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Evening star., 1954-05-09
RockviIIe's New Mayor Seeks
To Put Town Talent to Work
Expert in Planning
Has Experience to
, Use on City Job

Dickran Y. Hovsepian, Rock
ville's new mayor, and his four
councilmen serve without COM
pensat'0n and are firm believers
in ex, nding this privilege to
other residents.
Rockville has a wealth of
free talent in many fields and
we plan to put it to use as
rapidly as possible" Mr.. How
sepian said.
The 39-year-old mayor is a
quiet-mannered, soft-s poke n
man who reverses his field and
becomes a dynamic speaker
when he moves on to the public
stage.
His colleagues describe him as
a methodical character, a
searching guy" who likes to see
any problem first hand before
making a decision.
Mr.. Hovsepian is chief of the
intelligence branch of the plan
ming division. Army Map Service.
He served in the Army first as a
private, then as an intelligence
officer in World War II.
Mr.. Hovsepian heads a we'll
rounded team that took over
Rockville's administration last
week in a landslide victory even
their strongest supporters had
not envisioned.
Working with him are Alex
Greene. a Federal budget officer
Wendell Turner, a successful
business man who is specializing
in administration, James Robert
son, a civic leader whose studies
have been aimed at recreation
programs, and John Oxley, an
attorney.
Much of Mr.. Hovsepian's work
has been in the planning field
Asked about plans Of his ad-
mlnlStratlon, ne replied:
1--WE are going to move aheae
along lines Of our platforms"
Coming up first is a scheduled
report to the people" at 8 pm
Tuesday by city employees on thu
sewer and water situation.
Then will come appointment
of a permanent six-man plan.
ming and zoning commission
which will prepare a master plar
for the city which Mr.. Hovsepiar
believes will number 10000 per.
sons by no later than 1860.
BY June IS. the administration
hopes to have issued its new
budget. When that budget /.
adopted, Mr.. Hovsepian believe.
residents will. know the tax rate
for both years of his admins.
tration.
"We are not planning any
piecemeal program" Mr.. How
sepian said. His supporters e
further and say his election
Evening star., 1954-05-09

dotted with small yellow flags
staked out by the Government.
+. The Watsons' 8-year-old son
Rodger wasn't at all bothered.
He enthusiastically waved a
small American flag and beamed
at the thought of having so
much excitement in his own
backyard. The Watsons have
two other children, Jannelle,
Is, and Leroy, II.
The major portion of the par
Gel being condemned for the
radar installation is owned BY
the three LaDue sisters. who no
longer live in the area.
DR.. and Mrs. Moir Bowman
and their four children live on
a 100-acre farm that lies be-
tween the missile-launching site
and the radar site.
were Caught in Middle"
Were really caught in the
middle" said Mrs. Bowman, as
she gazed out her kitchen win
dow and pointed to the Mat
tingly farm where the missile
launching station is planned.
The Bowmans moved to Pope's
Head road four years ago from
Arlington County.
eve wanted to get away from
the city," said Mrs. Bowman. II
don't know why they didn't put
this thing in the woods away
from every one so it wouldn't
ruin our property
The Bowmans have seen Army
Evening star., 1954-05-09
Less Birth Control
And More Industry
Urged by Bright
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, May 8.-Temus
(Tim) Bright, automobile dealer
and candidate for Republican
nomination for governor. came
out today for more industry and
less birth control in Maryland.
Both subjects, said Mr.. Bright,
are part of the billion dollar
prosperity program" he plans If
elected governor.
On the subject of diScouraging
birth control in Maryland, Mr..
Bright said:
We'll need hundreds of thous-
ands of new babies to go
along with my advanced (pros-
perity) program to I'LL the
jobs I plan to create"
There will be free marriage
licenses and medical benefits as
our State begins it's swift climb
upward there will also be a
500 bonus for twins, a bonus Of
$1,000 for triplets, $4,000 for
quadruplets, $4,000 for quints
and 100000 will be paid to the
first couple which comes up with
six living babies born at the same
BIRTH"
Evening star., 1954-05-09

