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Evening star., 1955-02-04
Man Gets 18-Month Term
In Theft Of MaiIbaqs

A man who pleaded guilty to
stealing two mailbags last No
vember 26 in Arlington yesterday
was sentenced to 18 months in
prison by Federal Judge Albert
v. Bryan in Alexandria.
The sentence was imposed on
Billy c. Robinson Of Clyde, N. c.,
who cut the mailbags from Ar
lington mailboxes and later
threw the contents away in
Maryland.
Robinson was apprehended by
Postal Inspectors j. j. Beall and
r. L.. Terry, who found a per-
sonal card of Robinson'S in the
abandoned mail.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Rood Project Urged

Improvement Of Lee Highway
between Cherrydale and Glebe
road should have priority among
Arlington Highway projects in
the next fiscal year. according to
a resolution passed by the Rock
Spring Citizens Association.
Next in line for improvement.
the association recommended.
should be Glebe Road between
Lee highway and Old Dominion
drive.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
. Persons Attend
Hearing on Bill for
BIGGER Sanitary Unit
By q siaff Correspondent Of The ster

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 4.-The
weather may have had a lot
to do with it, but legislators out
numbered witnesses and spec
tators at a hearing here last
night on a Democratic bill to
increase the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission from
three to six members.
There were IL Montgomery
and Prince Georges lawmakers
present and II others. OF the
non Legislative spectators, six
were Republican politicians or
officials and five were employees
or officials of the Sanitary Com
mission.
Judge Fletcher Attends.
One of those who braved the
cold and ice-covered highways to
testify was Judge j. Raymond
Fletcher of Prince Georges Cir
cult Court. former State Senator
and chairman of a Governors
commission that recently COM
pleted study of the sanitary
agency's laws.
He urged consideration for his
committees proposed enlarge
ment of the commission to five
members, with the three Repub-
lican incumbents being retained.
Under the bill put in by the
Democratic controlled delega-
tions, at least one of the three
Republican incumbents would
not be allowed to serve out his
term, which has two more years
to run.
The bill provides that the
Montgomery County Council
name two of the commissioners.
the Prince Georges County COM
missioners two and the Governor
two. The two county boards are
entirely Democratic. Judge
Fletcher said the Democratic
measure had the unsavory flavor
of a ripper" bill.
For Minority Representation.
He and George Boyce, presi-
dent Of the Prince Georges
County young Republican club.
urged that the bill be amended
to provide for minority repre-
sentation.
State Senator H. Winship
Wheatley, jr., Democrat, of
Prince Georges, commented
Judge Fletcher showed little con-
Germ for the minority representa-
ton on the sanitary commission
during his term as Senator. Mr.
Wheatley defeated the Repub-
lican Judge in the general elec-
ton last November.
Harry B. Shaw, chief engineer
of the sanitary commission. took
exception to a provision in the
bill for the hiring of two $40, 900
a-year deputy engineers, one in
charge of water and one tor
sewer. He said water and sewer
facilities Of the commission are
inseparable and two deputies
would "cause a lot of conflict"
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Manor Club to Open
PuviIion for Teen-Aqers

Manor Country Club will
formally open its Junior pavilion
at a dance for sons and daugh-
ters of club members and their
guests at 8 o'clock tonight.
The pavilion was built as tenn
porary club quarters after a fire
three years ago. Juniors have
elected Jack Hunter president
and Tom Massie as chairman OF
the house committee. Ed Ke-
kenes is chairman Of Junior ac-
tivities.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Shop The Star First
For Your New Home

Get on eorIy stort if you ore plon-
ming to buy home. Shop the big
real estote section Of The Stor to-
morrow. When you shop The Stor recI
estote section first you get o heod
start in your importont week lend
search Tor just the house you want.
The widest variety OF reol estote
orierinss for sole in the Washington
oreo oppeors, in The Stor every Sot-
urdoy.
Don't miss the big real estafe sec
tion in The Stor tomorrow. Reed The
Stor regularly. Phone Sterling 5000
fss convenient home delivery.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Maryland House Votes
Assessment Advance

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 4 (F1.
The House gave tentative ap-
proval yesterday to bill to
begin annual real estate assess
ments in Maryland this year in
stead of next.
The unanimous voice vote on
the proposal came after a State
official told the Ways and Means
Committee that the assessment
situation is now pretty much
of a mess"
Albert w. Ward, secretary to
the State Tax Commission, said
approval of the bill would break
a deadlock" in the assessment
program.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Coal Production

