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Evening star., 1955-02-16
Maryland Road Bill
Up for Senate Vote
BY o ssar Staff Correspondent,

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 16.--The
Baryland Senate was set to vote
today o nthe State Roads Com
mission investigation bill, which
was given a favorable report
last night by the Senate Finance
Committee.
The committee passed out
the measure on a voice vote
without dissent even from the
Republican members.
Also approved was an amend
ment increasing the appropria-
ton for the investigating body
from $1,000 to $50, 900.
Under the bill the policies and
procedures of the roads Com
mission would be investigated by
a special legislative committee
made UP of the President of the
Senate, the Speaker Of the House
and the majority and minority
leaders of both chambers.
The committee would be en-
powered to hire financial or legal
aides to assist it. As an arm OF
the Legislature. it would have
subpoena powers.
The investigation bill was
sponsored in the Senate by Sem
ate President Louis L. Gold
stein and Democratic Majority
Leader John G. Turnbull. among
others. It is being pushed by
Democrats who say they are
concerned about the possible
lack Of good business practices
in the roads commission.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
By John McKeIwoy

One Of the biggest panels ever
assembled is being quizzed this
week on smoking habits.
Some $4,000 homes. including
a few in Arlington and Alexan-
dria, are being visited by Census
Bureau pollsters to determine,
as closely as possible, where all
the smoke from cigarettes, cigars
and pipes is coming from.
The underlying reason for the
poll is. of course. the current
controversy over whether cigar
cites cause cancer or heart dis
ease. The request for such a
poll stems from the National
Cancer Institute. But all the
Census Bureau Is interested in
is how many people smoke and,
If they do, how long have they
smoked and in what quantity.
The Census Bureau "just wants
the facts" But panels are mo-
torious in straying from the SUBJ
ject-particularly one filled with
as many angles as the cigarette
controversy.
This article. then, is an at
tempt to tell how not to answer
the man from the Census
Bureau.
For example:
@. Have you ever smoked any
cigarettes2
A. Well, you know when 7 was
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Jurist Apologies
For Guilty Ruling
In Baltimore Theft
BY the Assoeiosed Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. Is. - After
Mrs. Augustine Bright pleaded
guilty yesterday to the theft of
$l89.13 from her employer,
Judge Joseph r. Byrnes gave her
a 30-day suspended sentence,
placed her on probation and said
there should be no restitution.
IF it weren't for my oath of
office, I would find this woman
not guilty." Judge Byrnes added
"Any time a man works a woman
like that for $40 a week - y.
The 32-year-old colore d
mother of one child admitted
she took the money from her
employer in small amounts over
a six-week period. It was testi-
fed she earned $20.53 for work
ing a 54-hour week in a laundry
and dry cleaning store. Her hus-
band is in the Navy.
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A. I'm no adding machine,
brother. Never can keep a pipe
going. Burned a hole in my suit
the other day with a pipe.
Thought the thing was out and
stuck it in my pocket. Best suit
I had.
@. During your entire life,
have you smoked as many as
three to five packages of pipe
tobacco?
A. Say, do those cigarette
people really send all those
smokes to servicemen?
Q. I'll ask the questions.
A. All right.
@. Where's the front door?
A. You don't have to get
huffy. Say, before you 60, !
wonder If ] could get a weed
from you. Just ran out.
Thanks. Drop around any time.
Always glad to help you G-men. /"
Perhaps, barring interviews
such as this, the Census Bureau
win pe able to add factual ma
terlal to the burning question
now under study in certain med
ical and tobacco circles.
Answers, cleaned from $50
points throughout the country.
will be fed to the bureaus ia
nous ''Univac" machine to OBJ
tain overall figures and averages.
Univac. by the way. doesn't
smoke.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Tax Bill Affecting
Montgomery Is Sent Back

