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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-09
T ukomu Park
ToFiII Post

The Takoma Park City Coun-
ell is seeking a new superin-
tendent Of public works. to fill
the $500 post vacated recently
by Earl Thomas.
The Council voted last night
to advertise for applicants.
Mrs. Roderick Davis, chairman
Of the Welfare Committee of the
Community League of Takoma
Park and Citizens Planning Com
mittee. expressed appreciation
for reopening the health and well
fare clinic. Arrangements have
been completed for opening the
clinic Mondays and Fridays from
8 to S pm. on the second floor
Of the Municipal Building.
Corporation Counsel Vincent
Gingerich informed the Council
that 1t would be necessary to
amend State law in order to give
authority to a justice of the
peace to conduct trials in both
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties. as proposed by the
Citizens Planning Committee Of
Takoma Park.
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Fireman Overcome,
Two Hurt in BIuze

One fireman was overcome by
smoke and two were injured last
night fighting a two-alarm blaze
that damaged a large barn on
the farm of William Bartz, $3.50
Marlboro pike, District Heights,
Md.
Gordon w. Jones, District
Heights fireman. was felled by
the smoke and suffered a slight
burn on his face. He was treated
at the scene.
Joe Lloyd, "a, and James F.
Haney, Is, Seat Pleasant fire.
men. injured their feet when
they stepped on exposed nails,
They were treated at Prince
Georges General Hospital.
Besides District Heights and
Seat Pleasant, fire companies
from Forestville, Hillside, Capitol
Heights. and Boulevard Heights
responded. The first alarm was
sounded at 10 am. 1t took fire.
men As minutes to bring the
flames under control. Damage,
estimated at $4,000 to $4,000,
was confined to one end of the
three STORY barn,
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Fairfax to Hold Special Clinics
On SuIk Booster Injections

Fairfax County Health De-
partment officials have an
nounced two special Salk vaccine
booster injection clinics for chill
dren who received their first shot
in 1854 and for mentioning chill
dren who missed last Fridays
special clinic.
All the 1000 children who par
ticipated in the 1854 Salk field
trials who have not received their
booster injections by Thursday
can get them at a clinic sched-
uled at noon Friday at the An
Mandate Elementary School. OFF,
Gals said it will be easier to
handle these children in one
group.
Children who will be on vaca-
ton when clinics are scheduled
for their areas may receive the
booster at the County Health
Center from 8 to II am. Satur-
day.
Approximately $4,000 children
in the first four grades will re-
ceive the vaccine at clinics
scheduled this week and next.
Health officials said that chill
dren who received their first
shot from private physicians are
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|W&M Aide
Blasts War
.On Chandler

WILLIAMSBURG. Va, Aug.
R.-A member Of the William
and Mary law faculty today ac-
cused a group of professors OF
planning psychological warfare
against W&M President AL
vim Duke Chandler.
1.-THE clear fact, which gradu-
ally energies" said Arthur W.
Phelps, professor of jurispru-
dence. "is that a group of pro-
fessors who did not get their
way in the appointment Of the
president of the college intend
to use every known political and
psychological method to cause
his resignation"
He said these professors had
gone beyond ordinary methods to
attain their goal and "have
stopped to melting the students
in the classrooms and outside to
act in a manner reminiscent OF
conditions in some countries
where violent revolution stems
from getting college students
emotionally worked up for po-
litical ends"
The Phelps statement was the
latest page in the record of the
battle of William and Mary
between some of the student
body and a faculty group on one
side and the board of visitors
and Mr.. Chandler. a former
Navy admiral, on the other. Sew
eral faculty members have rail-
lied to Mr.. Chambers defense.
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Fair Time Neors Again
In Montgomery County

