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In testimony whereof have hereunto set my nano ana
caused fhe Seal Of the Government of the Virgin Is
lands Of the United States to be affixed at Charlotte
Amalie, St. Thomas. Virgin Islands, this 28th day OF Sep
TENDER, 1853.
DANIEL w. AMBROSE
Government Secretary for the Virgin Islands
, 1953-11-12
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Evening star., 1953-08-11
Arlington School Board Fails
In New Move Against Green

The Arlington School Board
has failed again, for the present
at least, in its attempt to prevent
further legal action by Attorney
John Locke Green against three
board members.
State Supreme Court Justice
Willis D. Miller has denied a
board request for temporary
restraining order against Mr..
Green, Arlington Circuit Court
was notified today.
Earlier, Arlington Circuit
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy had
turned down a similar request
by James H. Simmonds and
Armistead L. 3oothe, board at
torneys.
Judge Mccarthy had cleared
the way for prompt hearing of
the appeal to Justice Miller. The
Arlington judge also had said he
would consider later the boards
request for permanent re-
straining order against Mr..
Green.
Mr.. SimmondS, after he was
informed of Justice Miller's de-
cision, said he will seek an early
hearing in Arlington Circuit
Court of the request for a per-
manent restraining order.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Falls Church Group
Denied Repayment
For Wafer Lines

The Falls Church City Council
has turned down a request that
a group of property owners be
reimbursed for laying a water
line at their own expense.
The group, including Clark
Crossman. 421 Lee highway, car
ried out the project in 1850 on
East Jefferson street. Mr.. Cross
man said the city refused to put
in the line at that time.
The council acted at it's regu-
lar meeting last night after re-
ceiving a recommendation from
City Manager w. Rodes Wood
bury. He said approval would
set a precedent that could cost
the city hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
The council cited a city char
ter provision giving the city title
to water lines no matter who
pays for installing them. Any
person tapping into a line in
stalled with private funds must
pay the installers for the privi-
lege. the council said.
Public hearings were set for
September % on two applica-
tions fer operating of nursery
schools. They were filed by Mrs.
Henry o. Bouleter. 119 West
Germany boulevard, and Miss
Sally Anne Robinson, 532 West
Great Falls street.
The present council will have
one more regular meeting, Aug
ust "a, before the council elected
IN June takes office in Septem-
ber.
Evening star., 1953-08-11

of starting fire April II, 1858,
in house in the 1000 block Of
Fifty eighth avenue, Fairmont
Heights. Six other warrants
charging him with setting fires
in other sections of the county
were dismissed.
SprouSe was freed after he ad-
mitted on the stand yesterday
that authorities had promised
no to prefer an arson charge
agains him if he testified against
Roberts.
Planned With Roberts.
A. Gwynn Bowie, Roberts
counsel, forced the admission
after Sprouse told the court that
he planned the house fire with
Roberts but took no actual part
in starting the blaze.
County Detective Sergt. Charles
H. Nalley, who arrested the
youths late in June said Dulaney
admitted setting fire to the Wat
kins Co. plant and named Roo
erts as an accomplice. The
detective said Roberts denied the
accusation.
Assistant States Attorney VIII
mer D. Pyles indicated that evi-
dence in all the cases against
Dulaney and Roberts will be
placed before the Grand Jury.
Evening star., 1953-08-11

The School Board is seeking
to stop Mr.. Green from pressing
another legal attempt to oust
from the board three members
who are Federal employees. The
Supreme Court earlier this sum-
mer decided against Mr.. Green
in a similar suit and last month
in a special session denied him
a rehearing of the case.
Mr.. Green then filed, in be-
half of another attorney, a new
suit seeking to oust DR.. Barnard
Joy, DR.. Erwin r. Draheim and
Warren Cox.
Mr.. Simmonds said he is seek
ing the restraining order because
the board has been unable to
sell $2.8 million in school con-
Struction bonds. Money to pay
contractors for building projects
now under way is running out
fast.
Mr.. Green says that if the
three Federal employees are real
ly concerned about the school
program they can resign. Then
new members, not Federal en-
ployes, could be appointed and
the board, free of litigation,
could sell the bonds, Mr.. Green
says.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
GIenmont Mother Held
As Husband Is Shot

