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Applicants for a beer and wine permit at the Red Pox Tavern are Mrs. Mary B. Smith of Ellicott City. Md., wife of Albert .1. (Real Estate) Smith/ and Vernon A. Smith, who Is Albert Smith’s brother. Lack of a third applicant who meets the county's residence re quirements is the Smith's num ber one problem. They had a third applicant—the wife of a Washington detective —but she withdrew her name a week ago. Then, they lost two names from a citizens’ petition accompany ing the application. As matters now stand, the license application is now being used—out a third qualified signer—which it must have before the permit can be granted—and license officials are checking to see if withdrawal of two names from the citizens’ petition leaves an insufficient number of names on that document. Charged in Scandal Albert Smith was charged in the 1954 police bribery scandal involving former Washington Police Capt. John B. Monroe. He was convicted of bribery and served a 17 months' prison term. A former owner of the Crossroads nightclub in Bladensburg, he once had extensive real estate holdings in the Washington area and at one time lived in Potomac, Md. The detectives' wife who originally was listed on the application with Mrs. Smith and her brother-in-law were Mrs. Leeta E. Hess of Rockville. Her husband is Detective Gordon A. Hess, who is assigned to the No. 10 precinct. In a letter received by county licensing authorities last Wednesday, Mrs. Hess said she was withdrawing “for personal reasons.” Detective Hess said his wife's name was not supposed to be on the license application. He said that in April he had agreed to his wife’s becoming an applicant as a favor to a friend, Warren A. Dalrymple, a former 10th precinct detective. At that time, Mr. Dalrymple, together with the Smiths, was also one of the applicants for the tavern permit. Detective Hess said that at the time he agreed to allow Mrs. Hess’ name to be placed on the license, he was not a candidate for the license. The permit request, he had no idea that Mrs. Smith was the wife of “Real Estate” Smith. He said that he had never met Mrs. Smith and was told by Mr. Dalrymple only that she was an “angel” who was backing the tavern venture. Connection Severed Some time later in April, Detective Hess said, Mr. Dalrymple ended his connection with the tavern operation and returned to Florida. Then, Detective Hess said, someone brought the application to his home when he was absent, and Mrs. Hess signed the form. About two or three weeks later, he said he called county licensing authorities requesting that Mrs. Hess' name be removed. The detective stated that neither he nor his wife had any financial interest in the planned tavern operation. The pending permit, a Class D beer and wine tavern license, is for the Red Fox Tavern at 7800 Wisconsin avenue, Bethesda. William C. Austin, Chevy Chase Village manager who was recently appointed to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, and his wife are the two who had their names removed from a citizens’ petition attached to the application. Mr. Austin said he had signed the petition at the request of Detective Hess, whose family he has known for years. He added that, if Mrs. Hess is no longer one of the applicants, he did not want his name on the petition. The Alcoholic beverage license applications in the county must be accompanied by the signatures of 10 resident taxpayers in the voting precinct where the license is to be used. Colorful History The Red Fox Tavern, a colorless, Full Bethesda establishment for over 25 years, has had its beer taps closed for more than a month. The previous license holder, Willard E. Royster, withdrew his application for a license renewal in April, shortly before May 1, beginning of the licensing year. Mr. Royster's abandonment of the license followed a long and complex history of official reprimands, police investigations, and court appeals. Before he canceled the license renewal request, Mr. Royster was scheduled to appear before the license commissioners to explain why his application for renewal should not be denied. The hearing was ordered in connection with a gambling charge placed against a tavern employee. Last October, the tavern was closed on a 15-day suspension order held over from a July, 1957, hearing in connection with a tavern fracas in May, 1957. Albert Smith said he had nothing to do with the proposed Red Fox operation. “There wouldn't be enough money in it to make it worth while,” he said. The tavern, he said, is entirely in the hands of his wife and brother. Smith Indicted Last March Mr. Smith was indicted by a Federal grand jury in Baltimore on charges of tax evasion. In April he Rockville Youth Knifed, Classmate, 14, Held A 16-year-old Broome Junior High School student was stabbed yesterday in a scuffle at a bus stop. Montgomery County police said a 14-year-old classmate was his assailant. The victim, Larry Haga of 523 Horners lane, Rockville, was treated at the Rockville Medical Center for a stab wound in the abdomen and transferred to Suburban Hospital. His condition today was described as satisfactory. Police said the stabbing occurred shortly before 4 p.m. at a bus stop near the school when the younger boy drew a pocket knife. The fight, police said, was the continuation of an earlier argument between the teen-agers. The younger