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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
By HARRY LEVER

Frequent downpours called of
the supersonic flying demonstra-
tions at the Armed Forces Day
final celebration at Boiling Air
Force Base yesterday. but So, 065
persons showed up to see the
static displays. There were al
most as many umbrellas.
This brought the total number
Of persons who witnessed the
weekend event to 131.905, in
Guiding the 10000 people who
saw Saturdays parade.
Most popular exhibits yester-
day were in the two vast hangers
at Boiling. They had roofs, and
when the rains started, and con-
tinued, everybody ran into the
hangers. They were not disap-
pointed, because these areas con-
tanned most of the 100000 square
feet of interesting exhibits, run
ming from a giant model Of an
aircraft carrier to the tiniest air.
plane part.
Most of the scheduled flights,
by F-100's, F7U's, F9F-8 Cou-
gars, and many other planes,
could not operate under the
ground rules laid down-2,500
feet altitude and five miles Wis
Utility.
Home Flights Held Up.
In fact. most of the aircraft.
either on display or due to fly.
couldn't even leave Boiling last
night for their home bases as
far away as California. Scat
tered thunderheads, line squalls,
and heavy frontal conditions ex-
listed all the way to the West
Coast and as far south as At
lanta. Ga. These weather holes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
Soldier Killed, 7 Hurt
In Heud-on Collision

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, May
% (P.-Two cars collided head
on IL miles south of here last
night. killing one person and
injuring seven others. The COL
lision occurred just 300 yards
south of the spot where two
cars collided Saturday killing
five persons.
State police identified the dead
man, a soldier, as Pvt. Spears
T. johnson, 81. Papers found on
the body listed his address as
the Letter Kenny Ordnance De-
pot, Chambersburg, Pa. He was
In a car carrying five soldiers
back to Pennsylvania after a
week end in Richmond.
A third car, driven by Sergt.
Harry L. Jones. %. Of Americas.
Ga. and stationed at Fort Bragg.
N. c., crashed into the wreck
age, but no one was injured in
the third vehicle.
Sergt. Jones told police there
were no lights at the crash scene
and he did not see the wreck
age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
McKeIdin Honored
As Son of the Year

DRUM POINT. Md, May %
(SpeciaD Gov. McKeldin OF
Maryland was honored yester-
day as Maryland's Son of the
Year by the Sons and Daughters
Day Foundation.
Receiving a plaque for the
Governor, who is in Heidelberg,
Germany, was State Senator
James B. Monroe. Republican,
of Charles County. The cere-
mony was held in the Drum
Point clubhouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
} More in Area
Killed in Traffic
Virginia Death Road
FutuI to z Others

Two persons died yesterday
as the result of Virginia traffic
accidents, one just 800 yards
south of the spot near Freder-
icksburg where five were killed
in a two-car collision Saturday
night.
In nearby Maryland. a man
was killed by hit-run driver
as he walked along a road in
Fairmont Heights.
One of the new Virginia traf-
fic victims was Baltimore man.
Tandy O'Farrell Wood, 81. who
died in University Hospital at
Charlottesville last night. State
police said he had been fatally
injured just before midnight
Saturday night when his car
ran off a gravel road on a curve
3la miles north of Gordonsville
in Orange County.
The car overturned several
times in field, police said. Mr..
Wood was alone in the car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
58,065 Disregard Roins
At Armed Forces Finale

weren't expected to clear up be-
fore today.
But the sun came out late
yesterday and the crowd poured
in. They saw Army helicopters
do a square dance" an atomic
explosion" and a Grammar
(AH-16) amphibian roar through
the air with JATO (jet-assisted
take-off Army short take-off
and landing flights. as we'll as
Coast Guard helicopter rescue
exercises.
Then the low ceiling set in.
The airbase had it's puddles.
Early crowds left. The sun came
out later. but by that time the
famed Thunderbirds acrobatic
team, the six F-100s, the Doug
las C-124s and other aircraft
attractions in the air had been
called of.
Run on Schedule
Undaunted by weather, the
Army Ordnance. Signal Corps,
Quartermaster. Hospital. Chem
ical and other units stuck by
their schedule Of demonstra-
tons, which thrilled the specta-
tors
A big attraction for the chill
dren was a flngerprint and lie
detection demonstration staged
by the Army Military Police. All
f1ngerprints were turned back
to the tiny tots and all questions
for the lie detector went "un-
answered" ,..-.
Biggest attraction of the day,
on the ground, was the Tactical
Air Commands F-100A, although
it was guarded by an air police
man. This aircraft, the Super
Sabre, is Americas current "hot"
air defense weapon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
Fuirmount Heiohts Mon
Killed bv Hit-Run Car

