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Evening star., 1954-05-23

WNBN-s:4s, Tsdy % the Farm; s.so, lsok
~ 70 Ihis DU, .. fsday, I;1s. Nelly
wright; h3o. fsaay, lass News: .,
rSuay; s,zs. News; $50. Isdsy, s:ss.
News, .. klteAes cupbsars: s:3o,
Figure FeFmula; e:4s. freedom Ieurs;
10. Ding Dong Sehesl; 1880, 0ns
Mans family, 1o:4s. Thrss stsps to
Heaven; II. Home, u, Stride and
Groom, 12:1s. Hawkins Falls, 1880,
eety white shew; I. Peoples Play.
heuse-"cass Of the Baby Sitter; Z,
Ingas Angler asa, News; ASS, Mike
hunncutt; .. Kate smith.
wrfe-1o, Rsmpsr Rssm; 1o.ss, Brsht Spot;
- II, Jambsres; ti.3e, Areund the rswn;
u, Midday Chapel; t2.ts, Heart 10
Hsme; t2:3o, neppIU Skippity; I, Lamb
Session; 2, iaterluds; 2:3e, Bazaar; ),
Paul Dlxon.
Evening star., 1954-05-23
Thursday. Moy n, 1854

WMAL-s:3o. Cartoon Concert; .. Breakfast
III Club; 10, Movie 'cIub-"Toppsr''; t1:to.
Tv Closeup; I1:4s, Paradise island; u,
Cartoon Concerts lass, News; I, Just
for Fun; 2, hollywood Mstinee-"Par.
don U.s.; :, Modern woman; $50, Jerry
and Jmma.
WroP-s:ss, Morning Meditation; !, Morning
te) ShsW-Walter cronkits: S:ss. Donna
Douglas; Q, Billy Johnson; s:4s, Mark
Evans; 10. ArInur Godfrey; 1850.
Strike It Rich; Il. Valiant Lady,
12:15, Love OF Life: 12:45. Guiding
Light: I. grighteT Day; 1:1s, Portis
Faces Life; 1:3o, Garry Moore; 2:3O,
Mouse Party: :, The Big Payoff; $50,
Allan Jeffreys
Evening star., 1954-05-23

WNBW-s:4s. To-day on tie Farm; $50. Lsok 70
"a ThIs Day; !. iodsy: E2s. Nelly wright;
1:3p. rsaay; l:Ss. News, Q. foaay; s:2s.
News; $50. rodsy; S:ss. News; O..
KIteheB Cupbosra; $50. figure Fer
muls; s:As. Let's Speak Spanish; 10.
Ding Dong School; 1880. One Mans
Family; 10:4s. Three Steps to Heaven;
II, Nome; u, Bride ana Groom; 12:1s,
Nswkins Fails; 1890. BetN white
Show; I, Playhouse-"Iwiee Upon
Tlme"; Z, Inga's Angle; 2:30, News;
2:as, Mike hunnieutt; >, Kste Smith.
Wrre-1O, Rsmper Room; 1855, Bright Spot;
Isl II, Jambirss; 1i:3O. Around the Town;
u, News; 11:1s, Film Shorts; 1880,
Hoppit skIpplN 4. Lamb Session; q.
Inter!ude, 2:3O, Balasr; ., Paul Dixsn.
Evening star., 1954-05-23
Wednesday, Moy 26, 1854

WMsW--s:4s. Isday on tee Farm; s:so. LsoA
(4l to fkts Gay: !. fssay; 1:2s. Nelly
wr,ght,. l:3o. Tsaay; J:ss. News; Q.
rsdsy. s:2s News; ss3o. TsdaH s:ss,
News: ., Ntehsa cspbesrd; $50,
Figure fsrmuls; s:As. let's Speak
french; 10, 0ias Dsng sehesl; 1880,
One Mans Family; -io:4S, Three Steps
TO Heaven; II, Home; u, sride and
Groom; i2:i5, Hawkins Fails; 1880.
Betty white Shew; l.. Feature PIay.
house - "swing Parade; Z, insa's
Angle; 2:3o, News; 2:3s, Mike nunni
eutt; J. Kate Smith.
WrTe-1o, Rempsr Room; 1o:ss, Bright Spst;
(5) II, Iambsrss; 1i:3o, Afeund the Tswn;
u, Midday Chapel; 12:1s, Heart to
Home; 1850, Hsppity skIppity; I, Lamb
Session; Z, interlude; 2:3o, Diene Lucas;
J, Paul Dixon.
Evening star., 1954-05-23

