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New Sanitary Agency
Meets, Names Bourne

first of a four-year term. agreed
some action will have to be
taken.
Speaking of expansion, Mr..
Keefer said a basic agreement
has been reached with Rockville
by which the utility will dispose
of the city's sewage.
"Now we have to put it all on
paper, but I hope to have it
ready for Rockville officials
Monday or Tuesday," Mr.. Kee-
fer said.
Installation of the sewer line
represents about a $750,000 in
vestment for Rockville and will
cost the sanitary commission
some 100000. he said. The line
also will serve the Cabin John
Valley of Montgomery County.
Laurel Inclusion Discussed
Pointing in another direction,
the commission counsel said the
inclusion of Laurel in the sani-
tary district would bring $25, 900
a year in revenue. Town off,
cials, with an unspent $400, 900
for construction of a sewage dis
posal plant, have been confer
ring with commission members
on terms of admission.
'They want to come into the
sanitary district Mr.. Keefer
explained. & Es
Wen have to go there sooner
or later, with all the expansion
that'u develop between Laurel
and the Washington Baltimore
expressway," Chairman Bourne
observed. .. I
Mr.. Shaw said his. Office is up
to date and that the new ap-
pointees will not have to do any
backlogging to see what's yet
to be done. The chief engineer
suggested the commissioners join
him in a two or three day tour
Of the sanitary district.
when I speak about a pump
ing station, I want you all to
know exactly what I have in
mind - he sold
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Foirfox School PorIey
With Negroes Suggested

A conference with Negro lead
ers was suggested by a member
of the Fairfax County School
Board yesterday in the hope of
working out a voluntary segre-
gated school program.
'I haven't talked with anyone,
white or colored, who favors any
change" said Fred Robinson,
senior member of the school
board and former chairman.
He said he thought it would be
wise to have a conference with
colored residents of the county
to "try to work out something. !"
The segregation discussion was
prompted by a letter from State
School Supt. Dowell j. Howard,
transmitting a copy Of the Su-
preme Court decision.
John Alexander, attorney for
the school board. said he feels
Fairfax County is compelled to
proceed without change in its
present segregated school setup
until direction is received from
the State.
Certainly the law doesn't pre-
vent us from working out some
thing" said Mr.. Robinson.
Richard Stands, school board
chairman. said Fairfax probably
would be asked by the State for
suggestions.
Mr.. Alexander said he favored
a unified approach to the prob
lem throughout the State.
mo doubt there is going to be
a lot more litigation" said Mr..
Alexander. Certainly we can
cut down on the amount of
harassment if the State as a
whole follows some unified pro-
gram I personally am opposed
to any type of wildcat action" "
The school board took no
action on Mr.. Robinson'S sug-
gestion, pending word from State
officials about what to do.
The school board declined to
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Plan for Public Meetinq
To Hear Hancock BoIked

