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Evening star., 1955-02-13
By the Asseeioied Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Su-
preme Court Justice William o.
Douglas, once suspected by the
Russians of spying" on them be-
cause he climbed a mountain in
the Middle East, has been
granted a visa to visit Russia
next summer, 1t was reported to-
day.
The report, according to a
New York attorney Just back
from Russia. came from no less
an authority than the new So
Wet No. man, Nikita S Khru-
Shchev.
The attorney, Marshall Mac
Duffie, returned last night from
a visit to Moscow during which
he interviewed Khrushchev Feb
ruary l, shortly before the shake
up in which Premier Malen-
kov resigned and Khrushchev
emerged as the strong man in
the Soviet regime.
Mr.. KhruShchev and Mr.. Mac
Duffie had become acquainted
many years ago when the Amer
ican was working in the Ukraine
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Reprimonded Girl Hides
In Shed, Freezes to Death

EASTON, Md. Feb. IL (P).-
Priscilla Benson, II. didn't go
home from school yesterday after
being reprimanded by her mother
for getting into mischief.
She was found suffering from
exposure in an old shed today
and died few minutes later in
Memorial Hospital.
The sixth grade student at the
Negro. elementary school in
Easton was discovered by Jimmy
Towers, IA, in the fiimsy shed
behind his home.
Police said she apparently had
spent the night there in tempera-
lures which dipped to about IL
above zero.
Her face, hands and legs were
frozen,
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Scout Troop Formed
At D. 6. Junior Yilluoe e

A Boy Scout troop has been
organized at the Districts
Junior Village for dependent
children.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce. sponsor Of the troop, an
nounces that the first event in
a six-month program of activi-
ties for the 20 boys already en-
rolled will be a hike later this
month around Sugar Loaf
Mountain.
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Grocer FoiIs HoIdup
By TuckIinq Intruder

A 59-year-old grocer foiled a
holdup last night when he grap-
pied with a Would-be bandit and
frightened him away.
Samuel Binder, of Binders
Market, 1885 Florida avenue NE.
told police a young colored man
entered the store. held his hand
in his pocket as though he had
a weapon and demanded money.
Mr.. Binder said he threw him.
self on the man, wrestled with
him until the man broke away
and fed.
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Class in Family Health
Offered in Tukomu Park

A class in Mother and Baby
Care and Family Health will start
at 7:45 pm. tomorrow at the
Takoma Park Seventh-Day Ad-
ventist Church, Laurel and Car
roll avenues. Takoma Park.
Miss Ada Dean, r. NJ, super
visor of the dispensary at the
WASHINGTON Sanitarium will in
struct the six-week course.
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Brentwood Police Halt Train
As Truck Stalls at Crossinq

a town police commissioner,
hooked flares on the track and
on power poles along the rail
right of way.
A three-car commuter train.
whose engineer estimated the
trains speed at about so miles
an hour, approached the flares
and skidded to a stop, a matter
of seconds away from the stalled
truck.
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Ministers to Meet

The quarterly meeting of the
Suburban Ministerial Union will
be held at noon tomorrow in the
Riverdale Presbyterian Church.
University Park. Md. Speaker
will be DR.. Stanley F. Yolles. Of
the University of Maryland Men
tai Health Clinic.
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Building Boom Seen
i Sanitary AgencY's
Limit Is Extended
By ChurIes |. Hoffman

