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Evening star., 1955-04-21
Cigarette Fuctory
To Be Discussed

The Inter Community Council
Of Southern Maryland has called
a meeting Of tobacco farmers and
merchants Sunday to discuss the
establishment of a cigarette fac
tory in the area, Fred Spinks,
council president, announced to-
day.
Mr.. Spinks said the meeting
will be held in Odd Fellows Hall
at Forestville, with the farmers
invited to meet at 10 am. and
the merchants at II am.
Mr.. Spinks says the cigarette
factory idea has great economic
potentialities." He also suggests
that the factory label its regular
size cigarettes Lord Baltimore"
and its king-sized cigarettes
Lord Calvert"
Evening star., 1955-04-21
Oppenheimer Named
Maryland Bor Head
Cites Space Problem.

BALTIMORE. April 81 (P.-
Reuben Oppenheimer. Baltimore
attorney. has been nominated
for election as president Of the
Maryland State Bar Association,
Attorney Oppenheimer is a
past president Of the Baltimore
Bar Association.
Named for vice presidencies
were Stanley G.. Robins of Sails
bury. william Wilson Bratton OF
Elkton, A. Freeborn Brown Of Bel
Air. William L. Wilson. jr.. OF
Cumberland, Judge James Mac
gill of Ellicott City, Benjamin B.
Rosenstock of Frederick. Ralph
w. Powers of Hyattsville and j,
Stuary Galloway and j. Gilbert
Prendergast of Baltimore.
S .Vannort Chapman and Rob-
ertson Griswold of Baltimore
were nominated for reelection
as secretary and treasurer.
The annual convention win be
in Atlantic City June 1925.
Evening star., 1955-04-21
Damaged Tonk Leaks
200 GuIIons Of Oil

More than 200 gallons Of fuel
oil ran out into a concrete and
dirt areaway at the rear of the
Colonial Village Shopping Gen.
ter in Arlington last night after
a tank was damaged, apparently
by vehicle striking 1t.
Firemen said there was no i'm
mediate danger Of fire and were
supervising the spreading Of sand
to soak up the fuel oil. The tank
Is at the rear Of the Village Grill
at 1T13 wilson boulevard.
Evening star., 1955-04-21
REzoNEs OWN PROPERTY
Runyon Vote Decides
Change to Commercial

alley they have In Falls Church. T"
Mr.. Kincheloe cited a court
decision in Richmond coming
case to persuade Mr.. Runyon he
should not vote. The decision
stated that an elected official
should act In the best interests
of the county as a whole on any
matter.
Attorney william Harnsbar-
ger. representing Mr.. Runyon.
used the same decision to show
that his client was entitled to
vote. The decision held that a
Richmond councilman could vote
on his own application and that
the voters could punish him on
election day If they considered
the action unjust. Mr.. Runyon,
however, Is not seeking re-elec-
ton.
The opponents protested that
any kind of business could be
operated on the property once
it became commercial.
"We're dealing here with a
man who has served the county"
said Mr.. DeBell. II think we
can believe him when he says
he intends to operate a nursery"
"Why did he ask for general
business. then. instead Of rural
business?" questioned Mr.. Fox.
Sale Question Raised
"Mr. Runyon might have good
intentions of operating a nurs-
cry, but suppose he sells the
property?" asked Mr.. Carper.
"This certainly is a case of spot
zoning. I consider Leesburg pike
one of the best highways we
have in the county. We could
have ruined it by this time if
we granted all the rezoning re-
quests along It,"
The planning commission also
recommended against the re-
zoning.
Other rezoning applications
granted by the board included:
One hundred and sixty-seven
acres south of Westmore and
west of Warren Woods, from
rural to suburban residential;
3,7 acres at the southeast corner
of Route SOB and Weant drive
from agricultural to rural busi-
ness; six acres in Parklawn sub
division on Old Columbia pike,
from suburban residence to gen.
eral business; 106 acres on the
south side of EdSall road 100
feet east of Springfield road,
from agricultural to suburban
residence. and half an acre on
the southwest corner of SPRING
field and Franconia roads, from
agricultural to general business.
Evening star., 1955-04-21
Renewal Dotes Set
For Notary Permits

