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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06

Future explorations deep into the
earth win be siznplified by rocket
turned excavators that are now
being projected.
In a recent report to Congress,
DR.. Glauco Partel. president Of
the Italian Rocket Association,
described ion propulsion devices
that would literally burn tunnels
into the earth like heated scoops
in. soft ice cream. And there's
word from Soviet Russia that
rockets are already being used
there to lay irrigation canals and
pipes below the surface of the
ground. A torch fed by liquid fuel
is said to burn q circular path
bounded BY walls 90 hard e. lava
once they cool.
Next Week: Robot HOnsemGtd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
Fuirfox Studies
Government Plan

Legislation allowing Fairfax
County to adopt an urban
county form of government is
proposed in a resolution before
the County Federation Of Citi-
zens Associations.
The resolution. approved by
the federation's Executive Com
mittee. will be presented to
members at $3.50 pm, April 16,
at Annandale Elementary
School.
The resolution suggests an
urban county government sim
liar to that proposed in legis-
lation last year.
The legislation would provide
for division of the county into
service districts and election of
district councils.
The resolution suggests also
that the member Of the board
Of county supervisors from each
district be chairman Of the
district councils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02

sponsored the bill, fought to
the end for his measure.
He climaxed his final floor
speech with an appeal to fresh
men House members to over
throw the traditional rule.
Delegate Chairman Blair Lee,
III. led the fight for defeat of
the bill which had been re-
ported faVorably by the House
Alcoholic Beverage Committee
despite the 5-1 vote in the
county delegation against it.
Committee Chairman Henry
H. Hanna last night said the
committees action followed a
standing practice of going along
with the county delegations
member on the committee.
Mr.. Barbee was that member
and he wanted the DILL enacted.
Periodically, attempts have
been made to relax the county's
stringent liquor laws aud to
crack the county's diSpensary
system. These attempts have
been encouraged by State beer
and liquor interests.
Last nights action brought
the curtain down on this years
attempt to make substantial
changes in the county's liquor
laws.
MIR. Lees call for observance
Of the majority rule on local
bills brought a lengthy debate
in the House.
In answer TO a query from
the floor, Mr.. Lee last night
said the delegation was OPP
posing the bill because it was
convinced that county residents
were against it.
1--WE have received tons Of
mail against it." he said.
Mrs. Margaret Schweinhaut
reminded the House that in her
previous term she had objected
to the majority rule on a local
bill, but had been badly beaten.
This was a reference to her at
tempt to override the delega-
ton on legislation affecting the
Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commits
sion.
Mr.. Barbee contended that
fraternal and veterans clubs
are operating without q license
and without county control.
His bill also called for a ban
on bottle clubs and limiting flu
| ture country clubs in the sale
of liquor to persons other than
members or guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
10 FAIRFAX FIREMEN TREATED
AFTER MENINGITIS EXPOSURE

Special medicine given last night to 10 Fairfax
County hremen after three of them exposed to
highly contagious form Of meningitis while taking
patient to the hospital.
The three initiaIy exposed were identified as John
Slaughter Frank Hugeley and George Roberts All the
volunteers of the Great Falls Fire Department
They had taken Mrs. Alma Poole. g. Of Sterling.
Loudoun County. to Leesbrg Memorial Hospital. She
later transferred to Georgetown Hospital.
When they got back to the nrehouse physician
notified them they had to take special medicine to ward
of the disease. Another seven flremen who came in
close contact with the three the Leesburg
given the medicine
Mr.. Hueeley said all the fremen were given sulfa-
diazine pills.
The Great Falls Fire Department was told to take
the ambulance out Of service for three days and to
scrub it down thoroughly with dsnfectant The Vienna
Volunteer Fire Department has loaned Great Falls
ambulal8ee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02

