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Evening star., 1954-12-19
Acc Again Explores
Leesburg Area for
.laA. -.
Office Building Site

LEESBURG. Va. Dec. 18.-
Representatives of the Atomic
Energy Commission yesterday
came here for a second time to
discuss with Mayor Maurice r.
Lowenbach. jr., the possibility
Of establishing an Office building
in this area.
It was one Of a series Of ex-
ploratory visits Acc has made
in Maryland and Virginia with
in a 80 to 40 mile radius of
washington. Leesburg is 81 road
miles from the Capital.
The fact that this was the
second visit indicated that there
may be more than routine in
terest in the Loudoun County
area.
Explore Area Possibilities.
Acc spokesmen made it plain
that Leesburg is only one of a
number Of communities being
studied.
In seeking additional infor-
nation, they left forms to be
filled out setting forth what
accommodations Leesburg could
offer. Information sought in
cludes such items as capacity of
the sewer system, amount of
water available, transportation,
real estate values, tax rates,
rents. schools. churches and
recreational facilities.
J. c. Scott an Acc representa-
tive. told Mr.. Lowenbach the
transfer could mean an increase
in population Of some 1900, in
cluding the families Of Office
workers who might move into
the county. ;
Water insufficient.
Mr.. LoWenbach told the viSi-
tors the present water and sewer
systems could not service that
many persons. He said, however,
the town hopes to expand these
services soon.
The Senate Public Works Com
mittee has given tentative ap-
proval to the decentralized Acc
building estimated to cost sos
million.
Commission Chairman Lewis
L. Strauss has pointed to the
difficulty Of maintaining full
security over papers and COM
rl1unications among the three
buildings occupied by Acc in
Washington. The main head
quarters is at, Nineteenth street
and Constitution avenue NV.
and quarters also are occupied
in temporary buildings T-3 and
T-5.
The Acc would not comment
on the visit to Leesburg.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Mother and Girl, ;,
Die in Salisbury Fire
BY the Asseeioied Press

SALISBURY. Md. Dec. 18.-
A mother and her 3-year-old
daughter .suffocated today when
fire swept their home. :
Mrs. Norman Whitelock. 80,
and the little girl, Cheryl. were
found dead in their beds in a
second floor room.
The father, a plumber at the
Dover Del.) Air Force Base,
tried to reach them but was
driven back by the flames. A son,
Mickey, 8, leaped from second
floor window after being burned
on the arm.
Fire Marshall F. A. Grier, jr.
said the fire apparently started
in a kerosene cookstoye which
had been left burning in the
kitchen overnight.
Mr.. Whitelock apparently was
awakened by smoke and the
cracking flames. He got out of
bed and went downstairs. Before
he could return for his wife and
children the stairway had burst
into flames. He tried to climb
into the bedroom from the roof
of a porch but was driven back.
Evening star., 1954-12-19

the city and was graduated from
the old Alexandria High School.
He received his law degree from
George Washington University.
In World War II, Mr.. Payne
was a paratroop officer and
participated in the Normandy
landing. Among his decorations
is the Silver Star, awarded by
Gen. Eisenhower in England.
Mr.. Payne is a teacher and
former superintendent Of the
Sunday School Of Christ Church.
He and his wife, the former
Mary S. Hubbard, live at 1863
Holmes Run parkway with their
two children. = =
Evening star., 1954-12-19
BY The Assoeioisd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 18.-Gov.
Stanley has directed the State
Department of Education to plan
and conduct statewide con-
ference on education-using
State funds for the purpose-in
preparation for a White House
Conference on Education late
next. year. &alststE:J $E%
In making the decision, Gov.
Stanley acceded to a request
addressed earlier to all the States
by the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare. But the
Governor declined to use any
part Of a Federal grant of 81
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Highest Income
Rating Is Given
10 Montgomery
Leads in Maryland;
Prince Georges
Ranked Second

