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Evening star., 1955-01-26
County Republicans ousted

Five Prince Georges County
ceholders - all Republicans
have been ousted by the new
Democratic Board Of Commits
sioners.
Word that their jobs "will
terminate" February II was
passed along yesterday to these
officials: Harold 7. Rice, $6,200-.
a-year personnel officer; Hadley
II. Blonein. $500 purchasing
agent: John B. Lauer, $5.400
building inspector; A. Eugene
Burgess, $4,000 cab inspector.
and Ernest C. Farwell. $3,400
deputy clerk in charge Of the
County Service Building. Hyatts-
vile.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
College Gets Art Works

"A collection Of the works Of
Twentieth century American
Artists has been presented TO the
University Of Maryland College
cf Arts and Sciences hy Martin
wv. Brown, of 1885 Red Oak drive.
Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1955-01-26
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Woter Company Survey
Voted in AIexondrio I,

Alexandria's City Council Is
going ahead with q $4,000 survey
Of the privately owned Alexan-
dria Water Co. It is doing so
amid a furry of conflicting
views over possible condemnation
Of the utility for municipal oper-
alton.
The council. by q 5-to-l vote
last night, accepted a recon-
mendation Of its Water Commit
tee to employ the firm of Can
nett, Fleming. Coddry 81 Car
penter, Inc. for the study.
Mayor Marshall J. Beverley,
who previously announced his
opposition to any condamna-
ton, cast the only dissenting
vote. He said it was just
another unnecessary survey"
Evening star., 1955-01-26
,resbyteriun Meeting

The annual meeting OF the
corporation Of the Presbyterian
tome, 1873 Newton street NV,
All be held at 1880 am. toraor-
aw.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Du Pre- Says Accuser
Avoided Meeting Him

conduct in office earlier this
week.
Leroy C. Moser. chief right
Iof-way engineer for the COM
mission. said today that right
Iof-way acquisition is now at a
Istandstill on the 240 project.
But that would have been true
even without Mr.. Du Pres
suspension, Mr.. Moser added,
because the commission has not
decided how much closer to
Washington it wants to bring
the new road this year and how
much it wants to spend on right
of-way at this time.
The right-of-way has been
acquired as far south as Falls
road, on the edge of Rockville.
Practically none of the right-of-
way has bee nobtained, however,
on the next sectio nof the prof.
lect between Falls road and Old
Georgetown road, Mr.. Moser
said.
Mr.. Du Pre- has been under
suspension since June 10. Mr..
IMoser said the four projects he
handled-240. the intercounty
belt. New Hampshire avenue and
Connecticut Old Bladensburg
Iroad-have been taken over by
Haines Felter. assistant right
! iof-way engineer for all other
State roads projects in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
lcounties.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Program sponsored by The
Evening Star in cooperation
with the Film Center of Wash
ington and the recreation de-
|partments of the District and
Alexandria and Arlington. Prince
Georges and Montgomery coun-
ties.
Washington, at Dusk
=. Palisades Dana and Sherrier place
Takoma. Fourth and Van Buren,
Edsewood, Third and Evarts streets
Happy Hollow Eighteenth street and
Thompson, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Sherwood. Tenth and q streets NE.
Kelly Miller, Forty-ninth street and
Washington place N Z.
Jefferson. Eishth and H streets sW.
Hillcrest Thirty-second and Denver
streets BE.
Patrick Henry. 700 South Fillmore
carven Center, South Queen and South
Thirteenth street.
FRINGE Georges County, $40 Pm.
Field street Seat Pleasant. ~ '''0
Forest Heights Playground, Huron
and Senaca drives. Forest Heights.
MONTGOMERY County. $50 PM.
Pleasant View. COLLEGE View and
Norris drives. Wheaton.
KensinEton Elementary School War
Maryyale school, crabb avenue.
Rockville, .r
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Silver Spring Man
Hurt in Collision