aren't too keen about the idea
Of Nike site on their property.
Notes Building Restriction.
"They tell me it will be quiet.
Still they have restricted me
from building closer than $40
feet to the property they bought" "
said Mr.. Mattingly. There are
119 acres in the Mattingly farm.
The 13 acres bought by the Gov
ernment separates the Mat
tinglys' home from the general
store they operate.
The Mattingly home is one of
the oldest in Fairfax County
Mrs. Mattingly said it was built
between 1880 and 1850, and much
of the original building is still
standing.
George Washington is sup
posed to have visited here" said
Mr.. Mattingly. THAT was while
the house was occupied by DR..
David Stuart. who married
Eleanor Calvert Custis. She was
one of the Calverts from Mary
land, and was the widow Of John
Parke Custis. He was one of
Martha Washington's sons.
Some folks say Eleanor is buried
in that graveyard over there.
The Government is taking that
too."
The most, optimistic view was
offered by Warren jenkins, q
carpenter. who lives about 200
yards from the site where the
radar equipment is to be located.
"One things sure. At least
folks will know where Pope'S
! Head road is located"
Evening star., 1954-05-09
New Navy Viking Rocket
Ties Altitude Test Record
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, May 8.-The
Glenn L. Martin Co. announced
Friday night that a Navy Viking
rocket fired at White Sands
Proving Ground. N. Mex. tied a
Single-stage altitude record by
shooting 1856 miles into the
atmosphere.
Officials at the Martin COM
pany. which designed and built
the rocket, said their represent
atives telephoned results of the
test here.
Telemetering equipm n
flashed data on performance and
atmospheric conditions back to
ground stations, while the rocket
was on it's 4,000-mile-and-h hour
flight. Two previous Vikings,
fired in 1851 and 1852, reached
approximately the same altitude,
spokesmen said.
Evening star., 1954-05-09

officers and surveyors poking
around the area since last sum-
mer. II
"They said they couldn't tell
us anything for security rea-
sons" recalled Mrs. Bowman.
I'VE didn't get an idea what
they planned here until Febru-
ary when word somehow got
around that it was to be a Nike
station.
Mrs. Bowman heard from one
of her neighborS that Pope's
Head road should be the safest
place around Washington with
a Nike station in its midst. But
she isn't convinced.
There must be some danger, "
she said. I'm case of an attack
certainly the enemy would try
to bomb this place."
The farm of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Lamb also stretches
between the launcnlng Site ana
the radar site. It adjoinS the
BowmanS. T.
The Lambs aren't too happy
about the idea but they aren't
too concerned.
II guess it had to go some
where" said Mr.. Lamb, "if it
weren't near us it would be near
someone else. I just wish the
Government had taken the land
that lies in between the two in
stallationS."
Mr. Lamb is a retired Navy
lieutenant and a graduate law
yer. He is perhaps more faml-
lar with the requirements OF
warfare than some of his neigh
Evening star., 1954-05-09
Nike Post Causes Stir Along Once Peaceful Pope Head Road
Some Fuirfux Stution
Residents Scared;
Boy Sole Enthusiast
By- MoN Lou Werner


The once peaceful countryside
along winding Pope's Head road
in Fairfax County Is astir over
the new Nike guided missile
station to be located there.
Some who live in the area are
frankly scared. Others are wor-
ried about interference with tele-
vision reception. A few are phil
osophical and unperturbed.
On one point they all agree:
The Nike project Is going ahead
whether they like it or not.
The Government already has
legal possession Of IL acres for
which condemnation proceedings
were filed in Alexandria Federal
Court on Friday. Another parcel
Of slightly more than 13 acres is
being acquired by direct purchase
from the owners, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis K. Mattingly.
The two parcels are about q
quarter of a mile apart. approx
imately six-tenths Of q mile
northwest Of Fairfax Station,
which is about six miles south
west of Alexandria. The map on
file indicates that the Mattingly
property is to be used for the
missile launching station, and
the radar equipment for guiding
the missiles is to be located on
the property being condemned.
Ring Of Posts Planned.
The installation is one Of a
ring Of Nike posts planned
around Washington to protect
the Capitol from enemy air at
tack.
One already is under con-
struction at Lorton. Va, and is
repeatedly scheduled for COM
pletion in July. A mobile Nike
battery was set up at Fort Meade.
Md, several months ago for the
Baltimore Washington defense
area.
Construction is expected to
begin soon on about 20, other
guided missile installations in IA
critical defense areas Of the
United States.
The number of batteries in
each area will range from four
to 16-or from one to four missile
battalionS.
Each missile battery probably
will have two concrete magazines
consisting of sound and ex-
plosion-proof launching control
rooms, an automatic elevator for
lifting the weapons to the sur
face for firing, and storage
spaces.
81 Don't Like the Idea"
II wish they had taken all
of my property so I could move
further away" said Thomas. L.
Watson who owns a small cor
ner of the land being condemned.
II just don't like the idea of
living so close to something like
that. Suppose one of those things
went out of control and dropped
down."
Mr.. Watson said his house
would be only TOO feet away from
the radar equipment.
"Of course, they told me there
wouldn't be any noise" said Mr..
Watson. II hope they are right"
"Why can't we have peace"
pondered Mrs. Watson, as she
looked across the green fields
Evening star., 1954-05-09
Star Want Ad Brings
Fast Results

