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Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06
Weekly Tree Talk
Trees Hurt BY Dry Spell Urgently
Need Food. Water

1Kttc HuTt o3 DAs CpVh CASOhehJ
Need Food, Water
The dry spell that began in Sep
tember and continued into October
has been harmful to many shade
trees.
1t caused early leaf drop, drying
out of twigs, arrested the full de-
velopment of some of next years
buds and slowed down root growth,
SO vital In the fall.
According to Don Cantwell, Dis
trict Manager of the Bartlett Tree
Expert Co. oaks, naples, sweet
gums, hickories, birches and beech
es growing in unfavorable soils or
poor locations were hardest hit
The prolonged dry spell has been
equally damaging to conifers and
bro adlea evergreen foundation
paintings
All trees need an abundance Of
rainfall to prepare themselves for
winter. Moisture makes for salts
factory translocation OF leaf manu-
factured foodstuffs late In the sea-
son down into twig, stem, branch,
trunk, and root 1t is required for
wood in twig and branches to hard
EN- before cold weather sets in. It
gives life to winterbuds.
Highly important is sufficient
soil water about tree roots before
winter. This aids root growth right
up until the ground freezes. Ever
greens especially continually alb
sorb moisture during the winter to
replace that lost through the need
les under high drying winds.
Tree owners can offset the effects
of the autumn drought before it is
too late. Unless sufficient rains
come, water well all priced trees.
Then feed them. Feeding can be
done any time right up until the
soil freezes. Tree food will stimu-
late root growth at this crucial
time. 1t will be available as the tree
needs 1t, later this year, at the first
flush of spring when new buds and
next years leaves become demand
ing again.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06

wet and dirty. It's too hot here for
hip boots.
On the brighter side, local game
laws are extremely liberal. All you
need is a license to own and carry
a shotgun, and even that isn't
checked too closely. A man with a
good eye can bag up to so birds
per outing without game. warden
asking questions.
Stray farm animals and farmers
present a minor safety problem,
but most of them have learned to
take cover when the shooting gets
too close.
Snipe hunting has gotten so pop
ular, particularly in the fields just
South of Manila, that inhabitants
are used to the boom of shotguns.
About the only ones who aren't are
the snipe.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06
DOVES AND LOVE

NEWARK, N. J. (P)-The lives
and loves of doves are under study
by scientists at Rutgers University.
Researchers are investigating dove
mating habits to compare with hu-
man behavior.
About 1000 birds are controlled
in the dove love experiments.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06
schine's Milford Passes Out Free
Novelty Passes TO But Not For Me"

Maybe you didn't know it if you many
thousands who watching the Halloween Parade
Saturday and of the handed large pink
button containing catchy phrase and the title But Not
Me" it's FREE pass the when
Milford Sunday Monday. Remember the of
be
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-06

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Evening star., 1959-11-19
6. O. P. Women
In Fuirfox Oppose
Dropping Solomon

The Fairfax County Women's
Republican Club disagrees with
the announced plan Of A. Clai-
borne Leigh, Dranesville district
supervisor. to drop Chairman
Samuel 8. Solomon from the
county school board next year.
Mr.. Leigh, one Of three Re-
publicans on the Board Of
County Supervisors, said last
week he would not reappoint
Mr.. Solomon because the latter
had not gotten along with par
ent-teacher associations.
Mr.. Solomon explained that
he had been asked by Mr.. Leigh
the previous week end to resign
but refused. He said he. then
was told that Mr.. Leigh would
appoint someone else to sue
ceed him next year because he
was considered a political lia-
bility."
The Republican women, how
ever, voted last Thursday night
to advise Mr.. Leigh of their
"wholehearted support" for Mr..
Solomon'S retention and said
they felt a great injustice
would be done to the taxpayers
Of Dranesville district" II he
were dropped from the post.
Evening star., 1959-11-19
Tuwes Curbs
{: EI':mI1-pIoye Use
OfStuteCu:IrII's #

