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Evening star., 1955-07-19
County to Name
Clark to $5,4o1
Analyst Post

The Montgo cry County
Council today named Bradley L.
Clark II to the newly created
position of administrative an
alyst at a salary Of $5,491 a year
The position is one of three
new jobs set up in the county's
1955-56 budget and authorized
by the County Council today.
The other two are those of a
public relations director and a
director of facilities and services.
Mr.. Clark who lives at 523
West Montgomery avenue, Rock
vile. is one of three authors of a
recent critical research report on
the county's purchasing set up.
AS a result Of the report the
council recently enacted sweep
ing revisions in its purchasing
program.
In another personnel action
today the Council approved the
promotion of Police Corpl. Rob-
ert L. Cosgrave to the rank of
sergeant. The officer, 46, who
lives at 1921 Capital View drive,
Silver Spring, will fill a newly
created position of sergeant in
charge of the communications
section at Rockville,
Evening star., 1955-07-19
Mclean Salesman, 36,
Found Dead in Woods

A 36-year-old Mclean. Va.
insurance salesman was found
dead in woods near Vienna this
morning with a bullet wound in
his temple.
Fairfax Detective Sergt. Cecil
Brown said the death of Thrift
B. Elgin, jr.. apparently was
suicide.
Detective Brown said Mr.. FL
gins wife reported that her hus-
band went hunting yesterday
morning with a 20 rifle and die
not return. She called her hus-
bands father this morning and
he found his sons body lying in
the woods.
Sergt. Brown said the victim
was shot in the right temple with
the rifle.
Sergt. Brown said they could
find no reason for the action. Mr.
Elgin was a Bit pilot during
World War II and was the
father of two daughters, ages 8
and 4, police said.
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Payment in Lieu Of 7oxes
On IT, S. Property Seen

RICHMOND, July as7 tR.-
Members of the. Natiofla1 Asso-
citation Of County Oficials have
been told that an old bugaboo
Iof county finances-non-tax-
paying Federal property-may be
mitigated by congressional ac-
ton.
They were told yesterday that
la payment-in-lieu-of-taxes pro-
Iposal has "an excellent chance
of early passage by Congress" "
Some 900 county officials and
their wives from IS States are
attending their 10Th annual con-
ference here. Today they were
making a tour of Williamsburg
and Yorktown. They will re-
turn to business sessions tomor-
row.
There is no way for a county
to collect real estate taxes from
Uncle Sam. But year after year,
various associations of local Of
f1cials have demanded that Con-
gress provide payments in lieu
of taxes" on Government prop
erty, to counteract the shock of
taking it off the local tax rolls
Problem Acute
Large-scale acquisitions of
land and construction of defense
installations since the start of
World War II have made the
Iproblem acute for some localities.
This year it was estimated that
the United States Government
owns about 81 per cent of the
land area of the country. 1t
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Dehurdit Tax
Conviction Upheld

RICHMOND, July 10 (P).-The
4th U. s. Circuit Court of Ap-
Ipeals has upheld the income tax
evasion conviction of George P.
Dehardit, former commonwealth
Iattorney of Gloucester County.
Mr.. Dehardit appealed his SEN
tence of o years Imprisonment
and a fine of $4,000 to the Cir
cult Court after his conviction
last March. The appeal was
largued at Asheville, N. c., in
June.
The Federal district trial
court upheld the Governments s
contention that Dehardit had an
Income in 1946 of $26,019 and
owed taxes of $8,749. whereas he
reported an income of $17,254
and paid $4,383.
Dehardit, prominent In Demo-
cratic State politics for years,
was also a former member of
the State Highway Commission.
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owns about 8 per cent of the
area Of Virginia. F'S$
The Observation-Disclosures
was one Of the suggestions made
in the report on the Federal
Commission on Intergovernmen-
|tal Relations, released last
month. William G. Colman,
formerly a member of the COM
missions staff, disclosed the re-
port at the county officials meet
ing today.
Some Objections
Some county officials didn't
think the commissions proposal
went far enough. Richard
Watts of the State of Washing
ton, objected to the commission
view that a cutoff" date-like
the start of World War II or OF
the Korean war-should be es-
Itablished to determine what
Federal holdings would become
subject to tax" payments.
If it's equitable for a county to
receive payments for recently
acquired Federal property, he
argued, it's only logical to ex-
tend the same relief to all prop
|erty.
Mr.. Colman answered that too
generous d policy-including
property whose "noncontribu-
tory status has already become
integrated into the economic and
fiscal pattern of the commu-
nifty" as the commission puts it
would constitute a windfall
for local governments" and
would place a terrific drain on
the Federal Treasury"
Evening star., 1955-07-19
SLAYING SUSPECTS DESCRIPTION
TOBESENT THROUGHOUTNATION