WMAL- $50. csrtssn capers, Q. srsskfast
(D Club; 10, Movie Club - "Mastsr Of
Baakdom"; ji:40, " closeup; '1tsls,
Paradise island; u, cartssn csHeert;
lass, News, RsndsII, 1, lust for Fun;
2, noIIywood Matinss-"niddsn Corpse;
:, Modsrn woman; $50, Jerry end
Jimma.
WT0P-s:ss. Meditation, 7, The Morning Show
~ waiter cTonkite; s:ss. Donna Deus-
las, .. Billy Jehnsoa shew; s:4s, Marx
Evans; 10, Arthur eedfrey; l1:3o,
Strike u Rich; n, valiant Lady; 12:1s,
Love Of Life; 1880, SssFeh tot Ismsr-
row; I2:4S, Guiding Light: I, eTightsr
Day; 1:1s. Psrtla Faces Lite; 1:3o, Garry
Moore; z. Double or Netting; 2:3o,
Art LinkIstter's hsuss Party, ., The
Dig Psysff; $50. Allan Jsftrsys.
Evening star., 1954-05-23

wMsW-s:ls. rsaay On the Farm; $50. Lssk to
"a This Gay; J. fedsy, 1:7s. Ludlsm's
Lsuss; 1850. isay; tss. News; Q,
Isaay; S:2s, News; $50, teday; s:ss,
News; .. Kitchen cupbssrs, ESQ. fis.
ure Formula; s:4s, Music fine; 10,
Ding Dong sehsel; 1850. one Mans
Family; 10:As. Three STEPS to Heaven;
II, Home; u, Bride aas Green, t2.is,
Hswkins Fails, t2:3e. setu white
Show; I. Peoples Playhouse "Renry
the Raiamaksr''; Z, iaga's Angle; 1:3o,
News; 2:3s, Mike Hunnleutt; ), kats
Smith.
WTTe-1o, Rsmpsr Rssm; 1o:ss, Bright spst;
Isl II, Jamberee; 1i:3o, Around the rswn;
u, Midday Chapel; i7:is. Heart to
Home; 1880, nsppity Skippity; I, Lamb
Session; z, interlude; 2:3o, Bazaar, >,
Paul Dixoa.
Evening star., 1954-05-23
Sunday, Moy q, 1854

10. lamp Unts NJ Fest io.so, lssa
70 and Live, II. csrtssa club; tits,
eartbons; 1i.ao, Plea Iempls- -"King
o. the psess", I, .esatsst Carnival;
Evening star., 1954-05-23

i.se, sunaag Thessf.
WfIe-t2, This Is the Life; i7;3o. New Rsme
(5) PresIew, I, Early Sunday shsw-"caIi-
INC Paul Temple"
Evening star., 1954-05-23

faIsh ios Istsy, I, AasWess ~
~ americans, is3o, sign OF.
Wf0P-a whst's YSui ffsublsi, A:is, Rural
(oD America, osao. stsp. Lssb sn1 listsa,
n ,NNAAL ich. u ,wrnp ich q
Evening star., 1954-05-23
The Hearings
On TeIevision

Television coverage of the
Senate investigating sub
committee hearings in the
Army-McCar dispute will
be resumed by both the
American Broadcasting Co.
and Du Mont TV networks.
All daytime public sessions
of the committee will be
carried here by WMAL-TV
and WTTG, tentatively from
10 am. to 1890 pm. and 2
to 5 pm. weekdays.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
TuthiN viii Make
Farewell Speech

DR.. Curtis E. Tuthill will re-
view Arlington's six years with
an elected school board in q
farewell speech at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Little Theater at
Washington-Lee High School.
DR.. Tuthill, who is retiring
from the board. was one of the
original members of the first
elected board. He was not q
candidate for reelection last
fall. He is a psychology profess
sor at George Washington Uni
versity.
His successor, DR.. L. Clark
Keating. a professor Of Romance
Languages at the same univer-
sity. will address the meeting as
he takes Office for a four-year
term.
Also speaking will be DR.. E. r.
Draheim, who was reelected in
November. He will discuss,
Looking Ahead in Our School
Program in Arlington"
A new board chairman for
1853 will be elected at the meet
ing. The public is invited. A
discussion of school policy and
program will follow the talks
by board members.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Dunn Loring Firemen
To Install Officers