A Fairmont Heights tMd)
man was killed instantly last
night by a hit-and-run auto
mobile.
Dead on arrival at Prince
Georges General Hospital was
Daniel Dunlap. Al, colored. Of
$500 L street.
Prince Georges County Police
man Lloyd Hill said the man
was struck as he walked on
Sheriff road near Sixty-fourth
avenue in Cedar Heights.
Pvt. Hill said shoes Of the
victim, who died of head and
internal injuries. we're found on
the roadway 100 feet from the
body.
A witness chased the auto as
it sped toward Washington, but
lost it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
Officials to See Films
On Youth Delinquency

Two half-hour television film
programs of Confidential File, 4"
dealing with juvenile delin-
uuency, were to be shown at 4
pm. today in the Old House Of
fee Building for an invited
audience.
Viewers were to include men,
bers Of the Kefauver subcom-
mittee on juvenile delinquency,
the Senate and House Commit
tees on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce, representatives of the
FBI and Department of Health,
Education and Welfare Com
missioners of the Federal Com
nunications Commission. The
showing was to be held in con-
junction with the National AS
ISOLATION of Radio and Televi-
sion Broadcasters' convention
being held here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
WOODMAN, SPARE THAT FAWN,
IT'S NOT LOST, SAY EXPERTS

BALTIMORE lF9.-The Maryland Game and Inland
Fish Commission noted yesterday this of year
baby deer start showing up woodlands urged that the
fawns be left alone.
commission announcement said: ....
1T is this time of unnformed persons may find baby
fawns and thinking they have been carry them
away"
The commission said wrong for several reasons
In the first place. it's illegal.
Secondly such deer have not been deserted mother
deer knows exactly where it is and will to it,
The announcement noted it is difficult to raise fawn
captivity.
1t asked that anyone finding injured fawn report it
to local game warden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
Maryland U. Names
First Budget Officer

The University of Maryland
has named John S. Quinn. fac
ulty member at William and
Mary College, to the recently
created position of budget officer.
Charles L. Benton. director of
finance and business at the uni
versity. said the appointment
will become effective June Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
Hearing Told
Cost Of Flood
On Anacosfia
ST. Million Project
Urged at Peace Cross
To Prevent Danger
By ROBERT X. WALSH

Another Anacostia River flood;
such as the 1888 record rising
that caused $500,000 damage,
would cost $3.5 million devasta-
ton now, according to House
Public Works subcommittee tes-
timony urging a $2.7 million
Peace Cross project outlay.
The subcommittee today re-
leased recent hearing testimony
by Army Engineer Corps spokes-
men requesting funds for a vast
variety of civil works in Eastern
States. This included reports by
Col. Alfred D Starbird, Army
Engineers flood control chief. on
progress of the Anacostia River
protection and navigation pro-
gram.
The work that began with q
100000 Federal appropriation
last year would eventually cost
the Government about SIS mil
lion. The $2.7 million is re-
quested for the fiscal year be-
ginning July /. Army officials
told the subcommittee that the
project Twill provide a high de-
gree of food control for seven
fast-growing communities in
Prince Georges County and will
prevent Interruptions to traffic
on major northern approaches
to Washington due to flooding OF
the Peace Cross area, thus elm
mating extensive annual flood
damages"
To Fight Water Chestnuts
The appropriation request
also included items of $4,000
for elimination of water chest
nuts, a heavy plant growth
which impedes navigation, from
the Potomac River and 100000
for work on the Washington
harbor.
Col. Starbird said Maryland
and local community co-opera-
ton with the Federal authorities
has been excellent" He reported
that about 80 per cent OF the
total land necessary for the
project has already been made
available. He added that local
people have already initiated
the contract for relocation Of the
three bridges and also for the re-
location Of the necessary util-
tiles"
The Army official explained
that local interests in this "co-
operative project" are under
taking work and furnishing land.
rights-of-way and public re-
locations to the extent of $50
million.
More Than Flood Control
In response TO queries Dy sew"
eral members of the subcommit-
tee. Col. Starbird said the project
would do considerably more than
prevent the periodic floods in the
Peace Cross region. Those floods
in most instances have been
comparatively small, he said, but
there always is the danger of o
repetition of the 1888 flood.
Such an occurrence in the last
few years, and even at the pres
ent time. could approach the pro-
portions Of a property disaster
because the communities in that
region have so greatly increased
in population size and real estate
values. he indicated.
Even as it is. he said, so-called
small" floods have been occur
ring several times a year in that
area. with considerable damage
to houses as well as inconvenience
to motor vehicle traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
Montgomery Bozoor

