davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1955-05-27
Ernest Lyons Heads
Democratic Group

Ernest L. Lyons, a utilities
personnel officer, last night was
named to head the Arlington
County Democratic Executive
Committee through the July IL
primary. -'-r.-
Mr.. Lyons, who was vice chair
man Of the group. was chosen as
presiding officer after the resig-
nation Of Leo Urbanske, jr. Mr.
Urbanske resigned in an unsuc-
cessful attempt to win nomina-
ton by the 'Arlingtonians- fora
Better County to q county board
seat.
A new executive committee
will be elected July u.
Mr.. Lyons is manager of serv-
ice operations at the Washing
ton Office of the General Elec-
trio Co.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
D. 6. Man Fined
In Fiery Crash

A Washington man whose car
struck a police cruiser last De-
cember causing it to catch fire
and burn q policeman was fined
500 in Alexandria Police Court
yesterday on charge of drunk
en- driving.
Raymond Joseph Henley, jr.,
80, of the 800 block of Eleventh
street S.W.. was convicted by
Judge James N. Colasanto. Hen
ley also was given a 60-day sus-
pended jail sentence and was
put on probation for one year.
Charges Of reckless driving
and destroying private property
were continued until the proba-
ton period is up.
Henley was the driver of a
car which crashed into the rear
of a police cruiser December 2
on Shirley highway. Police said
the crash threw the cruiser into
the rear of q truck and the police
car burst into flames. Police Pvt.
Charles Gallagher was hospital
lied for several weeks from
burns suffered In the accident.
Evening star., 1955-05-27

Authorities estimate that,
within five more years. a whop-
ping ALT per cent of all the
suburban population will be
younger than 20. This will COM
pare with 29.1 per cent for the
same age bracket in the Dis
trict. 5'f s
All these changes-in popula-
ton, housing, racial distribu-
ton and age groupings--affect
the community profoundly. But
the sociological. economic and
political impact cannot yet be
measured.
AS has been noted, people
move into and out of the city
for numerous reasons, some af-
firmative and some negative.
Either they aspire to better
themselves or they seek respite
from Objectionable conditions.
In the new surroundings, un-
fortunately. the grass Is not
always 50 green as it first ap-
peared. Moving families don't
necessarily find what they ex-
pected.
But one thing everybody has
Evening star., 1955-05-27
Plan Proposes
Road Changes
In Maryland
Park Commission
Coils for Revision
For Nearby Area

Twenty-nine revisions - most
of them minor-have been pro-
posed by the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning
Commission in its master plan
of highways for nearby Mary
land.
The commission yesterday an
nounced public hearings on the
proposed changes will be, held at
4 pm. June % at Calvert Man.
sions, Riverdale, and 4 pm. June
%, at the Liquor Dispensary
Building. Silver Spring.
Among more important re-
visions in the master plan are:
/. Movement outward from the
District of the outer county cir
cumferential route for better
grades, alignment and less prop
erty damage. Outer belt pres
emily felt to be too close to inter-
county belt highway.
D Inclusion of the southeast
leg of new Route 240 previously
left off the master plan.
8. A move to the east of the
northern parkway in the north
part of Montgomery County.
4. A move to the east of Riggs
road between University lane to
old Laurel road to straighten out
road.
5. Extension of the George N.
Palmer highway to provide q
truck route leading toward the
Baltimore tunnel.
s. Addition of west leg of
U. S. 20 from the White Oak
area to Old Bladensburg road
at Kemp Mill road to provide a
cross-county link between White
Oak and Wheaton.
Z. Four-mile realignment of,
Bells Mill road in Montgomery
to straighten road and improve
grades.
3. Two-mile realignment Of
Nuby road as a major highway
between Allentown Friendly
road and Indian Head highway.
The changes also propose re-
classification of a number of
highways including several in
Montgomery and Prince Georges
from major to controlled major
highways
The reclassification will pro-
vide for use of more service
drives to get better traffic move
ments. Reclassif1cations are pro-
posed for:
Montgomery - New Hamp-
shire avenue; Colesville road:
Wilson lane: River road; Wis
consin avenue: Connecticut ave-
nue. and Georgia avenue.
Prince Georges-Rhode Is
land avenue: River road and
Edmonston road: Lanham-Bowie;
Intercounty belt highway; Lar
60 Marlboro road; Central ave-
nue.: Defense highway and Cross
County highway.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
Training School
System Raped