A Glenmont (Md0 mother of
two, charged in the shooting
Sunday of her 25-year-old hus-
band, was freed from the Mont
gomery County Jail yesterday
under $500 bond.
The woman, Mrs. Peggie
Booth Medley. 81, of the 12800
block of Matey road, faces
charges of assault with intent to
murder.
Her husband, William C. Med
ley, was reported in satisfactory
condition today in Suburban
Hospital.
Montgomery County police
said he was shot in the lower
abdomen with a Luger pistol ne
kept to ward of dogs attacking
rabbits in their yard. The
shooting occurred, police said,
after an argument over the
amount of money Mr.. Medley
collected Saturday night as q
cab driver.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Two Prince Georges Firemen
Held for Jury in Arson Counts

Two Prince Georges firemen,
one the assistant chief of the
Seat Pleasant Volunteers and
the other the son of a town
policeman, have been held for
action by the County Grand
Jury on arson achargeS.
They are William K. Roberts,
10, of the 6400 block of Coolidge
street, Maryland Park, the as
sistant chief, and Edward H.
Dulaney, "a. of the 500 block of
SiXty-seventh place. Seat Pleas
ant.
Judge Nita S. Hinman Crane
set bond at $1,000 each after
the preliminary hearing yester-
day in Upper Marlboro Police
Court.
A charge of turning in false
alarms filed against Clarence w.
Sprouse, another Seat Pleasant
fireman, was nolle pressed.
Sprouse, 18, also lives in the 500
block of Sixty-seventh place.
Lumber Yard Fire.
Dulaney was held on a charge
of setting fire to the F. L. Wat
kins Co. lumber yard, Seat
Pleasant, on April IL, 1851. The
blaze caused damage totaling
$27,
Roberts was held on a charge
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Bethesda Residents
Oppose Rezoning on
East Battery Lane

The proposed rezoning of
three lots at 4908 East Battery
lane, Bethesda, to permit the
construction of apartments, met
opposition last night at a hear
ing before the Montgomery
County Council.
William R. Kelly and Lauriston
S. Taylor. representing the
Northwest Park Citizens Associ-
alton, told the council they re-
sented "this 'last-minute crash
ing of gates" before the adoption
of a new zoning code in early
1854. The new code, Mr.. Taylor
pointed out, will place apart
ments in several categories. His
association has approved a gar
den-type apartment project for
the area.
No Control on Type Now.
Under the present zoning code.
he said, there is no control over
the type of apartment that could
be built once the land is rezoned.
Mrs. Edwin G. Williams and
Mrs. Frederick H. Miller, who
live near the property, also op-
posed the rezoning.
Benjamin G. Newton, attor-
ney for the owners, John and
Katherine Norris, stressed the
need for apartments to serve
personnel at the National Insti-
tuteS of Health. He said the pro-
posed Glenbrook parkway would
separate the apartments from
residential areas to the west.
He did not know what type of
apartments are contemplated by
the owners.
Planners Urge RezOning.
The Maryland National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commis-
sion has recommended rezoning
of the three lots.
There was no opposition to
three petitions for commercial
coming in the Woodmont tri-
angle in accordance with the
master zoning plan for that area.
Last nights hearings were held
in the Bethesda County Build
ing.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Builder 10 Post Tax Bond
To Get School Contract
BY the Assoeiated. Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 1.-THE
Maryland Board of Public Works
has approved a $423,456 contract
for the building of new DEM
onStration school at Salisbury
State Teachers College, but it
attached some strings.
The contract goes to William
F. Sutter, Pennsylvania builder
who has been the contractor on
several school projects on the
Eastern Shore.
State Controller j. Millard
Tawes, who sits as a member of
the Board of Public Works, in
sisted the contract should go
to Mr.. Sutter only after he is
put under $40, 900 bond to guar
antee payment of taxes he owes
or will owe the State.
Mr.. Tawes said his department
has encountered difficulty in
getting the builder to pay taxes
due on his previous jobs.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Montgomery Police
To Appeal 10 Council
On Pay Raise Denial