Proposed expansion OF the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission district westward to
Potomac, Md, is expected to
herald new burst of residen-
tial development in Montgomery
County.
A bill, introduced in the
Maryland House of Delegates.
would extend the present bound
aries westward some three miles
The new limits would be Per-
simmon Tree, River and Falls
road on the west and the Rock
vile city limits on the north.
To be taken into the sani-
tary district would be some 1873
square miles, much Of it in the
Potomac hunt country.
Increased Land Values.
At present land zoned in the
area is set aside primarily for
half-acre and two-acre home
sites.
Land values in area would in
crease $40 million to $25 million
If the extension is carried out
by the General Assembly accord
ing to developers and sanitary
officials. The present valuation
is estimated at some $40 million.
Extension of the sanitary dis
trict would pave the way for
construction in the near future
of big trunk sewer line from
Cabin John to Rockville up the
Cabin John valley.
The trunk sewer would drain
an area some 3.5 miles wide and
open it to suburban home de-
velopment.
Rockville, which last year saw
q ban put on new construction
within its limits. has to provide
increased facilities to handle its
sewage problems under an edct
from the State Board of Health.
The city stands ready with some
$670.000 to handle the situation.
Decision Awaited.
It now is awaiting q decision
from the sanitary commission on
a proposed Joint venture for the
eight-mile trunk sewer line.
Oficials doubt that a sewage
treatment in Rockville could
properly handle the eff1uent that
would be dumped into Cabin
John creek in dry weather. =
Rockville. as a result, is talk
ing primarily of the eight mile
line to link up with the sanitary
commissions present line in
Cabin John.
The sanitary commissions
plans call for increasing the size
of the line to handle the entire
Cabin John drainage area.
Inc project would cost some
$935,000. Rockville would pay
about tWo-thirds of the cost, &C
cording to Harry B. Shaw. sani-
tary commission chief engineer.
Mr.. Shaw pointed out that the
commission already has spent
about $750,0O0 for the end of the
line that runs from Cabin John
to the Districts trunk line at
Dalecarlia.
Prompt Development.
The joint plan to be financed
by Rockville and the sanitary
commission calls for ain 18-inch
pipe at the Rockville end in
creaSing to a maximum size of
AZ inches.
Usually such lines are built
one section at time as devel-
opers' plans demand sewer fa-
cilities. This time, however, the
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Georgia Negroes Challenged
TOGO to Court for EquoI Rights

our jobs and even our lives. II
necessary. to speak what we be-
lieve in our hearts," he said.
Judge Delany urged hurry
up program Of integration and
warned against States using
stalling tactics to delay the move.
You don't give a convicted
criminal two or three years be-
fore Furnishing him. Why should
you give q State any time?" he
asked.
Evening star., 1955-02-13
Montgomery Offers
Measure 10 Block
DistilIers' Boycott
By Gene Goodwin
Stor StoFf Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 12.-Legis-
lation to block a threatened boy
colt of the Montgomery County
dispensary system by liquor dis
tillers will be offered in the
Maryland General Assembly
Monday.
The seven Montgomery Coun-
ty members OF the Legislature
announced today that ''in order
to protect and maintain the dis
pensary systems operating In
Maryland" they will sponsor
legislation to provide that a
distiller who refuses to sell di-
rectly to a liquor control board
in the State automatically shall
forfeit his right to sell bever-
ages in Maryland.
Their statement said that In
the past six months seven dis
tillers have informed Montgom-
cry County that they will dis
continue selling directly to the
county.
Costly to Consumers.
If the distillers get away with
such a boycott. the statement
added, the county would have
to buy it's beverages from whole
sale liquor distributors, which
would result in higher prices to
consumers and put the county
stores in a bad competitive posi-
ton with Virginia and the Dis
trict.
Montgomery's 81 million-a-
year dispensary system is one OF
eight such county systems oper-
ating in Maryland. All would be
affected by the Montgomery bill.
Other county dispensary systems
are operating in Caroline. Dor
chester, Hartford. Kent. Somer-
set. Wicomico and Worcester.
OF the eight counties that sell
liquor through county stores.
Montgomery is the only one hav-
ing a monopoly on the sale OF
beer. Beer retailers in Mont
gomery must buy their beer from
the county system at wholesale
prices.
The Montgomery delegations
statement, released by its chair
man, Blair Lee III, points out
that Montgomery is member
of the National Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Association. an asso-
citation of monopoly States and
municipalities. AS such, the
county is able to buy alcoholic
beverages directly from distillers
at the same price as that paid by
monopoly States. such as Vir-
ginia.
Penalty Provided.
Last fiscal year, the dispensary
system brought the county reve-
nue. amounting to $622,720.
THE proposed legislation will
not force any distillers to sell to
Montgomery County," the state
ment said, but it will penalize
those distillers attempting to
divert the liquor revenue OBJ
tanned by Montgomery County
into private pockets. by pro-
hibiting them from selling any
where in the State Of Maryland"
Today's statement could be the
harbinger of another bitter battle
between alcoholic beverage in
terests and the county dispensary
systems such as that staged in
the 1851 session when State
Controller j. Millard Tawes tried
to push through legislation to
end Montgomery's beer monop-
oily. His campaign begged down
in Senate and House committees.
Evening star., 1955-02-13