Mrs. A. l. M. Of Arlington wonted
to sell lown mower. She ploeed
on inexpensive od in The Stor cIossi-
fled. Results were immediote. She
sold to the first collier, received O
total Of so coils.
II you hove something to buy.
trode or sell tell il to the long estob-
Iished audience Of The Star reoders
end get quick oetion.
The Stor publishes more classified
eds thon ony other Washington news
paper because il produces the best
results. Just phone Sterling 5000
end osk for an od- -tokeF.
Evening star., 1954-05-09
Alexandra Church
Is Celebrating
Its 7O5th Year

The Washington Street Meth
odist Church. Alexandria, today
opens its 105th anniversary cele-
bration in it's new $268, 300 edu-
cational building.
The new colonial structure ad-
Joins the church sanctuary in
the 100 block of South Washing
ton street. 1t was turned over
to the church on Friday.
Architect of the three story
building was Robert A. Wilcoos.
Included is a social hall seat
ing 500, church offices, parlor,
library, 18 classrooms, Kitchen,
nursery and storage rooms.
Evening star., 1954-05-09
Joseph Muthy Heads
Cerebral Palsy Group

Joseph J. Mathy Of Fairfax,
Va. has been elected prersident
OF the United Cerebral Palsy
organizations Of Fairfax county
and Falls Church.
Other officers are Mrs. Rob-
ert P. Sullivan, Fairfax Station,
secretary and Mrs. Joseph Nc
Caffrey. Falls Church, head Of
the membership committee.
Evening star., 1954-05-09
Board 10 Ask Bids
For Work on Three
Schools at Arlington

Bids have been asked by the
Arlington School Board on ar
addition to Swanson Junior High
School and remodeling of Maury
and Monroe Schools.
Assistant Supt. E. j. Braun
told the school board at its meet
ing yesterday that the board
should be able to award con-
tracts on the projects May 27.
At Maury, $3.50 Wilson boule-
ward. and Monroe, 1900 Key
boulevard, multipurpose rooms
will be added and minor re-
modelling is scheduled.
At Swanson, in Westover, the
addition will include a home
economics room. music room
extension of cafeteria space, an
auxiliary gymnasium, and some
remodeling.
Bids will be asked next week
Mr.. Braun said, on an addition
to link Jefferson Junior High
and Henry School, on South
Walter Reed drive.
Plans for q new Glencarlyn
School should be ready by Au-
gust, and preliminary plans foI
the proposed Kenmore Junior
High are almost ready for pres
entation to the board, the assist
ant superintendent said.
A furry of controversy arose
late in the meeting as James r.
Miles, ST., one of the boards
severest critics, asked if a list OF
personnel turnover. including
salaries, would be made available
to him.
Mr.. Cox said the board has nc
obligation to issue or publish
such lists, but that teachers
salaries are recorded in the
minutes of the board which are
available to the public.
Evening star., 1954-05-09
Campaign Sill
InLowGear
In Maryland
Dr.. Byrd Attends
Barbecue; Muhoney
Issues Statement