WHEELING.-Mines in the
United States have the capacity
to produce as much as TOO tons
of coal minute around the
clock.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Delay Assured
On Rise in Cost
OF Auto Plates
McKeIdin Signs
Measure Inspired
By Democrats
By Gene Goodwin
Stor Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 4.-Mary-
land motorists were definitely
assured today that they won't
have to pay any extra IS or 81
for their auto license plates for
another year.
Gov. McKeldin, in surprise
move last night, signed into law
a Democratic-inSpired bill to
postpone for one year the in
creases for auto and truck tags
originally scheduled to take ef-
feet this spring.
It would seem that the Re-
publican Governor was repudiat-
ing his own State Roads Com
mission, which had argued to
legislative committees that it
needed the SO million it would
get from the higher tag fees for
maintenance of roads under the
12-year roads program.
McKeldin Explains.
But Gov. McKeldin told re-
porters that was not the case.
He said that while there was no
doubt in his mind that this
revenue could be used advan-
tageously in advancing and ex-
pediting our building program"
he decided to sign the. measure
because Of the overwhelming
support it received in the Cen
eral Assembly.
"The fact remains" the Gov
ernor added. that we still can
continue a substantial part Of
the 02-year roads, program
through the ensuing year" even
without the revenue from the
increased registration fees.
The Governor had been ex-
pected to veto the postponement
bill. because he already had
vetoed an identical one from
last years session of the Legis-
lature.
Passed by Big Margin.
The new postponement meas
ure passed both the Senate and
House by margins large enough
to indicate that the Democrats
had adequate strength to over
ride any new McKeldin veto.
Under the 12-year highway
modernization program. which
is being financed mostly from an
extra penny on the gasoline tax.
license tags originally were
scheduled to go up from SIS to
$40 on lighter passenger cars
April /, from $23 to $50 on
heavier passenger cars and q
corresponding amount for trucks.
Stating that he is willing to
joint with the General Assembly
in the one-year test" of deferring
the higher fees, Gov. McKeldin
said "the picture has changed"
since he vetoed last years meas
ure.
Gov. McKeldin said Maryland
can expect about $2.8 million
more in Federal aid funds for
roads in the next fiscal year than
it had anticipated. His state
ment, however, denied conten-
tions of some legislators that
the gasoline and auto titling tax
would produce any substantial
amount above original estimates.
Evening star., 1955-02-04
Nv ,hs A.see;a,ed Press


ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 4. Pro-
ceedings in the General Assem-
bly, yesterday included.
SENATE.
BILLS introduced.
SB172-By Goldstein. Turnbull, NAL
kus and Kimble-To provide that State
police retirement pay be computed on
average earnings tor the last flye years
of service instead OF the last 10
SBi73--By Goldstein. iurnbulI MAJ.
kus and Kimble-To provide that re-
tirement pay of employees In the State
system be compuSed en- the highest avei-
age earnings received over a fve-year
period Of service instead Of 10 years
sBi74-.By aoldstein Turnbull. Nal.
kus and Kimble--o authori5e trustees
Of tine state Employees Retirement Sys-
TEN to limit or eliminate supplementary
paymentxto retired employes who have
sufacient income from other sources
sBiTT-By Ramsburg-To .suthorise
the sheriff Of Frederick County to ap-
point as many ial wardens Is are neces-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
Proorum and HiohIiohts for Monday. AUGUST ~

1900, WRC. -Sherlo *
Holmes: Case Of THE Ex-
humed Client"
$500, WMAL "a - Readers
Digest: '"The American Mas
ter Counterfeiters." story Of
how noted detective William
Burns broke UP a notorious
ring.
$3.50, WMAL t7)-Voice Of
FireStone: Jean Fem and
Robert RounSeville sin g
you Are Love" IAN The
Things You Are" and They
Didn't Believe Me-"
500, WRC (4)-Medic;; Flash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
Program and High|ehts for Saturday, September

lwM Over WoPl
Billy Jasn saS~i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

M c. M 1.au o. the FARM 60 L' to his D I'dT 'a s'g " t
O-s5, Msdhis l. Morning s" DICK
IS News Bhet g. shB hn
DaunGG Serial; GW. lssny
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
TeIevision Programs Monday Through Saturday


