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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-02-27
By GRETCHEN BILLINGS


Opposition to SD 1O4 crystalizec
late last week. Moving as the people
only know how to move when THEN
interest are threatened, they put on
their coats and hats, crawled into
the jalopy, and came to Helena.
Just plain Joes, they walked the
lobby, humbly button-holed their
representatives, found themselves
clogging up the wheels of the cor
poration legislative machinery, and
generally cluttering up the otherwise
smooth working legislative activities
of the ACM-Montana Power floor
managers.
Rep. Sippel Or. Sweetgrass) fresh
man legislator was apparently amazed
by the grass roots demonstration He
was overheard questioning why all of
these people were swarming all over
the place. He was informed by Rep.
Durkee Cd. HilD, also a freshman
legislator, that he should remember
"these people were just part of
the fellows who owned the building"
AS in the case of the Occupational
Disease hearings land in the face of
the large numbers of people in the
lobby, an attempt was made to hold
the hearings in a small committee
room. But more and more people
pushed into the committee room and
the corridor outside was packed. 1t
became a literal case of people |
breathing down the necks of the COM
nittee members, so a recess was
aiken while the hearings were moved
% the house chambers. People still
lad to stand, but the air was better
md everyone could see what was
,oing on.
Senator DR.. Anderson (R. Chot-
au) in his closing statements, which
e dramatized with windmill like
actions propelled by a self-generated
elocity approximating that of a
mall tornado yelled, 81 did not stir
p this mess, and somebody did.
his attitude of the opposition is
bsurd-their testimony is filled with
is, becauses lands and whereases."
There was no one who would re
ute Anderson's statements about the ;
stirring" business. He just over
ooked the fact that he had put to- l
ether the ingredients. The demo- {
ratio processes generated the heat
and the stirring-well when things {
tart to boil and the heat gets hot,
omebody ha to stir the pot or $
)mebody gets burned. I
Senator DR.. Anderson makes no G
ones about his stand on public II
over. He is against it whether it is O
ate owned or federally owned. n
his is clear argument on the Q
sues. The DR.. introduced SB104 ]
'cause he is against the state going b
to the power business and he in D
oduced SIR No. 8 because he is r
'ainst the Federal government be- d
g in the power business. He hasn't b.
alyzed his aims, however, when he lie
VS. he is not against REA's, be- OF
use he can not love both babies. hi
lie life blood of Rea's is public a,
wer. And he seems to have a bit pc
a misunderstanding about the w
ct that there are people who be- II
We in public power. 1t is not con- fl
Tered in many circles as a sub pc
rsive activity. Republicans, no ne
IS, were the first advocates of the
tons great public power projects. tr
hs
HB 231, the un-American commit m
! bill isn't settled yet, Thursday til
J it is generally accepted it will fo
IS the senate. l understand in
Evening star., 1953-10-07
Negotiations Start for Sale
OF Blue Ridqe BusIines
By the Assocloted press

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Oct. 7.
An official of Blue Ridge Bus
lines said it has entered negot1a-
tions looking toward the sale
of it's operation to another COM
pany, but no agreement has yet
been reached.
Greyhound Lines in Chicago
last night said it is negotiating
for Blue Ridge.
r. Paul Smith. president both
of Blue Ridge Transportation
Co. and it's parent corporation,
Potomac Edison, did not say to
whom the busline might be sold.
Blue Ridge connects Wash
ington, Baltimore, Pittsburgh
and Harrisburg, Pa, and serves
intermediate points in Mary
land, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia. 1t also has a separate
division with lines west of Pitts
burgh in Pennsylvania.
Greyhound has service through
the same area, concentrating on
through runs between the larger
cities and leaving intermediate
points to Blue Ridge. In many
places they use the same termi-
nails and ticket-selling facilities.
Evening star., 1953-10-07
Virqinio's Senators Join Drive
For Return of Old Fire Enqine

Virginia's two Senators today
joined the campaign of Alexan-
dria Mayor Marshall j. Beverley
for return of an ancient fire en-
gine which has been in Yankee
hands since it was captured in
Alexandria during the Civil War.
Mayor Beverley said Senators
Byrd and Robertson notified him
they had written to the Board of
Directors of the Fireman's Home
at Hudson, N. Y, where Alex
andria's old fire engine is on
exhibit. The board will meet
Saturday to consider Mayor Bev-
erley'S request.
3 Old Stations to Open.
Mayor Beverley announced at
the same time that the old
Friendship Volunteer Fire Co.
headquarters at 107 South Al
fred street would be reopened to
the public soon with the install
lation of a new heating plant.
He said he hopes to see the
Friendship headquarters, erected
in 1774, become a national
shrine.
George Washington was hon.
orary captain of the early
Friendship firemen. The first
Friendship fire engine was bought
by George Washington and do
mated to the Friendship Com
pany.
This original fire engine now
is in Baltimore. The fire engine
in New York belonged to the
old Valley Forge Fire Engine
Company of Alexandria and was
captured in 1861 by the members
of the 1st and I'd Zouaves of
New York. 1t is considered an
outstanding example of ornate
/ fire-f1ghting equipment of early
days. If it is returned to Alex
andria, Mayor Beverley said it
Evening star., 1953-10-07
All Candidates in Area
Will Speak at Rally

