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Evening star., 1954-05-19
Prince Georges Man
Fined Total Of S4O9

Fines and court costs totalling
$4O9.25 were imposed on Thomas
j. Van Pelt. A. former candidate
for sheriff of Prince Georges
County. after he pleaded guilty
to five charges growing out Of a
traffic violation.
The fines were imposed in
Hyattsville Police Court Monday
night. They included a 5000 fine
for driving under the influence
a $100 fine for driving on a re-
voked license and a $50 fine for
assaulting a State Trooper. Two
$25 fines were levied for reckless
driving and disorderly conduct.
Substitute Trial Magistrate w
Britton Moore imposed the fines
Van Pelt. a construction firm
employe, was seeking the Office
of sheriff as a Democrat, though
he was not indorsed by the
Democratic State Central Com
mittee.
He noted appeals in the cases
following the sentencing
Van Pelt, who lives at 6161
Suitland road Sc, Morningside,
was arrested April 4 at River
dale by State Trooper Robert
Knight. The Trooper said Van
Pelt's car was weaving across the
road and almost ran him down,
Evening star., 1954-05-19
New Principal Named
For Leland Junior Hiqh

The Montgomery County
Board of Education has an
nounced the appointment of
Edward A. Bartlett. vice prin-
cipal of the high school in
Winchester, Mass. as principal
of Leland Junior High School,
Bethesda. He will report for duty
in September.
Mr.. Bartlett has been a men,
ber of the Winchester school
faculty for the last 20 years. and
has coached football. basketball
and baseball He holds a Masters
Degree in education from Bos-
ton University.
Other appointments an
'nounced, by the board are James
Wriley Jacobs, now a member of
the Leland Junior High School
faculty. as assistant principal;
Miss Henrietta B. Baker. acting
principal Of Leland, as assistant
principal of Wheaton High
School. and Elwood B. Mason.
former principal at Leland. as
principal of Wheaton High
School.
Evening star., 1954-05-19
By J. [. MichoeI
Stor Stoff Correspondent

LA PLATA, Md, May 49,
Only a few hours before his puz-
zling death disabled war vet
eran Louis A. Hicks wore diff
ferent clothing than that which
covered his crushed body in the
wreckage Of his car, police have
revealed
Relatives Of the 34-year-old
Battle of the Bulge casualty said
he was dressed in a tan suit coat
and gray trousers when his heavy
Lincoln sedan smashed through
the side of his home around 4
am. on March %.
"I saw him about 10 o'clock
the night before" Charles Coun-
ty Deputy Sheriff Albrittain de-
clared last night. land he wasn't
dressed that way"
The question of how Mr.. Hicks
was attired when he died be-
came acute when bloodsoaked
clothing owned by him but not
worn on the fatal night was
found in the basement of his
home near McConchie, 6 miles
west of here.
Bloody Shirt Found.
Soon after Deputy Sheriff
Francis r. Murphy recovered
khaki trousers and shirt in a
potato bin. Mr.. Hicks gray sport
shirt, heavy with blood, was
picked out of a bundle Of rags
in woods near the house.
Deputy Albrittain's disclosure
came shortly after Col. Elmer
F. Munshower, State police su-
perintendent, conferred here
Evening star., 1954-05-19

