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Evening star., 1954-01-07
Hagerstown Faces
Issue on Light Plant
Speeiei Dispafeh 10 Thsf sses

HAGERSTOWN. Md. Jan. s.
The question Of expanding Ha-
gerstown's municipal electric
light plant. which the Maryland
Public Service Commission has
warned will reach its capacity by
the end of 1855, appeared likely
to be one of the most contro-
versial issues before the mayor
and council in the coming
months.
Hugh Hunter, chief engineer
Of the PSC. told Mayor Winslow
F. Burhans. that the firm gener-
ating capacity of the city-owned
power plant is 13,400 kilowatts
and that this peak will be
reached in late 1855.
Mr.. Hunter said the mayor and
council may take one of three
steps:
/. Make plans without delay
to increase the generating ca
pacity Of the plant.
2. Effect a tie-in with the
Potomac Edison System, a pri-
vate power production firm.
3. Reduce the municipal elec-
trio light plants largest GUS
toners to the Potomac Edison
Co. and thereby reduce the load
on the city-owned system.
Mayor Burhans has advised
that to expand the plant will
mean an expenditure Of several
millions of dollars"
Evening star., 1954-01-07

Bomber Returns
As Hatch Door
Flies Own Course

A B-25 Mitchell bomber re-
turned to Boiling Air Force Base
last night after losing a hatch
door over Washington while on
a routine proficiency flight.
The aircraft. which had taken
off at 7:l5 pm. had on board
Maj. T. E. Mahoney and Maj. l..
S. Norman Both are stationed at
the Pentagon Also on the BPS
was Airman 1/c c. H. Small, of
Boiling. the crew chief.
AS the aircraft banked over the
Anacostia to climb out of the
area, the top hatch cover blew
off, officials reported. This was
between the South Capitol and
Eleventh Street Bridges.
The plane returned at once and
landed. Police said presuma bly,
the hatch cover landed in the
Anacostia River, as no one re-
ported a falling object.
Evening star., 1954-01-07
Arlington Grand Jury
Investigating School
System Reconvenes

An Arlington grand jury in
vestigating the Arlington school
transportation system recon-
vened today while in another
courtroom William c. Vest, for
mer director of the system went
on trial for the fourth day.
The grand jury. under fore
man w. Glen Bixler. of 6l4
South Twenty-third street. has
subpoened James P. Hefner. of
the $500 block Of North Fairfax
drive. a school bus driver. Mon
day and Tuesday the grand jury
heard testimony from Common
weaIth'S Attorney William j.
Hassan. Detective Walter Kadel
and Roy Halquist. an account
ant.
Vest. 80. on trial on a charge
Of stealing tires from the school
bus garage, yesterday fatty de-
MED that he had ever sold school
equipment to any one.
He said there was evidence
that the garage had been broken
into on two occasions and some
tires were missing. but he did
not report the loss to any one.
Mr.. Hefner testified he had OBJ
tanned IL truck tires from Vest,
and had sold them for $3.50 to a
contractor, and paid Vest $44O.
On Tuesday. Vest pleaded
guilty to a charge of embezzling
a check for $66 given him by the
Arlington Optimist Club in pay
ment for two bus trips. Circuit
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy de-
ferred sentencing until a report
is made by probation officer.
Last month, Vest was fined
500 when he pleaded guilty to
illegal use of a motor vehicle
inspection sticker issued to the
garage by the State for use on
school vehicles.
Evening star., 1954-01-07
By the Assoeicsed Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Jan. T..
The president Of the group fight
ing issuance of a new type re-
port card in Anne Arundel
County schools said yesterday
the system makes fools of our
children and us"
DR.. William S. Shields, a
Naval Academy professor who
heads the parents public school
committee, speaking before the
Board of Education. said the new
system in county elementary
schools imposes a form of prag-
matism upon the children and
adults of the county"
"We don't want pragmatism in
this country" he said. 'The new
report card system makes fools
Of our children and u.s.
c. Addison Hodges, engineer
and contract administrator from
Severna Park said it is "abso-
lutely against the democratic
principles to try to level the
masses. That is socialism" He
said you cannot compete without
Evening star., 1954-01-07

