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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-01
Earth Disaster Prophet
10 GET Psyehiairic Care
y ihs Alsoslalsa Pres.

CHICAGO. Jan. i.Mrs. Dor
othy Martin, leader Of q move
fnent which foresaw disaster for
much of the United states on
December II, win be placed
under psychiatric care, police
said.
Police Chief Thomas r. Kearin
of Oak Park said yesterday an
agreement has been reached with
Mrs, Martins husband. Harold
Martin. whereby she will receive
treatment III 4 state other thar
Illinois.
An associate Of Mrs. Martins
Dr Charles Al. Laughead d
Lansing, Mich. was declared
sane yesterday after . couri
hearing. DR.. Laughed had lost
his post AS q Michiean state Col.
Ilege star physician over his IN
terest In the prophecies. A sis
ter. Miss Margaret v. Laughed
pf Dies MONIES. Iowa. had peti.
toned the court TO declare IN
Laughed mentally III.
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Albert Henry GODDARD,
GuIIah Dialect Authority

SAVANNAH, Ca. Jan. H.
Albert Henry Stoddard, an au-
thority on Guliah dialect, died
here yesterday.
Mr.. Stoddard was author d
@Guliah Tales, and In l94s
made 4 recording Of old planta-
ton stories IN the dialect for the
Library of Congress. The dia-
Iect is spoken BY 4 group Of
Negroes IN coastal South Caro-
lima.
Mr.. StDddard attended the
University Of Virginia. where he
was q member Of the class 81
1901. He was long associated
with the real estate business
here. He is survived BY his
widow and three sons. Daniel II.
Stoddard Of High Point. n. G.:
Or. EpottswoOd II Stoddard Of
White stone, Va. and Albert n.
Stoddard III Of Savannah.
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n N7377 l7 $50 q T7
Plant Ends 75ih Year
Without Accident INJURIES

WAYNESBCR0, Va. Jan. /.
THE Henger laboratory of
Way1esbcrD'x DUPONT plant to-
day began shooting Tor rs sec
ond 25-year stretch free Of acci-
dent injuries TO is employees
AT midniahl the laboratory
wound lib Is years 81 c0ntir-
uous operation dnring which not
d single einploye lost days
work because Of an injury on
the lob. ThiS research division
Of the ccnnpanyss textile tibers
department has about 800 enn-
ployes on its roll.
The laboratory carries on re-
search work on acetate yarn and
orion dnpcnt,s acfyIic iher
land production on q serui-
works scale Is carried on around
the clock Oh the tMo NneiE.
The successful completion Of
25 years Of safety was attributed
by Or. L F. Salisbury. labora-
tory director. to high safety
Itprale and careful training q
rieN employees.
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MahIon h. BuIgess, 81,
Buslness College Head

CUMBERLAND. Md Jan. I.
Mahlon H. Burgess, ac-
countant and owner Of the
Martinsbure Business College Of
Martinshurg. w. Va. died yes
terday in Memorial Hcspital.
Mr.. Burgess. So. moved to
Cumberland about 10 years ago.
Survivors include his mother.
Mrs. Annie Heaton Burgess,
New Greek, w. va: his widow:
q son, Donald r. Burgess.
Greenbelt. Md. and two broth-
ers. Orphir Burgess. New Greek.
and Frank Burgess. Elk Garden,
w. Va.
Funeral services win be Mon
day Id Cumberland at the
Hethany Evangelical United
Brethren Church.
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RICHMOND. IAN State
senator Frank s. Rlcheson Of
|Richmond died yesterday ID his
sleep At bis holn& here. ne
was SIS.
The probable cause Of death
was astfibed to q heart attack.
since he had been complaiilinG
Of chest pains for the past several
days
Senator Richeso1, Z member
81 the Senate since i9S6. was q
skauncli member of the cOnserTa-
tive Democratic organization
wing of the party. IA 1888 he
directed the States RIGHTS pres
|idenfial campaign d J StlOm
Thlumond of South Catolina
supported EisenhoMer.
ne supported Cen. eisenhower
for President Ia 1852 and came
paigned against Democrat Adlai
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"a More Prisoners
PaIoIed ii Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. j. - The
Department Of Parole and Pro-
baton announced yesterday It
has released 90 more prisoners
from Maryland penal institu-
tons. bringing to ~ the nuns
Der released during December.
UnofIlcial figures show q total
|of 742 were released during 1854.
The yearly figures showed
October leading the list with i04
released that month. January.
with IS paroles. was the low
month.
The yearly breakdown: Jane
uary. IS: February, 80: March.
SIS; April; So: May. 54: June. So:
July, SIS: August, So: September.
So; October, 104; November, rs.
December, ~.
The latest list includes:
Benjamin j. Brown tNegro),
sentenced to not more than Is
months for assault and battery
in Prince Georges County last
May.
Robert Luster Negro. ave
years, housebreaking, receiving
stolen goods and larceny, Prince
Georges. May, 1852.
before Montgomery Negro
l18 months, robbery. Baltimore
last April.
Thomas Muryin. one year
driving under the influence
Calvert County. last July.
Clyde Barton, three years
breaking entering, Washington
County. November, 1853.
Cornelius Sims Negro ! three
years, breaking and entering
Frederick County. November
Gene Smith, not more thar
1.-TWO years. breaking and enter.
ing. Washington. last January.
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Harry I. FIonrnoy. rs