A speeding train knitting
through the night, its headlight
: glaring on a ribbon of track out
lined in snow, its horn blaring
raucously -. and up ahead a
huge truck stalled at a crossing.
Such was the situation facing
Brentwood (Md.) town police on
Friday night. Yesterday they told
how a crash was averted.
Hyattsville town police broad
cast a report at 9:05 pm. that
a moving van was stuck at the
Melrose crossing of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad at Rhode
Island avenue and Crittenden
street in Hyattsville.
A Brentwood town police patrol
car picked up the broadcast and
speeded to a pedestrian crossing
at Bunker Hill road, about a
quarter mile south of the Melrose
crossing.
Pvt. Harry Fiddesop, Officer
Marvin Gulick and E. M. Brown,
entire area would be open for
development at virtually the
same moment.
A public hearing is set on the
proposed extension for 8 pm.
Friday in the County Building,
Rockville.
At the same time a hearing
will be held on the proposed ex-
tension of the sanitary district
northward to a line running
through Ashton, Sandy Spring,
Olney and Redland to Gathers
burg.
Residents of the Olney area
and some along the Rockville
pike between Rockville and Cal
thersburg have petitioned for the
extension. They principally are
interested in getting water lines.
Evening star., 1955-02-13

ADVERTISEMENT
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-10-13
LAST BARRIER FALLS
Bonfire Pep Rally
Set For Tonight

A bonfire pep rally for Southern
High football boosters will be held
tonight, Thursday, October l3, from
800 to 900 on the lot beside the
Manhattan hotel, in Oakland
This thuse will precede two foot
ball games which will be held on
Friday and Saturday against Terra
Alta and Northern High. Both of
these games are scheduled for the
opponents fields. Southern High
Jayvees will be Northern High OPP
ponents.
Among the planned activities of
the evening will be the lighting of
the bonfire by the cO-captains,
Toby and Fred ColaW; speeches
by Coach James DcMoss and Ken
meth Johns, principal; cheering by
the crowd and cheerleaders; and
several band selections by the
Southern High Band
This event is sponsored by the
Southern high cheerleaders. The
entire football team will be pres
ent for the festivities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-10-13
Named Case Worker

Mrs. Martha S. Brookhart has re-
ceived temporary appointment
as case worker in the office of the
Garrett County Welfare Board, eff
fective October II. it was an
nounced this week by Robert w.
Stemplc, executive director Mrs.
Brookhart will replace Charles r.
Hart, who has resigned to enter in
dustry
MIR. Stemplc also announced that
Mrs. Lorraine Fauber had been
promoted from junior stenographer
to senior stenographer and that
Mrs. Patricia Treacy had been
named as junior stenographer
The Welfare Board is scheduled
to meet for organizational purposes
on October goth at which time a
chairman will be named. Present
chairman is Mrs Lewis r. Jones.
Board members plan to attend the
western regional meeting in Hag-
erstown in November, Stemple
said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-10-13
They III EbP BMCE

There is to measure the value of these Autumn
GLORY excursions but from talking of the excursion
lists the value beyond belief These people may be of
the moneyed class but it is safe to that large
Der Of these people will be back to visit whenever it is
possible to do So
There several reasons why this assumption is
People enjoy the color and beauty in the forests The
scenic grandeur of the mountains this time of the year
unsurpassed.
They enjoy the friendiness of the local people We
this rendncss could be improved by participation of
persons There must have been several hundred people
1t the station Sunday meet the excursionists Even though
they didn't say word their presence signified friendly
feeling and showed spirit of hospitality There could easily
lie people there if only for token showing of interest
They enjoy the variety of the trip 1t isn't just 3O-mle
aunt through the with breathing spell They are
able to get and walk around at Swallow Falls, Deep
Greek Lake and Of the various turkey farms of the
county. 1t isn't wearing trip but enough action keep
ones interest aroused
They enjoy the nvgoratng climate Taken year after
there is Just nothing like the Garrett county climate
There other The fare is reasonable and there
is nothing comparable to it offered by any other agency
besides the b. and O. railroad.
All in all it is good deal for the average person The
Chamber Of Commerce and the railroad doing the
county real service in offering these excursions.
The best part of the entire program is that each year
get converts for Garrett county, people who will
return every opportunity. The value of these excursions
through the years is just beyond
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-10-13
School Night To
Feature Southern
High P.-T.A. Meet