Ten Democrats in Montgomery Competing
For 6 House Posts; G. @. P. Has No Contest

candidate among the Democrats
with previous experience in the
House of Delegates, she served
there from 1943 to 1916 and in
1916 was the first woman ever
named to the Maryland Legisla-
tive Council.
Mrs. Wells, a grandmother,
was an administrative assistant
at the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commissions Silver
Spring Office from 1947 to 1852.
She lives in Brookeville. Her
husband, Ralph A. Wells, is a
commodity specialist with the
United States Tariff CommiS-
sion.
She helped organize the Nor
man Prince American Legion
Auxiliary in Sandy Spring three
years ago and was its first presi-
dent. She is president of the
Women'S Democratic Club of
Montgomery County and chair
man of the national security
committee of the Maryland State
Federation of Business and pro-
fessional Women.
william b. Wheeler (Harmony
Ticket)-An attorney who served
as a county trial magistrate in
Silver Spring from 1947 to 1851
He is a native of the county
and now lives at 1912 Woodside
parkway. Silver Spring.
Mr.. Wheeler, Al, was educated
in county schools and received
his law degree at Columbus Uni
verSity in the District. He is
married and has two children
In World War II, he spent 31a
years in the Navy in the South
west Pacific.
He is president of the Silver
Spring Rotary Club. second vice
president of the Silver Spring
Board of Trade. He also is a
director of the Montgomery
Youth Opportunity Camp.
Charles w. Woodward, jr.
(Harmony Ticket attorney
whose father is chief judge of
Maryland's 9Th Judicial Circuit,
whinch includes Montgomery
County. Mr.. Woodward, 35, is
a lifelong resident of the county,
is married and has four sons. He
lives at 10 Maryland avenue,
Rockville.
A graduate of the University
of Maryland undergraduate and
law schools, he has been active
in many community projects
and organizations. He is a for
mer treasurer of the county bar
association. vice president of the
Rockville Liens Club and former
Government appeals agent for
Local Draft Board No. So in
Rockville.
He spent Az years as an
Army artilleryman, q months
of it in North Africa and Europe,
during World War II and rose
from private to captain
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Montgomery Budget
Public Hearings SET

Public hearings on Acting
Montgomery County Manager
Jeptha j. Carrell's 1854 million
operating and capital budgets
have been set for June 10, II
and IA.
The budget. which includes
SIT million for operating ex-
penses and $8.4 million for cap
ital improvements. would be sup
ported by general county tax
rate OF $1.97 per $100 assessed
valuation.
The first night OF the hearings
will be devoted to the school op-
Grating and capital budget; the
second. to health, safety and
welfare items. and the third. to
all other items in the budget.
All hearings will be held at 8
pm. in the county building in
Rockville.
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Civil Service Attacks
Hit by Candidate

Dean E. Brundage, a WASH
ington-Lee High School teacher,
has opened his campaign for
Congress by calling for a Demo-
cratic victory this fall Ito restore
an effective Federal service"
Mr.. Brundage addressed Q
rally last night at Thomas JEFF
ferSon Junior High School in
Arlington. He is head of the
social studies department at
Westinghouse.
The 10th district candidate
said, Low salaries, insecurity
and fear are manifest in Gov
ernment today"
The Republican Party. Mr..
Brundage said, was guilty of a
hoax in claiming that 1900 Sc
curity risks had been fired.
1T Is just this sort of duplicity
by the Republicans" he added
which is making public service
in our Federal Government IN
creasingly less attractive to those
capable young men and women
who might otherwise have dedi-
Gated themselves to the Federal
service.
Mr., Brundage said of the in
cumbent. Representative Broy-
hill, Republican: Il have rather
envied him his excellent press
relations"
Mr. Brundage said he still is
not clear on why Mr.. Broyhill
attacked the Federal Director
of Prisons. James v. Bennett.
The teacher termed Mr.. Broy-
hills charges irresponsible and
said that such attacks ION dedi-
Gated career employees like James
Bennett are detrimental to the
entire civil service"
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Different Gorb Worn by Hicks
Before Fatal Crash, Police Say

with States Attorney Robert T.
Barbour.
The new county grand Jury,
told by Judge j. Dudley DiggeS
that it could initiate an inquiry
of its own. recessed late yester-
day after a two-day session. The
panel did not act in the case
and did not refer to it in it's re-
port urging juvenile delinquency
preventive measures and raising
Of the auto driver age minimum
from 16 to 18.
Mr.. Barbour said the jurors
did not attempt to unravel the
mystery because they felt the
probe is in competent hands.
State Police Homicide Special
ist G. Edward Newcomer, as
signed to the probe by Col.
Munshower, arrived mere yes
terday.
Autopsy Report Delayed.
The State medical examiners
report on an autopsy performed
after Mr.. Hicks body was ex-
humed from Arlington Gene
terry has been delayed, it was
explained. by special laboratory
tests.
The veterans car careened
across his lawn and struck the
side Of the house about 4 am.
His wife Dorothy. Is, told police
she was with him but was so
dazed she was unable to sum-
mon aid for more than an hour.
An investigation instigated by
Mr.. Hicks. relatives revealed
that the throttle of the specially
equipped car was taped wide
open.
Evening star., 1954-05-19

