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Evening star., 1955-11-20
Democrats in Foirfox
To Pick New Committee

officials in the county might bt
able to control the committee.
Hes not up on his statistics,
is he?" asked Omer Hirst, Fair
fax County's other representative
in the House Of Delegates. He
was referring to the loss Of three
seats on the Board Of Super
visors to Republicans.
Steering Group Recommended
The committee also recon-
mended that the new group set
up a steering committee. COM
posed Of all magisterial district
chairman. all elected Demo-
cratic off1ceholders, and all Of
ficers Of the committee.
A plan to establish an hon.
orary Democratic committee with
Ia 500 q year membership fee
was approved.
Com mittee chairman Guy
Bayes appointed temporary
chairmen In the seven 1nagis-
terial districts to preside at the
separate mass meetings until
permanent officers are elected.
Persons interested in filing for
election to the committee must
submit applications and pay q
$3.50 filing fee to Mr., Bayes or
one of the seven district chair
men by midnight, December g.
The seven district chairmen are
Douglas A. Brooks. Mason dis
trict: Mrs. Charlotte Nurge. Falls
Church; Mrs. Flora Crater
Providence; George c. Landrith
Mount Vernon; Mrs. Dorothy
Morris. Lee: Mrs. Cuba curtice
Centreville. and Mrs. Winifred
Hodgson. Dranesville.
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Miles Won't Be Candidate
For Buffers Senate Seat

past loyalty or services per-
formed" Mr.. Mahoney said IN
his prepared remarks.
Mr.. Mahoney. whose aggres-
siye primary campaigns have
been blamed for Democratic set
backs in Maryland since 1850,
said;
II am proud of my record OF
loyalty to the Democratic Party
/ have supported Democratic
candidates at times when my
own selfish interests might have
seemed to have dictated other
wise. I have always tried to be
a good loser and I am not q
party bolter."
In another Democratic polit-
ical development. the chairman
of the S100-a-plate victory din
ner to be held in Baltimore No
vember % announced last night
that rs per cent Of the 1000
tickets already have been ac-
cepted."
The chairman. Michael ]. Bir-
mingham OF Baltimore County,
said a sellout is virtually assured
Evening star., 1955-11-20

cases. Normally the grand jury
would not meet again until April.
Young Marcionette. II. OF
Fairland, Md. is accused Of
fatally stabbing Richard E. Glib
son. 81. a Maryland University
student, November IL in a Lang
ley Park wooded area following
an automobile chase which began
when the victim heard someone
starting his brothers car.
Marcionette was committed to
Spring Grove State Hospital for
mental observation after an ap-
parent suicide attempt In the
Upper Marlboro Jail.
At Spring Grove. where Mar
cicnette is being held in a MAXI
mum security ward. doctors said
they hoped to complete their
mental examination of the youth
"in a week or two"
Other homicide cases which
Mr. Smith said called for i'm
mediate grand jury action are:
Mrs. Dorothy T. Wilson. %.
accused of strangling her 13-
Evening star., 1955-11-20
GA MisIed on Langley,
Alexandria PIonner Saws

Winkler property. said a part OF
the Alexandria site is 100 feet
above Shirley highway. He also
said that 200 acres Immediately
adjacent, which are undeveloped
and available to CIA, are even
higher.
Mr.. Holland said the highway,
sewer, bridge and other improve
ments necessary to make the
Langley site usable would cost
$50 million. Adequate roads and
utilities already are available at
the Alexandria site. he said.
Commitments Cited
He also said the present Fair
fax County Board Of Supervisors
(which was repudiated in the re-
cent election. has committed the
people of that county to various
expenditures which would not
be necessary in the case of Alex
andr1a.
The report to CIA said some
inconvenience may be expert
enced at first in access to Lang
ley but that they would be OF
short duration "since contem-
plated arterial improvements
will make the site easily accessi-
BILE from all sections of the Met
ropolitan Area"
Mr.. Holland said the report
unfairly compares roads and
utilities already in existence in
Alexandria with proposed" pro-
grams in the Langley area, He
said the effect of the report
may be to cause serious loss to
the taxpayers of the United
States, District Of Columbia, Vir-
ginia and local political sub
divisions in northern Virginia"
Evening star., 1955-11-20

