davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1954-05-04

from a parked cruiser. The
beam is aimed across the high
way and a gauge registers the
speed of any car passing
through the beam.
State Cruisers ClOcked.
State cruisers whizzed through
the beam at various speeds
during the demonstration, and
the meter clocked them right
on the nose each time.
Capt. Williams said it would
take two troopers in cruiser to
operate a meter-one to watch
the meter and record it's read
ings and the second to note
down license numbers OF fast
travelling cars.
The actual arrest of a motor
ist who passes too fast is to be
made by a trooper in another
cruiser when he receives a radio
message from the meter op-
orator.
The speed meter is run by the
cruiser battery, and can be moved
about without difficulty.
Twenty Minutes at Each Spot.
Capt. Williams said he doubted
that a meter would be kept al
one location for longer than &c
minutes. Large signs, warning Of
the radar speed checks are to be
erected on major highways. But
police are not required to post
them exactly where the checks
are being made.
1t. S. A. Walton, commander
of the district headquarters in
this area, said his men still
would patrol the highways in
pursuit of speeders by the usual
methods, pacing drivers with
their cruiser speedometers. 1t
takes only two speeding convic-
tions in a year for a license
revocation.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
-Four Mayors
Are Elected in
Prince Georges
Voting Mostly Light;
First Women Named
To RiverduIe Council

Residents of 10 Prince Georges
County municipalities went to
the polls yesterday to pick local
officials. These included four
mayors and in one town, River
dale, woman council member
for the first time.
In most cases, voting was light.
At EdmonSton, the voting place
in the Edmonston Elementary
School nearly was inundated by
the heavy rain.
The voting was as follows:
RIVERDALE.
A f1rst-grade teacher at the
College Park Elementary School
became the first woman elected
to the Riverdale Town Council
in it's 34-year history.
Mrs. Edna F. Wade of 6315
Taylor road. Riverdale, won out
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Parents Are Told
Of School Program
In Falls Church
II. GAMER
Capitol Heights

Inquisitive Falls Church par
ents learned some things about
their school program-and it's
effectivenesS-at a town meeting
sponsored by the School Board
last night.
A measurement of the pro-
grams effectiveness was given in
achievement test results. In al
most every instance the city
school children exceeded the ma
tional norm on standardized
reading, mathematics. English
and spelling tests given last year.
The test results were furnished
by Albert Young, school psy-
chologist, one of five panel mem
bers for the meeting In the GYM
nasium of the George Mason
Junior-Senior High School, at
tended by about so persons.
Superintendent Is Chairman.
Irwin H. Schmidt, school su-
perintendent, served as chair
man of the panel. Other men,
bers were Joe Little. principal
of the George Mason School;
Harold Cushman, elementary
principal; Mrs. John Bold. presi-
dent of the high school Parent
Teacher Association. and Lee M.
Rhoads, president Of the elemen-
tary school PTA.
Mr.. Schmidt reviewed the
State laws affecting the school
program and explained that text
books are selected from a list
approved by the State Depart
ment of Education.
Value of kindergarten.
Concerning kindergartenS, the
parents heard expressions from
Mr.. Schmidt and Mr.. Cushman
that the child who enters the
first grade from a good kinder
garten is quicker to adjust and
begin the learning process than
the non-kindergarten child.
The town meeting idea was
suggested by school member
Oliver Caldwell as a means of
getting information about the
school program to the parents.
Several parents suggested that
more information be sent home
with the school children as a
means Of keeping the public in
formed.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
HyattsviIIe'Street
Project Approved

A program to trim the trees
and improve the streets of Hy-
attsville, Md, was approved last
night by the city council.
Some 439 trees will be trimmed.
The $1,000 job will done by the
Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
Street repairs will include in
stallation of a curb and gutter
on Lancer drive from Thirty
third avenue to Ager road. a curb
on Thirty-first avenue from
jamestown road to Lancer drive.
and a curb and sidewalk on Gall
latin street from Baltimore ave-
nue. to Forty-second avenue. The
work will be done by Kermit
Hunt of Cheverly. Md, the low
est bidder.
Mayor Jesse Baggett an
nounced the Post Office Depart
ment has failed to renew its six
month option to buy $4,000
square feet of the l60. .000-square-
foot municipal parking lot. It
was hoped the 100000 tract
would be the site Of a central
post Office.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
BealI Is Recovering
From Appendix Operation

Montgomery County Manager
Edward T. Beall is recovering
from an operation for appendix
removal at Montgomery General
Hospital. The operation was
performed Sunday.
Mr.. Beall was removed from
the county payroll Saturday but
continued on leave pending out
come of a Scioto County tOhio)
grand jury's consideration of a
fund shortages report.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Detective Is Indicted
In Check Forgeries