1t soon will be fair time in
nearby Montgomery County.
What is billed as the largest
county fair in Maryland-Mont-
gomery's - will be held in
Gaithersburg August % to 81.
There will be a full program
of competitive events. demon
STATIONS and entertainment
starting at 8 am. and continu-
ing until 1890 pm. each day.
Some $4,000 worth of prizes
will be offered in the various
competitions, ranging from live
stock and other farm animal
judging. to the best in home
made baked and canned goods
and other fancies.
The full program will be held
at the fairgrounds. one block
from Route $40. the main thor
oughfare in Gaithersburg. The
fairs sponsor is the Montgomery
County Cooperative Agricul-
tural Association, Inc. a nom
profit, charitable organization of
public-spirited citizens. r. w.
Farmer of Gaithersburg is fair
chairman, and w. R. Winslow of
Rockville is president Of the
sponsoring organization.
Feature events will include a
fireworks display. a horse-pulling
contest. demonstrations by mill
tary drill teams and a horse
show. There also will be a
carnival midway.
In addition to the regular
judging. there will be a number
of events for All Club boys and
girls. ages 10 to 81.
The Montgomery County Farm
Bureau queen" also will reign at
the fair. She is Louise Kricker
of Sandy Spring.
Admission to the fair grounds
will be so cents, with children
under IL getting in free except
on Saturday, the final day.
Following is the daily sched-
ule of events:
Tuesday, August ~
pm-Home Arts Department juds-
ins.
pm.-Rural Arts and Handicratts
Department judging.
pm Girls Club Department judg-
ing.
. p.m.-Farm. garden, fruit dairy
and poultry products judging topen and
All and FFAl.
Honey and beeswax judging
4 p.m.-Milking Shorthorn cattle judy
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Small Surplus
Listed for Year
BY Alexandra

Alexandria ended its fiscal
year June 80 with a small sur
plus after starting the year
$425, 900 in the red, according to
Ia financial report submitted to
the City Council yesterday by
City Manager Ira F. Willard.
Mr.. Willard said that besides
the $425 900, tax collections fell
$3.50, 900 short and this piled up
an added deficit which had to be
met during the year.
Expenses Cut
A 100000 appropriation set up
in last years budget took a big
chunk out of the deficit. An ad-
ditionai $125,000 was cut from
proposed expenses Immediately
after the budget was adopted.
The remaining deficit was
wiped out through a quarterly
department allotment system in
stituted by the city manager, to
make tax collections match ex-
penses.
Mr.. Willard, who received a
commentator yesterday from
Mayor Leroy S. Bendheim for
his financial efforts, said the
size of the surplus is not known
exactly since an audit has not
been completed.
Assessed Values Up
The report showed the assessed
value of taxable properties in
the city jumped to nearly $l78
million in 1855. compared to $164
million IN 1854. The $178 million
represents $l32 million in real
estate values and S46 million in
personal property.
Tax collections last year to-
tailed 98,4 per cent on real estate
and personal property, compared
with 99.7 the preceding year.
The total bonded indebtness of
the city was reported at SAP
million. The limit allowed by law
for Alexandria is $23,7 million
The city now is considering a
Sc million bond issue.
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Area Polio Cases 7 otoI 80,
Twice Last Years Figure

Greenbelt, admitted to Children's
The new cases brought the to-
tai number of cases in Prince
Georges to II, compared to three
at this time last year.
A ls-year-old boy of the $500
block of North Winchester street
was reported as Arlington
eighth case, compared to the
same number of cases at this
time last year. He is being
treated at D. c. General Hos
pital.
The Fairfax victim is a s.
year-old boy who lives on Fred
erick street in Springfield. He
was stricken Sunday five days
after he received a gamma glob-
ulin injection. He was admitted
to Fort Belvoir Hospital.
Health Department officials
said the boys 8-year-old sister
received a Salk vaccine inocula-
ton in Fairfax County last year.
The county had only three
cases reported at this time last
wear.
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not eligible for the second one
in this program. Those who re-
ceived their first injection in
public clinics in other jurisdic-
tons are eligible If they bring
their records.
Approximately 900 were sched-
uled to be inoculated today at
st. James Parochial School IN
Falls hurch. Tomorrow
clinic will be held at Mount
Eagle School for the following
students:
Mount Eagle School, 8 am;
Groveton School, 1890 am;
Cameron School, l pm; Bush
Hill, 2 pm. and at 3 pm. for
the Brierlee, Brownie, Burgundy,
Sugarland. Peter Pan, Marjorie
Daw and Proctor Hatsell private
schools.
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commended is on the conserva-
tive side. Mr.. Hirst said the
most hopeful thing about the
commissions report is that it
recognizes that the basic needs
must be met"
Both hailed the reports rec
ommendation that the Byrd
automatic tax credit law be re-
pealed. They said that, if the
law had not been in effect dur
ing the past few years, the
State could have used the $25
million returned to the tax
payers for needed capital i'm
Iprovements.
Mr.. Hirst said the time has
come for a complete re-evalua-
ton Of our tax methods
For years we've been pushing
aside our needs, and now we've
got to face up to them" he
added.
Calls for Full Yield
Mr.. Hirst said he is not in
favor of putting on any new
taxes until such time as we
make full use of the yield of
existing taxes, until Northern
Virginia gets it's fair share of
tax ALLEGATION and until there
is a thorough reform of the
State tax structure"
Both have been opposed to a
State sales tax but said today
they would support it under Ger
tain conditions if no other way
could be found to raise neces-
sary funds for capital improve
ment. Mr.. Webb said the
revenue would have to be used
for social services, such as
schools and hospitals, and the
merchants license tax would
have to be replaced.
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Mental Work
plans Lauded