Montgomery County is Mary
lands wealthiest by far. accord
ing to statistics compiled by the
Maryland Council on Education.
The council found that Mont
gomery had an income after
taxes in 1853 Of $2.3sl per
person.
This compares with an average
Of $1.527 for Maryland as q
whole and $1.7SS per person for
second-ranked Prince Georges
County.
Population on Increase.
The councils statistics also
show that Montgomery's popula-
tion has increased 81 per cent
since 1850 to an estimated l99,-
600 today and its income per
person has risen Il per cent In
the same period.
For the State as q whole.
population has increased 8 per
cent and income per person IA
per cent for the four-year pc
riod, the council maintains. It
estimates the current popula-
ton Of Maryland at 2.542,000.
! Prince Georges County. the
council found, increased its
population by % per, cent in
four years to an estimated 1884,
900 today. The county's income
per person for that same period
took a big 80 per cent jump.
Other Subdivisions Listed.
Other Maryland political SUBJ
divisions, in the order Of in
dividual wealth, were listed by
the council as:
Baltimore County, $1,757 per
person: Baltimore City, $1,528;
Anne Arundel, $1,361: Washing
ton County, $1,337; Hartford.
$1,314; Wicomico, $1.274; Alle-
gany, $1,171; Howard, $1,171: st.
Marys, $1,t52; Frederick, 81, ,140;
Cecil, $1,105; Talbot, $1,000:
Kent. $1,049; Carroll, $1.027;
Dorchester. $987; Caroline, $982;
Charles. $3.50: Worcester. 1891;
Somerset, $902; Queen Anne.
1888; Calvert. 1913. and Garrett.
$79O.
The Maryland Council on Edu-
cation is a private organization
made up of representatives from
the State PTA, the State Teach
ers' Association, Farm Bureau,
AAUW and various civic groups.
It serves as a clearing house for
information on public schools in
Maryland.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
% STAIB EllT[QI
|Nckeldin Vote
On Transit Study
Due This Week
Rumors Soy Governor
Won't Join District,
Virginia Action

A decision is expected from
Gov. McKeldin this week on ap-
pointment of Maryland repre-
sentatives to a District-Mary-
land-Virginia committee to study
area mass transit problems.
Virginia and District officials
have appointed their delegates
to the proposed nine-man study
group, but no word has been
heard from Maryland since the
State legislature authorized the
representation early this year.
Rumors He win Balk.
Recently. there have been
rumors that Gov. McKeldin
might not make the appoint-
mentS at all.
Asked about it, an aide at first
said he understood the Gov
ernor had not decided whether
he would appoint the delegates.
Later, the aide said he expected
to have 'an answer" this week.
The interstate committee
has been criticized because there
are no funds or technical help
to back up any studies made.
Other officials. however, argue
that it at least provides q
liaison between, the three juris-
dictionS at the legislative level,
and could work with other agen-
cies on studies.
For example, Representative
Broyhill, Republican, of Virginia,
who intends to introduce a bill
calling for a presidential COM
mission to study area transpor-
tation. said the bill would have
the presidential group consult
with and give consideration to
the views of" the three-juriS-
diction committee.
Second Bill Planned.
Meanwhile, Representative
Hyde. Republican, of Maryland
said yesterday he intends to in
troduce another bill to provide
an area regulatory commission
to deal with mass transit facili-
ties. He said its details are still
to be worked out.
The Hyde and Broyhill pro-
posals for separate study and
regulatory commissions were
combined in a single bill which
passed Congress last year but
was vetoed by the President. The
veto message said each Of the
proposals had defects which
probably could be worked out
in future legislation.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
College Park Moose
Join YuIe 'CurIift'

College Park Moose Lodge No.
453 win participate in sOpera-
ton Christmas Carlift' spon-
sored by the National Moose
Civic Affairs department. on
Christmas day.
Lodge members win drive sick
or disabled persons to Christmas
services ct the church Of their
choice.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Alexandria Veterans
Elect William Vuwter

William Vawter has been elect
ed junior vice commander Of
Russell Mitchell Post No. 600,
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Alex
andria, Va.
Other new officers are Ralphy
Payne, judge advocate; Everett
c. Perrin, chaplain, and DR..
Monroe S. Brown, trustee.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Teen Chemists Safer With Tiny Tools
By G. o. Herndon