A private detective was in
dicted by an Alexandria grand
jury yesterday on charges of
forging two checks which police
said he found in an automobile
that he repossessed for a Wash
ington finance agency.
The detective, Callie Nassif,
"a. Of the 2600 block Of Addison
road. Capitol Heights. Md. was
among % persons indicted
by the Alexandra Corporation
Court grand jury.
Police said the checks were in
the automobile Of Fred Kirsch
when it was repossessed last
month. Mr.. Kirsch manages Les
lie Hall in Alexandria.
The checks, police said, were
signed by two officers of the
Dominion Recreation Co.. which
operates Leslie Hall. Police said
Nassif filled one check in for
$225 and one for $175.50, In
dorsed and cashed them both.
When Nassif was arrested,
police said they found 1887 in
his socks and quoted him as say
ing it was part of the money he
got with the forged checks.
Also indicted yesterday was
Raymond c. Boothe, %, of 20
East Windsor avenue.
Boothe disappeared February
26 with $1,000, which police said
belonged to Sands & Co., Inc,
and has not been seen since. He
was indicted on a grand larceny
charge and on charge of steal
ing the company truck in which
he disappeared. The truck later
was recovered.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Mere Sight of Rodor Checks
Slows Shirley Highway Cars

Virginia State police are about
to begin using radar to check the
speeds of automobiles on major
highways.
The speed meters were demon
strated by State troopers yester-
day on Shirley highway to local
police officials from nearby COM
munities and to military police
from Fort Belvoir and Quantico.
Use of the equipment for ac-
tual arrest purposes begins July
l. when legislation passed by the
last session of the General AS
sembly legalizing use of the de-
vices becomes effective.
State police plan to operate
the speed meters through the
month of June, however, to warn
motorists and acquaint them
with the system.
Maryland Already Using.
Similar equipment already is
used in Maryland and a number
of other States.
Capt. G. M. Williams, State
police division commander in
Northern Virginia. told the
group at yesterdays demon
stration that he did not an
ticlpate any great increase in
the number of speeding arrests
but we expect to slow them
down quite a bit"
The sight of so many police
standing around the meter was
enough to slow down all who
passed yesterday. Not one car
went through at more than As
miles an hour although the
limit on Shirley highway is SIS.
The meters and the troopers
who operate them won't be
quite so visible. however, when
they go into use. The speed
meter can be operated easily
Evening star., 1954-05-04
tobacco Auctioninq
Opens; Prices Rise
Above 1853 Level

Maryland. tobacco auctions to-
day began what promises to be
one of the best sales seasons in
history.
First offerings of the 39-mil-
lion-pound 1853 crop brought
from 1914 to rs cents a pound at
markets in Upper Marlboro and
Wayson'S Corner, Anne Arundel
County.
Prices last year were from z
to 70 cents a pound. The prac-
tical top price today was "a
cents as compared with SO cents
on opening day last year.
Low grades sold for IL to 18
cents a pound more today than
at the first auction last year
and middle grades were up 4 to
8 cents a pound. bearing out
pre-saleS predictions.
The largest opening day crowd
in the memory of veteran to-
bacco men watched the auc-
tioneers and domestic and for
eign buyers move swiftly down
long rows of baskets at the
Edelen Bros. small warehouse in
Upper Marlboro and at the Anne
Arundel county market.
Sales began simultaneously at
9:30 am. In La Plata. Waldorf
and Hughesville. First reports
from these warehouses indicated
that prices were substantially the
same as in the Upper Marlboro
area.
Farmers, apparently satisfied
with this, rejected only a few
bids. and the Government CO.
operatives which take over when
prices are less than minimum
got only a few baskets from the
first rows sold.
Paul Mackie, general manager
Of the co-operatives, described
the opening as auspicious.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Council Candidates
Stress Shortage Of
Schools, Teachers

