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Evening star., 1955-05-10

Judges Donald E. Long of
Portland, Greg; John j. Kenney
OF Milwaukee, Wis. and Alfred
D. Noyes of Montgomery County,
Md, cited public misunderstand-
ing of the juvenile delinquency
and a reluctancy to spend money
to combat it as two of the major
problems faced by the courts.
Judge Long. council president,
said many parents are unfair to
the courts because they appar-
emily misunderstood their
philosophy"
After all, he said, "these are
courts of rehabilitation, of re-
directed thinking and improving
attitudes.
The court doesn't have to "flog
a kid or beat him over the head
Or punish the parent either, 81
Judge Long continued. "It has
to have facilities for social stud
les to treat each case on an in
dividual basis"
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Bowie to Ask Dismissal
Of Vaughn Indictment

Both defendants pleaded not
guilty when they were arraigned
Friday in Upper Marlboro. Two
Washington attorneys represent
ing Mr. Vaughn, Michael j. and
Eugene S. Lane asked a mental
examination for their client.
Judge Marbury assigned Mr..
Bowie to defend Mrs. Vaughn.
At yesterdays hearing, Judge
Marbury permitted Mrs. Vaughn
to withdraw her pleas and ques-
toned her as to her ability to
pay counsel. The judge said he
had been informed that she has
$1,500 in a bank and that he
considered it unfair for tax
payers to pay her attorney if she
has fnuds available.
Mrs. Vaughn conceded that
she has $1,515 but told the court
that she has committed $1,000
to creditors.
I'm willing to pay" she said,
But what kind of a lawyer can
I get for $1,000"
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Suburban Hospital
Hits Patient Mark

Suburban Hospital passed the
50,000th patient mark yesterday
with the admission of 25-year-
old Elliott Eccard of Bethesda.
Mr.. Eccard, the great-great-
grandson Of August Schonborn,
who helped design the Capitol
dome. will receive a gift from
hospital Supt. Mrs. Amelia
Many Carter on Thursday.
Also on Thursday, from 2::30
to S pm. during the 11-year-old
hospitals Observance Day. 200
volunteer workers will be
honored.
Suburban Hospital is holding
a 100000 building fund for a
new wing.
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Writ Sought
On Home Site

Subdivision regulations Of the
Upper Montgomery County
Planning District were chal-
lenged yesterday by a WASH
ington couple wanting to build
a home IN the North Glen Hills
area.
In a petition for a writ Of
mandamus filled in Circuit Court
against A. Morton Thomas, jr.,
license inspector. Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard C. Bluebond, 3435 Yuma
street. NV, stated they were
refused a building permit be-
cause the site allegedly did not
conform to subdivision regula-
tons.
The petitioners, said through
their attorney, Andrew w. Star
ratt, jr., they were told by the
Department of Inspection and
Licenses that no building could
be erected In an area covered by
the planning district on land
fronting a road not accepted for
public maintenance and that a
plat would have to be approved
by the Upper Montgomery
County Planning Commission.
The site is at the corner of
Valley and Cleveland drives,
which are not maintained by
the county.
Judge Thomas M. Anderson
has ordered Mr.. Thomas to ex-
plain at a hearing May 27 why
the writ should not be issued.
Evening star., 1955-05-10
u. of Nd. Student
Wins in Contest

A University of Maryland
student who resides in Chevy
Chase has been named winner
of the National Student Amer
lean Medical Association Blue
Shield contest.
He is Wilbur c. Pickett, jr.. of
3T14 Woodbine street, junior
in the University medical school.
Mr.. Pickett won the Mary
land State contest to qualify for
national competition which was
held in Chicago. His essay, "A
Medical Student Looks at Blue
Shield won $500, a set of golf
clubs and other prizes.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Pickett of the Woodbine
street address and is married to
a senior In the University of
Maryland's School of Nursing.
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Baltimore Suburb Invaded
By Hordes Of CuterpiIlurs

BALTIMORE. May 10 (P).-
While State and county authori-
ties passed the bug. residents of
suburban Overlea expressed fears
today that thousands of fuzzy,
blackeyed caterpillars overrun-
ming their neighborhood will
soon be reinforced.
A nearby wooded area where
the crawlers are said to have
come from contains scores OF
large cocoons ready to burst and
send thousands more caterpil-
lars on the crawl.
Meanwhile, the caterpillars al
ready out of cocoons continued
their rampage, eating leaves Of
shrubs and apparently taking
particular relish from the azalea.
rhododendron and juniper BUSH
es in the 400 block Dale avenue.
That's where the invasion has
been concentrated.
Baltimore County commits
sionerS informed complaining
residents the problem was the
obligation Of the Stale Forestry
Evening star., 1955-05-10