BALTIMORE, May 27 (P).-A
comprehensive report critical of
the States handling of young
offenders and urging sweeping
changes will be given tonight to
q Legislative Council committee
studying Maryland's training
schools.
Circuit Judge Herman NJ.
Moser drew up the five-page re-
port based on his experience in
Youth Court and recent visits
to all of Maryland's reformatories
and male training schools.
Judge Moser reports:
/. That young offenders in the
l6-to-18 age bracket have &C
counted for more than half of
the cases tried in Youth Court.
Yet, he said, there is no institu-
ton that is not a prison but
still provides reasonable security
... and provides the best possible
academic and vocational train
ing. with adequate psychiatric
and psychological services"
2. That Maryland State Re-
formatory for Males at Breath
edsville. established to afford
such a program, is badly over
crowded and seems to have no
well-planned program for the
youthful offender"
3. That the four State training
schools are not in a position to
provide needed security to the
Is to 18-year-olds who, Though
they are still young. have COM
mitted serious offenses or have
already established patterns and
habits of delinquency, and con-
tempt for authority"
4. That the 16-to-18 group
is not wanted by the Department
of Correction and does not be-
long in the training schools.
B. That serious consideration
be given to establishment of the
reformatory for males as an in
stitution exclusively for the Is
to 18 age group.
6. That youth courts be cre-
ated in all counties of the State.
Judge Moser said he realized
many older youths in the re-
formatory would have to be
shifted to the House of Correc-
ton under his proposal. But he
said he expects to come up later
with a suggestion to eliminate
crowding at the House Of Cor
rection.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
Flat 10-Cent Fire Tax
Sought in Montgomery

establish a minimum retirement
age Of SIS.
Sergt. Dutrow supported pro.
posed amendments being sub.
mitted by Councilman Robert T.
Snure that would increase Wild
ows' benefits from $50 to $125
and benefits for children of de-
ceased officers from $40 to $25
monthly.
Mrs. Dinw0odey Testifies
Mrs. Edith Dinwoodey. per-.
sonnel board member, urged the
council to act to make the sys-
tenn financially sound. She said
present benefits, according to a
1852 survey. would require that
the county and the police each
put up Is per cent of the total
payroll to make it sound.
Obligations, according to the
study. amount to $50 million
while present payments into
the fund will hit only $562, 900,
she said.
The council also heard the
Rockville City Attorney urge
that the city be refunded money
its residents pay the county
for library services.
Library Director George B.
Moreland said if rebates are
granted, services provided in the
city should be abolished and
Rockville residents barred from
using other county libraries.
Backs Town Service
c. D. Gull, vice president of
the Rockville Library Associa-
ton, said the association felt
it could provide better services
than the county. He added that
with a $4,000 budget, plus q
$4,000 outlay for a bookmobiie,
the association planned to in
crease its library hours from 26
TO 40 a week and provide book
mobile services throughout the
town.
A bill to bar county employees
and officials from receiving gifts
from persons doing business
with the county was not in
tended to cast any aspersions
on any county employ" County
Manager M. L. Reese said.
1T is more of a protection
than a penalty" Mr.. Reese
added. He said the bill was
rare in that it also provides
penalties for persons Offering
such gifts. The council did not
vote on it last night.
The council will meet at l pm.
Monday and again Tuesday in
Legislative Session.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
Virginia Milk
Hearing Asked

RICHMOND. Va, May 27 (P)
-Four Arlington legislators
seeking the removal of control.
on retail milk prices, have asked
the State Milk Commission fol-
a public hearing on their pro.
posal.
State Senator Charles R. Fen.
wick of Arlington said today
that he and Delegates Harrison
Mann, j. Maynard Magruder ane
Katherine Stone have sent the
following telegram to the COM
mission:
1--WE. the members. of the Ar
lington delegation. hereby re-
quest a public hearing to discuss
the elimination of commission
retail price fixing in the Airing
ton area. thus permitting open
competition in the sale Of milk
to consumers"
Senator Fenwick said the re-
quest was not a move to abolish
the commission or to do away
with minimum prices paid pro-
ducers, but would only affect
price fixing as far as the con-
sumner was concerned.
He said he had received nu-
merous complaints from persons
in Northern Virginia who could
not understand why milk could
be sold in the District of Co
lumbia in gallon containers at a
substantially lower price than
milk sold in Arlington.
He said one of the persons
writing him had figured that by
buying milk in the District of
Columbia at the lower price he
could save 500 a year.
John w. Owen, commission
secretary, said 'there were a
number of letters from Northern
Virginia, some of them addressed
to the commission, some of them
referred to the commission from
the Governor and from Repre-
sentative Broyhill and some tele-
grams, but due to the fact that
yesterdays hearing was pro-
longed the commission members
did not have an opportunity to
go into that particular matter.
1.-THE commission expects to
consider the entire matter at its
next regular meeting scheduled
June 9, or earlier, if the men,
bers find it possible to arrange
meeting
Evening star., 1955-05-27
SEE HOME BUYS
IN THE STAR FIRST

