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Washington and Vicinity P)C fmnflay gtaf Financial News WASHINGTON, D. C., OCTOBER 16, 1949 Democrats Plan Virginia-Wide Series of Rallies Alexandria Debate On Amendments Set Tomorrow Night By *h« Associated Press RICHMOND, Va„ Oct. 15.—Vir ginia Democrats will start a drive this week to get out the vote on election day. A series of rallies, one in each of the State’s nine congressional districts, will be held beginning this week, the State Democratic Committee an nounced today. A round of debate on the pro posed suffrage amendments may help warm up the heretofore tepid election campaign. Led by its Battle-Collins-Al mond trio of candidates, the Dem ocratic campaign caravan makes its first stop Tuesday at Black stone The constitutional amendments, which now appear likely to eclipse the other State voting in interest, will be the subject of a debate at Alexandria Monday night. Medley, Boothe to Talk. Upholding the amendments, which would repeal the poll tax and make other changes in Vir ginia’s basic election laws, will be former State Senator William D. Medley of Arlington and Dele gate Armistead L. Boothe of Al exandria. The opposition will be supplied by two leaders of the Virginia Right-to-Vote League, Martin A. Hutchinson of Richmond and Delegate Robert Whitehead of Nelson County. The debate will be held at 8:15 p.m, Monday in George Washing ton High School, under the spon sorship of the Alexandria and State Leagues of Women Voters. After Tuesday's session in Black stone, the Democratic group will' move to Martinsville for a 5th dis trict gathering in the courthouse at 2 p.m. The 6th district rally! will be held at Roanoke at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Hotel Roanoke. Resuming next week, other ses sions will be: 7th district, Har risonburg courthouse, 2 p.m.. October 25; 8th district, Culpeper courthouse, 2 p.m., October 26; 3d district, Hotel Richmond here, 2 p.m., October 27. Also, 1st district, Tappahannock courthouse, November 1; 2nd dis trict, Norfolk city courthouse, No vember 2, and 9th district. Gen eral Shelby Hotel, Bristol, Novem ber 3. Kellam to Make Trip. The three nominees—John S. Battle, for Governor; L. Preston Collins, for Lieutenant Governor, and J. Lindsay Almond, jr., for attorney general—are billed as the principal speakers in the series of rallies. Sidney S. Kellam of Prin cess Anne, the Democrats’ State campaign director, will be the traveling master of ceremonies. The probability that Congress will complete action next year on Federal legislation to nullify the poll tax in Federal elections ap pears to be one of the chief fac-1 tors behind organization leaders’ support of the election law changes. They not only prefer to have the State itself fix its own voting requirements, but also point to confusion and chaos that would come with two sets of vot ing standards. 3 Held in Maryland Alter Fatal Stabbing One man was fatally stabbed and another man and a youth ! were injured during a brawl over: a dice game yesterday at Colling ton, Md. Three were charged by the police. , Prince Georges County police; said they found that seven men, all colored, had been involved in a fracas outside of Tucker’s Store! at Collington. The community is between Mitchellville and Bowie. Joseph E. Campbell, about 25, died from a knife wound in the heart. Charles D. Green, 16, of Mitchellville, and William A. Fletcher, 44, of Collington, were cut on the head and neck, either by a knife or flying glass caused by the breaking of several bottles. I Police charged the Green youth: with murdering Campbell and with assault on Fletcher. A broth er, George Green, 21, also was; charged with assaulting Fletcher,; while a third brother, William E. j Green, 23, was charged with car rying a concealed weapon. Charles Green was placed in the Hyatts ville jail without bond pending; a preliminary hearing in Hyatts-; ville Police Court Thursday. His brothers were placed under $1,000 bond. Police said the cases may be presented to the county grand jury next week. Falls Church Will Honor Sponsors of Good Books % Mayor Albert M. Orme of Falls Church will present certificates of merit on behalf of the city to members of his Committee for More and Better Reading in a ceremony at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Madison School. Miss Stella Scurlock, General Federation of Women’s Clubs, will be guest speaker. The committee was created after a study by the city council of control of comic