Final plans we're made this week
for the Back to School Night" on
Monday, October II, for parents
and friends of students attending
Southern High School.
The Back to School program
which will be the principal theme
of the first Southern High School
P.-T.A. meeting to be held this
year, gets underway at 7:30 p. m.
in the gymnasium. William Rees,
president of the Southern P.-T.A,
stated that there would be a short
business meeting, prior to attend
ing classes"
Beginning promptly at 500 p. M,
classes of II minutes duration will
begin Parents will follow typi-
cal days schedule of his child.
After short explanation of the
course taught by the teacher, a
discussion will follow at which
time parents may ask questions.
All parents and friends of South
ern High School students are in
vited to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-10-13
Autumn Glory
.Excursionists Are
Welcomed Here

Between six and seven hundred
persons are expected to be on the
second and final Autumn Glory ex-
curSion train from Baltimore and
Washington on Sunday afternoon,
it was announced. The excursion is
due in Oakland at l o'clock p. M
A similar number was welcomed
to Oakland last Sunday. The train
was about half an hour late in ar
irving but received a warm vel
come from the Southern High
school band and the Mt. Top Cham
Der of Commerce, headed by New
ton Coplin. A brief welcome mes
sage was extended by Charles l..
Briner, secretary to the Chamber
of Commerce, and the twelve girls
representing Northern and South
ern High schools, were on the plat
form to be recognized as queens
and princesses.
These girls had boarded the
train at Keyser about an hour be-
ore its arrival in Oakland and
we're introduced throughout the
train. The same schedule will be
carried out this Sunday.
Twenty BUSES were on hand to
take the excursionists on 30-mile
bus tour of the area, giving them
time to stroll at Swallow Falls state
forest, and around Deep Creek
Lake and one of the many turkey
farms throughout the county, and
similar tour is arranged for this
Sunday.
Many of the excursionists COM
mented very favorably of the trip
and voiced the desire TO return
again at their earliest opportunity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-10-13
Local Lions Club
Launches Cake Sale

The Oakland-Mt Lake Park
Lions club will launch a fruit cake
sale on Sunday October Is, to
raise money for the clubs com
munity, bettcrmcnt fund. This cam
paian Will take the place of the an
nual broom sale which has been
conducted for the past two years.
Robert W. Stemplc, general
chairman of the project an
nounced that fruit cakes may be
obtained from any member of the
club after Sunday. Sixty or more
members of the club thus will be-
come fruit cake statesmen during
the ensuing four weeks of the sale
Money derived from the sale of
the fruit cakes will be used to
sponsor activities OF the Boy
Scouts, the Little League, and other
local community programs.
The Lions club is planning to
have a booth at the B. and o. sta
ton on Sunday for the Autumn
Glory excursion and will also have
booths on the streets of Oakland
on Saturday nights, October p, %,
November and - Orders will be
taken for three and five pound
cakes for S325 and $500. Seventy
five percent of the ingredients of
the cakes will be choice mixed
fruits.
In promoting the coming sale, it
was announced at the regular meet
ing on Monday night that Lots of
people like fruit cake who are not
crazy about brooms."
The Lions club members heard
John Barnard, of the Washington
office of the Soil Conservation
service, deliver an address at the
Monday night meeting. This was in
observance of Maryland Land
Week. He spoke of conservation
practices and the importance of
supporting the Land Week pro-
gram which has for its detectives
TO encourage the use of soil and
water conservation practices by
those who till the land, and to inn
press all citizens of the State with
their dependence upon the soil and
acquaint them with the effects of
erosion, improper drainage and
soil deficiencies upon their health
and welfare"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-10-13
Ribbon Cut On
KitzmiIIer Span
Bridge Officially Opened To
Troffic Following Cere-
monies Tuesday