When you shop The Stor real estate
section first you get q heod start in
your importont week -end seorch for
just the house you won't The widest
voriety Of reol estate offerings for
sole in the Washington oreo oppeor
in The Stor every Saturday.
You'll find additional reading en-
joyment in the lotest real estote news
os reported BY The Stor. Reed the
many helpful and informative hints
for improving your home.
Don't miss the big real estate sec
tion in The Stor tomorrow. PhoHe
Sterling $1,000 for resulor home de-
livery.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
THE METROPOLITAN VIEWPOINT
Home-BuiIding Trend
Tells Suburbio Story

discovered: A lot Of other people
had precisely the same idea
! and about the same time.
| Consequently, mass move.
ments and rapid expansion havt
created for suburbia some o1
the very conditions which were
to have been left behind. Tht
young communities also face
some new and unanticipatee
problems.
Needed Water, Schools
When hundreds of thousand.
or residents fiocked into the
nearby. area after World War II
they needed water supply. sewer
systems. sidewalks and streets
For their children they demand
ed more and more classrooms
more teachers, more play.
grounds.
Their automobiles choked
every existing highway. They
tied traffic in ever-tightening
knots. The people complained
about public transportation
They howled about do-nothine
Office holders.
Some of the older, established
residents howled back. AS ma
tives. they were satisfied with
what they had had. They did
not welcome the swarm Of low
taxpaying invaders.
Local governments were un.
prepared to cope with the mon
strous demands for service. Even
those most willing to act in an
obvious emergency could not
put up new schoolhouses over
night, or plan and finance multi
million dollar road programs in
q week.
Friction Was Inevitable
Friction between old-timers
and newcomers was inevitable.
A determined and articulate
group, the Johnny-co lately
crowd organized and began to
exert political pressure. In time
they achieved some of their
goals.
In the process, the cost OF
government rocketed.
Fairfax County got by in 1910
with a budget up $1.3 million
It's budget now is $13.8 million.
In the same Is years, Arlington
and Montgomery increased their
budgets from So million to $23
million and $26 million. re-
spectively.
The people soon learned they
had to foot the bill. They alb
sorbed successive tax raises and
upward valuation of property to
boot. In Prince Georges, for ex-
ample, the basic rate has risen
in 10 years from $1.82 to $2.35
per 500 valuation.
The situation is similar in the
other Jurisdictions. Falls Church
and Alexandria.
City Has Its Troubles
The District has been having
troubles, too. The city budget
was $40 million in 1945 and is
SITS million now. Still the Com
missioners cannot meet all the
demands for service. Among the
problems is one caused by the
population shift: The average in
come level is declining at the
same time, more money must be
spent in public assistance and
for other activities.
Though the Federal Govern
ment makes Metropolitan Wash
ington click. it also imposes A.
nancial hardships. In the Dis
trict alone, its extensive install
lations occupy 12.703 OF the "a
900 acres Of land here. It is tax
free. II this and federally held
property nearby were in private
hands, the various local and
Evening star., 1955-05-27
By CHARLES L. HOFFMAN

