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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24

A group of Gaithersburg resi-
dents last night stuck their noses
In the air at the prospect Of
having a slaughter house in the
heart Of the town and the City
e Council unanimously voted
against 1t.
The council denied a petition
presented by o. w. Anderson,
former county agent and presi-
dent Of the Montgomery County
Farm Bureau, requesting re-
coming from commercial to In
|dustrial Of q lot abutting the
Southern States Cooperative
and the railroad tracks on Sum-
|mitt avenue in Gaithersburg.
Part Of the coop property abut-
ting the lot Is already zoned in
Idustrial.
Mr.. Anderson said he recently
purchased the Browns Station
slaughter house equipment from
the Southern States Coop, OF
which he Is o director. He
sought to build a new slaughter
house next to q freezer plant
he owns on Summit avenue.
The Browns Station plant. 2
miles north Of Gaithersburs. wa
purchased by the State Roads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
Arlington Women
Dies in Auto Crash

Mrs. q. Raymond Hudson, 81
OF 1924 South Oakcrest road,
Arlington. was fatally injured
yesterday in an auto accident
two miles north Of Ruckersville
in Greene County. Va.
State police said Mrs. Hudson,
who died shortly after the acct
dent in University Hospital at
Charlottesville. was Q passenger
In m auto driven by her hus-
band. Mr.. Hudson. 66. was en-
ployed as q telephone repairman
at the Pentagon before his re-
tirement two years ago..
Police said Mr.. Hudson was
uninjured in the crash. His car
slipped Of the road. hit q tree
and spun around. Mrs. Hudson
was thrown from the auto. The
Hudsons were on their way to
visit relatives In Chatham, Va.
Funeral services viii be at 2
pm. Monday In the Cunningham
funeral home, Cameron and Al
fred streets, Alexandria. Burial
will be in Mount Comfort Gem
etery, Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
Stanley Ends
Budget Tour
Appropriation Pleas
Run Into Millions

RICHMOND, Sept. "a tF..
Gov. Stanley and his budget ad.
lvisers returned home today from
their cross-State tour on which
they received rnultimillion -dollal
requests for increased appropria.
tons.
| The groups work is far from
finished, though.
| Next month. the budgeteerl
Twin hold a two-day hearing II
Richmond to receive additions
appropriation requests from Stat.
agencies in the capital area.
The groups recommendation
win form the proposed budgei
flor the next biennium which Gov
STANLEY win submit to the Gen.
eral Assembly when it convene,
lin January.
! Yesterdays final stop on thu
Statewide tour was at the Uni
iversity Of Virginia, where q re.
Quest was made for 81. 900 fol
general operating purposes Of thu
school for the 1865 period
The sum represented an increass
of $2.534.421 over the 1884,
j period.
| University Comptroller Vim
cent Shea also petitioned for &c..
8a7. 900 for, building purposes.
In addition. Mr.. Shea said thu
university's hospital division
would need $7,572.o00 for capita
improvements in the coming BIZ
ennium. The biggest part Of thi.
would go toward q new hospital
estimated to cost some IS mil.
lions.
| Colgate Darden. president oil
the university. has been working
diligently for q new hospital In
recent years, contending the
present hospital building Is Q
lfiretrap and overcrowded.
Shea told the budget group
| the university division expects to
increase its revenues by more
than % per cent during the COM
ing biennium, but that total ex-
Ipenses were expected to rise 80
per cent. The additional rev.
enue, he said. would come from
higher tuition, an anticipated in
crease in enrolment and a boost
lin endowment income.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
Escape by Two Fooled
In Prince Georges Jail

ian eieht-foot fence topped by
barbed wire.
Charges Of attempted jail
break and destruction Of public
property will be lodged, Sheriff
Ball said, against two prisoners
who had occupied the cell for
1.-TWO weeks.
He identified them as James
If. Sweeney. u. Of Upper MARI
Iboro. and James J. Car1ter. 23,
|of Annapolis. both Of whom are
awaiting grand jury action on
charges Of motor vehicle tam
|pering and larceny.
Crowded Conditions
Sheriff Ball said IS prisoners
were In the Jail this morning
The building has accommoda
tons for 48, but more than
double this number have been
crowded into the jail.
The county commissioners
have sold q $500, 900 bond issue for
an addition which would double
the capacity Of the lookup.
In yesterdays meeting the
commissioners decided to seek
bids on plans for the addition
which would house 100 prisoners
and an additional SO prisoners
by double bunking. Test borings
on land behind the old Jail. where
the addition will be placed. also
were authorized.
Saturday night a jailer was
plugged BY 3 prisoner. Several
prisoners failed III an attempted
escape Sunday. the sheriff said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
Quits
.Luurel Post