equaled the record set In 1899.
May also had the areas record
hail storm which did 5000. 600
damage and dropped at least one
hail stone which measured four
and third inches In diameter.
August saw 18 days without
rain: 103 degrees Of temperature.
November had Sc inches of
snow in less than "a hours.
November also had IL days Of
beautiful sunny weather" with
temperatures in the low 7Os.
The final average temperature
for the year was $50, more than
two degrees above the accepted
normal and second warmest year
on record.
Mr.. Schmidt's only real COM
plant:
There were long periods Of
fair weather favorable for OUT
door activities. In fact, beginning
in June and lasting until late
October. there was too much fair
weather, eliminating in a water
shortage In nearby areas"
Evening star., 1954-01-07
Arundel Citizen Group Calls
New Report G ard SocioIistic

failure. Success is a basic part
of our life"
Defending use of the new sys-
tenn, Mrs. Mildred M. Clements,
a board member, accused Mr..
Shields of making IAN unwar-
ranted attack"
DIR. David S. Jenkins, school
superintendent, told the meeting !:
II think there ought to be q
degree of impatience with an idea
that this (system) may in any
way be involved with commu-
niSm or socialism. What we will
introduce into the record is not
private opinion but the results
Of years of research by doctors,
psychiatrists and leading educa-
tors"
Under the new system chill
dren are graded either rs" for
satisfactory or IN" for needing
improvement.
DR.. Jenkins said earlier the
system was designed to evaluate
a child's work with his potential
rather than compete with other
children.
Evening star., 1954-01-07
Whatever the Complaints, '53
Weather Had Its Points

Maybe you had complaints
against 1885 weather. remem-
bering record-equaling rain, a
record hail and snow and q
burning drought, but the Wea-
ther Bureau had a few words
Of praise for it today.
"To go through an entire year
without the mercury falling be-
low II degrees is very unusual, %
said r. c. Schmidt, meteorolo-
gist in charge.
The low temperature for 1853
was that of II degrees on De-
cember Is. Only one year, 1949,
recorded a higher minimum.
Some of the harder SUBJ
tropical flora could have sur
vived," Mr.. Schmidt added.
considering the effect on nor
mai business operations and the
comort and convenience of the
public. the weather in this area
during 1853 would be, rated quite
favorably," he said in q year-end
review.
Mays 1859 inches Of rain
Evening star., 1954-01-07
Bill Would Prohibit
Pensions 10 Accused
Policemen, Firemen

Policemen and firemen could
be deprived Of pensions for GER
tain misconduct under a new
bill now before the House Dis
trict Committee.
introduced yesterday by Com
mittee Chairman Simpson. Re-
publican. of Illinois, the meas
ure would give the District Com
miSsioners power to withhold
pensions in future cases such as
that of former Police Inspector
Albert I. Bullock.
Present law does not give the
city heads such authority. it was
explained. The Simpson bill is
an amendment to the Police and
Fire Retirement Act Of 1916. 1t
would give the Commissioners
authority "in their discretion
to discontinue relief or retire
ment compensation under four
certain specified conditions Of
misconduct after hearings.
Inspector Bullock was dis
missed from the force but OBJ
tanned q court order that he was
entitled to his pension retroac-
tive to February IL. 1852. The
city heads have appealed from
this decision by a judge in U. S.
Court fol the District of Colum-
bia.
Bullock was dismissed after a
Police Trial Board found him
guilty of charges including in
Subordination, conduct prejudi-
cial to the good order Of the
Police Department and failure to
file District income tax returns
for three wears. He is not vet
receiving his pension.
The Simpson bill could NOT
affect the Bullock case, because
it would not be retroactive.
Evening star., 1954-01-07
Fairfax County Starts
Sale eof lis First Auto
Licenses on April IS