An Alexandria Chamber OF
Commerce director and planning
consultant said yesterday that
officials of the Central 1ntelli-
Igence Agency had been misled
by a report which recommended
the site at Langley. Va, for
the proposed SAG million CIA
headquarters.
The criticism followed a state
Iment Friday by a CIA official
that the Winkler tract in Alex
Iandria has been eliminated and
the agency now is considering
the Langley site in Fairfax
County.
Edward S. Holland. chairman
of a Chamber committee seeking
the CIA for Alexandria and a
planning consultant in northern
Virginia for 20 years, said:
1T is inconceivable to me that
the conclusions appearing in
the report could be arrived at,
and 1t is my opinion that the
report is definitely misleading
to the officials of the CHA, to
the Government of the United
States and to some people of
virginia"
Report Is Disputed
The report was made by the
New York engineering consult
ing Arm of Clarke and Rapuano
which was hired by CIA to ad-
wise it on prospective sites.
/ The report said one of the
main reasons for not recon-
mendine the Winkler tract was
that it is too low in relation tc
Shirley highway and surround
ing areas Mr.. Holland. who is 9
lconsultant for the owners Of the
Evening star., 1955-11-20

day. old daughter on November
Ii in her Laurel apartment. The
child, Dorothy Karen, was found
dead in her crib with muslin
strips drawn tightly around her
neck. Mrs. Willow also Is at
Spring Grove for mental OBJ
servation after an apparent sui
eide attempt in the Hyattsville
jail.
Airman &c Sherry o. Sokolik.
%, stationed in Washington. who
lis charged with murder in the
shooting of william S. Birkett,
%, a Washington carpenter. in
an Oxon Hill housing project
during an argument over a tri-
angle romance. The Air Force
man is in the Upper Marlboro
jail.
Benny Evans, 81, colored. of
Upper Marlboro, who is accused
of shooting Samuel L. Williams,
%, of Washington, during an ar
gument on September 80 at a
restaurant near Forestyille.
Evening star., 1955-11-20

American Museum of Natural
History. For most of them 1t was
a first visit to New York City.
In company with 80 teachers,
the group took of in a special
B&O train Of II cars from Union
Station at 7:45 am. this morn
ing in the thick OF Washington's S
first snowstorm Of the year.
The train Travelled along snow
covered rails to Jersey City,
where amid continuing snow the
group took a ferry for Manhat-
tan. Buses picked them UP there
and carried them to the scien-
tific institutions. then downtown,
where the youngsters took over
five entire Times Square restau-
rants. and then back by ferry
to their waiting train for the
ride in darkness back to Wash
ington. where they were to arrive
just before midnight.
Cameras and Cards
Science may have been the OBJ.
ject OF the mass excursion buI
1t provided only a fraction oi
the activity.
Settling down in their seat:
to begin the four-hour trair
ride, the children whipped ouI
books, cameras. magazines
checker boards and hundred
decks Of playing cards. Before
the train had passed Riverdale
Md, several hundred players
were engaged in games of 500
rummy, war, tonk. gin rumnlS
and something called '.two-pacl
war"
Flashbulbs went Of In every
car as boys and girls shot most
of their Aim taking pictures oi
one another. Several group:
struck UP songs. The only sci
enlist In evidence was the fig
ure OF Jim Higgenbotham. IA. Of
4506 Amherst road. College Park
Md. who sweated over problem
in trigonometry.
Jim said he was trying tc
prove "just for kicks" that il
two bisectors are equal. then q
triangle is isoceles.
Wide Range in Books
The reading matter covered q
terrific range. AS Baltimore and
Havre de Grace slipped by out
side. the boys and girls were
deep in volumes called "One oi
Our H Bombs Is Missing" From
Calico to Cosmic Rays" "A
Biography Of BENJAMIN Frank
lin" "Superman.' Bugs Bunny.
Ghosts" and The Webb Of
Evil"
But the card games and studies
didn't last. After the train passed
Wilmington. Del. the children
began to get testless. Groups
started charging up and dowr
the corridors Of the IL rocking
coaches in giggling groups
throwing paper airplanes around
and trying to drop paper cups
of the platforms. BY Philadel.
phia. several dozens slept in their
seats.
Everyone revived for the ferry
ride. but they crowded so to-
gether so on the bow of the
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Volunteer Firemen
Save Choking Boby

A 2la-month-old infant who
had turned blue after a choking
spell was revived yesterday by
Annandale (Va,) firemen who
were taking her to Arlington
Hospital.
The child, identified as Dar-
lene Murrogh. the daughter OF
Mrs. Evelyn Murrogh Of Merri-
field. Va. was apparently life
less when volunteer firemen man
ming an ambulance reached her
home.
The Annandale rescue squad
men, Eugene Campbell, Frank
Sherman and Robert DUDE, said
the child revived en- route to the
hospital after treatment.
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Kiwunis in Favor
OF Burke Airport

