mrs. Kathryn
Stone and Mrs. Lucy Bussey. A
sixth candidate, Thomas j.
Broyhill, was not in the room
when called on for recognition.
MIR. Fenwick said he had cam
paigned over 10000 miles in the
last so days. He expressed re-
gret that Delegate George Damn
was not seeking reelection this
fall and said that would break
up the "team'-Mr. Magruder,
Mr.. Damn and himself-which
has represented Arlington in the
General Assembly.
johnson Recalls Jefferson.
Senator johnson of Colorado
was introduced by Representa-
tive Smith of Virginia 9th dis
trict, which formerly included
Arlington.
Senate johnson referred to
views held by Thomas jefferson
which were considered radical
in his day but which now are
adopted by the conservative"
wing of the Democratic Party.
He paid tribute to his desk
mate, Senator Byrd Of Virginia,
who refused to back former Gov.
Stevenson of Illinois after last
years national convention.
"The Democratic Party is a
big thing" Senator johnson
said. There's plenty of room
in it for divergent views. Some
times a rebellion within a party
is a good thing for it, but we
SboI11d oil 1Ivoito uyhoYo If ic ovo1. -
Evening star., 1953-04-16

hamster may be thrust, to find
his way around as best he can.
Another exhibit dwells on the
virtues of siliconeS. It shows
their superiority over other types
of wakes.
Various wee creatures have
been dissected or reproduced in
model forms to give visitors an
inside look at zoology.
Exhibitors whose displays win
prizes may be permitted to show
them at American University,
at the four-day Science Fair for
Washington and its suburbs.
Winners from that fair will COM
pete in a national show at Oak
Ridge, Tenn.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Irish Group Will Hear
Series of Lectures

The first in a series of lectures
for the Virginia Chapter of the
Friendly Sons Of st. Patrick will
be held at $3.50 pm, tomorrow
at the Arlington knights of Co
lumbus Hall, Sis Little Falls
road.
The Rev. Sebastian Miklas,
director Of adult education at
Catholic University, will speak
on Ireland, A Bit Of Heaven"
Evening star., 1953-04-16
County Tax League
Weighs Court Action
On Assessments

The HOmeoWnerS' Tax League
Inc, of Montgomery County to-
day was considering court ac-
ton to compel the Maryland Tax
Commission to equalize assess
ments in the county and also be-
tween the county and other
counties in Maryland.
A committee was named at a
meeting of more than 100 men,
bers last night to study the ad-
visibility of taking action in
Circuit Court.
James Parker was named head
of the committee, the other
members of which are Ward
E. Booth, Gen. Frederick Browne
Gen. John Hess, Kenneth Perry
Milton r. Vollmer and Mrs. Hell
en- Vierling.
The study request came as the
result Of a report by Mr.. Parker
on the county's new assessment
program.
Claims No Equalization.
Mr.. Parker contended there
is no equalization in the county
or the State as required by law
He baseed his contention or
figures contained in the State
Tax Commissions biennial re-
port. the assessment rolls OF
Montgomery County. and COM
parison of protests filed before
the Appeals Tax Court.
Mr.. Parker charged that
county property has been re-
assessed disproportionately to
other counties in order to get
around the bonded debt limit OF
10 per cent to assessed valuation
The county'S bonded debt now
is $50 million, he said. It's as
Sessable base for 1853 is $3.50
million, an increase of $140 mil
lion over last year. New prop
erty accounts for only $40 mil
lion Of the increased base, he
said. The other $100 million
represents increased assess
ments, practically all of which
has been born by property own
ers in the Metropolitan Area,
Mr.. Parker said.
Charges 100000 Loss.
Mr.. Parker also said the
county is losing 100000 Of its
share of State equalization funds
because Of its high assessment
Louis A. Gravelle, member OF
the County Council, suggested
that the entire league member
ship visit the State Tax Commits
sion to present their views. He
also invited them to attend the
budget hearing in June and make
specific suggestions for cutting
the budget.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Holmes Run Acres Group
Will Form Garden Club

Citizens of the new Holmes
Run Acres residential section
near Falls Church, Va, will meet
at s pm. tonight in the AMMAN
dale Grange Hall, in Annandale,
to form a garden club.
Tonight'S meeting Is being
sponsored by the Holmes Run
Acres Citizens Association.
Speakers will be Morton
Franklin, who win discuss basic
landscape planning. and Thomas
Thompson, president Of the Falls
Church Garden Club.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Porker-Groy Entertainment

The physical education and
music departments Of the
Parker-Gray High School will
present a program Of singing,
pantomime and ballet at s pm.
tomorrow in the high school
auditorium, 1901 Madison street,
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Fairfax Officials
SET Monday for
Budget Cutting
Two Boards Seek
To Keep Tox Rote
Near Current Level