$500, WTOP (9)-Bob Cum
mings: Chuck falls in love
with his pretty English
teacher.
$3.50, WTOP (s)-climax:
1.-THE Adventures Of Huckle-
berry Finn" with Thomas
Mitchell, Elizabeth Patter-
son, John Carradine and
Charles Taylor as Huck.
$500, WRC (4)-Dragnet:
Begins fall season.. Wom-
an is found beaten to death
in downtown building.
900. WMAL (D-star To.
night: Wives Of sheriff and
friend let their intuitions
take over and learn grim
lesson in ''Trifles."
$3.50. WTOP (9)-Four Star
Playhouse: Professor must
choose between love for
Eurasian and career: Dick
Powell.
$3.50, WRC (4)-Ford Theater:
Honest boy meets and falls
in love with engaged girl:
his family decides to "help";
Charles Coburn.
1890, WRC (4)-video Thea
ter: Returned war hero
won't work. cheats and
steals and finally becomes
involved in case Of murder
in Kenny"
1890, WTTG (5)-Wrestling
from New York: Don Leo
Jonathan VS.. Fred Atkins.
1880. WMAL tD-City Detec-
tive: An old murder is solved
when husband Of dress shop
owner asks her for divorce.
11:25, WMAL (7)-Studio Sew
en-: Story of temperamental
radio star; Ann Rutherford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
Proorom and HiqhIiqhts for Tuesday, August 80

1880, WMAL "a - Scienc'
Fiction Theater: Crewmer
escaping from disabled sui
flnd modern. glowing city
beneath the sea.
$50, WRC (4)-Arthur Muir
ray Party: Bert Lahr and
the Fontane Sisters visit.
$3.50, WTOP (s)-Mr. and
Mrs. North: Pam and Jerry
ind real danger on Flight
alt" when frustrated lover
decides to use bomb on
plane.
$500, WRC (N-Jane Wyman's
Fireside Theater: New
Series. Jane stars in story
Of lonely woman befriended
by cab driver shortly before
he runs over and kills young
man.
800, WMAL "a - Danny
Thomas Show: Danny de-
cides to go into TV but
after hectic adventure he's
content to remain nitery
performer.
OILS. WTTG (5)-Baseball:
Washington VS.. Detroit.
$3.50, WRC (H-Our Beauti-
full Potomac: First regular
program Of new series deal
ing with river pollution.
1900, WTOP t9-The $64, 00O
Question: Will Gloria Lock-
erman, IL, Of Baltimore, &c
for the $32. 900 question?
1880, WMAL t7)--Mr. District
Attorney: The D. A. tracks
down dishonest policeman
= who is working with dope
peddler.
1890, WRC (4)-It'S a Great
Life: Denny Davis pictures
himself the newest Groom
ing sensation in Denny
Sings"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

Of Darkness" H-Bomb dra-
ma. (Repeat.)
$3.50, WRC (4)--Robert Mont
gomery: An outlaw attempts
reunion with former part
ner-in-crime and his girl;
Charles Drake.
10000, WTOP tS}-Studio One:
Girls desire to follow career
threatens to break up ro-
nance; Georgian johnson,
Richard Kiley.
1880, WRC (D-Steve Allen:
Ernie Kovacs takes over
while steve vacations.
(From New York;
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who suffered amnesia in
enemy prison camp.
800, WRC (4)-Best in Mys-
terry: Newlyweds, trapped in
storm, seek shelter in ap-
parently deserted" cabin;
Tom D'Andrea.
$3.50. WMAL t0-The Wise:
Bank robber, now confined
to wheelchair, learns man
he double-crossed has Just
escaped from jail.
1900. WTOP t9)-Undercur-
rent: Suitor Of girls wealthy
aunt disappears; Karen
Sharpe.
1880, WTOP (9) - Person to
Person: CReturning Series
Edward R. Murrow visits the
homes Of Margaret Bourke-
White and the Dick Powells.
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1880, WRC (4)-Eddie Fisher
He's back, girls!
1880, WMAL (0-Disneyland
The story of Donald Duck
(Repeat).
500, WTOP (9)-Frankie
Lame Show: Gloria De
Haven, Henry Youngman
and Mort Gunty. guests.
$3.50, WRC (A-Father Knows
Best: (Returning Series)
Robert Young and Jane
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ROBERT YOUNG
The Father Who Knows
Wyatt and their family OF
three children. Family sit
uation comedy.
$3.50, WMAL (D-Pall Mall
Playhouse: John Ireland as
reformed outlaw who goes
out to capture former friend
in western drama.
1000. WTOP GU. S. Steel:
In Counterfeit" an English
couple leading simple life
suddenly find excitement
when daughter elopes; Boris
Karloff. Edna Best.
1000, WMAL tD--Boxing:
Ezzard Charles meets Hurri-
cane jackson in return bout
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Dl8A Steering with hydraulic ngerp controls and
positive energng brukes Machine shown building reservoir
hot mpound of goon wofer cieon
operating OF operation neP
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Evening star., 1955-02-15
Family Away, Fire Ruins
Residence Near ChantiIIy

