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Evening star., 1955-11-23
MARYLAND-VIRGINIA NEWS
Foirfox County Officials
Approve Sewerage Plan

Fairfax County's proposed
master plan began to take shape
today as the planning commits
sion announced approval of the
public sewerage portion of the
plan.
This is the first phase of the
master plan to be approved by
the Planning Commission since
it first received the recommen-
dation of Consultant Francis
Dodd McHugh one year ago.
AS approved by the planning
commission. the public sewerage
proposal embraces all the rec
concentrations of Mr.. McHugh
and adds approximately IL
square miles Of territory to the
sewer service area. Mr.. McHugh
had recommended total of "a
square miles within the sewer
service area, generally following
existing plans for sewer develop
ment drawn by engineers for the
county five years ago.
Keith Price. planning COM
mission chairman. said he con-
sidered the public sewerage pro-
posal of the commission signifl-
cant, since close. urban develop
ment logically would follow areas
to be served by sewers.
The public sewerage area ap-
proved by the planning commits
sion covers the eastern third of
the county, nearest Washington.
Most Of the 10 square miles ad-
ditional territory added by the
planning commission is within
the Pimmit Run watershed. Mr..
McHugh had placed only one
Evening star., 1955-11-23
Eight Sent to Hospital
BY Langley Park Fire

Thomas Lee Folks of the Chillum
company entered the building
and forced their way into apart
Iments above the fire to remove
several tenants who were over
come by the smoke. 1t was Mr..
ISorrells' first day with the COM
Ipany.
Removed from the building and
and taken to the hospital were
Mrs. F. D. Quisenberry, 10: Judy
Carol Hall. 4; Melvin Hall, jr..
% months; Melvin Hall, ST., 81:
Mrs. Melvin Hall, sr., 81: John
Douglas Andrews. S: Catherine
Andrews. 3. and Grace Savoy.
81. a maid.
The blaze was confined to the
basement and the only damage
was from smoke.
The alarm was turned in by
Gail Tossman, l6. and Stuart
iGurewitz. II. who were standing
lin the hallway when they smelled
smoke
Evening star., 1955-11-23
Elan Will Give
Staying Version

Robert Roy Elam was to give
his version, in Prince Georges
County Circuit Court today. of
the shooting Of his brother, Sam.
last August 30 in the Oakcrest
Inn near Laurel.
Roy is charged with murder
ing Sam during an argument
over who should buy the next
after the brothers had
returned from a shopping trip
in Laurel with Mrs. Dorothy
Jane Britton Of Laurel. an en-
ploye at the inn. which was
owned by Sam.
Mrs. Britton. one of "a prose-
cution witnesses called by States
Attorney Blair H. Smith. said,
at the opening of the trial yes
terday before Judge Charles c.
Marbury, that Roy had threat
ened her six times before the
shooting.
Mrs. Britton, 26. who said she
Is seeking a divorce. testified. un-
der questioning by Mr.. Smith,
that Sam, who was SO, had asked
her to marry him.
1t was to have been a business
arrangement. which
included an offer from Sam TO
write his will in her favor to the
exclusion Of his relatives, she
said.
Roy did not want her to
marry Sam. she testified. and
when he found out about the
arrangement. Roy told her he
would kill her and Sam, too, If
she did. She said she had not
told Sam of the threats.
Mrs. Britton said she had
known Sam for five or six years
and had worked at the inn for
about a month before the shoot
ing.
Relating events leading up to
the shooting, Mrs. Britton said
the brothers began drinking
on their return to the inn and
got into an argument over who
should buy the next drink"
Mrs. Britton said she left the
inn when the argument became
intense, but that she heard Roy
say to his brother. Sam. don't
go in there"
Under cross-examination. Mrs.
Britton said Sam kept guns at
various locations in the inn.
Defense attorneys Samuel j.
De Blasts and Oscar r. Duley
said Roy intends to testify he
shot Sam in Self-defense.
Evening star., 1955-11-23
Woman of % Aliases
Indicted in Montgomery

Mrs Helen Harris. the woman
Iof % aliases" was indicted yes
Iterday by a Montgomery County
grand jury on a charge of false
Ipretenses involving a 81 .554.60
fpromisory note.
Mrs. Harris, 43 was arrested
earlier this month at Mechan-
IicSville, Md. road house which
she and a man formerly identi-
fed as her common law husband,
Charles Edward Laurenson, op-
ierate.
Mrs. Harris previously had re-
ceived a suspended sentence in
the District on a charge Of op-
Grating a baby brokerage busi-
ness.
Laurenson, alias Edward
Harris, was indicted on a charge
of forgery in the loan case.
Mrs. Mary Randolph Lee, 20
year-old mother of three, of
three, of Gaithersburg, was in
dicted on a charge Of false pre-
Evening star., 1955-11-23