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 10 (AP)
The 1853 Legislature. which
wanted tighter regulations on
the use Of state-owned cars, is
going to get its way.
. Gov. Tawes announced yes
terday he is putting more strin-
gent rules into effect immedi-
ately on the 1,7eO State cars
used by various employees.
Drivers will be required to
use the cars only for State
business or driving to and from
work, will be responsible for
any damages resulting from
misuse and must have special
license plates. Cars used in
investigative work and q few
others are excepted from the
license plate rule.
A special permanent com,
mittee headed by Budget Bu-
reau Chief James P. Slicher
will help the motor vehicles
commissioner screen applica-
tions for use Of the cars and
will determine any necessity of
using a car on State business
after working hours.
Evening star., 1959-11-19
Democratic Club
Elects Bethesda
Woman President

The Women's Democratic
Club Of Montgomery County
renamed Mrs. Eathal w. Allen
OF Bethesda as its president
last night.
Other oficers picked during
the clubs annual dinner meet
ing at Olney Inn include Mrs.
Pat vasco Of Chevy Chase, irst
vice president; Miss Laura
Gilliland Of Chevy Chase, Sec
ond vice president, and Mrs.
James ]. Lynch. Silver Spring,
third vice president.
Named recording secretary
was Mrs. John z. Wescott of
Bethesda. Mrs. Phillip ThorSon
OF Fort Sumner was elected
corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Edith B. Keller, Colesville,
treasurer; Mrs. Pat M. Holt,
Bethesda, parliamentarian, and
Mrs. o. w. Anderson of
0aithersburg and Mrs. o. Nile
HarkinS, Chevy Chase, as
auditors.
Mrs. Edna Cook, county dele
gate to the State Legislature,
was the principal speaker, re-
viewing the role Of women In
molding Maryland politics.
Evening star., 1959-11-19
z Foirfox Men Killed
When Train Hits Truck

Two Fairfax County men
were killed at an Alexandria
grade crossing early today
when a petroleum tank truck
was struck by a freight train
bound for Potomac Yards.
Alexandria police listed the
victims as Chester B. Robert
son, SO. of RID /, Fairfax,
driver of the truck, and a
helper, William S. Cox, jr., 80,
of 80 Elizabeth lane in the Lee
Forest subdivision near Fair
fax.
Mr. Robertson, employed by
the Southern States Fairfax
Petroleum Cooperative, Inc,
recently received an award for
IA years driving without an
accident. 49,.
The accident occurred shortly
after l am. at the Southern
Railway crossing in the 1000
block of South Van Dorm
street. s
Police said the train was Q
Evening star., 1959-11-19
Teacher CHARGED
In Beating of
Girl With Stick

FREDERICK, Nd, Nov. 10
(AP. - E. Maurice Clark.
teacher-principal of the Sabil-
laSville elementary school, has
been served with a warrant
charging that he struck and
beat one of his classroom stu
dents on November 6.
The student, Linda Ann
Bentzel of Cullen, complained
that Mr.. Clark went to her
desk and beat her with a yard
stick.
According to the report of
the examining physician, Linda
had been badly bruised on her
back. Her parents said she has
been quite nervous since the
incident.
Mr.. Clark posted bond of
$1,000 after being taken into
custody by State Trooper Dou-
glaS E. Rogers. .-.-
Trial has been scheduled in
Magistrates Court here on No
vember "a.
Evening star., 1959-11-19
None Hurt as Car
Rams School Bus

A motorist and about 80 stu
dents escaped injury today
when a car rammed the rear
Of a Prince Georges County
school bus in Carrollton, county
police reported.
The car Of Mrs. Mae c. Bos.
well, 43, Of Bowie, struck the
bus when its brakes failed on
Annapolis road at Eighty-fifth
avenue, according to Pvt. John
w. Rhoads Of the traffic safety
section.
The bus, driven by Mrs
Elizabeth L. Ruddle, ii, Of SOLO
Fifty-Sixth place, Hyattsville
was carrying students to Glen
ridge Junior High School. 1t
continued to the school. No
charges were filed.
Evening star., 1959-11-19
Car Kills Girl, 4, Darling
Into Street After Cat