A joint session Of Fairfax
County's Board of Supervisors
and School Board is scheduled
for 8 pm. Monday to consider
what further reductions can be
made in the proposed 1953-54
budget.
A 500 million budget requir-
ing a $2.84 tax rate currently
is proposed. The school budget
accounts for $6.4 million of the
total
The special meeting of the
two boards was requested yes
terday by the Supervisors to
see how the new tax rate can
be brought nearer last years
$2.65 level.
Warns of School Cuts.
Commonwealth's Attorney
Hugh B. Marsh warned the su-
pervisors they cannot tell the
school board to take any specific
items out of its budget.
G.. Wallace Carper, chairman
Of the Board of Supervisors, said
he thought the school board
should be able to discuss what
items might be eliminated or
reduced so the tax rate can be
lowered.
II think it is incumbent on
us as the tax levying body to
talk about the budget with the
school board before we decide on
a rate" said Mr.. Carper.
County Executive c. c. Massey
said he thought the supervisors
would be remiss not to confer
with the school board about the
effect of a possible cut in the
tax rate.
Mrs. Anne Wilkins, supervisor
from Falls Church district, said
she thought the school board al
ready had presented what it
considered a minimum budget.
The 1884 budget and a new
tax rate must be adopted before
the end of this month.
Rescind Resolution.
The supervisors rescinded q
resolution of February 4, which
would have deleted a section of
the zoning ordinance. The zon-
ing regulation involved was the
basis for the county's suit against
operations of the Virginia Con-
crete Co. on Shreve road adjacent
to the City of Falls Church. The
suit was dropped because attor-
neyS representing the county
said the February 4 resolution
indicated the supervisors had no
faith in the zoning regulation
involved. County officials indi-
Gated yesterdays action might
open the way for new action
against the concrete company.
A rezoning hearing for the
26-acre Foote tract at Fort
Buffalo was postponed to May
20 to give the planning commits
sion more time to study the pro-
poSal. The property belonged
to an eX-slave, Frederick Foote,
ST., and recently was sold by his
heirs. The applications asks
that it be rezoned from suburban
residence to commercial.
Approve RezOning.
The supervisors granted a re-
zoning application for 1877 acres
on Schurman road, just off Fair
fax Circle. from rural residence
to suburban residence. This will
permit construction of approxi-
mately $50 homes.
Also rezoned was a 5-acre
tract on the south side of Ar
lington boulevard, 1000 feet east
Of Annandale road, from sub
urban residence to general busi-
ness. The applicants propose to
build a 100000 motor court
containing 80 units. Nearby res
idents Of Sleepy Hollow, Hill
wood and Bel Air protested that
the motor court would be a nuis-
ance to adjoining residential
areas, and would depreciate the
value of their property.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Legion Post 217 to Meet

American Legion Post pit of
College Park, Md, will hold a
shrimp feast at 8 pm. Saturday
at the post home, 9218 Baltimore
boulevard.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
Mount Vernon COP. Purty

Members of the Mount Vernon
Women's Republican Club will
hold a benefit card party in the
Mount Vernon f1rehouse, Fort
Hunt road south Of Alexandria
at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1953-04-16
CheverIy-T PTA

Pony rides, bake sale, and a
merry-go-round will be featured
at a fair sponsored by the Chev-
erly- Tuxedo PTA at 4 pm. Sat-
urday on the school grounds, in
Cheverly, Md,
Evening star., 1953-04-16
PurkIown Citizens Meeting

The Parklawn Citizens Associ-
alton will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night in the VFW Hall on Riggs
road near Chillum, Md, In West
Hyattsville, Md.
Evening star., 1953-05-23

the kitchen gardener, John
Webster, who has been en-
ployed on the estate for the
last Is years. He is assisted
by younger man. Charles
Wooster who, as one of his
duties, carefully spades the
beds by hand.
The more than 80 different
vegetables grown, as we'll as
the fruit and herbs. are all
mentioned in Washington'S
diaries and other writings as
having had a place in the gar
den when the original owners
lived there.
Right now, one of the beds
has a variety of wild straw
berries that presumably was of
the same type grown in Wash
ington's day.
When the Mount Vernon
Ladies Association acquired
the estate in 1858. the ar
rangement of the kitchen gar
den was much different than
it is today. Though the walls
inclosing the garden, the gate.
the lockwood at the gate, and
the terraces and grades were
original-and essentially as
they are today-crops were not
planted in decorative beds but,
conventionally, in rows.
That row-type planting plan
was left in effect until 1886.
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gets lots of sun. It's north wall
of brick provides protection
from cold winds, and helps
to radiate heat from the sun
in the spring and fall. In
midsummer, the wall doesn't
reflect heat because it is. COW
cred with foliage.
'"The slope of the garden
and the terracing help to pro-
vide excellent air drainage;
the garden is on a hilltop and
there's no difficulty with frost.
In fact, the garden is located
so we'll it's almost like a green
house."
Part of the charm Of the
place springs from the orna-
mental scheme that governs
the way the 81 planting beds
are laid out. Most of the beds
are surrounded by turf paths
of varying widths, and have
borders of herbs, small box
wood, grapevines or espalier
hedges.
Planting follows a fairly
rigid schedule, after decisions
are made and the planting
plan is approved by the Mount
Vernon Ladies Association of
the Union, which owns and
maintains Mount Vernon as a
shrine.
Actual work is handled by
Evening star., 1953-05-23
By Robert J. Lewis

