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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Alexandra Contractors
Elect New Officers

Eugene w. Zimmerman, an
electrical contractor, was named
president Of the Alexandria Con-
tractors Association at an or
ganization meeting at the George
Mason Hotel last night. i.
Ronald Lewis Of Cannon &
Lewis, Inc, was elected first
vice president; Claude B. Harris
of c. B. Harris & Co. was elected
second vice president and George
H. Chalfant of Southern Iron
Works. Inc, was elected secre-
tary-treaSurer.
Walter C. Davis, electrical
contractor: Clarence Simpson Of
Eugene Simpson & Bros. and
Patrick e. Lachance, general
contractor, were named directors
Edward r. Carr. Washington
area home builder, and former
State Senator Andrew w. Clarke
spoke Of the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Motorcycle Crash
Injuries Policeman

An off-duty motorcycle po-
liceman was injured yesterday
in a collision at Seventeenth and
A streets Sc.
Reported in good condition at
Emergency Hospital was Pvt. Leo
p. Wall. 90. Of 4103 Madison
street, Hyattsville. He was be-
ing treated for q broken verte-
brae.
Police said Pvt. Wall was rid
ing his privately owned motor
cycle. He collided with a car
driven by Leonard Dixon, 26,
colored, of 6159 st. Barnabas
road, Oxon Hill, Md. Dixon was
charged with failing to yield
the right Of way.
Earlier yesterday a District
police cruiser responding to an
emergency call collided with an
other auto on Sixth street NV.
near v street. No one was in
jured in the crash. which re-
suited in minor damage to the
two autos.
The cruiser, driven by Pvt.
William I. Hart, 33, colored, of
No. 2 precinct, was responding
to a trouble call at Tenth and v
streets NV. A car driven by
Joseph F. Mahon, Is. a resident
student at St. Paul's College,
Seventh and Hamlin streets NE.
veered into the left side Of the
cruiser as the emergency We
hicle was passing.
A hearing in the case was set
for Friday in corporation coun-
sells Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Teachers Burned Up as Pay
Is Tossed Into lncinerutor

Teachers and other employees
at the Bailey's Crossroads Ele-
mentary School face a month
without pay, because their jan
uary checks apparently fell into
the trash and were burned.
The Is checks totaling $4,000
were delivered to the school on
Monday and placed on the coun-
ter in the office. county school
officials said!
When the checks were due 10
be distributed. they were miss
Ing. There was Q trash basket
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
/. A. 0osterhous Heads
yrd-for-Governor Club

Lawrence A. Oosterhous, for
mer city councilman in Takoma
Park, Md, last night was named
president of a new Byrd-for-
Governor Club of Upper Chillum
District.
Other officers elected at an or
ganizational meeting were F.. H.
McGuigan of Carole Highlands,
vice president; Mrs. Bess Lavine,
Riggs Terrace, secretary and
Meyer Emanuel. jr., Carole High
lands, treasurer.
The group voted to open head
quarters in the Chillum district
to campaign on behalf Of DR..
H. c. Byrd, president emeritus
Of the University of Maryland
who is seeking the Democratic
nomination for Governor. The
headquarters. Mr.. Oosterhaus
announced. will be open at $3.50
New Hampshire avenue from 10
am. to 8 pm. daily.
Mr.. Oosterhaus said the new
club also will begin a drive to
enroll at least 1000 new voters
in the Chillum election district
before the primary June %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Takoma Park Youth
Held for Grand Jury
In Three HoIdups

