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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Play Facilities Hit
In Alexandra Study;
Director Is Praised

Alexandria has a top recrea-
ton director, but the city is
woefully lacking in proper ia
cilities with which he can work,
according to the Government
Consulting Service of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
A report on the Recreation
Department was made public
today as part of the city's cur
rent overall government survey.
The report states that Alex
andria is fortunate to have
Eugene Barnwell as recreation
director, but declared that he
is seriously handicapped by de-
sign of facilities, lack of suitable
indoor and outdoor space, and
insufficient personnel.
City Below Standard.
Alexandria ranks far below
the accepted standards in the
ALLEGATION of funds for recrea-
ton and park services" the re-
port states. 1t is pointed out
that many cities of the same
size appropriate SO to SIS per
capita for recreation and park
purposes, while Alexandria pro-
vides only $1.76.
The report finds Alexandria
lacking in both indoor and out
door recreation areas with most
present facilities inadequately
developed and existing play
grounds poorly located and too
small.
The report recommends that
the school board give more at
tention to using it's buildings
for community recreation after
school hours.
The report particularly criti-
cizes the city for not requiring
new subdivisions to set aside
more and larger recreation areas.
40-Acre Park Urged.
Development of the 40-acre
Lynhaven recreation park site
is recommended. The report
estimates this would cost about
$3.50. 900.
The report recommends that
the city manager, with the con-
sent of the City Council, appoint
a local citizens advisory COM
mittee of seven to nine men,
bers to help plan park and
recreation program for the city
Employment of a landscape ar
chitect also is proposed to help
the appearance of Alexandria s
parks and Fairgrounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27

and includes more than so
homesites.
A rezoning request that would
change five lots at the rear of
East Broad and North Washing
ton streets to commercial from
residential was postponed until
August %. The council acted on
a recommendation Of its plan
ming commission, which reported
merchants on the two streets
were negotiating for lots for off,
street parking.
The council discussed the pos
sibility of surfacing and main
tanning the lots from city funds
if the merchants complete the
purchase, but no decision was
reached. A meeting was to be
arranged with the planning COM
mission to discuss the off-street
parking problem. III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
One Of 7 Essays Entered
In Contest Wins $500

Paul Hahn, jr., Of 6026 North
Twentieth street, Arlington, has
been awarded 500 prize as
winner of an essay contest spon-
sored by Attorney John Locke
Green.
He was one Of only two school
children to enter the contest to
tell, in 100 words or less, What
Constitutes a Democrat" The
second contestant was disquali-
fed because his essay was too
long.
Young Hahn is student at
Claude A. Swanson Junior High
School. His paper was judged
by Denman T. Rucker and j.
Elwood Clements. Mr.. Green
had offered the prize money
shortly after he sought to file
as q Democrat in the recent
congressional primary. He was
ruled out of that contest. how
ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Bethesda Man Is Held
For Action on Check Count

Trial Magistrate Oscar j. See
yesterday ordered a 39-year-old
Bethesda man held for action of
the grand jury on a charge Of
uttering false check.
The defendant. identified by
Montgomery County detectives
as Frank Catesby Apjones, of
the 1900 block Of Rugby avenue.
appearing in Bethesda Trial
Magistrates Court, waived pre-
liminary hearing on six other
Dad check charges. Police said
the checks we're for $40 to $50
and were passed between last
November and this month.
Apjones yesterday had pleaded
not guilty to the check forgery
charge. He claimed he received a
$50 check from a man in a res
taurant and cashed it, not know
ing it was worthless. Bond on
the seven charges was set at
$500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Prince Georges Lets
7 School Contracts

