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Evening star., 1955-09-13
Group
Promotes Bridge

SNOW HILL. Md, Sept. l3 P),
Formation Of the Worcester
County Development and In
|provement Association was an
nounced yesterday by its presi-
dent. Willis Hancock.
Its main goal is to eliminate
friction between geographical
areas Of the county In seeking
improvements, said Mr.. Hancock,
One Of its first projects viii be
to seek public support for the
building Of q bridge to link
Assateague Island with the main
land.
The group favors construction
of o toll bridge by issuing reve-
niue bonds and opposes construc-
ton solely by property owners
on the island. where there is q
large beach development. -
Evening star., 1955-09-13
Missing Girl, IS,
Diabetes Victim,
Returns Home

Mariann Myers. the 15-year-
old victim Of diabetes who dis
appeared Sunday night from her
home, 3752 Jocelyn street NV.
returned early today in q state
lof exhaustion.
Her mother. Mrs. Fred Myers,
said Mariann walked into the
house at 7:35 am, was unable
to talk and was put to bed inn
Imediately. A doctor was called
because Mariann requires two
shots Of insulin each day. Pre-
sumably she had received none
since Sunday.
The girls father. executive di-
rector Of the National Humane
Society. said yesterday she had
been ,despondent since moving
to Washington from Denver two
weeks ago. He said she was up
set over the need for entering
10 new school.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
Police Ask Owners
To Register Bikes

Bicycle owners in Washington
will get q chance soon to register
their wheels with the police as q
safeguard against permanent loss
in the event Of theft.
Police Inspector John e
Winters said yesterday printed
forms will be distributed through
schools, boys clubs and other
places so owners can record
serial numbers and descriptions
of their bikes.
Instructions accompanying the
forms will advise cyclists where
TO find serial numbers. Completed
records win be filed with the
police and owners will retain 9
copy.
About 1.40O bicycles are re-
ported stolen In Washington each
year. In many cases the police
have been unable to identify
owners Of bikes recovered and
these cycles are auctioned OF.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
Theuter Manager
Stabbed to Deuth

MARION. Va. Sept. IS R.-
The blood soaked body Of John
Scott Bray, 28-year-old District
manager of a southwest Virginia
movie theater chain, was dis
covered yesterday in his parked
car just off U. s. II three miles
west of here.
/ Mr.. Bray. an employe Of the
Fields Theater Corp, had been
stabbed repeatedly. His body
was found slumped in the drivers
seat of the parked car.
Smyth County Sheriff sJohn
Wolfe said Mr.. Bray had several
stab wounds in the neck, one in
the chest, one in the back and
another IN the right leg. Neither
his wallet or watch appeared TO
have been disturbed.
Mr.. Bray, who made his home
in Abingdon, was unmarried.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
|Croven Gets Life Term
In KiIIingof Grandparents

Charles Earl Craven. "a. Of
Fairfax County, today was sem
fenced to life Imprisonment for
the murder Of his grandparents
March IL.
Craven was sentenced by Alex
andria Corporation Court Judge
Franklin p. Backus. who gave
him q life term on each Of two
counts. The prisoner win not
be eligible for parole.
Craven had pleaded guilty on
July II to the Staying Of Ernest
|C. Craven. 80. and his wife An
ME. 81. He had been found
guilty Of murder IN the first de-
gree by Judge Backus, and
sentence was continued until
today awaiting q report Of the
probation officer.
Craven's grandparents bodies
were found March 20 in the
Kitchen Of their apartment al
lis North Columbus street. They
had been dead since March IL.
His grandfather's body had q
stab wounds inflicted by q hunt
ing knife, and Mrs. Craven hat
seven stab wounds.
Craven admitted killing the
grandparents it'll a 98-cent hunt.
ing knife he had bought March
IL In Washington. He said the
slayings occurred after he had
had an argument with them oyel
two watches which they accused
him Of taking.
Craven said he had broker
into the apartment that night
after his grandparents had re.
fused to admit him. He said hi
stabbed Mrs. Craven FIRST anG
then stabbed his grandfather
when the latter came downstairs
Evening star., 1955-09-13
Democrats Fill
z Committee Posts