tor to the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary District.
2. To provide a 81 million
bond issue for the George
Washington Memorial parkway,
100000 for courthouse con-
struction and $750,000 for the
Prince Georges General Hos
pital.
3. To allow the county to
undertake front-foot benefit
street assessment projects with
out the approval Of 81 per cent
Of the property owners.
4. To permit a liquor license
for nine-hole golf clubs.
Pay Increased
S. To set up a new survey Of
the Montgo TOM cry = Prince
Georges County line.
6. To increase by $500 ex-
pense allowances of the county
commissioners and to hike the
salary Of the substitute trial
magistrate from $1,000 to $4,000
The House last night enacted
a bill that would provide for a
referendum in 1860 on giving
Montgomery County a fifth cir.
cult court judge. Candidates
for the new court seat would
have to run for election in 1852
The House also passed q bill
to cut from so per cent to 81
per cent the business inventory
assessment in Prince Georges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
Youth Practices
Fast Gun Draw,
Shoots His Knee

:. A 16-year-old College Park
youth trying his gun draw.
didn't quite make it yesterday
and accidentally shot himself.
Prince Georges County police
said Robert Hampshire Of the
Cherry Hill Trailer Park on
Baltimore boulevard sought to
initiate the fast draw Of a
.television hero, but got the
gun entangled with the holster
as he pulled 1t out. 1t fred
and the bullet brushed by his
knee.
Police said the boy was using
his fathers .22-calibre revolver
for target practice in a nearby
woods.
They said a companion. Will
liam Mccartney, II, also OF
the trailer park area, ran for
help. Neighbors took the youth
to Prince Georges General
Hosietal, He was treated and
released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
Luborer Charged
In County Staying

A 68-year-old Prince Georges
County laborer was charged
with murder today in the fatal
shooting last night Of a District
nandyman in Chapel Oaks.
Held without bond in the
Seat Pleasant lookup was James
Waugh, listed at 5Sl6 Nash
street, Chapel Oaks.
Dead was william o. Fox,
SO, listed at Ills Fiftieth street
NE, who police found lying on
steps Of the suspects home. He
died about two hours after ar
rival at Prince Georges Gen.
eral Hospital.
Police said an argument pre-
ceded the shooting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
Foirfox Tightens
Apartment Rules

Ordinances tightening regula-
tons or apartment construc-
ton were adopted last night
by the Fairfax Town Council
after q public hearing.
Residents of the Green Acres
and Maple Hills subdivisions
protested apartment conStruc-
ton.
The town council and its
coming ordinances to require
the board Of coming appeals 70
rule on all apartment construc-
ton in residence B areas.
Previously the ordinance had
no such restriction.
A request for q permit TO
build an apartment house In
the Maple Hills subdivision was
withdrawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02

Is before the Finance Commit
tees Of both houses.
Senate Finance Chief Edward
3. Northrop said the two COM
mittees meeting jointly reached
no conclusions after more than
an hour and a half Of discus
sions last night.
THE plan is on dead center"
Senator Northrop said. He
added his committee probably
VIII not work on the bill until
Friday. The Assembly is rush.
ing toward q Saturday adj
iQurnment.
-.Gov. Tawes said he still be-
lieves the bill Is q good bill and
that the Legislature will pass 1t.
:. Notes Loan Bill Setback
The Governor, however
pointed out that the House
Ways and Means Committee
yesterday rejected overwhelm-
jngly a bill he had favored to
increase interest rates and
service charges on loans above
$500. He had told the commit
tee chairman just before the
meeting he wanted the bill
passed.
An informal poll Of 10 mem
bers Of the House Ways and
Means Committee found eight
Delegates privately opposed to
the bill. Whether they would
actually fight the bill on the
floor of the House is another
matter.
The Senate Finance Com
mtitee repeatedly is just as
sour, If not more so, on the
teacher pay program.
Fear Tax Rise
OF chief concern to fiscal
leaders is the failure Of the bill
TO carry any methods for
financing 1t. The measure is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
Junk Dealer Held
In FutuI Shooting