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 16. tSpe-
ciaD A bill reducing the busi-
nessman's inventory tax in
Montgomery, Prince Georges and
Cecil Counties came up for final
passage in the House of Dele
gates yesterday but was recon-
mitted to the Ways and Means
Committee.
The reason. according to Ways
and Means Chairman A. Gordon
Boone, is that Frederick County
wants to be included in the
measure, which provides that for
purposes of taxing inventories,
the counties shall assess at 60
per cent of full value.
Mr.. Boone said he also is con-
sidering putting his own Balti-
more County under siie bill.
On another matter. the House
Ways and Means Committee
gave a favorable report on a
Prince Georges County bill to
give the county commissioners
authority to regulate speeds on
county roads. The committee
acted yesterday after an appeal
by Delegate Carlton r. Sickles.
Democrat. of Prince Georges.
The Montgomery House dele
cation introduced an already
publicized bill to abolish the trial
magistrate system in Montgom-
cry and replace it with a peoples
court Of three full-time judges.
The $l0.000-a-year jurists, one
Of them the Juvenile Court
judge, would be appointed to
eight-year terms by the county
council. At present the county's
three trial magistrates are paid
$4,000 q year and are appointees
Of the Governor.
Evening star., 1955-02-16

with my selection" declared the
young nominee, who is a gradu-
ate Of George Washington Uni
versity Law School.
Others Recommended.
Others recommended by the
party. it was learned. include
Joseph v. Myyill, for reappoint-
ment to the County Liquor Board,
and Earl H. wilkinson and
Ernest 4. Fairall as new mem
bers of the Board Of Election
Supervisors. MFR. Fairall is now
chairman Of the liquor board.
Mr.. Wilkinson Is a member of the
G. o. P. Central Committee,
Gov. McKeldid also was asked
to appoint Mrs. Anita Buck of
Hyattsville as substitute election
board member.
Republicans are expected to
retain control of the election
board but will lose majority voice
in the liquor board because of a
g. o. P. sponsored law requiring
that two of its three members
be Of the party successful in the
preceding election.
The county central commit
tee, it was disclosed. departed
from precedent in naming its
nominees. All aspirants were re-
quired to file written applica-
tions for the offices they sought.
Heretofore, the trick has been to
line up the votes of at least four
of the seven committeeman.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
If You've Got Smoke, Census Man Wants You,
But Only for Some Answers to Burning Question

a kid I used to roll up newspaper
and smoke it. Never inhaled
naturally. When ! got tired OF
that I'd get some grape vines
dry 'em out and light 'em up.
Used to burn my tongue. Used
cornsilk too. My first cigarette
was smooth compared to that
stuff. Never have got the kick
out of cigarettes I used to get
out of cornsilk.
@. Do you smoke cigarettes at
the present time?
A. / got one on me, If that's
what you mean. Never thought
q census man would come
around bumming smokes. Every
body wants a handout.
@. How many cigarettes do you
smoke q day on the average?
A. Well I don't have no
average days. They're either up
or down.
@ Got a light?
A. Yeh. Take a match. Never
use lighters myself.
Q. How old were you when you
started smoking cigarettes regu-
larry?
A. Well. what's regularly? If
you mean by the chain, ! haven't
broken 1t. Can't seem to cut
down. But one time back ]
stopped smoking.
@. How many years have you
been smoking cigarettes?
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A. I've been smoking cigarettes
for 20 years j. for that cleaner.
fresher, smoother. toasted taste,
with or without steel wool filters.
I smoke long ones and short
ones. Sometimes I just smoke
the filter.
@. Have you ever smoked any
cigars?
A. Friend of mine had a baby
the other day. So he comes
over to the house and offers me
one--cigar that is. I took it and
we lit up and started talking
when in comes the wife and
asks us to leave. We left.
@. How many cigars do you
smoke a day on the average:
One or two a day; three or four,
five or eight: nine or more?
A. I'm getting sick.
@. Do you smoke a pipe at
the present time?
A. Hand me the ash tray.
Thanks. Now, how do you ex-
pect me to smoke a pipe while
I'm smoking a cigarette
hate ash trays. ! tell the wife
We don't need ash trays. You
know. il you dump your ashes on
the rug it'll keep the moths away.
Can't tell the wife that. Can't
tell the wife anything.
a. What vas the maximum
number Of pipes you regularly
smoked each day? Z
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Fuirfux Citizens Unit
Will Present Awards