W.. Everett Marion. former
county commissioner Of Prince
Georges. has resigned as clerk to
the Mayor and Council Of the
town of Laurel.
Mr.. Marion left the post he
has held in the Laurel City gov.
eminent for the last eight year:
to become general manager Of q
Laurel fuel company.
Long active in Republican az
fairs, Mr.. Marion served from
1850 to 1854 as a county commits
sioner. For seven years before
1854, he was a member Of the
county's @. o. p. central COM
mittee. He Is president Of the
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association Of Laurel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
BY GEORGE KENNEDY
star stan Correspondent

LEoNARDTOWN, Md, Sept
24.-This years leaf tobacco
shown at the st. Mary's County
Fair is Of exceptionally higt
quality and should interest buy.
ers Of the best leaf at next
years auctions. DR.. o. E. Steed
tobacco expert of the Univer.
sity Of Maryland. said yester.
day.
The heavy rains of hurricanes
Connie and Diane caused q croT
loss first estimated at 20 pei
cent in st. Mary's County, Later
revised upward to rs per ceni
because Of rotting In the barns
according to County Agent J
Julius Johnson.
Tobacco is st. Mary's great
cash crop; 1t accounts for about
rs per cent Of all farm income
A st. Mary's County planter
Bill Gardiner Of Chaptico. SWEEP
the boards with his display Of
choice leaf. He won the blus
ribbon for the best tobacco or
display from both the 1854 ant
the 1865 crop, and the same ex'
hibits then won the blue ribbon
for the best among the Nv
counties Of Southern Maryland
The display Of fruit and vege'
tables from the gardens Of tn
county had almost the variety
although not the quantity, o
the similar displays at the Fred
Ierick County Fair. There wer'
figs and Keifer pears. American
walnuts, English walnuts an,
hazel nuts, black-eyed peas, sal
sify and okra. egg plant, swee
potatoes and sweet and hot pep
pers, both green and red.
County agent In st. Mary's 70
20 years. Mr.. johnson spok
about the changes In that time.
I'VE had no dairy farms then.
ilhe said. To-day we have !
'lherds. Most Of them are owneI
'lby the Amish people who cam
Into the county from Pennsyl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
Fire Code Violation
Laid to Landlord

The owner Of q Cottage City
apartment house yesterday was
charged with five violations Of
the Prince Georges County IRE
code.
A warrant. obtained by Fire
Marshal Lawrence r. Woltz,
names Louis Reznek Of 500o Keo-
kuk street. Bethesda. owner Of
the 1l-unit apartment house at
37l2 Bladensburg road. Cottage
City.
Mr.. Reznek is charged with
failure to replace an unsafe fire
escape. install fire extinguishers.
fireproof q boiler room, remove
combustible storage from the
boiler room and install boiler
room lights.
A hearing in the case h
scheduled for Thursday IN
fayetteville Police Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
Comp Derrick to Get
$3.50, 900 Center

FREDERICK. Md. Sept. "a
@.-Camp DERRICK officials an
nounced yesterday Congress has
approved construction Of @ $2.-
$500 communications center
for that Frederick County army
base.
It Is expected 800 additional
persons will be required to man
the center. DERRICK officers said
about half Of them would be
civilians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
Goithersbure Turns Up Nose
AT SLAUGHTER House Proposal

Commission last spring for q
clover leaf on the new WASH
ington National Pike.
Mayor Merton F. Duvall said
the petition was opposed by all
the 80 residents present at the
gearing except interested par
ties" II would have located the
plant directly opposite an old
Gaithersburg residential section.
Mr.. Anderson said he plans
now to locate the slaughter house
on his farm. q mile and one half
north Of Gaithersburg. OF q. s.
|lAf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24

| An attempt by prisoners Il
saw their way out of the Prince
Georges County Jail at Upper
Marlboro was foiled yesterday
while the county commissioner
were In the courthouse nearby
discussing plans for an addition
to the lookup.
It was the third attempt in
less than a week to escape from
the antiquated building.
Sheriff ]. Lee Ball, Deputy
Carl r. Smith and Detective
|Sergt. Charles L. Perrygo rushed
to the lookup shortly after 8 am,
Mr.. Smith. In a search. touched
Ia ..pin-up" picture In q cell and
almost toppled over when his
hand went through the wall.
Saw Blades Found.
Sections Of hacksaw blades
had been used to cut q 16-by-lS-
inch hole through 3/l6-inch
sheet steel.
Officers found the saw blades
along with razor blades and
other tools and now are search
ing for a heavy bar they believe
was used. Soap was used in the
cutting, the sheriff said, to
deaden the sound.
Sheriff Ball said he found
ropes made Of torn and twisted
sheets apparently intended for
use in descending from the jail
roof.
II still would have been neces-
sary for the escapees to scale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
AIexundrio Reports
Its 10th Polio Case