Fairfax County is preparing
for the sale of its first local auto
mobile license tags. beginning
April Is.
The Board of County Super
vlsors yesterday asked Common
wealth's Attorney Hugh B.
Marsh and County Executive
c. G. Massey to prepare an
ordinance authorizing sale of the
tags at SIS each
When the 1953-54 budget was
adopted last spring, the super
visors signaled their intention of
selling local vehicle tags by in
cluding 100000 in the budget
from that source. It then was
too late to sell the tags for 1858,
however. and the supervisors
postponed further action until
this year. *.
A public hearing will be held
before the ordinance is adopted
and the tag sales begin. The
supervisors said the SIS fee may
be changed before the ordinance
finally is adopted.
New Registration Setup.
On recommendation of the
electoral board. the supervisors
voted to request legislative per-
mission to eliminate all of the
county's precinct registrars. All
registrations thereafter would be
handled by the general registrar,
and any assistants that might
be employed.
Elmer Duncan. electoral board
chairman, estimated elimination
OF the precinct registrars would
save the county $4,000 a year.
The supervisors went along
with the recommendation to ask
permissive legislation only for
eliminating the precinct regis
trars, but did not make any def
Mite commitment to disengage
them. The county now has reg
istrar in each of its 20 precincts,
in addition to the general reg
istrar with Offices in the court
house.
School Report Received.
The supervisors received a re-
port of Robert B. Walker, direc-
tor of surveys and information
for the school board. His report
predicts a school enrolment of
more than $4,000 by 1860. The
present school enrolment is
about $1,000.
To meet the increase, Mr..
Walker said the county would
need to spend between $45 and $55
million for new school buildings
by 1860. He said the county
might consider using cheaper
construction for school buildings.
The owner, Ronald E. Adkins,
seeks to have the property re-
zoned from suburban to urban
residential. The application came
before the supervisors last Octo-
Der, but was withdrawn in the
face of bitter protest from near
by residents. The site is located
on the northeast side Of Leesburg
pike 1900 feet west of Glencar-
1Vyvn 1.NoA
Evening star., 1954-01-07
-Four on Draft Board
To Resign in. Protest

STAUNTON, Jan. -Four
members of the Augusta County
Draft Board said last night they
will resign in protest against the
agriculture policy of State Selec-
tive Service headquarters.
Three of the members-Wil-
liam A. Brooks of Stuarts Draft,
Howe A. Splitter of Greenville
and Albert C.. Bear Of Church.
ville-said formal letters Of res
ignation will be "in the mail" to
State headquarters today.
John M. Sproul Of Middle
brook, board chairman. said he
viii continue for another 80 days,
but he was emphatic that he, too,
will resign.
The resigning members issued
a statement saying they "vio-
lently oppose State headquarters
attitude that every farm boy
must go regardless Of his status
on the farm"
I'VE want the right" the
statement said, Ito consider each
case on its own merit"
Evening star., 1954-01-07
Fairfax Supervisors
Act 10 Pave Way for
Raise 10 $1,000

The Fairfax Board Of Super
visors yesterday initiated action
to raise their own salaries.
They decided to ask the Gen.
eral Assembly for a salary ceiling
Of $4,000 per year. instead of the
present $2.400. If the ceiling is
raised. it then will be up to the
senior circuit court judge to fix
the new salaries.
The supervisors now receive
the maximum $2,4OO permitted
under existing legislation. Most
OF them don't think it is enough.
People don't expect us to sit
here day after day without get
ting paid for it, said Supervisor
c. B. Jett. "At the rate we're
going. we'll soon be here every
day."
The supervisors have three
regular meetings a month, and
usually there are several special
ones. In addition, they make
inspection trips of all properties
to be rezoned. Their meetings
usually turn into marathon ses-
sions-laSting from 10 am. until
6 or pm. as a rule.
Maybe we ought to be paid
overtime" chided Supervisor
Maurice Fox.
Supervisor Arthur Shaffer Of
fered a motion to raise the sal
ary ceiling to $500, but his sug-
gestion was defeated in favor of
the $4,000 maximum.
G. Wallace Carper, chairman,
offered the only opposition:
1--WE already are the highest
paid county supervisors in the
State. I think members of the
Arlington County Board get ST.
800 and they have just as big q
job as we do. In Alexandria,
the councilmen get only 1890.
I just can't go along with this"
Evening star., 1954-01-07
Small to Seek Hearing
On Bill TO Curb Cubs

