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Evening star., 1944-02-27
Virginia Tax Revenue
Called Stable Despite War
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 26.-Vir-
ginia's tax revenue, despite wartime
conditions, has remained stable,
John A. Russell, director of research
for the State Department of Tax
alton, said today in announcing the
following statistics:
Tax revenue for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1943 was S84 1924 ,394.
compared to s83,77l ,931 in the pre-
vious year.
Corporation taxes were S7,843, 1892
for 1943, compared to s6,273,606 for
1912; individual income taxes went
from S3,085,000 to $4,447,171, and
beer and beverage excises from S.
100000 to $4,350,408.
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
profits also followed the upward
swing, with $10,592,891 collected in
1943 and $7,987 ,075 in 1912
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Arlington Schools Start
Paper Drive March 6

Fletcher Kemp, Arlington County
school superintendent, announced
yesterday that school children will
begin a paper collection campaign
March 6 to last throughout the
week. One week each month will be
designated for such drive, Mr.
Kemp said
Meanwhile, Leo c. Lloyd, chair
man of the county Salvage Commit
tee, said there would be a country
wide paper collection March 13
County equipment will be used for
the pickup, he said.
School officials asked residents
To separate magazines from news
papers and bundle them before they
are collected.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Police Boys Club
To Attend Banquet
Prince Georges Group
To Open $4,000 Drive

The annual banquet of the Police
Boys Club of Prince Georges
County will be held at 7::30 pm. to-
morrow at the Prince Georges Golf
and Country Club to inaugurate
the 1914 drive to raise $4,000.
representative Sasscer, Democrat.
of Maryland, will head the list of
speakers which also includes John
S. White, majority leader of the
Maryland House of Delegates; DR..
H. c. Byrd, president of the Uni
versity of Maryland; Judges Walter
Green and Alan Bowie of the
County Police Court; c. Howard
Duckett, president of the Prince
Georges Bank & Trust Co.; James
E. CollifloWer, former president OF
the District Police Boys Club:
Thomas J. Gearty of the Baltimore
office of the FBI and Sergt F. L.
Binswanger, athletic director of the
District Police Boys Club.
Superintendent of County Police
Ralph Brown and Mayor Murray E.
Cover of Hyattsville, chairman of
the clubs board of governors, also
will attend.
Herbert Sachs is campaign chair
man.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Alexandria Leaders
To Fight Bill Curbing
Powers
Budwesky Fears City's
Expansion Might Be
Blocked by Amendments

Alexandria City Manager Carl
Budwesky and members of the
Chamber of Commerce will go to
Richmond Tuesday to oppose an an
nexation bill to be considered by
the Virginia Senate Committee on
counties, cities and towns.
While the bill would not directly
affect Alexandria. Mr. Budwesky
said he was afraid that if the bill
reached the Senate floor, provisions
of the Massenburg and McCandlish
bills calling for referendum in
territory to be annexed would be
added to it. If the additions were
made and the bill passed, he said,
it would make future anneXations
by Alexandria all, but impossible.
The bill to be taken up Tuesday
provides that no city could start
annexation proceedings if it's bonded
Indebtedness was 1875 per cent or
more of its assessed valuation.
Alexandria's indebtedness is less
than 7 per cent of its assessed
valuation.
Mr. BudWesky and Mayor Will
liam T wilkins said they felt also
that any help Alexandria can give
to cities affected by the bill should
be offered, since those cities joined
with Alexandria in opposing the
Massenburg and McCandlish bills.
Both of those measures are still in
the House Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
Chamber of Commerce represen-
tatives are expected to protest any
bill calculated to make annexation
more difficult, since that body has
urged immediate consideration of
annexation of parts of Fairfax
County, and has consistently urged
the City Council to start proceedings
before the passage of any deterring
legislation
Alexandria residents also are ex-
pected to be heard by the commit
tee Tuesday on the bill recently
passed by the House to permit a
referendum on March % on a pro-
posed change in the form of city
government. Former Deleg e
Maurice Rosenberg is one of those
opposing the change from the ward
system to an at-large council, while
the Chamber of Commerce is active
in the group advocating the change.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Nearby Farms Need
10000 Volunteers 10
Help Harvest Crops
U. S. Recruitment Chief
Urges Available Workers
To Sign Up immediately