3 CHARLESTON, ". Va. Jan,
/ ZAP. Harry LiehtfoOt Flour
noy, rs. associate managing
editor ii the Charleston Gazette.
died yesterday iii 4 Charleston
hospital. where he had been .
patient since October. He Joined
the Gazcfte stan in 1918 and
9 yed as city editor and later
g editorial writer.
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Tito Gets Big Welcome
From Indian | euders

CALCUTTA. india. Jan. II.
Amidst New Years I've eaiety,
Calcutta yesterday welcomed
President Tito Of Yugoslavia,
BE arrived ID ! special i2-coach
train.
clad ia his narshalss uniform,
with red braided cap. Tito was
received at the station by the
West Bengal governor ministers
and high army. police and civil
officials and members 81 the
diplomatic corp.
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Iti Mriitnrialll

nARvwELL JAMES Z. AND KOWEHA
fsihef. JAMES :. BARNWELI, VINO
passed away four years ag0s necemg y.s
SRRNsVWEiiL. sixht years aso today,
i JANUARY j 1877.
Let Us think Of them sleeping and
resting, Just AWAY. -, d 4.
Resting where no shadows fall, Y
psr'ees pesee rHE FAMILY.
COY. ELLEN ANN. IN sad but loving
Tenembrance Of my dear mofner.
LINEN ANN cox. who departed this
life twenty -four years asc today jan
MAS y ~. lsaasius, chureh. oxon
No fortune Of fame can ever compare
10 mothers love d mothsr's
And III j Iii osds sifts there isn't
a. rssc i ana wonderfui d another.
(. /: ever love existed
II ever sweet lower EreE Z.
( Ii ertf q scn, allied rs mission on
Th sar'i mother Il was certainly ron.
Beautitul memories oi enc very dear
1his DAY that comes with sad resret
= ans ma ba w nsssr i noRk
GALLOWAY. REV. GEORGE Fl; n ?. ~
i us ms9 EgI, q o sS aihaf ss un via
entered into eternal rest four Years
ago. January i 1851
me worlds many troubles and trials
Ii silence & .uifsred. ~ patience r.
uptiI God called him home Il sunef
si H. fsaf1 nwAv FAMILY
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GAAIUWAlf kEts OnygsNe " * :
memory VI o45 9sluss4 lMzas4TfgtVAW
~ ,,.sssN NJ sfrrnal rext faiIr years
- fn6av Janrary / 4Qbl
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Fooay ass q ~ sir rs:nrs.s n :
rngeve ~ ~ -sna;f slways rsnicif:oef
4 nisst, fhe rest 81 an NnfIG fOtUetS.
WiTE Mrs EEsElt q GALLOWAY:
CHILDREN Ant, GskAEt1SsfilLDlsE N.
fKRKiNs. 0KRFiELD. In sad but low
akRFfTLD LARKINS. who dspaEted
ms ,a liss ons year aso sooas' sanaa1s
&c not neea spss..i rs
me dsy 1 Is not think 81 ycu
Il eerv hard IA frd.
r,rporED WIFF. EfiZhBETH LAR.
KiEs' ;.;.,;;, Z.
I ,sss,sr1se. n .EisgNrRsT 4. McCa3tEY
eires vnNf druarfurc 10 better iandl
afer a, inIieffy 1. f04f
YOUR pkyoTEb WIFE AND cz .,pI,I;-
gnARLEs .AN1. DAVID
skIPMtTM. EEAMUs e lcyiaa mem.
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T hH 1 pee.mbsr 81. 1851. It Johns
AR4MuR ~ W. iBsik5ulMEI d 500 54tI
ave-. Eiyerdale, Nd beloved husband
Mr. Helen DoWney He also Is sur
fiyed ~ grandson, David poEney,
Friends may call ct the 0asch Funeral
ices will be held on Monday january
I 3, ct 3 pm Relatives and friends
invited. tI1ttfment Fort Lincoln Cfnie-
Evening star., 1955-09-15
Severn Crosh Rips
Wheels Off Frame;
One Hurt CRITICALLY