Representative Small, Repub-
hcan. Of Maryland, plans to ask
for hearings by q House District
subcommittee on his blu to au-
thorize the District Public Utili-
ties Commission to control the
number Of taxicabs in Washing
ton.
He said he has appealed per-
sonally to all three District Com
miSsionerS to reconsider their
previous adverse report on his
bin. But no new report has come
from the city heads. yet. Mr..
Small said. He thinks his meas
ure deserves further hearings.
Evening star., 1954-01-07
Edmonston Plans
To Reward Safe.
Courteous Drivers

The police department Of Ed
111ondston (Md.) is on the look
out for safe and courteous
drivers.
Awards-movie passes and Ger
tif1cates donated by a Colmar
Manor (Md.) printer-will be
given to exemplary drivers spot
ted by the police.
Eve are hoping that this cam
paign will result in safe and
sane driving on the streets of our
town." said George Page, Ed
n1onstoYl mayor.
An improvement In driving
habits. the mayor added, is par
ticularly hoped for on Decatur
street. one of the main arteries
connecting Baltimore boulevard
and Edmonston road.
Evening star., 1954-01-07
BY Richord Rodgers

That border patrol" Mary
land Is using against rumrunners
turns out to be a single agent.
But this lone revenuer. Robert
N. Lucke. appears to be q one
man gang.
Washington liquor is cheaper
than Maryland's. It's natural
for Free State drinkers to buy
here and carry it home.
That. of course, deprives Mary
land Of the tax it would collect
If its citizens bought at home.
Loss amounts to tens Of thou
sands Of dollars a year. Mr..
Lucke said
Whisky retails in the District
a nickel or so less a fifth than
Maryland wholesalers have to
pay for carload lots.
ID. C. Trade Drops.
Even so, some Washington
dealers have complained sales
have dropped since ~early last
November. That's when Mary
land announced it would put
revenuers to patrolling the Dis
trict line. And some nearby
Maryland retailers say their
trade has improved.
It is unlikely this was caused
by any sudden attack of con-
science in Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties.
Mr.. Lucke credits the transer
of business to the fact that wide
publicity was given to his out
At. He's its boss, and, so far,
only field man.
The State originally announced
it was setting up a Seven-man
unit. That is still the plan, but
Mr.. Lucke hasn't picked his
other operatives. except for an
administrative aide. chairbound
by paperwork.
NV lNVttCCs
Mr.. Lueke is only 30 years old.
But he's no novice at shifting out
illicit drinking stuff.
AS a Treasury agent, he spent
a year and a half in Wilkes
County, N. c. He says revenuers
have knocked of as many as so
bootleg stills there a month, land
we probably didn't get half of
them"
This new assignment Is not
purely border matter. When he
completes his staff in a couple
weeks (16 applicants have been
certified as eligible for appoint
ment) his crew will also go
prowling for stills.
Nor is the District line the only
border he has to worry about. :.
"A lot of stuff comes in
through the Eastern Shore
swamps," he said.
Evening star., 1954-01-07
Lone State Revenuer Patrols
MARYLAND District Border