George P Mahoney made some
promises and DR.. H. c. Byrd
munched barbecued sandwiches
yesterday as Maryland's cam
paign for the Democratic guber-
material nomination continued
along in low gear.
Yesterdays activity by the two
candidates was typical. Their
battle, thus far, has failed to
live up to advance expectations
that it would be a heated one.
Observers suggested there is
reason to believe that DR.. Byrd
would like to keep it that way.
With the organization support
he has efficiently lined up
throughout the State, Byrd
leaders are said to feel that their
man will be walk-in unless Mr..
Mahoney is able to stir up some
emotions.
Mr.. Mahoney has been trying
hard, but so far he hasn't been
able to dig up an Issue that has
aroused much interest. However,
he's probably saving his biggest
ammunition until the last few
weeks before the June % pri-
mary.
Issues 5Oth Statement.
In his statement yesterday
the 50th of the 100 daily state
mentS he has promised in his
campaign-Mr. Mahoney de-
clared:
IF independent Democrats
neglect to vote in the June %
primary they will surrender to
the bosses Remember: If you
vote, you're the boss"
He promised, if elected Gov
ernor, to work for a full-time
State Roads Commission, real
ceiling" on State expenditures,
an overhauling of the "sprawling
structure of State government"
and the removal of politics from
conservation and natural re-
sources appointments. He also
said he is in complete sympathy
with teacher and parent groups
seeking adequate classrooms and
competent teachers.
DR.. Byrd, meanwhile, stuck to
his home grounds in Prince
Georges County, where he spent
yesterday afternoon at a Demo-
cratic barbecue at the I. C. E.
Club in Morningside.
With the former University of
Maryland president was his run
ming mate for Attorney General,
State Senator C. Ferdinand Sy-
bert of Howard County.
200 Attend Barbecue. .
About 200 persons attended the
barbecue, sponsored by the
Prince Georges Democratic Club.
The three Democratic candidates
for Congress from the 5th dis
trict were there. along with
virtually all of the candidates
for county offices in the DEM
ocratic primary.
The congressional aSpirants
present were Richard S. Lank-
ford of Annapolis, Paul Menk of
University Park and Walter L.
Green of College Park.
Mr.. Green, who has been at
tacking the county's Democratic
Central Committee in bitter
tones for indorsing Mr.. Lank-
ford's candidacy over his own,
plans to hold a meeting today
with some other unindorsed
Democratic candidates in hopes
Of co-ordinating their activities.
One such meeting was held last
week and tentative plans were
laid for formation of a COM
mittee for an open primary"
Evening star., 1954-05-09
|UhI0 Jurors
SET 10 Study
Report on Bea||
9 Are Subpoenued
To Appear in Probe
Of Alleged Shortages

"A SclOCO county (OnlO) grand
Jury convenes tomorrow and by
Wednesday or Thursday will be-
gin consideration Of a State
auditors report naming Mont
gomery County Manager E. T.
Beall and three others in SIX
findings for recovery of $2.458
in fund shortages in accounts
Of the Portsmouth tOhio) Gen.
eral Hospital.
Mr.. Beall, on leave without pay
from his Montgomery post, yes
terday was released from Mont
gomery General Hospital after
an emergency appendectomy
last Sunday, a hospital spokes-
man said.
The six findings for recovery
naming Mr.. Beall covered a per-
iod when he was Portsmouth city
manager and acting director Of
the hospital.
Yesterday nine witnesses were
subpoenaed to appear before the
grand jury in the investigation
Of alleged shortages.
"Will be Welcome"
Scioto Prosecutor William H.
HarSha. jr., announced he has
not subpoenaed Mr.. Beall. He
said however. that Mr.. Beall,
who has requested permission to
appear, will be welcome"
Among those subpoenaed were
r. E. Hacker. State examiner
who returned the six findings for
recovery.
Also subpoenaed were two for
mer Portsmouth hospital direc-
tors-Lawrence Brett, now a
Cincinnati hospital executive,
and Arthur Carvolth, now direc-
tor Of a Fort Thomas (Ky.) hos
pital, and Mrs. Nadine Pierce,
Mr.. Beall's secretary in Ports
mouth. They were named in
three Of the findings along with
Mr.. Beall.
Meanwhile yesterday Mont
gomery County Council Presi-
dent Harold F. Hammond said
the council was "in a state of
suspended animation on the
Beal situation.
Council Undecided.
He said the council has not
decided whether "all or a por-
ton" of the reports of two at
torneys retained at the county's
expense to investigate the Ports
mouth situation would be made
public.
"It depends on how things
develop" he said. He added the
council felt that if the reports
were made public now "they
would get back to Portsmouth in
matter Of few hours and we
might be accused Of trying to
influence action there favorably
or unfavorably"
Mr.. Hammond added the
council was about to do some
thing with the attorneys. find
ings which He described & as
pretty clear cut" when the
grand jury situation developed.
Meet In Closed Session.
Last Tuesday the council met
behind closed doors for about
three hours discussing the Beall
situation, Mr.. Hammond said.
He added the council had re-
ceived a number of letters from
businessmen in support Of the
manager.
II certainly hope he goes out
there" Mr.. Hammond said, re-
ferring to Mr.. Beall's expressed
intention of appearing before
the grand jury.
Mr.. Hammond added he an
ticipated some council develop
ment by the end of this week.
The Acting County Manager
Jeptha j. Carroll, is scheduled
to leave June to accept the city
managership in Xenia. Ohio.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
Morse Notes