An apartment house fire in
Langley Park. Nd, last night
sent eight persons, from age 9
months to 10 years, to the hos
pital for treatment of smoke in
halation.
All were treated in Washing
ION Sanitarium and released.
The blaze, in the Merrimac
Apartments at S2o6 New Hamp-
shire avenue, was fought by four
companies, which sent eight
pieces of fire-fighting equipment
and two ambulances to the
scene.
Fire Marshal Earl Schaeffner
Of the Chillum Fire Department
said the fire started in the base
lnent of the three-story building.
but that the cause had not been
determined. Also answering the
alarm were companies from Hill
landaIe, Branchville and College
Park.
Firemen Frank Sorrells and
Evening star., 1955-11-23
Is Virginions
On COMMITTEE
For Stevenson

A temporary steering commit
tee of Is persons was chosen
last night for the new Virginians
for Stevenson organization to get
the campaign for Adlal Steven
son rolling in the Old Dominion.
Meeting at the Baileys Cross
roads School in Fairfax County,
the Stevenson supporters Sc
lected for the steering commit
tee State Senator John A. K.
Donovan of Fairfax Falls
Church. Delegates John c. Webb
and Omer Hirst of Fairfax Falls
Church. State Senator Armistead
Boothe of Alexandria, Delegate
James M. Thomson OF Alexan-
dria. Mrs. Anne wilkins, Fair
fax supervisor: A. Burke Hertz.
Falls Church commissioner of
revenue: Delegate Harrison
Mann of Arlington, Ernest T.
Stewart and George H. Faith
Of Alexandria, Ernie Lyons and
Edmund D. Campbell of Arling-
ton, Clayton Burwell and Mrs.
NJ. K. Henderson of Fairfax and
Mrs. Margaret Walter and Mrs.
Marion Driver of Falls Church.
Although the meeting had not
been publicly advertised. nearly
100 persons turned out. Mrs.
wilkins presided as temporary
chairman.
Evening star., 1955-11-23
Foirfox PTA Federation
Defers Vote on Subsidy

policy that does not recognize
the sentiment of the people will
collapse in the long run, he said.
Mr.. Boothe, who is State SEN
ator-elect from Alexandria, de-
clared the preservation of the
public school system depends on
the defeat of the referendum
which would authorize a con-
stitutional convention.
THE issue is not integration
versus segregation, he said.
Either one can be maintained
under another portion of the
commissions recommendations"
He said the other recon-
was the legislative
authority that would be granted
school boards to assign pupils.
The federation, after rejecting
the two resolutions, adopted an
other offered by Norris T. Prit-
chard, president of the Fairfax
Elementary PTA. 1t urged the
member groups to hold special
meetings and educate their men,
bers on the provisions of the
Governors Commission report
before the referendum question
is faced by the voters.
Evening star., 1955-11-23

third Of the Pimmit Run water
Ished within the public sewerage
Iarea. The planning commission
has recommended that the en-
tire Pimmit Run watershed be
included in the area to be served
by sewers by 1880.
Other areas which the Plan
ming Commission added to Mr..
IMcHugh's public sewerage ter
Iritory include scattered small
parcels of land that drain into
the watersheds of Holmes Run,
Trips Run, Back Lick Run, In
dian Run. Turkeycock Run,
Cameron Run and Little Hunting
Greek. These areas include the
Banks and Lee property on the
west side of Harrison lane. a
small parcel just east of Rose
Hill Estate. and another small
parcel at the northern tip of
Holmes Run.
There are six remaining Sec
tions of the proposed McHugh
Master Plan yet to be acted on
by the planning commission.
These include the controversial
residential density plan in which
Mr.. McHugh recommends that
two-thirds of the county be held
to three and five acre lots. Mr..
Price said he expected the plan
ming commission to consider this
portion of the master plan at its
December meeting.
After the planning commission
finished making recommends
tions on the master plan, it goes
to the Board of County Super
visors for action.
Evening star., 1955-11-23

lenses involving q $50 check
paid for two dogs last July and
forgery and uttering and false
pretenses on another $50 check
August Is.
The woman, who was lmomen-
tarily expecting another child,
has been released from jail un-
der bond.
Indicted on charges Of burg
larry and housebreaking was
Otis Williams, colored Of no
fixed address, the alleged COM
panion of Albert w. Brown, shot
to death early Thursday in the
rear of the Bulls School. Silver
Spring, as the two and an un-
identified woman were trying to
flee in car.
The indictment charges VIII
liams with the theft Of two pair
of pants from the cook at the
school. Brown was shot and
killed by Bulls School Coach
Hugh r. Hendrix.
Evening star., 1955-11-23
SURPLUS LIKELY IN MARYLAND
AS BIG TAX RECEIPTS POUR IN