A 32-year-old Silver Spring
man suffered a possible skull
fracture and other injuries to-
day when a pickup truck he
was driving rammed into the
rear of q tractor -trailer truck on
Viers Mill road, Montgomery
County police reported.
Police Pvt Donald Biehl iden-
titled the driver as William B.
Haymaker of 1909 Centerhill
street. He was reported in fair
condition at Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda.
Police said Herman Denney.
As, of Sarasota, Fla, told them
he was driving slowly up a grade
when he felt a slight jolt. He
said he stopped and found Mr..
Haymaker lying on the road.
where he was thrown by the
crash. The accident occurred
about $40 am. near the en-
trance to Wheaton City.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Negro Elected
To Democratic
Executive Unit

For the first time. a Negro has
been elected to the Arlington
County Democratic Executive
Committee.
He is Thomas r. Monroe. who
was one of three candidates for
the two committee posts from
the Glebe precinct.
Mr.. Monroe of 2480 South
Lowell street is president Of the
Arlington branch of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People.
Ernest L. Lyons, executive
committee chairman, said Mr.,
Monroe is the first Negro to be
named a committeeman.
The other successful Glebe
precinct candidate was Mrs.
Shirley P. Wheeler.
Mrs. Kathryn H. Stone, re-
nominated in the primary's
House sof Delegates race. with
drew from the Aurora Hills COM
mittee contest. This left Ralph
Fairbanks and Alfred E. Frisbie,
former County Board chairman,
|unopposed.
Winners in the other five con-
tested precincts were:
Clarendon-J. Lawrence Man
ming and Parke Payne; Colum-
pia-John j. Daily and Leon r.
Fleisher; Nottingham-Doroth
w. OFT and Marion Shalowitz;
Overlee Knolls-Hugh c. Greg
|ger. jr., and Boynton p. Liv-
|ingston, and Park Lane-Stan
Stanton and William p. VIM
ston, who was nominated in the
House of Delegates race.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
FAIRFAX REPORTS
FISCAL SURPLUS
OF SI,197,800

Fairfax County wound UP
with a $l.l97, 800 surplus at
the end of the 1886 fiscal
year. county executive &C.
Massey advised the Board of
County Supervisors today.
He said the county books
had not all been closed, but
declared that the $1.1 mil
lion figure represents a rea-
sonably accurate estimate Of
surplus funds collected above
anticipated revenue in the
1954-55 budget.
A $761, 900 surplus was
anticipated in preparation
OF the new 1856 budget
that the county began OPP
Grating under July /.
Mr.. Massey said the tre-
mendous amount OF new
construction in Fairfax
County, plus an excellent
rate of tax collection, ac-
counted for the surplus.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
George PenneII Jr., to Head
Prince Georges Chest Unit

George H. Pennell, jr., execu-
tive vice president of the Dis
trict's Society for Crippled Chill
dren since 1851, has been named
executive director of the Prince
Georges County Community
Chest and Planning Council, ef-
fective next Monday.
He will succeed Edward E. Di
Bella. who resigned recently
after six years service in the
post to take foreign graduate
study. The appointment was
announced today by Eugene B.
Roberts, chairman of the county
Chest unit.
Mr.. Pennell has had extensive
experience with Chest agencies.
From 1885 to 1942, he was secre-
tary of the Metropolitan unit of
the Washington Community
Chest.
He later was executive director
of the Community Chest of
Salem and Marblehead, Mass.
and then was executive director
Of the Community Chest and
council of Eastern Union County,
Evening star., 1955-07-13

The unofficial returns for tn
three local officials who were
also unopposed in their bids for
denomination were:
Commissioner of Revenue
George D. Fischer. 4.537; Com
monwealth's Attorney William J.
Hassan, 4,277. and Sheriff Carl
L. Taylor. 4,458.
Voters also decided contests
in Z of the 81 precincts for men,
bership on the Democratic Ex-
ecutiye Committee.
Tame House Race
The House race was unevent-
full, with candidates apparently
of one mind on major problems.
The records of the incumbents
were not attacked, nor did any
candidate question the views ex-
pressed by any other opponent.
The only two candidates who
publicly took stand on the con-
troversial subject of integration
were successful in yesterdays
balloting.
Mrs. Stone stated that she had
voted to integrate a private
school and that she favored con-
timing the States free r1Ilh1ie
school system in any event.
Mr.. Winston took the position
that he would not support any
move to abolish the public
schools.
The judgeship fight was heat
ed with Mr.. Cooper hammering
away at the operation OF the
Traffic Court. where Judge
Brown has had his major bench
experience.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Boothe, Thomson Picked
By Alexandra Democrats