A Washington laborer was
shot and killed yesterday in
nearby Maryland by a 68-year-
old junk dealer, Prince Georges
County Police reported.
Pvts. Clay H. Taylor and
Stanley Hadley identified the
victim as william ODell Fox,
SO. of the HOO block Of Fiftieth
street NE.
Charged with murder and
held without bond was James
Waugh, Of Chapel Oaks. where
the shooting occurred.
Police said Waugh admitted
shooting Mr.. Fox following an
argument.
A preliminary hearing has
been set for tomorrow at the
Marlboro Trial Magistrate's
Court, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02

at issue, have not yet said
whether they will seek re-
election.
In announcing his candidacy.
Mr.. Petersen said Falls
Church citizens have "a right
to expect their representatives
on the City Council to make
decisions in the best interest
Of the entire city. without obi
cation to any special group or
organization"
Mr.. Petersen, 48, Of 403
South Spring street, is a patent
examiner with the Patent Of
fee, with a bachelors degree
from Iowa State University.
A resident Of Falls Church
since 1916. Mr.. Petersen was
a City Council member from
1855 to 1857 and an unsucceSs-
full candidate for reelection in
1857. He is a former member
of the City Planning Commits
sion and the Northern Virginia
Regional Planning and Econo-
mic Development Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02

estimated to cost between $3l
million and e35 million during
the four-year Tawes admins
tration.
II the bill Is enacted Mary
landers can look forward to
q major tax increase next year,
fiscal leaders say. At least SIS
million to $40 million viii be
needed in new revenues, they
say.
A second and growing con-
Germ is the belief that enact
ment Of the bill will lead to a
spiraling upward Of school
costs ct the local level. espe-
cially in the more populous
areas around Washington and
Baltimore.
These areas obviously will
have to increase their salary
scales over the $4,000 minimum
they now provide, which will
be equal throughout the State
under the Tawes program.
Hostility Increased
The Governor said he had
been aware of hostility from
the start to his pay program.
This has been increased re-
Gently by demands Of state
employees for a 2 per cent cost
of-living increase. These en-
.ployes have won sympathy
with their objections that
teachers got a $500 raise last
year while they were being by
passed except for a pay adj
justment program.
The Assembly yesterday en-
acted the Governors S450.8
million budget for fiscal 1860
and the House began action on
the SAL million long-range
construction program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02

of the time-worn Bethesda
school.
At q special school board
meeting following last nights
Joint session. school heads Of
ficially declared they are will
ing to consider the merits" Of
the, relocation. The action
paved the way for q public
hearing on the Longfellow site
acquisition. In addition, the
council told Mr.. Reese to con-
tinue negotiations for an op-
ton to purchase the site.
Training Plan Questioned
In other discussions at the
Joint meeting, Council Member
David L. Cahoon questioned
whether the school system
should offer both q high salary
schedule and q number Of In
service training programs.
School Supt. G. Taylor Whit
tier replied that, even If an at
tractive pay plan results in the
hiring OF teachers with more
training, teachers will still
need in-service training to keep
them UP to date in their fields
of study.
Industry has been doing 1t
for years." DR.. Whittier said.
Council and school board
members alike referred only in
directly to the proposed salary
increases for teachers-the pay
schedule that was the principal
topic Of a public hearing on
the school budget Tuesday
night.
Proposed pay raises would
cost $3.6 million more than
would be expended for teach
ers' salaries under the current
pay schedule. At the public
hearing, a majority Of the civic
groups that took a stand on
the pay question favored APP
proval Of the school boards
salary proposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
Moss Seeks
Industry and
Commerce

