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Evening star., 1954-09-28
Automobile Sold
First Day by Star Ad

When Mr.. R. c. D. decided to sell
his automobile he turned to Wosh-
inston's biggest eiossied medium to
do the selling job. Placing o small
od in The Stor Clossifed produced o
buyer immediately. He sold the used
cor the first doy his I'D appeared.
Yeor in and yeor out. The stor
produces the best year round re-
suits for classified advertisers. Thot's
why The Stor publishes more elossi-
fled DDS thon the other Washington
newspapers combined.
II you wont to buy. trode or sell,
tell it to the long established oudi-
ence Of The Stor readers.
Phone Sterling 5000 and osk for
on od- tokeE.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
MckeIdin 10 Fill ;
Final Posts Soon for
Joint Traffic Study

Final appointments to a joint
Observation-Disclosures COM
mission to study transit problems
in the Washington area are ex-
pected within a few days from
Gov. McKeldin of Maryland.
He has them under active
study, a spokesman said, and
may name the three Free State
representatives soon.
The assurances were given as
the District Commissioners
named their three representa-
tives yesterday. They are Robert
E. Mclaughlin, chairman of the
District Public Utilities Com
mission; Lloyd Harrison, assis-
tant Corporation Counsel as
signed to the commission, and
Samuel r. Harrison, assistant
director Of highways.
Virginia Group Named.
Virginia's representatives,
named earlier this year, are Ar
lington State Senator Charles r.
Fenwick, Arlington Delegate j.
Maynard Magruder and Judge
H. Lester Hooker, of the Virginia
State Corporation Commission.
Mr.. Magruder originated the
idea at the General Assembly
earlier this year and enlisted
the support of members of the
Maryland Legislature and the
District Commissioners.
The joint study commission
was authorized by the Virginia
and Maryland Legislatures last
spring in nearly Identical Ian
guage. Both making bodies
asked the commission to "con-
slider the adequacy of present
passenger carrier facilities and
services in the Washington
Metropolitan Area and the rates
charged for such services" They
also asked whether joint action
by the District, Maryland and
Virginia is necessary or desirable
in connection with the regula-
ton of passenger carrier facil-
tiles and the provision Of "ade-
quate, non-discriminatory and
uniform service"
ID. C. Move Vetoed.
The measures were approved
while Congress was debating q
bill to set up a special commits
sion to regulate public transit in
the Washington area and an
other commission to study trans
portation problems here gener-
ally.
Although the measure was
finally passed. President Eisen-
hover vetoed it because Virginia
had been eliminated from regu-
lation as a compromise because
of Virginia objections. The study
commission proposed in the bill
originally sponsored by Rep
resentative Broyhill. Republican
of Virginia-died. too.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Inventory Tax
SabotageLaid
ToFIetctler
Wilkinson and LiIIurd
Hit Senate on High
Prince Georges Levy