Veteran legislator Armistead
L. Boothe won the Democratic
nomination for Alexandria's first
State Senate seat yesterday by
a margin of more than two to
one.
James M. Thomas, 30-year-old
attorney. won the nomination
for the House of Delegates post
being vacated by Mr.. Boothe.
The total vote of approximately
1000 was one of the lightest
turnouts in recent years.
Mr.. Boothe, member of the
House of Delegates for eight
years. polled 2.7o3 votes to 1922
for his opponent. Cullen B. Jones,
jr., a Washington attorney. Mr..
Boothe, a 41-year-old lawyer. led
the balloting in each of the city's
16 precincts.
Mr.. Thomson polled 2,147
votes, while his opponent, Ed
ward D. Gasson. received 1,748.
The winner outdistanced his rival
in all but six of the precincts.
Mr.. = Gasson, a 45-year-old
Fairfax attorney. had identified
himself with Mr.. Boothe in his
campaign literature, but was not
successful in pulling enough
Boothe votes to beat Mr.. Thorn
son. The successful candidate
is an associate in the law firm
of former State Senator Andrew
w. Clarke and former president
of the Alexandria Young Demo-
cratic Club.
Mr.. Boothe, a leader of the
Young Turk group in the last
General Assembly, faces no op-
position so far in the November
general election. There has been
speculation. however, that an in
dependent candidate will file be-
fore the deadline in August.
Alexandria Republicans have
nominated Stuyvesant B. Wright,
a retired Navy commander, to
oppose Mr.. Thomson. The Re-
publican Committee said there
was no available candidate for
the Senate race and not enough
funds to finance two can1paipnS
.. New Democratic Committee
members also were elected yes
terday. A touch of humor was
injected when Hopalong Cassidy
ran fifth in Blessed Sacrament
precinct, with one write-in vote.
Successful candidates in the
four precincts where there were
contests were:
Gadsby's Tavern precinct.
Dean B. Lewis and Mrs. Ethelyn
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Two More Seek
AIM Backing

Two more candidates today
announced that they are seeking
Arlington Independent Move
ment sponsorship. one to the
County Board and the, other to
the school board.
The County Board candidate is
Arthur Pomponio. an Arlington
real estate man and treasurer of
AIM.
Seeking school board nomina-
ton is Mrs. Susan Waldo O'Hara,
a former Arlington teacher.
AIM will name it's County
Board slate. and perhaps its
school board ticket, at an 8 am.
breakfast tomorrow in Evans
Coffee Shop.
Mr.. Pomponio, A, is the sixth
Ito file for AIM sponsorship for
the two County Board seats. The
standard bearers of the organi-
zation-which describes itself as
conservative, middle = of the =
road will be opposed in the No
vember election by candidates
already chosen by the recently
organized Arlingtonians for a
Better County.
Mrs. O'Hara, the wife OF
Robert G. O'Hara, an Arlington
builder. is the fifth to file with
the AIM Nominating Committee
for the three School Board
seats. The AIM hopefuls will
run against three candidates al
ready named by the School
Board Nominating Convention
and an independent.
Mr.. Pomponio is a past presi-
dent of the Northern Virginia
Builders Association and has
served on the Executive Com
Imittee of the Red Cross, March
Iof Dimes and Community Chest
Mrs. O'Hara. 40. of 500 South
Abingdon street. moved to
Arlington in 1889. She is a
graduate of Longwood Teachers
college, Farmville, Va, Her last
teaching assignment was at the
old Ballston School in Airing
ltDn.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Chamber Names
.Ddckett and Green