BALTIMORE lPl-With money from Marylands new
income tax plan pouring In at an unexpected
rate prospects appear good surplus at the
4 end of the current fiscal year.
The controllers Office reported yesterday that the
basis of first returns the etp estimated $265
million after subracng refunds in Withholding taxes will
be collected by next June go
That would be $2840000 higher than last Junes
estimates
Added to the income bonanza is $4 million in
soaring and another 81 million which was
carried over from the last fiscal year.
In addition. higher tax returns expected from pros
corporations and higher receipts in other cate
Rories might boost the surplus higher.
A big surplus would be good news to Maryland tax
payers who told early this that estimated $50
sT years budget
Evening star., 1955-11-23
Scholarship Honors
Slain Alexandria 81

A scholarship has been estab-
lished at Harvard University in
honor of four members of Har-
Yards class of 1851 who were
killed in the Korean war, in
.cluding the son of an Alexandria
(Va.) woman.
The Associated Press, in a dis
patch from Cambridge. Mass.
reported the scholarship was set
up by men who lived with the
-four in Lowell House, one of the
seven upper class residence CEN
tiers at Harvard.
The men in whose honor the
scholarship will be awarded each
year to a student in Lowell
House include Wilbur l.. Van
Bremen, son of Mrs. Lottie Van
Bremen of 802 Summit avenue,
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1955-11-23

Although they appeared almost
unanimously opposed to spending
public funds for educating chill
dren in private schools, delegates
to the Fairfax County Fedora
ton Of PTAs last night declined
twice to express their position
formally prior to action by mem
ber groups.
A resolution opposing an
to the State Consti-
tuition to permit subsidizing of
private education was offered
twice, first by Mrs. Jane Welle-
meyer and then by Donald VIII
kins.
Mrs. Dorothy Gray, federation
president, said she did not be-
lieve the organization should
pass the resolution at this time.
She said some PTAs were not
represented but undoubtedly
would have sent representatives
If it had been known in advance
that action was to be taken on
the issue.
The question has been raised
in one Of the recommendations
of the Commission on Public
Education. appointed by Gov.
Stanley, which has offered a
program to give localities the
means Of avoiding integration in
public schools.
A special session Of the Gen.
eral Assembly next Wednesday
is expected to order referen-
dum-probably early next year
on a constitutional convention
to make possible the payment Of
public funds for private educa-
ton.
This is one of the two princi-
pal recommendations of the
Governors Commission. The
other calls for legislation au-
thorizing local school boards to
assign pupils to particular
schools for reasons other than
race.
Two members OF the General
Assembly, Delegates Omer L.
Hirst of Fairfax and Armistead
L. Boothe, opposed the subsidy
proposal.
Mr.. Hirst said his goal is to
see a continuation of free pub
lie education in Virginia. There
are two controlling factors, he
said.
Any policy that def1es the Su-
preme Court will fail and any
Evening star., 1955-11-23
Prince Street
Project Killed
ByAIexandria
BY PAUL HOPE


The Alexandria City Council
last night killed a controversial
slum clearance project but left
the door open for requests for
Federal aid for other redevelop-
ment programs.
The so-called Prince Street
Shopping Center Project" was
rejected by unanimous vote. A
decision on the plan for rehabil-
itating an 11-acre blighted area
had been pending for a year.
Under the program, the city
Redevelopment and Housing Au-
thority would have condemned
the tract between King and Duke
streets near the railroad station
and developed it commercially
It then would have been sold to
private Arms.
Opposed by Residents
The project was vigorously OPP
posed by residents Of the area
and by lower King street mer-
chants who objected to subsi-
dizing new shopping area. Most
councilmen objected to the prof.
ect because private property
would have been condemned for
resale to other private concerns.
The project was referred back
to the housing authority for
further study year ago after a
stormy public hearing. 1t was
re-opened last night because the
Federal Government, whic h
would have provided two-thirds
Of the cost under the Housing
Act Congress passed in 1854,
wanted a final decision.
The council unanimously went
on record, however. in favor OF
Federally -aided urban renewal
projects ip other parts of the
city. Mayor Leroy S. Bendheim
said that many other cities are
taking advantage of the Federal
aid program and he felt Alex
andria citizens are entitled to
aid for parks. public buildings
and housing.
Mann Expresses Doubts
Councilman Frank E. Mann
one Of four councilmen who kept
the Prince Street Project alive
last year by referring Il back to
the Housing Authority, said
there was grave question" ir
his mind whether the city would
ever do anything but talk
about urban renewal.
While voting for the general
policy of urban renewal, three
councilmen--James NJ. Duncan
jr., F. Clinton Knight and Joseph
M. Pancost-stressed that they
reserved the right to object to
any specific proposals.
The council also took steps to
make the traffic and parking
board an advisory body to the
city manager rather than an
administrative group directly
responsible to council. City Man
ager Ira F. Willard asked the
change because he said the traffic
board infringed on the admins
trative functions of the city
manager and the police and traf-
fic control department.
Recommended in Survey
Elimination of the administra-
tive functions of the traffic
board. as well as those of other
council-appointed boards and
commissions. was recommended
in a $40, 900 Government survey
finished last year. The council
asked the traffic board to report
on Mr.. Wizards request before
taking further action.
The council also voted to give
the public bigger voice in budg-
ct making. Under a policy ap-
proved unanimously. the city
viii be required to furn-
ish a preliminary budget by
January Of each year, and a
series of public hearings will be
scheduled on the preliminary
draft. After revision, the usual
public hearing will be held be-
fore adoption by the end of June.
The new procedure was urged by
Councilman John J. Ewald.
Evening star., 1955-11-23
Here's How to
Check Coughs
Amazingly Quick!

