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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-03

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Evening star., 1954-04-13
Montgomery Primaries
Draw ; More Entrants

Three more persons yesterday
filed their candidates. for the
June 28 primaries in Montgomery
County.
Gilbert Guide. a landscape and
nursery man. filed for the Re-
publican nomination for one OF
six House of Delegates seats.
Mr.. Guide, who lives at l22 Graf
ton street, Chevy Chase, was
appointed to the House of Dele
gates early last year.
Lester Kraft, an attorney, OF
125 West Bradley lane. Chevy
Chase, filed for the Democratic
nomination for one Of three
judgeships in the Orphans Court.
Edna Hannaum of 1904 Davis
drive, Chevy Chase, filed as a
delegate to the Republican State
convention.
Mr.. Kraft. 80. is chairman OF
precince 1882 in the Thirteenth
election district of Montgomery
county. He has been indorsed
by other precinct chairmen OF
the Western Suburban area. Mr..
Kraft served in the Navy in
World War II.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Pedro Del Vale Files
For 6. 0. P. Choicea as
Maryland Governor
BY the Associated Press

Maryland politics rumbled with
new vigor today after a surprise
Republican announcement for
governor. an expected Demo-
cratic declaration for Congress
and miscellaneous sputterings on
lower levels.
The surprise was the filing by
Pedro (Pete) Del Vale, retired
Marine Corps lieutenant general
Of Howard County, for the Re-
publican nomination for gover-
nor
The retired officer, who has
had a hand in international busi-
ness and counter-intelligence,
disclosed no tie-ups with regu-
lar elements of the G. o. P. and
said he would speak out for
States rights.
Second to Challenge McKeldin.
Gen. Del Vale became the Sec
ond Republican to challenge
Gov. McKeldin's G.. o. P. leader
ship, joining Temus (Tim)
Bright, Baltimore used car deal
er who filed under banner of
100 per cent. Mccarthy -Ameri-
canism and prosperity.
Mr.. Bright said he regarded
Gen. Del Valle'S candidacy as
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Area Schools Set
For Easter Recess

Easter holidays are coming
up for Washington area school
children.
Public school pupils in the Dis
trict and Montgomery County
will be dismissed Thursday after
noon and won't return to classes
until a week from next Monday.
Pupils in Arlington. Fairfax
and Falls Church also have Good
Friday off, but they will resume
classes next Tuesday. Alexan-
dria pupils will be off both Thurs
day and Friday and won't re-
turn to school until week from
tomorrow.
Prince Georges public schools
will close Thursday afternoon
and reopen a week from to-
morrow.
Catholic parochial schools in
Washington and nearby Mary
land begin their Easter holiday
at the close of classes today.
They reopen a week from to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Virginia Pupils Study Weather
With Homemade Instruments

having the novice weathermen
make their own forecasts.
But the project also is making
an important contribution to the
basic educational program. which
is still the three RS, Miss Rean
feels. Thelyoungsters are learning
reading, writing and arithmetic
at the same time as they are
learning about wind and temper
ature and rainStormS.
Pupils are learning new vocab-
ulary. They are using it in orig
inal compositions. They are also
learning to be accurate, for &C
curacy in weather recording is
essential. And. according to Miss
Bean, they are being stimulated
to think.
The project is also having
ramif1cationS in other studies.
The girls, for instance, have
been painting pictures of clouds,
and even weather stations.
The class is holding party
next Tuesday night to show its
enthusiasm for the project,
Dinner will be served by the
mothers and girls, and the fa-
theirs will be guests of honor.
Louis Allen, who gives the
weather on a local TV station
will be the speaker.
The class is counting on the
dinner to recruit the fathers for
it's new home rain observation
plan.
The placecards will be little
paper umbrellas.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
By ire Assoeioisd Press

