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Evening star., 1953-11-16
Hogerstown Boy, 8,
browns in Quarry
BY the Associoted Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Nov l6.
Robert Meats, 8-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Meats
of Hagerstown, drowned yester-
day in a water-fllled quarry here.
Police said young Meats and
Bobby Ahalt, 6, were playing
near the quarry when the older
boy apparently lost his balance
and fell in.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Waters Attacks
State Tax Unit
In Levy Dispute
County Aide Defends
Proposed Lowering
Of AssessubIe Base
By J. l. MichoeI

Prince Georges Commissioner
Edward j. Waters struck back
today at a suggestion that the
county's property levy rather
than its assessable base be
trimmed to ease taxpayers bur-
denS.
He was referring to a state
ment by Deeley K. Nice, chair
man of the State Tax Commits
sion. Mr.. Nice said the commits
sioners should cut the county's
$2.13 tax rate 10 per cent if
they are $50 eager to relieve
the taxpayers.
That wouldn't be a drop in
the bucket" Mr.. Waters said.
Mr. Nice's comment followed
the commissioners recent order
to the county tax assessor to "be
prepared for a blanket 10 per
cent reduction in property as
SeSSments as of December 81"
Must Act Before December 81.
The unanimously adopted mo-
ton was offered by Mr.. Waters.
Another motion definitely order
ing the cut must be adopted be-
fore December 81 to make the
reduction effective.
II intend to offer that motion, 4"
Mr.. Waters said today, land right
now have at least three of the
five votes necessary for its ap-
proval."
The State Tax Commission
which has power to overrule the
county commissioners, has indi-
Gated that it regards the PROPOSAL
unfavorably, thus foreshadowing
a possible fight in the courts.
Mr.. Nice declared that lower
ing the aSsessable base would
in effect be "a raid on the State
school equalization fund" The
counties asseSSable bases deter
mine the amount of State aid
they receive. The higher the
base. the less received from the
State.
County Needs School Aid.
Hes proving my case: he's
talking right up my alley" Mr..
Waters declared. Certainly, If
any county needs help in fl
nancing schools, Prince Georges.
with its muShrooming develop
ment. is that county"
1T works like this" Mr..
Waters said Every time the
county's assessable base ad-
vances $12 million, it loses $70,-
600 from the equalization fund"
Mr.. Waters recalledss that he
predicted a few weeks ago that
the Prince Georges base. $275.5
million last year, would jump
$50 million this year.
Now" he said, II predict that
the advance will be $50 million
this year. That means we stand
to lose $35O,o0O in State school
funds.
That money would build a
nice junior high school"
ASsaiIs Tax Commission.
Asserting that Mr.. Nice and
his State Tax Commission are
not as interested in Prince
Georges as I am" Mr.. Waters
added:
I'VE commissioners are elected
by the people. If the State Tax
Commissioners are to be so all
powerful, let's enact a law re-
quiring that they be elected by
the people"
Mr.. Nice is a Republican. So
are all of the five Prince Georges
commissioners.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Club Sponsoring Dinner

The Mothers and Dads Club
of the William Masons Saunders
DeMolay chapter in Alexandria
will sponsor a spaghetti supper
from $50 to $3.50 Thursday at
the Westminster Building of the
Second Presbyterian Church,
Prince and South St. Asaph
streets.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Quarterly Meeting Set
By Hospital Group

The Alexandria Hospital Corp.
will hold it's quarterly meeting at
8 pm. November 80 at Carter
Hall, adjacent to the hospital.
Miss Mabel E. Montgomery,
secretary treasurer of the Vir-
ginia State Board of Examiners
of Nurses, will speak.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
School Bourd Meetinq

A special Arlington School
Board meeting to discuss sale
of additional bonds for school
construction will be held at 9:3O
pm. tomorrow at the Admins
tration Building, 1925 North
Quincy street. 1t had been re-
ported previously that the meet
ing would be at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Woodburn Dedication

Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican, of Virginia will be the
principal speaker at the dedica-
ton ceremonies of the Woodburn
Elementary School at 2::30 pm.
next Sunday at Gallows road and
Hemlock drive, Falls Church, Va.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Alexandra Man Dies
After Fall Down Steps

William B. Dwiggins. 80. of
Alexa ndria. died yesterday of
injuries suffered when he fell
down the basement steps of his
home Saturday night.
Mr.. Dwiggins. of 204 East
Raymond avenue, was taken to
Alexandria Hospital and then
was transferred to Mount Alto
Hospital, where he died.
Police said he was going down
the steps with his wife when he
fell, and his head struck the
| floor.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Cancer Fund Dance

A dance to benefit the Damon
Runyon Cancer Fund will be
sponsored by the Washington
Aerie, No. 125, Fraternal Order
of Eagles and the ladies auxiliary
at 10 pm. Friday at 1880 Four
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Woodside Forest MEETING

The Woodside Forest (Md)
Citizens Association will meet at
s pm. Tuesday in the Bank Of
Silver Spring to discuss a pro-
posed extension of Sixteenth
street, and real estate taxation.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Program of One-Act Plays

George Washington High
School in Alexandria will pre-
sent a program of three one
act plays at 8 pm. Friday in
the school auditorium.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Alexandra Dance

The Alexandria Retail Mer-
chants Association will hold a
dance at 9;30 pm. Saturday at
the Hanger Room of National
Airport. John A. Velke is chair
man.
Evening star., 1953-01-07

determine if living costs have
gone up or down.
For each point or major frac-
tion thereof that living costs rose
or fell, an employees salary would
be increased or decreased by $50
a year.
However, Mrs. St. Georges bill
contains a protective clause
whereby Federal employees SAL
aries would not go below the
amount they would receive after
the $400 increase. no matter how
much prices declined.
For example, an employe now
earning $4,000 a year would get
a fiat $400 raise, which would
bring his salary to $3,400 a year.
If living costs climbed after June
80. he would get a raise of $50
for each point it rose. But even
if living costs declined, his salary
could not be reduced below $3,-
400 a year.
Mrs. st. George feels her bill
is the solution to the Federal
salary problem. She said the bill
is a realistic approach to the
problem because it will adjust
wages automatically according to
the needs of the the times.
She hopes the House Civil
Service Committee will hold
hearings as soon as possible on
the measure.
Meanwhile, the AFL Govern
ment Council last night voted
to ask Congress for a $500 a year
pay raise for all Government
classified and postal employees.
The council represents AFL Gov
ernment employees unions with
combined membership of more
than 100000 Federal workers.
The council also asked Congress
to grant time-and-a-half over
time payment to all Federal en-
ployes for work in excess of 40
hours a week.
y X
ATTRITION FORMULA -
Representative Jensen, Repub-
lican, of Iowa has announced
that he will apply the so-called
Jensen rider to the various de-
partmental and agency appro-
priations bills this year.
The rider has been attached
to a number of appropriation
bills during the past few years,
but Mr.. Jensen said this year it
will be applied on even a greater
scale.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Army Sets Jan. IS as Dafe
For Trial Of Pfc. Mcconnell
BY the Asseeioted Press

FORT MEADE. Md, Jan. T.
Second Army headquarters has
set January Is as trial day for
Pfc. Warren Mcconnell, facing
for the second time charges he
went to sleep at his post in
Korea.
A general court martial in Ko-
rea about a year ago resulted
in a sentence of 10 years at
hard labor for the 21-year-old
soldier from Alloway, N. j.
The court also ordered a dis
honorable discharge and for
feiture of all pay allowances
during his time in prison. The
conviction was set aside by the
Court of Military Appeals in
Washington which ordered that
PFC. Mcconnell be tried again.
Evening star., 1953-01-07