book sales. Later, the group developed a list of suggested books for child read ing and attempted to get dealers to withdraw objectionable comic books from their counters. Bladensburg PTA to Meet The Parent-Teacher Association of the Bladensburg Primary School will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday. bi « BABY SITTER—It’s mighty peaceful at the Fredericksburg Dog Mart as her puppy watches over Joanne Suchon, 14-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Suchon of Fredericksburg. It was busier for Champ Blankenbeker of Haywood, Va. (circle inset) shown auctioning a Chesapeake Bay retriever. , Virginia Republican Charges Censorship 01 Some Radio Talks * By the Associated Press FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Oct. 15.—Walter Johnson, Republican nominee for Governor, today lashed out at some of the Old Dominion's radio stations, which he accused of “censoring” his speeches. In an address prepared for de livery here, Mr. Johnson declared that “This unlawful and unjusti fied censorship by some radio sta tions has been going on too long. It has not only been directed against me but against other can didates also and, of course, against the people.” Mr. Johnson said that “many stations, probably half of them in Virginia, do not censor.” He did not name any stations which have “censored” his talks. May Insert Sentence. He threatened in the future to “insert a sentence telling the peo ple whether or not that particu lar talk has been censored.” Then he added: “I am happy to say to you that this station of which you are so proud as a Fredericksburg institu tion has not censored this talk.” Turning to the campaign for Governor, Johnson said there is no basic difference between Re publicans and Democrat*. He said the “fact that Virginia is ruled by a political machine under the name of the Democrat Party is not the fault of that party.” One-Party Rule Assailed. “The fault lies in the fact that Virginia has been* a one-party state for 85 years,” Mr. Johnson continued. “The one party has been the Democrat Party. The result would probably be exactly the same had that party been the Republican Party.” Mr. Johnson said that simply changing from Democratic to Re publican government would not be a gain. He said “the Republi can Party alone cannot provide better government. The better government comes through par-j ticipation by both parties.” Holober to Face Court In Double Slaying Charles Francis Holober, 40, former Washington jewelry store clerk, will be tried November 14 in Fairfax County Circuit Court on a chargee of murdering his wife at a Fairfax nudist camp last February 24. Holober also is under indictment in the murder of his 8*nonth-old daughter. He is accused of bury ing her alive beside the mother’s body. No trial date was set for the latter charge. Holoeer pleaded not guilty to both indictments when arraigned yesterday before Fairfax Circuit’ Court Judge Paul Brown. Holober was sent to the South western State Hospital at Marion, Va„ for mental observation short ly after his arrest for the double slayings. Doctors recently report ed that he was sane, and he was returned to Fairfax to stand trial. His attorney, T. Brooke Howard, has said he wilt try to prove Holo ber was not in his right mind when the murders were commit ted. Episcopal Youth Elects PETERSBURG, Va„ Oct. 15 UP). —Jack Chamblin of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newport News, was elected president of the Youth Division of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia at a conven tion here this afternoon. He suc ceeds John Mapp of St. Andrew’s Church in Norfolk. # Cox Pledged Support By Dugan in Arlington County Board Race Daniel A. Dugan, a member of the Arlington County Board, last night announced his “whole hearted support” of Robert W. Cox, nonpartisan Town Meeting candidate for the board. Mr. Cox. Federal Communica tions Commission budget officer, is opposing Basil M. De Lashmutt, Democratic incumbent, in the No vember 8 election. In a statement, Mr. Dugan, a past chairman of the five-member i governing body, declared that for j the last two months he has been 1 “constantly pressured by certaini * * * office holders and other ma- ; chine politicians • * * to stay out of the Cox-De Lashmutt race.” “These persons have repeatedly offered not to interfere in my elec- J tion next year if I refuse to help Mr. Cox defeat Mr. De Lashmutt this year,” Mr. Dugan asserted. Cox Issues Statement. “It so happens that I value principle