Two members of the Republi-
can and the Democratic delega-
tions to the Maryland House of
Delegates from Prince Georges
County implied last night that
the reason the county still has
a higher inventory tax than other
Maryland counties is because
"the Senate side" sabatoged a
measure to lower the levy at
Annapolis in 1853.
Perry o. Wilkinson, Democrat,
and John F. Lillard, Republican,
both candidates for reelection
in November, told rs persons at
meeting of the County Chamber
of Commerce in the Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club:
"You missed out on the 40 per
cent reduction because Lillard
and Wilkinson couldn't go over
to the Senate side and make
them include our county" The
words were Mr.. Wilkinson's, but
Mr.. Lillard said he agreed with
them.
Fletcher Hits Back.
The statement was a slap at
Prince Georges Republican State
Senator John Raymond Fletcher,
the county's only voice in the
Maryland Senate. Senator
Fletcher, who was not present at
the meeting, said today, Their
story is absolutely false. It is the
lowest thing I've ever heard Of"
Mr.. Fletcher said Mr.. Wilkin-
son and Mr.. Lillard were single
shooting on a bill of their own
or you might say they were dou-
BILE shooting" The Senator said
it was actually Mr.. Wilkinson
and Mr.. Lillard who deleted
Prince Georges County from the
Statewide, 40 per cent reduction
measure.
They did it without telling
me anything because they
wanted their own bill to pass
since it gave greater relief to
Prince Georges than the State
wide BILL" Senator Fletcher said.
1T was a complete dereliction
Of duty on their part" he
charged, "and they are now
trying to switch the blame
to me-"
Senator Fletcher said during
the last days of the legislature
the two Prince Georges delegates
blocked a Senate passed measure
in the House. that would have
given a Statewide 40 per cent
reduction by offering an amend
ment to delete Prince Georges
County from the bill.
Didn't Even Check.
When the measure was re-
turned to the Senate for approval
Of their amendment, the Senator
said. Frankly, I didn't even
check the thing"
1T is the duty of members of
the other house to inform their
colleagues of what they are doing.
Lillard and Wilkinson didn't
tell me and I didn't challenge
the amendment in the Senate
because I was in the dark"
Senator Fletcher said he has
always thought the inventory
tax an unfair burden on mer-
chants, and said he favors an
immediate reduction of the levy
in Prince Georges County.
But unless you are posted
by your colleagues in the House
you have to do things on your
own"
The discussion of the State
wide reduction bill came at the
close of a debate by Julian B.
Mckay, the incumbent Repub-
lican county treasurer, and his
Democratic opponent, Charles
E. Callow.
They began their campaigns
last night in agreement over
reduction of the tax. which both
men called unfair" because it
is higher than elsewhere
throughout the State.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Fringe Parking
Farley Sought
By Virginians
Robinson Letter
To Prentiss Lists
Proposed Sites
By George Beveridae

Virginia planners. anxious to
get a fringe parking program
set up across the Potomac, are
seeking a meeting with Brig.
Gen. Louis w. Prentiss District
Engineer Commissioner. to dis
cuss precise locations, it was
learned today.
c. c. Robinson, director of the
Northern Virginia Planning and
Economic Development Commits
sion, has written Gen. prentiss
proposing the meeting.
"We already have tentative
locations" the letter says, "for
several fringe parking lots on the
Virginia side of the Potomac
River, both near bridgeheads and
further out.
I'VE hope to confer with you
and your staff and have the
benefit of your experience with
relation to exact SITES"
Letter Not in Yet.
Gen. Prentiss said he had not
yet received the letter but that
he would be every happy both
as Commissioner and as a mem
ber of the Public Utilities Com
mission" to discuss possibilities
of both location and bus service.
my feeling is we ought to do
everything possible to work with
the Virginia people to assist
them in taking care of Virginians
affected by our changes in all
day parking in Washington" he
said.
Gen. Prentiss' comment re-
ferred to conviction he has that
the city should ban a volume of
all-day parking downtown that
is roughly equivalent to spaces
made available in fringe park
ing lots.
All-day parking was banned
10 days ago on the Mall, for ex-
ample, to coincide with the open
ing of the Districts pilot fringe
iot-on the Anacostia side of
the South Capitol street bridge.
Many Virginia commuters had
to give up the Mall spaces, but
had no organized fringe parking
program to turn to in Virginia.
Sites Studied.
District officials have looked at
possible Virginia sites. But any
decisions will involve negotia-
tions between the city and other
jurisdictions. since the land in
volved is either Federal or Vir-
ginia property.
Mr.. Robinson's letter COM
mended Gen. Prentiss strongly
for an address last week that
proposed several concrete pro-
grams to help ease downtown
traffic snarls, and to establish a
firm policy on downtown park
ing.
Mr.. Robinson said his COM
mission also plans to set up "com-
mittees Of experts" to study var
ious related programs. They in
clude improvements in mass
transit use and improvements in
highway design to get the best
use from roadways.
The decision to set up the
committees grew out of a day.
long seminar on area transpor-
tation problems the planners
sponsored last week in Alex
andria.
A main goal of the studies will
be to try to find ways to resolve
problems on an area-wide basis
instead of having each political
jurisdiction struggle with them
as piece-meal programs.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Arlington Woman Burned
When Grease Ignites