by the Appropriations Commit
tees or the Budget Bureau. In
these cases, Mr.. Jensen said, ne
will propose that the Jensen rider
method of reduction be used in
making the cut.
The Iowan stressed that his
method is the painless and fair
way" of cutting Federal employ
ment.
BUDGET-President Trumans
1854 fiscal budget estimates and
attendant proposals regarding
the Federal service will be sent
to Congress on Friday.
NFFE-The executive council
of the National Federation of
Federal Employees will meet here
starting Monday. The sessions
will last almost a week.
The council will map plans to
carry out the NFFE legislative
and administrative program on
behalf Of Government workers as
adopted by the NFFE conven.
tion in Detroit last September.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Arlington County Citizens
Seek; City Status Study

The Arlington Civic Fedora
ton has asked the County Board
to create a charter commission
to prepare new city form of
government for the county.
A charter already has been
approved for the county by the
Virginia General Assembly, but
local residents rejected it in
November. The present plan
was branded inadequate" The
federation also recommended
that the present pension and re-
tirement system for county en-
ployes be replaced by a new
system because only half of the
local Government workers now
are eligible for benefits.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Maryland 10 Shift
Brownsville Patients
To Rosewood Jan. 19
by WiIIiom A. MiIIen

Colored feeble le-minded patients
will be transferred from Crowns
vile State Hospital. Brownsville,
Md, to the white Rosewood State
Training School at Owings Mills,
Md. beginning January 10.
This was made known today
by DR.. Clifton T. Perkins, Mary
lands Commissioner of Mental
Hygiene. at his Baltimore Office.
DR.. Perkins said the transfer
is ordered by his department, on
the basis of many recommended
tions agencies. He declared: II
am not passing the buck to any
one. however.
The transfer, beginning Janu-
ary 19, will take several days.
Parents Objected to Transfer.
Montgomery County parents
of. children at Rosewood have
objected to the transfer, con-
tending there are overcrowded
conditions at Rosewood and in
adequate care, as well as a long
waiting list. The Rosewood
Parents Association. a newly
formed group, last month asked
the Montgomery County Council
to seek official information on
the situation from Gov. Nc
Keldin. The association insists
that segregation was not an is
sue in its objection.
The transfer of some of
Crownsville's patients to Rose
wood was originally scheduled
for December 8. But it was de-
layed over the Christmas holi-
days. DR.. Perkins today had no
statement for publication on
why the transfer was delayed.
White and colored feeble
minded patients will be mixed
together in the various wards at
Rosewood. under the program.
Officials of the Department of
Mental Hygiene said that DR..
Perkins has informed the Rose
wood superintendent. DR.. George
G. Medairy, that he will be re-
sponsible for the appropriate in
tegration Of these patients. It
is a matter of administration,
they said.
Color Not Considered.
DR.. Medairy takes the attitude
that all are patients, regardless
of color. and they will be treated
according to their medical needs
in the proper group. He said
that white and colored will live
together, under the new pro-
gram.
There are 280 patients involved
in the transfer. Under the de-
partment's program, all men,
tally deficient patients will be
consolidated at Rosewood.
Brownsville, which is in Anne
Arundel County, near Annapolis.
is the only other place in Mary
land where the mentally def
clent are kept, department off,
Gals pointed out.
DR.. Perkins said the transfer
is the result Of numerous recon-
mendations. as we'll as studies
by legislative committees of the
Maryland Legislature.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
BY the Associated Press

MEMPHIS. Jan. IA s.
year-old girl was undergoing
stepped-up anti-rabies treatment
today, despite her parents belief
that prayer had healed the mad
dog bite on her face.
Linda Carole Smith was made
ward of Juvenile Court yes
terday and Judge Elizabeth
Mccain ordered her to a hoSpi-
tai for the rabies injections.
DR.. S. L. Wadley said that
since the bite on Linda's cheek
was six days old he had de-
cided she should be given two
shots daily for three days then
one a day until further notice.
Normal treatment is one a day
for IA days.
Physicians said the anti-rabies
injections usually prevent the
disease if given in time. How
Evening star., 1953-01-07