boy is a Negro and the older youth is white. After the fight, the younger boy rode the bus to his home near Potomac, where he was picked up by police. He was released in the custody of his parents pending action by County Juvenile Court. A school official said the $16 million apartment plan backed. The Alexandria City Council last night tentatively approved construction of a $16 million tower apartment project on 45 acres near Lincolnia. Final approval of the plan is expected at the council meeting next Tuesday after a public hearing. Samuel Selsky, Washington developer, proposes to build three or four 10-story elevator apartment buildings containing approximately 1,300 units, according to his engineer, Edward S. Holland. The project would be erected in Peabody Heights north of Shirley highway and east of Lincolnia road near the Duke street interchange. Present zoning of the tract, including 27.8 acres for garden-type apartments and 17.2 acres for single-family dwellings, would be rezoned for high-rise apartments. Mr. Holland noted that a large shopping center is proposed by another developer for construction on a site across Shirley highway. The plea was not guilty to Federal charges that he failed to list income totaling $140,199.41 in 1952-3-4. The total tax. allegedly evaded in the three years, the Government said, was $71,159.24. A Department of Inspection and Licenses official in the county said the applicants for the new Red Fox permit are being checked "as a matter of routine." Officials said that when a corporation files for a tavern license, as in the case of the present Red Fox request, three officers of the corporation must be listed as applicants. At least one of the three must be a county taxpayer and voter who has resided in the county for two years prior to the application. Since Mrs. Hess was the only applicant who qualified as a two-year resident, a third applicant will be added to the form this week, according to a corporation spokesman. A public hearing on the application is scheduled to be held on June 24 by the County Board of License Commissioners. The incident apparently stemmed from misunderstandings on the part of both pupils. First, he said, the Haga boy was hit in the face by a paper airplane tossed in their classroom about 1:30 p.m. and thought the other boy had thrown it. He went over and pushed him and a brief scuffle ensued, the official said. But it turned out to be another boy, a close friend of the stabbing victim, who had thrown the paper plane. The next misunderstanding came while the students waited to board school buses under a marquee in front of the school, the official said. The Haga boy, according to his own account, walked down the loading platform toward where the other boy was waiting for the Potomac bus with the intention of shaking hands with him so the incident. could be closed. But as he approached, the school official said, the other boy apparently feared his intentions, pulled out a pocket knife with a three-inch blade, and stabbed young Haga. Republicans Name 10 For Fairfax Contest By JACK KELSO Fairfax County Republicans today set their sights on the November election with candidates lined up for 10 local offices. The Republicans opened their campaign with a nominating convention last night at Falls Church High School. Republican leaders said they expected at least nine more candidates would be chosen by July 14. Twenty offices are up in the election. The Republicans, who four years ago won representation on the Board of County Supervisors for the first time since Reconstruction Days, aim at a board majority this year. 3 Now on Board Three Republicans now are serving on the seven-member board but one. Gen. Richard P. Ovenshine, is not seeking reelection. Gen. Ovenshine was named county chairman of the party last night. Gen. Ovenshine set the tone of the convention with the assertion that “we must have a dynamic program." The two Republican incumbents on the board, A. Claiborne Leigh, 33, a McLean attorney who represents Dranesville district, and William H. Moss, 45, of Virginia Hills, a civil engineer who represents Lee district, were renominated without opposition. Cotton Nominated Robert Cotten, 38, who ran two years ago on the Republican ticket for the House of Delegates, was nominated to run for the Falls Church post on the board. Mr. Cotten, a lawyer who practices in Washington, lives at 214 Slade Run drive. He is married and has three children. John C. Harris, 37, an attorney, was named in Mount Vernon district for the post being vacated by Gen. Ovenshine. Providence, Mason and Cen BARNES AND KIMEL COMPANY • ARLINGTON AND FALLS CHURCH • CRYSTAL ANNIVERSARY YEAR TRIPLE DRESSER AND MIRROR.... $239.50 CHEST ON CHEST... $149.50 PANEL BED _ $79.95 NITE STAND * $59.95 CHEST.... $119.50 DOUBLE DRESSER AND MIRROR. $199.50 BOOKCASE BED $109.50 PARKS ENDED OPEN DAILY THURSDAYS TILE • FREE OFF-STREET Treville districts deferred action on nominations. Two were named to run for the two seats in the House of Delegates. They are William H. Milehan of McLean and John M. Ritchey of Collingwood subdivision. Mr. Milehan, 48, is a vice president of Rucker Engineering Co. and a former Washington businessman. He is a former president of the Washington Lions Club, former District Governor of Lions internment national and formal national president of the Reciprocity Club. During World War II he