county 3h years ago, about the
same time that he earned his
law degree at George Washing
ton University. He is married
and has three daughters.
Mr.. McCeney was a Navy pilot
in the Pacific in World War II
and presently is commander of
the CisSel-Saxon American Le-
gion Post in Silver Spring. He
also is counsel for the Silver
Spring Junior Chamber of Com
merce.
Joseph M. O'COnnell-Another
native of Washington who, at %,
is making his first bid for public
Office. He is a disabled veteran
of World War II.
Mr.. O'Connell, who lives at
1901 Minden road, Silver Spring,
IS employed by the Suburban Gas
Co. at Rockville. For nearly eight
years he did legislative and liai-
son work for two veterans Or
ganizations, the Disabled Ameri-
i, can Veterans and the Amvets.
He received his education at
st. Johns High School and
American University School of
Public Administration.
Mrs. Margaret G. Schweinhaut
(Harmony Ticket-Wife of Fed
eral Judge Henry A. Schwein-
haut. She was nominated by her
party for the House of Delegates
four years ago, but the Republi-
cans were victorious. She is a So
year-old grandmother who has
two daughters of her own.
Mrs. Schweinhaut lives at 6502
Maple avenue, Chevy Chase. She
attended George Washington
University. She once was ad-
ministrative assistant to the gen.
eral counsel of the National Re-
covery Administration, an assist
ant to the board of the Prison
Industries Reorganization Ad-
miniStration, a secretary for the
German American Claims Com
mission. and an assistant in 1910
to the head of the Democratic
! party's women's division in New
York.
At present, she is a board
member of the County Com
munity Chest and Council and
of the county tuberculosis As
sociation.
James F. Tones - Another
young attorney making his de-
but in politics. He is % years
old, a county resident since
1889, and a graduate of both
the University of Maryland and
it's Law School in Baltimore.
He is married and lives at 864
Northampton drive, Silver
Spring.
A native of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, Mr.. Tones is a veteran of
26 months Army duty in World
War II.
Mrs. Genevieve HI. Wells
(Harmony Ticket) - The only
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Arlington Magic Show
To Teach Fire Safety

Magician K. Thomas Call will
present PLAY For Your Life" a
fire prevention show. at 8 pm
Friday in the Little Theater at
WaShington-Lee High School,
Arlington.
Admission will be free to the
45-minute program. sponsored
by the Arlington County Fire
and Safety Division. The public
is invited.
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Fire House Site
And Pools Approved
Despite Protests

Problems of fire and water con-
fronted the Fairfax County
Board of Zoning Appeals yester-
day. in a day-long session that
saw 800 spectators crowded into
the hearing room.
The Jefferson Volunteer Fire
Department finally won permis-
sion to build a new fire house at
Hodge place and Woodley road
in the Woodley subdivision, after
three previous unsuccessful at
tempts to build at other locations.
Residents of Holm Hills and
Pinecrest subdivisions were given
permission to build community
swimming pools. and an appica-
tion for a third pool at Brook
haven subdivision was taken
under advisement for 30 days.
Fire House Opposed.
The f1re-house application
drew bitter opposition from some
so nearby residents. They agreed
the populous area in Fairfax
County near Falls Church needs
fire protection. but they thought
the Woodley site was unsuitable
Attorney Roy Swayze, who repre-
serted the opponents, protested
that the noise of the fire alarm,
the fire engines and volunteers
hurrying to the fire house would
be a general nuisance. He said
parents feared the increased
traffic would endanger their chill
dren's lives.
Attorney Philip Brophy, who
represented the fire company
pointed out that the 1.25-acre
site already was zoned for COM
mercial use. He said the three
previous locations picked by the
fire company were turned down
principally because they we're
zoned residential, or were un-
acceptable to the county fire
commission.
The. application was granted
on motion of Judge Charles A.
Hamel, who said he doubted if
the fire company could find a
location where someone wouldn't
object.
Pool Also Protested.
The Holm Hills swimming
pool application was granted
over protests of Marian Forest
residents, who said the pool
would be in their front yard. The
Holm Hills pool site is at the
southwest corner of Fort Hunt
road and Paul Spring road. Mar
Ian Forest subdivision is across
Fort Hunt road.
Francis Smith, resident of the
Holm Hills Community ASso-
citation, said $4,000 already has
been collected within his sub
division to finance the project.
The Pinecrest swimming pool
APPLICATION was not opposed.
The third APPLICATION by the
Rock Spring Swimming Club to
build a pool at Brookhaven was
deferred for 30 days after nearby
residents protested it would be
nuisance. Rock Spring is located
in Arlington County, and most
members of the club live in the
Arlington subdivision. They said
they had been unable to find a
suitable pool location closer to
their subdivision, however.
Evening star., 1954-05-19
County Turns Down
MaIoof Tax Plea on
0|ds We|Ies Estate