The Iowan, who is one of the
leading House Republicans and
is chairman of the House Re-
publican Conference Committee,
says his rider is the only feasible
way to reduce Federal employ
ment. 1t would be done by attri-
ton and not by firing employees.
Under the riders provisions,
agencies may fill only 25 per cent
of all personnel vacancies until
an overall personnel cut of 10
per cent below present employ
ment is achieved. In this way, it
is not necessary to fire hard
working, efficient Government
employees, Mr.. Jensen declares.
Mr.. Jensen points to the 35
per cent anual personel turnover
in Government to support his
contention that Federal employ
ment can be cut substantially
without disturbing Government
workers or disrupting Govern
ment activities.
The Iowan said he would
change his rider in one regard
in order not to embarass the
Eisenhower administration. He
said it would apply to civil serv-
ice jobs only and not to appoint
i've positions. These appointive
jobs would be exempted in order
to give President-elect Eisen-
hover a free hand on appoint
mentS.
Also, Mr.. Jensen said he will
not offer his amendment on ap-
preparations for agencies that
already have been cut 10 per cent
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Girl Given Anti-Robies Shots
Over Protests of Her Parents

ever. once rabies develops, death
is virtually certain.
Linda was bitten on the cheek
New Years Day by her pet dog,
Lucky. The dog died of rabies
in the humane shelter Monday
Linda's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert E. Smith, had refused
treatment on the ground that
their pastors prayer and touch
of God" had healted the bite.
Linda. blue-eyed blond, didn't
have much comment about any
Of the proceedings. At the hospi-
tai, she gazed wide-eyed at the
needle and whimpred just a bit
when it pricked her skin.
Mrs. Smith moved in quickly.
There. there" she said. 1T
didn't hurt a bit, did it?"
Linda nodded. But no one
could be sure whether she meant
it did or didn't.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
IreIan 10 Return
|Wetherbee for Quiz
On Missing. Dope

Charles M. Irelan, United
States Attorney. said he will
make arrangements today to re-
turn to Washington the man who
holds the key to the riddle Of
the Districts missing marijuana.
Holder of the secret of how
much, if any. of the narcotic
weed seized in an automobile
parked at Ninth and T streets
NV. on June %, 1851. is miss
ing. is 29-year-old John r. Weth-
erbee.
Wetherbee was indicted in
July, 1851. and jumped $1,000
bail posted by Bondsman Perry
w. Howard. jr. He has been un-
heard of until his arrest last
week in Richmond, Calf, where
he was living with a policeman.
Await District Officials.
Mr.. Irelan said he was under
the impression Wetherbee would
be returned here by deputy mar
shals from California. However,
an Associated Press dispatch
quoted Assistant United States
Attorney Joseph Karesh in San
Francisco as saying the suspected
marijuana runner is being held
in $4,000 bail awaiting arrival
of District officers.
The prosecutor said he will
confer with United States Mar
shal Bruce Matthews to make
arrangements to get Wetherbee
back here as soon as possible.
In addition to trying him for
possession of narcotics. Mr.. Ire
Ian is anxious to learn from
Wetherbee just how much of the
weed he transported here from
Mexico.
Originally, suspended Police
1t. H. H. Carper, ex-chief of the
narcotics squad, announced the
automobile contained 1913 pounds
of marijuana.
Pot DWindleS.
BY the time the pot" reached
the Treasury narcotics disposal
room it had dwindled to 94.02
pounds. Carper, who is await
ing trial on narcotics conspiracy
and bribery charges, said a mis-
calculation had been made.
Wetherbee, on the other hand,
said his car held from ITS to
200 pounds. "At least that is
what I paid $4,000 for" he as
serted.
Adding weight to the theory
some of the weed disappeared
was testimony given the District
Crime Committee by a former
dope peddler, Herbert (Buckle-
jaws) johnson.
He told the committee Ran
dolph (Catfish) Turner boasted
he had a pound of the marijuana
seized from Weatherbee. John
son testified that Turner told
him to he got the tea" from
Carper.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Road Work to Be Pushed