BALTIMORE, April 49,
George P. Mahoney yesterday
made a new attack on H. C. Byrd,
his rival for the Democratic
nomination for governor, for
staying on the payroll at the
University Of Maryland.
DR.. Byrd quit last January as
president of the university but
was retained by the board OF
regents for a year as president
emeritus at his full salary.
He has announced he intends
to apply for a pension and re-
tire as Of June 80.
Mr.. Mahoney said yesterday:
Another month has rolled
around and Byrd still continues
to campaign for public office
while remaining on the public
payroll at $22, 500 a year.
This means that he will draw
the highest salary on the State
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Mohoney Again Attacks Byrd
For Staying on Nd. U. Payroll

payroll during the entire course
Of the primary campaign and for
two days thereafter"
Mr.. Mahoney also announced
yesterday his candidacy has won
the support of an organized
Democratic group in Prince
Georges County.
The Prince Georges County or
ganization is known as the
Democratic Victory Ticket"
Mr.. Mahoney said it has
opened headquarters in College
Park and will announce slate
of local and legislative candi-
dates as well as indorse candi-
date in the Fifth Congressional
District later this week.
Leaders of the organization
were listed as Fred monaghan
of Berwyn Heights, William j.
Millar of College Park, Max
1ipkin of Hyattsyille and Mrs.
Angela Dixon Of Greenbelt.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Falls Church Council
Urges Utility Tax
For New Revenue

The Falls Church Council last
night voted to advertise an in
crease in the real estate tax rate
from $2.75 to $500. but also pro-
posed utility tax which might
make the increase unnecessary
The council approved the first
reading of the budget ordinances,
on the next years $952.651 budg-
ct. and set May "a for a public
hearing and final action. The
budget is $128.176 larger than
this years and includes a con-
tribution of $405.970 to school
operation, an increase of $69.541
over this year.
In advertising the increase in
the real estate tax rate, the
council made plain that it con-
Siders it possible to hold the
line on the tax. but needed to
advertise the higher figure to
provide "leway" in drawing up
its final tax program next month.
Holding the line on the pres
ent tax, however. would require
opening other sources of reve-
nue.. Accepted as a possibility
which would bring in about
$4,000 annually was the utility
tax, setting a 10 per cent levy
on gas. electricity, water and
telephone service. It would ap-
ply only to local telephone serv-
ice and to gas bills up to $40
a month.
AS read last night. the tax
rate ordinance continues the
personal property rate at $40
per 500 Of valuation. Several
councilmen said they would like
to see the rate reduced and
more equitable" distribution
achieved by other taxes.
After heaving the councilmen
apparently agree that the real
estate tax might be held to it's
present figure and the utility
tax applauded as an excellent
substitute. Donald G. Benn, in a
surprise move. proposed that the
ordinance be revised and the
hearing date set in only two
weeks.
M. Benn said advertising, the
$500 figure was unnecessary if
the council had already made up
it's mind not to increase the rate.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
a |ncumbents, Clerk
Seek County Posts

-Four incumbent Prince Georges
County Commissioners and their
chief clerk today filed their can
didacies for county commissioner
in the Republican primary June
%.
Mrs. H. Wilson Spicknall, of
Hyattsville, who was appointed
county commissioner to succeed
her husband when he died in
1852, was the only member of
the board not to file.
The five candidates filing to-
day are reported to have the
backing of the county's Repub-
lican Central Committee.
The incumbent commissioners
seeking reelection are: Thomas
E. Latimer. A Daniel A. Abbott,
70, w. Everett Marion, At, Ed
ward j. Waters, As.
The fifth candidate is 43-year-
old Thomas F. Hicks, who has
served as chief clerk to the all
Republican board since 1850.
Three other Republican as
pirants for the county board
already have filed. They are
Charles H. Drown. of Lehman,
Marvin S. Gallimore. of Bladens-
burg and Gordon Louk, of Blad-
.enSburg.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Yankees Will Consider
Claim 10 Fire Engine
By the Associoted Press

HAVERSTRAW, N. Y. April
l3.-The city of Alexandria. Va,
was promised every considera-
ton" yesterday in its demand for
the return of an old Civil War
fire engine.
sThe ancient apparatus Is on
display at the Hudson, N. T..
museum of the Firemen's Assoc
citation of the State Of New York.
Alexandria claims 1t was IL
legally seized by New Workers
and wants it back. Last week
the city claimed added proof in
: the form of a historic letter that
took note of Yankee wartime
pillaging.
Charles NJ. Fales, president OF
the Firemen's Association, said
he has received notice Of Alex
andria's renewed claim and
would accord it consideration.
However. he added. not much
can be done before the next
meeting of the associations exec
utive committee scheduled for
Buffalo, N. Y. on June IL.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Prince Georges
Refuse Disposal
Rate Is Ha|ved
LondfiII Method
Means Closing
Of Incinerutor