The Prince Georges County
School Board last night awarded
two contracts for additional
schoolrooms at its first regularly
scheduled night meeting.
Board members accepted bid
of $147,356 from the Hill, Schri-
der & Kimmel Construction Corp.
of Washington for a new multi
purpose room at the Lakeland
Elementary School for colored
children and four-room addi-
ton at the College Park Ele-
mentary School.
A bid of $68. SAC from the same
firm was accepted for four
room addition at Forest Heights
School, which was opened last
fall. All the work is to be COM
pleted by next spring, the board
was told, but students at Forest
Heights probably will have to
start the term this fall on a
double shift while construction
is going on.
The board was assured that the
new High Point Junior-Senior
High School near Beltsville. the
Glenridge Junior High School at
Landover Hills, and the Wood
ridge Elementary School. Land
over Hills, will be ready for oc-
cupancy in September.
Construction contracts on the
Woodbridge School call for COM
pletion by September IA. school
officials said, a week after the
school is scheduled to start. The
board tentatively decided to give
students at this school an extra
week of summer vacation.
The old three-room Westwood
Junior High School for colored
students near Croome was au-
thorized to be sold. The build
ing, abandoned as a schoolhouse
in June, was put up for auction
June 90. but there were no bid
ders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Programs for Tonight

Program sponsored by The
Evening Star, in cooperation
with the Film Center of Wash.
ington and the recreation de-
partments Of the District and
Alexandria and Arlington, Prince
Georges. Montgomery and Fair.
fax counties: =
Washington, ut Dusk.
LA lafayette z Oliver and Broad Branch
Twin oska Fourteenth and Tsyics
stead. p street between sixteenth and
Rds s.'i ao.s AND Burn. stree.
Jefferson. Eishth and II streets s.w.
Aiiicrsst Thtrty-second and Denver
PARK View. Otis and wardsr streets
S.nay. 4 G,, 2 street NV, -.
Barry Farms. 1880 Sumner road en-
Arlington County, $50 Pm.
Walter Reed. l644 North Mckinley
Four Mile Run. Four Mile Run drive
and South Sixteenth street.
Prince GEORGES County, $50 Pm.
Oaklawn Playground. Clubhouse. Oak
lawn road. Caklawn.
Lakeland Elementary School. Lake.
land road. Lakeland. FL
Montgomery County, $50 Pm.
Clara Barton. Macarthur boulevard
adjacent to Clara Barton Elementary
Takoma Richie Eiemsntafy School.
Richie avenue. Takoma Park.
Rockville Recreation Center, PARK
street, adjacent TO Rockville EielentarS
School, Rockville. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Health Experts Probe
Virus Outbreak

DR.. Harold Kennedy, Fairfax
County health officer, reported
yesterday that investigators from
the National Institute of Health
are attempting to identify a
virus that has attacked children
attending the Burgundy Farm
County Day Camp near Alex
andria.
DR.. Kennedy said investigators
are examining children at the
camp, and that county physi-
clans have been asked to report
to the health department SINH
lar cases outside the camp. Z.
Symptoms Of the strange mall
ady, DR.. Kennedy said. are simi-
lar to those of influenza. Vic
tins suffer a sore throat. high
fever and pains. The disease
lasts seven days and apparently
does not yield to wonder"
drugs.
The health officer said that
while the disease was first re-
ported among children attends
ing the camp. other cases have
appeared. He praised the co..
operation Of parents in the study
Of the malady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Falls Church Tells Candidates
ToKeep Signs off Utility Poles

Political candidates in the Mo-
vember election were told today
that Falls Church plans to en-
force its ban against political
posters on utility poles.
The City Council instructed
City Manager w. r. Woodbury.
to notify all candidates of the
ban. The action followed a COM
plant by Councilman Herman
Fink that the city's streets looked
awful" with all of the primary
election posters that had been
tackled on poles.
The Council, on recommended
ton of its water division chief,
James Head. authorized ex-
penditure of $4,000 to buy a
small water system serving the
Brookhaven area. The subdivi-
sion lies in Fairfax County be-
tween Chesterbrook and Mclean
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Ex-ArIington Schools Official
Injured in Fall From Ladder
Fletcher Kemp,
Breaks Neck in
Farm Mishup

Fletcher Kemp. superintend-
emit Of Arlington County schools
for more than 80 years. fell from
q l6-foot ladder on his farm ut
Woodstock. Va. yesterday and
sustained q broken neck verte-
brae.
Mr.. Kemp. IS. was reported In
good condition at the University
Of Virginia Hospital at Char
lottesville after the accident.
Neighbors said the former
Arlingtonian was trimming tree
branches which had grown
across q telephone line leading
to his house. They said the
ladder struck him In the back
Of the neck when he fell.
Mr.. Kemp's long career as
Arlington's public school head
ended In 1919 following q num-
Der Of clashes with the 4rst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Embassy Dairy Sold
To Producer; ! Group
In $3.50, Deal

The Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association yes.
terday announced the purchase
Of the Embassy Dairy, largest In,
dependently owned dairy in this
area.
William B. Hooper, assistant
manager Of the association. who
will be Embassy's managing di-
rector and treasurer. said the
sale was completed as a $780,
600 cash transaction.
Potential sale of Embassy.
which distributes about 10 per
cent of the areas milk. was an
nounced nearly two months ago.
But a month ago James j.
Ward, president of Embassy. an
nounced he had changed his
mind about the deal. !.
Asked what had happened in
the meantime to put the transac-
ton back on the track, MFR.
Hooper said Mr.. Ward changed
his mind again the following day.
and that since that time details
Of the sale were being worked
out.
Mr.. Hooper said there had
been no threat of court action,
even though the parties had
signed a sales contract at the
time Mr.. Ward disclosed he had
decided not to sell.
/. Mr.. Hooper said the title
changed hands today and that
the new management would take
over Embassy August /. He said
part Of the sales price was Dor
rowed from the Bankers Co
operative and association mem
bers financed part of it. The
transaction was handled by
Columbia Title Insurance Co.
The 1,900-member dairy farm
er cooperative now has almost
complete control of milk pur-
chased for the Washington area.
1t announced its policy will re-
main the same for Embassy. with
no advance in prices. Mr.. Hooper
said it was hoped prices may
in time be reduced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Takoma Park Stands
Firm on Original
Site for Library

Despite an appeal for a change
in the location of a proposed
new Takoma Park (Md.) library
to cost $4,000. the City Council
has authorized preparation of
a building contract for the orig
inal site.
Stephen L. Curtis, secretary of
the Central Takoma Park Citi-
zens' Association, last night pre-
sented the views of the organ
ization urging revision of the
plans and questioning the adj
visibility of placing the struc-
ture at the intersection of Maple.
Park and Philadelphia avenues.
Among reasons given for the
recommended change were: Noise
from traffic, lack of regular
transportation within reasonable
distance and that the area has
been the subject of floods in the
past.
School Has Library.
Mr.. Curtis said the location
near a school would be of bene-
fit to the school. but the school
is already supplied with a library.
He said the site is off the beaten
path and added that vandalism
is increasing and there is a long
history Of broken windows and
property damage in the area.
The suggestion was made that
the library be erected on city,
owned land opposite the Munich
pal Building at 8 Columbia ave-
nue., within half a block of Capt.
tai Transit Co. buses. The
association said this location
would be more convenient and
would be close to the police de-
partment.
Mayor George M. Miller said
the site and building had been
approved by the previous council
and that details had been ap-
proved by the library association.
The cost of new plans would be
$500, in addition to $3.50 for
the original plans.
Free Rand C0ncerta.
Councilman John F. Kozel.
chairman of the Parks and
Recreation Committee. reported
that free band concerts would be
held at Z pm. Sundays in WASH
ington Park, Takoma and Buff
falo avenues, North Takoma. as
follows: August /. Second Army
Band; August 8. Washington
Missionary College Band; August
%, Air Force Ceremonial Band;
August 20, D. c. National Guard
Band; September S. Marine
Drum and Bugle Corps.
The recreational division Of
the Public Works Department
will present the following sched-
ule: July 80, teen dances in fire.
house gymnasium; organization
Of a teen club on Fridays at
Takoma Park Recreation Center
Shelter; roller skating Saturday
nights in the fire house. and
other activities through CO.
operation with recreation de-
partmenfs of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Arlington Man Injured
When Cor Leaves Rood

william ]. Digges. 52-year-old
Arlington real estate salesman.
was injured yesterday when his
car tumbled Is feet down an
embankment on Grain highway.
near Cheltenham. Md, Prince
Georges County police reported.
Mr.. Digges. Of 4l1l North
Fourth street. Arlington. was adj
mitted to Casualty Hospital in
fair condition with possible frac-
lures of the skull and left hand
and wrist. He told police he
was forced to swerve abruptly
to avoid hitting O car ahead OF
him. Mr.. Digges' car crossed
the road and rolled down the
embankment, turning over sew
eral times, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Montgomery School
Official 10 Attend
Integration Session