Maryland's northern border Is
no problem. Instead. It's a Penn
sylvania headache. Maryland
liquor prices are cheaper than
Pennsylvania's.
Maryland law permits a per-
son TO bring in one quart of
"foreign"-i.e.. untaxed by Mary
land-alcoholic beverage at one
time. Only two quarts are per-
mitted month.
Violators are subject to two
years in the House Of Correc-
ton, a $1,000 fine. confiscation of
the alcohol. whisky. rum. ETC..
ETC." they were hauling. and con-
fiscation Of the vehicle they were
using.
Three Arrested.
MIR. Lucke has arrested three
persons so far. They got of with
conflscation Of their whisky. and
forfeiture of $27.5O collateral
each. They didn't appear for
trial.
Two of them had two and one
half cases between them. The
third was carrying II fifths. Mr..
Lucke said he saw them buy it
In Washington and trailed them
into Montgomery County.
He has watched hundreds of
others leave liquor stores in the
District with a couple of bottles
or so and drive away in cars
bearing Maryland tags.
But we haven't bothered the
little fellows. yet" he said, en-
phasizing the last word.
He denied he has tipsters in
the District putting the finger on
Maryland customers.
The formal name Of his group
is the Maryland Alcohol Tax En-
forcement Unit.
He said he's delighted that his
border patrol-a designation he
seems resigned to-has received
so much publicity. If it can edu-
cate the people into obeying
Maryland's tax laws. fine and
dandy.
Educate? You mean scarce"
he was ..Sked.
Mr.. Lucke laughed and said,
We'll, yes"
He said he'd rather not pose
for a photograph.
II don't want my face in every
liquor store in Washington" he
said, with a sign on it: Look
Out for This Guy I'll get to be
known soon enough as it is"
Mr.. Lucke has to drive a long
way to work. He lives in Severna
Park, near Annapolis.
"Mr. Lucke," some one asked,
do you, yourself. drink"
why. sure" he said, I'm no
teetotaler."
Evening star., 1954-01-07
Fenwick Says
He Wont Seek
Seat in House
Wants to Clear Way
For Other Aspironts
From 10th District
By Alex R. Preston

Oy tAtGA ". VFSStOU
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick. who has been most promi-
nently mentioned as the Demo-
cratic candidate for : Congress
from Virginia's 10th district, to-
day definitely removed himself
from further consideration for
the Office.
Reached by telephone in
Richmond, he made the state
ment on the eve of a Democratic
get-together in Alexandria to-
night. Party leaders hope to
solidify divergent factions for a
race this fall against Repre-
sentative Broyhill. Republican.
Clears Way for Others.
I'm view Of numerous state
mentS in the press and elsewhere
connecting my name with the
candidacy" Mr.. Fenwick said.
II believe that now is a good
time to set such rumors at rest,
once and for all, in fairness to
other Democrats who might be
aspirants.
'I am clarifying my position
at this time SO that my name will
not cloud any consideration that
is given the matter"
Chairman I. Lee Potter of the
10th District Republican Com
mittee. meanwhile. announced
today that members of his party
"are generally united behind a
candidate" and added that such
unity makes unnecessary the
conduct of a costly and mean
ingless primary"
He said his committee met
Tuesday night but postponed a
final decision until "the situa-
ton Is sufficiently clear to indi-
cate positive action"
Broyhill Entry Presumed.
Mr.. Broyhill. one of three
G. o. p. congressman to be
elected in the Eisenhower sweep
of Virginia in 1851. is the first
and only member of Congress
to be named from the 10th Dis
trict. 1t is generally presumed
he will seek reelection this fall.
One reason Mr.. Fenwick has
been connected with the Demo-
cratic race is that he led a bitter
fight in the General Assembly
which gave the new 10th district
to the Arlington. Alexandria.
Fairfax and Falls Church area.
MY close friends have known
all along that I did not then, nor
have I ever aspired. for that
office" Mr.. Fenwick said. MY
interests lie primarily in the
State"
Last year Mr.. Fenwick lost the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor to Thomas B. Stanley. But
in the 10th district the Arlington
legislator led Mr.. Stanley about
4-to-1, and this was a factor with
some in urging him to make the
race in the area.
Seek to Strengthen Forces.
Mr.. Fenwick said, II do not
want it construed that ! had any
ulterior motives in calling to-
nights meeting, which ! did
solely as chairman OF tie 10th
District Democratic Committee.
We are getting together to
strengthen our forces for the
race to put the 10th District back
in the Democratic column"
Democratic commit t m n
from the four Jurisdictions and
officeholders who are embers of
the party will attend a dutch
treat" dinner at GAS pm. in the
George Mason Hotel, Alexandria.
Leaders have expressed doubt
that the candidacy of any in
dividual would be advanced. IN
stead, they say. they hope to
unite factions which divided the
party two years ago in the Con-
gressional primary and in last
years gubernatorial primary.
Evening star., 1954-01-07
WestmoreIund Womon
Shot, Stabbed in Home
BY the Asseeiosed Press