A 20-year-old Takoma Park
(Md.) youth, accused of holding
up two loan companies and a
florist, yesterday was held for
action of the grand jury by a
Silver Spring Trial Magistrate
Court judge.
Judge Philip M. Fairbanks set
bond for the youth. Alton G..
Wakefield, a former machinist,
at $4,000. Besides the holdups.
Wakefield is charged with steal
ing the florists delivery truck
and stabbing a 20-year-old Uni
versity of Maryland student.
$1,70O in Robberies.
Witnesses testified Wakefield,
armed with a length of pipe,
robbed the florist, Leroy M.
Rubottom, AZ. Of 1921 Laurel
avenue. Takoma Park. Of $40 on
January 10. Mr.. Rubottom said
Wakefield then fed in the flower
shops gray panel truck.
The alleged holdups were at
the Allied Finance Co.. s025
Georgia avenue. Silver Spring.
where 1899 was taken on Novem-
Der IL, 1858. and at Fair Loans,
Inc, 1906 Georgia avenue. Silver
Spring. where $685. was taken
last December 81.
Warned Of Rifle Shot.
Both loan company managers
said Wakefield warned them he
had an accomplice stationed
nearby with a high-powered
rifle. Both noticed the bandit
had a distinctive discoloration
under his right eye.
In the knitting. Wakefield was
charged with aSsaulting Forrest
D. Gossage of 705 CLANCY drive.
Takoma Park, on January IA.
The Maryland student said
Wakefield suspected him of
throwing a SNOWFALL at the auto
in which Wakefield and a IT.
year-old companion were riding.
Defense Attorney Ralph Shure
said Wakefield Is mentally
sick"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Virginia Plan oAveri
School Integration
Gets Cool Reception
BY the Assoeiosed Press

RICHMOND, Feb. 3.-Admin-
istration leaders were perceptibly
cool today toward a proposed
law aimed at setting up a State
constitutional convention should
the Supreme Court abolish school
segregation.
Most OF them took the view
the law would be jumping the
gun and might convey the feel
ing Virginians felt the court had
already decided to rule out seq
regation.
A bill calling for the consti-
tutional convention was intro
duced In the House yesterday by
Delegate John Boatwright of
Buckingham. It provides for an
election 20 call a convention two
months after the courts decision
is announced should the ruling
be abolition Of segregation.
Continue Segregation.
Mr.. Boatwright proposed that
the convention be restricted to
revising the States public school
system laws. with an eye to
working out something that
would continue to keep the races
in separate schools.
If hopes were slim for adoption
of Mr.. Boatwright's bill, they
were even more slim for another
constitutional convention pro-
posal. that of Senator Ted Dali
ton of Radford.
The Republican Iawmaker sug-
gested a referendum next Mo-
vember on a convention to speed
up legislation to get rid Of the
poll tax.
Hospital Funds Sought.
Last night. q Joint session Of
the General Assembly's two
budget-planning com m lite S
heard spokesman for State-sup-
ported institutions plead for
funds far in excess of former
Gov. Battles proposed 1886
budget recommendations. He
proposed spending $3.50 million
in the next two years.
An overflow audience from
across the State heard University
of Virginia president, Colgate w.
Darden, renew the university's
plea for $4.5 million for a new
hospital.
Mr.. Darden said the present
"unbelievably dangerous" hospi-
tai posed a serious fire threat.
Gen. E. w. Opie of Staunton.
State hospital board chairman,
reaffirmed the boards plea for
bigger operating budgets for
mental hospitals.
Il sense a growing displeasure
among the people of Virginia
that more has not been done for
the mental hospitals ;" said
Gen. Opie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03

beside the counter where the
checks had been placed. The
school board Office said the miss
ing checks apparently had tum-
bled into the trash basket the
contents of which were emptied
into an incinerator.
L. M. Coyner, county director
Of finance. said no new checks
will be issued for one month.
Just In case the missing checks
turn up somewhere. Next month.
Bailey's School teachers and en-
ployes will get checks for both
January and February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
KeIIom Reported Due for Post
As Clerk of Virginia Senate
Combs Believed
Ready to Resign
At End Of Session
By Alex R. Preston
Star Siaff Correspondent


RICHMOND, Feb. 3.-Sidney
S. Kellam is in line to succeed
E. r. Combs. for many years the
governor" on the Byrd machine,
by taking over the post of clerk
of the State Senate. according to
reports gaining momentum in
the General Assembly.
One version had it that MIR.
Kellam. acquitted last week of
Federal income tax charges, will
be chosen by one of the most
powerful committees of the Leg
iSlature after the General Assem-
bly, adjournS March 13.
Mr.. Kellam was Gov. Stanley's
campaign manager prior to last
years election.
The 79-year-old Mr.. Combs,
former head of the all-powerful
State compensation board. is on
leave of absence as Senate clerk
and now is in Florida. He was
granted leave for reasons OF
health.
According to reports heard in
rooms of a hotel next to the
Capitol, Mr.. Combs will resign
about the end Of the present
session.
A. token number Of legisla-
tors come back about a month
later for the constructive ses-
sion" at which presiding officers
of the House and Senate sign
bills passed during the regular
session.
In the interim, however. the
Legislature is in recess.
Rule No. z Of the Senate says.
in part:
I'm the event of a vacancy in
the Office of clerk during the
recess of the General Assembly,
a successor to fill said vacancy
shall be elected by the members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
IA Juveniles Picked Up
In Alexandra Drive