Montgomery County Council
man Wilbur N. Baughman last
night warned that next year
he would press for fiat 10-cent
tax rate on a countrywide basis
for fire protection.
His statement was made as
the council gave the new Lay
louisville fire tax area more ter
ritory presently belonging to the
Sandy Spring Fire Department
Mr.. Baughman added that i1n-
der his proposal all volunteer
fire departments would have a
budget and come before the
county council with it just like
every other department"
"We1l be more ready for it
next year." Mr.. Baughman said.
He added he had been surprised
at the number of fire companies
that have expressed support of
the plan. The Silver Spring
company will go along with
it." he said.
The volunteer fire companies
now maintain their own oudgets,
usually handled by a local fire
board. Some companies levy
taxes on their residents while
others are supported entirely by
voluntary contributions.
In the past fire companies
have bitterly fought attempts
to bring them under control of
the council.
4 Other Bills Pass
The council last night also
passed four other bills.
One would give the council
authority to adopt a leash and
muzzle law for dogs and cats and
require residents to keep dogs
off school grounds.
Another abolishes the neces-
sity of the council passing bond
authorization legislation an
nually. The third would cancel
out authorities granted in past
years. Another would change
the chief of police title to super
intendent of police.
The council last night also
heard the County Personnel
Board and the Police Associa-
ton go separate ways on a bill
to revise the police retirement
system.
Sergt. Robert Dutrow said the
police association would go along
with the proposed increase from
2.5 per cent to 5 per cent of po-
lice contributions. He said the
association opposed a move to
Evening star., 1955-05-27
County Board
To Consider Stund

Alvin r. Kimel of the Arling-
ton County Board plans to ask
that body at its meeting tomor-
row to concur in the request Of
the county's legislators for a
milk commission hearing on
elimination Of retail price FIXING.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
Dr.. Blackwell to Retire

SALISBURY. Md, May 27 [P)
DIR. j. D. Blackwell, 10, presi-
dent Of Salisbury State Teach
ers College since 1885, will retire
July /. He will be succeeded by
DR.. Wilbur Devilbliss. dean of
the College of Education at the
University of Maryland.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
CHARITY TO GAIN
ON SALE or MILK

Charity stands to gain
from the current drive
against minimum retail milk
prices in nearby Virginia.
Advertisements by Highs
in today's newspapers an
nounce a policy Of con-
tributlng to charity the 90
cent difference between the
"a cents it charges for q gal
lon Of milk in the District
and the 94-cent minimum
fixed by the Virginia Milk
Commission.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
Uhr Sunhay Star

Choose The Star Sunday When You Haze Choice
WHY I GAVE MY MEDALS AWAY-In This Week
Magazine, Audie Murphy, Americas most decorated
soldier, tells why military decorations too often fail
to reveal the whole story of heroiSrn. Read this
inspiring Decoration Day message by the Nations
top war hero.
TWO JIMA REVISITED-Joe Rosenthal, who made the
immortal photo of the raising of the Stars and
Stripes on Mount Suribachi Two Jma tells in story
and pictures about his return to the island 10 years
later. Memorial Day feature you won't forget In
the Star Pictorial Magazine.
AUTO STRIKE THREAT-The period between now and
June is crucial for the booming auto industry
The United Auto Workers and the two biggest manu-
facturers cloSeted in contract talks in which the
guaranteed annual wage" is the ISSUE An evalua-
ton Of the situation is given by william Hines in
an Editorial Section article.
GROWTH OF UNHURRIED FAIRFAX-Read Star staff
Writer George Flynn's full-page illustrated feature
on the community of Fairfax in nearby Virginia
where the old and the blend we'll in town
that believes that contrast needn't mean conflict.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR WOMEN-1n the Womens Section
Food Editor Violet Faulkner reports on Operation
Cotiion, and the successful social season for con-
gress1onal offspring; and Fashion Editor Eeni gives
fashion and beauty tips to the summer bride.
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1955-05-27

State governments would collect
millions of dollars annually ir
sorely needed revenue.
Need For Grants
This is why Congress is asked
to make grants in lieu of taxes
to the Metropolitan cities ano
counties.
Those are financial problems
Every community has them
along with other problems pecu-
liarly local.
But all communities of Metro
politan Washington also share
many common concerns. They
are confronted with interlocking
questions about roads, traffic,
parking and transportation. They
must solve still more questions
about schools, coming and park
reservations. They must face in
tegration.
Tendency to Pessimism
Insofar as the Districts future
is concerned, there is a tendency
in some quarters toward pessi-
mism. The fear is expressed that
heavy concentration of people in
the surrounding residential areas
will lead to downtown stagnation.
The reasoning is based on the
fact that many suburban house.
wives find it more convenient to
shop in the new developments
than to battle city traffic con-
gestion and parking.
Not everyone, however, is pes
simistic. A substantial element
OF businessmen and civic leaders
are confident the local problem
can be licked.
One person who speaks with
considerable authority because of
his experience as the former En-
gineer Commissioner here is
Maj. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss.
Reasons for Moving
II have the personal thought,
he said. "that people are moving
out primarily in order to get
away from something rather
than to get something.
"Often, what they find is con-
ditions that are no better. They
will only go so far away. They
have to consider the time and
transportation to get from home
to their jobs and back again.
when they get there, they
ask themselves. what do they
have?"
Gen. Prentiss, now command
ing officer at Fort Belvoir, be-
lieves the time is approaching
when redevelopment of many
old sections of the District will
be economically feasible for in
veStors. Then, he says. people
will begin leap-frogging back
into the city to enjoy the con-
venience of proximity to their
work.
The metropolitan transition
constitutes the new civic chal-
lenge. It is going to require citi-
zens in all the communities to
think tall.
This is the last in a series
Of articles on problems Gre
ated by the tremendous
growth of the Washington
MefrnnnIiAnn arnn
Evening star., 1955-05-27
BY JOHN v. HORNER