Fred N. Maloof failed in a
second attempt yesterday to get
the Prince Georges County Com
missioners to lower the taxes
on Oxon Manor. once the home
of former Under Secretary OF
State Sumner Welles and now
a gallery for Mr.. Maloof's art
collection.
Commissioners w. Everett
Marion and Daniel A. Abbott
and County Assessor Louis w
Kutsch viewed the 55-acre es-
tate last week. they said, and
found it decrepit.
"The ceilings are coming down
the walls are falling apart, the
wood columns are rotting and
the swimming pool is unusuable. -
said Mr.. Abbott. II doubt il
$50.0O0 would put it back in
the shape it was in when Mr.
Wells had it," The estate in
cludes a 28-room servants quar-
tiers.
Mr.. Kutsch recommended a
1000 abatement in the $751;
$50 assessment on the historic
place which. according to Mr.
Maloof, is the burial place OF
John Hanson. first president oi
the Continental Congress. The
present buildings were put up in
1929.
Mr.. Maloof has said he can't
pay the taxes on the estate and
might have to sell it, which
would be great cultural loss to
the county" He said he has
hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars worth" of art treasures
stored at Oxon Manor.
The commissioners turned down
the abatement, but Mr.. Malooi
finally was told his property will
be reassessed for next years tax
bills in a general assessment
study now going on in the Oxon
Hill district. This years tax bills
go out June 20-too soon to give
him re-assessment relief on cur
rent taxes, the assessors office
said.
Evening star., 1954-05-19
.Arco|a Area
Get Sewer
Line Extension
Sanitary Commission
Action Is in Accord
With Bourd of Health

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission has au-
thorized its engineers to start
work on plans for extension Of
sewer lines to the Arcola section
of Montgomery County.
The authorization, voted late
yesterday. heralded completion
of an agreement between the
sanitary commission and the
State Board of Health, which
last year ordered the commission
to provide sewer service to the
Arcola section.
Residents of the approximately
100 homes in Arcola, which is
east of Georgia avenue and
north of the Wheaton shopping
center, have been battling for
urban sewerage facilities for over
two years.
The Board of Health's order to
the commission was promptly
challenged in a Prince Georges
County Circuit Court suit. That
suit was withdrawn Friday, how
ever, after the commission and
the Board of Health came to
terms.
Under the agreement, a Spokes-
man for the commission said,
the commission will extend its
Sligo Creek trunk sewer line to
the Arcola section at an esti-
mated cost of $188,000.
That will Involve about two
miles of new pipe and will put
sewer lines in front of all the
Arcola homes except nine on
Henderson avenue.
The agreement provides, how
ever, that the commission will
periodically pump out the septic
tanks of the nine homes which
will not have sewer service.
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Planners See
Falls Church as
Shopping Hub
City's Potentially
Fcr Serving IS, 900
In Area Is Cited
By WiIIiom J. EIvin