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission has cut
in half its charge for refuse
disposal in Prince Georges
County by closing the Bladens-
burg incinerator and opening a
more economical sanitary land
fill.
The charge to refuse haulers
was cut from 81 to So a ton
Friday. The 81 a ton rate at
the agency's two incinerators
has been a controversial issue
ever since the commission
raised it from the old So rate
last May. The commission said
the lower rate is subject to
adjustment"
Refuse collected by town and
commercial trash and garbage
services now will go to the 40
acre fill area on the Anacostia
River flats near the closed in
cinerator. The land, owned by
the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
will eventually be made a rec
reation area.
On Standby Status.
The Bladensburg incinerator
will be kept on standby status
and refuse trucks still will be
weighed there, the commission
said.
Officials of towns which have
municipal collection services said
they did not believe the lower
rate would result in reduced
refuse disposal charges to the
public or lower tax rates. But
they said service should improve.
A Hyattsville town spokesman
said residents now can throw
out "old water heaters and large
items" which previously were not
picked up.
The commission has it's own
refuse disposal service in por-
tions of Montgomery County,
mostly using an incinerator at
Lyttonsville. The rate there will
remain at 81 a ton.
Commercial refuse collections
using the Lyttonsville inciner-
ator said they would have to
weigh the lower cost of disposal
at the Anacostia landf1ll against
the increased cost of longer
hauls to get there before decid-
ing on plans to pass on the saw
ing to their customers.
The 40 acres Of swannpy
ground will be filled in about
seven years, according to Harry
B. Shaw, commission chief en-
gineer.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Bradshaw Quits
Candidacy for
State Senator
Will Support Slate
For Custer of 6. O. P.
Leaders in Maryland

j. Douglas Bradshaw today
announced his withdrawal from
the Republican race in Mont.
gomery County for State Sem
ator.
Mr.. Bradshaw, who since early
last year has been at odds with
the Republican State Central
Committee, said he would sup
port the Reeves-H Hammond slate
in their bid to throw out the
present organization leadership.
Opposes Lofstrand.
Mr.. Bradshaw earlier had said
he would oppose Anders R. Lof-
strand, jr., for the State Senate
nomination.
Mr.. Bradshaw has been head
of the Montgomery delegation
to the General Assembly and
the joint Montgomery-Prince
Georges delegation for four
years. In his announcement to-
day he also said he would not
seek reelection to the House
of Delegates.
Democratic Fight.
Meanwhile, Nathaniel j. Ely,
president of the new Mid County
Democratic Club, laid the
groundwork for a fight on Demo-
cratic leaders efforts to come up
with an indorsed harmony slate
tonight.
In a telegram to DR.. Harry G.
Byrd, candidate for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination.
he demanded to know whether
Mr.. Byrd was seeking an in
dorsed slate prior to the pri-
maries in Montgomery County.
"An Endorsed pre-primary slate
will definitely not help your cam
didacy in Montgomery" Mr.. Ely
said.
Mr.. Ely is fighting efforts of
the Eastern Suburban Demo-
cratic Precinct headed by E.
Brooke Lee, who wants a slate
topped by Mr.. Byrd for COVER
nor. The precinct chairmen
from throughout the county will
meet tonight to act on the pro-
posed slate.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Book Critics Hurt
Arlington Schools,
Board Chairman Says

Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell, chair
man of the Arlington School
Board. says the county's schools
are being hurt by criticism that
is not brought directly to the
school administration.
Her statement was made yes
terday after it was learned a
group of parents last week was
prepared to appear before a
county grand jury in connection
with sex education books in
school libraries.
Change Minds.
A group, known as the Par
ents Education Research Organ
ization. decided not to come be-
fore the grand jury after being
told the books cited were re-
stricted to parents and teachers.
1t was learned that William
j. Hassan, Arlington Common
wealth Attorney, conferred with
school board members Saturday
in a closed session. Mr.. Hassan
told the school board that rar-
ents had come to him with COM
plants that several books on
human growth and reproduction
were on open shelves in an ele-
mentary school library. Mr..
Hassan said board members told
him such books were restricted.
Seek Direct Criticism.
Mrs. Campbell said that one
of the books named was in the
wrong place" on a library shelf
in Jamestown School last month.
She declared that no change in
school policy resulted from the
conference with Mr.. Hassan. She
added the schools are being hurt
by criticism that is not openly
brought to the attention of the
school administration.
The school board chairman re-
peated her view. that denying
children accurate information on
the facts of life does them harm.
William L. Bragg. a member
of the Parents Education Re-
search Organization, said yes
terday that his group had no
comment to make at this time.
Evening star., 1954-04-13