The Montgomery County AS
ISOLATION for Help for Retarded
Children will hold a bazaar from
to 1880 pm. on Saturday in
the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School. Proceeds will 60 toward
summer program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
College Reunion Set

CHESTERTOWN, Md, May
% (SPECIAL).-The Alumni As
ISOLATION of the Washington Col
lege, will hold its reunion June
4. The colleges 173d graduation
exercises will be held at 2:30
pm. June 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
Biologists Elect

HARR1SONBURG, Va, May
% P.-R. L. Bird of Charles
ton. W. Va, Saturday was elect
ed president Of the Appalachian
Geological Society,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23

PHOTO QUEEN Natural
Bridge, Va.-This is Duane
H u t C hison, l9-year-old
Radford College junior
from Newport, Va, named
queen of the annual Vir-
GINA Press Photographers
Beauty Pageant yesterday.
She will compete in the
National Press Photog-
raphers' Association pag-
cant in Colorado Springs
next month. -AP Wire
photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23

" REASONS FOX A BEAUTY JUDGES DILEMMA
Middle
Jeanette
Marne Moore
Semfnal
finals Thursday
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07
Is Vandalism Something
To Take for Granted?

When read our own newspaper last week. the editorial
temperature was at high boiling point The thing that
brought about the fever exclusive story extent
OF vandalism in the countys schools.
Since hen however, the hot weather has set in with the
result that find difficult to do much than muster
fairly reasonable protests rather than the indignant
broadside first contemplated All of which undoubtedly
for the best
The central point of dispeasure not so much the
vandalism although that's bad enough the attitudes
displayed by people toward the fact of vandalism
For one thing too pepole to take it for grant
ed that there will be vandalism. In other words, the
malicious and wanton destruction of property anybodys
property to be becoming expected form of be-
havor 1t is tolerated by great many persons Per-
haps further progress will change that liberation into
approval.
This indifference to property rights is bad enough And
the fact that the school property in question public proper
ty paid for out of public funds in way mgates the
offense to our way of thinking.
But even deporable is the general attitude of
total disregard for the rights of others This is closely akin
to the foutng of property rights If youngster allowed
to deface walls with mpunty he is not likely to why he
cannot physical violence against others in the satisfaction
of egocenrc needs Both onses out of the
cloth. Both spring from the attitude of unbrded
viciousness
If we right in this reasoning then public apathy
acceptance of vandalism is indeed serious thing.
And because regard it as serious we have nothing
but contempt for school officials who sought to throw the
blame on to the contractor who built Wheaton High We
nave nong out h&rSh words Tor the parent Who When
confronted with guilt of offspring shuts his eyes to the
whole matter And above all do utterly reject the worst
mish-mash of all - eXcusing of vandalism the grounds
that the parents insecure.
Insecure" indeed Problems all have with us = to
every and and child who walks this earth pro
blems will 1t has been from time mmemoria and,
unfortunately will be suspect to the end of recorded
time
But it is only in psychiatrcally advanced age
that have insecurity the part of adults put
forward seriously of antisocia conduct Ger
tainy, recognize insecurity" condition. of course,
realize that the lack of insulated security affects
persons to the point of extreme malad ustment But
deny that whole community be Insecure" to the point
of failing insti rudmentary good in its young
We profess cure-al for vandalism. But this do
maintain it is family and community problem, it must
be recognized evil and must be faced up to by all
elements involved 1t cannot be ignored at peril
and it cannot be wished away by double-tak. 1t is
challenge to all of us
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07
What Is Capital Transit
Trying to Do?