OF the more than a million
persons who visit Mount Ver-
non every year, only a relative
ly few thousand see one of its
most fabulous spots.
Tucked away on nine-tenths
of an acre west of the mansion
and south of the bowling green
hidden for the most part by
shrubbery and towering honey
locust. coffee bean and
buckeye treeS-is one of the
most amazing gardens in the
United States.
George Washington called it
his kitchen garden-and that's
what it's called today. Look
at it at almost any time of
year and it will open your eyes
to how ornamental a vegetable
plant can be.
There you'll see bearing
trees that grow like hedges,
plants in beds like flowers,
fruit that climbs on fences,
herbs that flourish in borders.
The things that grow are
much the same as you may find
in your one garden-carrots
and cauliflower, peppers and
peas, rhubarb and rutabagas,
spinach and squash. It's in the
way they are made to grow
that makes the difference.
Robert B. Fisher, horticul-
turist at Mount Vernon, says:
Gen. Washington used this
space as a show garden. It
was ornamental as well as
productive. That is the way
we wish to keep it today-as
a typical Colonial kitchen gar
den.
When Washington chose the
spot for the garden. said Mr..
Fisher. he chose it we'll.
The general picked a per-
feet location" he said. THE
garden faces south and thus
Evening star., 1953-05-23
Mount Vernon Kitchen Garden Proves Vegetable
Can Be Ornamental as Well as Good to Eat

At that time. the Ladies AS
Sociation determined to recre-
ate the garden more nearly
along the lines of it's original
scheme of square and rec
tangular beds. with turf paths
and herb borders, as Washing
tons writings indicated was
the original pattern.
Today, the garden closely
reflects the arrangement de-
cided upon II years ago. Some
apple and pear trees in the
espalier hedges along the main
paths were planted back in
that first year of the gardens
restoration.
Now. all beds have adjacent
turf paths except one circula-
tory path in the upper part of
the garden. which is laid in
period brick for the use of
visitors.
Those responsible for the
garden are equally intent on
having it produce and on hav-
ing it serve as an ornament.
In the case of 95 per cent
Of the paintings, crops are har-
vested. But if a crop is very
late, threatening to prevent
starting of a second crop in
midsummer or early fall, some
times the plants are dug out
to make way for the new ones
to keep the garden on the
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and quick-frozen to be kept for
meals served to members of the
ladies' association at their an
nual council in late October.
Worst garden pest usually
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encountered at Mount Vernon
is the aphid, the tiny insect
kept somewhat as pets by ants
for production of q food the
ants have a taste for.
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track Of serving its double pur-
pose.
When crops are harvested,
some are eaten fresh by the
staff and some are proceSsed
Evening star., 1953-05-23

"Of course, the ants really
are to blame, not the aphids,"
said Mr.. Fisher, "since they
(See LEWIS, Page B-6.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-12
Piano Taught
To Handles
People Now
BY ADELAIDE KERR

NEW YORK, ". Y. Mi - When
Eve Melbourne sat doodling on the
piano one evening last October, she
never thought she might be devel-
oping a system to teach handles
people to play.
She believes il now. She hopes Il
viii fling wide the doors of musical
expression to many handicapped
people.
Her doodling was playing with
one finger of each hand. The mel
ody note (played by the right
finger) was sustained by the pedal.
The chord tplayed by the left
finger) was played as an arpeggio,
the component notes struck singly.
Then she tried playing with the
right elbow and The left thumb OF
a hand clenched tightly. as an
arthritic's hand sometimes is. She
put uninterrupted pencils in
clenehed fists and played with
them.
Her husband. p. A. Melbourne,
who Is in the real estate business,
stopped beside the piano in amaze.
ment to watch Mrs. Welbourne's
technique.
Gould you teach that" be
asked.
Mrs. Melbourne. who operated