Montgomery County police
plan a direct appeal to the
County Council in their effort to
get pay raise to bring them
in line with the new scale in
the District.
Det. Sergt. Kenneth M. Wat
kins, chairman of the police
associations pay committee, yes
terday said the County Person.
mel Boards action rejecting the
pay request last week came as
mo surprise"
Assured of Consideration.
The police association, Sergt.
Watkins said, had been assured
earlier by some councilmen that
they would be allowed to present
their case for an increase di-
rectly to the council.
The personnel board last week
told the association it could
find no justification for sin
Cling out the police for a pay in
crease at this time"
Police yesterday said "the
only thing that mystif1es US is
why it took five weeks for the
board to act"
Early Meeting Sought.
The association hopes to meet
soon with the council. They plan
to be armed with information to
refute arguments against the
pay raise presented by the per-
Sonnel board.
Police asked that the starting
pay of privates be hiked from
$3.369 to So, 900, the amount now
paid in the District. Correspond
ing increases we're asked in all
ranks.
District police several weeks
ago won a substantial pay in
crease through action by Con-
greSS.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented by The
Evening Star through the CO.
operation of the District, Arling,
ton County, Prince Georges
County. Montgomery County and
Alexandria Recreation Depart
ments and the Film Center Of
Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Lafayette, Oliver street and
Broad Branch road NV.
Twin Oaks, Fourteenth and
Taylor streets NV.
Turkey Thicket, Tenth street
and Michigan avenue NE.
Davis, Forty-fourth place and
H street NE.
Jefferson, Eighth and H streets
S.W.; also crazy hat contest at
1880 pm.
Hillcrest. Thirty second and
Denver streets Sc.
Park View, Otis and Warder
streets NV.
Bundy, 429 o street NV.
Carver, Whittingham and Lane
streets NE.
Barry Farms, 1880 Sumner
road Sc.
Arlington County, $3.50 PM.
Walter Reed. 1914 North Nc
Kinley road.
Four Mile Run. Four Mile Run
drive and South Sixteenth street.
Prince Georges County, $3.50 PM.
Suitland. Suitland road. Suit.
land.
Parklawn, Riggs and Ager
roads, ParKlawn.
Montgomery County, $3.50 PM.
Cabin John. TABS Macarthur
boulevard, Cabin John.
Viers Mill, Dahill and Joseph
Mill roads, Viers Mill.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
BY Horry Lever

An Air Force colonel with sea
legs has just brought an 83-foot
cutter into Washington after a
48-day, 7,000-mile trip across
the Atlantic from Italy, where
he terminated an assignment.
With the exception of the late
Gen. George S. Patton, who
once sailed a schooner to Homo
lulu, apparently no American
military officer in modern times
but the bearded Col. D. F. Henry
ever has crossed an ocean in a
comparatively small craft. And
Col. Henry may have been the
first ever to have interpreted the
Air Forces Transportation"
clause as permitting travel by
private water carrier" both
ways. The usual way is to go
by airplane.
At the Buzzards Point mooring
of the ex-Coast Guard cutter "a
Normandy Beach veteran) on
which he now lives, Col. Henry
and the crew who made the trip
with him reminisced on it's vari-
Gus details last night. Standing
astern he told story of dark
nights on the Atlantic. q bolster
Gus thunderstorm on the last
night out and even of being mis-
taken for a smuggler.
Ordered Overseas.
Col. Henry, some time back,
bought the vessel, now the Wind
som, in Baltimore. He always
had hankered to own a boat on
which he could live when re-
tired from service. But, con-
fronted with a war-surplus bar
gain, he bought the Windsom
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Alexandra Mystery
OF Three Bears Solved

Alexandria has solved the
mystery of its three bears.
The same citizen who told
police early yesterday that a
bear and two cubs" had paused
under a street light near his
trailer home called again last
night.
This time, he reported, he went
out to investigate. And, instead
of the three bears. he found
three dogs-a large chow dog
and her two puppies.
"1t was the biggest dog-gone
dog I've ever seen," he related.
Please pass that along to the
other dispatcher"
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Virginia TO Test Sweeper
For Use on Highways
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Aug. 11.-A me-
chanical street sweeper, similar
to the type used on city streets,
has been ordered for use on a
trial basis to help clean debris
from Virginia's major highways
"a $500,000 a year chore.
The State Highway Depart
ment said the experiment with
machine would be made in Fair
fax County. but could not esti-
mate when it would be put into
operation.
If it proves satisfactory from
the standpoint of cost and eff
cheney, other machines will be
obtained for use elsewhere.
The experiment is aimed par
ticularly at the cleanup prob
lens on stretches of divided
pavement, where a median strip
with curbing has a tendency to
gather trash.
Currently, regular mainte-
nance crews are used to collect
the trash and haul it away in
trucks.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
5 Polio Cases Here
Boost Total 10 81

