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Evening star., 1955-04-27
ReoI Battle Now Roges
Around Battery KembIe

for motorists to avoid downtown
traffic congestion and providing
scenic park area for recrea-
ton purposes.
1t would be a limited access
road of two 23-foot-wide pave
ments. The drive would have
access to all major routes into
the heart Of the city.
In Battery Kimble Park. the
roadway would hug the north
west slope of the valley in
which it lies. 1t would be 80
feet from private property at
its closest point, Mr.. Thompson
said.
In answer to residents out
cries against a road running q
delightful, unspoiled haven for
nature lovers, sports enthusiasts
and picnickers," the NCP off,
cial pointed out that his Office
plans to develop the area fur
ther for such use.
He observed. moreover, that
plans for a Fort Drive have
been known for years, But we
don't receive any objections to
it until we ask for the money"
he added.
Evening star., 1955-04-27
BIust Probed
At Navy Base

NEWPORT, r. l.. April 81 (P).
"A three-man Naval Board of
Investigation opened an inquiry
today into an explosion which
killed five civilian workers yes
terday at the Navy's underwater
ordnance station.
Some of the dead were blown
to bits by the blast, which
rocked the big Newport Naval
Base and was heard clearly 8
miles away.
Five other civilian employees
were hospitalized, but none was
in critical condition. Several
others required first aid for
minor injuries.
The blast shattered a cement
building $50 feet long and so
feet wide. The cement roof was
blown off, IL to IS windows
were smashed and wooden front
doors were unhinged.
| About 20 persons were work.
ing in the building at the time.
The 'hospitalized workers suf-
fered fractures, cuts, bruises and
conclusions.
The building housed a dyna-
mometer room used for testing
torpedo parts, particularly pro-
pulsion parts. The Navy said
the explosion apparently was
caused by compressed air and
fluid used in the testing ap-
paratus,
Evening star., 1955-04-27
Guy Modison's Wife
Has Buby Daughter

SANTA MONICA, Calf. April
81 P1.-Mrs. Guy Madison, wife
of television's Wild Bill Hickok,
gave birth by Caesarean section
yesterday to a 4-pound 2-ounce
daughter at st. Johns Hospital.
The former Sheila Connolly
has been in i'll health for several
months, but the hospital re-
ported both mother and baby in
fair condition.
Mr.. Madison, formerly mar
Evening star., 1955-04-27
Ministers Plea
Saves Attucker

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. April
81 R.-The plea of a 77-year-
old retired minister who was
beaten by four boys as he sat
fishing on a river bank saved
George N. Tourigny. 10, from a
reformatory sentence yesterday.
Three juvenile companions Of
Tourigny were turned over to the
Youth Service Board yesterday.
When Tourigny came up before
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Judge Thomas J. O'Malley for
sentence, the Rev. Charles Ash
craft limped to the bench and
said:
"I had a boy once myself.
Thank God, he gave me no
trouble. But the Army came and
took him and his body is now on
Anzio Beach"
my life does not mean much. "
the minister continued, sit is up
to older people to understand,
It is up to us to help the young
Evening star., 1955-04-27
New Lime Works

SILvERSTREAMs, South
Africa.-Production from what
is expected to develop into one
OF the worlds largest lime works
has begun at Silverstreams,
about 100 miles west of Kim
berley.
Among its other essential
purposes. the lime made here will
be used in the uranium extrac-
ton process.
Evening star., 1955-04-27
IncorrigibIe Offender

TOLEDO, Ohio (R.-Because
of his many traffic violations.
Frank Winczek was told in mu-
nicipal court that he could no
longer drive his car. A few days
later Winczek was back in court.
He had been arrested for walk
ing through a red light.
Evening star., 1955-04-27
Books With Teeth

SALINA, Kans. (P). - Some
bookworm was really getting his
teeth into tones at the Salina
Public Library. He left a pair
of Uppers on a shelf behind a
row of books. Quite a few tooth
less citizens appeared to claim
the dentures, the library said.
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people. Even II I were seriously
hurt I would feel this way"
After Judge OMally sus-
pended a two-year sentence
Tourigny shook hands with Mr.
Ashcraft and left the courtroom
with his weeping mother.
Evening star., 1955-04-27
Air AmbuIunces

New planes have been provid-
ed for the air ambulance service
which operates among the is
lands of Scotland's west coast
region, Glasgow learns.
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ried to actress Gail Russell.
married Miss Connolly last Oc-
tober after obtaining a Mexican
divorce.
Evening star., 1955-05-03
BusIine Permit
Is Permanent