GLEN BURNIE, Nd, Sept. Is
(SpeciaD "A Baltimore man was
critically injured near Severn
Md, early today in a high-speed
Ismashup which tore the cars
rear wheels and axle from the
auto frame.
Anne Arundel County police
here said Henry Franklin Nc
Cauley, %, Of 4567 Derby Manor
drive. suffered severe head in
juries in the 4 am. crash on
State Route ITO. 2 miles north
'of Severn.
Police Pvts. Andrew A. Brady
and John Erbe said the auto,
apparently travelling at a high
rate of speed. struck two tele-
phone poles 100 feet apart. The
policemen said the cars two rear
wheels and axle, ripped from
the car body, were found 81 feet
from the auto.
At South Baltimore General
Hospital this morning. Mr.. Nc
Cauley's head injuries were de-
lscribed as Critical"
County police ssid the injured
man Is an unemployed Navy vet
eran who was recently dis
charged from a hospital after
undergoing a chest operation.
Evening star., 1955-09-15
Two Hurt as Dome
Falls at Nike Base

Two Army military men were
injured when they were struck
by a heavy piece Of equipment
yesterday at a Nike guided missile
base near Forestville, Va.
The injured men. Corpl. Har-
vey D. Franks and Pvt. Martin
n. Judge. were taken to Fort
Belvoir Hospital by ambulances
from the Forestville and Herdor
fire departments. They are at
tached to "B" Battery. list Bat
talon, 10th AAA Group.
Army spokesmen said the men
were atop a 20-foot tower when
a heavy radar dome they were
hosting into the tower broke
loose and hit them in falling
Corpl. Franks suffered leg and
head cuts and Pvt. Judge was
treated for shoulder bruises and
released.
Two other servicemen were
shaken up" in the accident,
They were identified as Pvts
Bernard Dover and James e
Trimble.
Evening star., 1955-09-15
YOUNGSTER SHOW
BRINGS IN $42 IN
PENNIES FOR TB

The District of Columbia
tuberculosis Association yes
terday received a pile Of
pennies totaling $42.13 from
six Chevy Chase youngsters.
who. for the last five years,
have sponsored the Ridge
wood Avenue Carnival for
the benefit Of charitable
groups.
The carnival, held last
Saturday in the backyard of
the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emory Ferebee, $500 Ridge
wood avenue, Chevy Chase,
was managed by Ann and
Brooks Ferebee. Marlia,
Peggy and Tommy Mundell,
children of DR.. and Mrs.
B. j. Mundell. and Betty
Etter, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Harry S. Etter.
The youngsters, who set
up cigar boxes for collec-
tions marked "for children
who have tuberculosis" had
rounded up discarded comics,
records, jewelry and dolls
for sale. They held a penny
pitch game and sold re-
freshments to the more than
go children who were on
hand.
Evening star., 1955-09-15
A WHOPpING COMMUNITY CHEST PLEDGE
HougIond Is Freed
IOfLottery Charge