A proposal to allow Finance
Director Alex <. Hancock to
present his point of view at a
public meeting on recent criti-
cism of Montgomery County pur-
chasing methods was squelched
yesterday by county council
members.
Last May "a. four-man sur
vey group, headed by DR.. Russell
Forbes, former consultant to the
Hoover Commission on Federal
Reorganization, reported that
the county's "horse and buggy"
purchasing setup borders on
the farcial."
The survey team attacked MIR.
Hancock by reporting that fla
grant violations of the County,
charter are unchecked and un-
challenged by the director of
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The six newly appointed men,
bers Of the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission held
their initial meeting yesterday
and named T. Earle Bourne. 58,
of College Heights Estates chair
man.
Elected vice chairman was
Frank L. Hewitt. ir., 38. OF Silver
Spring. Both are Democrats.
Others making their first ap-
pearance as commissioners were
Willard A. Morris, AZ. of Silver
Spring, and James B. Bland, 66,
of Forestville, also Democrats
The only Republican members
are hold-overs reappointed by
Gov. McKeldin last week..
Norman Ager, 81, of West
Hyattsville, and L. S. (Ted) Ray,
IS, Of Silver Spring.
Immediately following tn e
closed election, Mr.. Bourne and
Mr.. Hewitt announced no
changes in staff are contem-
plated at present.
The last Maryland Assembly
in reorganizing the sanitary
commission, made provision for
a secretary and a treasurer
James B. Parkhill is currently
serving in both capacities.
Harry B. Shaw, chief engineer
and Arthur Keefer, counsel, are
others of the immediate staff
who could be replaced by new
appointments of the commits
sioners.
Mr.. Keefer, explaining that
something should be done to col
lect a few bills, reported that
some $480.000 is due the utility
by individuals and the State
Roads Commission. .
He said he will go into details
later, but added that there also
is about $750,000 arrears in wa
ter bills.
"You mean unpaid water
bills?" Chairman Bourne asked.
That's right" Mr.. Keefer con-
firmed.
The new board, starting the
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SAVAGE. Md, June 8 (R.-A
Baltimore man and woman face
a hearing Tuesday in Savage
Police Court on charges of rob-
bing two Washington ID. c.
men of $500 they said they won
at Laurel Raceway.
The defendants are George
Hermann, Al, and Eleanor
Marie Mitchell, SO.
They are accused of having
given the Washington men,
identified as Edward Doyle and
Earl White, drinks that were
"doctored" to knock them out.
Sergt. Champ Zumbrun of the
Waterloo barracks Of the State
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Kent Gardens Group
Elects Insurance Man

Frank Williams, an insurance
agent, has been elected presi-
dent Of the Kent Gardens Citi-
zens Association.
Orville Bonner is the new vice
president, Mrs. Ann Price is sec
retary and DR.. Stephen Netolicky
is treasurer.
Kenneth Byrnes, Richard
Lyman, Harry Gaghan and Mr..
Bonner were named delegates to
the Fairfax County Federation
of Civic Associations.
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no wings, is heavier than air, is
propeller driven and can ride on
the highway like a car.
The so-called plane is made
entirely of aluminium and is oval
in shape. 1t is "a feet long and
"a inches wide.
A propeller is mounted in the
front of the craft as in a con-
ventional airplane. The craft has
fms in the rear end but no wings
Mr.. Pritchard has been work.
ing on his experimental model
about seven months.
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Mount Vernon Fair

The Mount Vernon (Va.) vol
unteer fire department will hold
a fair at 8 o'clock tonight on
Tenth street off Mount Vernon
Memorial highway in South
Alexandria to help raise money
for an ambulance,
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New WineIess Auto-piano
Will Be Tested by Virqiniun

EMPORIA. Va, June 8 (R.-
An experimental aircraft-that
may double as an auto-will be
tested here Friday morning by a
relief section foreman Of the Vir-
ginian Railway.
Government officials are ex-
pected to watch the first trial
run of q test model of a wingless
plane built by Charles Pritchard.
He has been somewhat reluc-
tant 10 give out details, but ii
has been learned the craft has
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The six newly appointed first Of foyea term agreed
bers Of the Washington action will
urban Sanitary Commission held taken
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45-Story Building
ScuffoId Buckles

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 ga
towering scaffolding on a As
story building near Grand Gen.
trail Terminal buckled with a ter
rifying roar yesterday and tied
up the entire area while safety
measures were taken.
The scaffolding buckled at the
18th floor of the Socony Vacuum
building, under construction
which occupies the block bound
ed by Forty-first and Forty-sec-
ond streets and Lexington and
Third avenues.
Workmen quickly threw a
steel rope cable bride" around
the sagging section and held it
Arm. There were no injuries.
Police said that if the pipe
framework had collapsed, the
planks resting on it would fly
like jets"
Authorities quickly halted all
traffic while nearby stores. Of
fees and apartment houses were
evacuated. Hundreds of persons
watched at safe distances from
windows in the Grand Central
area.
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Shore-the-Weo|th Plon on Moon
Urged for Space Ship Explorers