The Montgomery County Civic
Federation says the County
Board of Education has over
stated school construction needs
by $1,525.000 in its proposed
budget for 1856.
Lewis C. Tuttle, chairman Of
the. federation's Committee on
Schools, last night defended a
resolution urging that this
amount be cut from the budget.
A minority of committee men,
bers said the school boards re-
quest was justified. The reso-
luton was adopted.
The committee. Mr.. Tuttle
said, took the position that
$780, $50 requested for ele-
mentary school construction in
Rockville and the up-county
area would provide a pupil ca
pacity in excess of 1856 needs
by 800 pupils. He recommended
a cut of $685., 900 in that area.
Construction estimates on the
secondary school level should be
cut by $4,000, the committee
report stated. Mr.. Tuttle cited
the $2,255, 900 requested for con-
struction of a Rockville Junior
High School as another example
of a new building that would
provide excess capacity.
Speaking for the committee
minority. Charles Gordon. a
Rosemary Hills delegate, said the
lump sum budget cuts" were
unrealistic. His amendment to
reverse the sense of the resolu-
ton was defeated by vote of
IS to 20.
The County school system last
week submitted a request for
SIS, 1865. 800 in County funds to
meet a capital Improvements
budget of $7,465. .920. The SIS
million difference between the
two sums represents the amount
of Federal aid to the County as
announced earlier this month.
The federation action followed
a warning from Blair Lee III.
chairman of the county's Dele
gates to the Maryland General
Assembly. that "a wave of con-
struction seems imminent around
Rockville"
The federation, which met in
the auditorium Of Woodward g.
Evening star., 1955-05-10

Motions asking dismissal of
indictments charging Mrs. Anna
Edith Vaughn with infanticide
are to be filed today in Prince
Georges County Circuit Court.
Mrs. Vaughn's counsel, A..
Gwynn Bowie. informed Judge
Charles c. Marbury at a hearing
In Upper Marlboro yesterday
that he will attack validity of
the true bills.
Two murder indictments were
returned by the County Grand
jury against Mrs. Vaughn, "a,
of the 200 block of Eighth street
NE. also known as Anna Edith
Underwood and two against
Lloyd E. Vaughn, also "a, of the
1900 block of Fourth street NE.
The State alleges that the
Vaughns are responsible for the
deaths Of two babies both one
day old in 1851 and 1852 in the
Piscataway area of Prince
Georges County,
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Virginia Teen Program
Called Pressing Need

RICHMOND, Va, May 10 up.
The National Council of Juve-
nile Court Judges was told
here yesterday that Virginia S
churches and rural localities are
not doing their part in combat
ting 'teen-age delinquency.
Delegate Kathryn H. Stone of
Arlington. Va, chairman of the
State Commission to Study Ju-
venile DELINQUENCY, said organ
lied recreation programs and
local youth employment centers
are gravely needed in Virginia.
Mrs. Stone suggested coupling
of job placement and job coun-
selling with work permits. OBJ
serving that this would not only
strengthen our child labor law,
but could save many youngster
from real trouble"
Three juvenile court judges
agreed the courts of the Nation
are doing the best job possible
with funds available to curb
lawbreaking among children.
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Wuter-Need Study
In Rockville Slated

Rockville officials announced
yesterday they have retained
Gilbert Associates, engineering
consultants of Reading, Pa, to
study the community's long
range water needs.
City Manager Jack MARYLAND
said the firm will compare the
costs of construction of a CITY,
owned filtration plant for proc
essing water drawn directly from
the Potomac River against the
cost of purchasing additional
water from Washington.
The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission recently
guaranteed Rockville supply of
/ million gallons of water daily.
officials expect this to avert any
danger Of a water crisis this
summer.
Town Council members, how
evel, are anxious to plan now for
a future water supply to meet
anticipated growth of the COM
munity.
Evening star., 1955-05-10
z Policemen Face
Discharge in Theft