A4-year-old child was struck
and fatally injured yesterday
when she darted into the path
of an automobile aS she pur.
sued d pet cat, Montgomery
County police reported.
Dead on arrival at Suburban
Hospital was Judith Ann Cotter,
daughter Of Or. and Mrs. James
=. cotter Of 4201 Dahill road,
Wheaton. DR.. Cotter is q
Wheaton dentist.
Montgomery County Police
Pvt. Kenneth Collins said q Wit
ness told him Judith was chas-
ing the cat, which had scamp
cred under o parked car. She
was hit ct Charles and High
view roads ct about 2:15 pm.
Police said no charges will
be placed against the driver of
the ear, Philip Cello, who lives
three doors from the Cotters'
home. According to the police
report, Mr.. Gelfo's car was
travelling south on Charles road
when Judith Ann suddenly ran
into the street from behind q
parked car.
The driver never saw the
victim" the report concluded.
Evening star., 1959-11-19
Employment
In D. G. Area
Dips2,7O0

Total employment in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
showed q decline last month
for the first time this year, &C.
cording to . report by the Dis.
trict ONCE Of the United States
Employment Service.
Director Fred z. Hetzel said
total employment is expected
TO increase again this month
with substantial hiring al.
ready evident in retail trades,
the Post once Department, and
other activities" that are pick.
ing up due to the coming of
the Christmas season.
Total employment last month
dropped 2,700 below the fisure
for September. The October to.
tai was 6s2.400 compared to
september's figure Of 6s5,lo0.
Mr.. Hetzel pointed out, how.
ever, that last months total
showed an increase in employ.
ment Of l2,4o0, or 10 per cent
above those recorded in Oc.
tober Of last year.
An unexpected decline in un-
employment amounting to 900
fewer jobleSs resulted last
month despite a tightening in
the economy" due to the steel
strike. Mr.. Hetzel noted.
The unemployment estimate
for October was $4,000 COM
pared to 1890 In September.
The jobless figure In October OF
1858 reached l6,S0O.
Mr.. Hetzel said the Employ.
I1aent Service ofices placed
fewer persons in Jobs last
month compared to the number
handled In September.
Evening star., 1959-11-19

House. Ala headquarters, at
174l New York avenue NV.
Of1cials said the exhibition
offers a representative sampling
Of current Government build
tng designs. They added it
demonstrates the contribution
made by the private architect
to the public buildings of to-
day and tomorrow. Twenty
four projects are shown.
Public building projects in
the Washington area, their
status, cost and architects
follow:
National Library of Medicine
at the National Institutes of
Health, Bethesda, architects
r. B. O'Connor and w. H.
Kilham, jr., of New York. This
is being constructed by GSA
for the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare at a
cost of $7.3 million. 1t is slated
to be completed in June, 1861,
and is now about IL per cent
finished.
ONCE building at NH, archi-
tectS Keyes, Lethbridge & Con-
don and Richard Collins g.
Associates of Washington. This
is also being constructed for
HEW, at a cost of $9,925, 900.
Excavation work has started
and the completion date is
July, 1861.
CHA Headquarters
Headquarters building for
the Central Intelligence Agency
at Langley, Va; architects
Harrison & Abramovitz, New
York. Cost is $46 million;
completion date is July, 1861.
The basic foundation of the
structure is now being COM
pleted.
Federal ONCE building No. 10,
which is really two structures,
10-A and lob: architects Hola-
bird and Root, and Burgee and
Carroll Of Chicago, and Grisdale
and Van Allen of Philadelphia.
Total cost Of the two units is
$44,l25,000. GSA said there are
Evening star., 1959-11-19
Hearing Slated
On Virginia Sun

A hearing on a complaint is
sued by the National Labor Re-
lations Board against the
Northern Virginia Sun will be
held at l0:30 am. December /
at the Commerce Department.
The complaint charges the
newspaper with firing % men,
bers Of the International Typo
graphical Union for their union
activities. Stuart Rothman,
genera! counsel of the NLRB,
had the complaint issued after
a regional decision had been
made to drop the case.
The ITU had appealed the de-
ciSion to dismiss charges the
union had originally brought
against the newspaper.
Evening star., 1959-11-19
Alexandra Store
Robbed of $1,376