Prince Georges County had
assurances from the MARYLAND
Roads Commission that a $780,
900 improvement to Marlboro
pike out of the District of CO.
lumbia would be pushed early in
the spring.
Work now is in progress on
grading and relocation Of utility
facilities and surfacing will COM
mence in warmer weather, the
roads officials told the county
commissioners yesterday. Dis
cussed, but not decided, was the
problem of alleviating flood con-
dltlons in the Peace Cross area
Of BladenSburg.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Actress Elizabeth Taylor
Has Seyen-Pound Bow
BY the Assosiotsd Press

SANTA MONICA. Calf. Jan.
7.-Elizabeth Taylor of the
movies gave birth to her first
child, a boy, last night.
The Seven-pound, three -ounce
baby was delivered by Caesarean
section at 11:47 pm. DR.. Mon
rad Aaberg performed the de-
livery.
The 20-year-old actress and
her son were reported doing
fine" at Santa Monica Hospital.
It was not learned immedi-
ately what name Miss Taylor
and her husband, English actor
Michael Wilding. 80. have
chosen for the baby.
Evening star., 1953-01-07

District-Rather cloudy this
afternoon, highest near 43.
Cloudy tonight and tomorrow.
with light rain beginning late
tonight or tomorrow. Low to-
night about 80.
Maryland-Cloudy, with occa-
sional light rain or snow in the
east and possibly freezing rain
in west tonight and tomorrow.
Low tonight, 24-28 west. 1854
east. Little change in tempera-
ture tomorrow.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
By Gene Goodwin
Stor Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. THE
opening of the Maryland General
Assembly was delayed today by
a Democratic Party squabble
over election of a Senate pres
ident.
After wrangling for five hours
last night, the Is Democratic
Senators went back into caucus
shortly after II am. today, but
were still unable to break 80
deadlock. At 1890 today, the
caucus was recessed for lunch.
The Maryland legislature ira
ditionally opens its session at
noon, although the Sttae con-
stitution provides merely that it
begin the first Wednesday in
January.
The two principals in the
Democratic fight for Senate
president are Senator George
Della of Baltimore City, who
has reigned over the Senate for
the last two sessions. and Sena-
tor c. Ferdinand Sybert of How
ard County, who was placed in
nomination by an independent
coalition" of eight other Sena-
tors.
The House. meanwhile, pre-
pared to open its session.
Gov. McKeldin. Republican,
is scheduled to deliver his mes
sage after the preliminaries are
over.
Luber Renamed Speaker.
House Democrats caucused
more smoothly last night to
give Delegate John C. Luber of
Baltimore a 67-19 vote for an
other term as Speaker.
Mr.. Sybert's nomination for
Senate president came as a
surprise. He was put forward
by a coalition which processes
to be independent of party bosses.
Lined up with Mr.. Sybert in
the independent coalition" were
Senators Louis N. Phippe of Anne
Arundel, Hubert H. Barton of
Baltimore. D. Paul McNabb of
Hartford Frederick Malkus of
Dorchester. Bernard S. Melni-
cove of Baltimore, John Getson
Turnbull of Baltimore County,
Edward Turner of Queen Annes
County and Leroy Preston Of
Baltimore.
A spokesman for the coalition
said they met Saturday and de-
cided to support Mr.. Sybert.
Mr.. Della said today the coali-
tion had Offered to conapro-
mise" last night, but he refused.
He said the compromise would
have involved the floor leaders
job. held since 1851 by Senator
Louis L. sGoldstein of Calvert
County.
Other pre-legislative caucuses
by Democratic and Republican
legislators went of more
smoothly.
On the House side, Speaker
Luber's opposing votes came
from his own Baltimore City. His
opponents wanted Delegate
Chester w. Tawney of Baltimore
for the job.
Although Mr.. Luber will con-
tinue as speaker, a change in
the Democratic floor leadership
of the House is assured. Eastern
Shore Democrats held a separate
caucus and threw their support
to Mr.. Luber with the request
that he name Delegate John
Wood Logan of Caroline County
as majority leader to replace
Delegate A. Gordon Boone of
Baltimore County. Mr.. Luber
said he would.
Mr.. Logan is close to DR.. H. c.
(Curley) Byrd, president of the
University of Maryland and long |
one of the States most inf1uen-
tial Democrats.
Friends of Mr.. Boone said DR.. !
Byrd had played a part in the
turnover. They reported the uni
versity president had suggested
to Mr.. Boone that he yield the |
floor leaders, job and settle for
Craftsmanship of the Judiciary
Committee. third ranking post in
the House. Mr.. Boone declined.
DR.. Byrd met yesterday after
noon in Towson with both Mr..
Boone and Mr.. Turnbull. Sources
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Vote on S17 Million Bonds