w. Waverly Webb. Prince
Georges County Circuit Court
clerk, today announced that
notary public commissions re-
newable May 2 may be obtained
at other than Office hours at
the following times and places:
April 23-9 an, Bank OF
Maryland. Seat Pleasant; IL
am, Dewey Freeman's Once,
Silver Hill; pm, Glassrnanor
MD rental Office.
April 27-5:15 pm, Town
Hall, Mount Rainier.
April 23-5:15 pm. County
Service Building. Hyattsville.
April 800 am, Citizens Ma
tional Bank, Laurel: 10 am,
Laurel Realty Co. office. Laurel;
noon. Greenbelt City Hall.
Evening star., 1955-04-21
Council Begins
Study
Alexandria Plans
Lond Use Survey

The Alexandria City Council
has taken the first steps towards
a long-range study of a capital
Improvements program.
City Manager Ira F. Willard
was asked last night to bring
specific recommendations to
council for a detailed economic.
population and land use survey.
Councilmen indicated that ac-
ton on a proposed $6.7 million
bond issue would be postponed
pending at least a preliminary
report from Mr.. Willard. Action
on the bond issue was deferred
last night.
The bond issue would finance
a new City Hall. street improve
ments, city jail addition, park
and recreation area improve
ments, a city gymnasium-au
torium and several public works
projects. Included is 81 million
for Jones Point bridge ap-
proaches and a new underpass
at the railroad crossing on
Telegraph road.
At the Crossroads
The long-range planning was
urged by Councilman Frank E.
Mann, who said the city sis
standing at a financial cross
roads" The council must deter
mine whether we intend to
continue policy of planning by
guess and financing our guesses
blindly or whether we will at
tempt to formulate a workable
financial and capital improve
ments PLAN" he added.
Councilman David S. Haddock
warned that the bond issue would
bring the city nearly to its maxi
mum debt limit.
We're going to have to de-
eide pretty soon whether we will
bond the city to the limit or
what other course we will fol-
low"
Mr.. Willard said an economic
and population trend study could
result in the savings of many
hundreds of thousands of dol
lars in the future"
Federal Aid Studied
The council also instructed the
city manager to look into the
possibility of getting Federal aid
on as many of the proposed cap
ital Improvements as possible.
Plans submitted by architect
Robert Willgoos for a new $780,
900 City Hall were referred to
the Planning Commission. Mr..
Willard was authorized to study
the possibility of acquiring the
major portions of the 400 and
500 blocks of North St. Asaph
street. where the proposed build
ing would be located.
The architect estimated 1t
would be at least 18 months
before the new building could be
ready for use if the project is
approved.
Evening star., 1955-04-21
BY MARY LOU WERNER

Fairfax Supervisor c. B. Run
yon cast the deciding vote in
favor of a controversial rezoning
application for his own land yes
terday.
The vote. was 4 to 3 for COM
mercial rezoning of two acres
owned by Mr.. Runyon on Lees
burg pike. adjacent to the George
Mason High School just outside
of Falls Church.
Voting with Mr.. Runyon for
the rezoning were Supervisors
Stuart DeBell. Arthur Shaffer
and c. B. Jett. Opposing votes
were cast by Chairman G. Wal
lace Carper. Maurice Fox and
Mrs. Anne wilkins.
It was the third time the same
piece Of residential property has
come up for rezoning. Mr.. Run
yon did not own the parcel when
the first application was made
and rejected-in 1946. In 1851.
he applied. unsuccessfully, for
commercial rezoning of the par
Gel, saying that he wanted to
build an office building on the
property.
Plans Nursery Now
In the application granted
yesterday, he said he wants to
operate a nursery and needs
commercial zoning to permit
sales of gardening tools and
other goods involved in garden
ing.
Mr.. Runyon's home is on the
property. There is no other COM
mercial property around the site.
The nearest business zone is
within the city of Falls Church,
where both sides of Leesburg
pike are zoned commercial.
a large delegation of nearby
residents, represented by At
torney Gordon Kincheloe, ap-
peared to protest the applica-
ton. After the vote, they said
the decision will be appealed in
court.
The opponents tried unsuc-
cessfully to dissuade Mr.. Rum
yon from voting on his own ap-
plication.
"As an elected member of the
Board of County Supervisors. he
already has been f1outing the
zoning laws on his property by
permitting sale of apples and the
like" said Mrs. Mary Lucas, who
lives nearby.
eff you grant this I don't know
where youM stop business zoning
on Leesburg pike" warned an
other irate resident of the neigh
borhood, 1--WE don't want a
continuation Of that gasoline
Evening star., 1955-04-21
Arlington Democrats
Renurne Mrs. Marcy