Explaining that 10000 to $4,000
volunteer workers will be needed this
season to harvest farm crops in the
Maryland and Virginia area sur
rounding Washington, John w.
Jones, United States Extension
Service farm recruitment manager,
last night urged volunteers to sign
up now" for harvest work during
their coming vacations.
Mr. Jones said the mobilization of
volunteer farm workers, because of
President Roosevelt's order yester-
day to review all occupa tional defer
ments, has become one of the most
vital movements on the home front. -
This mobilizati ton answered a tre-
mendous need last year, he added,
and will be even more urgently
needed this year.
Mr.. Jones pointed out that since
1910 over 100000 men have left
agriculture and the supply of sea-
sonal farm workers is very short"
Men, women and youths will be
acceptable for volunteer farm work.
and volunteers are wanted if they
can spend only week ends or as lit
tie as one day a week at farm work,
he said.
Workers will be needed in South
ern Maryland as early as May for
planting tobacco, he said, and in
Maryland and Virginia volunteers
will also be needed in May to help
in setting out early truck crops.
Wages paid by farmers are based
on the prevailing farm wage for
that area.
Mr.. Jones said volunteers en-
ployed in the District should regis
ter Immediately at his Office at the
United States Employment Service,
Fifth and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Senior High Students
In Silver Spring Area
To Have Own Canteen
New Recreation Center
To Open Saturday Night
For Dancing and Games

Responding to an overwhelming
demand by high school students and
parents in the Silver Spring area
Montgomery County's first canteen
for boys and girls of senior high
school age will open Sunday night
at the Silver Spring armory.
The name-Silver Spring Canteen
Club-has been chosen. The armory
will be reserved for the club for the
next several months from to $50
pm. daily and Z to II pm. Fridays
and Saturdays. In the spring the
program will be held at Jesup Blair
Community Center.
Park Commissioner E. Brooke Lee
said yesterday that the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission has offered to appro-
pirate the cost of salary Of the club
supervisor, the operation of the cam
teen nickel bar and the cost of the
heavier game equipment, music and
other general activities. The super
visor will open and close each pro-
gram and will remain at the armory
through the program.
Plans Mapped Thursday.
Although the proposed program
has been considered by numerous
committees and local public meet
ings for the last six weeks, definite
plans for opening the canteen were
not mapped until Thursday. At
that time a high school students
committee, headed by Donny Brooks,
met with a committee of parents
and representatives of the Eastern
Suburban Recreational Council and
the Park and Planning Commission
to make final arrangements.
Special activities of the program
call for dancing every Saturday
night, with an orchestra twice a
month, roller skating and amateur
talent shows. 1t is recommended
that table tennis and pool tables be
placed in the auditorium, as well
as a juke box.
Permanent representatives will be
elected by the students and num-
ber of committees, including a
cleanup group, chosen. Students
misbehaving will be asked to leave
the center.
On Type of USO Center.
The canteen, which will be some
what on the type of a USO center,
will have a soft drink and light
refreshment bar. There also will
be a lounge, in which smoking will
be permitted, and an auditorium.
The committee is considering a
suggestion that alumni of the hign
school be permitted in the center
if guest ticket is issued.
A petition signed by 210 students
of Montgomery Blair High School
requesting the establishment of a
canteen program was filed last week
with the Park and Planning COM
mission. In addition. 450 students
of high school age living in the
Silver Spring community have
answered questionnaires stating the
programs they desire and the ac-
tivities in which they would Ike
to participate.
Evening star., 1944-02-27

Sligo avenue, Silver Spring. Her
father, former States attorney
for Montgomery County, is stationed
in Hawaii She attended Sullins
College in Bristol, Va, and at pres
ent is a student at the University
of Maryland where she is a member
of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
Capt Kelley is the son of Mr. and
Mrs William E. Kelley, 1907 Wood
bury drive. He was given an elab-
crate homecoming celebration on
his arrival in Silver Spring from
England where he received seven
decorations for achievements while
participating in bombing missions
over Germany.
His decorations include the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal,
Silver Star, three Oak Leaf Clusters
and the Purple Heart.
The wedding will be held in the
Walter Reed Chapel.
Evening star., 1944-02-27