Fairfax County Supervisor
William H. Moss is advocating
a "strone program Of wen reg
ulated industrial and CONNER
cial development" in the county.
Mr.. Moss, in making this
statement yesterday, said such
development" would broaden
our tax base and thus increase
our revenue"
He added that "we must
bear in mind that If we in
crease our present tax rate to
the point that we are higher
than all other neighboring
jurisdictions, we are simply
forcing this industrial and COM
mercial development into other
areas"
The end result would be that
1--WE could wind up as q bed
room community in which vir-
tually all of the tax load would
be supported by the home
owner alone"
Mr.. Moss noted that the pro-
posed county budget for the
new fiscal year calls for q tax
rate Of $3.50 per 500 assessed
valuation.
Mr.. Moss said the new budget
is completely unrealistic and
much too high" The present
tax rate is $3.50 per 500 as
sessed valuation. AS originally
proposed. the new budget calls
for a tax rate Of $4.97.
The original total Of the
budget was 1862 million. School
board cuts and some adjust
ments have brought the budget
down to about $34 million. The
budget is expected to be cut
much further once the public
hearings are held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
5 Seek Underwater Record

NORFOLK, Va, April 2 (Ap).
Five hardy Navy frogmen,
trying for an underwater en-
durance record, approached the
24-hour mark today.
"We're going for 10 hours"
Robert w. Mckee, 80, said just
before he and the others slid
below the surface Of a heated
swimming pool at the Norfolk
Naval Base yesterday. The
record Is IL hours.
The test is not an official one,
but authorities hope to CLEAN a
lot Of valuable information
from it.
Its all their idea, and we
agreed to go along with it.
said 1t. N. H. Olson, executive
officer Of underwater demolition
team 81.
The five frogmen entered
the pool, where the tempera-
ture was 81 to 90 degrees
Fahrenheit at 1906 pm. yes
terday. Mr.. Mckee and Mar
tin G. MOCK wore thigh-length
underwater suits. Robert T.
Gallagher. Eugene S. Tinnin
and Charles r. Watson wore
conventional swimming trunks.
| All five carried aqualung tanks
on their backs.
The experiment was carried
on under the watchful eyes Of
q Navy doctor. The frogmen
passed some Of the time play
ing Chinese checkers.
The game-with lead slugs-
is their way Of battling boredom
while submitting to a test Of
human reaction to prolonged
SubmerSion. They also have
waterproof books.
They sip liquids from squeeze
bottles and eat food from
tubes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02

8.S-acre park near the Bren
Mar Park subdivision.
It will be the first neighbor-
hood park acquired under the
authority's f1ve-year program.
The Bren Mar Park Civic As
ISOLATION plans to buy a four
acre tract next to the park for
a community swimming pool.
The board also agreed to Join
in the purchase of 265 acres OF
land along the Potomac River
for extension Of the George
Washington Parkway from the
Bureau of Public Roads prop
erty along Route 1873 to Cabin
John Bridge. The county and
State each would pay $162,500
and the Federal Government
would pay $325,000.
After a threeAhour hearing,
the supervisors rezoned from
one-acre residential lots to
half.acre residential lots IA
acres Of land on the south side
of Route 1913, near the inter-
section Of Balls Hill road.
M. T. Broyhill e. Sons had
asked that the land be rezoned
a little under a third of an
acre. More than so persons
attended the public hearings on
the proposed rezoning. ALI ex-
Icept the Broyhills' spokesman
were opposed to the request.
The board. decided to make
the lots q half acre to serve as
a buffer for the estate area to
the north of the property.
The board also asked County
Executive c. c. Massey for q
report on whether the county
should take over responsibility
for school lunches for needy
children. The Health and VEL
fare Council of the National
Capital Area recommended
Monday that support of the
free lunch program in Fairfax
County and in Falls Church not
be continued beyond 1860.
The recommendation is SUBJ
ject to approval by the Health
and Welfare Council trustee:
and. finally. by the United
Givers Fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
Nearby Juils
Win Praise
Inspector