The trend in home building
dramatizes what is happening tc
the National Capital.
For every dwelling built last
year within the city limits Of
Washington, 24l2 others were
built in the suburbs just out
side.
These are the exact figures for
new single-family units in 1854:
724 in town, 1904 in nearby
Virginia and Maryland.
During the last three calendar
years. the neighboring cities and
counties gained 40,489 detached
homes while the District was
adding just 2,822. Thus the sub
urban construction accounted
for 93.5 per cent in the areas
total
These statistics help explain
why-for the first time in his
tory-a majority of the 1.8 mil
liam metropolitan residents now
live outside the city.
Four Factors Cited
The outlying development Is
due to four principal factors: an
increase in the birth rate, the
outward movement Of urban
families. greater land available
ity and the attraction of new
residents from distant places.
Despite the spectacular subur-
ban growth. the Washington
population also continues to rise.
This is due primarily to two
factors: the higher birth rate
and Immigration of Negroes.
Fifteen years ago, only 2s.5
per cent Of the District popula-
ton was non-white. BY 1850,
however, the figure had risen to
35.4. The experts now estimate
the city's non-white percentage
will jump to 47.1 by 1860.
The suburbs offer a striking
contrast.
Non-whites represented 1873
per cent of their total 1910 popu-
lation. In 1850 the figure was
only 81 per cent. It is expected
to drop to IT per cent in 1860.
Besides shooting into the lead
numerically, the suburbs have
acquired a population younger
than the Districts. Here are the
latest official percentages for
four different age brackets:
Evening star., 1955-05-27

This is the last in a series
Of articles on problems ere
ated by the tremendous
growth of the Washington
Metropolitan area.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-02-02
Versailles Men STAGE
Hot First.HaIf Chase

Versailles, Pa. - The last
day of the first half in the
Versailles Young Mems Club
proved to be quite an exciting
one and a finish right down
to the wire.
The Treasurers, handi-
capped by having only four
men appear for bowling, were
forced to use a dummy score,
the lowest of any bowler a
mong their opponents. Even
at that they managed to gain
a Fl advantage over the
Presidents and gain a tie with
the Proxies for the first half
title.
The Secretaries and the
Trustees each won one and
lost one, tieing the last game.
This according to our rules
and bylaws necessitated each
member Of these two teams
rolling an additional frame.
When the scores for this
frame were tailed, the total
read-Secretaries, "a pins;
Trustees, 72 pins. AS a result
the pen-weilders won the
first half crown by twelve
pins.
In a recap of the season
highs Richard Dandar was
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-02-02
Johnnie Lodge Cagers
Split In Recent Tests

JOhnStOWn, Pa. - st. Ro-
chus Lodge 5 has fielded a
cage team that has been play
ing independent ball locally.
One Of the games was
against the Coleman quintet
which saw the Johnnie Cro-
atians trailing throughout, at
the half time 20-16 and at
the whistle 1910. B. Micklos
led with 13 points to keep
pace with Milchak of the
Colemans who had a similar
total for the evening.
The game January IL with
the Ems Dairy was as close
a victory as they can come,
41-40, the C.F.U. aggregation
gaining the advantage in the
third quarter with both sides
scoring 1913 in the final
quarter. Rodman was the star
performer. getting six field
shots and one from the char
ity line, 13 points in all. Next
in line were Swarney with Z
and Fink with a like number
The lads cavort regularly
at the Cochran and the Ches.
nut School floors and for a
last minute check as to the
whereabouts of their activity
please check at the Croatiar
Home.
Michael Batch