An Arlington woman was
burned this morning when a
pan of grease ignited in the
kitchen Of her apartment at
1888 North Scott street.
Mrs. Lionel S. Settler, 20, was
taken to the Fort Myer Dis
pensary for treatment of arm
and neck burns and released.
Her 20-month-old daughter
Judy, in the apartment with her,
was not burned. 4
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Made Area Supervisor

Darrell Robinson has joined
the staff of the Prince Georges
Recreation Department as area
supervisor in the southern part
of the county. Mr.. Robinson,
who lives in Kent Village, re-
places Joseph Halper, who re-
Gently went into the armed
services
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Wheaton Citizens Group

The Evans Parkway-C Cameron
Heights Citizens Association will
hold its first meeting of the
season at 8:15 pm. today in the
Glen Haven School, Old Bla-
densburg road and Inwood ave-
nue., Wheaton, Md.
Evening star., 1954-11-03
Rescue Squad
Takes Man From
Hospital to Polls

Everett Cooper, 42, of 3702
Tilden street, Brentwood, Md,
voted yesterday even though he
Is confined to Prince Georges
General Hospital where he is re-
cuperating from a serious opera
ton.
He was transported to his
polling place in the Brentwood
Fire House by the Brentwood
Rescue Squad.
A fellow patient in the hos
pital, 81-year-old Charles Biggs,
who said he had never missed
voting since he was 81, also ar
ranged ambulance, tranSporta-
ton to his polling place in Oxon
Hill. but decided at the last min
ute that he was too weak to
make the trip.
Mr.. Biggs lives at 7440 Brink
ley road, Oxon Hill.
Evening star., 1954-11-03

Democrats Win
All But | Office
In |nMontgon1ery
Only GUIDE Survives
AS County Sweep
Ends 8-Yeor Reign
By chorIes [. Hoffman

Montgomery County Demo-
Gratis swept into Office yesterday
capturing all local Offices except
one seat in the House of Dele
gates after eight lean long years.
Only local Republican to sur
vive the Democratic victory was
Evening star., 1954-11-03
Gas Stations Kill
Parking Space Plan

A plan to use gasoline sta
tions as small-scale fringe park
ing lots "is just as dead as a
dodo."
This was the way Horace C..
Walker, executive director Of the
Metropolitan Retail Gasoline
Dealers Association, yesterday
characterized the so-calle d
Providence (R. t. plan Of fringe
parking, in which gasoline sta
ton operators give bus tokens
to fringe parkers.
Mr.. Walker said his organiza-
ton sent out about 500 ques-
tionnaires to its members a
week ago at the request Of Brig.
Gen. Louis w. Prentiss, Engi-
neer Commissioner. and e. C..
Giddings, vice president Of the
Capital Transit Co.
Mr.. Walker said only Is per
cent Of the dealer-members re-
piled. OF these, two-thirds said
they had no available space.
Mr.. Walker declared. The other
third, he said. reported a total
Of 142 spaces, or an average Of
seven spaces per station.
None Of the stations. he re-
ported. Is willing to join in a
campaign and give parking
Evening star., 1954-11-03