Prince Georges County and Metropolitan Police detec-
tves investigating the murder of two girls June is
Northwest Branch Park plan to distribute circulars giving
the description of the mysterious man seen in the park on
the day of the murder.
Preparation of the bulletin is awaiting final abulaton
of the money donated reward for providing in
formation leading to apprehension and conviction of the
slayer
The bulletin will have Nationwide distribution in police
stations, post Offices and other public places.
Members of the Metropolitan Policeman's Association
donating to reward fund expected to exceed $4,000
Added this there will be money from Prince Georges
fund supervised by officials at the Suburban Trust Co. in
Hyattsville.
Prince Georges County Deceive Donald Forsht and
District Detective Sergt David Gould yesterday flew to Mar
nsburg W. Va to check out possible suspect in the
Officials said the cleared and that the trip
had developed no leads
Evening star., 1955-07-19

Pershing City where John Cohen
Kecoughtan; Louis w. Morales
Richmond. and Bill Wood, Suf-
folk, will have to face a runofl
for the two remaining delegate
posts. The winners will join
Dennis McMurran, Portsmouth
and Dan Bird. Bland.
A senatorial seat is the prize
In Lees knotted contest. Either
Anthony Sherman, Pearisburg,
or Martin Williams. Richmond,
will join Calvin Spain, Waverly
as the city's second Senator.
The girls steamed through
their elections with nary a hitch,
electing, as did the boys, Sena-
tors, Delegates, and other Of
flcers. y
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Firemen Seeking LoophoIe
F or Carnival Combine

SALISBURY, Md, July 19.-
Volunteer flremen in Wicomico
County were to meet today with
law enforcement officials in
hopes of finding a way for them
to continue their bingo and
similar games of chance at car
nivalS.
Sheriff Jesse M. Pollitt gave
the flremen the word Friday
that they will no longer be
tolerated.
The games of chance always
have been illegal, but Sheriff
Pollitt only recently decided to
enforce the law which the last
grand Jury recommended be
changed for firemen, school
groups and charitable agencies.
Such a bill failed to pass at
the 1855 General Assembly.
Evening star., 1955-07-19

| Volunteer fire companies out
side Of Salisbury have depended
on income from the carnivals for
many years. Howard Griffith,
head of the carnival committee
at Sharptown, said, for instance,
the company receives 81 500 from
the county while operating costs
are $4,000. The carnival makes
about $4,000 a year.
Other companies which spon-
Isor carnivals are at Delmar, He
bron, West Side, Fruitland, Pitts
vile and Willards.
Enforcement of the law by
Sheriff Pollitt was backed by
States Attorney Hamilton p.
Fox.
"You can't expect the sheriff
to pull in his neck and ignore
these things" he said.
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Girls Stute Knows Its Mind
But Boys Aren't So Sure

BLACKSBURG. Va, July 1s
R.-Who said women can't
make up their minds?
Girls State had no trouble
selecting officers for its 10 cities
yesterday but Boys State had
three ties when its IL cities had
finished counting votes.
And two of the ties involved
three candidates each. In the
House of Delegates race. Forrest
City will have to choose two Del
egates from among Buddy Le-
sure, Petersburg; Duke Murray,
Berryville, and John Myers,
South Boston. Already elected
are Bob Hill, Charlottesville,
and Gordon Silcox, Alexandria.
The same situation applies at
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kensington Gets
Zone Proposals