BALTIMORE. April 2 (AP).-
The Montgomery County Jail
got three good marks on its
report card in Maryland's an
nual inspection Of jails.
Montgomery was one Of two
E0unties cited as outstanding,
as far as adequate salaries to
sheriff and jailer are concerned,
In Inspector Joe B. Dellinger's
report to the State Board Of
Correction.
Pay Wins Praise
THE Montgomery County au-
thorities are to be commended"
said a special note, "for recog-
nlzing salary scales for jail
guards"
The Prince Georges County
Jail at Upper Marlboro "is kept
clean and orderly" the report
said.
Juvenile quarters were
termed adequately segregated
and women's quarters adequate.
well-lighted and ventilated and
well segregated from mems
quarters.
improvement Seen
The Washington County
Jail at HagerStown was COM
niended for it's improved
prisoner morale and the pres
ence of the Maryland State
police within the building.
The Jail was considered in
fair condition as to cleanliness.
The Frederick County Jail al
Frederick had 36 prisoners al
the time Of inspection, seven
Of them 81 or younger. The
report said juvenile quarters
are adequate and women's
quarters clean. well-lighted and
ventilated.
=. The jail is kept clean and
sanitary at all times, the report
said, except for the kitchen
which occasionally needs at
tention. but now that the jail
kitchen has been renovated this
should be a less complicated
TASK"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
MAYNARD BUS INJURIES RIDERS
STATE SENATE
TO ACT TODAY
ON TRANSIT PACT

~ otAt oSou WIltct
ANNAPOLIS. - Action
was assured today on the
Washington Metropolitan
transit compact in the
Maryland Senate.
The compact bill, al
ready passed by the House,
has been held up by Sem
ator Winship Wheatley,
IT,. Democrat Of Prince
Georges. since last Friday.
Senator Wheatley was
given another postpone
ment last night by Ma
jority Floor Leader Edward
s. Northrop as he pleaded
for more time to draft
amendments.
Senator Wheatley as
sured Senator Northrop he
would seek no further
delay, however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02


ing on the site Of the present
Bethesda Elementary School at
Wilson and Moorland lanes,
was discussed at q Joint school
board-county council meeting
on the school budget.
County Manager NJ. L. Reese
announced that Reese L. Sewell,
headmaster Of the Longfellow
private school. has assured him
the school would be vacated on
July ! II q purchase agreement
Is negotiated.
Earlier It was noted by school
board members that critics Of
the plan believe that shifting
the school to the Longfellow
location would delay construc-
ton Of q new Bethesda facility.
'Roaches In Lunches"
Mrs. Stella B. Werner, county
council president. declared
there Is agreement at least on
the necessity Of building a new
Bethesda school somewhere.
The present building, she said,
has oil-soaked floors and is
termite-ridden.
She added: "They even have
reaches that get into the
school lunches"
At q Monday night hearing
on several sections Of the over
all STAT million county budget
for l959-60, several speakers
attacked the relocation plan.
Their principal objection, how
ever, was q proposal to enlarge
the Bethesda Public Library,
located on Moorland lane OPP
posite the present school, as q
part Of the overall project.
A capital construction re-
quest Of $3.50, 900 was included
in the county managers budget
request for q new Bethesda
county office building and the
library expansion plan. School
officials. meanwhile, have re-
quested 1851 900 in their cap
ital budget for reconstruction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02

candidacy last week, also as an
independent.
Three other hopefuls for the
three council seats to be filled
In June are Charles j. Hedet-
niemi, Everett D. Johnston and
Lee M. Rhoads, backed as a
slate by the recently organized
non.partisan Citizens for q Bet
ter Council. C6uncilmen w.
Raymond Taylor and William
II. Hansbarger, whose seats are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
Christian Science
Lecture Tomorrow

Mrs. Gertrude E. Velguth Of
Flint, Mich, will speak on how
a spiritual understanding Of
God restores health at 8 pm.
tomorrow in Mount Olivet
Methodist Church, Glebe road
and Sixteenth street. Airing
ton. The lecture is being spon-
sored by the Second Church Of
Christ Scientist, Arlington.
Mrs. Velguth is a member Of
the Christian Science Board Of
Lectureship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
Falls Church Council
Race Draws Petersen

Jewell H. Petersen announced today he will enter the
race for the Falls Church City Council running
independent.
Mr. Petersen said his independent label would enable his
Ito better representative Of all the citizens Of Falls
Church. without prior commitments to special interest
group organization"
Incumbent Councilman G. Gait Bready announced his