All of the candidates for the
Virginia House of Delegates and
for supervisor at-large in the
Fairfax-Falls Church area will
speak at a rally at $50 pm. to-
morrow in the Westlawn Ele-
mentary School, 1920 West
GrenStead street, Falls Church.
Sponsoring the meeting. which
brings all of the candidates to-
gether for the first time, are the
citizens associations of Annalee
Heights, Bel Air, Broyhill Park,
South Woodley and Wesslawn.
William Wardwell, president
Of the Bel Air Civic Association,
will serve as moderator. A ques-
ton -and-answer period will fol-
low the allotted time for speech
making at the meeting, which is
open to the public.
Evening star., 1953-10-07

would be exhibited at Friend
ship.
\ No Word on Future.
In Baltimore, the Associated
Press reported, city officials said
they have clear title to that
engine, but they didn't say if
they were going to resist Alex
andria's efforts.
Charles A. Hook, superintend-
ent of city parks. went to the
records as soon as he heard Alex
andria had designs on the an
tique.
Mr.. Hook says the records show
this is what happened:
George Washington saw the
old wagon in 1774, while he was
in Philadelphia attending a
meeting of the Continental Con-
gress. 1t was built in England
or Holland. Washington bought
it and gave it to the Friendship
Fire Company.
Sold as Junk.
In the early 1800s, Friendship
sold it to an Alexandria junk
dealer to help pay for new
equipment.
The Alexandria junk dealer
sold it to a Frederick, Md. junk
dealer.
The Veteran Firemen's Asso-
citation of Baltimore heard about
it in 1849, bought it and put it
in the associations museum.
The museum was abandoned
in 1915, and the firemen gave
the relic to the fire board of
Baltimore. It was installed in
the Maryland House in Druid
Hill Park but later was trans
ferred to it's present niche in the
base of Baltimore's big monu-
ment to George Washington, the
cityS most famous landmark.
Evening star., 1953-10-07
Arlington 10 Award
Contract for School,;
2,OOOlsLowB Bid

A low bid of $2,052 900 has been
received by the Arlington School
Board on construction of Will
liamsburg Junior High School,
Supt. T. Edward Rutter told the
Arlington Civic Federation last
night.
Mr.. Rutter said the board ex-
poets to award a contract for
the 1,200-student school on Little
Falls road near Yorktown School
within two weeks.
The superintendent said that
Jamestown Elementary School,
delayed when the board was
unable to sell bonds to pay its
contractors, is now scheduled
to be finished in December. The
bonds have been bought by the
State Retirement Board.
To Be Finished Next Month.
Tuckahoe School in East Falls
Church will be finished next
month, Mr.. Rutter said.
There were nine bidders on
the williamsburg project. Only
$17,177 separated the five lowest
bidders, the superintendent said
The federation voted to ask its
schools committee to study the
feasibility of including public
kindergartens as a part of the
county school system.
Bus Study Findings.
In other business, Walter
Kingsbury, chairman of the Pub.
lie Utilities Committee, said 6
committee study found that pri-
vate transportation companies
would have difficulty serving
passengers now carried by buses
of the Department of Defense.
The study had been requested
to determine whether the De-
fense Department vehicles were
in direct competition with pri.
vate bus lines.
Evening star., 1953-10-07
56 Traffic Charges.
Dropped in 3 Months
In Prince Georges
By the Associeted Press