Fourteen juveniles were picked
up last night by Alexandria
police as they intensified patrols
against vandalism.
Police said none Of the boys
arrested. however, had been
connecte dwith the $4,000 vandal
rampage at George Washington
High School yesterday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Chevy Chase Group
Plans Court Fight
On Pepeo Substation

Kenneth N. Parkinson. vice
chairman of the Citizens Com
mittee of Section 4. Chevy
Chase. Md, last night declared
the committee will challenge in
the courts a Montgomery County
Board of Appeals ruling which.
he says. violates covenants
running with the land" in the
section.
Mr.. Parkinson, who will direct
the committees legal fight, said
Section 4 residents had no OPP
ton but to contest the boards
granting Of coming exceptions
that conflict with section regu-
lations.
He spoke at the annual tax
meeting of the committee, held
in the Chevy Chase Elementary
School at Rosemary and Valley
streets. More than IS residents
of the area attended.
Residents of Section "A mu-
nicipal corporation in Chevy
Chase, bounded on the north
and east. respectively, by East
West highway and Connecticut
avenue - first expressed their
stand at a Board of Appeals
hearing on December 9.
Pepeo Satisfaction Involved.
At stake was whether the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. would
be allowed to construct a trans
former substation in the north
east corner of Section AID
jacent to 1918 East-West high
way and across the street from
the Columbia Golf and Country
Club.
The three-man board, on jan
uary IL, granted the Pepco ap-
plication. The decision declared
the residentially- designed struc-
ture would be attractive enough
and sufficiently well Handicapped
to conform to the character of
the neighborhood.
Board members further de-
clared that restrictions or COW
enantS running with the land
ARE private matters"
ut is not for this board to
determine their lawfulness or en-
forceability." the board declared.
Under an enabling act passed
by the Maryland General AS
sembly. the Citizens Committee
of Section 4 is authorized to
adopt regulations regarding,
among other things, sanitation,
buildings and care of property.
Among the building regulations
in effect is one that limits all
structures to use as ngle-family
residential dwellings.
Fears Other Exceptions.
OF the 615 homes in the Sec
ton. Mr.. Parkinson said. none
is other than a single-family
dwelling. If an electric power
substation is allowed, he said,
"a shooting gallery might be
next"
The utility's viewpoint was
presented by Robert w. Wilson,
Pepco vice president. and D. F.
Hughes. company engineer.
The new former is
needed. Mr.. Wilson said. be-
cause of low voltage in the area,
caused in great part by in
creased use of electricity in al
ready existing homes.
Section residents, in other
business, elected two new men,
bers to the five-man committee
and reelected Treasurer Elmer
M. Pusey. New committeeman
are Gustav Emery Of 6310 Hill
crest place and j. Tyler Bowie Of
108 Virgilia street.
The committee also approved
an area tax rate for the year
ahead-20 cents per 500 of as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Arlington c. of c. Plans
Hearing on SuIes Tx

The Arlington Chamber Of
Commerce will hold a special
meeting. open to the public, at
8 pm. tonight to discuss pro-
posed bill in the Virginia legis-
lature that would permit IMPOSE
ton OF a sales tax in the county.
The meeting will be held at the
Stratford Junior High School.
A chamber spokesman said
opinions expressed at the meet
ing tonight would guide the org
anization's position at a hearing
on the legislation tomorrow in
Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Virginia Urged
To Ask Chance
In Hatch Act
To Seek Repeal
Of Political Curb
On u. S. Workers
BY a stoff Correspondent Of The ssor