T. Howard Duckett and WAL
ter L. Green were named to
Prince Georges Chamber of
Commerce posts by the groups
Board of Directors last night.
Mr.. Duckett, chairman of the
board of the Suburban Trust
Co., who recently was named to
head Prince Georges County's
Industrial Development Com
mittee, was chosen as chairman
of a similar Chamber commit
tee.
Mr.. Green, county attorney,
was named again as the Cham
ber's national councillor-the
official who represents the local
body at meetings of the United
States Chamber of Commerce.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Delegate Mann Leads
Field in Arlington Roce

Delegates Harrison Mann and
Mrs. Kathryn H. Stone, along
with Attorney William +,
Winston, are the nominees Of
Arlington Democrats for the
|county's three House seats.
In the only other contested
primary race. the county judge
ship, Substitute Judge Paul D.
Brown swamped his opponent.
Wesley w. Cooper. by a margin
of more than 2 to l. Mr.. Cooper
is a member of the county board.
In the House race, Mr.. Mann
drew the highest vote. Mrs.
Stone ran second. closely fol-
lowed by Mr.. Winston. Homer
G. Bauserman, a businessman
and former sheriff, ran fourth,
followed by Alvin F. Kimel. a
county board member and busi-
'nessman.
The total unofficial returns
showed Mr.. Mann with 1898
votes; Mrs. Stone, 3,278; Mr.,
Winston. 3,l55; Mr.. Bauserman,
'2,840, and Mr.. Kimel, 2,126.
Judgeship Figures
The unofficial figures in the
judgeship contest were 1887 for
Judge Brown and 1850 for Mr..
Cooper.
Delegate j. Maynard Magru-
der, running without opposition
in the primary for county treas
urer, received 4.469 votes. The
post is now held by Colin c..
Macpherson, a Republican.
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick, also unopposed, drew 4,570
votes,
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Col. Colonnu Named

BALTIMORE, July 13 (P.-
Col. John o. Colonna, a retired
Army engineer, yesterday was
appointed assistant director of
Baltimore's Department of Avi-
alton.
The 54-year-old Alexandria
(Va.) resident will be assistant
to Maj. Gen. Donald H. Connolly.
USA tret.) and will act as
airport manager at an annual
salary of $500.
Evening star., 1955-07-13

Ben Du Pre-. suspended Mary.
land Roads Commission right-of-
way engineer. and his attorney
said today they were thwarted
in their attempt to interview one
of Mr.. Du Pres principal ac-
cusers, Francis D. Alexander, Of
Washington. Q
The attorney. Walter r. Tab
Ter, jr., said he and Mr.. Du Pre-
showed up yesterday at the rem
devious they thought had been
arranged in the Rockville Office
of David L. Cahoon, Mr.. Alexan-
der's lawyer.
Mr.. Alexander did not appear
however. Mr.. Tabler said he and
his client were told that an off,
cial of the roads commission
would have to be present before
Mr.. Cahoon would permit the
interview.
Seeks New Meeting
Mr.. Tabler said he was trying
to arrange another meeting with
MIR. Alexander in Baltimore in
the presence of Joseph D.
Buscher, special assistant attor-
ney general in charge of the
commissions legal affairs.
Mr., Tabor said he and Mr..
|Du Pre- also visited John Basi-
liko and two of his eight
brothers, George and Constas, in
Washington yesterday.
Mr.. Alexander, in statements
to the Roads Commission last
week, alleged that Mr.. Du Pre-
delivered secret right-of-way in
formation and maps to the Office
lof Jhon Basilike, then known as
the Basile Realty Co. of Wash
Iington.
Mr.. Tabler said in their talks
yesterday that the three Basi-
like brothers repudiated the
Alexander testimony. The attor-
Iney also said that John Basiliko
and Mr.. Alexander had had a
falling out about two years ago
and that the latter left real
estate Office he had shared with
Mr.. Basiliko. He was told, Mr.
ITabler. added, that George Basi-
liko now has a deed of trust suit
pending agoinst Mr.. Alexander
Project at Standstill
Mr.. Alexander's allegations
against Mr.. Du Pre- were among
the three chief reasons cited. by
the Roads Commission when il
charged Mr.. Du Pre- with mis-
Evening star., 1955-07-13