Thirty teenage chemists in Be.
tf1esda are enrolled in a special
class. considered unique in the
metropolitan area, which stresses
safety and precision through the
use Of scaled-down laboratory
equipment.
The students are juniors. and
seniors at Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School. Their class, taught
by Ralph p. Iacangelo, is the
only one Of 10 chemistry sections
at the school using midget-sized
lab equipment tiny pipettes,
test tubes. Erlenmeyer TASKS,
crucibles and spatulas.
The midget equipment is safer
because it provides less chance
for serious explosion.
30 In Special Class.
Mr.. Iacangelo's pupils. II girls
and 19 boys. perform the same
experiments. produce the same
gases and test the same sub
stances and elements which the
other chemistry sections do. but
on a smaller scale. The results
they get are excellent.
To measure liquids, students
In the experimental class use q
graduated cylinder with a 10
milliliter capacity - about 200
drops. The smallest test tube
used is / u inches long and holds
only about 80 drops of fluid.
Standard tubes are ordinarily 4
inches and hold Is milliliters or
500 drops of liquid.
Experiments in the class are
performed with what chemists
call semi-micro equipment, usu-
ally found only in college labora-
tories or commercial chemistry
firms.
Maryland State authorities
several years ago banned the use
of potassium chlorate in high
school experiments to produce
oxygen. The ruling followed a
series of minor explosions in
school labs as students reduced
oxygen from the compound with
manganese dioxide as a catalyst
(reaction accelerator).
Less-Frequent Explosions.
Although such accidents are
less frequent when smaller ex-
periments are made. the semi
micro equipment has other fea-
lures. A Midwestern teacher
who began using the abbreviated
lab gadgets in a high school
chemistry class about 10 years
ago listed among the benefits
increased student concentration
and cleaner. more precise work.
In the special Bethesda class,
semi-micro equipment is supple
with individual reagent
trays. A student has his own
tray, which holds nearly 100
miniature bottles of standard
chemicals. He also has a pri-
vate rack Of small bottles for
acids and bases.
Another boon Of the system,
Mr.. Iacangelo said, is that the
individual trays and racks allow
a teacher more time to teach by
cutting down the time he used to
spend laddling out chemicals.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Baltimore Controller
Seeks Third Term
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 18.-City
controller j. Neil McCardell
|. today field for a third term in
the office he has held for the
past eight years.
The veteran Baltimore City
Democrat was found not guilty
earlier this year of charges Of
bribery in connection with the
OF street parking investigations.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
School Board to Meet
In Arlington Tomorrow

A regular meeting Of the Ar
lington School Board will be
held at 8 pm. tomorrow at Page
School, 1901 = North Lincoln
street. The meeting will take
the place of the one regularly
scheduled for next Thursday.
The board session was moved
up so that action may be taken
on teachers salary warrants so
they may be paid on December
%, the day Arlington schools
will close for the Christmas hol-
idayS.
Evening star., 1954-12-19

primary.
The incum-
bent is v.
FL d Will
liams, also q
Democrat. Mr..
Williams is
KIP e C ted to
seek re-elec-
tion but has
not yet made
any announce
ment.
Mr.. Payne,
an attorney
in Alexandria,
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Sofety. Talks
D. c. School Program
Listed by Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield. director
Of The Stars School Sofety Prosrom.
will give his safety chalk solks at the
following District schools this week !:
Tomorrow-John Nesins Andrews
Elementary. s:l5 an.
Tuesdey-J. Enos Roy Elemeatory.
9:l5 ON. Trinity Lutheran School.
! pm.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Farmers in Maryland
Choose Man Of Year
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 18.-Wil-
son A. Hears, president Of the
Maryland. Farm Bureau, was
named today Man of the Year
to Maryland Agriculture.
The honor was announced by
"The Progressive Farmer" ma
tional farm magazine.
Mr., Heaps is a 58-year-old
dairyman from Street. Md.
Mr.. Heaps will receive an
award at the Farm Bureaus
seth annual convention, January
1915, in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Tarquinio Is Paro|ed;
Torso Killer Got Life !.
TN Baltimore in 1889
BY the Associatsd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 18.-Au-
relic Marco Tarquinio, sentenced
to life imprisonment Is years
ago in Baltimore's sensational
torso murder" has been pa
rolled, it was announced today.
However, the aging Italian
immigrant is suffering from tu-
berculosis and is confined at the
Victor Cullen State sanatorium
at Sabillasville.
James M. Hepburn, chairman
of the State Department of Pa
role and Probation, said it was
agreed Tarquinio was no longer
dangerous, and that in view of
his physical condition he should
be released.
Gov. McKeldin was in agree
ment with the parole boards
findings.
Murdered His Housekeeper.
Tarquinio came to the United
States in 1915 and was convicted
on May 26. 1889. of numbering
his 30-year-old housekeeper,
Mrs. Evelyn Rice.
On April IA. 1899, an East
Baltimore boy crawled into a
sewer after a ball and found the
first portion of her body.
For several days portions OF
her dismembered body turned
up.
Under questioning, Tarquinic
admitted killing the woman dur
ing quarrel and butchering her
remains.
IS Others Released.
! Seventy-f1ve persons were re-
leased from Maryland penal in
stitutions during November. the
State Department of Parole ano
Probation announced today.
| They included:
| Jesse v: Hail. Negro. three years, re.
/ County. october, 1851
| Howard F. Selby. five years. assault
| with intent to murder. Montgomery
| County, February. 1852.
Herbert Sharpe, Negro, flye years
assault and battery. Montsomery County
| January. 1883
| Phyllis Ann Geisbert, not more thar
+, Montgomery County. January. 1854.
jamie Leeta Hail. Negro, 10 years anc
| Is months consecutive sentencesl, as.
| sault with intent to murder (two counts)
| Prince Georges County. January, 1949.
Roland Eussns Zones mot more
| County, April. 1854.
| Raymond Howard Montgor:ery. moi
| more than Is months and SIX month,
| consecutive sentences, larceny (twt
! countsl. Anne Arundel County, May
! 1854. T.
/ Percey Smith. Negro, four Years, lar.
ceny and store breaking. Prince Georgei
County, June, 1858.
Joseph Hayes Davis, seven years. rob.
nery Montgomery County. January
Floyd e. Frazier, 81 months. torEer,
and and, uttertns' n Montgomery County
Ralph j. Howard. one year. assault
and battery. Montgomery County
Milton Carl Lee. three years. con,
| tribuitng to the delinquency Of q minor
Prince Georges County. May, 1858.
years. househreaking and larceny, Mont
| gomery County, January, 1854. (
John Ignatius Tartaglia, 20 years, as
sault with intent to rape. Prince GEORGE,
County. June. ls41.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Traffic Drops
0ne-Third on
BIadensburg
Rhode Island Avenue
Also Affected by
Baltimore Parkway