Five new cases of polio were
reported in the District today,
bringing the total number of
cases to 81 as compared with 80
at this time last year.
The Health Department listed
these cases: A 28-year-old
woman of the 500 block of
Nicholson street NE, taken to
Gallinger Hospital; a 5-year- -old
boy of the 44O0 block of Ord
street NE, taken to Gallinger
Hospital.
Also, a 14-year-old boy of
the $500 block of A street
Sc, taken to Children's Hospi-
tai: a 1-year-old colored girl of
the 1900 block of Canal street
S.W., also taken to Children S
Hospital; a 6-year-old colored
boy of the 300 block of G street
NV. admitted to Gallinger Hos
pital.
Elsewhere in the Washington
area, three new cases of polio
were announced yesterday.
Montgomery County reported
two. One is a 24-year-old woman
who has been taken to Walter
Reed Army Medical Center. She
is resident of the unit block of
Pine avenue in Takoma Park.
The other case is a 4-year -old
boy of the $500 block of Chest
nut street in Chevy Chase. He
has been admitted to Children's S
Hospital. The County now has
had 33 cases this year.
Fairfax County listed a IT.
year-old boy in the 800 block of
holland street in Falls Church
as its 11th case of the year. The
youth has been taken to Gal
linger Hospital.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Colonel Tests Sea Legs Sailing
Cutter7, ,OOOMiIes From Italy

beforetime, hoping he wouldn't
be transferred overseas.
Well, he was-to London and
later to the joint American mil
itary advisory group in Italy.
So, he reasoned, since he had a
lot of accumulated leave, why
not spend it weaving an oceanic
saga?
He took a group of friends
with him on the 34-day trip
across. They were James w.
Titus, an engineer with the Naval
Research Laboratory, who now
lives with his wife on the Old
Reliable, yacht moored at Buz-
Yards Point; Mrs. Clarlce In
ness, who used to work for the
Chinese Embassy here; her son
Robert, Is, and three or four
others whose names the colonel
can't recall.
Later, with service on the con-
tinent over, Col. Henry received
orders to return to Washington
to become deputy commander of
the Civil Air Patrol, with head
quarters at Boiling Air Force
Base here.
Part Of Crew From u. S.
Mr.. Titus and his wife, who
had left Europe. flew back again.
just to join the crew for the
westward voyage. John C. Holt
of New York, already on the
continent, also joined up. The
cutter stocked up with fuel and
provisions at Via Reggia, Italy,
and there shipped on board an
Italian seaman, deep-tanned
Giovanni Del PiStoia. Among
the line they also acquired a
mascot, a cat called Tiger, who
was seasick all the way to the
limited Ctotas
Evening star., 1953-08-11
GreenbeIt Council
Sets Up Machinery
For Sept. IS Election

The City Council of Greenbelt,
Md, last night tied together the
loose ends of its two-year-old
term of Office and then set up
election machinery for a city,
wide balloting to pick new
board on September Is
The council, headed by Mayor
Francis j. Lastner, will hold its
final meeting-customarily one
of reminiscence rather than
business-on election eve.
All five council members. in
Guiding the Mayor. will seek re-
election. Three other residents.
among them an ex-Mayor, have
entered the race.
AS a farewell token, the coun-
Gil rushed through laSJ-minute
approval of a Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission of
fer to supply Greenbelt residents
with a water rate of 27 cents
per 1000 gallons.
Viewed as Victory.
This was seen by Mayor Last
ner as a big victory for the
council, since earlier offers, made
after the city was sold by the
Federal Government to Green
belt residents early this year.
were considerably higher.
The group, however, postponed
for further serious study" the
second reading of a proposed
traffic ordinance which has come
under considerable fire. The &C
ton. which eliminated all pos
Sibility of the proposal becoming
law before election day, was
taken after three council mem
berS protested a section that
would forbid the parking of
trucks-"the means of livelihood
for many residents"-on city
streets.
AppOintees Approved.
The council spent less than
five minutes in the unanimous
selection of Mrs. Helen M. zoell-
ner as judge of the election and
John P. Murray, director of the
count. Approval also was given
to the appointment by each
board member of two persons to
serve as election clerks.
The deadline for filing as a
council candidate is Saturday.
Mayor Lastner issued an ap-
peal for the registration of all
eligible voters. He pointed out
that residence in Greenbelt for
six months and in the State for
one year is required.
Old residents, he added, must
register if they failed to vote in
the two previous elections.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Inadequate Law
Bars Chargein in
Camp BusDeath
Montgomery Aides
See No Ground for
MunsIoughter Case
BY Herman r. Schoden