Governor Theodore r. McKcldin
on Tuesday morning cut the rib
bon marking the official opening
Of the new bridge over the Potomac
river that connects KitzmiIler with
Blaine, w. Va.
a little later that day he cut
the ribbon which marked the open
ing of second bridge across the
Potomac river, this time at Cum
berland.
1t was the first time in history
that the State of Maryland has
opened two bridges on the same
day
In brief speech Of dedication
Gov. McKeldin said the bridge
would serve to bring the states of
Maryland and West Virginia closer
together.
Several hundred spectators wit
messed the ribbon-cutting cere-
mony. Associact Judge Neil c. Fra
ley, master Of ceremonies, opened
the program and called ON various
individuals for brief remarks.
Those responding were Russell Nc
Cain, chairman of the State Roads
commission; Earl 5. Shank, mayor
of Kitzmillcr; State Senator Cliff
ford Friend; NJ. l.. O'Neal, chief
engineer Of the State Roads Com
mission of West Virginia; and II.
d. Swartzentrubcr, president of the
Board of County Commissioners.
Governor McKcldn also offici-
atcd at the unvciling of the bridge
plaque, along with Miss Alma
Propst. Kitzmiller girl who had
been named queen for the occasion.
The plaque Is at the Maryland en-
trance to the bridge signifying
that the structure shall be known
as the Kitzmiliervile Bridge.
Preceding the ceremony both the
Northern High and Southern High
bands played a number Of selec-
tions.
Governor McKeldin noted in his
address that in addition to the new
record, the bridges point up the
progress Of our 12-year highways
program
To-day is red-letter day in
Mayland's ceaseless struggle with
the roadbock of her rivers" he de
Continued on Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-10-13
Bloomington Bridge
Bids Are Opened

The Case Construction Corpora
ton of Mt. Airy was low bidder
for construction on the Blooming
ton overhead bridge. advertised by
the State Roads Commission. The
price was Sl57,224. Other bidders
we're John d. Sheetz Construction
company. Inc. $169,19l 40; Cumber-
land Contracting company Sl77,-
69455 f. II. Num- company, Hale
thorpe, S184,81928.
At Bloomington where Route 1875
is being relocated, there will be a
bridge 40 feet in length with 35-
foot roadway.
G. Bates Charles, district engi-
neer for the Roads commission,
said this project and the relocation
and remodeling of another two
miles of Route 1876 remains in the
modernization program set up for
that highway.
The contract was awarded this
week to the Case Construction COM
pany.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-10-13
Addresses Rotary
On Postal Problems

The poStoffice department as one
of the biggest businesses in the
country was explained last Friday
evening by Robert f. Brown, as
sistant to the regional director of
the Postofficc department. at
meeting of the Oakland Rotary
club.
Labeled as one Of the biggest
business organizations on earth,
Mr.. Brown pointed out that the de
partments yearly financial trans
actions are in excess of 81 billion
dollars. employing over 800 thou
sand people in nearly 10000 post
offices, moving 81 billion pieces of
mail. more than all the rest of the
world combined.
Mr.. Brown related number of
improvements that had been made
since Postmaster General Summer
field had taken office. including
establishment of a bureau of per
sonnet. improvement in facilities,
overhauling of transportation poll
cies. extension of rural free de-
livery service. cXpediting of money
orders. and a decentralization pro-
gram
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-10-13
Hearing Set on
Beer Law Violation

The Board of County Commits
sioners, sitting as a Board of Lii
cense Commissioners, set Monday,
October "a, as the date for a hear
ing in the case of John Keister, of
Grantsville. to determine whether
or not his beer license should be
revoked
Keister pleaded guilty to violat-
ing the Garrett county beer laws
before the court on September 20
and was fined 5000 and costs. Con-
viction of violation makes the in
dividual liable for suspension of
his license to sell beer The law
requires a hearing before any
judgment is passed.