propellants, but that there is a
need for working out new types
of propulsion systems" especial
ly for any ventures beyond the
moon.
Mr.. Ehricke said that among
theoretical concepts suggested
as alternates for chemical pro-
pulsion are:
/. An electrical rocket" in
which a radioactive material
would give off electrically
charged atoms, or ions. These
would be accelerated inside the
core of the rocket by q device
utilizing some of the principles
of a cyclotron until they at
tanned energies sufficient to give
"a thrust to the rocket.
2. A type of propulsion in
which mirror would focus the
rays Of the sun on some solid
material, heating 1t to the point
where 1t would be converted to
hot gases. The latter would be
expelled. providing propulsion.
But before there's any trip
to the moon, Mr.. Ehricke said,
it will first be necessary to es-
tablish a manned satellite in
the outer fringes Of the earth's
atmosphere--as a take-off point
for the lunar special"
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reach the moon by 1880, the
engineer added: >
IF we are to go outside the
earth. we must realize that we
must all work together to solve
the problems of space flight. No
one nation can solve these prob
lens of getting out into space
and of living there. There must
be cooperation in research by
all nations"
He said arrangements should
be worked out beforehand so
that the pioneer moon explorers
would turn over to UNESCO, for
worldwide distribution, anything
of value found there.
There might be some mate
rial on the moon that would
differ, say, from either the coal
or the iron found on the earth,
but which might have value" he
said.
Kraft Ehricke. an aeronauti-
cal engineer for the Convair
Aircraft Co., San Diego, Calf,
said in an interview that ut
appears realizable" to land a
manned vehicle on the moon
some time during the 1905"
He said ,the lunar flight con-
ceivably could be made with
present-day chemical rocket
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COOL THIEVES MAKE 1T WARM
FOR PERSONS SLEEPING OUTDOORS

Thieves made things pretty for observation-disclosures
sleeping for the sake of GOODNESS last night police
reported.
woman Using her pocketbook for pillow she
slept Anacostia Park the Eleventh Street Bridge
woke up at 3:15 it disappearing in the hands of
pursesnatcher she told police.
gasoline station attendant reported he asleep in
front of the station about $40 and woke TO find his
trouser pocket cut and STA in bills gone. ~.
Mrs Irene L. Davis 80. of 222 Eighth street E. said
her stolen by three coored youths about 16
old In It, she said about $40 and Endorsed Govern
ment check for s155.
police he asleep chair in front Rockys Service
Station 1901 Eighth street NV when his pocket
and his money-including $50 bill-was taken.
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10 U. S. Soldiers
Killed Near Seoul

SEOUL, Aug. 6 R.-TCn
United States soldiers of the oath
Division we're killed and 10 were
injured. one so critically he may
die. in the flaming crash today
of an Army truck taking them to
an airport.
"One more is expected to die, y
an Army source said. Two Of the
injured were reported in critical
condition and four others seri-
ously injured with burns, cuts
and broken legs suffered in the
fiery accident.
Names were withheld pending
notification of next of kin.
Light-heartedly anticipating a
period of rest and recreation
leave in Japan, the soldiers had
piled their baggage into the big
truck and were heading for
Kimpo Air Base, Is miles north
west of Seoul.
Suddenly the truck plunged
through the railing of a narrow
bridge and overturned. 1t landed
in a small stream and caught
fire. Some of the soldiers. pin
ned down by the truck, appar-
emily burned to death.
Eight died at the scene of the
accident. One more died on the
way to the hospital and a 10th at
the hospital.
One man escaped injury. He
was believed to be the driver.
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BY FRANK CAREY
Associated Press Science Reporte,

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Aug.
6 P.-A Dutch aeronautical en-
gineer said today the nations of
the world should agree to share
the wealth Of the moon-if it
has any.
Simon Van Munster OF the
Aviolande aircraft factory, Pa
pendreckt, the Netherlands. said
the combined research efforts of
all nations would be needed to
get the first space ship to the
moon. Therefore, he said, any
thing Of value found there
should be divided among the
worlds people
Mr.. Van Munster said CO.
operation on research and a
share-the-wealth plan conceiv-
ably could be worked out
through the United Nations Edu-
cational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization.
Mr., Van Munster is here for
the sixth annual meeting of the
International Astronomical Fed
Grafton. He said in an interview
the IAF already has made con-
tact with UNESCO concerning a
program of world cooperation
on research.
Saying it might be possible to
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Secretary Set to Review
Naval Commission Bon
Action Due on Merchant Marine
Graduate Whose Mother Was Red