Mitchell will make victory state
ment.
7:41 p.m.-Republican Chair
man Hall waits for his first
television appearance of eve
ming. Asks workers to move
plaster elephant to top of desk
for more advantageous tele-
vision view. Plaster elephant
moved to top Of desk.
s p.m.-Fifty people. all very
cheerful, now in Democratic
room, watching, Milton Berle on
TV. Blackboard records re-
election of ]. Allen Frear. Demo-
cratic Senator. Representative
Boggs, Democrat, of Louisiana
arrives, looks cheerful. Says he
can't tell yet. Senator Gore,
Democrat, of Tennessee, chair
man Democratic Speakers
Bureau, arrives, smiles. Says
it's too early.
sos pm. Returns show
Senator Ives leading Averell
Hartman in New York. Mild
jubilation evidenced by Repub-
icanS.
8:42 p.m.-Sad-faced Repub-
lican in oxford-gray suit NUT
ters: 'Burke's beating Bender
in Ohio. Look at that!" Then
adds optimistically, "Of course,
that could all be Cleveland"
8:46 p.m.-Republican porter
wheels in cart of sandwiches and
coffee. Many watchers desert
big board in favor of big feed.
800 p.m.-Election results go
on Democratic TV. Man on TV
says Univac will make predic-
tions. Sixty people now in room
quiet down a minute, but buzz
again as man goes into techni-
cal details. Only few hear that
Univac predicts mot a Demo-
cratic sweep but a Democratic
landslide" Barkley goes on
board as winner in Kentucky.
9:25 p.m.-Postmaster General
Summerf1eld arrives at Repub-
lican headquarters smiling and
full of confidence. Shakes hands
around the room.
$3.50 p.m.-Leslie Biffle, former
Secretary Of the Senate drops
in. Sad-faced man, but looks
cheerful. Says things are going
wonderfully well"
9:45 p.m.-Senator Ives con-
Evening star., 1954-11-03

cedes in New York. Democratic
blackboard room set, now about
10, applauds, first time that
night. Senator Long, Democrat,
arrives smiling.
$50 p.m.-Mr. Hall makes
second appearance before cam
eras. Right at the moment, all
we can say is this-there is a
tremendous vote out over the
country. It is impossible at this
time to tell what the situation
is." Seems more harried.
10 p.m.-Democratic National
Chairman Mitchell finally
emerges from inner Office. Says,
smiling, "It isn't hard to smile.
Evening star., 1954-11-03
Voting Machines Awe
"a Foreign Officials

A delegation Of "a foreign Of
f1cials visited a busy Prince
Georges County polling place
yesterday and came away amazed
at the efficiency Of adding
machines.
The officials, brought here by
the Foreign Operations Admins
tration and the State Depart
ment from free world countries
in Europe, South America, and
the Near and Far East. saw vot-
ing machines in action for the
first time. One man from India
kept asking, Where do they
make their K markS?"
Evening star., 1954-11-03

This is a lot different than It
was two years ago. The Har-
riman victory indicates the sup
port we had hoped for" TV in
terviewer pushes for more ella
tion. Mitchell says, I'm not be-
ing cautious. I'm just trying not
to take in too much territory"
10:15 p.m.-Republican Ma
tional Chairman Hall appears on
TV. Says it's too early to make
a statement. Crowd boots.
Mitchell goes back to Office to
make T'V statement for another
network.
1880 pm. Reporters and
Democratic spies drift back from
Republican National Headquar-
Evening star., 1954-11-03
Margin Of 15o
Votes Reflects
Mrs. buc1hoIz
Arlington Gives
BroyhiIl 1875
To Webb's 1867

The Arlington County Board
has won a narrow vote of conf
dence with reelection of the
board chairman, Mrs. Leone
Buchholz, nominee of Arlington
Independent Movement.
Mrs. Buchholz, with 1898
votes in unofficial returns in
Evening star., 1954-11-03
Mason High PTA

The George Mason High School
Parent Teacher Association will
meet at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
school, Falls Church. Va.
Evening star., 1954-11-03