above self-perpetuation in office. No promise of political advancement can ever swerve me from the truth. Since the begin ning of my political career I have been pledged to oppose machine politics and machine politicians on the Arlington County Board. I will eontinue to fight this year by giving my whole-hearted sup port to Mr. Cox.” Mr. Cox last night issued a statement branding as false “a statement of the machine that I am the Better Government League candidate.” “I am not the candidate of any organization,” Mr. Cox said. "I was nominated by a town meeting which all voters who believe in non-partisan local elections were invited to attend.” Compares Conventions. "About 500 did attend, including good Democrats and Republicans, but all sharing the belief that our local officials should be selected on the basis of qualifications and views on local issues, not on the basis of national party labels," Mr. Cox recounted. Mr. Cox said the five sponsor ing county-wide organizations— the Citizens’ Committee for School Improvement, the American As sociation of University Women, the Council of Parent-Teacher Associations, the Civic Federation and the Better Government League —were among those which also sponsored the School Board Nom inating Convention. He asserted both conventions were based on "precisely the same purposes and ideals—to get our local governing boards out of par tisan politics.” “The local machine obviously doesn’t like any of these organi zations,” he declared. Mr. Cox, whose wife is president of the AAUW Chapter, said the Better Government League is the only one of the five organizations with which he has never been af filiated. Traffic Light Requested On U. S. 1 Near Fairhaven About 600 residents of the Jef ferson Manor and Fairhaven sub divisions in Fairfax County have petitioned the State Highway De partment to install a traffic light on No. 1 highway near the sub divisions. The petition was started by Mrs. J. Wesley Killmond, 8 Williams burg road, Jefferson Manor. She said the citizens are asking that the light be installed either at the Kings highway intersection or at the intersection at Fairhaven. Both- subdivisions are in the Groveton area. Citizens say they have difficulty turning on the main highway and crossing it to board buses. Catherine Hadzima, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hadzima of Fairview Beach, Va„ huffs and puffs as her boxer, Baron de Gustavus, decides to sit this one out. —Star Staff Photos by Randolph Routt. 4,000 Attend Colorful Revival Of Fredericksburg Dog Mart By Robert C. Rollings Star Staff Correspondent FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Oct. 15.—A raspy-voiced auctioneer blended his chant with howling hounds today as Fredericksburg’s dog mart was revived. An estimated 4,000 dog owners, would-be owners and spectators were on hand for the annual event. Even Pamunkey Indians from a reservation in King William County came in full regalia to pre sent tribal dances and participate in a skit depicting dog marts of 250 year? ago. There also were horn blowing, hog calling and fiddling contests. But dogs, just plain mutts and pampered, pedigreed Pomeranians —were the center of attraction. Event Started in 1698. The marts were started in 1698 so the ancestors of the Pamunkeys could trade their gold nuggets, prime fure and other valuable articles for the white settlers dogs. The Red Man didn’t take part in the bidding today, and there were no gold nuggets in evidence, but about two dozen dogs left the James Madison High School sta dium with new owners. Ira D. Grinnan, president of the sponsoring Fredericksburg-Rappa hannock Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, said the prices were better than last year and the' quality of dogs offered, espe cially in the hunting classes, also was higher. Mr. Grinnan agreed that the persuasiveness of Champ Blanken beker, veteran auctioneer from Haywood, Madison County, Va., had a lot to do with the success of the sale. The first animal sold in the auction, which followed a trick and obedience act and a bench show, was a black and white setter puppy. Some Couldn’t Resist. The pup was bought by Lt. Paul F. Stephenson, U. S. M. C„ and Mrs. Stephenson, for $7. Lt. Stephenson is stationed at the Quantico Marine Base, and came to the mart to purchase a dog. But that wasn’t the case with all buyers. For instance. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Taylor, 3426 Sixteenth street N.W., Washington, couldn’t re sist a tiny Chesapeake Bay re triever for which they gave $4. “We had no idea of buying one,” they said, adding that they already have a full-grown pet of the same breed. * “Why, I ought to have my head examined,” Mr. Taylor remarked laughingly as he turned to pay for the pup. J. L. McKenney, Fredericksburg, was another who attended the mart, supposedly in the role of a spectator only. At least that was his plan until his 5-year-old son Michael said he wanted a “rab bit dog.’’ “The boy talked me into it,” ex plained Mr. McKenney as he led away a brace of beagle pups, which represented a $1^ investment. Youngsters Abet Other Sales. Youngesters wishes figured in other sales, too. Mrs. Norman A. Miller, 5806 Sargent road, near Hyattsville, Md., made a success ful bid of $25 for a 3-month-old, registered boxer pup. for her son, Norman A. Miller, 3d. And Stuart Haskins, athletic coach at the Falmouth (Va.) High School, ac quired a litter-mate of Mrs. Mil ler's puppy for his 18-month-old daughter. All the dogs offered weren't sold, though. Irvin Alley, Rich mond, wouldn’t take the highest bid of $100 for his purebred black and tan coon dog. Mr. Alley was asking $125 so he took the dog back to Richmond. R. R. Spicer, Burr Hill, Orange County, also turned down a $15 bid for his red bone fox dog. He said he would take $20 for the 4-year-old female which caught a fox as recently as “Friday night a week ago,” (and he exhibited a slashed ear to prove her prow ess), but not $15. The Indians, led by Chief Te cumseh Deerfoot Cook, were ap plauded for their welcome, peace, pottery, corn and snake dances. starts Hounds Howling. Dave Jackson, of Chancellor, set «the hounds to howling with his winning blasts in the foxhorn blowing contest. J. P. Hatten of Remo, won the hog calling com petition, and Patsy Sweeney, Fredericksburg, took first place in the old fiddler’s contest. Tommy Spratt, 10, Fredericks burg Boy Scout, won the cham pion dog of the show award with the 2-year-old Beagle, “Hopeful Jack Spratt.” Other winners in the bench show included: Pointers, R. M. Schwad, War renton; English setters, W. S. Reynolds, Fredericksburg, and H. Dill Smith, Woodford; Irish set ters, Philip Cann, and Edward H. Steckler, both of Fredericksburg; Gordon setters, John M. Hudgins, McLean. Large hound, Wiley Frent, Fredericksburg, and Donald Early, Warren ton; collie. Frank Light foot, Rochelle and Randolph H. Brooks, Falmouth; German shep herd, Ruth Yanow, Fredericks burg; Chesapeake Bay retriever, Gerald Snellings, Falmouth and Betty Hall, Fredericksburg. Cocker spaniel, Scott English, Fredericksburg, and Jeanne Bounds, Richmond; Eskimo spitz, H. H. Hudson, Fredericksburg; Who’s worried about his dog running away? Not 4-year old Bill Quesenberry, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Quesenberry of Falmouth, Va. And his 7-week-old Blue Tick hound seems re signed to the fact. Shenandoah Bridge Finally Dedicated, But Still Lacks Name By the Associated Press HARPERS FERRY. W. Va„ Oct. 15.—The new Shenandoah River bridge near here was finally dedi cated today, although it has been in use for two weeks. The ceremonies, sponsored by the Harpers Ferry-Bolivar Lions Club, included ribbon-cutting, blaring bands and dedicatory re marks by 27-year-old Representa tive Sims, Democrat, of South Carolina, youngest member of Congress. A drizzle cut the crowd to about 1,500, less than expected. Mr. Sims retraced the Harpers Ferry Gap’s history, which had its beginning in pre-revolutionary times, discussed its part in the Civil War and stressed its impor tance to the three States which meet here. He said his colleague, Repre sentative Staggers. Democrat, of West Virginia was in Charleston today discussing with the State Conservation Commission the pos sibilities of making Harpers Ferry —or its famed arsenal—a national shrine. Two pretty young women had the ribbon-snipping honors. They were Jean Dahlin of Harpers Ferry and Peggy Garten of Boli var, daughter of Mayor Ed Garten. The new bridge went through its formal dedication still un named. Harpers Ferry and Boli var, sister towns, can’t agree on what it should be called and therefore have not submitted a recommendation to the State. Bolivar wants the span called the Simon Bolivar bridge. Har pers Ferry folk can’t see it that way. The matter rests there, for the present. Rucker Asks Recess In Arnold Fare Case The Virginia State Corporation Commission, wiiich will hold a hearing in Richmond Friday on the Washington, Virginia & Maryland Coach Co.’s petition for a fare