The Federation Of Fairfax
County Citizens Associations will
hold its awards dinner at 7:30
pm. tomorrow at the Penn Daw
Hotel, on No. highway at
Groveton.
The Evening Star Cup for out
standing achievement will be
presented at the dinner by r. M.
Kaufman II. assistant to the
managing editor of The Star.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
County 6. o. p. Backs Small
For Court Post in HyottsyiIIe
Miozea lndorses
Ex-Stote Aide for
Prince Georges Job
By J. [. Michoel

Prince Georges County Repub-
licans. it was learned today. have
recommended appointment Of
former Assistant States Attorney
Grover Lee Small. to the Hyatts-
vile Police Court bench.
Trial Magistrate Theodore L.
Miazga, reliable sources said, de-
clined to seek reappointment to
the Hyattsville post and urged
installation Of Mr.. Small as his
successor.
For the county's second trial
magistrate. who sits at Upper
Marlboro, the 10. p. urges re-
tention Of Mrs. Nita S. Hinman
Crane.
Reappointment of w. Britton
Moore, substitute trial magistrate
on both Of the county's two
police court benches, also was
recommended by the Republican
Central Committee.
Mrs. Crane is the county's first
woman police court Judge. Mr..
Small, %. would become perhaps
the youngest county trial magis-
trate on record.
Names Of the committees
choices for bench service have
been sent to Gov. McKeldin
along with those of persons rec
commended for other Offices.
Must Be Confirmed.
The designates are backed for
inclusion in the Republican Gov
ernor's ''Green Bag" list which is
subject to confirmation by the
Democratic dominated State
Senate. Recess appointments by
the executive are possible, how
ever, when Senators do not con-
firm.
Mr.. Small is a nephew of for
mer Republican Representative
Frank Small, jr.. of Maryland's
5th district who lost to Repre-
sentative Lankford in the Demo-
cratic sweep last November.
Party leaders declared, how
ever, that former Representative
Small did not influence the
choice of Judge Miazga's success
Sor.
MY uncle had nothing to do
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Mt. Rainier Acting Chief
Wins Second Promotion

The acting head of the Mount
Rainier MD Police Department
last night was raised to the rank
of lieutenant, his second promo
ton within a month.
The promotion was for C. Ed
ward Franer, 40. who is serving
as chief of the department In the
absence of Chief Fred P. Schatz,
in Florida recuperating from a
major operation.
It was approved by the Mount
Rainier City Council, which on
January is approved his promo
ton to sergeant and placed him
in charge Of the force.
MIR. Franer is a retired Navy
chief petty officer and q one
time professional wrestler. He
lives at 5000 Arundel road.
Mount Rainier.
The Council also promoted
Pvt. Andrew Paulas to the rank
of sergeant. Mr.. Paulas lives at
ASH Thirty-fourth street, Brent
wood.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Commission Denies
Rockville Request
For Additional Water