An insufficient number of
schools and the teacher shortage
were described last night as
Montgomery County's greatest
current problems. in the opin-
ions Of most of the candidates
seeking nominations to the
county council in next months
primary elections.
Twenty Of the 26 hopefuls dis
played their political wares while
sitting as a panel before resi-
dents of the Kensington area in
the Homewood Community
Center.
Harold Breimyer. president Of
the Homewood Citizens Associa-
ton, sponsor of the bipartisan
meeting. allowed each candidate
2 minutes to offer his opinion as
to the county's most pressing
problem" and suggest its remedy.
Priority Problem of Eight.
Eight candidates listed the
schools and teacher shortage
first. Others placed the educa-
ton problem lower on their lists.
Those particularly concerned
over the school problem included
council members Mrs. Stella B.
Werner and Lathrop E. Smith
and candidates Morgan L. Tenny,
Spencer Brown, ST.; j. Graham
Walker. Lawrence M. Fisher,
Hugh Hassell and Jerry T. Will
liamS.
The need for a master plan for
zoning and proper land use in
Montgomery County ranked
second in Importance in the can
didates' opinions.
That problem was first raised
by James A. Buchanan, candi-
date Of Rockville. Several others,
including William L. Slayton,
Roy C. Williams, Mrs. Werner
and Mr.. Smith added their ideas.
This subject also consumed much
of the discussion period, in
which about 60 spectators took
part. Most of the residents were
particularly concerned with the
county wide debate on the merits
Of encouraging light industries
to locate in Montgomery County.
Commission Blasted.
Jerry L. Cook and Roy c. Will
liams called for a stepup In the
county's public relations pro-
gram. Robert T. Snure said the
greatest problem is the coun-
cil's inability to exercise greater
influence over the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission.
He cited recent case histories in
which he said the commission
"has failed to fulfill it's obliga-
tions to the public" He agreed
the council cannot tell the
commission what to do"
Constantine Eisinger and j.
Conway Hunt described the
greatest problem as one of
spreading the awareness for the
need Of sufficient civil defense
measures. Edward L. Hahn
called for economy, Charles H.
Jamison. for more and improved
roads. and Page F. Hopkins. for
'the businessman's approach to
Montgomery County govern
ment."
Cecil E. Custer and David Scull
cited the need for study of all
the difficulties enumerated and
said they must be looked upon as
a composite problem.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
BIadensburg Adopts
$6O,950 Town Budget

The Bladensburg Council last
night adopted a $60.950 town
budget, which is an increase of
$3.50 over the previous year.
The council will set the town
tax rate at an executive meeting
May II. The present rate is As
cents per 500 property valua-
ton.
The council granted the Bla-
densburg Volunteer Fire Depart
ment a permit to hold a carnival
on the fire department property
from May 81 to June IL.
Evening star., 1954-05-04

for the five council seats. Coun-
cilmen elected were:
William j. Lowry, 80 votes;
Lee H. Parr, SO; Donald P.
Holmes, 86. and Robert A. Nor
ris. 81 votes. The other candi-
dates. Leonard F. Gardner and
Jesse H. Holmes. received 78 and
70 votes each.
Former Mayor H. w. Shu-
CARTS, who had declined to run
again, received % votes on write
in ballots.
CHEVERLY.
Four incumbents, all without
opposition, were reelected. They
were Vaness Ratterree, in ward /,
with Z votes; Laurence N. Wood
worth. ward 2, with So; william
L. Schmidt. ward 4, with 13, and
Mrs. Anna H. Flynn. ward S.
with 8
EDMONS1ON.
Voters nearly were flooded out
here when rain inundated the
school yard outside the polling
place. In ward / Dudley I. Par
rish won over Frederick Shef-
field. 20 to 13, and in ward 2
Charles F. Hammett ousted Clar-
ence F. Powell, an incumbent,
20 to 13.
COTTAGE CITY.
Three of the towns five COM
missioner seats were at stake.
In ward 2, Sam 2. Tayman, with
1O2 votes, was unopposed. In
ward 3, Melvin H. Howes de-
feated Sidney L. Waddell, 96 to
81, and in ward 4. John P. Bate
man beat Marshall s. Billmyer.
81 to 80.
NORTH BRENTWOOD.
The town councilmen were
elected, one of them by defeat
ing a councilman of 10 years
standing. The latter was Fred
erick w. johnson. who won over
Councilman Orlando c. Hobbs.
Al to 20, in ward 3. In ward
| 2. Wallace E. Williams, a vet
eran of % years on the council.
| was unopposed and polled z
votes.
PARAMOUNT HEIGHTS.
Three incumbent councilmen
were reelected without oppoSi-
ton. They were boswell E.
Brooks, q votes: John Davis,
q. and Malkiah Charity. jr.. 20.
Evening star., 1954-05-04