Montgomery County School
Board President Wylie w. Bar
row last night accepted an in
vitation to attend an informal
discussion of school integration
problems tomorrow evening at
Carver High School in Rockville.
The meeting. which is spon-
sored by the Montgomery Civic
Unity Committee. a bi-racial
community study group. will be
attended by Rockville area school
principals and student council
representatives.
Mrs. Florence S. Osbach, chair
man of the unity committee,
stressed that Mr.. Barrow and
other board members attending
would not be asked for "prema-
ture statements or commitments"
on indignation in the county
schools.
Closed Door Session.
Board members held an execu-
tive session after the public por-
ton of last nights meeting to
discuss names Of persons who will
be asked to serve on its Integra-
ton Advisory Committee.
In other business the board
accepted designations Of %
teachers and approved contracts
for As new elementary and 70
high school teachers.
Supt. Forbes II. Norris said
this leaves IS elementary school
and 6 high school vacancies
to be filled before September
in the 1.800-teacher school
system.
Principals Named.
The board also appointed the
following principals and vice
principals:
Arthur Pierce. principal I'm
assigned; Mrs. Rose P. Shuck,
principal. New Hampshire Estate
School; Levin S. Comfy. vice
principal, Richard Montgomery
High School: william Miles, vice
principal. Sherwood High School;
Vernon r. Simpson. vice prin-
cipal, Damascus High School,
and Miss Marion L. Schwartz,
vice principal. Montgomery Blair
High School
With the exception Of Mr..
Pierce. who is from Wellesley,
Mass. all those appointed are
from the Montgomery school
system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Physicist Escapes Injury
In Apartment Blaze

A physicist at the Johns Hop
kins University Operations Re-
search Office in Chevy Chase
escaped injury today when fire
damaged his basement apart
ment at 2939 Woodstock avenue
in the Montgomery Hills section
Of Silver Spring.
The physicist. DR.. George
Shortley, apparently fell asleep
in bed with a lighted cigarette.
firemen said. The blaze did
about $4,000 worth of damage
to the apartment in the base
ment Of the home Of Mrs. Ste
phen J. Adorian. according to
firemen from Silver Spring. who
fought the blaze for nearly two
hours.
Mrs. Adorian is visiting In
Europe, neighbors said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Beverley Las|1es
City Manager
In Alexandra
Mayor Sees Need
To Replace Willard;
Hits Survey Cost
Rv Amp, 4 ns waprAv
By Mary Lou Werner

Mayor Marshall ]. Beverley Of
Alexandria today issued a brist-
ling attack on City Manager Ira
willard. stating that Alexandria
needed a new city manager more
than it needed the current gov
eminent survey
The Mayor has been a foe of
the government survey since Mr..
Willard proposed it a year ago.
claiming it was too expensive.
The entire survey is expected to
cost $40.0 900. Survey reports cur
rently are being released by the
city managers ONCE, recon.
mending improvements in vari-
Gus departments. -
The Mayors statement amount-
ed to thinly disguised invita-.
ton for the city manager TO
resign.
Seas Survey Up to Council.
Mr.. Willard said he had no
comment on the mayors state
ment. He declared that the sur
vey report would be evaluated
by the entire council and at that
time the council could accept or
reject the survey recommends
tions in whole or in part.
The Mayor declared: II feel.
as I have for some time. that
the council needs another sur
vey-one to find a city manager
who can run the city without
burdening the citizens and busi-
nessmen with more taxes all the
time. and who can show some
economy"
II have reviewed the survey
briefly and it appears to me, II
put into effect, it will cost the
city an estimated 100000 more
annually" declared the Mayor.
Cites Call for More Firemen.
He cited one recommendation
for more captains and men N
the fire department
"This alone will cost us over
100000" said Mayor Beverley.
"As I have said before, we al
ready have too many chiefs ("
The Mayor said he considered
Alexandria's fire department.
outstanding, with a competent
roster of volunteers to work with
the paid flremen.
Other increased expenditures
cited by MIR. Beverley from sur
vey recommendations included .
proposed raise from $87. 900 TO
$4,000 in the traffic DEPART
ment budget, and $4,000 to
fully implement a pay scale
system.
Hits Expense Of Survey. y
The Mayor acknowledged that
some recommendations in the
survey should be carried out. but
declared that a competent city
manager should have been able
to make such recommendations
without the expense Of a survey.
The Mayor graphically COM
mented that the government sur.
vey so far has not given any
qualifications for a city man
ager, but declared that Mr.. VIII
lard would have been replaced
some time ago If Alexandra
were private corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Lightning Bolt Kills
Maryland Youth, IS
BY the Assoeioisd Press