RICHMOND. Feb. 3.-con-
gress would be urged to repeal
sections of the Hatch Act which
prevent Federal employees from
participating in local political
campaigns on a party basis. un-
der a resolution ready for intro
duction in the General Assem-
bly,.
Delegate J. Maynard Magruder
said the rest of the Arlington
delegation will join him in spon-
soring the measure.
1.-THE Democratic organization
in Arlington has tried to repeal
this part Of the Hatch Act for
several years now" Mr.. Ma
gruder said.
There were two other devel-
opments today relating to polit-
ical activity of Federal employees,
principally in the Washington
metropolitan area.
Requires Referendum.
The entire legislative delega-
ton from the 10th district in
troduced bill to permit United
States workers to hold local Of
fees IN any county where APP
prevail is given by referendum.
And Armistead Boothe Of Alex
andria dropped in a measure to
broaden the law which permits
certain Federal employees to hold
local Offices in cities.
The bill applying to countries
was made general in application
to get around objections found
by the courts to a former law
which exempted Arlington from
the State-wideban. The old law
was declared unconstitutional. A
referendum feature was included
in the hope that down-State
legislators. additionally against
the idea. might approve a bill
with the local-option feature
written in.
Ask Salary Raise.
In other business, Mr.. Boothe
introduced a bill placing the
clerk Of the court in Alexandria
in the same category as the clerk
in Arlington. The law would
allow that Official an extra 81. 000
compensation for each extra
judge over one and for each
court over one.
In Alexandria this probably
would amount to an additional
$4,000 because the clerk serves
two courts and three judges.
Delegates Omer Hirst and
John Webb of Fairfax dropped
in their bill authorizing the
Fairfax supervisors to impose a
retail sales tax If first approved
by referendum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Lamb Named Virginia
Vehicle Commissioner
BY the Associated Press

Oy WV NSSOCtotS0 ''eSS
RICHMOND, Feb. s. Gov
Stanley yesterday named Chester
H. Lamb of Richmond as State
motor vehicle commissioner a
post in which he had been serv-
ing as acting chief.
At the same time. the Cover
nor announced two other major
reappointmentS - Charles M
Landlord Of Franktown as COM
missioner Of fisheries and John
@. Rhodes as unemployment
COMPENSATION commissioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Sales Tax Bill
.Disdpproved
By Federation
Group Also Votes
To Shift DeudIine
On Realty Levy Il

The Arlington Civic Fedora
ton is against a General As
sembly bill calling for q referen-
dunn on a county sales tax.
Near the close Of q meeting
lasting more than 3h hours in
the Lyon Park Community
House last night, the Federation,
by a divided vote, approved q
motion by John Newdorp Of the
East Falls Church Civic Asso-
citation, opposing the referen-
dunn.
The legislation was requested
by the county board.
A federation member from the
Stonewall Jackson Citizens As
ISOLATION. Lem Banks, protested
that referendum is a basic
process Of democracy that we
should favor"
Former County Board Chair
man Robert w. Cox replied: I'VE
don't have to have a referendum
on every bad idea that comes
along" He said the sales tax
is unneeded and unwise.
In an obvious reference to
past campaign charges against
Nonpartisans formerly on the
board. including himself, Mr..
Cox said their successors. by in
dorsing the sales tax. seem to
favor "a high-tax. free-spending
philosophy"
Would Change Deadline.
In other action on proposed
legislation. the Federation:
Favored. by a vote of Is to
%. a plan to change the dead
line or payment of real estate
taxes from December S to July /.
About rs delegates were present
at the start of the meeting but
some had left when this vote
was taken.
Opposed a suggestion that the
time Of School Board elections
be moved from November to
some time in the spring.
Approved a teacher tenure
policy. The School Board would
be limited to grant tenure be-
yond the present one-year linn
| itation. Dismissal procedures
would be set up providing for
written notification Of charges. a
hearing procedure. and the right
Of court appeal.
| The School Boards tentative
plan for a kindergarten program
next fall was presented by Ken
meth F. Weaver. chairman of
the Schools Committee. The
federation deferred action on
the plan until a later meeting.
Involves 2,1O0 Children.
! About 2.l00 children would be
covered by the program at a cost
of about $780, 900 for the first
year. Attendance would be VOL
untary and would be open to
all children whose fifth birthday
falls between october 2. 1858.
| and October l. 1854.
Children would attend either
a morning or an afternoon ses-
sion of 212 hours. All county
5-year- olds would have access to
a kindergarten. but not every
elementary school would con-
tain a kindergarten class. Par
ents would be responsible for
getting pupils to and from
schools.
On recommendation Of the
highway committee. headed by
Howard Cannon. the Fedora
ton urged passage of legislation
to give Arlington IAN equitable
share Of highway funds" Be-
cause Arlington Is outside the
State secondary road system. the
county in the present fiscal year
will receive only $491 900, instead
Of about 100000. Mr.. Cannon
said. The larger amount would
be received If funds were appor-
toned among all Virginia coun-
ties on the same formula, he
said.
Priority for widening Of North
Glebe road from Washington
boulevard to Old Dominion drive
was favored by the proup.
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Byrd Club to Organize