RICHMOND, Aug. 9 R.-vir-
ginia's mental hygiene commits
sioner yesterday called the Capt.
tai Outlay Study Commission's
recommendations for mental
hospitals "a good start but
only a start"
DR.. Joseph E. Barrett noted
that the $43.3 million recon-
mendation for a building pro-
gram at the institutions for the
next six years represented only
slightly more than a third of
the estimated needs.
He called for another six-year
capital outlay program to follow
the recommended program.
Falls Short of Needs
But Gen. E. Walton Opie of
Stanton, chairman of the State
Hospital Board, said the commits
Ision's recommendations do not
meet actual needs. He pointed
particularly to the omission of a
.psychiatric training institute to
train young psychiatrists, nurses
and attendants.
Gen. Opie said, however, he
could understand the commission
had tried to relate hospital needs
to those of other agencies and
that the board could not hope to
monopolize capital outlay money.
The commission called hospital
building needs mo. in our
thinking" and recommended that
42.8 per cent of the overall s109
million pool for building to GO
to State hospitals.
Sees False Economy
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick of Arlington, sponsor of
many legislative proposals to DOL
ster the State hospital program,
said he regarded it as false econ
omy to postpone what he re-
garded as the most pressing need
of the State-what to do with
mentally disturbed children.
He said these children now are
admitted to colonies for epileptic
or feeble minded, adult mental
hospitals, or are NOT being placed
at all.
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The Washington areas polio
count jumped to 80 today
with five new cases in Prince
Georges, and one each in Ar
lington and Fairfax Counties,
health officials reported.
Total number Of cases in the
area was So at this time last
year.
Only one of the six cases re-
ported yesterday has shown evil
dence Of paralysis. This was an
18-month-old boy of the 300
block of Thornwood road. Land
over Estates, admitted to Chill
dren's Hospital.
Other Prince Georges cases in
Guided: A 3-year-old girl of the
1000 block of Sheridan street,
Green Meadows. admitted to
Children's Hospital; 6-year-old
boy in the 700 block of Cox ave-
nue., Hyattsville, admitted to
Children's: a 9-year-old boy in
the 300 block of Dunster drive,
Glass Manor, treated at home:
q 7-year old boy on Ridge road.
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Second Victim of Crash
Near La Plato Dies

was transferred from Physician S
Memorial Hospital in La Plata.
Four other persons were in
jured in the two-car crash.
They include Donald Marshall,
20, husband of Rebecca, who po-
lice say was driver of one car;
his father. Homer Marshall, AZ,
of La Plata, and Mae Marshall,
35, of La Plata, both passengers
in the Marshall car. Gertrude
Ward, %. of the 1900 block Sixth
street NV, a passenger in the
second car, also was hurt.
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A 17-year-old Bel Alton, Md,
girl today became the second
person to die as a result of an
automobile accident Sunday
night on Route sol near La
Plata, Md.
The latest victim was Shirley
Kilgore, who was a passenger
in the car with Mrs. Rebecca
Oliver Marshall, Is, of La Plata
who died yesterday.
Miss Kilgore died today in
Providence Hospital, where she
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Evacuation Game
Set for Aug. n

BALTIMORE, Aug. 8 R.-
The State Civil Defense Agency
announced yesterday that OPP
Grafton Seascape," a water-borne
evacuation exercise, will be held
at the Glenn l.. Martin Co
August 81.
The test at the Middle River
aircraft firm will involve about
1000 volunteer evacuees.
Civil Defense Director Sherley
Ewing said the test was being
held to determine the efficiency
of small boats in emergency OPP
erationS.
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Desperate Needs Seen
.Scropping Fiscal Policy