Operation Test Tube, instigated
by few disgruntled Democrats
who for the past few years nave
been travelling under our Eepub-
lican banner"
Gov. McKeldin, fully expected
to seek reelection. has one week
to make his intentions known
formally.
The expected" was State
Senator Edward Turner's an
nouncement that he will run for
Democratic nomination to Con-
gress from the Eastern Shore.
The 37-year-old Queen Anres
County lawyer said he would file
for the nomination within the
next day or so. He joins Viii
liam D. Hill Of Easton, who also
hopes to win the 1st district
seat now held by Representative
Edward T. Miller, Easton Re-
publican.
Rap McKeldin Edict.
States attorneys and those
seeking such posts issued the
balance of the political utter
ings.
States Attorney John A
Raine of Baltimore County
called perfectly ridiculous
Gov. McKeldin's edict that mag
istrates running for elective Of
flee resign from the bench. He
said it would make as much
sense to ask the Governor to re-
sign if he is seeking reelection,
The Governor sent out a letter
last week saying magistrates
should not hold their jobs and
run for another public Office at
the same time.
In Allegheny County, Magis-
trate Thomas Nash of McCoole
already has resigned and Mag
istrate Melvin s. Sloan of Iona
coming says he will send in his
resignation as soon as he gets
the Governors letter.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Fairfax Airman Injured
In Crash Killing Pilot
sy the A.soe;e,ed Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska. April
13.-An Air Force CAT cargo
plane tipped on takeoff. scraped
a wing on the runway and
crashed here yesterday, killing
the pilot and seriously injurine
two crewmen.
The pilots name was with
held.
The co-pilot. Capt. John W.
Lang, Birmingham, Ala, and
crew chief, S/Sergt. Donald F.
Ashwood, Fairfax, Va, were
found wandering, dazed and
shocked, near the wrecked plane
Capt. Lang was reported by
hospital attendants as suffering
from a broken back. Sergt.
Ashwood escaped with a broken
arm. dislocated left shoulder
and shock.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Montgomery Citizen,
Back Pay Increase
OF S21t for Police

A pay raise for Montgomery
County policemen. averaging
$211 a year for privates, and a
reduction of the work week from
48 to "a hours was recommended
last night by the County Civic
Federation.
The federation unanimously
adopted a resolution asking the
County Council to make the in
crease effective July /. The re-
port also called for the hiring
of IA more men to maintain po-
lice protection with the shorter
work week.
Robert Hacken, chairman of
the Public Safety Committee, es-
timated the cost of the entire
plan at $115.000, or ia cent in
crease in the tax rate.
The federation also unani-
mously indorsed a $78,600 budget
request by the county's Civil
Defense Association, headed by
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey.
'Inequities" Challenged.
The police pay recommenda-
ton included elimination of "in-
equities" under which a police
man in the top bracket of a
lower grade earns more than a
policeman in the lower bracket
of higher grade. Mr.. Hacken
said this was bad personnel
practice"
Henry H. Smelling. past pres
ident of the group, tried to have
that portion of the report
stricken. asserting that there
are some men on the force who
ARE really excellent in their
jobs but will never go any
higher"
Pay scales recommended by
the federation would make
Montgomery County's policemen
the highest paid in the area ex-
cept for members of the Metro
politan Police Department.
Opposes Swimming Pool.
In other actions, the fedora
ton:
Refused, As to Is to indorSe
a $50. 900 a year county SWIM
ming pool construction resolu-
ton asked by the Seven Oaks
Manor Citizens Association.
Proponents said it would mean
only a 2 to 3 cent tax increase.
Approved a report calling for
"a clear public statement of
policy" by the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission on
public hearings before any re-
vision of charges, construction
Of incinerators and landf1lls.
major extensions of services are
undertaken or approval of the
annual budget is sought.
Urged the council to adopt a
coming amendment that would
permit ambulance and rescue
squad services to use buildings
in general commercial areas;
set up an Economic Develop
ment Committee with Philip A..
Dieterich as chairman to attract
light industries to the county.
and extended the life of the
Schools Committee from June Is
to September 80 to give it more
time to investigate and name
qualified candidates" for the
nonpartisan school board elec-
tion this fall.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Arlington BUDGET Hearing