BALTIMORE, Oct. 1.-THE Eve
ming Sun said today check of
records at the Department of
Motor Vehicles showed the State
dropped traffic violation charges
against 56 motorists arrested in
Prince Georges County in the
last nine months.
The check of the records was
prompted by a dispute which
arose between State Trooper
Warren R. Carpenter and the
States attorneys Office in Prince
Georges County.
Trooper Charges Small.
Trooper Carpenter charged
Grover L. Small, an assistant
prosecutor, frequently asked
State troopers to "fix" traffic
ticktes they had issued.
Mr.. Small, a nephew of Re-
publican Representative Small,
denied the charge.
Col. Elmer F. Munshower, su-
perintendent of State police,
officially reprimanded Trooper
Carpenter for talking out of
turn" by showing his remarks
on an official report to a news
paper reporter.
The Sc cases found by the
Evening Sun were dropped by
the State through the mol
PROSE-" procedure. mol Prose-"
means the state declines to
prosecute. 1t is used frequently
when there is insufficient evi-
dence to sustain a policeman's
charges against an accused.
Details of Check.
The Evening Sun said it's
check showed five of the 56 cases
were dropped on the motion of
Mr.. Small.
One was halted by the action
Of Carlyle j. Lancaster, the
States attorney. One was killed
on a mol PROSE- motion by
wv. A. ST." the initials of Wood
row A. Shriver, a former assist
ant to the States attorney, who
was succeeded by Mr.. Small July
/, and one on the motion of
"Pyles," the name of Deputy
States Attorney Wilmer D. Pyles.
Three were marked "by the
States attorney" one "by the
assistant States attorney" Nine
were marked simply mol
pressed" and Is others mol
pressed by the State"
Evening star., 1953-10-07
Armory LOT Parking
May Be Provided
For Yu|e Shoppers

Preparation of the Silver Spring
armory lot for public parking be-
fore the Christmas shopping sea-
son is the aim of the Montgomery
County Council.
County Manager E. T. Beall
said yesterday he hopes to have
plans drawn up for development
of the 412-acre tract for the
councils consideration next Tues
day. The paving, he said, should
be finished by mid-November.
The armory lot, owned by the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, has
$780, 900 price tag on it. It's pur-
chase was authorized several
weeks ago by the council, but has
not been formalized.
Meeting October Is.
Mr.. Beall said he will meet on
October Is with the planning
commission concerning the pro-
posed purchase. His desire to
have the lot ready for use by
mid-November was expressed in
answer to query from Council
man Harold F. Hammond on
progress of negotiations.
If the council buys the lot for
public parking, it also will get
nearly two acres gratis on Coles
vile road for use as municipal
center. The package deal was
engineered by the Silver Spring
Board of Trade.
Mr.. Beall also is trying to de-
termine the value of the Coles
vile tract, just outside the busi-
ness area.
Pay Decision Deferred.
The county manager yesterday
asked for another week before
making recommendation on the
county polices' request for a pay
raise.
The pay raise was turned down
by the personnel board. Since
then, however, the council has
heard the police association and
turned the matter over to Mr..
Beall for study.
Mr.. Beall said he wanted an
other week to confer further with
the personnel board. Meanwhile.
it was learned yesterday, two
county policemen have submitted
designations. Their reason, they
said, was the inadequacy of the
pay.
The police have asked for an
increase to bring them in line
with District police pay sched-
ules. They are willing, however.
to take a partial raise now, with
the rest promised for next July.
Evening star., 1953-10-07
Tokomu Park Lions
Set Up Scholarship

Establishment of a scholarship
fund by the Takoma Park Lions
Club to be used by students at
tending Montgomery Junior Col
lege was announced today by
Carl Cruzee, president of the
club. The scholarship will cover
two year course and will be
available to two students every
two years.
Mr. Cruzee said the establish
ment of the scholarship is being
done in connection with celebra-
ton of the clubs 25th charter
anniversary, scheduled for Feb
ruary.
Evening star., 1953-10-07
Fairfax Candidate Wants
Elected School Board

James A. Lawrence, Republi-
can candidate for Fairfax Coun-
ty supervisor at large, outlined
his platform before the Mount
Vernon Women's Republican
Club yesterday.
He called for improvement of
school operations, a more uni
form tax system, a long-range
county health program, estab-
lishment of a department of pub
lie works, adoption of a master
zoning plan and added support
of volunteer units to increase fire
protection.
Mr.. Lawrence also proposed
election of the School Board by
magisterial districts to replace
the present appointive system.
Evening star., 1953-10-07
BroyhiII to Address
FuIIs Church VIEW

Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican, of Virginia, will adj
dress Martin n-Leppert-S -Sipes Post
No. 9274, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, at $3.50 o'clock tonight at
500 South Cherry street, Falls
Church.
Twenty new members of the
post will be initiated in cere-
mony to be conducted by George
c. Dalby. Virginia department
senior vice commander of the
VFW.
Evening star., 1953-10-07
a Arlington Candidates
Speak Tomorrow Nioht