yesterdays election, defeated
Ivan A. Booker, non-partisan,
by q margin of 159.
The three unsuccessful candi-
dates were: Mr.. Booker, 1884;
Brian Bell, Democrat, 5,534, and
Daniel A. Dugan, independent,
1851. A total of 25,171 voters
went to the polls.
It was the second near miss
for Mr.. Booker. In 1852, he lost
by 64 votes.
Mrs. Buchholz dropped nearly
10000 votes from her 1852 total
of 18,409. She will begin a full
four-year term on January /.
Victory for AIM.
Her reelection was a victory
for AIM, also represented on the
board by Alvin F. Kimel. and
for the two Republicans on the
board, Robert A. Peck and
George M. Rowzee, jr., who
strongly indorsed Mrs. Buch-
holz. She also had the support
of Mrs. Harry K. Green, promi-
nent Democrat.
The county G. O. P. organi-
zation had refrained from in
dorsing any of the candidates
Democrats have one represent
ative on the board, Wesley w.
Cooper, but non-partisans have
been absent since three of them,
including Mr.. Dugan, were ousted
from the board in 1852 because
they were Federal employees. Mr..
Dugan is now in private business
in the county.
Mrs. Buchholz at 1915 pm.
issued a statement thanking the
people who had worked in her
behalf, and expressing the hope
that II can continue to merit
the confidence that the voters
have placed in me-"
County Backs Broyhill.
Arlington gave Representative
Broyhill, Republican. a vote OF
13,775 against 10,657 for Dele
gate John C. Webb, Democrat,
of Fairfax, in the 10th district
race.
A proposed State constitution
amendment to allow county
school boards to borrow from
the State retirement fund lost
in the county, 1899 to 1914.
Also lost was a proposal to
change the method of selecting
the trial justice-the County
Court judge. The vote was 12.-
452 against a change, which
would have authorized appoint
ment by the senior circuit judge
The appointment method was
favored by 6,751. The County
Court judge is now elected by the
people.
Four bond issues were ap-
proved and two were defeated
Bond Issue Votes.
The votes were as follows:
A 100000 bond issue for
swimming pools was defeated
1883 to 9,155.
A 100000 bond issue to &C
quire land for storm drainage
along Four Mile Run was ap-
proved, 1885 to 1909.
A 100000 bond issue to &C.
quire land for proposed county
buildings was defeated, 1921
to 6,760.
A $980,000 bond issue to ex-
pand the county incinerator was
approved, 1908 to 8,482.
A $470,000 bond issue fol
construction and equipment Of
fire stations was approved, 49,.
1913 to 1855.
A $1.7-million bond issue te
improve the county water sys-
TEN was approved, 16,203 tt
4.908.
Evening star., 1954-11-03
Wakefield High PTA
Pictures on Paee AT

The Wakefield High School
Parent Teacher Association win
meet at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
school, Arlington, We.
Evening star., 1954-11-03
PrinceGeorges
Democrats Win
All Offices
McKeIdin Trails
Byrd in County
As 81. 900 Vote
By ChorIes A. McAIeer

The Democrats scored a clean
sweep by 3-to-2 margins in
Prince Georges County-from
Governor on down to county
surveyor.
It was a stunning blow for
county Republicans who four
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-21

FURNISHED, one-bedroom apart
ment. All electric kitchen. Hot
water. SIS monthly, including utili-
ties. Apply 1211 Florida, 2-2744.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-21
Average Draft
Age Over q
By RAY HENRY

WASHINGTON R-The average
age OF men now being drafted ir
80 states is 21 or over, an Asso.
clated Press survey of state draft
directors showed today.
In 18 states, the average is q
or over and in S. over %. Mini.
mum legal draft age is 1872.
AS in the past. draft directors
are taking their older men first
in the quotas given them by ma
tlonal draft headquarters. The quo.
tas are based on the total number
Of men each state has available
for service.
Quotas recently have been rela-
lively Small-about 10000 a month
and a high percentage of state
quotas has been filled by volun-
teers, mostly men 20 or under.
This has tended to push upward
the average age of men called in
voluntarily.
The state draft directors were
questioned before yesterdays an
nouncement by Secretary of De-
fense Wilson that draft quotas,
starting in February and running
at least through June, will be ap-
proximately halved. Wilson said
the quota of 10000 which had been
fixed for February will be cut to
10000 or 11,OOO.
This action can be expected to
push still higher the average age
OF men called without their
consent.
The survey of state directors
showed that South Dakota has the
highest verage draft age-be-
tween 2412 and 25 for men being
called involuntarily. One reason is
that South Dakota has been able
to fill from 80 to 95 per cent of
ITS draft quotas recently with vol
unteerS.
In California and Vermont, the
average is "a for men called with
out their consent.
Wisconsin and Utah appear to
be taking the youngest men. Both
states are filling their quotas with
2O-year-oldS and Wisconsin took
some 19-year-olds in October.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-21
"Roosie's Bump"
Heads Douible
Bill At Monroe