Fairfax County's two members
of the House Of Delegates would
scrap Virginia's pay as you co.
fiscal policy if need be to pro-
vide funds for capital improve
ments.
Recommendations that would
advance income tax payments to
provide funds for capital i'm
Iprovements were termed today
as strictly stop-gap measures
by John C. Webb and Omar L.
Hirst.
The recommendation to move
UP the tax payment date was
made by the Virginia Capital
Outlay Study Commission, which
also recommended a S109 million
program to meet the needs of
State agencies and institutions
over a six-year period. Part of
the funds would be provided by
moving ahead the tax payment
date so the State would collect
two years taxes in one year.
Mr.. Webb termed the proposal
ridiculous" and said he prob
ably wouldn't favor it even as a
stop-gap measure.
Questions Policy
What we need is a long-range
method of financing capital i'm
provements," he said II seri-
ously question Virginia's pay-as-
you-go policy. and I think the
State is going to have to change
it. We're not paying. and we're
not going.
Everyone is agreed that the
need for capital Improvements
is desperate. We need to sit down
and find a way to produce more
funds. If it means we should do
away with the pay-as-you-go
policy. I'm in favor Of it,"
Mr.. Hirst said: 1T is more
important to meet the needs of
the people than to adhere dog
matically to any. particular fiscal
policy" He said, however, that
he favors the use Of self-liqui-
dating revenue bonds to finance
public improvements wherever
possible. He mentioned as ex-I
amples toll roads and bridges.
Both delegates said they think
the $l09 million program rec
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May Transfer

The Arlington County Depart
ment of Recreation and Parks
announced today that, in case
of continued rain. the Pageant
of Arlington scheduled for 8
pm. tomorrow and Thursday in
Lubber Run Park will be held
at the Kate Waller Barrett
School Auditorium, 4401 North
Henderson road.
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AVN " 1hC
$40 m-Fireworks display and the
Marine Drill Team and Band.
Wednesday, August Fl
Kids Day
10 ,in.-JerSey cattle judging
10 m Sheep judging.
10 NJ Dairy goat judRing.
10 a;n;--Poultry judging topen and
10 am Rabbit Judging.
10 a.m.-Draft horse show
pm -Holstein cattle Judging.
. pm Hampshire, Poland China and
$50 pm. Special night attraction
ANTIQUE auto show.
Thursday, August 25
p am,-Duroc. Berkshire, Chester
10 am.-Guernsey cattle judging.
p.m.-Hereford and shorthorn cattle
4 pm.-.Ayrshire cattle Judging
p.m.-Naval Reserve Drill Unit and
pm-Boys' demonstrations.
$50 p.m.-Draft horse pulling contest
Friday. August 20
am,-4-H and FEA sheen jadEing
10 a.m.-4-H and FLA dairv cattle
! p.m.-4-H and FLA beef breeding
judging
100 p.m-4-H and FLA baby beef
judging.
$40 pm.-Special night attraction:
Fashion Show. ARMY Drill Team and
Band.
Saturday, August ~
10 am.-4-H and dairy and livestock
judging demonstrations.
10 am.-Light horse show-ponies,
juniors. hunters. jumpers. saddle horses
7 ~ NJ Al
pm Light horse show-hunters.
jumpers, saddle horses.
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Gen. Smith TO Retire

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 8 R.-
1t. Gen. Oliver P. Smith. COM
manding general of the 1st Ma
lrine Division in it's historic break
through to the sea in Korea in
1850. will retire from the Marine
Corps September /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-18

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Evening star., 1955-07-26
DIXON-YATES PROBE HALTED
BY LACK OF MEETING PLACE

The Dixon Yates hearing has run into housing"
shortage.
The Senate judiciary subcommittee. looking into the
ruckusrasng contract had to call OF todays sched
uled hearing conhicted with meeting of The
full committee which has other matters to consider
So the next scheduled for 10 tomorrow
dependent finding room"-according to word from
the committee.
So many inquiries of sort another under
that the Senate has out of hearing room space.
Evening star., 1955-07-26