Alexandria's 10 polio case this
year, a 6-year-old girl Of the
700 block of South Lee street,
was reported yesterday by the
City Health Department.
The child. who was admitted
to Children's Hospital, was listed
as having paralytic polio. Eight
polio cases were reported In
Alexandria at the same time last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
Auto Crash Kills
Frederick Man

FREDERICK, Md. Sept. "a
G.-Charles e. Shilling. IS. of
Frederick, was killed last night
when the car In which he was q
passenger plowed into the rear
Of q tractor-trailer on u. 8. 40.
The accident occurred about
! mile west Of Myersville.
William K. Gouker, 81. Of
Frederick, the driver, was In
critical condition in a Frederick
hospital. AL q. Henry Of Gum
tersyille. Ala. driver Of the truck
wasn't hurt.
State Trooper Robert Storel
said Mr.. Gouker apparently
hadn't seen the truck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
College Park Enrolment
Up II Pet. to 1854

The University Of Maryland
has q total registration Of 1885,
students at College Park for THU
term. an increase Of 1913 per
cent over last year.
The registrars ONCE yesterday
gave this breakdown of the Col
lege Park enrolment:
Fuil-time undergraduate stu
dents. 7.404: graduate students
SOL: part-time students. 1859.
The corresponding percentages
of increases over last year are
ISL per cent for full-time un-
|dergraduates: So per cent fol
graduate students and ISIS pei
cent for part-time students.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
U. Of Nd. Seeks
S18.4 Million
In New Budget
Regents Approve
Request SIS Million
Over Current Level

BALTIMORE, Sept. "A R.
The board Of regents have au-
thorized q budget request Of
$2S. 474.159 for the University
of Maryland, nearly $2.5 million
more than the current budget.
II win be submitted to the
next session Of the General AS
Isembly as the amount needed To
operate the university on the
College Park campus. the pro-
fessional schools In Baltimore
and Ia other sections Of the
State.
The biggest item was 1884
sos. for University Hospital here,
where the regents met and ap-
proved the budget yesterday.
Second largest item was
3,535.666 for the uniyersity's
educational departments at Col
lege Park.
The original report Of the
budget committee was increased
by $70.499-$40. 900 for the de-
velopment Of q new endowment
program. $4,000 for pay In
creases for interns and residents
at the hospital in addition to
raises included in the original
report, and $500 to raise the
pay Of university policemen.
The report was presented by
DR.. Albin Kuhn, assistant to
President Wilson H. Elkins. DR..
Kuhn said the original requests
Of the deans were pared by al
most 81 million before the final
budget was prepared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
Professor Named

BALTIMORE. Sept. "a @.-
Dr.. Edward B. Truitt, who has
held two fellowships at the Uni
versity Of Maryland. today was
named associate professor In the
universitys Department Of
Pharmacology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
Experts Called |
In Roads Probe
Hearings TO Resume
Wednesd oy; Official.
Tell Of Land Buying