Prosecuting attorneys have
washed their hands of any effort
to fix full responsibility in a fatal
day-camp bus accident because
of inadequacies in the Maryland
motor vehicles law.
The bus driver, 17-year-old
William S. Stanley. jr., will ap-
pear in Rockville Juvenile Court
tomorrow for a manslaughter
hearing.
But it appears the State will
never have an official answer tc
the question of whether a IT.
year-old boy properly was driv-
ing a vehicle carrying 10 chill
dren, or whether the vehicle, a
converted panel truck, should
have been used in that capacity.
Attorney Quits Case.
Walter w. Dawson, Mont
gomery County States Attorney.
put it bluntly:
IT am through with the case
completely. I can find no legal
grounds for any charge against
the boy as to his being too young
to drive the vehicle.
"Under the law, this vehicle
was not for hire, or a common
carrier. I know of no grounds
under the present motor vehicle
law for filing any charges
against the camp operator. The
transportation provided the chill
dren simply was an adjunct to
the camp"
There is a law requiring driv-
ers of school buses or common
carriers to be 18 years old, and
a law calling for inspection Of
school buses. But there is none
covering vehicles carrying less
than 10 passengers hired by
hidden" charges in tuition or
camp fees.
A growing number of citizens
in nearby Maryland, Virginia
and the District believe chauf-
feur's licenses and inspection
should be required for vehicles
carrying fewer than 10 passen-
gers if transportation is fur
nished by the school or camp.
Attorneys Agree.
In agreement is another Mont
gomery prosecutor, Assistant
States Attorney j. Hodge Smith.
Referring to the crash on
Rockville pike July 81 in which
an 8-year-old boy was fatally
hurt and nine other children
injured, Mr.. Smith said:
There is no question the law
is inadequate to cover such a
situation. Operators of such We
hicles obviously should be re-
quired to have a chauffeur's
license.
Mr.. Smith said his recommen-
dation would be a clause requir-
ing chauffeur's licenses and
inspection for vehicles transport
ing six or more persons.
mo person under Is should
be permitted to drive such a
vehicle" he added.
Admitting a loophole existing
in the laws, authorities of the
District, Maryland and Virginia
are seeking means to avert a re-
currence of the July tragedy.
Among those deeply concerned
is Police Chief Charles M. Orme
of Montgomery County, whose
investigation concurred in the
need for a law to guard against
inadequate drivers and equip
ment.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Virginia Vocation Aide
Wins Gold Key Award
BY the Assoeiated Press

RICHMOND, Aug. 1.-THE
Distributive Education Gold
Key award for outstanding con-
tributions to all fields of voca-
tional education today was pre-
sented to Frank B. Gale, State
director of vocational education.
The presentation was made by
James Horan, assistant State
supervisor of distributive educa-
ton, at the opening session of
the annual Distributive Educa-
ton Conference being held at
Richmond Professional Institute.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Four Awarded Degrees

-Four nearby Virginia residents
were awarded degrees at recent
graduating exercises at Madi-
son College, Harrisonburg, Va.
They were Ethel Florence Dunn,
Peggy Ann Nelson and Julia Key
Wyne, all of Alexandria. and
Wendell Sinclair Holmes. of Ar
lington.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Madison Dean Named

HARRISONBURG. Va, Aug.
IL. up. The appointment of
Mrs. w. Elliott wilkins of Rich
mond as dean of women at
Madison College was announced
yesterday by President G. Tyler
Miller after ratification Of her
election by the State Board of
Education.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
Arlington Presents
Data Today in Fight
On Arnold Fare Rise

Counsel for Arlington County
will begin the presentation of
their case against fare increases
on the Arnold Lines at an Inter-
state Commerce Commission
hearing today.
The busline, known officially
as the Washington. Virginia &
Maryland Coach Co., Inc, pre-
sented its case yesterday.
An accountant testified that
the company will lose S17,661
for the year ending next Feb
ruary, unless it's rate requests
are granted. He based his figures
on operating revenues for March
and April. 1953-the first two
complete operating months after
the drivers strike.
Increase Gauged.
T. Roy Grubbs, the account
ant, said the transit company
would clear $64,296 after taxes.
if the increases were granted.
Three separate rate raises are
pending. The one before the
ICC today is the across-the-Po-
tomac service, except to Govern
ment installations.
This would carve a 25-cent
Zone 2, mostly out of the present
20-cent Zone /, and increase the
other zone charges 5 cents. Saw
ings of 21a cents could be made
on each ride by use of tokens,
except in the first zone, which
would be straight cash. Present
token savings are 31s cents a
ride.
Other Pleas Pending.
Due for a hearing before the
Virginia Corporation Commission
in Richmond on September l, is
a request for raising the fares
on rides within the State. This
would be accomplished by short
ening the zones. although the
10-cent minimum and the 35-
cent maximum would remain the
same.
Also pending is a request to
raise the tariff to the Federal
installations. The present Is
cent ride would cost 20 cents and
the present 12-cent or 13h-cent
ticket rate would jump to 171a
cents.
Evening star., 1953-08-11
County Adds 7 Policemen

Seven rookie Prince Georges
County policemen were gradu-
ated from the training school
today, bringing the force to 86
men, 19 under its allotted
strength.