Mrs. Ruth Marcy yesterday
was reelected president Of the
Arlington County Woman's DEM
ocratic Club.
Others elected were Mrs. Mill
dred B. Howes, first vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Deborah Somers, sec.
opd vice president: Mrs. Florence
Goerlich, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. Hazel Miles, record.
ing secretary; Mrs. Emma Week.
ley. treasurer; Mrs. Leone Buch-
holz. parliariaentarian and Mrs.
Alyce Pearson, historian.
Evening star., 1955-04-21
Slayer Freed
ByVerdict

A 38-year-old man, accused. OF
numbering his roomer. was ac-
quilted yesterday by an Alexan-
dria Corporation Court jury.
Clemon Williams, colored. sos
Pendleton street, said he fatally
wounded Raymond Guillory, "a.
also colored, after Guillory had
threatened him with a butcher
knife.
Witnesses said the shooting
followed an argument in which
the two men accused each other
Of failing to keep the house
clean.
Evening star., 1955-04-21
Montgomery PTAs Coll
For Early Integrotion

sary revisions in the existing
laws of Maryland"
Mr.. Dawson. who was sup
ported by up-county PTA dele
gates, declared it was unwise "at
this point to set the date at
which integration at all levels
can be achieved. He pleaded
for elasticity" in the handling
of the problem by the Board of
Education and the superintend-
ent of schools.
Cites Space Problem.
Charles Elgin of Poolesville,
who served as member of the
Board of Education's Advisory
Committee on Integration, told
the delegates, you're not being
practical when you speak of in-
tegration by 1855 or 1856 or 1857
in Poolesville.
There's no room to house stu-
dents now" he said.
The advisory committee had
recommended a 12-year pro-
gram.
Another of its members. Paul
Howard, said that school facili-
ties were adequate to accommo-
date an integrated program this
fall.
1--WE never received sufficient
information on the committee to
prove the point one way or an
other" he maintained.
Rev. S. P. Manning of Laytons-
vile, representing the Longyiew
Elementary School PTA, was the
only Negro to participate in the
debate.
Speaking, he said, for my
people who have felt the vicious
hand of segregation" he ap-
pealed Ito your intellect. to your
Christian nature, to your in
tegrity, to abolish segregation in
schools-and do it Immediately"
Several other resolutions aimed
at slower programs of integra-
ton were defeated. The Board
of Education, while promising q
uniform system Of integration.
has said it will not begin any
integration until the Maryland
attorney general rules there is
no legal barrier against the move.
Evening star., 1955-04-21