: Il
BALTIMORE, sept. ~ R1
The Legislative Councils little
probe" OF the state Roads Com
mission today was recessed until
next Wednesday In New York.
when toll facility authorities win
lbe heard.
Several witnesses testified yes
Iterday they could see nothing
wrong with the State Roads
Commission contract for land
acquisition for the Baltimore
|Harbor Tunnel project. a
David NJ. Nichols, the chief
witness. "emphaticaliys denied
The resigned from the roads COM
mission In April Of 1854 to be
In q position to get the land
acquiring contract.
Firms to Split Fee
The contract Is held jointly by,
Nichols real estate arm and
William Martens q Co. who Will
split fee totaling 71z per cent
lof the land cost. g.
Another witness was Russell T.
Baker. q realtor who recently
questioned the commissions Civ.
ing the contract at q Upper
cent fee when he said his firm
and another would have done It,
for 5 per cent.
Mr.. Baker, one Of the key wit
neSSes critics of the contract have
counted on In the investigation,
acknowledged to the Legislative
Council Committee he offered
to do the job cheaper without.
knowing full terms Of the con-
tract. Mr.. Baker said he did not
know that two independent APP
lpraisals by two firms were re-
quired for each property ac--
CURED.
MFR. Baker also told the com.
mittee that the Nichols and
Martens firms had filed charges
against his company with the
Ethics Committee Of the Balti-
more Real Estate Board.
He said his criticism Of the
contract had been leveled ct the
State Roads Commission only
and not at the two real estate
firms.
He said his firm would have
bid on the land-acquisition cons.
tract II 1t had been opened to
bidding. . process he thought
should have been followed.
Chairman Russell Mccain Of
the GRC also testified. about the
controversial contract which has
figured in political debates since
last winter.
| Presents Figures ON Costs
Mr.. Mccain presented the in
vestigating committee with
\ figures to show that the costs
iof land acquisition TO the State
from 1913 until last June 80 has
averaged about Q per cent.
Mr.. Mccain said this figure
included costs Of maintaining
1.-THE right-of-way department Of
the SRC plussswhat fees were
paid to outside experts. VI
Mr.. McCain and Braniwell
Kelly, another member Of the
SRC. both testified that Mr..
Nichols knew nothing Of the de-
cision to use private real estate
firms for the harbor tunnel land
acquisition prior to the time he
left the commission.
Mr.. Mccain said the decision
to use outside realtors for land
acquisition was made because Of
the magnitude Of the project,
because Of the specialized type
of commercial property in ques-
ton and because the commits
sion was not stated TO handle
the job.
Mr.. Nichols testified he was
approached by Herschel Allen
Of the ]. E. Greiner Co. for the
first time about doing the job
during the month after he left
the commission.
Mr.. Mccain said the Greiner
Co, consulting engineers for the
tunnel project, suggested the
Martens and Nichols firms and
worked out the 71a per cent fee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24

INe 6altlkuOte OlItce Of NIKE
Isaid that, under the circum.
stances, Mr.. Raymond was right
IF q union files charges tina,
lemployes were fired for unior
activity, we win allow those en-
lployes TO vote under challenge
land later determine their eligi.
Ibility. II no charges are brought
then the NLRB has to assume
that they were fired for just
cause and. therefore, they are
ineligible.
.In this case. no charges were
filed, so the men would not have
been eligible to vote. However,
six other individuals have
drought charges Of f1rings be-
cause Of union activities, and
They would be permitted to vote
under challenge In any election
that might be held"
When the District Of Columbia
pulled out Of its Maine avenue
berth three hours ahead Of
schedule last Saturday she left
about 80 passengers stranded on
1.-THE pier with their baggage.
Mr.. Dunn was asked why the
ship left ahead Of schedule.
Coast Guard Approval
I'VE had word that q lot Of
union people had booked pas
lsage. and We didn't want any
trouble on board" he said. THE
union complained to the Coast
Guard that we were sailing In
violation Of regulations with ar
lunderstaffed crew. We told the
Coast Guard Of our intentions
land they approved. They IN.
spected US on arrival at Norfoih
and still approved"
Mr.. Dunn said most Of thu
men want to go back to worl
but are afraid to cross pickle
lines. He said stevedores Of tn.
International Longshoremen''
Union since had stopped worl
because Of the picketing. despite
1.-THE fact that no instructions t.
stop work had been given b.
that unions officers.
Mr.. Dunn charged the union
|reneged again on another re-
quest for q formal NLRB cleo
ton next Tuesday.
I'VE were ready because we
don't believe o majority wants
the union" Mr.. Dunn added
But the union then asked for Q
Ipostponement. We agreed te
delay for q day or two. but they
asked for 60 days. The election
now has been stricken from the
INLRB calendar"
Mr.. Raymond said: II DOM
know what he's talking about
The date September ~ mex
Tuesday, means nothing to me-
Five union sympathizers wert
ARRESTED recently in Norfolk fol
tallegedly violating Virginia.
"right-to-work" law, Mr.. DunY
said. The accused manhandlet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24