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has granted Thomas
Parran, jr., permanent authority
to operate his busline serving
Potomac and Rockville, Md,
and Massachusetts, avenue ex-
tended.
Mr.. Parran, who does business
as the Silver Spring Transit Co.,
Wheaton, Md, previously had
only temporary permission. This
territory was formerly served by
Bison Lines.
Meanwhile, on May 16, a hear
ing will be held at the Commits
sion on Mr.. Parran's request for
authority to operate a busline
to Baltimore, by way of Ashton
and Clarksville. A Joint Board,
on which both the District and
Maryland will be represented,
will conduct the hearing. An
ICC examiner will sit IN as ad-
wiser.
The Baltimore application is
opposed by Capital Transit Co.,
Safeway Trails and railroads, Of
ficials said.
Regarding the Potomac and
Rockville lines. the ICC issued
a certificate for permanent au-
thority April 28. following a hear
ing.
The ICC found that the op-
Grafton is meeting a public need
and no other service Of similar
nature is being provided. It also
found that Mr.. Parran is able
properly to perform the service
and conform to ICC require-
ments.
Evening star., 1955-05-03
Two Women Officials Lose
In Montgomery Elections

The ousting of two women
officials-one in Glen Echo and
the other in Barnesville-took
the spotlight yesterday in local
elections in six Montgomery
County communities.
BY area, these were the results:
Glen Echo
Mrs. Beulah McCuen, q former
Mayor who has been Town
Council member since 1850, lost
in her bid for reelection in a
four-way contest for two Council
seats.
The winners were another in
cumbent, James D. Saunders,
who received So votes. and Calvin
F. Kuster, 81 votes. Mrs. McCuen
got "a votes, while Dan T. Etzler
received IL.
Mrs. McCuen had been Mayor
from 1910 until 1948, when she
met defeat running for a third
four-year term. She was ap-
pointed to the Council in 1850 to
fill a vacancy and was elected
a year later.
In 1852, she tried unsuccess-
fully for Mayor again, losing to
the present holder, Mayor Wilbur
S. Herstein. He still has another
year to serve.
Barnesville
Mrs. John A. Hersberger, one
Of three incumbents seeking re-
election to the towns Board OF
Commissioners, was defeated by
one vote. The others were re-
elected. All are for one-year
terms.
Using the write-in method, 80
OF the towns IS eligibles turned
out. They elected Mark p. JEFF
fers and Spencer Fisher, each
with IA votes, and Harris Stone
street. with Is. Mrs. Hersberger
Evening star., 1955-05-03
Apartment Group Fights
Foirfox Sewer Chorqes

Mr.. Green said the fiat rate
now charged is more than double
the former rate for apartment
owners. The four projects that
Mr.. Green and Mr.. Pickett rep
resent are Donna Lee Apart
ments, Inc; Jefferson Village
Apartments, Inc; Culmore e
Apartments, Inc, and Hillwood
Manor Corp.
Sought Deposition
Today's legal move involved
an attempt by Mr.. Green and
Mr.. Pickett to have James j,
Corbalis, jr., answer a long list
of questions before a commits
sioner in chancery.
Attorney Robert j. McCan-
dish, jr., who has represented the
county in the sewer bond issue
program, and w. w. Koontz
representing the Alexandria
Sanitation Authority, got a tenn
porary injunction from Fairfax
Circuit Judge Arthur Sinclair
blocking the deposition proce-
dure. Mr.. Green said a counter
motion would be made Friday
to dissolve the injunction and
proceed with the deposition.
Evening star., 1955-05-03
Small Takes Oath.
AS rial MAGISTRATE

Grover Lee Small, %, took the
oath of Office yesterday as a
Prince Georges County trial
magistrate.
Mr.. Small, a former assistant
States attorney, will sit in Hy-
attsville, succeeding Theodore L.
Miazga.
The oath was administered by
Circuit Court Clerk w. Waverly
Webb in the County Service
Building, Hyattsville.
Among those attending the
ceremony was Judge Marvin
Jones, chief judge of the United
States Court Of Claims, who
spoke briefly.
Judge Small, q Republican,
who lives at 4815 Temple road,
Temple Hills, was named to the
post by Gov. McKeldin.
He is a nephew of former Rep
resentative Frank Small, who
was sworn in last week as Mary
land commissioner Of motor
vehicles.
Evening star., 1955-05-03