increase, was requested yes terday to direct the firm to pre sent its entire case and then to recess the hearing. Arlington Commonwealth’s At torney Denman T. Rucker was in structed by the County Board last week to oppose the increase. Purpose of the recess, it was said, is to enable those opposing the rate increase to examine the firm’s testimony and exhibits be fore presenting their arguments. The bus company, known as the Arnold line, has ^.petitioned both the State Corporation Com mission and the Interstate Com merce Commission for. permission to establish a 5-cent per zone in crease. The firm transports passengers between nearby Virginia points and Washington. It also provides some purely intra-State service. Company officials contend the increase is needed to meet wage raises awarded employes recently by an arbitration board. Mexican chihuahua, Betsy Noland, Fredericksburg: boxer Mrs. H. B. Trevillian, 3432 South Wakefield, Arlington. Miscellaneous class, Elizabeth Carmichael, Fredericksburg: ugli est mongrel mutt, Barbara' Anne Wheat, Fredericksburg; hound packs, Massey & Pritchett, Part lou; best pet dog of show, Mar garet Whit#, Fredericksburg, and best hunting dog of show, Tommy Spratt. Judges were Dorsey Snydor, Richmond, and Gen. Clayton Adam*, U8MC (Ret.), Stafford. Hackett Is Disbarred By Court After Hearing In Upper Marlboro John V. Hackett, 46-year-old former Hyattsville attorney ac cused of unethical practices in connection with funds belonging to clients, yesterday was disbar red after a hearing in Upper Marlboro before the three-judge bench of Maryland’s Seventh Judicial Circuit. In an order of disbarment, Chief Judge John B. Gray, jr„ and Associate Judges Charles C. Marbury and John Dudley Digges found Hackett “guilty of pro fessional misconduct, fraud, de ceit and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.” The order was handed down by the three judges after the court had refused to accept a letter of resignation submitted by the at torney who did not appear at the hearing and was not repre sented by counsel. Case Brought by Association. Hackett, who has only one leg and walks on crutches, gave up his practice several months ago when the bar association first considered the charges against him. The case was brought before the court on petition of the Prince Georges County Bar Association. Attorneys George T. Burroughs and Ralph W. Powers, represent ing the Bar association, called two witnesses. One, Mrs. Helen Pope Welch of District Heights, Md., testified she had retained Hackett early last March in divorce proceedings against her husband. She said she had turned over to him $2,640 of her own money after Hackett had told her that if she kept it in her possession, the court would divide the sum be twee richer and her husband. On July 11, Mrs. Welch said, she asked Hackett to return her money and was given a check, but was asked the next day by Hackett not to take the check to the bank. She said, he ex plained that there were insuf ficient funds in his account to cover the check. Says Lawyer Gave Note. A few days later, Mrs. Welch told the court. Hackett gave her $500 In cash and a judgment note for $2,140. She said Hackett told her he had substantial assets and that the note would be paid. Mrs. Welch said she had made several unsuccessful attempts to' recover the balance due her. The other witness, Mrs. Ethel Maurer, 700 E street S.E., testi fied that Hackett had collected $2,120.04 for her last July and had turned over to her about $650. Attorneys for the bar associa tion said the money represented Mrs. Maurer’s share of proceeds from the sale of property belong ing to her and her husband. She said Hackett claimed a $250 fee as attorney, leaving a balance of about $1,200. She told the court she had often demanded that Hackett ppy the balance but that he had failed to do so. Judge Marbury commended the bar association for bringing the charges before the court. “The public,” Judge Marbury said, “is vitally interested in the conduct of ’members of the bar and is entitled to rely upon then absolute integrity.” Hackett, who has been practic ing in the county since 1940 and lives in the Queens Chapel Manor Apartments, Mount Rainier, is the first man disbarred in Prince Georges since the bar-association was formed in 1904, attorneys said. Arlington PTA to Meet The Washington - Lee High School Parent-Teacher Associa tion will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the school in Arlington. Hyattsville Pupil Injured Fatally In