Capt. James Ford Kelley, bomber
navigator, who was feted by his
community when he returned to his
home in Silver Spring 10 days ago,
will climax his leave by marrying
his high school sweetheart, Miss
Elizabeth Jane Cissel at 4 PIN. next
it was learned last night.
Capt. Kelley and his bride will
then go on honeymoon and five
days later he will report to Atlantic
City for reassignment. He does not
know whether he will be given over
seas duty again.
The romance started when the
bride-elect and Capt. Kelley were
at Montgomery Blair
High School, where the young flyer
was president of the student coun-
ell. Their engagement, however, is
not being officially announced until
the first of the week.
Miss Cissel is the daughter of
Maj. and Mrs. Joseph C. CiSsel, 9O9
Evening star., 1944-02-27
| Maryland Finds
Slain Fox Was
Rabies Victim
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 26.-A gray
fox killed by Martin Beck at David
sonville February % was suffering
from rabies, County Health Director
DR.. William j. French announced
today.
Mr.. Beck, investigating commo-
tion at the back of his home dis
covered the fox fighting five of his
dogs. The animal jumped at Mr..
Beck but he knocked it to the ground
and killed it,
Inspection of the fox's brain by
University of Maryland scientists
showed it had been suffering from
rabies, and DR.. French said the
Davidsonvilie area would be placed
under quarantine.
Mr.. Beck, who was bitten by the
fox, is undergoing antirabies treats
ments, DR.. French added.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Red Cross Workers
PIon CheverIy Rally

Cheverly (Md) Red Cross workers
will hold rally at noon Tuesday in
the Cheverly School under the di-
rection of Lee Quinn. The quota
for the town in the Red Cross drive
scheduled to start Wednesday, is
$3.50. The Prince Georges County
quota is $4,000.
A feature Of the rally will be the
exhibition of Red Cross mobile
canteen unit.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
NoIen and Macarow
To Address County's
Postwar Planners
Second Conference of
Montgomery Committee
Scheduled for TUESDAY,

John Nolen, director OF planning
for the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, and Fred c.
MacaroW, vice chairman of the Post
war Planning Committee of the
Washington Board of Trade and
local Greater Washington Com
munity representative of the Ma
tional Council for Economic De-
velopment, will be the speakers at
the second meeting of the Mont
gomery County Advisory Commit
tee on Postwar and County Planning
at pm. Tuesday at the Bethesda
Elementary School.
1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee, chairman
of the county committee, said yes
terday that Mr.. Nolen will talk on
Postwar Planning and Projects
for Washington City and the Re-
gional District" Plans of private
finance and industry for the post
war period will be discussed by
Mr.. Macarow Several resolutions
proposing postwar projects and ac-
tivities are expected to be intro
duced at the meeting, Col. Lee said
Names Committee.
Emphasizing the Importance of
producing a land-use plan that will
safeguard the future of the county
and will encourage an orderly de-
velopment, Col. Lee announced ap-
pointment of standing commit
tee on the master plan for county
development and land use.
Members and planning officials
of the Board of County Commits
sioners and of the Maryland Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission, both of which agen-
.cies have jurisdiction over land use
Or zoning, are not included in the
committee. However, both the
members and the technical ad-
visers of the Park and Planning
Commission, Col. Lee said, will be
glad to appear before the commit
tee at any time to give advice.
Oliver M. Walker, WestmorelanG
Hills, vas named chairmans of the
committee. Richard H. Akers, presi-
dent of the Montgomery County
Civic Federation and vice chairman
of the County Advisory Committee
on Postwar and County Planning
is an exofdcio member of the group
Invited to Serve.
Invited to serve on the committee
are Col. Alvin B. Barber, Bethesda
Joseph B. Matre, North Woodside;
Stephen J. Linden, Linden; 1t
Comdr. William B. Armstrong, Cabin
John; Rhees Burket, Linden; Ralph
D. Boyd, Silver Spring; Mayor
Oliver w. Youngblood, Takoma
Park; Mayor Douglas M. Bland
ford, Rockville; S. Walter Bogley
Bethesda Fred L. Lutes, Silver
Spring; Clarence Keiser, Bethesda
Paul NJ. Coughlan, Silver Spring
Ira c. Whitaker, Woodside.
Also, Judge Albert E. Brault, Be-
thesda; o. w. Anderson Gathers
burg; State Senator Thomas E
Hampton, Bethesda; James w. Gill
North Woodside; Ben G. Wilkinson
Takoma Park: Hugh NJ. Frampton
Chevy Chase; E. J. Boothby, Chevy
Chase; j. B. Morrison, Kenwood
Landra Platt, Chevy Chase; William
H. Reynolds. North Woodside
Marquis w. Childs, Chevy Chase
Howard P. Bailey. Silver Spring
Raoul Blumberg, Chevy Chase; Ad-
miral Adolphus Station, Chevy
Chase; E. E. Bass, Bethesda; John
R. Pagan, Silver Spring; Albert w
Walker, Westmoreland Hills; Donal
L. Chamberlin, Kenwood, and 10 v
MORGAN Edpenln0r
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Radcliffe, Lee Plan
Talks on State, County