The four Arlington School
Board candidates will speak at
the Clay-Fillmore PTA meeting
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Clay
school, Seventh and Highland
streets, Arlington, Va.
The candidates are E. r. Dra-
helm, James Miles, L. Clark
Heating and Dolph Hayes.
Evening star., 1953-10-07
Legion Gives FLAG

The Snyder Farmer Butler
American Legion Post No. 8, of
HyattSville, Md. has presented an
American flag to the city council
to be placed in its Office and
moved to the assembly room
during council sessions.
Evening star., 1953-10-07
Mt. Roinier PTA to Meet

The Mount Rainier Elemen-
tary School Parent-Teacher AS
sociation will meet at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the school auditorium.
Thirty-Second and Shepherd
streets. Miss Elizabeth Reig, SUI
pervisor of special education in
Prince Georges County, will
speak.
Evening star., 1953-10-07
Mount Vernon PTA Event

The Mount Vernon high school
PTA of Fairfax County will hold
a Back to School Night" for
parents tomorrow at 8 o'clock.
Parents will follow their chill
drens schedules of classes. Re
freshments will conclude the
evening.
Evening star., 1953-10-07
Arlington Republican
Says Democrats on
Ticket Can't Agree

One of three Republican can
didates for the Virginia House of
Delegates from Arlington yes
terday challenged the opposing
Democratic trio to declare
whether it is, running as a
team"
Robert McGinnts thus implied
before the Arlington Republican
Women's Council that the DEM
ocrats seeking the three seats
hold divergent views.
Back in 1851" he said, 1--WE
heard a lot about a Eealn,' which
consisted of Senator Fenwick,
Maynard Magruder and George
Damn (the Democrats). I won-
der this year if Mr.. Magruder,
Harrison Mann and Mrs. Kath-
ryn Stone will say they are run
ming. as a team?
I'm what field and on what
platform can they agree on?
They have too many different
ideas"
Judge Need Cited.
Mr.. McGinnis said the Amer
ican Bar Association has pointed
to the need for third Circuit
Court judge for Arlington with
population estimated at 150,-
900. He blamed the Democratic
legislators for failure to obtain
more than two.
Raymond F. Belew, another
House candidate, did not men
tion Mr.. Magruder by name, but
referred to the latter's campaign
statements that his experience
qualities him for reelection.
Mr.. Belew then cited statistics
to show Virginia's relative low
national rating for teachers
salaries, school property and
payments for education; its high
rating for number of persons
on the public payroll.
He said Arlington gets back
from the State ony II per cent
of the revenue paid in taxes
while some downstate counties
get back as much as so per cent
Of their budgets. ~
Answers yankee" Charge.
The third candidate, j. Fuller
Groom, said he had been crit
icized "as another Yankee COM
ing into Virginia to run the
State" He came here from
Kansas.
II expect" Mr.. Groom went
on, II can show more Virginia
lineage than can the person who
made that criticism"
If elected, he said his mair
object would be to obtain 6
reStudy of the tax structure.
Richard L. Parli, candidate fol
the County Board, said he re-
garded this as the most impor-
tant local office filled by the
voters. One of his opponents
operates business in Alexan-
dria while the other does busi-
ness in Washington, and he said
they "just come home for the
week ends"
Mr.. Parli said that as a home
owner who operates his architec-
tural business in Arlington, Il
am interested in the growth of
this community and in seeking
that taxes are kept at a mini
num-"
Evening star., 1953-10-07
Parents to Be Oriented

The Parent Teacher Associa-
ton of the Mckinley Elementary
School, Arlington, will sponsor
an orientation program for par
ents of new students at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the school.
Evening star., 1953-10-07
Democrats to Dance

The Arlington Democratic Club
will hold Embarrassing dance at
the Terrace Room of National
Airport from 10 pm. to ! am.
October 16.
Evening star., 1953-01-11

against the world situation.
1t will take a lot of thinking
to work 1t out, but when I
get it, I'll drop my job. every
thing, to work on it,"
Mr.. Lapkoff has "dabbled"
in art work all his life and
has rarely missed an oppor-
tunity to visit a museum or an
exhibition. OF his current
hobby, however, he says: Il
know what I'm doing isn't
real art, but I get satisfaction
out of it, and my friends en-
Joy it,
Evening star., 1953-01-11

of his heart condition, but he
decided he would continue to
."do things, get new interests,
be alive and not just become
a vegetable"
So he took his professional
skill in making and repairing
auto bodies and combined it
with a native artistic ability
dating from Mckinley High
School days to master the
craft that has filled his leisure
with interest and his home
with pictures.
Il get a kick out of taking
Evening star., 1953-01-11