A preliminary legal skirmish
today revealed plans for litiga-
ton challenging Fairfax County's
sewer service charges to apart
ments.
Attorneys John Locke Green
and Charles Pickett, representing
four big apartment projects, said
they propose to file suits against
the county because their clients
consider current sewer service
charges "illegal and exorbitant'
for apartment dwellings.
The county charges apartments
$27 per unit for sewer services
per year. This charge took effect
last January. Formerly, the an
nual charge was $18 for the first
apartment and $12 for each addi-
tional apartment, plus a 20-cent
tax per $100 assessed valuation
Tax Levy Dropped
The tax was dropped and the
service charge raised this year
after the county abandoned its
former sanitary district sewer
system in favor of an integrated
sewer system. The voters au-
thorized a $40 million bond issue
for the integrated project.
Evening star., 1955-05-03
PTAs to Be PoIIed on Holding
New RuciuI Ruling Workshop

This letter, she declared, would
say that the federation has taken
no stand on the court edict ban
ming segregation in public
schools, but favors study Of the
effects Of the ruling.
The Saturday workshop was
broken UP when a group led by
members Of the Defenders Of
State Sovereignty and Individual
Liberty and the Freeholders Pro-
tective Association forced a mo-
ton to adjourn.
After adjournment, the PTA
group moved to he school yard
where a portion Of the scheduled
program was held. The group
which forced adjournment met
at the same time inside the
school and formed the Virginia
Citizens Association for Good
Schools.
Evening star., 1955-05-03
Maryland Tobacco Sales
Start With Prices Firm

whole the outlook is good for a
season average approximating
that of last year."
James w. Gibson, a Lower
Marlboro farmer. sold $500
pounds of all grades at the plant
ers' warehouse at an average of
81 cents. I'm tickled to death,
he said.
Commission buyers for all
major domestic cigaret manu-
facturers and foreign users
moved swiftly behind the auc-
tionneer's sing-song. Hard in
their wake was a retinue of pin
hookers, the small-time specula-
tors who profit by farmers grad
ing mistakes.
Last years crop of Maryland's
unique type 80 leaf is offered on
a free market because growers
voted out the Federal acreage
control price support system.
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scored IL, with seven other resi-
dents getting votes or less.
Initially, it had been announced
that the three incumbents had
no opposition.
Garrett Park
Stanley B. Woodwell, an in
cumbent councilman. with 80
votes, and Louis B. Gieser, with
86, were elected to seats on the
Town Council. The runnerup
in the three-way fight was Thad-
deus E. Jones, with 48 votes. The
other incumbent. Charles A.
Freer, did not seek reelection.
Laytonsville
Two incumbents, Lewis c.
Kibbee, with So votes, and
Luther C. Howard. 80 votes. were
reelected as town commission
ers. Larue B. Evans, with "a
votes, also was named a COM
missioner to replace Washing
ton w. White, who dropped
from the race at the last min
ute. Unsuccessful aspirants were
Mowatt Windham, % votes, and
Henry A. Perry. II votes.
Somerset
Maxwell r. Conklin, incum-
bent, with 81 votes. and Fred
erick w. Turnbull. with SO, were
unopposed for councilmen. The
other incumbent. DR.. Ralph E.
Gibson. did not run. Election
was for two-year terms.
Drummond
This special taxing area had
no contests. with the three pres
ent members Of the Citizens
Committee getting reelected
without opposition. They are
Edward. M. Castle, James B.
Carry and Edward w. eastman.
About 20 persons voted.
Evening star., 1955-05-03
Tax Lood Likely to Doom
Arlington Kindergortens

Arlington will have no kinder
garten program this fall. despite
the availability of 100000 in
Federal construction funds.
County Board Chairman George
NJ. Rowzee. jr., predicted today.
The School Board has pro-
posed a budget item of $235. 900
for a kindergarten program this
fall to replace present classes
for 51a-year-old children.
Mr.. Rowzee and other board
members rejected a similar kin
dergarten proposal last year.
Announcement last week by
Representative Broyhill. Repub-
lican. of the 10th District, that
the Federal money is available
brought speculation that the
program might be approved by
the board in the forthcoming
budget.
Mr.. Rowzee said the Federal
Evening star., 1955-05-03
D. c. Man Guilty
In Check Forqeries

A 27-year-old District man
pleaded guilty in Prince Georges
County Circuit Court yesterday
to six forgery charges involving
bogus checks he ran off on his
employers check writing ma
chine.
The man, David Louis Cham
bliss. colored, of the $500 block
'of Ames street NE, was held for
sentencing by Judge Charles C.
Marbury.
County Check Squad 1t. Lee
Pumphrey said Chambliss S
cashed several checks on which
he had forged the name of his
employer, Reginald ODell of
ODell Motor Co., 600 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. The lieu
tenant said Chambliss also
forged signatures on checks he
obtained which had been stolen
from the M. S. King Co., 1921
Brentwood road NE.
Evening star., 1955-05-03
.BudgetTa|kDue
In Alexandra