over two other candidates in the
only contest. Mrs. Wade, with 33
votes, will succeed Councilman
c. R. Embrey, who did not seek
reelection to the ward 2 seat.
The other two candidates were
G. Edward Smith. who received
81 votes, and Mrs. Margaret
Stamler, 13.
Unopposed for reelection were
Councilmen Walter B. Ford, with
% votes in ward /, and Edward
B. Dunford. with "a. in ward 4.
Treasurer Hanson D. Powers,
with 14O, was reelected without
opposition.
DISTRICT HEIGHTS.
L. T. Happy" Gates, a paint
ing contractor making his first
bid for public Office. was elected
the first mayor Of District
Heights, defeating j. w. Nc
Namara. an incumbent town
commissioner and former chair
man of the town governing body,
800 to 1919.
Technically he was elected
commissioner at large, but will
be known as the Mayor under q
town government reorganization
approved by residents and the
General Assembly in 1853. -Four
commissioners also were elected
under a new four-ward system.
The voting for commissioners:
Ward /, E. Michael Roll polled
191 votes, defeating Joseph M.
Zeman, with 81. Ward 2, Maj.
Harry F. Volkman. U. S. M. c.,
an incumbent, defeated j. Gil
bert Harris, SIS to As.
Ward 3, Leslie E. Sauve, with
80 votes. won over Charles w.
Knight, 80, and Police Chief John
w. Shoap, 8. In ward 4 Law
renee T. Rohan. unopposed on
the ballot. polled IS votes.
SEAT PLEASANT.
Mayor Ben H. Watkins was
reelected for second term, de-
feating Robert L. Mann. men,
ber of the Town Council. The
vote was 220 to 167.
In the race for town treasurer.
Mrs. Margaret Gardner defeated
j. Theodore Crown. former
treasurer. who lost out two years
ago to the same opponent. This
years vote was 3O9 to SO.
Elected councilmen at large
were Robert E. Peed, $50 votes.
and Herbert Siddley. 146. They
defeated Joseph B. Gardella, an
incumbent. who received 139; A.
Carl MUIR, go, and William L.
Sistek, jr., 81.
Other council members elected
were:
Ward 1, Donald E. Martin,
over Clinton G. Ferguson, 20 to
II; ward 2, Mrs. Charlotte B.
Cain over Rex. w. Potts. "a to
%; ward 3, S. Preston Tate,
unopposed. with So; ward 4.
Antonio Fominaya. unopposed,
with So: ward S. John E. Col
mus, unopposed, with Is.
CAPITOL HEIGHTS.
Mayor Joseph H. Gamer, with
l79 votes. was unopposed for re-
election, as was James Gearhart,
4 councilman running for town
treasurer. He received ITS votes.
Originally. there had been IA
candidates for six council seats,
out two were disqualified.
The winners included three in
eumbents, James E. Clark, sr.,
with 141 votes; Elvin L. Camp
bell, jr., 112, and Harvey E. En-
mis-. 125. and three newcomers,
Robert NJ Woolwine. 100; Earl
A. Inzer. 131. and Leo P. Forami,
l18.
Losers were Harry L. Prather.
II; Rupert L. Metzinger. A: Will
liam A. Devine. ST.. 1903: Thomas
H. Grieg. go; Walter j. Zador.
96. and Frank Horstman, n.
One of the disqualified candi-
dates. Edward o. Schauf. re-
ceived 54 write-in votes. The
other disqualified candidate was
Floyd Yocum, ST.
MORNINGSIDE.
Matthew P. Rosch was elected
mayor by polling the most votes
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Mercersburq Dinner

Washington area alumni Of
Mercersburg Academy. Mercers-
burg. Pa, will hold their annual
reception and dinner at 6:15 pm.
tomorrow at the Oficers' Club
of Fort Lesley j. McNair.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
Final HEARING
Set Thursday on
County Budget
Little Criticism
Voiced So Far on
Arlington Plan