The Arlington Civic Fedora
tons special hearing on the
proposed county and school
budgets will be held at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the Lyon Park
Community House. H. R. Mo-
hat. chairman of the Revenue
and Expenditures Committee,
will lead the discussion.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
By jones 6. Deone

That little jingle tradition
ally popular with children,
Rain, rain, go away, come again
some other day." currently is
out Of vogue in Miss Marguerite
Beams fourth grade at Matthew
Maury School, Arlington.
When it rains, Miss Beams
class is delighted.
A few weeks ago, several of
Miss Beans pupils decided they
would like to find out something
about rain and temperature and
related topics people like to talk
about without knowing very
much. They began reading a
book on weather instruments
and then decided to build their
own.
Now the whole class is deep
in q full-scale weather-study
project, and so enthusiastic
that fathers are being invited
10 lake part, zoo.
Maury's weather project re-
wolves around an array of gadg-
cts, which passersby can see in
the schools front yard. at Will
son boulevard and North Mon
roe street.
GadgetS Are Used.
There is an thermometer,
made out of four tablespoons, a
sink strainer and two old
broomSticks, to tell wind speed.
There is a wind vane. to show
its direction. Atop a shorter
broomstick is a big open tin
can. marked at intervals to
show the amount of rain water
collected.
Inside a large box, behind a
glass door, are more mysterious
looking devices. There is a baro-
meter made of the insides of a
thermos bottle, the lid of a tin
can, a glass tube and a catsup-
bottle top. There is a dewpoint
thermometer, by which, with a
little ether, you see at what
temperature moisture forms on
a little metal container.
In the box also are a home
made wet bulb thermometer to
measure the humidity and
temperature gauge made out of
a light bulb, glass tube and an
other bottle cap.
Atop another old broomstick
is a device made of parallel
wires, called a nephoscope. When
you line it UP with clouds. it
shows the direction of wind at
upper air levels.
Shoemaker Helps.
Maury pupils don't claim full
credit for building this elaborate
station. Frank Federico, of 3515
North Seventh street, whose son
is in the class. is credited, along
with the class Science Commit
tee. with the construction work.
Mr.. Federico is a shoemaker.
Sammy Federico. 8, is one of
the four committee members.
The others are Pat Macdonald,
10: Dickie Vogel. 10. and Jackie
Marcus. IL.
Mr.. Federico and the commit
tee built the instruments in the
Federico basement. working eve
nings and week ends.
In class, Miss Bean has been
taking up each of the instru-
mentS in turn, explaining how
they are used. On the wall. a
big paper chart has been pasted
up. marked with columns for
each instrument, so that daily
readings can be taken. Some
measurements have been taken
already. In last Thursdays rain
storm. the can outside collected
almost two-tenths of an inch in
10 minutes.
The project is becoming more
than a classroom affair, how
ever. The class is now planning
to establish, rain stations at
home. A map of the neighbor-
hood already has been pasted on
the wall on which all these sta
tions will be spotted.
For her "a pupils, Miss Bean
feels the project has much more
value than simply acquainting
them with the secrets of weather.
Learning these secrets is fun.
and soon Miss Bean expects the
fun to be increased through
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Londover PTA to Elect

The Landover Hills tMd.) PTA
will meet to elect officers for the
coming year at 8 o'clock tonight
in the school auditorium. Parents
are invited to see an exhibit of
teaching materials and devices.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
kindergarten Talks Set

The Walter Reed Elementary
School Parent Teacher Associa-
ton will hold special session at
8 O'Clock tonight in the school
in Arlington. Va. Kindergartens
for Arlington County schools
will be discussed.