Two Alexandria police privates,
accused of taking three outboard
motors from a firm on their beat,
will be discharged from the force
III 10 days unless they appeal to
the Police Trial Board.
City Manager Ira F. Willard
sent letters today to Jack v.
Washington, %, and Lido j. Sari.
80, confirming previous suspen-
sion and notifying them they
had a right to appeal.
Mr.. Willard said the men
would be discharged if they failed
to appeal.
Washington and Sari are
charged with breaking into
Alexandria Services, Inc, boat
ing firm at 226 The Strand. They
are accused of taking three mo-
tors and accessories valued at
1924.
Washington has an appea!
pending before the trial board
on a gambling charge.
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Sl2.5 Million Set as Cost
OF City Water Business

A bond issue of SIPS million
would be required to take over
the Alexandria and Virginia
water companies, Alexandria
councilmen were told last night.
Members of Council met in a
closed session with representa-
tives of a Pennsylvania consult
ing engineering firm to discuss
problems connected with the
possible acquisition of the water
firms and operation of a munich
pal water system.
City Manager Ira F. Willard
had announced that none of the
report would be released to the
public. but it was learned today
that the figure of Sl2.5 million
was set as the cost of acquisition
of the two companies and setting
up a city operation.
.Councilmen were told sthat
operating revenues of about 81. 3
million a year could be expected.
Nearly $500,000 of this would be
needed for operating expenses
and the remainder would be
available for paying off bonds.
40-Year Bonds Suggested
Representatives of the Har-
risburg (Pa) firm of Gannett,
Fleming, Corddry & Carpenter
suggested a 40-year bond issue
and estimated the interest costs
at 3 per cent. The bonds would
be revenue bonds and would be
retired from profits of the sys-
TEN.
Charles H. Kressler and Will
liam G. Drury. representatives of
the Harrisburg company, dis
cussed the setting up of an au-
thority to acquire and operate
the water system. The city's
sewer facilities are under the
Alexandria Sanitation Authority,
which were created about two
years ago.
Mr.. KreSsler and Mr.. Drury
set the value of the two water
firms at $9.7 million.
Vice Mayor Leroy S. Bend
helm suggested further study of
acquiring only the Alexandria
Evening star., 1955-05-10

Water Co.. which serves the city,
The Virginia Water Co.. which
serves portions of Fairfax
County south and west of Alex
andria, is subsidiary of the
Alexandria firm and both obtain
their water from the OccoQuan
reservoir.
d. C. Source Suggested
Another councilman suggested
the possibility be explored of the
city getting water from the Dis
trict of Columbia reservoir.
The engineers suggested the
Council negotiate with the Alag
andria Water Co. to see what
its position is on the city taking
over the system. Mr.. Bendheinn,
who first suggested the city
study acquisition of the water
system. said the firms president
has stated the company is not
interested in negotiating a saae.
If a sale cannot be negotiated,
the only other way the city could
acquire the system would be
through condemnation.
Mr.. Bendheim asked for the
study of the feasibility of city
acquisition several months aRo
after the city experienced
water shortage last summer. M.
Bendheim said the shortage was
caused by poor management. He
also complained that water
charges were too high.
Council appropriated $4,000
for the water study. Last nights
meeting was scheduled to hear
preliminary report. City
officials said they do not know
when the final report willgRe
given. "a
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Capital Needs
OF State Cited

ROANOKE, Va. May 10 (P.-
II Virginia keeps spending at the
current rate, it will take Ill
years to meet her capital out
lay needs of the next 10 years.
Delegate Armistead Boothe Of
Alexandria made this statement
last night at a banquet closing
the first day of the two-day ses-
sion of the Virginia Citizens
Planning Association.
Within the next 10 years. he
said, capital outlay needs, above
those now provided for. amount
to $3.50 million.
Virginia's present birth rate Of
10000 babies a year, Mr.. Boothe
said, will require paying teach
ers So million more each year
for the next 10 years. That will
be $50 million more in 1865 than
now. he added.
Turns to Segregation Issue
Turning to the segregation
question. the speaker said dis
tressing attacks have been made
on the framework of the public
school system"
The General Assembly. he de-
clared, can devise a conStitu-
tional plan under which no child
of either race will be compelled
against his will to attend a school
predominantly for children of
the other race. No teacher will
be compelled to teach in a school
predominantly for children of the
other race. he said.
During yesterdays ssion,
boswell j. Howard, State super
intendent of public instruction,
suggested that the first and
second years of college might
well be given on local levels at
larger high schools.
Cites Morality Rate"
Mr.. Howard referred to the
great mortality rate" colleges
suffer in their first and second
years.
Once started, he said. students
equipped and capable enough to
continue could go on with their
higher education.
Virginia hasn't scratched the
surface in providing for brilliant
students advanced for their age,
he added.
"One of the best investments
this State could make" he went
on, would be to set up a schol-
arship program based on ability.
Evening star., 1955-05-10
U. of Nd. Announces
Essay Contest Winners