The Montgomery County Board
of Education today was con-
fronted by a demand from the
County Council of Parent
Teacher Associations that it
move to integrate schools by Sep
tember "or as soon thereafter
as practicable"
The demand was voted last
night at the biggest meeting in
the history of the council. It
also is the first time Maryland
county PTA has taken such a
stand on the integration question.
Urge Teacher Integration
While debate at the meeting at
Sherwood High School centered
about the issue of timing. the
delegates from 70 PTA units
called also for complete integra-
ton of teachers and other school
personnel and the continuance of
| fixed school district lines when
integration becomes effective.
The resolution on timing as
presented by the councils Com
mittee on Integration called for
complete integration this fall.
Carl Kessler of the Wyngate
Elementary School PTA pro-
posed adding the phrase, cor as
soon thereafter as practicable, "
and the change was accepted by
George Guernsey, committee
chairman.
After the meeting, Mr.. Guern-
sey conceded he had misjudged
the sentiment for prompt inte-
grafton. He said votes by indi-
vidual PTA units. which in
structed delegates, had indicated
that the stronger resolution
would have been defeated. No
box score of the individual votes
was kept, he added.
Timing Vote 1874
The vote on the timing issue
was 1874. 1t came after
lengthy debate on a substitute
motion presented by j. s.. Daw-
son. Rockville attorney, who
wanted a gradual program of
integration Ito be started after
receipt of the final decision Of
the Supreme Court and neces-
Evening star., 1955-04-21
Planners Work
Is Indorsed in
Prince Georges
But Montgomery
Session Tonight
Moy Be Stormy

y q
The Maryland.National Capt..
tai Park and Planning Commis.
sion win hold q hearing at 7:a0
pm. today on the Montgomery
County portion Of its proposed
$2.6 million budget for next
fiscal year.
The Montgomery hearing. to
be held in the Liquor Dispensary
Building ct: Silver Spring, Is ex-
pected to be somewhat less calm
than, the friendly two-and-one-
half hour session the commits.
sion had with, some IS Prince
Georges civic leaders in River
dale last night.
Most of the spokesmen last
night commanded the commits
sion on its budget and promised
they would help get Its Prince
Georges park tax rate raised
from 5 to I cents and its juris-
diction extended throughout the
county.
The commission by law now
collects a 7-cent tax for parks
in Montgomery and its district
is. extended to the limits Of
Montgomery under recent legis-
lation yet to be signed by Gov.
McKeldin.
Fiscal Year Starts in May
In the commissions fiscal year
beginning May /. the Montgom-
cry park tax is expected to bring
in $455.000 and the Prince
Georges levy $190,0o0. The
agency also receives revenue
from 3-cent administrative tax
in the regional district. Of both
counties, which is expected to
bring q total Of $331.200. The
remaining revenue will come
from bond issues. Federal aid,
fees and rentals.
Extension of the planning COM
missions Jurisdiction through
out all of Prince Georges was
specially urged by Mrs. Emma
Everson. president of the County
Recreation Advisory Council.
She complained that the co-op-
erative planning being done BY
the commission. the school board
and her group in the regional
district also is needed in the OUT
er areas Of the county.
Commission Chairman Carlton
Pyles pointed out that the Mary
land Legislature is the only body
that can extend the agency's
boundary lines and that the
recent session turned down .
commission request for such an
extension in Prince Georges.
Reserve Held Scanty
Jesse F. Nicholson, secretary.
treasurer for the commission.
said the Prince Georges park
tax barely brings in enough
revenue to maintain existing
parks. Part Of $3.50, 600 derived
last year from sale of q tract
of land IN West Hyattsville is
proposed in the budget for ac-
quiring new local parks In East
Riverdale, Landover Hills, Holly
wood and Cheverly and for COM
munity buildings at the Lane
Manor and Suitland recreation
centers and shelter house at
Green Meadows park ~,
College Park Councilman
Frank Flury and q delegation Of
Hollywood area residents. spoke
in favor of the requested appro-
priation for a park in their sec
ton. Mr.. sFlury said the fast
growing Hollywood area OF
North College Park has no suit
able recreational facilities.
In answer to a question about
the possibility Of more public
swimming pools in the county.
MIR. Nicholson said the Park and
Recreation Committee Of the
Commissions Citizens Advisory
Council is now studying that
question and is expected to
make a recommendation for
both Montgomery and Prince
Georges.
Evening star., 1955-04-21
WINK Goes on Nights