Falls Church has an excellent
chance to become a major shop
ping center for $4,000 people in
Northern Virginia, according to a
planning consultant's report to
the City Planning Commission.
The preliminary report, first of
five to be presented by the firm
Of Tarrant & Alien of Richmond,
was prepared by Julian Tarrant.
The final report, to be completed
early in 1856, will recommend
master plan for development of
the city.
Other reports will be made on
use Of land, transportation and
public buildings and facilities.
Advantages Are Listed.
These are some of the tentative
findings reported for considera-
ton of the planning commission:
Falls Church, by setting aside
ample land for a central shop
ping district, including ex-
tensive parking areas, could
draw many Northern Virginians
who now shop in Arlington.
For persons outside Arlington,
the trip to Clarendon is miles
longer than the trip to Falls
Church, and Clarendon is not
readily accessible by high-Speed
thoroughfareS.
The city will have to protect
its highways against commercial
encroachment and should create
an attractive setting by land
scaping, control of signs and
good design of public buildings,
the report recommends. With
concerted efforts of the city,
property owners and civic
groups, Falls Church could at
tract the carriage trade" the
conSultants believe.
Falls Church residents stand
highest in Virginia in amount
of schooling, incomes and gen.
eral health. The city's wage
earners are predominantly in
the professions, with about SO
per cent of all employed per-
sons working for the Federal,
State or local governments.
A large proportion of the city's
dwelling unitS-about II per
cent-are single-family homes.
Falls Church has a higher per-
centage of young children than
other cities its size, and can
expect a peak in elementary
school enrolment about 1870.
The high school peak load will
come later.
New Job Source Needed.
1T would be better tor the
city if it could develop other,
more diversified sources of en-
ployment to broaden and stabi-
lie its economic base" the
planners said. More space should
be set aside for high-type indus
trial development, the report
recommended.
No apartments have been built
in the city in four years, the re-
port said, while the percentage
of apartments in nearby areas
has increased.
Other findings of the con-
sultantS:
More than one e-fourth of the
city's land area is vacant. There
still is enough room within Falls
Church's 2.04 square miles for
the population, now 8,797. to
increase to about $4,000.
The colored population in the
city has declined from 1856 in
1910 to about 1876.
Falls Church has no blighted
area.
From 1910 to 1850, the city
was one of the fastest growing
communities in the Nation, with
a population rise of 1877 per cent.
Since 1850 the relative scarcity
of vacant land has slowed down
the rate of growth.
Evening star., 1954-05-19
YOUNG, Adults Invited

Young adults between 20 and
80 are invited to attend a meet
ing of the Young Adult Group
of the Montgomery Jewish Com
munity at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in
the center. 8402 Freyman drive.
Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Meet the Candidates
By Charles A. McAleer

Ten candidates. two of them
women. are in the race for six
Democratic nominations in
Montgomery County for Mary
lands House of Delegates.
Six of them have been in
dorsed by a majority of the
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Three Boys Rob Man of $64

Three colored boys, about Is
years old, grabbed Joseph F.
Langley. 81, of 4022 Parkwood
street, Cottage City, Md. as he
walked in the 400 block of p
street NE. early today and
robbed him of $64 and his blue
sports coat, police reported.
Evening star., 1954-05-19

One Of Series About Principal Con-
didotes in the Nearby Maryland Pr-
mories June 28.
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Clifton PTA Meets Tonight

The Clifton. (VaD PTA will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the
school in Clifton.
Evening star., 1954-10-02
By the A..oeioisd Press

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 2.--Maric
Lanza's voice-from -the-past tele-
vision debut remained the talk
of the town today as the Colum-
bia Broadcasting System ac-
knowiedged that old records were
used on his first show.
The CHS statement. issued by
j. L. Van Volkenburg. president
of CBS-TV. verified the Associ-
ated Press report that 2-year-
old records had to be used be-
cause Mr.. Lanza's quick reducing
had impaired his voice.
Mr.. Van Volkenburg said pre-
recording had been agreed on
in advance and a session was set
for last Monday.
Advised by Physician.
But just prior to this Mr..
LAMA said his physician had
advised him it would be impos-
sible for him to undertake this
taping session and to, partici-
pate in the production to the
extent we had originally planned.
Mr.. Van Volkenburg added:
I'm view of this we eliminated
complicated finale, and a
comedy sketch which featured
Evening star., 1954-10-02
DR.. Lenharf Launches
Her Congress Campaign
By the Associated Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Oct.
2.-Dr. Charmenz S. Lenhart
opened her campaign for Con-
gress from the 9th district with
radio address last night in
which she warned a Democratic
controlled Congress would be the
signal for liberals "to start US
once again down the long, bitter
path Of statism."
The Mary Washington College
English and music professor is
seeking the seat held by Repre-
sentative Smith, Democrat. of
Virginia. a veteran of "a years
in Congress.
DR.. Lenhart, who filed as an
Independent but has gathered
the support of district Republi-
cans, said:
when any individual has been
returned to office automatically
over a long period of time as a
result of certain political influ-
rences. there is always a danger
to the people that the candidate
may have grown indifferent to
his responsibilities and that the
spirit of dedication he may have
once had has worn too thin"