pie in town who have given their
wholehearted cooperation"
He said he would talk with
his mother, Mrs. Deborah Landy,
most of the day and then go to
New York to seek expert assist
ance in filing an appeal.
Originally, Mr.. Landy was set
to sail tonight from Carteret
IN. j.. aboard the tanker West
Iern Sun. But he said plans were
changed and he will now sign
on at 9 am. Sunday at the Mar
Gus Hook Pa.D terminal and
sail on a 30-day voyage for Texas
tomorrow night.
Mr.. Landy was graduated from
the Kings Point Gong Island
academy yesterday with the Sec
ond highest honors in class
of 96 midshipmen.
He stood with the rest of hi
classmates as the Navy officer.
oath was administered aftel
graduation ceremonies. But hi
hand was not raised.
/ The Navy had ruled a few
hours before that he should no
be granted a commission as 6
reserve ensign because hi
mother was Communist during
World War II. officials sale
there was no question as to hi
loyalty, and his mother said HI
was largely responsible for he
See LANDY, Page A.:
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BULGANIN INVITES
FOREIGN DIPLOMATS
TO COUNTRY HOME

MOSCOW up. - Premier
Nikolai Bulganin wants some
international relaxing done
at his country house.
He invited all ambassadors
and chiefs of diplomatic mis-
sions in Moscow yesterday to
take their wives and children
to the dacha or country
house for a day OF SWIM
ming. lunch and other rec
reation.
1t was the first time such
broad invitation has been
extended by the head OF the
Soviet government. However,
visits to the country places
have been extended in the
past to visiting notables in
dividually and in all
groups.
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Typhoon Hope Skirts
AIonq Cost of Jupun

TOKYO. Aug. 6 {P.-Typhoon
Hope was located 400 miles south
southwest of Tokyo today bear
ing north northeast on a course
closely paralleling the coast of
Japan.
Whirling winds in the storm
were clicked at 80 miles per
hour, and the whole disturbance
was moving at about Is miles
per hour.
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Storm Moves
On Bahamas

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. s (P,.-
Hurricane Connie changed its
course slightly during the night
and will bypass the Virgin
Islands and Puerto Rico to the
north.
Gordon Dunn, chief storm
forecaster in the Miami Weather
Bureau. said the first big tropi-
cal storm Of the year still moved
Observation-Disclosures in the gen.
eral direction of the Bahamas
and the South Atlantic Coast
and his special weekend alert to
United States coastal areas re-
manned in effect.
At 10 am. EDIT, the center of
the storm edged past the Virgin
Islands, about LOO miles south
east of Miami. at a forward speed
of about IA miles an hour.
THE wind velocity remains
about 100 to l25 miles an hour
near the center" said Mr.. Dunn.
The heavy winds are offshore,
and the Virgin Islands felt only
40-mile winds and heavy rain"
Mr.. Dunn said the slight
change in direc ion made
chances better that the storm
would miss Cuba and the Florida
Straits. Key West is the princi-
pal mainland city on the straits.
"Other areas from Cape Hat
-teras southwark should heed the
special week lend alert" he
added. This Is not a hurricane
warning, but is advice to all
persons to keep in touch with
hurricane advisories and not to
plan the week end at sea in
small boats or in isolated, ex-
posed areas Ashore ~
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Princess Margaret
Neors 18th Birthday

LONDON, Aug. 6 H9.-Bare-
headed and smiling happily,
Princess Margaret went to Scot
land today to begin her summer
vacation and celebrate her
coming Of age.
She will be rs in only Is days
and royalty free to do a lot of
things-including choose a hus-
band-without the Queens con-
sent.
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Pay Raise Seen
For Executives
By EDWIN b. HAAKINSON
Associated Press stan Writer