Many Fairfax County officials
will attend the Dunn Loring
Volunteer Fire Departments in
stallation Of officers at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the fire house.
The officers to be installed are !:
Ferris Filley. president; John
Meyer. vice president; Wolcott
Lay, and William Robey. men,
bers of the board of directors:
Carl Plaugher. chief, and Buck
Turner, captain.
officers Of the women's auxil-
iary are:
Mrs. Stanley T. Fisher. presi-
dent; Mrs. Rosella Spaulding,
vice president: Mrs. Robert Nor
ton, secretary; Mrs. Maggie
Nicholson, treasurer; Mrs. Alan
Munroe, chaplain; Mrs. Mary
Lear. first conductress, and Mrs
Clara McCauley, second con-
ductreSS.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Stolen Safe Found Looted
On virginia Mountain
BY the Associated Press

CONVICTION, Va, Jan. a.
A safe stolen from a Romney.
(W. Va), motor company has
been found atop a mountain near
here, rifled of its contents, Sher-
i'll Emory Thompson's Office re-
ported today.
Some $700 in checks were
found strewn around the 500
pound safe when it was dis
covered yesterday by a passerby
on a side road off U. s. Route 220
about 10 miles north of Coving-
ton. All cash had been removed.
The safe was stolen during the
night of December 80 or 81 from
the Romney Ford Motor Sales
Co.. in Romney. the Sheriff's
Office said. Sheriff Thompson
said he did not know how much
cash had been In the safe, which
was chiSeled open.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Arlington Deer Hunter
Shot in Leg Near Cu!pepe!

An Arlington man was ad-
mitted to Georgetown Hospital
yesterday after he was wounded
severely in the right leg while
deer hunting in Orange County,
Va.
He was ident' 9ed by Washing
ton police as Frank P. SanSa-
lone, Is, of 1910 North Twenty
sixth street. Police said he was
brought to the. hospital and
treated for a leg wound caused
by q .30-.30 caliber rifle bullet
Mr.. Sansalone left early yes
terday to go hunting with his
brother-in-law, Clarence Beck
%, of $3.50 Klingle street NV
Police said Mr.. Beck apparently
was holding the rifle when it ac-
cidentally discharged.
The wounded man was treated
first by a Culpeper (Va) doctor
and taken at his own request
to Georgetown in an ambulance,
His condition at the hospital was
undetermined.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Driver Loses Control
OF Fire Truck and
Shears Off Pole

A Kensington (Md.} fire truck
on its way to a Chevy Chase
apartment fire yesterday went
out of control on Connecticut
avenue at Rock Creek Park and
sheared of a power pole.
Capt. Raymond Lynch. who
was driving the hose wagon. said
he lost control of the heavy We
licle when it was thrown by
the hump on the small bridge
over Rock Creek.
Firemen said the truck side
swiped the bank on the right
side Of the road. then. lurched
across the road and crashed
head-on into the pole.
Lights in the area were cut
of by the crash. residents re-
ported.
Capt. Lynch and four other
volunteer flremen escaped injury
in the accident.
The truck and four other
Kensington vehicles were an
swering a box alarm along with
the Chevy Chase and Bethesda
departments and the Bethesda
Chevy Chase rescue squad.
Capt. P. L. Oldfield Of the Be-
thesda department said the blaze
in an apartment house at 4707
Chevy Chase drive was confined
to the basement.
Trash Storeo mere caught fire,
he said, and caused about $400
damage. Most of the damage
was caused by smoke. he said.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Seventy Doctors Licensed
By VIRGINIA Medical Board
By the Assoeiated Press