Mrs. Donald Campbell. 30a
Virginia avenue, and Ernest T,
Stewart, jr.. 29l7 Argyle drive,
were elected to the Alexandra
Democratic Committee at its
meeting last night.
They win I'LL vacancies In the
George Mason precinct Of the
second ward which existed be-
cause no candidates filed fol
election from that precinct dur
ing the recent primary. A va
Icancy still exists in the Jeffer-
Ison School precinct.
The committee named itself 9
committee Of the whole to han.
die the campaigns Of Armisteac
II. Boothe. candidate for the
State Senate, and James M
Thomson, candidate for the
House Of Delegates.
The committee also decided te
hold q dinner before the elec-
ton to present the candidates
and to honor Thomas Moncure
immediate past committee chair
man.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
Mon Guilty
In Check Case

A Municipal Court jury today
returned a verdict Of guilty in
three counts Of false pretenses
involving bad checks against
Charles Edward Lawrenson.
Lawrenson's defense attorney
Harry Ahearn, Immediately
asked Judge Edward A. Beard
for permission to question three
jurors about a story concerning
Lawrenson that appeared in to-
days Post Times Herald. Mr.
Ahearn's contention was that
his clients case would have beer
prejudiced II the jurors had read
the story.
The three jurors, two men anc
|a woman. said that they hat
mot read the article. Judg,
Beard deferred sentence unit
later today.
Yesterday. Judge Beard dis.
missed three other cases Of falls,
pretenses against Lawrenson
The three remaining counts
charged L,awrenson with cashinl
checks totalling $57 at . liquo,
store.
LaWrenson was in the publ,
eye In July when he was &C,
quilted Id Municipal Court fol
charges involving a baby broke
rage deal.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
Private Fund to Provide
Teachers Graduate Work

Montgomery County residents
have undertaken their own
campaign to improve the quality
of teachers and teaching tn the
public schools.
Residents have incorporated
the Montgomery County Schol-
arship Fund and are raising
money for the education on the
graduate level of potential
teachers.
David Scull, Silver Spring
businessman, has been elected
president of the fund.
The fund will be used to pro-
vide expenses for a years grad
uate, study to county residents
who currently are seniors In an
accredited college and who in
tend to teach In Montgomery
County.
The fund also will be made
available 10 finance graduate
work for selected teachers in
schools.
Evening star., 1955-09-13

Craven was arrested In Florida
where he had tled following the
Staying.
When he appeared In court
today Craven displayed q small
Bible and told Judge Backui
sI study this every day. The
good Lord helps me out" !.
After Judge Backus had pro-
nounced the sentence Craven
said I'm do my best. Thank
you for what you've done for
me-"
Before the July II trial Cra-
ven had been judged mentally
capable Of standing trial by
three doctors. Craven earlier
had spent several years In q
Virginia mental institution.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
Husband Wounded, ,
ID. Wife Churqed

Mrs. Ludie B. Ballard, Al. Of
625 Atlantic street Sc, was
charged early today with assault
with q dangerous weapon follow
ing the shooting last night Of
her husband, Charles. IL during
q family argument.
Mr.. Ballard, q former Naval
Gun Factory machinist. is In
District General Hospital in
serious condition suffering q gum
shot wound in his right arm and
side.
Police said Mrs. Ballard fired
"a 12-gauge shot gun at her
husband while they argued in
the kitchen Of their home.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
Sewage Plant
Ruling Put Off
Fuirfux Delays O. K.
On Scott's Run Plan

Action on a request by a real
estate developer for permission
to build a sewage disposal plant
up stream from a projected Dis
trict water supply intake was
deferred today by the Fairfax
County Board of zoning Ap-
peals.
The delay was granted at the
request of Attorney Armistead
L. Boothe of Alexandria. repre-
senting Athe developer, John
Bobby. Mr.. Boothe recon-
mended that no action be taken
until the State Water Contr0l
Board passes on the application
for the plant. which would feed
into Scott's Run. +tg
The creek flows into the
Potomac River a few miles up
stream from where a new intake
is being constructed for the
Dalecarlia reservoir, serving the
District, Arlington and Falls
Church.
The Water Control Board is
due to consider Mr.. Bobby's ap-
plicaticn at a meeting in Rich
mond September 20. 1t recently
conducted a re-hearing at the
request Of opponents and board
members now have q transcript
of the hearing for study.
The Board of Zoning Appeals
today had before it Mr.. Bobby s
formal application for a special
use permit to permit operation
of the plant Of a five-acre tract
on the south side of Route 694,
east of Springhill road. The
coming agency last month also
deferred a decision on the re-
quest pending action by the
Board of County Supervisors on
a rezoning request for a sub
division there. The rezoning
petition was turned down by the
supervisors and cannot be re-
applied for until after a lapse OF
six months.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
Fairfax Favors
Big Shop Center
Commission Acts
On Master Plan