Riotous comedy and rollicklng
fun crowds the screen of the Mon
roe Theatre as young Remington
Riesby pitches the most aStonish-
ing exhibition game that has ever
been seen in Brooklyn in the mo
vie opening Thursday.
Part and parcel of the Brooklyn
Dodgers, contributing his unique
talents to the show at Ebbets Field,
young Remington adds a spark of
magic to an already inspired team
in Republics sparkling comedy,
"Roogie's Bump"
The John Bash production con-
Germs a small boy. .Roogie, to
his pals. faced with a problem
which has faced all Brooklyn lads
since the buns bummed their way
into the heart of a baseball low
ing nation. Roogie is barred from
ulaving Sandlot ball with the neigh
borhood kids because he's strang-
or in town. And who knows if Ohio,
is home state, can produce Brook
.yn calibre pitchers.
In addition to introducing Robert
Marriott as Roogie, the film fea-
ures the Brooklyn Dodgers, with
Roy Campanella, Billy LoeS, Russ
Meyer and Carl Erskine in pivotol
roles. Ruth Warrick depicts Roo.
gie's UNDERSTANDABLE worried mo-
ther, Robert Simmon is The ma
nager of the team, and Olive Blake.
ney portrays Roogie'S granny.
"Tobor the Great" a science .
fiction spy drama, is the second
feature of the Monroe bill.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-21
Wilson Disclaims Pentagon
Investigation OfSpace Ship p
BY ELTON c. FAY

WASHINGTON R-Secretary ot
Defense Wilson has termed ques
tons about space ships ga little
dreamy" and disclaimed knowl
edge of such studies by the Penta'
gon but his department said today
It is actively exploring the pos.
sibility of creating artificial earth
So elites.
And it has been doing that for
at least six years.
In response to question about
the status of program mentioned
in a 194S report by the first secre-
tary of defense, James Forrestal,
the Defense Department today
gave this official answer:
"Studies relating to a satellite
program as mentioned in 1948 are
active and are proceeding at a
rate commensurate with the tech
meal state of the art.
"These studies are being coor-
dinated within the office of the
secretary of defense and provide
for full utilization of the COM
bined efforts of the services.
Wilson was asked at a news
conference Nov. 16 if there was
such a study under way. The ex-
change went this way:
Wilson: elm the space ship buSi-
ness? Oh, no."
@. Forrestal wrote about it.
There was a study in 1948. Has it
been discontinued or is it still I'M
der way? A. You are going back
too far for me. / don't know OF
any such study.
@. There have been recent pub
l;shed reports that the Russians
have given priority to the estab-
lishment of the space satellite. Are
YOU concerned that they will beat
us in the air with it? A. l
wouldn't care if they did.
O. You really wouldn't? You
mean you don't care if they get
to the moon first? A l would rather
they 90 off to the moon or some
other place than come over here.
Last week this reporter sub
mitted the question-"Is the pro-
gram still activs?"-to the Defense
Department The formal reply was
produced today.
In addition to the apparent linn
tied circulation within the depart
ment of information about the
satellite program, the project Is
under "secret" classification.
So far as is known, it still is In
the phase of laboratory and mathe-
matical research. No hardware has
tcen built to comprise a "space
station" or an "earth satellite
what actual, proving-ground stud
les have been made are those re-
sulting as a by-product of high
altitude firing of rockets and guid'
ed missiles.
What the scientists aim at first
is not the building of a "space
ship" to carry men beyond the pull
of the earth's gravity or to another
planet. but an artificial satellite
for scientific or even weapon use.
There has been the suggestion Of
Installing some form of automatic
radar equipment on such a satel'
lite to provide continuous survell'
lance of ali nations of the North
ern Hemisphere.