ROANOKE, Va, Jan. a.
Seventy doctors have been
licensed to practice medicine
and surgery by the Virginia
Board of Medical Examiners.
DR.. X. D. Graves, secretary
treasurer of the board, an
nounced today.
Thirty-three Of the doctors
were licensed by Endorsement
and 81 by examinations held
December 2-5.
Receiving licenses to practice
were:
BY Endorsement Roger Carroll
Baker, jr;, Vienna: Robert Verlin BesleT.
IT, GhaTottesys 9aEld EGWieI Bell
Alexandria:: Edmund F. i Daley. washing: Washing:
ton; Edward Colson Day Arlington;
Md; Dorothy Armstrong Elias. WASH
ington; James Hamilton Pagan. Lexing-
ton; Richard Daniel Finucane. Arling-
tSn Dsyia HsnSs A Hs4s EasE & &wa%s:
SShnscp, Klns MssnssbOTS; Robert S,,A: 4
Leonard. Washington; Leon A. Martei.
jT:. Falls Church; Fran Franklin Martin; jr:.
Washington; Harold Francis McCann,
Arlington; Harry johnson Miller. Glas-
gov; Henry Darwin Murray, .Waynes-
burg; John Richard O'Brien, Bethesda,
Md: Robert Joseph o'Donnell Arling-
ton; Boyd Nelson Park, AleXandria;
ilam We Reefe a' xlsxandTis: aesVs FTedeHck
William Rook, ,Alexandria; Rollin Fred
rett. jr., Arlington: Robert Haldane
Syme, jr., washington: Harry Glenn
Thompson, .Alexandria Seymour Paul
Weissman. Williamsburg, and Mary c.
BY examination-Emile H. Bisharat,
washington; Brian c. Campden- Main,
Williamsburg; Thortorn Johan LaSsen,
williamsburg and william Barton Van
Slyke. Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Virqiniu Sees Lesson in 9 Killed
On Route Only 2 on Shirley

ton in highway adequacy in
various parts Of the State" the
report says. "A case in point
is comparison that was re-
Gently made of sections Of Routes
l and $50.
Route / is q four-lane undi-
vided highway with unlimited
access. Route $50, the Shirley
highway, is. on the other hand.
one of the most modern facili-
ties in Virginia--a four-lane di-
vided road with limited access.
Both are travelled by about
the same number of vehicles a
day, Route $50 carrying 10.712
and Route / carrying 10.267."
After reciting the accident
figures. the report says: "The
lesson Is plain-a reiteration, Of
the old slogan, We pay for good
roads whether we have them or
not A backlog Of highway
needs Is not only an economic
waste, but q killer as ] certain
| as the plague"
Evening star., 1954-01-03
| Once Banned Film Packs
1heater in Cumberland
BY the Assoeio,ed Pres,

CUMBERLAND, Jan. Gus
toners were turned away last
night when the once-banned
movie, "The Moon Is Blue" was
shown for the first time in Mary
land.
The Very Rev. j. Lawrence Kill
kenny. pastor of st. Patrick's S
Catholic Church and rural dean
of Western Maryland. had de-
nounced the picture for 20 to 25
minutes at all his New Years
Day masses.
He criticized advertising with
which he said it was being ex-
plotted and pointed out to par
ishioners the film is banned by
the Catholic Legion of Decency.
G. Ray Light. manager of the
Maryland Theater. where the
movie opened. described business
as terrific" He said box Office
receipts were greater than on any
Friday or any New Years in the
nine years he has been manager.
"The Moon Is Blue" was banned
for a time by Maryland's Board
of Motion Picture Censors, but
this was overturned by an appeal
to Baltimore City Court.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
First-Degree Murderer
Gets Parole in MARYLAND
BY the Asseeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Jan. g.
The latest group of prisoners
paroled from Maryland prisons
includes Arthur Aaron Buckner
convicted Of first degree murder
in Baltimore in May, 1943, and
given a life sentence which later
was reduced to Is years.
Others on the latest list re-
leased by the Department OF
Parole and Probation include:
Wesley Jones. colored. four years, Cal
vert County, June. 1852, second degree
James York. eolored, two years, st
Marys County. last March. receivinl
'''ISM Thomas aaSui Baker, not more than nv.
years Prince Georges County. .Decem.
Der. 1859. warehouse breakage violation
Billy MacDavis. not more than two
years. Anne Arundel County, last May
breaking and entering.
Charles L. johnson, not more than
three years; Howard County. last March
assault and beating.
Calvert County. May. 1850. manslaueht.
Louisiana Chew Tyler. colored. moi
more than hve years. Calvert County
May, 1852. mansiaughter.
Ernest Wins. colored. not more thar
January. forgery,
Evening star., 1954-01-03