was an officer in the Navy. Mr. Ritchey, 42, is a past president. Of the Groveton Elementary PTA, former president of the Jefferson Civic Association and has been active in Boy Scout work. He is an employee of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. Milo Taft Hoots, 50, who was elected Justice of the Peace in Falls Church district in 1956, was named to run for sheriff. Mr. Hoots, who lives at 701 Westcott Road, is a charter member of the Jefferson and Bailey Crossroads Volunteer Fire Departments and has been active in civic and community affairs. Chosen for Clerk Robert F. McMahon, 31, of 19 West Genele Court, Virginia Hills, was chosen to run for clerk of the court. An employee of Potomac Electric Power Co, he has served as chairman of the Lee District Save Our Schools Committee, president of the Virginia Hills Civic Association and as a member of Negro's Bid. In Fairfax, the Fairfax County School Board last night rejected one of two applications it has received from Negroes seeking to attend white elementary schools. George Pope, assistant superintendent for administration, made the announcement after a 2-hour closed door session. Board members voted to recommend to the State Pupil Placement Board that the request of a 5-year-old Negro boy to attend the first grade at the white Flint Hill Elementary School in Vienna this fall be denied. The board observed that the boy lives about 1 mile from the Flint Hill School, whereas he lives only 2½ blocks from the all-Negro Louise Archer School, where they recommended he be assigned, Mr. Pope said. Action on another request by a 5-year-old Negro boy to attend the first grade this fall at Belvedere Elementary School. Between Annandale and Baileys Cross Roads was deferred until the next school board session. In other action, the board voted to extend the number of sick leave days a teacher may accumulate from 60 to 120. Teachers get 10 days a year's leave and three days a year for emergency leave. Of the Urban County Commission and the Virginia Hills, Roy Simmon, a Washington attorney, was picked to run as Justice of the Peace in Falls Church district. Colin Campbell, an attorney and insurance agent was chosen to run for a similar post in Mount Vernon district. Democrats will pick their slate in a primary election July 14. THE EVENING STAR Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 17, 1959 Fairfax County Moves To For Annexation Fairfax County, threatened by annexation on two fronts, moved quickly today toward study of incorporation as a city. The supervisors agreed unanimously to set up a Joint meeting “as soon as possible" with a county advisory committee which has been drafting an incorporation charter as part of the overall study of the Urban County Plan. The supervisors also decided to call a meeting with county legal advisers to determine the county's legal status in the face of annexation threats by Alexandria and Falls Church. The supervisors’ action today was precipitated by Alexandria’s Mayor Leroy S. Bendheim's suggestion the city council begin a study to determine whether Alexandria should annex about 30 square miles of Fairfax County. Choice Areas Sought A successful annexation program would carve out of the county some of Northern Virginia's best residential sections. tions and the flourishing industrial park on Shirley highway. Fairfax Board Chairman I Stuart Deßell said he was “shocked” by Mayor Bend heim's proposal. Mr. Deßell noted that apparently the only way the county could stop annexation was to incorporate as a city. Meanwhile, State Senator John A. K. Donovan of Fairfax warned that incorporation by the county would offer little defense against quick annexation. Senator Donovan explained that although city status normally would protect Fairfax against annexation, the county can obtain a city charter only with approval of the Virginia General Assembly, which does not convene until next year. He said that should Alexandria start annexation proceedings before then, any subsequent action by the General Assembly could not halt them. Mr. Donovan declared that, as currently proposed, the urban county form of government which Fairfax has sought also would fail to stop annexation by Alexandria. He said the present plan recommended to the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council contains provisions which would bar encroachments only by smaller municipalities. He noted that there is considerable agitation to extend the restrictions to both Falls Church and Alexandria, but added he believes such prohibitions would be unconstitutional. Not Urging Annexation Mayor Bendheim emphasized yesterday that he is not now urging annexation, but only a study to decide whether it is desirable or if Alexandria should accept its present limits as an area. Earlier, he estimated such a study would require about six months. Noting expressions of “shock” by Fairfax Supervisors after his call for the study, he said: “The old saying ‘it makes a difference whose ox is being gored.” and 'The shoe is on the other foot.’ adequately describe their reported attitude. Now that we merely want to explore the possibility of expanding, they are shocked. Mr. Bendheim said Fairfax has discussed incorporation as a city for more than two years, "But primarily it has talked about persuading the Virginia Legislature to enact some form of urban county government." She said. 