The Fairfax County Planning
Commission has agreed to pro-
mote large community shop
ping centers in the county and
has disapproved-at least tenn
porarily--a master plan pro-
posal for neighborhood shop
ping centers.
This was the first definite ac-
ton taken by the commission on
any phase Of the proposed mas
ter plan. The $150.000 plan
must be acted on. BY the COM
before it Is considered
by the county supervisors.
Commission members ex-
planned their action last night
in an informal meeting with the
Board Of Supervisors.
Commission spokesmen saic
the county would gain taxwise
by promoting and protecting ti1t
existing community shopping
centers, such as those at An
nandale. Seven Corners. Spring
field, Hybla Valley, Fairfax,
Belle View and Mclean.
In order to get the maximum
development at community
shopping centers. the commits
sion said 1t would be necessary
to reject proposals for small
centers.
The master plan. drawn by
Consultant +. D. McHugh, pro-
poses eight-acre neighborhood
centers as they are needed to
serve about 4,400 persons with
In walking distance. The Nc
Hugh plan also suggests COM
munity shopping centers to
serve populations Of about
"a, 900.
Herbert F. Schumann, county
planning director, said the COM
missions action would not elm
mate neighborhood centers en-
tirely. He said the commission
would consider them II 1t could
be shown that such centers were
absolutely necessary and would
not conflict with established
large centers.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
Outlook Dim for Relief
For Shortage Of I eochers

However, DR.. Hansen said to-
day he is strongly opposed to
any such transfers. Lawson j.
Cantrell, assistant superintend.
end in charge Of Junior high
schools, also said the junior
highs need all the teachers they
have and that transfers would
impair the teaching program.
DR.. Hansen said that high
school enrolment is up so
far about $50 students above
the start of school last year. Mr..
Cantrell said the junior high
total is about 800 students lower
but he ascribed this to late en-.
rollments and predicted the to-
tai will climb significantly later.
DR.. Hansen said If the high
schools are forced to relinquish
any teachers 1t viii mean cut
ting back or dropping plans for
special remedial programs at at
least two high schools, Mckinley
and Anacostia.
Mckinley has scheduled 10
remedial reading and arithmetic
classes and Anacostia two such
classes. DR.. Hansen said these
classes are urgently needed to
speed pupils behind in their work.
20 Special Classes
Twenty new special classes for
retarded children are scheduled
in Junior highs, and these also
may be jeopardized by any trans
fer move, according to Mr..
Cantrell.
These special classes were Or
ganized largely as part Of the
integration program. Congress
specifically appropriated funds
for q number Of them in elemen-
tary schools, but did not act on
tn secondary level.
. The teacher shortage has
caused doubling up Of a number
Of classes in elementary schools.
aggravating already crowded
conditions
Only a telephone enrolment
check was made yesterday. and
no grand total is yet available.
A pupil increase In every level
except junior highs has been
predicted. The expected total
by next month is expected to be
over 100000, o new record.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
BY JAMES G. DEANE