BAYNESVILLE, Va, Jan. T.
A Westmoreland County woman
remained in serious condition in
a Fredericksburg hospital today
of wounds suffered when she was
shot and stabbed by an un-
identified assailant at her home
Tuesday. Police said robbery
apparently was the motive.
The victim, Mrs. Bell WASH
ington. 66, was shot in the right
ear and stabbed in the face and
chest several times.
Evening star., 1954-01-07
Drive Started
For Charter in
PrinceGeorges
Citizens Committee
Votes l7-3 to- Launch
Another Campaign

Political amateurs are launcn-
ing q new offensive to give
Prince Georges County a home
rule charter.
And this time the charterites
are going to employ the same
weapons their opponents used
TO trounce the charter move
fnent in l952-the matter Of tax
increases and higher assess
InentS.
Last night the county's Citi-
zen's Committee for Good Gov
ernment voted to have a second
20 at getting charter govern
ment. Some 80 members met in
the county service building at
Hyattsville.
Risk Of Defeat Cited.
The vote on whether to cam
paign again this year was II
to 8. Nay voters said they still
want charter but were dubious
on risking another pasting like
1052's.
In a formal statement. the
charterites declared voters were
misled last year by "fraudu-
lently presented" issues.
"Voters were lied to-" said
John H. Kean. 2114 Ravenswood
street, West Hyattsville. "They
were told. Charter will increase
your taxes. Beat charter and
keep your taxes down. And
then when charter was beaten,
taxes Immediately went up"
This time, the group agreed. it
must make sure the public knows
that anti-charterites held Of
fee when taxes and property
assessments went up.
Cost of Charter Rule.
The citizens committee pres
ident, NJ. F. Maury Osborne. 124
Mohican drive, Forest Heights.
declared Prince Georgians were
poisoned in 1852 by arguments
that q home rule charter would
mean government as costly as
Montgomery County's.
He said there can be no such
comparison between the two
counties because Montgomery
residents earn about twice as
much money per capita and own
property worth about twice that
of residents of Prince Georges.
The Good Government Com
mittee's first job is to get 10000
signatures on petitions. The
names are needed before they
can have the November ballot
include the question of whether
to have a board draft a charter.
: Only after that referendum
wins can a charter be written
for another referendum. this
second one on whether to adopt
it.
Leagues Help Expected.
Mr.. Osborne said he had been
given to believe that members OF
the County League Of Women
Voters will help with the petit
tions as they did last year. He
said league campaigners col
lected IS per cent Of the sigma
lures on the 1852 petitions.
Mr.. Osborne appointed Mrs.
Betsy H. Stafford, 118 Rolph
drive, Forest Heights. as director
of field operations or head Of
the petition campaign. He said
she is active in the league.
Mr.. Osborne said the county
commissioners now have new
home rule powers granted by
the last Maryland Legislature,
but their authority still isn't
sufficient. He said Prince
Georges is still run by lawmakers
from other counties passing leg
islation in Annapolis solely for
this county.