Student winners in an essay
contest at the University of
Maryland sponsored by the Peter
Pauper Press of Mount Vernon,
N. Y, have been announced by
the school.
Barbara A. Baumann, a senior
from Towson. Md, was awarded
the $25 first prize and a 10
volume set of collectors editions.
A second prize of five volumes
went to Patricia Mcconnell. a
freshman from Reisterstown, Md.
The contest was conducted in
cooperation with the student
"Old Line" magazine and the
school library.
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Alexandra Plans
Defense Center in
New Firehouse

Plans are being developed in
Alexandria for the city's first
civil defense control center.
City Manager Ira F. Willard
said plans are being drawn for
the center in the basement of q
$150,000 firehouse to be built on
Seminary road in the annex area.
Mr.. Willard said that Federal
and State authorities would be
asked to help finance the center.
No cost has been estimated as
yet.
The only civil defense facilities
now in the city are a one-room
Office at city hall for the civil
defense director and his secre-
tary and small ground observer
corps building on Russell road.
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Mount Vernon PTA

The Mount Vernon CVa.) High
School Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton will install officers at its
meeting at 8 pm. Thursday in
the school auditorium. A musical
program will be presented by stu
dents.
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-14
Pan Am Places Big Order for Jets

NEW YORK, R-The biggest contract by an American company for purchase of jet transport planes was announced Thursday by Pan American World Airways.
 Juan Trippe, president of the firm, said the board of directors has approved the purchase of $269 million worth of jet transports from Boeing Airplane Co. and Douglas Aircraft Co.
 The planes will use engines from the Pratt & Whitney division of United Aircraft Corp.
 William Allen, president of Boeing, said his company's con- tract marks the beginning of a new era in air transportation"
 He said: "Most major cities of the free world will be only 12 hours or less from the United States.".
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-14
Representatives Arriving For School on Sanitation Tn Arctic Villages

Representatives from several villages start arriving today for the special school of instruction under the Territorial Department of Health on sanitation in villages
 The group will be housed at the MMM Hospital and classes will be held in the territorial nurses quarters on the lower floor of the hospital starting Monday.
 Expected to arrive are:
 Robert Cleveland, Shungnak; Edward Romuth, Selawik; Tom my Pungolik, Noorvik; Henry Boiky, Noatak; Roger Nossuk, Koyuk; Laurence Kayoukluk, Shaktoolik Johnny WeyiOuanna, Shishmaref; Gordon Nashalook, Unalakleet
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-14

Fine Job Printing al The Nugget
The Nome nugget., 1955-10-14

Ralph Doremus. C.P.A. of the Molitor Co.,, arrived Wednesday for a short visit at the local office MT. Doremus, who is now a partner in the company, has worked with the company for sev- eral years and formerly was head of the audit department of the Reconstruction Finance Corp. at Portland and San Francisco. His home is in Seattle, but he plans to make frequent trips to Alaska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Hard to Justify

Northern Virginia critics of the Vir-
ginia Milk Commission are not apt to be
satisfied with the explanation given by
the State agency for its decision to con-
tinue retail price-flxing in this area. The
commissions two-man majority (the
public's lone representative dissepting)
said that its withdrawal would result in
'cut-throat competition which would be
destructive and demoraiizing to the whole
industry"
The trouble with this argument is
that all other parts of the Washington
Metropolitan Area are free from such
price-fixing and there is no evidence so
far that the milk industry is being de-
stroyed or demoralized. Residents of the
District and Maryland, by reason Of free
competition, are able to buy bargain-rate,
but inspected and approved, milk at prices
several cents under those prevailing
across the Potomac River. All Of the
Northern Virginia delegation to the Cen
eral Assembly and representatives Of
county and municipal bodies in the area
petitioned the commission to give Vir-
ginians the benefit of this cheaper milk
without success. It is hard. therefore, to
see how the commission can justify its
claim that it has acted In "the public
interest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Fishing Expedition