A two-story stone-and-frame
house on Route SO, l mile east
of Chantilly, Va, burned to the
ground yesterday while a family
of five was away from home.
Fairfax Police Pvt. Anson Rob-
erts estimated the comparatively
new dwelling, owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Head. was worth
$25, 900. He said flames ate
through the roof before neigh
bors discovered the blaze.
The entire house was ablaze
when fire departments summoned
by three alarms began arriving.
Companies that responded in
cluded Chantilly, Herndon. Fair
fax and Centreville.
It was impossible to tell what
caused the blaze, firemen said.
Mr.. and Mrs. Head were at
work and their three children
were in school. neighbors said.
Evening star., 1955-02-15

compensate veterans for their
services.
They brought to five the num-
Der of bonus bills now pending
at the 1855 session.
One of the latest Is q word
for-word version Of the bill Gov.
McKeldin vetoed as unconstitu-
tional after the 1854 session be-
cause it was considered ahead of
the budget.
Sponsored this time by Demo-
cratic Delegates Bartos, Behou-
mex and Ray of Baltimore's. I'd
district and Tawes Of Somerset
County, it would raise 500 mil
lion by increasing the sales tax
SO per cent and pay veterans Of
World War I and II and the
Korean war bonuses UP to $40Q.
The other proposal, by 33 deld-
gates. calls for creation of "a
State lottery to pay similar vet
Grams o bonus up to $400 and
has two companion bills describ-
ing how it would be operated and
who would be eligible for the
benefits.
Both measures are subject to
public referendum.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
Family Of Six Routed
By Alexandra Fire

Fire routed a family Of six
early today at 106 Yale drive,
Alexandria, Va. No one was in
jured.
Hugh Minor. resident Of the
duplex-type apartment, said he
saw smoke as he was shaving
about 7:15 a. m. He rushed
downstairs to see flames in the
kitchen and utility room Of the
apartment.
Mr.. Minor, an employe with
the Virginia Electric & Power
Co., said his four children were
in bed at the time. They were
led to safety by Mr.. Minor and
his wife.
/. Cause Of the fire was not i'm
&nediately determined.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
Maryland U. Hopes
To Clear Accreditinq
Cloud Before May |
winslow Williams Photo.

The University of Maryland
hopes to erase the cloud on its
accreditation standing by May l
so top-grade students will not
shy away from entering the uni
versity next September.
This stepped-up goal was set
yesterday by a group of five
legislators. who conferred for
three hours with DR.. Wilson H.
Elkins, university president, at
College Park.
April'1. 1856, had been set as
the deadline for clearing up
threats to accreditation in a re-
port issued last month by the
Middle States Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Senator Mary L. Mock, Demo-
crat, Of Wicomico County, chair
man of special joint subcom-
mittee OF the General Assembly,
which is studying the accredita-
ton report, said action is needed
to Sustain the confidence of the
student body and the general
public"
She said all the money neces-
sary to correct shortcomings in
the university medical school and
the library program-nain tar
gets Of the accreditation pro-
gram-is provided in the budget
now under consideration in the
legislature.
Once the General Assembly
appropriates the necessary funds,
the Middle States Association
will be asked to reafflrm the COL
leges for accreditation, she said.
DR.. Elkins said he has re-
ceived indirect reports" that
"some Of the better students in
the States high schools plan to
enroll in other colleges because
of what he said is the difficulty
Of reassuring parents that the
school is fully accredited.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
Rockville Council
Hits Road CLOSING

A proposal to block OF three
additional streets In the Twin
Brook subdivision Of Rockville by
the projected widening of viers
Mill road has drawn protests
from the Rockville City Council.
The matter was called to the
councils attention last night by
John Mcdonald, consulting engi-
neer for the municipality. He
noted that q plat for widening
the road, received last Thursday.
proposes that Nimitz, Bradley
and Midway avenues be dead
ended at Viers Mill road.
The council previously had ap-
proved a plan to dead-end a
fourth street. Okinawa avenue,
but objected to cutting of so
many other streets.
The council voted to meet with
representatives Of the State
Roads Commission at Rockville
at 8 pm. Monday. The council
was told that the long-awaited
widening project along Viers Mill
road is about to begin and that
a construction contract already
has been awarded.
The Council duties. for an hour
last night, were turned over to
students of Richard Montgom-
cry High School. with Nancy
Hersperger serving as Mayor.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
Proposal Rejected,
Youth, IS, Kills Self
With Gun Before Girl