Daily trafac on Bladensburg
road near the District line has
dropped more than one-third
since the opening Of the WASH
ington-Baltimore parkway, a
new survey disclosed yesterday.
This decrease was the sharpest
registered in a study just COM
pletedi on the high-speed park
ways effects on city streets.
The traffic counts, made each
day for a week between 7 am.
and noon and l and 6 pm. at
points near the District line,
showed:
Traffic volumes dropped SO Z
per cent on Bladensburg road,
25.6 per cent on Rhode Island
avenue, ,13 per cent on Kenil-
worth avenue and "a per cent on
Michigan avenue.
Lures Drivers.
Motorists who previously used
these streets and now use the
parkway, city officials said. ac-
count for about IS per cent Of
the total parkway volumes. The
remaining Is per cent is mainly
induced traffic" - brand-neW
trips apparently generated by
the ease, speed and safety of the
parkway.
Such induced traffic is seen on
any big new highway, officials
said. But the high volume on the
Baltimore Washington route is
more than was expected by Dis
trict Highway Department ex-
perts who made the traffic
checks.
They also were surprised at
the high traffic counts on the
parkway itself. Tabulations last
week. for example, showed u.s.
514 cars on Saturday, 25,159 on
Sunday, 22,928 on Monday and
22.066 on Tuesday.
Back Tracking Reported.
Douglas S. Brinkley, highway
planning engineer. said these
figures reflect more short trips
on the parkway to "close-in des-
tinations" near Washington. In
dications are that some motor
lists even back-track fair dis
tances to get on the parkway
for relatively short trips.
One check, made on a 24-hour
basis on Defense highway near
Landover road, for example,
showed a traffic reduction of
37.l per cent on Defense high
way. Mr.. Brinkley said this
would indicate further general
traffic relief in the Peace Cross
area"
Counts at points near the
parkway's origin at Bladensburg
road and New York avenue NE.
showed:
Volumes on Bladensburg north
OF New York avenue dropped
23.2 per cent, those on Bladens-
burg south Con the Washington
side) of New York avenue
jumped by 20 per cent and those
on New York avenue just west
OF the parkway increased by
28.5 per cent.
Maryland State Roads Com
mission officials said studies to
be tabulated in a week or so
show big reductions" also on
U. S. Route l and other major
Maryland roads near the park
way.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
NFW Post Plans Dance

Prince Georges Memorial Post,
No. 1896. Veterans of Foreign
Wars. will hold a New Years
eve dance at the Roosevelt Hotel
! at Q pm. Friday. December 81
Evening star., 1954-12-19
R. |. Payne Seeking
Alexandra, Post