Washington Suburban Sani-
tary commissioners yesterday de-
clined, a request from Rockville
for additional water this year.
Rockville city Manager John
II. Marklaaid asked for an adj
ditional 500 600 gallons a day over
the present / million gallon
rate for the remainder of this
year.
Increasing amounts of water
for each year were requested
until 1860. when Rockville Of
iicials estimate 4.3 million gallons
a day will be needed to take care
Of an expected growth in popu-
lation.
The commissioners said they
denied the request because Rock
vile is outside of the sanitary
district and water facilities will
be needed to service the district
itself, but added they will give
Rockville additional water If an
excess is available.
Mayor Dickran Hovsepian of
Rockville said the water will be
needed as a safety factor and
that Rockville should be en-
titled to use as much water
during summer months as other
residents Of the suburban area.
He said that if the commission
continues to deny the town ad-
ditional water, some other meas
ure will have to be taken to
provide it.
The commissioners approved
an extension of water and sewer
lines up Northwest Branch
toward the Sandy Spring area to
service a subdivision Of $50
homes planned for the Kemp
Mill estate on Kemp Mill road
off Old Bladensburg road in the
Glenmont area of Montgomery
County. The application was
submitted by Jack. Kay. a builder.
The project. estimated to cost
$473,740. will open the North
west Branch valley for a long
awaited development.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Hearing Slated Today
On Charter Bills for
Montgomery County
BY o s.or s,aff cerrsspondsn.

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. Is. - The
Senate Judiciary Committee was
scheduled to hold q hearing TO-
day on three bills introduced by
Senate Majority Leader John G.
Tlrnbull but which have effect
only in Montgomery County.
The Baltimore County Demo-
crat put the bills in to set the
stages for a possible switch to
charter government. an issue on
which residents of his county
will vote next year.
Two of the bills are technical,
but one would empower county
councils of charter counties to
sit as lawmaking bodies for as
many as As days q year at any
time during the year. The con-
stitution now limits charter
counties to legislative sessions of
not more than 80 consecutive
days. Montgomery County holds
its lawmaking, session during
May.
Senator Edward 8. Northrop.
Democrat. of Montgomery, said
he had contacted county officials
and found no objection to the
change proposed in the Turnbull
measure, which would require
approval of the voters of the
State in a referendum next year.
Senator Northrop said civic lead
ers in the county have often
argued that the county council
should be able to pass laws at
various times of the year when
emergencies arise.
If Baltimore County adopts
charter next year. .t will be only
the second county in Maryland's
history to take advantage Of the
charter-enabling article Of the
State Constitution, article 11A,
which has been in effect since
1915.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Six Children Rescued
By Maryland Mother
As Fire Levels Home

A Prince Georges County
mother and her six children were
routed from their burning home
at Muirkirk, Md, yesterday in a
fire which destroyed their two
story frame and stucco house.
Mrs. Richard Reedy had to
crawl through flame and smoke
to rescue one of the children and
then had to run to a neighbor's
home to call flremen.
The fire broke out about 7::30
am. forcing Mrs. Reedy and the
children to flee in their night
clothes and the children in their
bare feet.
Loss Put at $1,000.
Mr.. Reedy already was at work
at the Contee Sand g. Gravel Co.,
near Laurel.
BY the time firemen arrived.
the whole house was ablaze. The
loss was estimated at $l7, 900.
Two Of the children, including
the one rescued by MRS. Reedy,
were admitted TO Leland Me-
mortal Hospital, Riverdale, be-
cause of smoke inhalation. They
were Richard Ready IL, a rheu-
matte fever victim, and
Juanita. 5.sF4
It was Juanita that Mrs.
Reedy saved. She was asleep in
a second-f1oor bedroom and Mrs.
Reedy already had taken the.
other children out when she re-
membered. Then she saw the
girl silhouetted in the smoke at
the top of the stairs and crawled
up on her knees to reach her.
Beltsville Fire Marshal Fred
Ridgeway said the fire appar-
emily started from an oil stove.
Food and Clothing Sought.
Beltsyille firemen and neigh
bors were collecting food and
clothing today for the burned
out family. Meanwhile, the
Reedy family was given shelter
at the home of a neighbor, A. w.
Roggencamp. The Reedys also
own a 3-acre tract at Burtons-
vile and neighbors and friends
were preparing to help build a
new home there. The Com
munity Cupboard, a private or
ganization in Laurel, provided
some food and clothing.
I'VE lost everything we had"
Mrs. Reedy said today. "It was
like a nightmare"
The other children saved were
Cynthia. 2; Woodie, 8; Arthur,
6, and Bernard, 8.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
SuitIond Scout Troop
To Get Charter Friduy