A lottery operation charge
against Calvin D. tPat) Hoag-
land, A, was dismissed today in
Ia hearing before United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence
on a motion by the United
States attorneys Office.
Assistant United States At
torney Alfred Burka moved fol
the dismissal on grounds of in
Sufficient evidence.
Hoagland Is one of IS de-
PENDANTS awaiting trial on g
charge of conspiring to bribe
gambling squad Capt. Todd o
Thoman. No trial date has been
set, on this charge and he is
free under $500 bond.
Mr.. Burka said Hoagland was
arrested July % on an old war;
rant involving a numbers opera
tions charge. He said the United
States attorneys Office felt in
sufficient evidence was available
to prosecute the charge.
Hoagland lives in the $500
block of Leonard drive, Silver
Spring,
Evening star., 1955-09-15
Children Who Died
In Cairo Fire Once
Lived in D. c. Area

A 6-year-old girl and hel
s. year : old brother, reported
fatally burned Tuesday in Cairo
Egypt, were the children of 8
former State Department EN-.
ploye who was a Silver Spring
resident until last April.
According to the Associated
Press, the children. Cynthia anc
Robert Newkirk. were burned t.
death when a box they vert
playing in caught fire in a Cairo
suburb. A third child, the 5.
|year-old daughter of another
American couple, also died in thu
blaze.
Parents Of the Newkirk chill.
dren. were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
M. Newkirk, originally Of Akron
Ohio. Mr.. Newkirk and his family
lived at 2 Manchester Place, Sill.
yer Spring, until the last week o.
April, friends of the Newkirks IL
Silver Spring reported.
Mr.. Newkirk Is employed II
Cairo as a representative Of In.
ternationaI Trade Consultants.
Evening star., 1955-09-15
7-YEAR-OLD DAVID EISENHOWER
ENTERS SCHOOL IN ALEXANDRIA
BY the Associated Press

Dwight David Eisenhower H. his Colorado vacation at
end settled down today to the business of 7-year-od
school.
President Eisenhowers grandson took his seat in the
back of secondg class at st. Agnes Episcopal
School, Alexandria
His sister. Anne turned May 80. to have begun
first grade in classroom right across the hail. but her
mother kept her at home because she had slight Of
snifles
David driven the 10 miles from Fort Bevoir
Va where his father Mai John Eisenhower Is stationed
David red plaid blouse and blue jeans The Jeans
had wellwashed look bets chap who has spent time
this summer fishing and riding in the Colorado Rockies with
his grandfather
David and Anne have attended three schools in their
short often happens to children in military
families They went to kindergarten in ColumbHs Ca.
when their father stationed at Fort Bennng and
year when Mai Eisenhower went to the Army Command
and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth Kans,
David started first grade at school the post and Anne
did another in kindergarten.
There was only one incident school opened today
and it had nothing to do with David
little whiteandan dog that had been frolickng on
the lawn outside went timidly into the ROOM tail
waeging. He belonged to one in the room and was
put cut
Evening star., 1955-09-15
Flood Aid Drive
Totals |sS251,649

Washington area residents
contributed a total Of $25l.-
I649.96 to the Red Cross food
relief campaign, accordingto the
local chapters final report.
Daniel w. Bell, District Red
Cross Chapter chairman. made
the report on the television news
program of Bryson Rash over
WMAL-TV last night.
He said the largest contribu-
ton from an organization or
Government agency was $30.925
from employees Of the Defense
Department.
Mr.. Bell said the Washington
area was In the vanguard of the
entire Nation" in its gifts to the
fund. The area goal had beer
set at $4,000. The total dona-
tions represented 1855 per cent
Iof the goal
Evening star., 1955-09-15
Cor Crush Victim S
Condition Critical