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help Nature heal irritated
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Coughs due to colds are often
eased amazingly quick. Users
say: Nothing better for coughs
when one has a cold" They
speak from experience. Halls
Expectorant has been relieving
cold coughs for more than Is
years and is more popular than
ever. Remember the name. Ask
your druggist for HALLS Ex-
PECTORANT. Convenient size
bottle only 40c. Large sizes for
home use.
Evening star., 1955-11-23
Farm zoning
Fear Called
Red Herring

Fear of the effect of coming
lon farm real estate assessments
in Upper Montgomery County
was branded yesterday as a "red
herring" by County Councilman
Charles Jamison.
His statement followed an as
sertion by County Assessment
Supervisor Wilton T. Allen that
he did not think coming would
have any effect on assessments
Assessments are based solely
on actual land values, which are
determined primarily by the use
put to the land. Mr.. Allen told
the County Council.
A farm. he added, would be
assessed as farm as long as II
is being farmed."
Some proponents of an agri-
cultural zone with a 5-acre
minimum lot size to keep out
residential home builders have
argued that such a restriction
would lead to lower farm land
assessments.
Values Follow Market
Mr.. Allen conceded that prop
erty most highly restricted prob
ably would have the lowest value.
He indicated. however, that
lower assessments could result
only from a lowering of the
actual market value Of land and
Improvements
"We do not anticipate values -
Mr.. Allen said. 1--WE follow
values and trends; we do not
make them"
Mr.. Allen said his Office
ignores sales of farm land at
obviously speculative prices in
determining trends on land
values.
1--WE throw out the 81 ,000-an-
acre sales since it is obvious they
do not reflect actual farm land
values" Mr.. Allen added.
Mr.. Allen said that farmers
who subdivide their land into
small parcels as home sites face
higher assessments. generally
speaking, because the assessors
are required to establish a value
for each parcel.
He added. however. that even
some Of the subdivided land may
not be assessed higher If the
owner can show that the actual
value through use has not
changed.
Mr.. Jamison, who Is opposed
TO the f1ve-acre minimum lot in
the upper county, said he felt
Mr.. Allen had cleared the air
on assessing procedure, destroy
ing the argument used by those
who say 1t would remove the
speculative values on farm lands.
Rezoning Denied
The council yesterday ap-
pointed John B. Cullen Of l19
Primrose street. Chevy Chase,
to I'LL out one-year term on the
Appeals Tax Court. He fills a
vacancy created by the resigna-
ton Of Robert Redding.
The council also appointed r.
Watts Farmer of Redland as
chief judge of the court.
The council in other action
denied four requests for recon-
ing"
/. The two applications Of
Morris Perlmutter for reclassi-
fication of 9.000-square-foot lots
to 6,000-square-foot lots on 254
acres TO the east of Georgia ave-
nue. at Layhill road.
2. Commercial rezoning Of a
lot at the southeast corner at
Second and Apple avenues, Sill
yer Spring.
8. Commercial rezoning of
$4,000 square feet at the south
east corner of Georgia avenue
and Jones lane, Gienmont.
Evening star., 1955-11-23
Dr.. Brueckner Honored

DR.. A. L. Brueckner, director of
the Livestock Sanitary Service,
University Of Maryland. was
elected at a recent meeting in
New Orleans as president of the
National Livestock Sanitary As
sociation.
Evening star., 1955-11-23
Alexandra Council Plans
New Delinquency Curbs

another boy displaying q switch
blade knife. Councilman Joseph
NJ. Pancoast, whose wife is
Juvenile Judge Irene Pancoast,
proposed the poolroom ordinance
Evening star., 1955-01-27

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