Alexandria city councilmen be-
gin their first budget session to-
night with one member already
prepared to present a plan that
would eliminate any tax increase.
Vice Mayor Leroy S. Bend
helm said he has worked out a
budget cutting program to re-
duce proposed expenditures by
$470,000. He also said he has
a. plan for placing the police
force on a f1ve-day week, a pro-
gram not provided in the budget
presented last week by City
Manager Ira Willard.
Mr.. Wizards $8.3 million
budget for 1886 carries pro-
visions for either imposing a 2
per cent sales tax or increasing
the real estate tax rate 10 cents
to meet a deficit of $470,000.
Deficit Cutting Methods
Mr.. Bendheim would eliminate
the deficit as follows:
Take $279, 1903 in proposed cap
ital improvements out of the
budget and include them in a
future bond issue.
Cut $l02,197 from operating
expenses by reducing proposed
appropriations in almost every
department.
Reduce by $65,000 a 100000
fund set up to cover any deficit
to be carried over from the cur
rent budget. The vice mayor
says he doesn't think the deficit
will be more than $4,000.
Reduce a $46,00 gratuity fund
so per cent. This fund, used to
pension deserving city employees,
can be cut because the budget
includes $125,000 for going under
a State retirement system, Mr.
Bendheim said.
10 More Police Seen
The vice mayor said it would
take 10 additional policemen to
adopt a f1ve-day week. This
would cost $35,500. he said. He
would make up this amount by
eliminating $1,000 set up for
holiday and court time pay for
officers and by using $24, 500 from
an $4,000 contingency fund.
Mr.. Bendheim's suggestion will
be presented at a closed budget
session tonight which will follow
a council meeting on rezoning
applications.
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funds are for construction only
and that the cost Of operating
kindergartens would have TO be
borne by county taxpayers. The
board chairman said he is op-
posed to including such an ex-
penditure in the budget without
approval of the voters in a ref
erendum. At least two of the
other four board members share
his view.
Mr.. Broyhill, in a telegram to
the board last week, said that
If Arlington turns down the
$600,000 available from the De-
partment of Health. Education
and Welfare. 1T will go TO an
other community with kinder
gartens."
The County Board and School
Board met last night in a budget
discussion. Tax rates for the
fiscal year beginning July / must
be set by May Is.
Evening star., 1955-05-03

First offerings Of Maryland's S
1854 tobacco crop brought from
IA to rs cents a pound at Upper
Marlboro auction market open
ing today.
The top price was one cent
less and the low one cent more
than last year.
Farmers watched the first bid
with pleased expressions that
indicated general satisfaction.
There were few reflections.
The average in the first hour
appeared to approximate the
54.2 cents a pound for the 1854
sale of 40.4 million pounds.
Prices appeared to be quite
satisfactory for grades offered
said Walter B. Posey, executive
secretary of the State Tobacco
Authority. IF leaf on the floor
is representative of the crop as a
Evening star., 1955-05-03

The Fairfax County Federation
of Parent Teacher Associations
plans to poll its member units on
the possibility Of holding another
workshop" on the Supreme
Courts ruling on segregation.
A workshop session Saturday
at Annandale High School was
broken UP by ground of "anti-
integrationists," who took over
the school auditorium.
Mrs. Dorothy Gray, president
Of the PTA federation, said the
Executive Committee decided last
night to ask member units to
make recommendations for a fu-
ture meeting.
The president also said the Ex-
ecutive Committee decided to
send o letter to all PTAs setting
forth the federation's position on
the Supreme Court ruling.
Evening star., 1955-05-03
Water Contract
In Fairfax 0Kd