One of the elements in the program of the Eisenhower
administration with which have had the most sympathy
is the drive to get the Federal government out of fields Of
activity in which private enterprise functions best
In fact the way we learned the lesson, there is no
for to enter any field unless private enter
prise cannot will not do the job.
All of which is by way of preliminary to the observation
that the conduct of the Capital Transit Company in the
present strike situation designed to force the
ment into the transit business.
To decline to arbitrate while the business life of
whole community is parayzed irresponsible if not
suicidal 1t is nconcevabe that the community should be
expected to allow such condition to exist Capital Transit
surely realizes this and yet it maintains its recacrant at
tude. 1t seems to be defying the public
If claim the ownership of the Transit company
is seeking to unload" is option the government the
panys of action well taken We cannot say how
ever that entertain very high regard for either its
aims or policies in that case.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07

And there's so much un-cultivated
land they could buy up"
The almost daily flights of
helicopters, some lowering just
20 feet over the ground, have
given impetus to the rumors that
Germantown will be the location
of the Acc site.
Germantown cattleman Dyke
Cullum discounts the helicopter
flights as routine training mis-
sions" but is concerned with the
Acc relocation rumors. 81 had
enough trouble with that State
Roads Commission. When l was
away they cut that National Pike
right through my farm, break
ing fences and letting my cattle
loose. l had to take them to
court to get them to pay $4,000
for % acres. And l still don't
have the money. Yeah 1 guess
if the Atomic Energy Commits
sion wanted it, I'd sell them my
place"
Another farmer whose land
was cut in half by the National
Pike sums up the Illustration of
families in the path of the tide
of progress:
1--WE lived in Petworth when
that was the outskirts of Wash
ington. When that got too popu-
lated we moved to Silver Spring.
The State Roads Commission
took 10 feet off the front of our
property to widen Colesyille
Road. So we moved out here.
Germantown And they cut the
National Pike right through our
land. If this Atomic Energy
thing comes out here. / think
we're going to move to North
Dakota . then they'll probably
build a railroad across our
FARM" \
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07
Fire

Continued from Page y
Street, Wheaton City, lumber
pile fire.
July 2, 7:35 am. - Ambulance
transported William T. Wright
from 4 South Adams Street, Rock
vile, to Suburban Hospital, hem
orrhage.
July 2, 1:18 pm. - To Viers
Mill Road and E. Montgomery
Avenue, Rockville, accident.
July 3, 3:14 am. - To Hunger
ford Drive and N. Washington
Street, Rockville, fire in the auto
of George Main.
July 3, 1924 pm. - To Emory
Grove Road to assist Gathers
burg and Laytonsville Fire De-
partmentS, fire in home of
Sterling Duval, who was not
home. Wife and six children I'M
injured. Two story frame house
completely destroyed.
July 4, 9:29 am. - Ambulance
transported Vic Miller from
Rockville Locker Plant to Subur-
ban Hospital, lacerated head.
July 4, 1852 pm. - Ambulance
transported Joe O'Connell from
Rockville Locker Plant to Subur-
ban Hospital, leg injuries.
July 4, 7:0S pm. - Ambulance
transported Mrs. Hope Sullivan
from 301 Falls Road to Suburban
Hospital, obstetrical.
July 4, 1852 pm. - Ambulance
transported NJ. B. Harvey from
1918 Evanston Drive, Wheaton,
to Suburban Hospital, leg injury.
July 5, 12:58 am. - To Garlic
ton Road and Manor Club, fire
in auto of F. c. Mcfarland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07
Potomac
Continued from Page ~

Continued from Page II
four million gallon ground storage
reservoir and alterations to the
present water system.
1t was recommended that this
cost be financed by a revenue
bond issue, amortized over a 30
year period. Since it will require
three years to make the new sup
ply available, and in view of the
city's predicted growth and the
limitations of the present water
supply, the report advised that en-
cheering work be started as soon
as possible.
The unit cost per 1000 gallons,
based on 2.5 million gallons a day
for 1858 when the system would
be completed, would be S0.259 In
1880, when the use of this source
would reach full capacity, the unit
cost would drop to S0.14O.
The estimate of growth in popu-
lation from the present 1873 to a
potential for water supply of 49,
435 in 1880 took into account the
areas available for development
both within and surrounding the
present city limits.
1t also included the 300-acre
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07
Route 24O . .
Continued from Page II