The Woodbridge tVa) K-
wants Club has voted 80 to Q
in favor of constructing an air.
port at Burke, Va. John Cox.
club president. said yesterday.
The club had heard both sides
OF the issue discussed. Mr.. Cox
said, and the clubs Business. and
Public Affairs Committee. head
ed by B. w. Brunt, Occoquan
banker, had recommended ap-
proyal.
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Stirs Up
Charter Battle
Rockville Studies
Use of Referendum

A fight is brewing in Rockville
over whether the city should re-
tain its charter and its identity
as an incorporated municipality
or look entirely to Montgomery
County for services that resi-
dents want.
The controversy was touched
of 10 days ago by Mrs. Lila
Thomson, editor and publisher
of the Rockville Shopper.
Mrs. Thomson is calling for a
referendum on the charter issue
and is making petitions available
for circulation by those who
want to see the question brought
to a vote.
Mrs. Thomson says she has
been "flabbergasted" at the re-
sponse to her proposal for ref
erendum.
IT always have been lover Of
tradition, but the time has come
for people to realize that Rock
vile is no longer a small town,
Mrs. Thomson said.
"The time has come for resi-
dents to take a look at the cos
of living in Rockville" sht
added. 3@*
Lower Cost Cited
Mrs. Thomson feels Rockville!
residents can get better services
from the county at lower cost
At present, residents Of Rockville
pay a tax rate of IS cents pei
l$l00 assessed value on their pro-
perty in addition to the genera.
county tax rate.
Rockville residents. however
do not pay special area taxes fol
suburban services levied by the
county that amount to about 81
to 40 cents on the tax rate OF
suburban residents outside in
icorporated towns.
Mrs. Thomson has promised
residents "facts and figures on
double taxation" She feels they
pay for the privilege of living in
Rockville.
Rockville Mayor Dickran Y
Hovespian said yesterday he has
mo reaction" to Mrs. Thomson's
proposal.
"The question does not even
exist for the majority Of Rock
ville,s residents" he said. He
added that abolishing the char
ter would mean the complete
disenfranchisement of Govern
ment workers living in Rockville
20s Must Sign Petition
Rockville's elections are non
partisan. Federal employees are
permitted to participate in the
campaigns. Three Of the present
Ifive-member council are Federal
employees.
Those who want a referendum
will have to get 20 per cent oi
IRockville's qualified voters tc
petition for it. The city council
then would be required to hold
the referendum.
Evening star., 1955-11-20

vessel that 1t nearly nosed under
into the Hudson.
"Are you a SCIENTIST" went a
favorite question.
yeah, I'm a scientist" came
the reply.
"Well, go blow up yourself"
Impressed by Planetarium
The hillarity subsided abruptly,
however, inside the big dome of
the planetarium in the city. The
silence was almost breathless as
$50 pairs Of eyes looked UP to see
the lighted planets whirling by
In the darkness overhead.
In the big star-studded cham
lber. students saw q special Goth
anniversary show. They took a
flying trip to the Moon. Venus
and one of Saturn's satellites and
listened in awe to an actual
radio recording OF the sound OF q
shower Of meteors piercing the
earth's outer atmosphere.
They saw a demonstration OF ar
earth satellite and stood In line
to weigh themselves in a series
of scales showing their weights
on other worlds such as the
moon.
Leaving the planetarium, they
split up into small groups oi
individuals to roam the vast
riches of the Natural History
Museum. Some headed for the
winged sharks, others for the
stuffed bird section and some
fer the life-sized tableaux ot
American primitive societies
Dozens Of them bought souve-
mir books. mineral sets, bird
calls. glass penguins and tiny
brass llanas and hyppopotami.
Evening star., 1955-11-20