We hope the Commissioners are juSti-
fed in their optimistic predictions that
they will ind somebody to run transit,
company. after August IA, 1856, when
Capital Transit'S franchise and charter
are cancelled.
The substance of their optimism
should be revealed by October 10. That
is the deadline set by the Public Utilities
Commission for the submission Of bids.
If one or more bids are received from
operators who can furnish evidence Of
financial responsibility, the Public Utih-
ties Commission evidently has the power
to issue certificate of convenience and
necessity which presumably would repre-
sent franchise. The new operator or
operators might then prepare to take over
responsibility to provide transportation
after next August II.
It is a reasonable assumption, how
ever, that any would-be transit operator
is going to ask for something more than
a certificate of convenience and necessity
from the p. y. G. Transit companies all
over the country are asking cities for tax
and other concessions in return for the
heavy obligations assumed as operators
Of sick industry. They are not after
the privilege alone. They want induce
ments, even to stay in business. Neither
the Public Utilities Commission nor the
Commissioners have authority to offer
more than pledge that they viii sup
port a request for such concessions.
Only Congress can provide them.
From the standpoint of time alone.
this condition imposes a handicap A
prospective transit operator in Washing
money. If he does 1t by selling stock.
the issue of such stock must be approved
by the Securities and Exchange Commits
sion. IT he operates in Maryland and
Virginia, Interstate Commerce Commits
sion permission is required. He must ac-
quire bus equipment comparable to that
Of Capital Transit, and four or five hun
dred additional buses to supplant street.
cars-and find quarters in which to house
and service the buses If it is new
equipment, bus manufacturers require
time to furnish it.
No operator in his right mind would
proceed to meet such requirements with
out knowing, from Congress, the precise
terms Of the new franchise under which
he is to operate. AS Congress does not
return until January, the October 10
deadline has little real significance be-
yond general survey to see If any flsh
are biting, and how big they are.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Atomic Deficiency

A down-to-earth statement on the
peaceful uses Of nuclear energy has just
been made at Geneva by Morehead Pat
terson, the State Departments special
representative for nonmilitary atomic
negotiations. In effect, the statement
constitutes a timely warning to all inter
ested nations that they will make only
the slowest sort Of progress in this field
unless they begin at once to train the
thousands and thousands of scientists
and technicians that viii be needed to
harness the great new force on large
scale.
AS Mr.. Patterson sees the situation,
the Geneva for-peace conference
has convinced the world that nuclear
power "can become a reality, that 1t
works, that we can afford it. that we've
got to have it. But now there is the
temptation to sit back and wait for
miracles to happen. They won't just
happen They've got to be made. Right
now governments and universities and
private companies must start pushing,
and the first thing they need is not ura-
mum or reactors, but the men to run
of whom will require at least i've years
Of special training for his atomic job.
This is a matter that demands the
immediate attention Of all nations, in
GLIDING our own as much as any other.
Mr.. Patterson has observed, for example,
that the United States-apart from the
Atomic Energy Commissions small train
ing centerS-now has only one college
North Carolina State) with a full-Scale
project to teach students the reactor art.
And Acc Chairman Strauss has pointed
up the deficiency by declaring that "We
are somewhat behind on our educational
programs, and we need engineers. tech
nicians and scientists. Scholarships in
this field are going begging. suspect
that the trouble is back In our secondary
schools, or perhaps even further back
than that"
Mr.. Strauss. who believes that the
United States may lose It's nuclear. lead
within a generation" unless more Ameri-
can youths can be persuaded to study
science, has announced that he intends
to confer this week with appropriate au-
thorities to see what can be done to solve
the problem. Some vigorous action In
the field is clearly necessary II our coun-
try Is not to slip back for want Of trained
manpower. As for the rest Of the world,
1t will have to move along the lines sug-
gested by Mr.. Patterson or there will be
long and discouraging delays in utilizing
the atom for the betterment Of peoples
everywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Carved Names

Mans aggressive hand has
cared
His signature In roads upon
Majestic mountains, sloped
and curUed
His mark By depths OF
blasted stone.
Violated, broken, scared
For progress, sttH the noun
tdins stand
In grandeur man has
chdlked and scored
New dtstances Nth asphAlt
band.
The poet takes a different road
TO climb the heights. to
cGrUe his name:
Descriptive beauty 10 the rod
That strikes from flint the
doeless flannel
Trudo Mccoy