A Byrd-for-Go Club win
hold an organization meeting at
8 pm. Friday in the American
Legion Hall, Cheverly. Charles
Gallow, past president Of the
county Chamber Of Commerce.
will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Volunteer Fire Auxiliury

The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the
Prince Georges County Volun.
teer Fire Departments will meet
at $3.50 p.m. tomorrow in the
Bowie (Md.) fire house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Rezoning for Large
Apartments Slated
For Council HEARING!

1tCAOIlIX1S O1 SGtcTA large
tracts for apartment house de-
velopments, including one esti-
mated to cost SAG million viii
highlight coming hearings of the
Montgomery County Council.
The semiannual battle over
property rezoning will get under
way on February Is at the Silver
Spring Liquor Dispensary. Most
Of the hearings will be scheduled
on Mondays and Thursdays.
Plans for the multimillion-
dollar ACCOUNT. development
of Rockville pike north of Be-
thesda were revealed by attor-
neys for the Metropolitan De-
velopment Corp. The New York
firm has the same backing that
built the Hotel Statler in Wash
ington, according to John r.
Reeves, attorney.
129-Acre Tract.
The development is proposed
on a 129-acre tract bounded by
Nicholson avenue, Flanders ave-
nue. and the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. Part Of the project
would go on land now occupied
by the White Flint Golf Course
A number of other tracts in
the Rockville pike vicinity north
of Bethesda also are proposed
for rezoning.
H. j. Korzendorfer has asked
for rezoning of a 15.9-acre tract
in the Longwood section for
apartment-house use. The tract
lies. near the Hawley estate,
north of the Naval Hospital in
Bethesda. A similar rezoning bid
on the Hawley tract was denied
last fall, although the applicants
sought to withdraw their re-
quest.
So Acres Involved.
Attorney G. Thomas Mont
gomery and other North Be-
thesda residents have filed an
application to get 63 acres Of the
Pooks Hill tract rezoned from
apartment house use to a single
family dwelling class.
Developers of the exclusive
apartment house off Wisconsin
avenue obtained a permit or
December 81 to build several new
units on the tract. The cost Of
the planned construction was
put at 81 million.
But early this week the county
revoked the permit on grounds
the corporation had failed to gel
a subdivision plat approved first
by the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Capt..
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion.
Last fall, Garrett Park resi-
dents failed in its efforts to gel
a similar apartment house tract
known as Parkside rezoned bach
to the single family class.
But their action appears tx
have blocked temporarily an at.
tempt by the Parkside corpora.
ton to increase the density Of
apartments on the 58-acre tract
Refiling Limited.
County Attorney David Mac.
donald yesterday ruled the cor
poration could not seek rezonine
Of the property for 10 months
His ruling means the 18-montt
| limitation between coming appn-
cations applies to actions under
both the old and new laws.
Mrs. Kathryn j. Lawlor, at
| torney for the Parkside devel.
opment has said she would chal-
lenee such an Interpretation ir
! the courts. Some 10 coming ap-
plications are affected by the
ruling and probably will b.
tossed out by the council.
! Charles Howard and H. w
Heine have asked for an apart.
ment house classification for
.30-acre track at Rockville piks
and Cedar lane.
A 49-acre tract bounded BY
new route 90, Cherry Tree LAM
/ and the Northwest branch ais
win be up for apartment fousI
rezoning. The applicant Is tn
Cafritz Construction Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Reed PTA to Meet

The Walter Reed School
Parent Teacher Association will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the
school. 1914 North Mckinley
road, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
St. Agnes Episcopal PTA

The st. Agnes Episcopal
School PTA will have q card
party and bake sale at 1850 pm.
Friday at the school. Russell
road, Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
HyuttsviIIe Citizens

The Hyattsville (Md.) Citi-
zens' Association will meet at 8
pm. Friday in the Hyattsville
County Service Building to elect
officers.