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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Hearings Set on Wafer
And Sewer Extensions

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission yesterday
announced public hearings on
requested extension of water and
sewer service in the Lanham-
Seabrook. Morningside and Camp
Springs sections of Prince
Georges County.
The hearings on extension of
sewer facilities in the Lanham-
Seabrook area was scheduled for
April 6. Water and sewer i'm
provements in the Morningside
area will come before the COM
mission April Is. The requested
extension of the water line in
Camp Springs will be heard
April Is.
All hearings will be at 2 pm.
in the commissions Hyattsville
Office. 4017 Hamilton street.
A re-survey of the Camp
Springs area. authorized last
December has been completed
and will be presented at the
April Is hearing, the commission
said.
Morningside residents, who
have long requested water and
sewer facilities from the COM
mission, had their area added to
the commissions territory at the
recent session Of the General
Assembly in Annapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
By james Birchfieid
Ssor Staff Correspondent

WINCHESTER, Va, Mar. 81.
This Northern Virginia apple
city welcomed another blossom
season last night with a parade
and rally at the George Wash
ington Hotel.
Although a brisk wind chilled
the bare legs of majorettes, ana
there is yet no sign of blooms
in Winchester orchards. there
was no chilling of the festive
spirit.
The parade and rally, attend
ed by representatives of the Is
Shenandoah Valley counties,
marks the opening of a general
valley-wide clean up-paint up
fix up week" and heralds the
opening of Shenandoah Valley
Week and the approach of the
annual Apple Blossom Festival
here April 20 and 30.
It was led by Miss Nina Foch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Town Meeting Set
Maya in Arlington

The 1854 town meeting to
nominate a partisan candi-
date for the Arlington County
Board will be held at 8 pm. May
"a at Jefferson Junior High
School. BIG South Walter Reed
drive.
The date was announced today
by Mrs. Ruth O'Dell Cox, chair
man of the sponsors.
One seat on the five:member
board will be filled in the No
vember general election. The
non-partisans have been without
representation on the board since
three of their members who were
Federal employees were ouSted
from the board by court order in
1852.
Mrs. Leone Buchholz, indie
pendent, whose term expires this
year, already has announced her
candidacy for reelection. Brian
Bell a member of the Democratic
Executive Committee, also has
entered the race.
Both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis have announced they will
not hold a primary this year. The
Democrats. however, have indi-
Gated they may indorse a candi-
date.
Town meeting has been held
annually since 1949.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
veIke Named President
Of Alexandra Chest

John A. Velke, building super
intendent and warehouse man
ager of the Hopkins Furniture
Co., last night was elected pres
ident of the Alexandria Com
munity Chest succeeding Charles
H. Mason.
Other officers elected at the
organizations annual meeting in
Carter Hall were: Mrs. George
Leland White, vice president;
and Don Jameson, reelected
treasurer.
Members of the board of trus-
tees elected for one-year terms
in addition to the officers are:
Erwin M. Hofford. Ray c. Hop
kins, E. Guy Ridgely. Albert A.
Smoot. Mrs. Hamilton I. Roth
rock. DR.. Newman Taylor, Ken
meth Moore, Miss Lillian Beach,
Mrs. Victor Gauthier, Mrs. Arch
K. Jean. Mrs. Richard Nc owan,
c. w. Eichelberger, Keith Gull
bertson, Monroe Fendrick, Leslie
Bell and Charles M. Zuidema.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Suit Names Fulton Lewis
And Broadcast Firms

Acting Magistrate Wilson
Knight of Leonardtown, Md,
today filed suit asking $40O, 600
defamation damages from Radio
Commentator Fulton Lewis, jr.:
Radio Station WWDC and the
Mutual Broadcasting System.
The suit was filed in the
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict Of Columbia by Attorney
Thomas B. Lawrence.
It asserted that Magistrate
Knight was DETAINED in letter
allegedly written by Mr.. Lewis
and in a broadcast last February
rs. Both the letter and the
broadcast, it was declared, men
toned Magistrate knight in
connection with criticism of en-
forcement Of laws against
drunken driving.
The magistrate asserts his
professional reputation and his
standing in st. Marys County
have been injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Cold Wind, Late Season Fail
7oChM Winchester Parade