Clarence w. Miles, who stepped
down earlier last week as presi-
dent of the Baltimore Orioles
Baseball Club, stepped down last
night as a possible Democratic
candidate for the United States
Senate from Maryland.
Mr.. Miles. prominent Balti-
more attorney, released a state
ment to the press in which he
stated;
Il will not be a candidate for
the United States Senate in
1851"
He said he based his decision
on some very recent professional
commitments. certain important
civic activities in which am
vitally interested and in defer
ence to the very definite wishes
of my family"
Acquired Orioles
Mr.. Miles resigned as president
of Baltimore's American League
baseball club effective Friday. He
had been instrumental in bring
ing the team to Baltimore from
st. Louis.
When he first announced his
decision to retire as Orioles pres
ident, there was some specula-
ton that the move was designed
to free him to- run for the Senate.
Although no major candidate
has as yet announced for the
Democratic senatorial nomina-
ton at stake in the Maryland
primaries next May. Mr.. Miles
and George p. Mahoney had
been making what appeared to
be active pre- announcement
campaigns. Both men had been
seen at many gatherings around
the State shaking hands and
whenever possible.
The seat at stake IN Mary
land next year is now held by
Senator John Marshall Butler,
Republican. who has announced
for reelection.
Mahoney Speaks
Meanwhile. Mr.. Mahoney told
the Lake Shore Democratic club
In Anne Arundel County last
night that he doesn't feel the
Democratic Party owes him any
thing.
Mr.. Mahoney, a wealthy Bal
timore paving contractor. was
defeated for the Democratic gu
bernatorial nomination in 1850
and 1854. He won the sena-
torial nomination in 1852, but
lost TO Republican j. Glenn
Beall.
II do not expect to be handed
any nomination as a reward for
Evening star., 1955-11-20

A new, enlarged Fairfax
County Democratic Executive
Committee. will be chosen next
month with a recommendation
from the old committee for more
unity With elected officials in
the county.
Still reeling from three Re-
publican victories in the No
Eyember 8 election, the old COM
Imittee met at the County Court
house Friday night to plan the
Reorganization.
1t was decided to call separate
mass meetings in the seven mag
Iisterial districts December IA to
ELECT new committee members.
One committeeman will be cho-
sen for each 100 Democratic
votes cast for State Senator IL,
the last election, bringing the
total new committee membership
to ia. The old committee now
has SO members.
To Caucus After Election
After the new members are
elected they will caucus and vote
ION a recommendation that elect
ed Democratic official be ex-
loflicio members OF the new exec
utive committee. One committee
member asked why county elect
led officials automatically should
be members of the executive
committee.
I'VE need closer contact with
our elected officers" commented
John Webb. member Of tht
House of Delegates from Fair
fax County.
Another COMMITTEES member
vaid the Is elected Democratic
Evening star., 1955-11-20
$50 Young Scientists
Spend Day in New York
BY HARRY BACAS
Star stan Correspondent

NEW YORK Nov ls-Fve hundred and thirty Washington
staged what must rank the biggest
age scientific expedition invade this city
District Montgomery Prince Georges Aring-
Southern Maryland junior and senior high
schools the HAYDEN Planetau and the
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Arrest Of Five
Clears Up IS
Area Ho|dups
$4,000 in Loot
Taken in District,
Virginia Robberies

T.
Arrest OF five men after a gun
battle at an Alexandria super
market has cleared up at least
Is grocery. and gas station hold
ups in Washington and nearby
Virginia. police said last night.
Police said more than $20.0 900
was taken In the area holdups.
Police said that including the
A&P holdup Friday night, the
robberies involved $4.528 in Alex
andria: S8,598 in Arlington: $3.-
253 in Fairfax and $4,000 in
Washington, with three more
cases here to be accounted for.
Four were arrested at the time
of the robbery of an AdtP store
In the 1900 block of Duke street
Friday night. Police recovered
1926 of the loot and said an
other 5000 was still missing.
The fifth suspect, described as
the driver Of a getaway car. was
taken into custody in Arlington
yesterday. All are colored.
One Man Shot
One of the men. Jesse Moore.
~. of Route 2. Alexandria. was
shot in the left leg and the upper
lip during the gun battle with
police who quickly converged on
The scene after receiving a phone
,all from an employe who slipped
out back door.
Others arrested at the time
were James Murphy. %. Route
|, Alexandria: Percy Thomas. %,
If 2484 South Lowell street, Ar
ington. and William Boyd, %, OF
Route 2. Alexandria.
Arrested yesterday By Arling-
,on police was Sunny F. Seagers.
50. OF PAST South Lowell street. A
taxicab driver, he was identified
as the driver Of the getaway car.
All five were booked in Alex
andria for investigation and
we're still being questioned by
Washington. Arlington. Fairfax
and Alexandria police last night.
Alexandria Jobs
Detective Sergt. Francis john
son OF Alexandria listed the
Alexandria jobs as:
Lee Delicatessen, 1922 King
street. robbed Of S693 on June
l9 by three men.
Masonic View Service Station,
1900 King street, $35 on April
~ by two men.
Besides the A & p robbery
Friday night involving $500, he
listed an attempted holdup Of
an Amoco service station at 705
South Patrick street on May 6
by three men.
Arlington Detective Sergt. Rus
sell L. Runyon listed the four
cleared In that county
as follows:
Food Fair. 1900 block Of North
Pershing drive, about $4,000 on
October 90.
Safeway Store in the 5l00
block of Columbia pike, $4,000
on July Is.
King Street Delicatessen at
Route r and Braddock road,
$64S on May 6.
Tydol service station at South
street and Route j,
$50 on April l3.
Fairfax Robberies
Police said the Fairfax rob-
berries included a $1.728 holdup
Of a Sanitary grocery at Lin
colnia on October Is: the Seven
Corners Market, Sl.525 on May
10, and a Peoples Service Station.
Police said all five men were
not involved in all the robberies,
1t. Ernest P. Jefferson OF the
District Robbery Squad said the
one or more Of the bandits had
made statements admitting their
part in at least six robberies in
the District since last April.
1t. Jefferson said Thomas was
involved in each Of the District
cases with one or more other
men.
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Gaming Cases to Go
Before Grand Jury
'Grond Jurors Will Get
Morcionette Case Dec. 5