Prospects appeared slim today
for any immediate relief for q
shortage Of so elementary. teach
|ers in the Districts public
schools
Assistant Supt. Carl F. Hansen
reported an enrolment increase
lin senior high schools, appar-
emily dashing any expectation
that high schools might have a
teacher surplus.
DR.. Hansen also warned that
ANY move to transfer high school
salaries to grade schools would
ljeopardize the high school pro-
gram. especially new remedial
Glasses for slow learners.
We're actually short Of teach
ers now" he said.
Opening Is Smooth
The teacher shortage marrec
an otherwise smooth opening Of
the city's schools yesterday
School officials reported no diff
ficulties connected with racial
Iintegration, which entered its
second year.
The Star revealed last Friday
that 40 elementary school prin-
cipals had been informed two
days earlier they would be short
handed by so teachers.
The shortage is a money one
IL lem entary administrators
counted on having more salaries
than actually proved to be avail
able. Principals had made or
ganization plans on this basis
and 1t wasn't until last week
that the miscalculation became
generally known.
Deputy Supt. Norman j. Mel
son said 1t has been hoped that
at least part Of the shortage
might be made up by transfer
ring teacher salaries from the
high school teacher level. He
said that some temporary Sec
ondary teachers might even be
released In order to make s.iis
possible.
Deputy Supt. Charles N. Eel
lers. In charge of business af-
fairs. recommended such trans
fers, and he said today he still
feels that at least some of them
could be made without jeopar-
|dizing the secondary program.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
jailed in Morals Case

Michael NJ. Groggs, 28. Of the
400 block Tenth street, S.W.,
Washington. was sentenced yes
terday In Alexandria Juvenile
Court to six months in jail on d
charge Of contributing to the
delinquency Of q minor. Police
said the offense involved q nine
year-old boy.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
|5O-Acre Tract
Offered toC|A
Token Price Asked
For Site Near Acc

A Montgomery County real es.
tate firm has offered the Centra
Intelligence Agency a 50-acrt
site adjacent to the Atomic En-.
ergy Commissions tract neal
Germantown. Md. II certain con.
ditions can be met by CIA, onl,
Ia token price would be asked fol
the tract.
The offer was made by Ster.
ling e. Scull, Inc, Ia Q letter Il
Allen Dulles, head Of the Intel.
|ligence Agency.
At the same time. David Scull
treasurer Of the firni. sent q let.
ter TO the Montgomery County
Council urging 1t to invite thu
CTA to locate somewhere II
Montgomery County"
such an official gesture woult
be in marked contrast to som.
other Jurisdictions" MIR. Soul
said.
Price Of 81 and Up
Mr.. Scull in his letter to Mr.
Dulles said his firm had optionec
90 acres Immediately adjacent
to the Acc site and was willing
to sell so acres to the CIA. HI
noted that the offer was extend.
ed for a limited time in view oI
the nature Of his option.
Mr.. Scull said his firm wa.
willing to negotiate a price "fron
one dollar up" He added thai
of the land left to him had &C.
cess to roadways and could bs
linked to sewer and water line.
expected to be brought in fol
the Acc building from Gath.
|ersburg, he could provide thu
land for the CIA for q toker
sum.
The tract is on Route ll8 Dor.
dering the Acc tract west ol
the Route 1l8 connection will
the new National Pike.
Criticizes Protests
Mr.. SculI said In his letter *
the County Council that the
Embarrassment and indignity X
which the Federal Government
has been put In recent month,
by vociferous local protest" II
proposed CIA sites is a marked
contrast to the ofiicial attitude
Expressed by the Mongomery
County Council welcoming tht
Acc to the Germantown area.
Many Of the high-caliber peo
pie employed by CIA are Mont
|gomery County residents an,
such a development would brinl
additional outstanding citizen
into our community to furthe
contribute to the growth an,
prosperity Of this great county.
Mr.. Scull said.
The real estate man addet
that there appeared to be nj
objection to locating the CII
near the Atomic Energy Com
mission In view Of the fact th'
latter agency has been consid'
ering a site near the center O
Washington's numerous Fedora
buildings.
Mr.. Scull is head Of the Coun'
ty Commerce Association ant
president Of the Silver Sprinl
Board Of Trade,
Evening star., 1955-09-13
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

Order of the Eastern
Star continues its third day
Of sessions today at the May
flower and Statler Hotels.
approximately $4,000 dele.
gates are attending the tive-
day affair. (Story on Page
A-l.)
Telephone Pioneers Of
America today is in its Sec
oind day OF meeting at the
Shorehain Hotel, where 700
members are in session.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
HYDE Would Limit u. S.
I 0 Brood Water Policy