television entertainer and movie
star. Miss Foch later cut a
three-tier birthday cake COM
memorating the 9th annual
rally and blossom festival.
With Miss Foch at the head
of the parade was j. Lee Miller.
president of the Winchester
Frederick County Chamber of
Commerce. In the second auto
mobile were Representative Har-
rison, Democrat. of the 7th Vir-
GINA district, and Park C.
Brinkley. Virginia commissioner
Of agriculture.
At the rally. attended by more
than 400 persons, Mr.. Brinkley
brought greetings from Gov
Stanley and praised efforts that
have focused attention on apples
one of Virginia's leading crops
Mr.. Harrison was master OF
ceremonies. The rally ended
with the first showing of a color
film on the Apple Blossom Fes-
tjVal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
School Teacher Beaten;
Mother Of Pupil Arrested
BY the Assoeioted Press

CLINTWOOD, Va, Mar. 81
A Dickinson County school
teacher is in a Norton hospital
with a fractured pelvis and nu-
merous cuts and bruises and the
mother of one of her pupils is
free under a 81 900 bond charged
with assault with a deadly
weapon and using abusive Ian
guage, the Dickinson County
sheriff'S Office said last night.
Mrs. Nell Matlock. 55-year-old
teacher at Bartlick School. said
she had an alteration with Mrs.
Sam Jones. so, near the school
Monday. Mrs. Jones was ar
rested by Sheriff John c. Rose.
Mrs. Matlock told school Of
f1clals she was assaulted by Mrs.
Jones after she got off a school
bus. She said Mrs. Jones hit
her with some hard object
wrapped in cloth"
School officials said they I'M
derstood the alteration resulted
from some difficulty Mrs. Mat
lock had with one Of Mrs. Jones
children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
SIC Million Contract
For New Alexandra
High School Cleared

Immediate construction Of a
33-claSsroom high school in the
annexed area of Alexandria was
assured today as members of
the City Council looked favor
ably on a School Board proposal
to award a SIS million contract
for the job.
Vice Mayor Leroy Bendheim
chairman of the councils School
Committee. said he saw no rea-
son to hold up the project. since
1t requires no additional outlay
Of tax funds. The council usu-
ally accepts recommendations of
its School Committee.
Above Bond Funds.
The School Board yesterday
addressed a letter to the coun-
Gil, asking permission to award
a SIG million contract for the
new high school. This is Sl22,-
834 above the amount set aside
for it in school bond issue.
but the school board can make
up the difference with Fedora.
funds available under House
bill 874.
The SIG million price does
not include a gymnasium and a
few other items originally planned
for the new school. The lowest
bid including these facilities was
$2,035, 900. The school board said
the low bidder, Merando, Inc,
had agreed to keep the gym
nasium bid open until July /, and
it can be accepted at that time if
the city gets an additional grant
from the Federal Government
under pending House bill.
Uncertainty Eliminated.
The fate of the new high school
appeared uncertain for a brief
time last week, when the School
Board asked the council for an
extra appropriation to make up
the difference between the sum
available in the bond issue and
the low bid. The council declined.
Mr.. Bendheim said the School
Board was to be commended for
working out the new plan.
The new high school is to be
erected on a 25-acre site at
Shirley highway and Seminary
road. which was a part of the
Major tract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Falls Church Expected
To Fiqht Bond CHALLENGE

A special meeting of the Falls
Church City Council has been
called for 8 pm. tomorrow to
discuss possible legal action to
invalidate the 100000 school
bond issue approved by the vot-
ers on March 3.
A $385,000 water system bond
issue voted at the same time
also may be jeopardized.
A group Of citizens has an
nounced a plan to challenge the
referendum because of the pro-
cedure used in counting ballots.
The council, which unani-
mouSly supported both bond
issues, is expected to appoint an
attorney to fight the suit if it
is filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Student of Politics
To Test Theories
By Seeking Election

A man who learned about poll
tics in school will find out soon
whether he learned the right
things.
Eugene R. O'Brien, 80, of For
estville will seek the Democratic
nomination as House of Dele
gates candidate from Prince
Georges County. He filed yester-
day.
b. In June, Mr.. O'Brien will re-
ceive his Bachelor of Science De-
gree in government and politics
from the University of Maryland
"a short time before the pri-
mary election. June %.
The candidate is married, has
an 8year-old son and works
part-time on a dry cleaning
route in Forestville. He is just
finishing his college education.
he explained, because it was in
terrupted twice by bitches in the
Navy, four years during World
War II and Is months during
the Korean conflict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Two Tavern Keepers
Face Sentencing on
Sales 10 Teen-Agers
BY q Stor Stoff Correspondent