Details of a proposed master
zoning plan for the town of Ken
sington. Md, were outlined to $50
residents at a meeting in the
Kensington Elementary School
last night.
The plan to reorganize the
town coming pattern would re-
place the present plan, now 10
years old. 1t establishes new
limits for future commercial de-
velopment but includes no pro-
visions for additional industrial
zoning, according to Mayor Lewis
Merriam.
No opposition was voiced at the
meeting to the plan or to a pro-
posal near the end of the ses-
sion by William Stanley, presi-
dent of the Kensington Chamber
of Commerce.
Mr.. Stanley suggested that a
10-acre triangular tract now
Zoned commercial and residen-
tial be rezoned for industrial use.
The property is bounded by the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, St.
Paul street and PlyerssMill road.
Mayor Merriam said today,
however. that there is consider
able opposition to Mr.. Stanley's
plan. both from the Mayor and
Town Council and from a ma
jority of citizens"
Called Impractical
He said they did not raise the
point last night because the plan
was called impractical by Arthur
Spellhorn, technical engineer for
the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Mr.. Spellhorn told the group
the tract suggested for industrial
use is owned by different indi-
viduals and that it would be diff
ficult to place it under one own
ership.
The planning commission pre-
pared the master zone plan for
Kensington. Mayor Merriam said
the council. which meets next
Monday, may act on the plan
then.
Evening star., 1955-07-19
Ramsey 10 Lead
Du Pre- Hearing

Norman Ramsey, deputy
Maryland attorney general, will
present the State Roads Com.
mission case against Ben Du
Pre-, assistant rights way en-.
gineer suspended in connection
with a land speculation investi.
cation in Montgomery County
MIR. Du Pre- will have a hear.
ing Thursday before State Per.
sonnel Commissioner Russell S
Davis in Baltimore on charges
of misconduct" involving al
legged cooperation with specula-
tors on projects in the county.
Assistant Attorney General Jo-
seph D. Buscher, in charge of the
SRC's legal work, said be was
to meet today with Mr.. Ramsey
in the preparation of the roads
commissions presentation.
Mr.. Buscher, who has been
handling the investigation OF
the Du Pre- case. will be a ma
Iterial witness for the roads COM
mission at the hearings.
Mr.. Du Pres attorney, Walter
r. Tabler, jr., has summoned
IA witnesses to testify in His
behalf. including six real estate
men from the Washington area.
Mr.. Buscher said he had re-
quested that another member
of the attorney generals Office
present the case for the roads
commission.
I can hardly be a material
witness and attorney in the case
lat the same time" Mr.. Buscher
said.
Mr.. Buscher is continuing his
investigation of the Du Pre- case.
IMr. Ramsey is assigned only to
THE actual presentation of the
case before Mr.. Davis.
Evening star., 1955-07-19
Home Building Booms

NORFOLK, July 10 (R-Prin-
cess Anne County's residential
building boom is continuing to
break records, easily topping
nearby areas. Permits for con-
Struction OF homes during the
first six months of 1855 totaled
$i1, 1,862,300 compared with S.
218,000 in the first of last year.
Evening star., 1955-07-19
Chamber Names Two
In Southern MARYLAND

The new Chamber of Com
merce of Southern Maryland last
night appointed William H
Brooke of Upper Marlboro, as
financial secretary and DIR. Irv-
ing F. Rubin. of Suitland, as Sec
|retary.
The group, meeting in Upper
Marlboro, discussed the situation
|of the tobacco growers in South
|ern Maryland and said it would
do its part to promote and
stabilize agriculture in the area
Evening star., 1955-07-19
Boy Cyclist browns