TTAMMERING out automo-
HI bile bodies and molding
tenders for 81 years taught
Alexander Lapkoff how to
make pretty pictures.
But it was a heart attack
two years ago that put him
to work decorating his home
at 729 Quackenbos street NV.
with the striking copper bas
reliefs which have become his
hobby.
Always an active man, Mr..
Lapkoff was at first deeply
discouraged by the handicap
Evening star., 1953-01-11

copper sheet. Then, working
carefully from the under sur
face of the metal. he presses
it up into relief. One slip
can mean a ruined picture,
he says. because once ex-
panded, the copper cannot be
smoothed back.
I'm just trying to express
myself" said Mr.. Lapkoff
who recently finished an i'm
pressive allegorical picture
symbolizing a heart attack.
I've got a dozen pictures I'm
planning. One is a protest
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Iammering Out Auto Dents Develops Art AbiIit
By John N. Kaufman

something all crumpled up
and making it beautiful" said
Mr.. Lapkoff, now a partner in
an auto body works. The
copper sheets which he uses
for his pictures are not
crumpled, but the technique
for working them is the same
as that used in Strengthening
cars.
After he has made his free
hand drawing. often adapted
from magazine illustrations
he fancies. Mr.. Lapkoff trans
fers the outline onto his
Evening star., 1953-10-31
Halloween Tncksters Blamed
lin Hiqh School Stadium Fire

But tonight's the night for
heckling the neighbors, and po-
lice are out in full force to
keep activities Of the goblins,
pirates and Spooks within
bounds. All police leaves have
been Cancelled.
City officials hoped a much
more effective program, how
ever, would be the numerous
parties and organized celebra-
tions slated throughout the area
to keep the kids happy.
Nine city-wide parties were
held at the Metropolitan Police
Boys Club rooms last night, and
the Recreation Department
sponsored about a hundred
parties at centers covering vir-
tually all neighborhoods.
Boys Club Parties.
The Police Boys Club parties
are on again tonight, from 6
until 10 pm, and a number of
Recreation Department pro-
grams also are listed.
For other children, city off,
cials looked toward parents and
civic groups to keep a watchful
eye peeled without spoiling the
traditional Halloween fun.
Evening star., 1953-10-31
- QTATN
Planners Letter on Roads :

Following is the National
Capital Planning Commissions
letter to Maryland Roads
Commissioner Russell II. Nc
Cain on the use OF Maryland
parks for the proposed inter-
county belt JreeUGy and the
southeast leg of Route 24O:
Dear Mr.. Mccain:
In response to your letter of
October % with respect to the
use of portion of Rock Creek
Park in Montgomery County for
the proposed inter-county belt
route and a portion of U. s..
route 240, I wish to advise that
the commission has given ex-
tended and most careful con-
Sideration to the issues involved.
We are advised that lands ac-
quired under Section l (b) of
the Capper- -Cramton Act must
be used exclusively for park pur-
poses and that this commission
is not at liberty to approve
plans other than for such pur-
poses.
Some time ago this commits
sion took action indicating it's
approval of a portion of Rock
Greek Park in Montgomery
County for use as segment of
the inter-county belt route. The
project was also shown upon the
Comprehensive City Plan pre-
viously published by this COM
mission. Upon reconsideration
of this matter at this time, the
commission is impressed with
the fact that the Maryland
Evening star., 1953-10-31
District Man Is Held
After Numbers SLIPS
Are Found in Car

Prince Georges County police
seeking an auto thief and in
vestigating two accidents during
a busy hour early today on
George Palmer highway arrested
a Washington man and placed
four charges against him.
James Miller, jr., 80, colored,
of the first block of 0 street
NV. was arrested, police said,
after they observed his car
driving on the wrong side of the
road about $3.50 am.
Police Search Car.
After searching his car they
charged him with possession of
a concealed weapon-a loaded
.25-caliber automatic pistol
possession of numbers slips and
of untaXed whisky.
Policemen Yorke Flynn, jr.,
and Robert Haislip, from the
Hyattsville substation, said Mil
Ter had in his possession six half
pints and one fifth of whisky
bought in the District. The legal
limit On the amount of whisky
that can be brought into the
county from the District is one
quart, they said.
Miller was jailed in default
of 81 100 bond and a hearing was
set for December 16 in Hyatts-
vile Police Court.
Chase Stolen Auto.
There were no serious injuries
in the two traffic accident police
were investigating. on George
Palmer highway near Landover
road.
Before the accidents, police
had been chasing an auto which
stopped at Glenarden Tavern.
Two colored men got out Of the
vehicle and fed, police said. The
car had been stolen, a check
with headquarters revealed.