A final hearing on the pro-
posed $20.2 million Arlington
budget for 1954-55 will be held
at 8 pm. Thursday at Stratford
Junior High School, 4100 Vaca-
tion lane.
The County Board called the
hearing after receiving the re-
port of its interim budget COM
mittee.
Three budget hearings already
held have evoked little criticism
of the proposals of County Man
ager A. T. Lundberg and School
Supt. Edward Rutter. AS a re-
suit of requests at the school
budget hearing, however, the
School Board amended it's pro-
posal to include all teachers in
its pay increase plan.
The interim budget committee
recommended specific cuts in the
proposed budgets totaling $685.
708. including elimination of the
kindergarten program advocated
by the School Board.
$22S,OOO Net Cut.
Ernest j. Holcomb, chairman
of the committee, said the
groups recommendations actu-
ally call for net cut of $228, 900.
reducing the school budget by
$304.00O and increasing the gen.
eral county budget by $4,000.
The kindergarten program,
estimated by the School Board
to cost $258, 900, is not in opera
ton this year and would be an
addition to estimates for opera
tion of the present school sys-
tenn next year.
The committee suggested
$501 ,008 in additional cuts in
the school budget. Retaining
present tax rates, as the COM
mittee recommended, would
leave excess revenue of about
$4,000 if the total school cut
of $760.000 were made. The
$4,000, the committee said.
could be used for salary increases
for teachers, to provide funds
for the cafeterias to accommo-
date children of low-income
families, or to reduce the tax
rate.
Figures Explained.
Referring to action of the
County Board last year, the COM
mittee said, Even though the
County Board reduced the
(School Board's) request by
$450,0O0, the total revenue Gin
1953-54) was only $4,000 less
than requested a year ago. Had
the County Board approved the
schools tax rate request of laE
year in full, the schools 1853
Sd revenue would have been
$557.934 higher than the funds
requested in last years budget
proposal"
The committee said that "by
comparison with the proposed
1954-55 budget for Montgomery
County. Md. Arlington's cost is
more than $40 per pupil higher"
The recommended reductions
in the county budget, $132, 700,
could be added to new revenue
to provide total new revenue Of
$208, TOO, the committee said.
About $66, 900 in additional funds
could be derived from ending
the present practice of allowing
a discount for early payments
of water bills, the committee said.
Another $4,000 revenue was in
cluded in the recommendations
as the amount of underestima-
ton of the surplus.
OF the total, $208, 700, the
committee said: 1T is recon-
mended that such of these funds
as possible be used to facilitate
the land acquisition program"
The committee recommended
that present tax rates. $2.91 on
real estate, and $3.50 on personal
property, be retained.
The County Board will meet
on May 13 to begin final delib-
Grafton on the budget, which
must be adopted by midnight
May Is.
Evening star., 1954-05-04
MORNINGSIDE.

Matthew P. Rosch was elected
mayor by polling the most votes
-02-among seven candidates
Evening star., 1954-05-04

BROOKEVILLE.
Three incumbentS who had in
dicated a willingness to serve
again were reelected here in a
write-in vote over three other
candidates. Chairman Howard
T. Craver. with q votes, and
Charles r. Hawkins and C. Will
lard Harvey, each with 18.
were the winners. Alexander
Casanges, James Jordon and
Clyde Unglesbee each drew eight
votes.
SOMERSET.
William F. Belts, a former
councilman, was elected Mayor,
defeating Maj. Gen. Thomas j..
Hanley. U. s. A. F.. retired. 174
to q. Mayor Belts lives at 5605
Warwick place. Irving Day. who
served as Mayor for IA years.
did not seek reelection.
Residents Of this Chevy Chase
area town also elected two new
councilmen, Robert E. Mitchell,
$3.50 Warwick place. 169 votes.
and Jesse Wetnstein. 4716 Essex
avenue. 118 votes. A third candi-
date, Maxwell Conklin, was de-
feated. with 110 votes.
nnr~wxr0Nyn
Voters in this special taxing
district in the Chevy Chase area
elected q new committeeman and
two others. Edward NJ. Castle,
4805 Drummond avenue, the new
committeeman, and James B.
Garry. 4721 Drummond avenue
and Edward M. eastman. 4617
Drummond avenue, incumbents,
were elected to one-year terms.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-05
East Tabor Club
To Sponsor
Flower Show

The East Tabor Home Makers
Home Demonstration Club will
sponsor a flower show at the East
Tabor Community building Thurs
day, May 6, from 8 to 10 O'clock
p. m. officials announced.
All flowers for the exhibit must
be in the community building by
7:30 p. m. Arrangements of all
specimens will be accepted in
Guiding pot plants. All types of
arrangements including, mantle,
miniature and potted plants, will
be accepted and participants may
enter as many as they wish.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-05

There are still others who feel
that the trend toward trunk toll
roads is one answer to the prob
lem. And so il goes. There can be
no doubt but that il is problem
which challenges the best states
manship that our State has to
offer. We shall hear a great deal
about it during the months and
years Immediately ahead.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-05
Facts OF State
North Carolina continues to

North Carolina continues to
have more miles of highways und-
er state control than any state in
the Union, but it has lost to Della
ware the distinction of having the
largest percentage of its total
highways under state control.
Based on the latest reports of the
United States Bureau of Public
Roads, there were 67,455 miles of
highways in the State under state
control, which is the highest of
any state by wide margin. Vir-
ginia was second with 48,80l miles
and Pennsylvania was third with
44,788.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-05
MARTHA SUSAN NEW

Mr.. and Mrs. LiSton New an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Martha Susan. Monday, April &c.
1855 p. m. James Walker Memoir
ial hospital. Wilmington, weigh
ing seven pounds and one ounce.
Mrs. New is the former Sue
Booth of Conway.