EASTON, Md. July 10 (P.-
A 16-year-old boy was drowned
yesterday when his bike hit an
uneven spot in a narrow one-way
bridge and he somersaulted into
Leeds Greek near here. The
victim was James Henry Lewis,
colored, of Tunis Mills, Md.
Evening star., 1955-07-19

according to lie Roy C. Moser
chief right-of-way engineer fol
the commission.
Part Of 21-Acre Tract
The II acres was part of a
21-acre tract acquired by Belt
Parkway properties October a.
1858 under deed bearing $685.
worth Of tax stamps. That in
dicates price Of not more than
I$85, 900 for the entire tract OF
about $4,000 an acre.
The Belt Parkway corporation
lists on the deed Hyman Kaplan
as president and Maurice B
Berenter as secretary. The cor
poration has filed a preliminary
subdivision plat on the re-
mainder of the tract but has not
yet proceeded with final plat
approval necessary for subdivi-
sion development.
In both the Fig and the Belt
Parkway cases. the Maryland Ma
tional Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission required the
subdividers to reserve the LAND
needed by the roads commission
Mr.. Fig is developing the abutt.
| ing land UP the boundaries o1
the roads commission acquisi-
tions. ....
Represented by MelnicOve
Belt Parkway Properties was
represented in negotiations with
the roads commission by former
State Senator Bernard S. Melni.
cove of Baltimore City. Defeated
last year, Mr.. Melnicove was 9
member of the State Senate dur.
ing the negotiations.
The eight-month difference ir
the negotiations and the accom-
panying rise in land values in the
areas were cited by Mr.. Buschei
and Mr.. Moser as chief reasons
for the wide span between both
appraisals and purchase prices
on the two tracts.
Mr.. Buscher also noted that
Mr.. Fig had sold two adjoining
lots to the north fronting on
Georgia avenue to church and
a lodge for so cents and SIS cents
a square foot. The legal officer
added that Mr.. Fig, known as a
big contributor to many churches,
had claimed he had given the
groups special consideration in
the sale prices.
Plan Use for Interchange
Mr.. Buscher said the Fig
property also was closer to
schools. churches and other ia
Icilities and that abutting prop
Ierty was more highly developed
than the Belt Parkway property.
A special drainage problem also
will be created by the roads
commission project on the Fig
property. Mr.. Buscher added.
Both of the tracts will be used
in construction of a 30-acre
interchange where the circum-
ferential road crosses Georgia
avenue. The State has not ac-
quired much of the belt routes
right-of-way, with acquisitions
being confined to the Forest
-Colesville roads, Old Bla-
densburg road and New Hamp-
shire avenue areas.
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$4,000 OanAcre
aid for Tract
For Inner Belt
Price Is Twice Outlay
For Nearby Lond
8 Months Earlier
By CHARLEs'L. HOFFMAN