An $11 million school con-
Struction bond issue will be
voted on by Fairfax County
(VaD voters within the next 35
days.
The amount was decided by
the School Board yesterday after
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Maryland and Virginia
News in. Brief

an all-day wrangle over whether
to seek more money or divide
the amount into smaller bond
issues. The board will present
a petition of 5000 citizens to
Circuit Court which. the law
says. must order a referendum
within IS days. The money
would provide 297 classrooms to
meet needs through 1855.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Jury to Get Gas Case

Prince Georges County grand
jurors will decide what is to be
done about two Bladensbure
(Mdo policemen who used tear
gas bombs to evict family from
a condemned house.
States Attorney Carlyle j.
Lancaster said he will present
all the evidence he has in the
case to the jury when it re-
convenes February /. He said
he didn't know whether the
policemen's action on December
II was justified or whether it
constitutes assault.
Evening star., 1953-01-07

in the cost
of = living in
deX.
Here is what
the bill pro-
v d e S: All
Govern m e n t
classified and
postal workers
would get a
fiat $400 "a =
y e ar raise.
Then, starting
on June 80, a
survey would
be- every
six months tn
Evening star., 1953-01-07
RG IL + -
FLU il |
Oil :?

II you need fuel oil. call Wash.
ineton's Old Reliable firm at
Republic 7.5800. Since 1919 folks
have depended on us for quality
fuel. Automatic weather con.
trolled deliveries. Meter.printed
delivery tickets your guarantee of
getting all the oil you pay for. A
free Ventalarm will be installed
on your tank to prevent oil spills.
Day and night service. The old
Reliable A. P. Woodson Co., 1913
II Street NV. Phone Republic
7.58OO,
Evening star., 1953-01-07
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Virginia-Cloudy, with occa-
sional light rain tomorrow. pos
sibly rain tonight in central and
west portions tonight. Freezing
rain in the northwest tonight
with a low of 26-32 in the north
west and 32-38 in the east and
south. Little change in tenn
perature tomorrow.
River Report.
(From u. s. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls; Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
Congress in Brief
Senate.

Receives President Truman'S
"state-of the Union" message;
continues debate on proposal to
change rules so as to make it
easier to curb debate. with vote
possible late in day.
Conference of Republican Sem
ators meets behind closed doors
to consider proposal to reshuffle
committee memberships.
House.
Receives Truman message; no
other business scheduled.
Evening star., 1953-01-07
BloodmobiIe in Fuirfux

The Red Cross bloodmobile
will be at the Bailey's Cross
Roads f1rehouse from 2 to 8 pm.
Friday, the Fairfax County Chap
ter announced.