Homecoming by Borghlld
Dahl. Author of Karen" and II
Wanted to See" writes story of a
Norwegian girl "who dreamed the
American dream in a Midwestern
immigrant community still stepped
in the customs and traditions of
Norway. $4,000 E. P. Dutton.
Erik Braadland, 43, Norwegian
minister to Yugoslavia, has been
named ambassador to Moscow. He
will succeed Jens Schive, recent
ly appointed Ambassador to Swed-
en-.
William H. StOneman, chief
correspondent of the Chicago
Daily News in Europe, has been
named Knight, LIST Glass of the
Norwegian Royal Order of st.
Olav.
Seasonal unemployment is Nor
way is lower than year ago. At
the end of December, 2O,94O were
registered as totally unemployed,
as against $4,000 at the same time
in 1852.
NOrway's foreign trade deficit
in December, Kr. 246 million, ex-
GLIDING ships, was larger than in
any other month of 1858. I'M
ports totaled Kr. $50 million, as
against exports of Kr. 80 mil
lion. Including ship imports and
exports, the deficit amounted to
kr. 1863 million.
The International Society for
Contemporary Music has selected
Norwegian composer Klaus Egge's
violin concerto for performance at
the 1854 ISCM festival to be held
in Jerusalem.
An international plastic expo
sition, featuring raw materials,
finished and semi-finished pro-
ducts, as well as machinery and
equipment, will be held in Oslo,
October SLY, 1854.
"A Study of Land Transport in
Norway" by Vincent M. Malm-
strom. Doctoral dissertation deal
ing with the historical geography
of roads and railways in Norway.
University Of Michigan, August,
1858. Copies available from Uni
versity Microfilms, Inc.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
ko-Strike Agreement For
Swedish Press extended
For Eight Years

bargaining table. The first agree
ment of this type was made in
1887. The new agreement, which
covers the period July 1, 1854 to
June 80, 1862, affects about 1000
workers. 1t also provides for a
pension scheme, including certain
family pensions.
Because of the structure of
modern society the citizens need
continuous information on events
and developments, Svenska Dag
bladet writes in an editorial. 1.-THE
newspapers, moreover, are foun-
dalton for public opinion, which
in a democratic country must be
based on constant flow of news,
comments and dissensions. In a
labor conflict affecting the press,
the publication of one of two
newspapers would not eliminate
the detrimental effects, for society
needs the press as a forum for
different opinions" Svenska Dag
bladet further notes that a no.
strike agreement has it's draw
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01

STOCKHOLD (By airmaiD =
The Swedish press secured labor
peace for another eight years
when a blanket agreement recent
ly was signed barring all coercive
measures such as strikes and lock-
outs and providing for arbitration
in case the newspaper publishers
and the newspaper unions cannot
settle their differences over the
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01

backs as well, and that the Con-
federation of Swedish Employers
actually has voiced objections to
the stipulations about compulsory
arbitration as representing an in
fringement of the freedom of the
labor market. But against that
freedom, the paper adds, can he
placed another vital principle, that
of freedom of the press, which is
safeguarded by the Swedish con-
stitution and which, in the inter-
est of society as a whole, should
be protected against such threats
as labor conflicts. Hedge Heilborn,
president of the Swedish News
paper Employers Association,
points out that during the past
sixteen years the special court of
arbitration has been used. only
once, namely, early in World War
II.
So far, hopes for peaceful col
lective bargaining campaign for
1854 have proved justified. The
most important industrial labor
contract, the collective agreement
for the 100000 employees of the
metal working industries, has been
extended until the end of the
year, without any notable change
in wages and benefits.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
SAL. New York
Office Has New
Phone Number

Swedish American Line announ.
ces that it's New York office has
a new telephone number, Circle z
ZOO, from January 20, 1854. The
reason for this change is that the
Line, in order to give still better
service, will install new switch.
board with increased capacity.
Readers who may have location to
telephone the Swedish American
Lines New York office, are asked
to kindly make note of the new
number-CIrcle 7-71O0.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01

The World Figure Skating
Championship contests for men,
women and pairs will be held in
Oslo from February Is to 10 this
year.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01

Johannes Westergaard, Nor.
wegian-born director of Castle &
Overton, Inc, New York, has been
elected president of the Association
of American Wood Pulp Importers.