attempt by prisoners eight-foot fence topped
saw their way of the Prince barbed wire.
Georges County Jail Upper Charges OF attempted ja
Marlboro fooled yesterday break and destruction Of publ
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Feb. 10 tH.-Butcher hogs
dropped 20 cents TO as mncn as Sl;uo
n ectnr the ted srSea Ts
eeerHas eemsnd soWs ue we're re down sst'a Is t cents.
Receipts in the the cattle Hs.k section as were
strong. but other Grades were only
steady to as much & ss odd 90 na,s i9wer tdr
one @ load from Kansas and another
dusDx1-salable hogs 200. total
decline on weights under 230 lb:. few
choice. No. / iishtweight as much as
per per- cent Of run run comprised sows; at
and Sits i6.s5-170o: only choice /
"a $500 fSef Is batessr; s .is4s.Ssss;% % %SuIs
I4.75-l5.O0; .sows ranged from 1900
1900 aecoIding to too weight; tgid; 100 fss,,.
mated); compared week. ago. Prime
steers and yearlings strong; Choice
y.earlings and light steers 1.I- under LOO 100
yearlings uneverly steady to LOO lower;
gulls steady to 80 higher; good to prime
srades steady to ! 90, higher; stockeTs
and feeders mostly steady; few loads
prime loS2 "a On. Id; ION steers So ana for
load i.i15-ib. Kansas steers and for
load l.17S-lb Iowa steers; most high
choice and prime steers and yearlings
2s.50-33 90: bulk choice 4I5-2s 90;
load AVERAGE eholce to @ hiSh IoeI choice ;5o.o
average choice l;eoo.lb; welshts G4s;S599;
lb. Nebraskas 27.50-2S.00; most good
l9;59-24 so; seyeral dS Loads good aa near
utility TO low good steers 14,50-la.90;
commercial grades largely 10 6.50-1s. so:
load mostly prime 1.l69-lb. mixed steers
sse 1 shoiee to niEh choice heifers ,e475-
1850: bulk good and choice .heifers
1S.50-24 so: mcst commercial to low
good grades 15.50-1S,00i although some
9sOd heayy sSwtyBe hslsrs haS as 1ow si
cows cows IL .e5-is.5o. few 1878 and Il .oG
with scattered head good one-calf cows
up to is so; Gamers and cutters 9.O01
! 20; some cutters @ up to o 1890; utility
choice yealers "a. .00-30 90; few prime
included at 1000; Gull to commercial
grades s;0O,;23.oO mostly 1000 upi
ssa 55eeao tWo loads mediam
625-lb. weights 1900.
Salable sheep 100. total 100 (esti-
mated compared week ago: Good 10
prime wooled lambs Il 10 1lo ID; down = 90:
were confined mainly to lambs Weighing
100 ID. and less but later that figure
was paid for. loads Weighing UP to 106
10. Three loads choice and prime liz lb
1io.iso ID. lambs 20.a5-a2 90: co. a new few
sold down to 1900: Gull to low good
lambs 12.O0-20.50.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Business Briefs

Bituminous Production in the
week ended February IL totaied
8,700, 900 tons compared with
100000 in the previous week
and 1896, 600 in the like week a
year ago.-National Coal asso-
citation.
Short Interest at the close of
business February is totaled
3,096, 1854 shares VS.. 1881, ,191 on
January IA. Merritt Chapman g.
Scott Corp. showed an increase
for the month to 216.083 from
1883 on January 14.-New
York Stock Exchange.
Crude Petroleum Stocks, do
mestic and foreign, on February
IL totaled 260,925 barrels, up
781, 900 for the week.-Bureau
of Mines.
Used Car Sales over the Ma
ton in January moved up 9.4%
over December. inventories on
January 81 were u.1% higher
than December 31.-National
Used Car Dealers Association.
Berkshire Knitting Mills an
nounced it soon will start max
ing seamless stockings.
Dan River Mills directors
voted to redeem all outstanding
26,420 shares of $3.50 cumula-
tive preferred stock April l at
$106.125 a share.
Mccormick g. Co., Inc, an
nounced it is starting new spice
and extract factory at Rho, Italy.
Florida Power & Light in year
ended December 81 earned $l0,-
678,718 or $3.50 a share VS.. S.
392,185 or $3.07 in 1858.
West Va. Pulp & Paper in 3
months ended January 81 earned
S2,955.000 or 81 cents share VS..
$2,445,000 or Al cents in 1854
period.
Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
$2,183,799 or So a share VS..
81. .486,762 or $2.02 in 1858.
First National Stores in 3
months ended December 81
earned $1,834,422 or Slip a share
VS.. $1,736,694 or $1.o6 In 1858
period.
American Air Filter in year
ended October 81 earned $1,387,-
429 or 1926 a share VS.. 81, ,034, ,696
or $2.61 in 1858.
Elastic Stop Nut Corp. in year
ended November 80 earned ST.
553,037 or $3.08 a share VS.. ST.
1872, 1893 or $2.62 in 1858.
Consolidated Foods Corp. in %
weeks ended January 8 earned
1.028,301 or So cents a share VS..
l,522,072 or $1.01 in 1854 period.