A Peoples Drug Store at 1925
Mount Vernon avenue, Alex
andria, opened yesterday minus
camera equipment worth 81, ,376.
Assistant Manager Robert
Oliver told police burglars broke
into The store and stole several
cameras as well as cigarettes
and about 20 shirts.
The police said the burglars
entered by climbing an iron
ladder ct the rear of the store,
removing an exhaust fan on
the roof and climbing down a
ventilation duct. .
Evening star., 1959-11-19
Fairfax Volunteer
Hurt Fighting Bloze

A Fairfax County fireman
was injured last night while
fighting q blaze in a vacant
frame house on Scoville street
at Baileys Cross Roads.
The fireman. Thomas 8.
Boyer, 80, Of S21 Pinewood ter
race, Falls Church. slipped
while handling fire hose, ac-
cording to Fire Marshal Willis
H. Burton, jr.
Mr.. Boyer, a member Of the
baileys Cross Roads Volunteer
Fire Department, was admitted
to Anderson Clinic with O frac.
tured wrist.
Evening star., 1959-11-19
Refusal to axe Oath
Bars Man as notary

A Bethesda man who refused
to take an oath declaring his
belief In the existence of God
los ia court battle yesterday for
a commission TO be a Maryland
notary public.
Roy r. Torcaso was over
ruled by q Montgomery County
Circuit Court Judge on his chal-
lenge Of the constitutionality of
the Maryland oath which re-
quires q declaration of belief in
the Deity. His attorney in
dicated the decision probably
would be appealed.
Circuit Court Judge Ralph @.
Shure denied Mr.. Torcaso's re.
quest for q State commission
as a notary public. Mr.. Torcaso
had refused to swear to a belief
in the existence Of a Supreme
Being when he applied for O
notary's seal.
Other Groups in Case
After Mr.. Torcaso fled suit
last August. the American Civil
Liberties Union entered the
case as an "amicus curiae"
tfriend Of the court. The ACLU
fled a memorandum in support
OF Mr.. Torcaso's position ear.
lier this month. The American
Jewish Congress also took part
in the case In behalf Of Mr..
TorcaSo. ....
Judge Shure, in upholdins
the State oath, declared that it
is a condition which may be
rightly imposed by q sovereign
state In dealing with its own
ofhcials." He said the ONCE of
notary public is an important
position Of "profit and trust"
When the suit was filed last
August. Mr.. Torcaso stated he
has a "profund respect for the
golden rule" but added that
Where 1t came from is not A
matter Of consequence to me-"
He contended that the oath is
in conflict with both the con-
stitution Of Maryland and the
United States Constitution.
Requirements Stressed
Noting these contentious.
Judge Shure stated that mem
bers Of the State legislature in
the 18th century had imposed
some religious restriction on
Evening star., 1959-11-19

no construction funds yet avail
able. Part of the Southwest re-
development program, 10-A will
be built on independence ave-
nue. between Seventh and Ninth
streets S.W., while lob will be
built on Independence avenue
between Sixth and Seventh
streets S.W.
Auditorium, Gallaudet COL
lege; architects Thomas H. Lo-
craft and Associates, Washing
ton. No construction funds
available; estimated cost is
$749, 900.
Hearing and Speech Center,
Gallaudet College, which has
just been completed by GSA for
HEW, cost $4,000. Architects,
Mcleod and Ferrara, Washing
ton.
Arboretum Center Slated
Headquarters building, Ma
tional Arboretum; architects,
Diegert g. Yerkes & Associates,
Washington. No construction
funds available. Estimated cost,
50, ,225,000. 1t will be near
Maryland avenue and the Ana
costa River.
Two GSA architects active in
ALA organized the exhibit. They
are L, L. Hunter. assistant COM
missioner, design and construc-
ton, public buildings service,
and j. Rowland Snyder, director
of the architectural and struc-
tural division of GSA's public
buildings service.
Evening star., 1959-11-19

the right to hold an ONCE OF
profit and Tor trust" He added
that the foundation for such @
requirement was made clear
when the constitution Of Mary.
land was adopted by conven.
ton in Annapolis"
The Judge also held that the
oath did not conflict with the
Federal Constitution since nei-
ther Mr.. Torcaso's private EN-.
ployment or his citizenship
is being interfered with"
Joseph A. Sickles, Mr.. Tor
caso's attorney. said that an
appeal is probable.
Evening star., 1959-11-19
Book Fair at School