Byrd said that he has had more
than $50 requests for hearings.
This was taken as a clear in
dication the Social Security bill
will be put off until January. 1t
would lower the retirement age
for women from IS to 81 and
provide cash benefit payments
for disabled persons.
| REFUGEES-Lack of a quo
rum prevented the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee from holding
Ia special meeting today to act
on bills to speed up the move
Iment of refugees from Europe
to this country.
| ATOMIC SHIP-A joint Atom
lie Energy subcommittee is meet
ling today to map procedure on
several bills relating to the
Presidents request for speedy
construction of an atomic
powered surface vessel to be
used as a floating museum in
demonstrating to the world this
country's desire to develop the
peaceful uses of atomic power
Attorney General Brownell
Evening star., 1955-07-26

cause there is a time limit on
existing legislation. The Defense
Production Act is essential to
cover ALLEGATION of materials and
priority orders for the national
defense progra The next
move is up to the House.
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINS
TRATION - Situation same as
above.
MINIMUM WAGE - B o h
Houses have voted to raise the
minimum from IS cents to 81 an
hour, but conferees are still al
work today trying to compose
differences over the effective
date and the application of the
bili to Puerto Rico.
! Bills With Little Chance
A variety of other bills are
still showing signs of life, but
with little chance of final pas
Isage unless the session should
be extended through most o.
August. In this category are:
/ SOCIAL SECURITY - Mrs
Eveta Culp Hobby, retiring Sec.
Iretary of Health, Education ane
Welfare, told the Senate Finance
Committee today the admins
ltration has not had time to MAKE
la detailed study of the Hous'
bill. She urged the Senators tt
give all interested groups
chance to be heard. Chairman
Evening star., 1955-07-26
Congress Leaders Push
For Saturday Windup

although I'VE realize there are
some practical difficulties"
After the conference with Mr..
Eisenhower, Senator Knowland
listed a dozen bills which the
administration hopes can be
passed before adjournment. He
said Republicans would press for
"at least a good batting average"
on them.
The desirable" measures, Sem
ator Knowland said, include but
are not limited to the reserve,
foreign aid appropriations, hous-
ing, highway, minimum wage,
supplemental military construc-
ton appropriation, legislative
appropriation, soldier voting,
mental health, customs simpli-
fication, small business extension
/ and international finance cor
poration bills.
House passage of the much dis
cussed and much amended mill
tary reserve bill yesterday was
stable step toward the windup
of the session. A compromise
worked out by House-Senate con-
ferees, it breezed through, 315 tc
! 78. Senate Armed Services Com
mittee Chairman Russell expects
quick Senate approval OF the
measure today.
No Indication of Veto
The bill, designed to build III
the reserve force from 100000 tc
90 million by 1860, isn't exactly
what President Eisenhower re.
quested. There is no indication
however, that he will veto it.
The administration wanted tt
: include present and former serv
ficemen in the compulsory re
, serve training program. 1t ais
wanted authority to draft mel
; for the program if there weren'
Evening star., 1955-07-26
BY ]. A. OTEARY

Congress leaders applied the
spur today as they entered the
final lap of what may be a
vain race toward adjournment
by Saturday night.
In the Senate, action was due
on the s1.8 billion catch-all ap-
propriations bill and the military
reserve bill, which passed the
House yesterday. The House
was occupied with the s48.5
billion highway expansion pro-
gram.
Although a dozen or more i'm
portant bills are unpassed, there
has been talk on Capitol Hill OF
letting the more controversial
ones 60 over until January. This
talk is increasing as it becomes
apparent that if adjournment
is to come by Saturday, or even
by the middle of next week
some measures-the natural gas
bill, school construction anc
atomic ship bills for example
are doomed to be sidetracked.
Confer With President
Republican con gressiona a
leaders conferred with Preslden
Eisenhower this morning on ad
ministration hopes to get a dozei
measures through Congress be
fore adjournment.
House Republican Leader Mar
tin told reporters later that n
Is personally inclined to believ
that Congress will not be able t.
finish its work until next Tues
day or Wednesday.
Senate Republican Leade
Knowland interjected that bot
the Republican and Democrati
leadership in the Senate sti
hope for Saturday adjournmen
Evening star., 1955-07-26

gave Speaker Rayburn q letter
yesterday which makes it clear
that Congress can stay in sss-
sion beyond July 81 this year
without running afoul of q l94S
congressional reorganization act.
That act declares that Con-
gress shall adjourn July 81 ex-
Icept in time of war. or while
a state of emergency proclaimed
by the President is in effect.
Mr.. Brownell confirmed the
Speakers belief that an emer-
gency proclamation issued by for.
mer President Truman in De.
cember. 1850. has not been re-
Ivoked "and it is considered that
the national emergency thereby
proclaimed continues in effect"