SNOW HILL. Nd. July 81
A Goodwill (Md0 youth was
electrocuted by q lightning bolt
yesterday while boating with
nine others in Chincoteague Bay.
The victim was 15-year-old
Edwin Holland, who was killed
instantly. His cousin, Eugene
Pilchard. suffered shock but was
not hospitalized.
Other members Of the party
escaped injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
9th Case Of D. c. Polio

The Health Department re-
ported the ninth case Of polio
today, with the case Of a 5-year-
old colored girl. who lives In the
200 block Of Kentucky avenue
Sc. Last year at this time.
there were II cases In the
District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Court Rejects
MaI1oIleyP Plea
On Recount
But Loser Files
z More Suits in
Fight With Byrd
BY tho Associated Press

BALTIMORE. July 27.-
George p. Mahoney was down to
his last two courtroom chips to-
day in his political poker game
with DR.. n. c Byrd for Mary
lands Democratic nomination
for Governor. u
Yesterday he was denied the
right by the States high court
to compare voting records and
registration books in Calvert
County and Baltimore's fourth
legislative district.
The Court Of Appeals upheld
lower court decisions in rebuff
fing Mr. Mahoney in two appeals
and Philip H. Dorsey. candidate
for attorney general on the Ma
honey ticket. in q third. Mr..
Mahoney lost to DR.. Byrd on
the basis Of official canvasses.
Mr.. Dorsey lost to c. Ferdinand
Sybert.
Meanwhile. in q suit filed in
Queen Annes yesterday and an
other prepared for filing in Tai
bot today. Mr.. Mahoney request
ed that certain paper ballots
from those two counties be null
lifted. Election officials had re-
fused to throw them out when
they were challenged in the Of
fetal recounts. even though the
ballots were not marked accord
ing to law by the voters. he con-
tended.
To reverse DR.. Byrd's appar-
ent victory. Mr.. Mahoney must
win both remaining court tests.
Unit Vote vital.
In Maryland's unit-system
primaries, q Statewide candi-
date who wins q popular major
ity in a county gets all Of that
county's votes at the nominating
convention. The same is true of
the six Baltimore City legislative
districts. The canvassed results
gave DR.. Byrd 80 unit votes and
163. 548 popular votes to Mr.. Ma
honey's II and 1885.
Mr.. Mahoney was bent on up
setting Byrd majorities in Tai
bot. which has four unit votes,
and Queen Annes. which has
three. Victory in. Talbot alone
would give Mr.. Mahoney q 76-
76 tie in the unit vote. but in
such a case DR.. Byrd's popular
vote total would make him pre-
vail.
Mr.. Mahoney and Mr.. Dorsey
argued in the Court of Appeals
yesterday that they had the
right in the official recount to
compare registration books with
the lists Of persons who actually
voted in the June % primary.
The appeals court did not give
its reasons for upholding the
lower court actions, but said
the opinion will be filed later,
which usually is the case In
emergency cases.
No Fraud Charged.
Judge John B. Gray jr. held
In the Calvert County case that
the Mahoney petition was insult
f1cient to ask such an order since
no fraud was alleged.
Judge Joseph L. Carter in
Baltimore's Superior Court said
the election supervisors could not
be required to give out such in
formation as part Of a recount.
but promised he would require
them to do so If Mr.. Mahoney
found one necessary and asked for
it in another proceeding.
Yesterdays high court rulings
were unanimous among the four
members Of the high court who
heard the cases. Judge William
l.. Henderson, the fifth member,
is in Europe. The court is in
summer recess. but sat to hear
the emergency cases.