The Thomas Jefferson Ele.
mentary school of FAILS
Church is holding its annual
Book Fair this week through
Saturday. The fair win be open
from 2:3o to $50 pm. today
and tomorrow, and 10 an. to
IL noon on Saturday.
Evening star., 1959-11-19
Board 10 Vote
On Bond Issue
Recount Costs

Fairfax County Supervisors
plan to decide December 2
whether to pay for q requested
recount on q s4.s million parks
and recreation bond issue
which passed by q narrow mar
gin In the general election.
The supervisors made this
decision yesterday, after learn
ing a petition for q recount had
been fled with the county's
Circuit Court. The court is
scheduled to take some action
on the petition tomorrow.
In q letter TO the supervisors,
Harley NJ. williams Of the
County Taxpayers Alliance
said there were apparent dis
crepancies" In the park bond
election. Mr.. williams was
among those who signed the
petition.
He said the recount should
be made ct public expense
where there Is reason to be.
lieve mistakes may have been
made In the counting Of the
ballots that might affect the
results"
13S-VOte Margin
The petition cites what Mr..
williams called discrepancies"
in each Of the eounty'S seven
magiSterial districts. The parks
bond proposal passed by only
13S out Of 24,23s.
Supervisor Thomas s. Gray
suggested the county pay for
q recount II the court orders
one. The board, with Supervisor
William H, Moss absent, tied
over the proposal and set tie
December date for q decision.
In separate actions, the
board backed q State Highway
Department proposal for, an
overpaSs ut the crossing Of Back
Lick road and the Southern
Railway tracks in Springfield.
Federal Aid
Fred 1urroushs, highway
department engineer, said the
State could get 90 per cent
Federal aid for the project. The
supervisors, recalling car.train
crashes In Springfield, agreed
to pass . resolution approving
the project.
Mr.. Burroughs said the over
pass project would mean some
delay on improvement projects
on BluntS lane and Sleepy Hol.
low road.
The board also decided to set
up a special committee to
standardize the rules and
methods Of the board Of zon.
ing appeals. the planning com.
mission and the board Of su.
pervisors on land cases.
Supervisor William H. Moss,
who proposed the move, said
the public is sometimes con.
fused over the different re.
quirements for each county
body.
A public hearing was sched.
uled for January l3 on q health
and sanitation ordinance on
BARRIERS. Ordinance provisions
include physical examina tions
for BARRIERS. The board took nc
action on the Fairfax BARRIERS
Associations proposal to set ur
q licensing system for BARRIERS
Architects Named
The firm Of vosbeck and
Ward Of Alexandria was named
to do the architectural work
on the police headquarter,
building. The S35O,00O for thu
building was approved in .
bond referendum in the gen.
eral election. T
The board accepted the res.
ignations Of William Simms
chairman Of the County Eco
nomic and Industrial Develop.
ment Committee, and Olivel
Comstock, q committee mem.
Der. Both men said they have
taken jobs they feel might con.
niet with committee work.
Noting that this left only
three members on the com.
mittee, the board said it woulc
take up the whole question Of
the committees existence ir
January. The committee has
been attacked In the past by
the powerful County CiviC
Federation.
Evening star., 1959-11-19
Public to View Designs
of "a Federal Projects

Federal buildings under construction planned the
Washington which will cost we'll 500 million
represented in architectural exhibit opening here tomorrow
Under the auspices Of the American Institute Of Architects
and the General Services Administration the exhibit will
until january T. It will be held in the gallery of the octagon
Evening star., 1959-11-19

A witness told police that q
few minutes before the Cotter
child was struck she was peer
ing under the parked car look
ing for her cat.