The Maryland State Roads
Commission has paid a Silver
Spring real estate development
corporation $4,000 for a 13-
acre undeveloped residential tract
in the path of the Inter-county
Belt highway. The Star has
learned.
The $4,000 an acre paid for
the land to the Fig Development
Corp. was more than double the
acreage price the commission
paid for an 11-acre tract eight
months earlier. directly across
from the Fig tract.
Roads Commission officials
yesterday confirmed the pur-
chase price as recorded last De-
lcember 8 in Montgomery County
land records.
Highest Price Yet Paid
The price is the highest yet
Ipaid in Montgomery County fol
Ieither the new National Pike OF
1.-THE circumferential route, roads
Officials said. The assessment or
I11.68 acres of the land was $685.
I670 records in Rockville show.
The big corporation Is headed
|up by Sam Fig, prominent Silver
Spring businessman and realtor
His sons name, Lawrence, also
appears on the deed.
The 13 acres taken by the
roads commission was part of 8
large 64-acre tract purchased BY
IMr. Fig four years earlier under
a deed recorded March 16, 1850
from Edith Elizabeth Bean. The
lrest of the tract is being devel.
Ioped in single-family residences
$19S,4O9 Price Indicated
Federal tax stamps on the
Bean-Eig transfer totaled $218.5(
indicating a sale price of moi
more than $198, 400 for the entire
tract. That would be about
1853, 100 an acre.
The IL acres bought by the
roads commission lies on the east
side of Georgia avenue about 40C
fleet south of Forest Glen road.
The roads commission paid
Belt Parkway Properties Inc.
ST. 900 for 11.03 acres in trans
/ fer recorded April 20, 1854. The
Belt Parkway land lies directly
opposite the Fig tract on the
west side of Georgia avenue.
Originally Appraised at S143,0O(
Roads commission employees
appraised the Fig property orig
inally at, $143,000. records in
baltimore show.
The SRC reached its appraisal
by allowing rs cents a square
foot for 848 feet Of frontage on
Georgia avenue to a depth of l3S
feet. That is $32,670 an acre.
The remainder of the tract was
appraised at $1,000 an acre by
the SRC.
Before negotiations were con-
cluded, however, the SRC ap-
praisal was increased to $157 ,062
by allowing the square footage
Appraisal to extend for a depth
of ITS feet.
The average of a number of
independent outside appraisals
made for the commission was
$153,722, SRC records indicate.
Haggled for 2 Years
Mr.. Fig said his attorney had
been haggling with the roads
commission for two years over
the property and in the mean
time he had been held up on
construction of the subdivision.
Property value went up during
that time, he said.
II should have gotten another
100000 for damages" Mr.. Fig
declared.
| He added he would be willing
to pay SLIPS a square foot for
frontage anywhere along Geor-
gia avenue. He said he had been
holding the frontage for eventual
commercial use.
The real estate man cited sales
in the Silver Spring business
area as an indication of land
value variances.
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Mr.. Fig originally asked $780,
900 for the property. according
to Joseph D. Buscher, assistant
attorney general in charge of the
roads commissions legal affairs
who handled final negotiations.
Mr.. Fig was represented by
James w. Gill of the law firm of
Duckett. Gill and Orem in the
negotiations.
In the Belt parkway negotia-
tions SRC employees appraised
the II acres at $62 200.
Forty cents a square foot, or
SIT 400 an acre was allowed for
2.5 acres with TAO feet of frontage
on Georgia avenue. The re-
mainder was appraised at $4,000
an acre, SRC records show.
An independent appraisal by
Ralph w. Ripley was $64,500,
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The Steworts Ready
For Jopon voyoge
81 sheiIch ;rahonl.

invited d lot Of people TO their
home 10 see the tournament Of
roses parade and the rose bowl
game on TN. Millions Of others
will be doing likewise.
seeing the New Year In Palm
Dean Martin and family are
seeing the New Year Ia Palm
Springs. so Is Bing Crosby. !.
Marilyn Monroe Is floating
around somewhere In the East.
Ann Miller got up at 5 am.
today-raaybe she didn't even
bother going to sleep New Years
Eve TO get to Pasadena in time
to ride the MGM float Iii the
Rose Bowl parade.
49,
Edmund Purdom is here. and
it's q cinch that Linda Christian,
the about to-be- divorced Mrs.
Tyrone Power. wiz be within
arms reach.
Eleanor Parker and her new
husband are IN Dial Tor ! de-
layed honeymoon.
Jack palance, 90 good Ii '6ign
of the Pagan" and Silver
Chalice,s Is In New York for the
New Year with his family
Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh,
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celebrating 1855 arrival here,
leave for New York next week.
y,nck H,,dsor L hav,no I.
lovelv Ian,,arv fsrst hav,nr
laoved into ths f,rst home hess
aver owned Aslyed il II means
naarriare. Rock renlied, sNot
tilI I'm 3o' Hes 29l
- 4 q VA - "a ais s i
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HOLLYWOODa n
Pier Angel and husband Vic
Danone are separated this new
years. Before they had even
thought Of marriage. Vic made.
some night-club commitments Ia
Las Vegas and Miami. on their
honeymoon Pier sat around
watching Vic work LII Las Vegas
but didn't enjoy 1t, DEFINITELY.
Vic Is now ii Miami: Pier here.
Lana Turner u luckier. Hav-
ing finished her picture. The
Sea Chase with John Wayne
Just under its deadline. she and
husband Lex Barker are soak
ing up some Of that famed Aca-
pulco sunshine this week end.
That travelling cal. Ava Card
ner, expected to be In Spain when
the new year arrived. n this
were last year at this time, bull
fighter Luis Dominguin would
be right there with her. But
this year. q big question mark.
Jimmy Stewart Is packing with
wife Gloria for then trip to
Japan. They leave january 3.
4A&a
Robert Taylor and Ursula
Thiess got back from their
travels In time TO move into the
new home Bob built for his
pretty bride.
Esther Williams and Ben Gage
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Where and When
Current IhenlsF AflFdetioas
And Tine Of Showing
III VI ElNII7
Stare.