Earl w. Osborne. 46, Of Al
Oakwood street Sc, injured ir
q two-car crash in Charles Coun.
ty, Md, was reported in critical
condition today at Providence
Hospital here.
Maryland State police sait
Mr.. Osborne. who suffered q
fractured skull, fractured right
knee and internal injuries, was
a passenger in a car driven by
Robert C. Kendrick, IS, of Nan
jemoy, Md. The accident oc-
CURED Tuesday night at the in
tersection of State Routes 6 and
AIS near Ironside. Md.
The Kendrick car collided with
an auto driven by Walter s.
Carroll, 81, colored, Of Grayton
Md, police said. Mr.. Kendrick
was treated for cuts and bruises
at Physicians Memorial Hospital
In La Plata and was to be re-
leased today, the hospital said.
Evening star., 1955-09-15
Police Private
Min;sPror''n|lotion

The District Commissioners
today promoted Police Pvt. An
Gel D. Dolinger of the fifth pre-
Icinct to prohational detective
for his part in breaking the
Aristo Dry Cleaners killing.
The promotion will be effec-
tive next Wednesday. and will
give Pvt. Dolinger a pay raise OF
1921 a year.
The Commissioners, on recon-
Imenadtion of Police Chief Robert
w. Murray, authorized creation
Iof a temporary position for Pvt
IDolinger which will continue un-
til "a vacancy occurs in the now
authorized quota Of probational
detectives"
Chief Murray told the Com
missioners Pvt. Dolinger was ap.
pointed to the force February /
1881. and that ''he has per.
formed his duties in a very
capable and efficient manners,
consequently. he is assigned Il
plain clothes duty for short
periods Of time to relieve othel
oficers who are either on sicl
or annual leave.
His services in this field have
been more than satisfactory.
Recently there occurred II
the 5th precipct a brutal murder
jof an elderly night watchmar
employed by a dry cleaning con.
Germ. Pvt. Dolinger worked many
hours while off duty in con.
nection with this crime and wa.
instrumental in obtaining in.
FORMATION which subsequently,
led to the arrest of the
criminals"
Pvt. Dolinger lives with hi,
wife and son at 2205 GAYLORD
street, Bradbury Heights. Md
Evening star., 1955-09-15
B&O TO CONTINUE
SUMMER SCHEDULES

BALTIMORE, Sept. Is
B.-The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad announced
today that because of the
different dates on which
cities 1t serves will revert
to Standard time, its present
schedules will remain un-
changed through october
30, with few exceptions.
New York, Chicago. Phila-
delphia. Pittsburgh and
other cities will continue
Daylight Saving Time
through October 20.
The few changes planned
are in the Baltimore-Wash
ington Brunswick, Md,
commuter areas and will
take effect September Is,
when those cities, together
with Cleveland. Akron,
Youngstown. st. Louis,
Louisville and a number Of
other communities revert to
standard time.'
Evening star., 1955-09-15
Post Office Stoys
AT BrunchviIIe

The Branchville tMd0 Pos,
ONCE will remain open until q
new site can be found. Post Of
flce Assistant District Manager
Harry 8. Green said today.
Florence Hazard, Branchville
postmistress. had been informed
August is that the post office
would remain open at least 80
days more while a planned mer-
ger Of the Branchville office with
the Berwyn branch half q mile
away was discussed.
More than 100 patrons of the
post office had protested the
merger.
Mr.. Green said today it had
been fairly well determined
that the consolidation will be
located much nearer to the
Branchville area than the Ber.
wyn office.
He said his office has beer
inquiring into the possibility oi
locating a new branch in the
Greenbelt road Rhode Islanc
avenue area.
Evening star., 1955-09-15
Democratic Women
Set Arlington Event

An unusual fashion show
will be presented at a party. for
the 10th District Woman,s
Democratic Club next Wednes-
day in Arlington. The reception
will begin at $50 pm. at the
home of Mrs. Edmund Campbell.
2912 North Glebe road.
The fashion show, originally
staged by the Beverly Hills
(Calif.) Democratic Club, will in
clude a party precinct worker
wearing track shoes and a halo.
Mrs. Dale Doty, club president,
win introduce the honor guests.
They viii include State Senators
Charles r. Fenwick and John
"A. K. Donovan. running for re-
election, and Armistead Boothe,
running for the newly created
Alexandria seat in the State
Senate. Also, campaigning for
Delegates seats: Incumbents
Mrs. Kathryn Stone, Harrison
Mann, John Webb and Omer
Hirst, and candidates William L.
Winston and James M. Thom-
son.
Evening star., 1955-09-15
School Enrolment
E21,23o in ArIinqton