Cox; Powhatan, Richard S.
Luckett and James S. Suit: Old
Lee School, James T. Luckett
jr., and Mrs. Margaret Bailey:
Lee-Jackson School. Mrs. Char
lotte D. Goodman. r. E. Latham
and George A. Faith.
Elected to the committee or
write-in votes were: William H
Dorsey, jr., Washington School,
Leon Straight. Jefferson School;
Mrs. George Galland, Macarthur
School; Walter Cameron. BLESSED
Sacrament. and Lex M. Cowsert
9th ward.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
5 Incumbents
Win in Primary
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
Board of Education for eight
years and a member of that body
for Is, came out the winner. He
defeated John Galleher, Manas-
sas publisher. who founded the
Young Democratic Clubs of Wiz
|ginia. The vote was 5,277 to
3,657.
Besides MIR. Boothe from Alex
Iandria. two other recognized
Young Turk" leaders in the
House have been tapped by pri-
mary balloting to move into the
State Senate. The Turks" are
la more liberal faction within the
Byrd organization.
The other two are Delegate
William B. Spong, jr., winner
Iof Portsmouth's new Senate
seat over Joseph M. Tusing, and
Delegate Stuart B. Carter OF
Botetourt. who defeated Dele
gate Hale Collins of Covington
Mr.. Carter got 6,331 votes and
Mr.. Collins, 4.053.
The fate of another organi-
cation down-the-liner, Delegate
j. Bradie Altman of Rocky
Mount, still hung in the balance
early today. He was trailing
w. A. Alexander, 1859 to 1878,
with two precincts still to re-
port.
In Princess Anne County, thu
Kellam machine slate appeared
to be winning out over thu
Ticket for Princess Anne" Fol
the State Senate seat represent.
ing Princess Anne and the two
Eastern Shore counties, E. Elmel
Ames, jr.. was far ahead of Dele,
gate Wrendo M. Goodwin. v
Alfred Etheridge, who resigned
from the Senate to run fol-
Princess Anne treasurer on tht
kellam slate, also was safely In
front of Littleton D. Walker, jr.
Iof the anti-Kellam faction. Tht
same picture held true for Other
county Offices.
A surprise came in Roanoke
County where Delegate Ernest
Robertson, an anti-organiZatior
legislator who ran for Congress.
against Representative Poff, Re.
publican, last year, was defeated
The winner was Nelson r. Thur.
man, a newcomer.
But the organization lost q
supporter by the defeat of Dele
gate Harold B. Singleton in the
Lynchburg amherst district. Mr.
Singleton. a House member since
1912. was beaten by Earl M
Brown, a political unknown.
Delegate Norman C. Bailey OF
the Orange Madison Culpeper
district, was never in serious
trouble in his race against Mrs
Florrye Fuller. Incomplete re.
turns gave him a lead of 2,27e
to $50.
For Alexandria's House seal
the faction that opposed Mr.
Boothe for the Senate was able
to put its candidate across. He
is James M. Thomson. brother.
in-law of Winchester's State
Senator, Harry F. Byrd, jr. MIR
Thomson defeated Edward Gas.
son, who Endorsed Mr.. Boothe
2.147 to 1.748.
Loudoun County voters re.
nominated Sheriff Roger F
Powell after an Endorsement BY
the county's most publicizeo
citizen - Arthur Godfrey, the
radio star. Mr.. Godfrey, who
lives near Leesburg. supported
Mr.. Powell over S. Paul Alex.
ander. The vote was 1,771 tt
1852.
Sidelight developments includ-
ed an unsuccessful effort by
Oliver w. Hill, colored, to win
one of Richmond's seven House
seats. Mr.. Hill, counsel for the
National Association for the Ad.
vancement of Colored People anc
one of the attorneys who sue
cessfully carried the Prince Ed
ward County school segregation
case through the Supreme Court
ran 10th in a field of IL.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
S400 Fire Damages
Home in Bethesda