Two Senate Democrats who
helped to prevent pay raises
this year for Cabinet members
and other top administration
officials said today they will
support salary increases next
year.
Senators Russell, Democrat OF
Georgia, and Morse, Democrat
of Oregon, teamed up in the
final hours of the adjournment
rush this week to block Senate
action on the salary changes
asked by President Eisenhower.
But both said today they favor
some increases.
Il was against Senate action
on any legislation of this an
portance without adequate pub
lie hearings and proper consid-
Grafton" Senator Russell said.
I'm confident that the Sem
ate will approve some pay m
creases early next session al
though I favor number Of
changes in its present form. I"
he added.
FavOrs Retfoactivity
Senator Morse, who offered to
talk the pay increase to death
If necessary, went beyond SEN
ator Russell.
He not only forecast Senate
approval, after hearings and
amendments, but said he is will
ing to make the increases retro
active to the current month.
Congress voted pay raises for
its own members, judges. the
services. postal and
civil service workers this year.
President Eisenhower in a
personal letter on July Is asked
Senate and House committee
chairmen to win approval be
fore this session adjourns.
$4,000 for Cabinet
He said that top executive
talent should be able to serve
the Government without ex-
cessive financial sacrifice" and
that most of these top bracket
officials still we're at l949 pay
scales.
He asked a $4,000 scale for
the cabinet, an increase of ST.
500 a year, with a related shift
in salaries for several hundred
other executives, ranging up to
"a 900 more annually.
House leaders co-operated by
suspending rules and pushing
the increase through on July 30
after brief discussion and with
out a record vote.
But when the bill came up in
the Senate. Senator Russell arose
and objected, noting that there
had been no hearings and the
bill appeared to include many
inequities.
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Nurses Needed
In Boston Polio
New England Coses
Now Number LOOT

BOSTON, Aug. 6 (P.-Dr.
John H. Cauley, Boston health
commissioner, last night issued
"a Nationwide appeal to news
papers and radio stations for
more nurses to care for New Eng
lands rising toll of polio cases.
DR.. Cauley's appeal came as
the number of polio cases in the
six-State area SCARED to just
over the 1000 mark.
DR.. Cauley called for all avail
able full and part-time nurses
to help in Boston's six hospitals
A clearing house for polio cases
was established yesterday after
Mayor John B. Hynes proclaimed
a state of limited emergency"
Tie Boston Health Depart
ment yesterday reported Is new
cases. bringing the city total this
year to 301 and the MaSsachu-
sets number to 773. A year ago
the State had SO cases.
New England Total 1,001
The official New England
count yesterday was l,00l cases,
as compared with 900 last year
State totals and the correspond
ing 1854 figures were: Connect
icut, 1882; New Hampshire,
42-14; Rhode Island. 37-11:
Vermont, 1876. and Maine, 1919
Twenty polio deaths have been
reported in Massachusetts, to
date.
State health officials said 19
children who received Salk vac
cine were stricken with polio. In
New Hampshire, State officials
said five Salk- inoculated young
sters have polio. No deaths have
been reported from among those
receiving Salk NEGOTIATIONS.
Although DR.. Joseph Reardon,
State Health Department cpl
demologist, said there was no
epidemic in Boston, local aealth
officials advised parents not to
bring their children to the city.
Groups in Brockton and
Adams. Mass, and East Hartford,
Conn. Cancelled scheduled trips
to Boston Red Sox baseball
games. OF some 600 Pawtucket,
See POLIO, Page A-3
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19 Guns for Thomas

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (P.-Sec-
rotary of the Navy Charles S.
Thomas arrived in New York
Harbor today aboard the new
.frigate U. S. S. Mitcher to the
booming of a 19-gun salute. He
was en- route to Washington from
Providence, r. l., where he re-
ceived an honorary doctor of laws
degree yesterday at Bryant Col
lege.
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Moqsoysoy Gets Jets

MANILA. Aug. 6 P.-Presi-
dent Ramon Magsaysay yester-
day accepted four United States
jet trainers. the start of the
Philippines jet air force. He said
the turnover served ito reas-
sure those men of little faith
that America is a true friend of
the Philippines"