LEONARDTOWN. Md, Mar.
31.-Two more St. Marys county
tavern keepers. one a woman,
face sentencing on jury convic-
tons of furnishing liquor to
minors.
Mrs. Ruth v. Holden, oper-
ator Of the White Fleet Bar at
Piney Point, and Charles p.
Grabiile. 6l-year-old former
proprietor of Greenland Gardens
on Three Notch road between
Hollywood and California were
found guilty yesterday. Both
were acquitted of selling alco-
holic beverages to persons un-
der 81.
Freed on TechnicaIity.
An indictment charging the
same offenses against Edward A.
Thomas. present operator of
Greenland Gardens, was nolle
pressed on a technicality.
Judges John B. Gray and j.
Dudley Digges deferred sentenc-
ing of Mrs. Holden. Her husband.
Charles w. Holden. also awaits
sentence: He was found guilty
Friday of furnishing liquor to
teen-agers in his Tall Timber
dance hall and bar.
The court. about to grant Mr..
Grabille's request for immediate
imposition of sentence, halted
proceedings abruptly when de-
tense counsel William o. E.
Sterling said his client shifted
full control of Greenland Gar
,dens to Mr.. Thomas 10 months
ago. He added that Mr.. Grabille,
who now lives in Baltimore. per-
mitted Mr.. Thomas to use his
liquor license until his transfer
was approved last June II by
the county liquor board.
Charges against Mr.. Thomas
set for trial yesterday were nolle
pressed because evidence indi-
Gated the Greeland Gardens
license was in Mr.. Grabille's
name last June and 4, the ap-
proximate dates on which both
men were charged with viola
tionS.
Orders Investigation.
The court ordered probation
officers to investigate the trans
action and submit a report.
Seven teen-agers, two of them
girls, testified they bought
strong drinks last summer in
the Holden and Grabille estab-
lishmentS without question as
to their ages. The defense de-
MED the accusations.
Seven county taxern keepers
were indicted February 26 as a
result of an investigation
Spurred on by a controversy be-
tween radio commentator Full
ton Lewis, jr., and local poll
ticianS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Japanese Lantern
Accepted as 400 See
Tidal Basin Rite

A young japanese woman
lighted a candle among the
wind-whipped cherry blossoms
at the Tidal Basin yesterday and
the massive japanese Stone Lam
tern officially took its place
among the curios Of the Nations
Capital.
About 400 dignitaries and cas-
ual onlookers witnessed the cere-
monies in which this city &C
cepted the 300-year-old monu-
ment from the Governor Of
Tokyo as symbol of postwar
amity. The affair also launched
the 1854 Cherry Blossom Fes-
tival.
Ambassadors Daughter.
Miss Tatsuko Iguchi. daughter
OF the japanese Ambassador,
touched off the flame.
In his invocation, DR.. Fred
erick Brown Harris, chaplain of
the Senate. saw it this way:
LAS we bow in this bower of
loneliness. we would remember
that these sacramento trees are
rooted in the spiritual idealism
OF the great people who gave
them Nations should speak
to each other not through the
frightful. but through the beau
tiful; not with bombs, but with
blossoms"
Acceptance Talks.
Interior Secretary Mckay and
District Commissioner Samuel
Spencer echoed the same
thought in their speeches of &C
ceptance. Ambassador Iguchi
pledged, in turn, that the LIANT
ern, which ironically was first
erected to a japanese warlord,
will now be dedicated to the
ever closer partnership of our
two countries in the preserva-
ton of the peace and security
Of free nations"
= The lantern. whose heavy
lines and weatherbeaten COM
plexion stand in sharp contrast
to the sleek white Jefferson Me-
mortal directly across the Basin,
last stood among other cele-
brated cherry blossoms in park
in Tokyo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Silver Spring Dinner
To Honor Club Leaders

The Silver Spring Inter- Club
Council will induct new officers
and salute the presidents of its
member clubs at a dinner meet
ing at z o'clock tonight at the
Stone House Inn, -Four Corners.
Officers to be indicted are
Ernie Tanner. president; Ernie
Gill, first vice president: Robert
Shure, second vice president;
Gerald Davis, third vice presi-
dent; Gordon Cusick, fourth vice
president; Frances EarnshaW,
secretary, and Jack Kolodny,
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
J. W. TrimbIe Leaves
S369,951 Estate 10 Wife