Inc virginia state Corpora
ton Commission has approved a
new water franchise for the Vir-
ginia Water Co. which would
open about Is square miles of
Fairfax county for housing de-
vefopment.
Five areas have been approved
by the sec, according to officials
of the Alexandria Water Co.,
parent firm of the Virginia
Water Co The areas are:
An area of approximately 4
square miles in the Fort Hunt
district generally bounded on the
west by Little Hunting Creek, on
the south and east by the Poto-
mac River and on the north by
Wellington Heights.
The Hybla Valley Airport
property which encompasses
several hundred acres.
A strip along Lorton and Tel
egraph roads about one mile
wide and seven miles long.
The old Bristow tract near
Annandale which has about 90a
acres.
An area on Route 1923 near
Lorton about a mile long and
half-mile wide.
K. B. Earnhardt, assistant
manager of the Alexandria
Water Co., said service is ex-
pected to be extended to the
Fort Hunt area this summer
The new line also would serve
the Plymouth Haven subdivision
where wells went dry last sum-
mer.
| Mr.. Earnhardt said no def
mite plans have been made TO.
the Hybla Valley area.
An Alexandria Water Co
trunk line already runs through
the Lorton road area, he said
and feeder lines will be con-
structed as the area develops.
The extension into the BristoW
tract is expected sometime this
summer.
An immediate extension OF
lines is planned in the Route
1913 area to serve homes already
there.
Representatives of the Alex
andria City Council appeared
before the sec last week tc
protest the proposed extension
If it would jeopardize the city's
water supply. Both the Vir-
ginia Water Co. and the Alex
andria Water Co. draw theii
supply from the Occoquan res
ervoir.
Howard c. Richards, manager
of the Alexandria Water Co
said, I'VE got everything We
asked for"
| Meanwhile, the City Council
has scheduled preliminary re.
port May 8 on a water survey
by a consulting firm. A pro-
poSal is before the council fol
studying city acquisition of the
Alexandria Water Co.
Evening star., 1955-05-03
i. ). Aid toCut
Sehoo! Budget

Anticipated Federal school aid
funds may cut the Montgomery
County Board of Education's
capital budget by SIS million,
board members were told at a
meeting in Rockville last night.
School Controller Brian Ben
son said the Federal money has
been tentatively reserved for
Montgomery County. He rec
commended it be used to build
the projected Northwood High
School, north of -Four Corners.
Board members agreed to
re-allocate funds already
appropriated this year for con-
struction of Northwood to build
unspecified projects in the fiscal
year 1866. Such re-alloca-
ton would reduce the county
funds the board has askec for
from $7,465.92o to $5,965, 800.
Building Jobs Uncut
Mr.. Benson emphasized that
no school construction projects
would be cut from the boards
50 million capital program by
the re-allocation.
The board also increased part
time hourly tuition rates for the
county's two junior colleges
Montgomery Junior College and
Carver Junior College for Ne
groes. Rate changes are: Mont
gomery students. $3.50 to So;
other Maryland students, $l1 to
$18, and out-of-State students
$3.50 to SIS.
Integration Aide Heard
After the boards open session
board members spent an hour in
executive session with Fred
Dunn, who is expected to be
named an assistant superintend-
ent of schools at the board
meeting next Tuesday.
Mr.. Dunn, who is now a SUI
pervisor at Gaithersburg High
School, will be charged with
helping prepare the school sys-
tenn for integration. A motion
to appoint him to the new post
was tabled at a board meeting
last week to allow board men,
bers to interview him.
Evening star., 1955-05-03
More Dutu Asked
In Homes Dispute

Arlington Circuit Judge Wal
ter T. Mccarthy has requested
additional information from
attorneys in the Shirley Homes
Zoning dispute. .
The Broyhill Construction Co.
won approval of the County
Board for a SIS million apart
ment project on the 33-acre
tract on Shirley highway near
South Glebe road. Sixty resi-
dents of the area are appealing
the decision.
Judge Mccarthy yesterday
asked attorneys to bring in ad-
ditional arguments to back UP
their stands.
The construction firm has
filed a $500,000 suit against the
homeowners. charging they are
delaying work on the project.
Evening star., 1955-05-03
SURVEY WILL SEEK
SPACE IN SCHOOLS
FOR BOMB SHELTERS

Montgomery schools en-
gineers and county civil
defense officials plan to sur
vey county schools to deter
mine whether they have
facilities that can serve as
bomb shelters.
DR.. Forbes H. Norris.
county school superintend-
ent and deputy director of
county civil defense, said
today recommendations for
providing such shelters will
be made to the Board of
Education.
He said he believed all
new schools or additions
should have basement shell
ter areas which would be
used ordinarily for class
rooms, gyms. storeroomS,
libraries or cafeterias.
Evening star., 1955-05-03
Y-Cottoee Girls
EIectChuirmun

Miss Barbara Phifer Of 8
Sedgwick lane, Lux Manor. Md,
has been elected chairman of the
Jills, young adult girls club of
the Bethesda Chevy Chase Y
Cottage.
Other new officers are Miss
Jaqueline Rust, vice chairman,
and Miss Wencke Krohg, secre-
tary-treasurer,
Evening star., 1955-05-03
Brewbuker to Speak

James M. Brewbaker, labor
relations director Of the National
Association Of Manufacturers,
will address the Northern Vir-
ginia Builders Association at
7:15 o'clock tonight at the
Washington Golf and Country
Club In Arlington.