The Montgomery Broadcasting
Co.. Rockville. Md. was granted
Communications c o m miss o n
authority yesterday to operate
radio station WINK on an un-
limited time basis, instead Of
daytime only.
Evening star., 1955-04-21
County Denies
Site for Drive-in
Al KentIand
Changes in Zonine
For Sidney Lust
Movie Rejected

The opposition views of nearly
200 Kentland area residents pre-
vailed yesterday. as the Prince
Georges County commissioners
rejected a proposal for a Sidney
B. Lust drive-in theater at Land
over road and Prince Georges
avenue.
The commissioners, at a crowd
ed hearing in Hyattsville. unani-
mously denied a commercial
zoning request to permit con-
Struction Of the $250,000 open
air movie on a 15-acre tract
adjoining Kentland.
Mr.. Lust, owner of a movie
chain in nearby Maryland. told
county heads he had hoped to
provide year-'round amusement
at the drive-in with a building
for pedestrian patrons and a
children's playground.
Warren C. Giauque, planning
expert with the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. which recon-
mendsd denial of the proposal,
said additional commercial zon-
ing IN the area would do violent
harm to the planned community"
surrounding Kentland.
Other Comments
Opposition speakers and their
comments included:
Mrs. James Hodgins, repre-
senting Special Improvement
District No. 54, who said: IF
this property becomes COM
mercial, all our work will go out
the window. We don't need the
proposed reereational facilities"
Charles S. Mcdaniel, president
of the Columbia Park-White
Horse Heights Citizens Associa-
ton: "The drive-in would cause
traffic hazard on Landover
road and lower the value of our
land"
Howard j. McGrath, president
of the Kentland Citizens Asso-
citation:
Were against it on the
basis of traffic, health and nui-
sance value"
The commissioners also denied
a request for R-18 (apartment)
zoning on 81 lots in the Park
side subdivision, 1900 feet south
of University lane and adjacent
to Lewisdale. The rezoning ap-
plicant. the Parkside Develop
ment Co., proposed building 124
dwelling units in four family
structures.
Objection Raised
The apartment request was
opposed by LeWisdale residents.
James H. McTighe, president of
the Lewisdale Citizens Associa-
ton, said the Lewisdale school
is already overloaded and the
neighborhood streets are too
narrow for increased traffic.
Residents near the intersection
OF New Hampshire avenue and
East-West highway opposed and
the commissioners denied a COM
mercial rezoning request for a
4.8-acre tract owned by the Cher
ford Corp. The owner proposed
locating an automobile agency
on the land. which is situated
on the southeast corner of the
intersection.
Mrs. Vera Hash, 424 Lincoln
avenue. speaking for the Lincoln
Valley Citizens Association, said
the residents do not oppose further
C-1 dight commercially coming
at the New Hampshire avenue
shopping center, but believe the
heavier ca zone would disrupt
the community's planned devel-
opment.
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IS Marriage Permits
Granted Past Week