Col. George Slower, district
chairman of the Boy Scouts for
Prince Georges County, will pre-
sent the charter to Suitland
Troop 7l8 at Suitland Commu-
nifty Hall at 1880 pm. Friday.
The new troop, sponsored by
the Suitland Citizens Associa-
ton. will also receive an Amer
lean f1agsfrom American Legion
Post 1876, and a troop flag from
the association.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Virginia Commission
Weighs Extension Of
Milk Sales Control
By james Birchfield
Ssor Sfuff Correspondent

CULPEPER, Va, Feb. 10
The Virginia Milk Commission
has under consideration today a
request by the Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Associa-
tion to extend its. control over
milk sales into Northern Vir-
ginia counties.
At hearing here yesterday
the association requested that
the milk marketing area in
Manassas and Prince William
County be extended to include
Fauquier and Loudoun Counties.
The additional counties of
Clarke, Rappahannock. Madison,
Green and Louisa, which were
included in the original request
for the extended order, were
dropped at yesterdays hearing
at the request of John c. Click,
economist for the association.
Orderly Sales Sought.
Spokesman for the association
told the commission that the
marketing order was requested
to bring about a more orderly
pattern of milk sales in the
Metropolitan Washington Area.
The association said that Fau-
quier and Loudoun have become
a part Of the metropolitan mar
keting area, and have become a
dumping area for cheap milk.
Opposition to extending the
Manassas-Prince William mar
keting area into two counties
came from representatives of
dairies at Manassas and Fred
ericksburg.
Arthur Hanson, representing
Safeway stores, said his COM
pany approves an orderly mar
keting area. He said his COM
pany favored control of prices
on the producers level, but were
opposed to the commission fixing
retail prices.
Sees Business Retarded.
In 10-page brief, Mr.. Han
son charged that fixing retail
prices retarded development of
milk sales. He said the milk
business now is where it was IS
years ago.
Mr.. Hanson said that of 20
States which at one time con-
trolled prices OF both producers
and retailers. only three now re-
tain retail controls.
He said that Safeway is forced
to sell milk in the Alexandria
area for 221a cents a
quart and for the same price in
The Manassas area, although it
pays less in the latter area.
He said the stores could sell
that milk at % cents and make
! good profit.
Wide Range of Prices.
A survey of the uncontrolled |
area made by the milk commits
sion. disclosed wide range of |
retail and producers prices.
E. A. Jessup, president of the |
Monticello Dairy of Charlottes- |
vile, said the market structure |
should remain as it Is. He said |
ne thought consumers were /
charged a fair price and a fair
price was paid to producers.
Mrs. Paul H. Payne. operator
If the Lone Pine Dairy at Mar
'hal. Fauquier County, also OPP
posed the association request.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Arlington Fugitive
Recantured in Wythe

George w. Slater, 80, a convict
who escaped from a prison road
gang in Arlington County last
Friday, has been recaptured in
Wythe County, Va.
He was serving 13 years for
statutory burglary. Three other
prisoners who escaped from an
other road gang a short time
later were recaptured.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Author to Speak

Mrs. Gladys Jenkins, co-author
of "These Are Our Children."
will talk on the Emotional
Needs of Our Children" at q
meeting OF the Nottingham
School Parent Teacher Associa-
Ition at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
school at Little Falls road and
North Nottingham street. Arling-
ton. Va.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Delinquency Discussion

Senator Payne. Republican, Of
Maine. will moderate a discus
sion Of juvenile delinquency at
a meeting of the Hillcrest Heights
(Md.) Elementary School@PTA
at 7:45 pm. tomorrow in the
school.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Fraternity Elects Giffen