A fire believed started by a
cigarette damaged a basement
recreation room in a Bethesda
home today.
The blaze occurred in the
home of Mrs. Helen D. Kevdar,
4602 High street, Bethesda, after
Mrs. Kevdar and other men,
ibers of the household had gone
to bed, the Bethesda Fire De-
Ipartment reported.
The damage was estimated by
Ifiremen at about $400.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Proposal Asks
School Buying
By Manager
Education Board
To Vote on Plan
At Next Meeting

The Montg omery County
Board of Education today had
before it a proposal that the
school systems purchasing be
handled through the county
managers Office.
A resolution, introduced at
yesterdays board meeting by
Willard G.. McGraw, chairman.
would make County Manager
NJ. L. Reese the boards agent
"to make all purchases and con-
tracts for all supplies, material
and equipment" required by the
board.
A vote on the issue will take
place at the board meeting
July 25.
The move to put the school
system under centralized
county purchasing system came
on the heels of a fiare-up be-
tween the school board and the
managers Office over the recent
awarding of $150.00O in furniture
contracts by the board.
1t followed also by two weeks
the adoption of a new purchas-
ling system for the county gov
Iernment.
Bypasses Office
The furniture contracts were
let by the board which bypassed
the managers Office and, in
seven cases, ignored low bids in
handing out contracts. Furniture
Isuppliers were critical of the
boards procedures in the case.
Mr.. McGraw denied his pro-
posal was a surrender" to the
county managers Office. He said
lit would eliminate indecision in
choosing bids. The board would
retain control in purchasing by
its drawing up of specifications,
he said.
The chairman revealed that
he had recently held a "satisfac-
tory meeting" with Mr.. Reese, out
of which came a tentative agree
ment on the choice of a manage
ment consultant firm which will
be appointed to do a $4,000 sur
vey of the boards business op-
erations.
Mr.. Reese. said the schoo
off1cial, is mot desirous of die
tating terms of the survey
whose costs will be split equally
in school board and county
funds.
Sees Hint Of Distrust
The board authorized Mr.. Nc
Graw to discuss with Mr.. Reese
the selection ofAthe McKinsey
Co. of Washington for the work
but board m ember Lathror
Smith opposed the action, de-
claring that the sharing of the
costs of the project implied q
distrust that I don't like"
The method, Mr.. Smith said
sis offensive to a proper rela.
tionship between the two bodies.
Earlier, the boards purchasing
procedures came under criticism
from Wylie Barrow, who ques.
ltioned the ordering of increased
quantities of school furniture
after the bids were awarded two
weeks ago.
His demand for an explana-
ton was not renewed after Mr.
Graw's resolution was intro.
duced.
In other actions, the board
adopted a new set of regulations
on the use of school buildings by
outside groups and decided te
take a new look at plans for con-
lstructing schools in the Rock
willie area.
The new regulations, among
other things, bar the playing o1
bingo on school property.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Marines Plan Feast

The Marine Corps League,
Prince Georges County detach-
ment, will hold crab feast from
2 to 6 pm. July 81. in the Chew
erly tMd.) American Legion
Hall.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Carnival at MerrifieId

The Dunn Loring Volunteer
Fire Department and Ladies
Auxiliary are holding a carnival
each night from 7 o'clock to
midnight through Saturday at
! Merrifleld, Va.
Evening star., 1955-07-13

ARLINGTON DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY NOMINEES-suc-
cessfu candidates in the Arlington primary for the House
of Delegates Mr. Mann and Mrs Stone ncumbents and
Mr. winston Substitute Judge Brown nomination to
the County Court udgeship
Evening star., 1955-07-13

N. j. In 1947, he returned to
the Community Chest Federation
here.
Evening star., 1955-07-13

Ben Du Pre-. suspended Mary conduct office earlier