Twenty marriage licenses
were issued during The past week
ending Monday at noon from the
office Of Richard L. DAVIS. clerk OF
the Circuit court This brought the
total for March thus far TO 81
Carl Lowell Dumire. 20 parents
consent trucker. Crelln. and Ava
lena Faye Feather 70 EglOn, ".
Va
Isaac Abraham Goodwin. %,
kitchen helper and Wunita Lita
Barrett, 49, both Brewster Ohio
Delbert Lee Goodwin 81 kitchen
helper Brewster, O.. and Rosie
Marie Draime, 49, Massillon, Ohio.
George Dale Metheny "a ship
ping clerk, and Shirley Fredis
Brown, Is, both Roanoke Va
Eston Wilson Meyers, p, farm
hand. and Betty Jane Ours, "a both
Franklin, w. Va.
Rufus Jackson Lewis. 81, laborer,
Horse Shoe Run. W Va. and Bar
bara Ann IIcbb, Is. Leadmine W.
Va.
Omer James Hinkle II. parents
consent and Mary Louise De-
laWder H. parents consent both
Rigg, w Va.
Nelson Matthew Sterling. as,
shovel operator, and Ruth Leona
Truver, A. both OF Wolf Summit.
W Va
Harland Bruce Halter. &c. restau-
rant owner Belington w Va. and
Patricia Lee Caste, D. near Philip
pi, W. Va.
Richard Robert Wolfe. %. stu
dent, and Constance Marie Nc
Cam, IS, both Pittsburgh, Pa
Eugene Hubert Simmons, %, and
Martha Katherine Louk, 10, both
Newburg, w Va
Roy Dean Hinchee, p, mill work
er. and Kathryn Marie Barron, Is.
parents CONSENT both Weirton. W.
Va.
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Japan. They also have in their pos
session horned owl. which has
been named Solomon" Solomon
has been seen eating mice This is
very unusual because owls usually
eat at night and seldom in cap
tivity
Audrey Ault has been named the
Future Homemaker Of Tomorrow +
for our school TO win this title she
competed with four other girls Of
the Home Economies department
in a written examination. Audrey
was given i pin and cookbook by
the General Mills Company with
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of farming as see A.
The one major fact that must be
faced is that there is a tremendous
surplus of major agricultural
staples i'm this country The reserve
holdings of the Governments Com
modify Credit Corporation alone
totals well over eight billion dol
lars. We now have enough Whe,z
on hand to feed all the American
people for nearly two years. and
enough cotton to take care of their
needs for one full year The stor-
age bill on these surplus commodi-
ties is over S75O,0OO every day
Obviously, this situation cannot
continue. Something must be done,
and quickly to dispose of this sur
plus and to halt further accumula-
ton without drastic damage to the
farm economy There is ample justi-
fication for some kind of price sup
port machinery, but it must be fleX-
ible in nature. such as were pro
vided by the last Congress. pegged
to the unacceptable realities of the
law Of supply and demand. As long
as we had a fiXed-guarantee of min
imum price no matter how much
was produced, we had unmanage-
able surpluses. The only way rigid
supports could work would be for
the farmer to submit to the most
rigid and cumberson of govern
meat controls in the form of acre
age alloments and marketing
quotas.
Sven il the farmer would be will
ing to accept such interference with
nj freedom ! seriously doubt that
ohcr scgmcats of our economy
would be willing 10 pay the bill
which would result from the ire
mendous bureaucracy which would
be required to enforce such a sys-
TEN 1t would further reduce the
farmer from his traditional indie
pendent status 10 that of a govern
ment ward and political pawn
In my opinion the farmer real
ICES the implications of the fact
4t.. r4...... ~ 49,. t. - i
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DEER PARK

June Lewis and three children
were visiting over the weekend at
the home of Mrs. Ollie King and
family. near Deer Park.
Richard c Shipp and Helen May
LEM, of Elk River, Mimi, were
united in marriage on March 8.
Mr.. Shipp is with the L. S Navy
and is stationed at Norfolk, Va He
is the grandson of Mrs. Ollie c.
King. Of Deer Park.
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Northern Hi News
The Cove

A Pictorial Maryland Collection,
the study Of Maryland by regions.
has been given to the library by
the Maryland State Department Of
Education
The Junior High intramural vol
leyball tournaments were played
last week.
The biology department has re-
ceiyed a new plant, a camellia from
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All Club Recognizes

The Corunna 4-H club held its
regular meeting March - The club
reorganized with the following be
inc elected TO offices:
President loretta Heniinc. vice
president Roger Harvey: secretary
treasurer, Troy Henline song lead
err, Cora Cosner
The CLUB is engaged in six
weeks first aid course directed by
Mrs Thelma HanIiu
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lion of its people
10 make their
livelihood from
the farm. There
fore. I have been
Watching the farm
situation with a
rcat deal Of con.
Germ and / want
20 speak plainly
about the future
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the compliments OF Betty Croker.
our band participated in the am
nual Malge Festival parade, Fri-
day evening. at Meyersdale