Continued from Page II
which touched off the Juror with
a series of articles pointing ur
Roads = Commission practices
names Mr.. Gutenberg as the
"mastermind" behind the land
transactions. The paper quotes
him as lamenting 81 often buy
land in the path of proposed
roads but don't always make a
profit"
Mr.. DuPre, who was in charge
of acquiring rights-of-way for
Route 240 and for the inter.
county belt freeway, is sitting
out the last week of 80 day
suspension, awaiting a hearing
on unspecified charges brought
by an unnamed accuSer.
Russell H. Mccain, chairman
of the State Roads Commission,
has announced Mr.. DuPre will
face his accuSer identified
only as a Montgomery County
property owner along Route 24O
sometime this week in Balti.
more. However Mrs. DuPre,
reached by phone, said she did
not know when the hearing
would be held.
1t is alleged that there have
been irregularities" in the handl-
ing of right-of-way locations.
Mr.. Mccain, however, claims that
Smart operators" could aScer-
tain. new routes within 100 or
$50 feet" by studying the maps
in a huge book issued in 1852 by
the State Roads Commission to
proclaim Maryland's 12-year
multi-million dollar road build
ing program.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07
Germantown
(Continued from Page II

GContinued from Page u
Viewing the wild buying and bid
ding, a banking official states,
at is no longer possible to call
Montgomery County farm land"
Many farmers say, "The real
estate men are running Wild"
But one farm wife, distraught
by conflicting rumors of high
prices offered for her property,
Spat through her screen door, 81
wish people wouldn't say things
about us when they don't know
what they're talking about"
Old time farmers of the area
view the almost certain Acc
relocation with mixed feelings.
Many have struggled on the
land a half century or more,
scratching living from the
soil. Now they have an OppOr-
tunity 20 sell their land at
price that will enable them to
live out their lives at ease.
One of the first farmers to
take advantage of the 'land
boom" was Fred Forte who sold
his two tracts for $300-$500 an
acre and retired to Florida.
But some protest. "Some of us
just want some land and a little
peace and quiet" Unfortunately
many farmers, getting up in
years, are practically forced to
sell their land because their chill
dren leave to work in cities and
no one is left to do the heavy
work. 1t is not without regret that
they watch real estate agents
buy up the farms, hold them I'M
worked for six months, then sell
at double what they paid.
The lure, though, is great.
One griZzled old farmer, his
khaki pants hitched up with Il
great pair of police" braces,
cOnfided i'm the Germantown
general store, 81 paid $4,000
for my 1870 acres back i'm 1919.
worked it hard. Sometimes
l didn't have no food for the
family's next meal. 1 don't
want to get rich. 1 just want
a little money before 1 die"
Four or five real estate agents
have called on this farmer during
the past month, offering to buy
his place. The first, who the
farmer thinks was a govern
ment man." claimed to have
aerial maps of your place" and
when the farmer refused to set
a price on the land, the caller
stated eff you don't name a price,
they will" He didn't say who
they" were.
Cattle breeder Harry Hosken-
son indicates one prevailing feel
ing in the face of all the rumors,
Everyone is hoping the Acc
will take the farm NEXT to his. y
Many oldtimers, chatting in
feed stores and gas stations, de
cried the fact that the most pro
ductive farms are being sold to
spectators. Look at AyrlaWn.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07
Southern States
Personnel Meet
In ElIicOtt City

Members of the Southern
States Advisory Board and Farm
Home committee and their famil-
les me recently in Ellicott City to
make plans for the annual local
membership meeting later this
year.
Attending from the County
are:
Oliver Cashell, Holmes K.
Vann, and Robert Chichester, all
of Olney; Stanley P. Stabler and
Richard Jenney of Brookeville;
David Martin and Mrs. Tarleton
Bryant of Gaithersburg.
Also Mines. Lawrence Martin,
Joseph H. Hutton, Robert Miller,
Albert Torbeck, and Sidney Law
Tor. E. G. Armstrong and James
A. Silver will also attend.