Joseph w. Trimble. 10011 Cap
ital View avenue. Silver Spring,
who died on March 4, left an
estate valued at $369,95l, &C
cording to papers filed in Mont
gomery County Orphans Court.
The estate consists of $685.
900 in stocks, $4,000 in bonds.
an automobile and real estate
valued at $37.626.
In seeking letters testemen-
tary, his widow, Mrs. Lucylle R.
Trimble, said she believes she
is entitled to joint ownership of
the property by virtue of a
written agreement made two
years ago.
Mrs. Trimble was named sole
heir in a will dated April 5.
1880. The will was admitted to
probate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Beverly Praises Man
For Rescue of Child

Mayor Marshall j. Beverley of
Alexandria today commended
James H. Davis of the Shirley
Duke Apartments and the Alex
andria Rescue Squad for their
parts in saving the life of a g.
year-old girl.
The child. Cheryl Loman. was
dragged from Holmes Run Greek
Sunday by Mr.. Davis. She was
given emergency treatment by
the rescue squad.
The mayor, who is in Alexan-
dria Hospital. sent kilograms to
the squad and Mr.. Davis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Orthopedie Hospital
Given Accreditution

The Anderson Orthopedic
Hospital in Arlington has been
added to the list of the Nations
hospitals receiving full accredita-
ton from the Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Hospitals,
according to Dean A. Engh. the
hospitals administrator.
The hospital was surveyed by
a field representative of the COM
mission on February 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Legion to Present
Orutory Awards

Arlington County Schools
Superintendent T. Edward Rut-
ter will present awards to two
nearby winners in the American
Legion oratorical contest at 8
pm. today at legion post No.
1879, 3445 North Washington
boulevard. Arlington.
The winners are Julia Dren-
ming, who took top honors in
ninth-grade competition. and
Barbara Carneth. winner Of first
prize in the 10th Virginia
District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
bea|I Scores
Warehouse
Bid Rumors
Suspects Pressure
To Force Action on
Submitted Offers

Montgomery County Manager
E. T. Beall yesterday scored as
unfounded rumors and reports
he said have been circulated con-
corning the delay in acting on
bids for construction of a new
warehouse for the County Liquor
Control Department.
The county manager said the
rumors apparently were circu-
lated to bring pressure on the
county to accept one of the bids.
Mr.. Beall said the bids were
considered last month on a beer
and liquor warehouse the coun-
Gil would lease for 20 years,
with an option to buy at the
end of that time.
But. he added, only three
bids were offered, and one was
substantially higher than the
other two.
Startling" Terms.
"The terms of the other two
were somewhat startling" he
said.
The monthly rental was about
$500, or $4,000 a year. with
the purchase price set for $685.
600 to 100000 at the end of
the period.
The county. he said. not only
would be paying for the building
plus the owners profits during
the 20 years. but would have to
buy the property "all over again
at the end of the period.
He said he had searched for.
and found. an abandoned school
site in Rockville. which the
School Board was willing to give
to the county.
Now he wants to seek bids on
a warehouse to be built on
county-owne property, with the
county making a firm 2O-year
lease and acquiring ownership
automatically at the end of the
period.
No Final Action.
Mr.. Beall said that, despite
the new bids, he had not in
tended to reject or to accept the
earlier bids.
However. unknown sources,
apparently attempting to pres
sure us into an acceptance of
one OF the proposals received in
February, have circulated rumors
and reports. all unfounded. con-
corning the delay in action upon
the proposals received, Mr.. Beall
said.
He added he had about come
to the conclusion ito reject all
proposals formerly received and
then, if the new project does not
materialize as expected, invite
resubmission of proposals on the
first basis"
Rumors of Bribery.
Mr.. Beall told reporters later
the rumors were that he and
other officials wanted our palms
crossed" before the bid was to
be awarded.
One councilman suggested the
county should consider erecting
its own warehouse.
Mr.. Beall explained. however,
the present lease on the Linden
warehouse expires on August 81.
There is no fund allotted for the
warehouse in this years budget.
and the proposed construction.
therefore, could not be started
before July l. he said, when a
new budget goes into effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
County Heads
Sign Budget in
PrinceGeorqes
$1.o8 Tax Rute
Is Is Cents Less i.
Than Current Bose