The public pays for good roads
whether it has them or not, the
Virginia Department of High
ways says in a report comparing
accident rates on the ultramod-
ern Shirley Memorial highway
with congested Route /.
In a study showing the need
for $28 million more a year than
anticipated revenues would pro-
duce, the department said nine
persons were killed on Route
while only two were killed on
Shirley highway between Wash
ington and Woodbridge.
During the same study pc
riod. which covered the year
1852. property damage sustained
on Route / amounted to $184, ,045
while that on Shirley was $43.-
138-less than one-fourth as
much. Shirley highway gets
most of the heavy tractor trailer
traffic.
"The Virginia (accident) rate
varies in q manner that is gen.
orally consistent with the varia-
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Clarence Miles Says
He Isn't Running for
Maryland Governor
By the Assoeiosed Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 2.-Clar-
ence w. Miles. president Of the
Baltimore Orioles. issued for
NAL statement tonight in which
he said, :I am not a candidate
for Governor, nor can I con-
ceive of any circumstances which
could persuade me to become a
candidate"
There has been speculation
for several weeks the wealthy
and widely known Baltimore at
torney might wind up with the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor as a harmony" candidate.
Calls Harmony Meeting.
It was heightened when Mr..
Miles was the sparkplug Of a
group which called a harmony"
meeting of the States Demo-
cratic leaders here Monday to
see if various factions could
agree on a candidate and avoid
a bitter primary campaign next
spring.
Previously Mr.. Miles had
avoided an outright statement
he would not be a candidate.
The talk about his being q
candidate for Governor first de-
yeloped about the time he had
led the successful effort to bring
the st. Louis Browns to Balti-
more as the new major league
Orioles.
His statement tonight said:
Il am not candidate for Gov
ernor, nor can I conceive of any
circumstances which would per-
suade me to become a candi-
date.
. MY sole interest in the con-
ference called for Monday
springs from the fact it is per-
fectly apparent something must
be accomplished quickly if the
Democratic Party is to be re-
stored to its rightful position Of
prominence in State affairs.
"The personal ambitions of no
man should be allowed to pre-
vent the achievement of that
objective. Every one who is
genuinely interested in the
party's welfare should join in
the effort to find a proper solu-
ton to the present deplorable
situation"
Compromise Candidate.
There has been talk for
months of the Democratic lead
ers getting together on a COM
promise candidate for Governor
in order to avoid bitter primaries
such as those which preceded the
party'S defeat in the guberna-
torial election of 1850 and pres
idential, senatorial and congress
Sional races in 1852.
Meantime three candidates
George P. Mahoney. DR.. H. c.
Byrd and Mayor Thomas D'Ales-
andre of Baltimore-have come
out for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation. MI. Mahoney and DR..
Byrd actually have paid their
filing fees.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Gunmun Robs Union Treasurer
Of $500 in Arlington Home

Union and contained dues which
we're to be deposited in the bank
Monday, according to police.
The bandit emptied $40 from
Mr.. Martins wallet and threw
it on the floor after Mr.. Martin
pleaded with him to leave his
personal papers, he told police.
The gunman then ordered Mr..
Martin to lie on the floor and not
get up for five minutes, police
said. Mr.. Martin told police he
looked up once but the gunman
was still there and kicked him in
the side. When the bandit left,
Mr.. Martin said, he called the
police.
Mr.. Martin described the man
as 5 feet 10 inches, 165 pounds.
brown hair. light blue eyes. un-
shaven and poorly dressed.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Former Maryland Boy
Killed on Bike by Auto
By fhe Assoeiufed Press

PAW PAW, w. Va, Jan. a.
John Nelson Crane, IL, rode his
bicycle into the path Of a car
near here today and was killed.
John was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael j. Crane, who re-
Gently moved to Paw Paw from
Kifer, Md.
State Police said the driver of
the car was Alton Speilman, "a,
of Cumberland, Md.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Prince Georges Firemeh
On Run 10 Brush BIazes

Brush fires, none of them Seri-
Gus. kept Prince Georges County
fire departments on the run yes
terday.
The Hyattsville fire board re-
ported eight woods fires in
northern Prince Georges between
l and 4 pm.
In the southern part Of the
county the Capitol Heights fire
board said Is fires were reported
between 8 am. and 6 pm.
Fremen said most of the
blazes were caused by persons
burning leaves and careless
hunters.
In nearly every case. two or
three volunteer departments an
swered the calls.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
|Loudoun Dairyman
Offers Pricing Plan
TO End Federal Aid
By the A,,oeioisd Pros,