Ralph Lucian Payne has an
nounced his candidacy for city
attorney of Alexandria. subject
to the April 5 Democratic
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-14
Dog Ordinance Violated, Chief Says

Police Chief Neal Smith said
today town officers are having
considerable difficulty rounding
up dogs, and that property own
ers are perturbed over proving
animals.
Smith said that public coopera-
ton in preventing dogs from
getting loose would be most help
full. Policemen have great diff
Guilty in catching dogs in answer
to complaints that have been
telephone in. Owner-less and
obviously stray dogs can be
handled by the force, but it is the
Well-kept pet that presents the
difficulty, he said
Under the ordinance, police arc
required to put dogs found run
ming loose in the pound 1t
requires fine and feed costs to
get them back home in the yard
where the ordinance says they
should remain.
The town rule was prompted in
the interest of property owners.
and for the protection of gardens.
young game and similar objects
subject to molestation by loose
'Rovecs.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-14
Tobacco Princess Contest, May u,
To Include Several Entertainments

The contest to determine the
Tobacco Princess from this area
for tAe Fall Tobacco Festival in
Richmond. will be held on Friday.
May 2l. Sponsored by the Farm
vile Junior Woman's Club, with
MIS-. Drewry Gates, Jr.. as chair
man. the judging of contestants
will take place in Jarman Hall at
8 p. m.
In addition to selection OF the
Princess, a number of entertain
ments are being planned for the
event. The Farmville High School
Band, under the direction Of R
T. Hoier, will play several pieces
between eliminationS. and a COM
DO. four piece group from the
main band. will present a feature
number.
The attractions Will also in
clude selections from "Showboat
played on the organ by Miss
Mary Ann Hawthorne. student at
Longwood College; and Miss
Alice Newman. last years Tobac-
co Princess, will sing a medley
of songs, accompanied by Mrs
Leroy Chapman
The event will be open to the
public at a nominal fee.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-14
Postal Dept. Asks
For Mail Box
improvements

Postmaster General Arthur S.
Symmetrical has announced the
week beginning May nth as
Mail Box Improvement Week =
This viii be the sixteenth con-
secutive campaign to tidy up the
official mail receptaclcs
Postmaster d. w. Paulette is
requesting the rural patrons in
this area to repair and beautify
their mail box equipment and
approaches to help lend bright
ness to the scenic beauty Of the
highways, roads and drives.
The Post Office Department is
the most important agency in
keeping the people of the nation
informed The rural delivery is a
post office on wheels and many
times these services are taken for
granted and not fully appreciated
The carriers are trying to serve
patrons promptly with as few
mistakes as possible Errors are
oftimes caused by patrons name
being omitted on the mail box.
especially when substitute
serves the route While the regular
carrier is on vacation or sick
leave. The substitute is not al
ways acquainted with the route as
well as the regular carrier.
Many boxes which are the
| highway billboards of the postal
service. have become unsightly
with rust, unserviceabile due to a
leaky condition. broken doors or
no lids. missing signals. no name.
| supports being bent or rotted
which need replacing, weeds and
wild grass grown around the
supports and approaches. and in
many places the ground is rough
and full of chuck holes
Postmaster Paulette asked the
patrons to cooperate in improv-
ing their mail box equipment
during this period. May 18th TO
oath. He desires that the routes
become a source of pride for the
patrons, the Post Office Depart
ment and the carriers For those
patrons desiring additional infor-
nation on the proper size and
height for their rural box. they
may gain this information from
the postmaster or the rural car
rrsr
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-14
Tom Moore Is
Named Best Actor

The Longwood Players, drama
group at Longwood College, is
sponsoring the placing of a plaque
in Jarman Hall WHEREOF the
names of outstanding colleae ac-
tors will be inscribed each scar.
Election to the honor has been
made retroactive to the year
1851 So, for which Cleo Holiday
of Newport News, and Ed Stan
field, of Hampden- Sydney. Col
lege, were named as best actress
and actor respectively.
Ed Standneld was choser again
for 1852 So for his part III The
Glass Menagerie, with honors for
best actress going to Sarah Will
son.
Tom Moore. Of Farmvilae. was
acclaimed best actor in tie cur
rent session for his part as the
FTiar in Romeo and Juliet FL
len Porter for her role IN Angel
Street" was named as this years
best actress
The presentation OF "Ll@tle Os-
car awards was made at the coll
lege assembly, Tuesday WAY IL,
by DR.. Steven Early.