special Of the Prince Georges County Grand Jury
win hear the States murder against
Edward Marcionete accused abbpg University of Mary
land student.
juy recall issued yesterday at the request Of States
Attorney Blair H. Smith, to consider three other homicide
Evening star., 1955-11-20

he$AfthS SuS~S~N - S'~'O
Poge Aba
stretch of Route 24o between the
two communities will be adver-
tised for bids In early summer
and that construction should be
under way by August.
The Rockville pike now is a
|three-lane road on which traffic
|creeps along bumper to bumper
during rush hours.
Earlier reports had been that
construction of the four-lane
highway had been Indefinitely
postponed, possibly as much as
two years.
National Pike Opening Due
MIR. Mccain also told the club
members that the new National
pike between Germantown
and Rockville probably viii be
open to the public In early
spring. He said that a large
overhead sign would be erected
lat the Shady Grove interchange
north of Rockville in an effort
Ito channel through traffic onto
Shady Grove road to bypass the
Rockville business center.
One sign, he said, would point
to Rockville but another one
would read washington traf-
.fic via Rockville bypass"
Mr.. Mccain said he believed
this would ease the traffic siC-
Iuation in Rockville which city
officials fear will be made worse
by opening OF the pike. forcing
traffic through the town.
Mr.. Mccain said the roads
commission was well ahead of
schedule In Montgomery County
on its share of the 12-year pro-
gram.
He said that. Of $26 million
worth of roads scheduled in the
first four years In Montgomery
County, s13.9 million already are
under contract, with only two
years Of the program under way.
Outside Consultants Hired
| Mr.. Mccain assured the busi-
lnessmen the roads commission
was aware Of Rockville's prob
lem. and felt the Rockville pike
project was SO important that it
hired outside consultants to pre-
pare plans for 1t to speed up its
completion.
/ Plans, he said. already are fin
Iished and the roads commission
now has IS per cent Of the right
Iof way needed for the project.
/ MIR. Mccain said that projects
in the 12-year program would
be speeded up considerably If the
Congress next year passes Fed
Ieral roads bill. II the bill is
passed, he said. the Maryland
Legislature should amend its IL
year program legislation to re-
move a present ceiling on road
construction In any one county.
| The State legislation allows
the roads commission to do no
more than 10 per cent in excess
of the amount of work sched-
uled in any one county during
any four-year period.
Evening star., 1955-11-20
E STATE EDITION
Rockville Pike
Widening Due
In 9 Months
McCoin Predicts
Work on Route 240
Will Start in August

Construction Of . four-lane
highway between Rockville and
Bethesda is scheduled to start
next summer. according to Rus
sell Mccain, chairman Of the
Maryland State Roads Com
mission.
Mr.. Mccain told the Rockville
Rotary Club that the entire
Evening star., 1955-11-20

Rockville Aroused by stots Traffic Plan.
Poss Aba
Evening star., 1955-11-21

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-. also Chevy Chose
Evening star., 1955-11-21
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Evening star., 1955-11-21

EXTRA SHOPPING HOURS
Shop Tonight Washington Store until pm.
Chevy Chase and Alexandria Stores, until $50 pm.