q
Stage.
Nafionni Won 1erfut Town i
z::so and ! 30 pm.
Ehube<t q Had Eidinesn:
I and $50 pm.
Arcna Golden Bly, $50
pm. Screen
Anbaazad Iii rms silver
Chaiice,s !. s:zss $50 and e:20
pm. 4
Capitol deep ii nv Hearss':
HIS am. l:z5. 1910. $40. $50
and l1.10 pm.
Colony illicit Inberlude
$50. 4:IB. SOS. 7:50 snd $40
pm.
Columbia 4 Athena II am.
!, 8. 5, I. . and II pm.
Dupont Romeo and Juliet:
III an, ISIS. 4:.1S. 6:55, 9:55 and
$50 pm.
Keifhs 40 900 Leagues pn-
der the Sen 80 am. 1884. 2..40,
5. tbs, e.35 and ll;55 pm.
Little Garden Of Eden:
1850. Sis. 4:55. $40. $40 and
1905 pm
MacArthuz High and Dry.
1850. 40. $40. 5 and ESQ pm.
Metropolitan The silver
Chalicea: lo::45 a.In., / lis, $50,
$40, SIS and 1850 pm.
Ontario Three Ring Circus:
Ills, 3:15. Sis. tbs. s:l5 and
lI:l5 pm.
Palace There's No Business
Like Show Business; 1850 Am,
z. As, 6:55, s.!20 and 1850 pm.
Playhouse The Sign of the
Pagan lt:O5 an. 1855. 2:5O.
4;40. 6:k5, $50 and 1925 pm.
and 1920 am.
Plaza The DeteetiYe's 70,
$40, $40. s. 6:45. $3.50. 1915
and 1850 pm.
Trans-Lux ssPhffftn; if:Os,
am. !. ESQ. Ass, 0:25, $40,
1856 and ll:5o pm.
Warner This Is Cineramar !;
l:30. 4:30 and $40 pm.
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~ =
cast-telecast Of the same affair
next March. This contract Is for
six years. over which the Acad-
|emy win get payments totaling
81. 05O.D00.
It Is also i double-rich deal
In that the contract calls for q
preliminary telecast Of the nonii-
nations program. This IS set for
February IL and win precede the
big awards by about Il month.
The nominations ceremonies have
never previously been on the
air. being left instead to routine
newscasts.
NOW II some one can only
come UP with enough hot COM
petition for on the Water
'front.', d likely candidate for
eight different awards. 1t viii
put q nice element Of suspense
into this MEG spectacular, which
annually has the greatest all-
star cast ever assembled FOR q
single production.
ON Al NOTE or ANITY: TO
spare the ruined feelings Of APP
parently large segments Of read
ers. and to save them stamps
this department promises:
/. TO make no more slsirring
references to any prizes that
may be won by aSahrina. or
Three Coins IN the Fountain
q. TO reconcile itself Ia the
extent possible to the continued
presence Of Marilyn Monroe IN
roles In which she is required
merely to "he" instead Of to act.
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ssATHENA. Metro <3oid4yn-zlayer,
3lctuIs. pyodnced ~ Joe Rnstefnak. d.
rested by Richard Thorpe, scres1pl1y 81
WILLARD Lnayis and Leonard 9pIeeigas4.
en4reeEraphy ~ Valerne Dettis. At the