Working together In the poto-
mac Basin, he said, can mean
vast benefits for farmers, bust
|nessmen, industrialists and all
individuals in the basin.
The partnership idea also was
discussed earlier by Commission
Chairman George r. Hazlewood
He said the residents Of the
Upper Potomac Basin ale in
partnership with the residents
Of the District Of Columbia.
What happens to the land
and the forests upstream, he
said. may determine the quality
Of the water supply for the
District.
Good land management, he
added. may reduce the costs Of
|water Hlrincation in Washing
ton by $4,000 . year. It also
|mayE reduce considerably the
costs Of keeping navigation mov-
ling bttEeen Washington and
Chesapeake Bay.
Other speakers yesterday dis
cussed various phases Of up
stream watershed management.
Tells Of Shenandoah
j. j. Shoman. chief of the
Education Division Of the Vir-
Iginia Game and Inland Fisher
les Commission, told Of the death
and rebirth Of the Virginia river,
which Is one Of the main tribu-
Itaries Of the Potomac.
He said the Shenandoah River,
once one Of the best small-mouth
bass streams in the State, be-
came so polluted that all fish
and vegetable life was killed.
But through the work Of the
Potomac commission, along with
other agencies, he said, indus
tries began to treat their wastes
until the stream was brought
back to life. Now it again Is q
good bass stream. he said.
DR.. Maurice Goddard, secre-
tary Of the Pennsylvania Forests
and Waters Department, told
how small watershed groups are
being formed in that State.
He said q meeting win be held
lat Chambersburg on October II
for the formation Of water
shed council for the area Of
the State that drains into the
Potomac.
Discussing the relationship Of
agricultural programs in Mary
land to watershed management,
DR.. Gordon Cairns. dean Of ag-
Iriculture at Maryland University,
said 1t has been found that
farmers who establish water and
soil conservation practices usu-
ally continue them because they
find these practices aid In greater
production and higher profits.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
Reed PTA to Meet

The Walter Reed Elementary
School PTA will meet at 8 pm.
Thursday at the school. 1874
North Mckinley road, Arlington.
B. G. Frazier, PTA president.
will introduce the new principal.
Miss Virginia L. Tindall. Class
rooms will be open for parents
to visit.
Evening star., 1955-09-13
BY JAMES BIRCHFIELD
Star stan correspondent

HAGERSToWN. Nd, Sept
Representative Hyde, Re
publican Of Maryland, said her
today the Federal Governmen
should be limited to the role o
policy-maker in developing ant
protecting the Nations water re
sources. ss4
All the Federal Government
should do, he said, Is set tn
broad limits that win protect thl
whole Nation from needless de,
struction Of water resources.
1t should lay out the frame
work within which conservation
flood control and water use cat
be worked out, he said. but resi-
cents u each loeality should b
the ones to determine how ant
for what purpose water is to b
used.
The Montgomery County Re
publican addressed the closinl
session of the annual fall meet.
ing Of the Interstate Commission
on the Potomac River Basin. Thu
two-day sessions. held under tn,
auspices Of the commissioni
Land and Recreation Commit.
tees. were devoted to discussion
of watershed management in tn,
Potomac Basin.
Water Code Held Needed
Mr.. Hyde said the division o
water Is more q local than
national problem. He said the
East. where laws have beer
based on the English laws o
riparian rights. Is badly in neet
of a water code.
Until the East has developet
a legal code which viii encouragI
putting the water from natura
streams to beneficial uses" MI
Hyde said, there will continuI
to be doubt as to the legal secur
ity Of water use programs.
do we insure q mutual shar
ing Of water?
And what about an irrigation
scheme If it interferes with tn
operation Of a grist mill whicl
uses water for power?"
Mr.. Hyde said Congress shoul,
approach the national wate
problem with the thought Ii
mind that conservation Is th
interest Of the local communities
IF !. or any other Congress
man, can say that any program
originated through the desire
of a community. which is s.
interested that 1t is willing b
share the costs. then the job o
selling that project Is mad,
easier" he said.
Addressing the commission
banquet last night, John Jones
secretary-treasurer OF the Ameri
can Watershed Council, empha'
sized that the development Of tn,
water resources Of q river basil
is a partnership affair.
He said development programs
will depend on how successful,
the partnership agreements arr
developed among the Fedora
Government, the States. the 10.
calities and the people in th'
basin area.