The Prince Georges County
Commissioners yesterday signed
a $12.8 million county budget
for next fiscal year based on a
tax rate of $1.98 for each 500
of assessed valuations 15-cept
decrease from the current tax
rate.
The budget, which takes eff
feet July /. anticipates expendi-
ture of $6.3 million in State and
Federal funds in addition to
the county outlay. The budget
signed contained two changes
from the one made public at a.
hearing March %. One was the
addition Of $4,000 to set up a
new county library for southern
Prince Georges in the Forest
Heights community building.
The library department had
asked for $4,000 for the new
library. $4,000 of which was
earmarked for books.
The commissioners also added
S5.430 to the $1,000 they orig
inally had agreed upon for the
new county fire marshal's Office.
The County Volunteer Fire
mems Association had asked
S44.677. but the commissioners
said they believed that was too
high. The appropriation as
signed today gives the Office a
full-time fire marshal, an in
spector. a secretary. and the use
of police department autolno-
bile.
Obviously Pleased.
( The commissioners were OBJ
viously pleased at their ability
to cut taxes Is cents in this cleo
ton year and at the same time
grant most of the appropria-
tions requested by county de-
partment heads.
One reason this was possible
is that the commissioners were
able to use So million in surplus
funds expected to be available
by June 80. This surplus re-
suits. they said, from invest
ments made by County Treasurer
Julian B. Mckay and from q
large increase in taxable prop
erty.
The $1.98 tax rate for the
/ l954-55 fiscal year is the same
rate used in the 1928 fiscal
year. Last year, however, the
commissioners raised the rate
to a record S2.l3.
Biggest Slice to Schools.
| Biggest share of the new
budget goes for schools-a total
of $6.4 million. A total of SIG
million was appropriated for the
department of public works.
The health department will
get $4,000: the welfare depart
ment $4,000; the library de-
partment $4,000: the police
department $4,000 and the
recreation department $4,000.
Included in the county school
budget is a 5000 annual salary
increase for teachers, boosting
the starting wage for teachers
with degrees to $4,000 a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Sherwood High Jubilee

The Sherwood High School
PTA will sponsor a spring jubilee
from 2 to $3.50 pm. Saturday in
the school gymnasium. Sandy
Spring. Md. A spaghetti dinner
will be held from ( to. 1880 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Firemen's Auxiliary

The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Prince Georges County Volun-
teer Firemen's Association will
meet at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in
the Branchville flrehouSe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-31
Greenbelt Meeting

The Greenbelt tMd0 Citizens
Association will elect officers at
Sis o'clock tonight in the Cen
ter Elementary School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Dovid Lowrence

Hypocrisy and double-talk
are the chief reasons why the
American people have begun
to distruSt politicians and to
discount the sincerity of their
statements to the public.
When President Truman
dismissed Gen. Macarthur os-
tenSibly because Of a disagree
ment on military policy in
Korea but actually because of
a letter the General wrote to
Representative Martin of Mas
sachusettS in answer to o le-
Ultimate inquiry. there was
quite a Juror and an attempt
by Truman officials to deny
that this was, the reason. For,
obviously, a supreme comman-
der couldn't be discharged Just
for replying to a letter from a
member Of Congress on public
matterS. Then CAM the
trumped-up charges on other
grounds and the effort to JUS
tify the dismissal.
Many people have thought
the administration of Dwight
Eisenhower would be different.
that there would be fortnight
action and candor and no eff
fort to camouflage truth in
the interest of politics. In
bungling. however, the case of
Clarence Manion, dismissed in
the first instance because of
a dislike Of his expressed views
on the Bricker amendment,
the administration now has
reSorted to the excuse that
Mr.. Manion didn't give enough
time to his work and spent
too much of it on outside &C
tivities.
When it became apparent
at the White House that the
chairman of an independent
agency of the Government
created by Congress was being
punished for freedom of speech
on a topic of public interest
and that this wouldn't look
good as an excuse for firing
him. a turn in tactics devel-
oped and it was apparently
decided to say that Mr.. Man.
ion wasn't giving enough time
to his work.
This Is not in accordance
with the facts as understood
by most members of the Com
mission on Inter- Govern
mental Relations of which Mr..
Manion was chairman.
Gov. Thornton of Colorado,
Republican - who himself
hasn't attended many meet
ingS of the commission and
who was not present when
Mr.. Manion told the commits