An l8-year-old Prince William
County (va.) youth shot himself
fatally yesterday after being
spurned in a marriage proposal
to his 16-year-old sweetheart.
Ernest Franklin Dixon Of the
Bradley Forest subdivision near
Manassas fired a .38-caliber bull
let into his chest as the girl
looked on, according to Prince
William County Sheriff Turner
Wheeling.
He was pronounced dead on
arrival at Arlington Hospital an
hour later.
The shooting occurred about
4 pm. on a country road near
the girls home. Sheriff Wheel
ing said the boy was waiting for
the girl when she got of a school
bus returning her from Manassas
High School.
The girl told authorities the
boy suggested marriage. but she
asked him to wait until she was
18 years old. The boy was
awaiting a draft call into the
Army.
Sheriff Wheeling said the boy
gave a knife to the girl after
threatening to take his life with
it, and the girl thought it was
the only weapon he had. She
started walking toward the
house and heard a shot. She
said the boy missed on the first
shot and she thought he was
Just trying to scare her. The
second shot was fatal, she said.
Sheriff Wheeling said an au-
topsy will be performed today
before issuance of a suicide cer-
titicate, but added there was no
question of the shooting not be-
ing elf-inf1icted. The Dixon
boy. he said, had been living in
Bradley Forest with a sister and
her husband.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
School Board
In Montgomery
Studies Budget
All of Several
Proposals Add /.
81 Million to Costs

The Montgomery County Board
of Education last night directed
the preparation of several types
Of school operating budgets, all
of which call for at least 81 mill
lion in new spending for schools.
Superintendent of Schools
Forbes H. Norris said that 220
new teachers and SO specialized
persons will be required to care
for Jump of $500 pupils in the
school system.
He was ordered to show vary
ing costs of teacher salaries de-
pendent upon whether the Board
of Education and the County
Council retain the present teach
er pay system or raise the pay
levels.
Adds 10 New Teachers.
While IL new staff members
will be added for the teaching
of handicapped children, Or.
Norris program provides no new
teachers for instruction of the
county's gifted students.
He said the" educational pro-
gram for gifted students will be
handled next year through the
individual teachers.
The board ruled out a pro-
posal by DR.. Norris that 1t, try
to work out a "gentlemen's
agreement" on teachers pay in
advance Of the May budget ses-
sion.
DR.. Norris complained that
he finds it difficult to recruit
new teachers in the spring when
he is unable to tell prospective
teachers what their pay will be
the following fall. Board chair
man Willard G. McGraw sug-
geSted that a charter amend
ment eventually must be adopted
to solve this problem. The SUI
perintendent said that it would
cost $4,000 to put into full
effect the teachers pay sched-
ules adopted two years ago. The
board last year held back the
working of the increment sys-
tenn.
$8.S Million Spent.
For the current year the board
is spending $8.8 million for in
structional services. The county
has 1900 teachers.
No discussion was held on the
capital budgets which admittedly
will be affected by possibly in
tegration of school pupils.
The board plans to hold q
public hearing on the integra-
ton question following the re-
ceipt of a report from its Advis-
ory Committee on Integration
due Friday.
Supt. Norris said it had been
suggested to him that question:
naires be sent to all parents
asking their views on how in
tegration should be put into eff
feet. as a substitute for the
public hearings. The board took
no action on the proposal.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
Tokomo Park Studies Program
To Increase Police Efficiency

Takoma Parks Mayor and
City Council has under consid-
Grafton today a recommended
program aimed at increasing
efficiency of the municipal po-
lice force.
Submitted last night by Po-
lice Chief Chester E. Thomas,
the program seeks:
/. Revenue from Prince
Georges County to compensate
for police protection by the Ia
koma force within the town
limits. similar to the $22, 900
refunded annually by Montgom-
cry County for that portion Of
Takoma Park.
2, Establishment Of a 5-day
work week with a pay scale
comparable to those Of neigh
boring departments for the
present 15-man police force.
3. Addition of three new men.
two for general outside duty
and one as q desk clerk.
4. Two new scout cars.