Robert Giffen, of 461l Glen
brook parkway, Bethesda. has
been elected president Of the
University of Maryland chapter
of ri Delta Epsilon, nationsl
Journalism honorary fraternity.
MFR. Giffen is q senior in the
College Of Arts and Sciences.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
Hyottsville Church Porty

st. Jerome's Catholic Church
will hold a card party and dance
at $3.50 pm. Friday in the school
auditorium at 5207 Forty-third
avenue. Hyattsville. Proceeds
win go to the new church build
ing fund.
Evening star., 1955-02-16
5thAnlendI1lent
Piano Dealers
LieensiingUrged
District Examiner
Brunds Shonick
As Red, However
BY John w. stepp

yesterday fatty damned William
Shonick as a Commonist solely
because he repeatedly has
claimed the fifth amendment,
but at the same time recon-
mended that the mans second
hand piano license be renewed.
The report, by Charles w.
Hart, examiner for the Board
of Review and Appeals of the
District Licenses and Inspec-
tions Department. urges the
board to reverse an earlier deci-
sion by the Licenses Office.
The latter decision was based
on a police report, which pointed
out, among other things. that
Mr.. Shonick refused to tell the
House Un-American Activities
Committee last July whether he
was a Communist.
Examiner Hart concluded that,
if the piano dealer had answered
the questions put by the subcom-
mittee. the answers would have
been yes.
Repeatedly Active in 1854.
"That relation can be pre-
sumed to continue in the absence
of evidence to the contrary" Mr..
Hart declared. And then, re-
ferring to Mr.. Shonick's refusal
to answer similar questions in
the appeals hearing two months
ago. the examiner added:
Il (also) find that appellant
was a member of, and active
in, the Communist Party on
December 8, 1854"
But his finding that Mr.. Sho-
nick was a Communist had no
bearing on his qualifications to
sell used pianos, Mr.. Hart de-
cided.
"A license to engage in such
a business may not be denied
for reasons unrelated to the
regulatory purpose" the exami-
ner said. Ordinarily a license
may not be denied as a punish
ment."
Calling attention to the fact
that the regulations require
secondhand dealers to be OF
good character" he said Mr..
Shonick, whom he branded as
a Communist, t'is not in the
strict and inclusives term per-
son of good character.
Held "Sufficiently Good"
But in the absence of any
showing that Mr.. Shonick ever
failed to comply with regulations
in the more than three years he
has held a license without chal-
lenge. or that he ever dealt in
stolen goods, Mr.. Hart held that
the dealers character is 'suf-
ficiently good" under police reg
ulation definition to merit re-
newal of his license.
ut is not suggested, and it is
hard to conceive, how he could,
II he wished, further the Com
munist conspiracy by dealing in
hot pianos," Mr.. Hart declared.
To refuse license applicants
because of membership in the
Communist Party. the examiner
added, would amount to a fiat
refusal to license Communists,
which is clearly beyond the scope
of any delegated authority under
the police power"
Challenge i'm Prospect.
David Rein. the piano dealers |
lawyer. said he agrees with Mr.. |
Hart's recommendation but dis
agrees with the examiners pre-
sumption that Mr.. Shonick is |
a Communist because he claimed |
the Fifth Amendment against |
self-incrimination.
Mr.. Rein indicated he will |
argue this point when the Sho-
nick case reaches the Board of |.
Review and Appeals.
Part of the testimony given
by police on the testimony of
Mrs. Mary Stalcup Markward,
former F'Bf undercover agent,
before the House subcommittee
was branded by Mr.. Hart as
''hearsay on hearsay, and should
be given no weight whatever"
Evening star., 1955-02-16
School Bond Concert

The Washington-Lee High
School band will hold its annual
concert at 8 pm. Friday in the
school auditorium. The 77-piece
band is under the direction of
William F. Pfeiffer.