Traffic Crash John T. Pullen Hurt When Motor Bike And Truck Collide A 15-year-old pupil of the Hyattsville Junior High School was injured fatally yesterday when his motor bike collided with a truck at BranchviUe, Md. The boy, John Thomas Pullen, 6811 Riggs road, Riggs Manor Apartments, near Hyattsville, died at 9:45 p.m. at Leland Memorial Hospital, Riverdale, as the result of a concussion, a broken leg, in ternal injuries, leg and chest cuts and bruises. Young Pullen and Robert E. Hand, 13, of 601 Roxboro place N.W., were hurt when the motor bike on which they were riding collided with a dump truck at Forty-eighth avenue and Green belt road, Branchville, about 3:30 p.m. Hurt in Similar Mishap. In a similar accident occurring about the same time, Wilder Limerick, 27, of 2825 Twenty seventh street N.E., was injured when his motorcycle was in a head-on collision with another truck in Hyattsville. The Pullen boy was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Pullen. Both his mother and father are employed at the Government Printing Office. He is survived also by two brothers, Charles and Donald Pullen, and a sister, Mrs. Doris Denby of Baltimore. Young Hand suffered only a bruised face and shock, but was admitted to the same hospital i for observation. Maryland State Trooper Wil liam Crist said the Pullen boy was driving the motor bike, while young Hand was a passenger. The policeman said the Hand boy was thrown from the bike at the time of impact and that young Pullen and the bike were dragged about 50 feet by the truck. The dump truck was driven by 1 Joseph R. Bordas, 24, of 5010 Branchville road, Branchville. Trooper Crist said no charges were placed. Admitted to Hospital. Mr. Limerick suffered a broken leg and cuts and bruises in the Hyattsville accident, which oc cured on Cottage road, between the Baltimore boulevard and Rhode Island avenue, near the Melrose crossing of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He was ad mitted to Prince Georges General Hospital, Cheverly. Hyattsville Police Chief Howard H. Holmes and Pvt. Silas Dennis reported that Mr. Limerick’s motorcycle crashed into the frpnt of a truck operated by Al&&.p. Remsberg of Jefferson, Frederick County, Md., as both were round jing a bad curve. There were no charges, the policemen said. Youth Seized in Alexandria In Three Housebreakings Ohert Carroll Shanholtz, 19, of the 1100 block of Neal street N.E., has been arrested by Alex andria police on three charges of housebreaking. Two of the charges involve homes in the North Ridge sec tion, where a series of house breakings occurred in the past month. Shanholtz was held for grand jury action, after waiving pre liminary hearing before Civil and j Police Court Judge James R. | Duncan. He is being held under $3,000 bond. Shanholtz is accused of break ing into the home of K. R. Rush, 305 West Myrtle street on Oc tober 3 when $181.50 in jewels and money were taken from the home of Alflo Carta, 411 Fontain street on October 1 when $815.50 in jewels and money were re j ported missing, and the home of N. D. Cann, 2511 Clay street, on j October 2, when $8 was stolen. Arlington Church to Lay Cornerstone at Rites Today The cornerstone of the new $65,000 Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church will be laid at 3 p.m. today in services at 3425 North Ninth street. Elder Howard J. Detwiler, presi dent of the Potomac Conference, will be in charge of the corner stone laying and Elder Dan A. Ochs, president of the Columbia Union Conference of Adventists, will speak. The new structure will be of Colonial design, with a sand finish brick exterior. It will have an auditorium seating 200, a choir loft, a baptistry, a Dorcas room, a special glass-inclosed mothers’ room and a two-room church school in the basement. McNayr to Be Speaker Tuesday in Glen Echo Irving G. McNayr, Montgomery County manager, will speak at a civic meeting sponsored by the Glen Echo Heights Citizens’ Asso ciation at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Glen Echo Fire Hall auditorium. Residents of Mohican Hills, Brookmont, Glen Mar Park, Woodacres, Glen Echo, Cabin John and Fairway Hills have been invited to take part in an open forum led by Mr. McNayr on local problems including schools, streets and zoning. Howe to Moderate Forum H. Herbert Howe will be mod brator of a forum on “What Hap pens to Oui: Tax Dollar in Arl ington?” at a meeting of tha James Monroe School Parent Teacher Association at 8 p.m. to morrow at the school, 2300 Kef boulevard.