Enrolment at Arlington
schools totals 21.239, the school
administration has announced
an increase of more than 1000
over a year ago.
Elementary pupils-grades one
through six-total 1923; Junior
high school, $500, and senior
high, $500.
Enrolment Of colored pupils
stood at 1,387-about 6 per cent
of the total,
Evening star., 1955-09-15

said. Nothing yet. We want
to study it,"
The courthouse at Leesbure
was jammed for the proceedings
Spokesman for Pepco were al
lowed to strike the first blows
The company holds an option
on SIG acres on which it pro-
poses TO build q power gener-
ating station that ultimately will
cost 500 million to produce
100000 kilowatts Of electricity.
Tax Revenue Stressed
Attorney Wilbur c.. Hall en-
phasized that the plant would
also produce 100000 in addi-
tional tax revenues to Loudoun.
George Bisset. a vice presi-
dent Of Pepco, pointed out these
reasons for his company's choice
Of the proposed site:
It is directly across the Po-
tomac River from the area it is
designed to serve; the river
waters are Immediately available
to cool the plant condensers, and
the location is convenient to coal
Evening star., 1955-09-15
Loudoun Zoning Boord Approves
Pepco Power Plant on Potomac

supplies for generating the
steam.
Mr.. Bisset said that locating
the plant farther upstream would
result in unecononical trans
mission costs. He added that
placing the installation closer
to downtown Washington would
open the city's power supply that
much more to atomic bomb
attack.
The company official further
declared that the plant would
not threaten the city's water
supply by unduly heating the
river water. Also, Mr.. Bisset said,
there would be no smoke or noise.
He denied that the company
plans to sell any Of its property,
or to develop adjacent property
for industrial use.
Pepco engineers invited the
public at large to tour the Alex
andria power generator to see
how harmless the power gen.
Grating process is.
To answer the fears Of the
Army Engineer Corps. company
witnesses testified that .the
water we take out of the river
will return In safer condition. =
| This was In response to COM
plants of the engineers. based
ion preliminary findings. that the
river waters would be heated BY
lthe plant to q point where bac-
lteria and plant life would In
crease to dangerous proportions
Denis H. Cahill. director oi
planning for the City of Alex.
andria. said company witnesse:
spoke "the Gospel truth" in de.
scribing the cleanliness Of the
power plant there.
William A. Roberts, attorney
representing several property
owners Of Loudoun. termed the
question a matter for hearing al
a full rezoning proceeding.
"The proposal would change
the entire character Of the pres
ent agricultural and residential
area on both sides of the Poto-
mac" he said.
Evening star., 1955-09-15
BY JOHN sTEPP

The Loudoun County Board Of
Zoning Appeals last night ap7
proved the application of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. to
build a new generating plant on
the Potomac River.
The decision of the five-mem-
ber board was unanimous. ac-
|cording to one Of its officials.
Basis of the decision was that
installation of the, plant would
be beneficial to the county at
large" according to spokesman
|of the board.
A clue to the boards decision
lay in the question raised by
Chairman Clarence Ahalt.
Just as arguments for post
|ponement Of a decision closed,
Mr.. Ahalt asked II it were not
true that regardless Of the
boards decision that three or
-four other agencies" could deny
|Pepco permission to build the
proposed power plant up river
from Great Falls. intake point
Iof Washington's only water
supply.
Pleads for PostpOnement
The principal agency which
the board chairman obviously
had in mind was the Office Of the
Washington District engineer.
A representative Of the Dis
trict engineer pleaded for post
ponement of the case last night.
u C. Smith, head Of that Offices
water supply division, asked that
time be allowed for further en-
Igineering studies of the possible
pollution effects the plant might
have on the river.
The engineer was Joined in
this request by Roy L. Orndorff.
representing the District Com
Imissioners. and private land
owners Of Loudoun, as well as
Montgomery County, Md.
Asked what they plan to do
about the Loudoun County ac-
ton, the District Commissioners