A Virginia dairy farmer will
try to interest Congress in a
selfhelp plan for dairy farmers.
He is e. M. (Mike) Norton.
owner Of a dairy farm in Lou
doun County and assistant secre-
tary Of the National Milk Pro-
ducers Association. The Associa-
tion is sponsoring the plan.
Mr.. Norton said the plan would
take the dairy farmers of the
Governments shoulders"
The proposal would set up a
Federal dairy stabilization board
with authority to borrow up to
$500 million from the Commodity
Credit Corporation for price
stabilization pool.
Deductions would be made
from every dairyman's milk
check to pay the cost Of the
price stabilization program.
The level at which prices would
be stabilized would be determined
annually by the board. A sur
plus holding pool would serve
to maintain such price levels.
Surplus dairy products would be
bought by the board and re-
moved from the ordinary chan
nels Of domestic consumption.
Mr.. Norton claims that once
the plan is in operation there
will be no need for additional
financing from the public treas
ury.
He believes the Government
would not be required to sup
port any overproduction.
Mr.. Norton feels If his plan
is adopted and proves success
full. producers of other agricul-
tural products may adopt similar
programs. If this is done, he
thinks it would eliminate the
need for Government financing
Of farm price supports.
Mr.. Norton helped to formu-
late the plan after he became
connected with the Association
last october. He has more than
Is years of experience as an
employe Of the Agriculture De-
partment. When he resigned
last fall. he was director of the
dairy branch of the Production
and Marketing Administration.
Evening star., 1954-01-03

A masked gunman last night
forced himself into an Arlington
home and stole 5000. most of
which was union dues. police
were told.
Clarence C.. Martin, Of 715
South Taylor street, secretary
treasurer of Local 528 Carpen-
ters Union, told Arlington police
that when he answered q knock
on the door about $50 pm. a
poorly dressed man with a hand
kerchief over his face showed
gun in his ribs.
The gunman ordered Mr..
Martin to turn around and put
his hands up, police said. When
he complied. Mr.. Martin told
police, the bandit took two wal
lets from his back pockets. One
Of the wallets belonged to the
Evening star., 1954-01-03
PeIIo Sees De Gosperi
On ltuIiun Crisis
By the Assoeiofed Pres,

ROME, Jarfs.2.-Premier Giu-
seppe Pella and ex-premier AL
eide De Gasperi met for two
hours today in search of solution
to Italy's latest political crisis.
y Mr.. Pella is trying to
strengthen his cabinet by adding
some new names, possibly in
cluding De Gasperi's, before
launching a new governmental
program.
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Montgomery Council
To Test New Plan
For Shorter Meetings

Shorter Montgomery County
Council meetings are in order If
the new council president, Har-
old F. Hammond, has his way.
The council Tuesday will aban-
don its morning session and be-
gin its meeting with a private
luncheon session in the closed
conference room at noon. Mr.
Hammond said last night.
Then after lunch, the con-
ference meeting will he opened
to the press with the public
meeting in the council chambers
slated at 2 pm. The public ses-
sion will be about three hours
long.
The whole plan is only an ex-
pertinent at present. Mr.. Ham
mond says.
The new setup is aimed al
shortening the meetings which
have been running from 9:3C
am. to about 6 pm.
To do this, the council prob
ably will stop holding any pub
lie hearings during the Tuesday
meetings.
BY scheduling such hearings
at night, Mr.. Hammond hopes
to make them more available to
the working public.
And he hopes by tabbing the
Tuesday meeting for policy
making business only. the coun-
Gil job will be more inviting to
potential candidates in the up
coming elections.
Both parties are having
trouble getting candidates for
/, the Seven-member council.
Mr.. Hammond emphatically
denies the luncheon session is
planned as a dress rehearsal
where problems will be ironed
out behind closed doors. County
Manager E. T. Beall backs him
up.
Plan Dropped in 1852.
Until November, 1852, the
council regularly held closed ses-
sions on Tuesday mornings, then
re-enacted its proceedings in the
afternoon public session. Former
Council President George F. Mes
bitt abandoned this policy when
he took over at that time.
Closed sessions, even of the un-
scheduled conference type. have
been lambaSted by some council
men during the past year. Coun-
cilmen Lathrop E. Smith and
Grover Walker criticized the pro-
cedure as a troublemaker several
months ago after word leaked out
how councilmen spoke on budget
matters last spring.
Mr.. Hammond said yesterday
the public hearings probably will
be scheduled on Monday and
Thursday nights. Adding other
hearings to the anticipated rec
ord load of Zoning hearings an
ticipated next month. however
may mean an additional night
meeting occasionally for the
council.