Senator Radcliffe, Democrat, OF
Maryland, and 1t. Col. E. Brooke
Lee of Silver Spring will speak at a
meeting of the Indian Spring Citi-
zens' Association at $3.50 pm. Thurs
day at the Indian Spring Country
Club.
The meeting will mark the first in
series on Know Your State and
County" Senator Radcliffe will
talk on the history of the State and
Col. Lee will discuss the county.
M. c. Ferguson, president, has
invited members of five other civic
associations to attend.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
MoryIond Aide to Speak

Earle T. Hawkins, supervisor of
high schools, Maryland State Board
OF Education, will describe the part
played by the State in Montgomery
County's educational system. He
will speak at meeting of the Le-
land Junior High School Parent
Teacher Association March II in the
school.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Forestville Church Ends
Building Drive Today

A special service at HIS am.
today at the Forestville (Md.) Meth
odist Church will mark the end of
a Sanctuary Crusade by church
members for funds to erect a new
church and parsonage after the war
Goal of the drive is $1,000.
The Rev. F. NJ Inman, staff men,
ber OF the Department of Finance
and Field Service. Methodist Board
of Missions. will deliver the sermon
The Rev. Thomas B. Ehlers is pas
tor Of the church.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Brethren to Build Church

Plans to build church are being
made by the United Brethren in
Christ in Arlington. A site on Glebe
road between Twenty-fourth road
and Twenty-fifth street, North. al
ready has been purchased for the
project. A pastor will be assigned
in the near future.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Women Democrats Plan
BIudensburq Dance

Plans are being made for the an
nual dance of the Democratic Wom-
ems Club of Bladensburg District at
10 pm. Saturday at the Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club.
Mrs. Margaret Bell is in charge
of arrangements. Reservations may
be obtained by calling Warfield 3456.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
CherrydoIe Meeting Slated

Proposals for construction of a
community house and permanent
playground in Cherrydale will be
discussed at meeting of the Cher
rydale Citizens Association at 8
pm. tomorrow in the school.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Junior WAVES Plan Dance

The Junior WAVES of Grace
Episcopal Church, Woodside, will
hold dance at the Indian Spring
Country Club at 10 pm. March IL
to raise money for the proposed
Silver Spring Hospital. Mrs. w. w.
Gale, commodore of the corps, is
general chairman.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Tox Expert to Speak

DR.. Walter. Heller of the Treas
ury's tax research division will de-
scribe how a modern war is financed
at the first meeting of the Mclean
(Va) Community Forum at 8 pm.
Wednesday at the Franklin Sher-
man School.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
lit Mrntnria,tt

WALKER, PHINEAS l.. AND EDWARD
NJ. In loving memory of our devoted sons
and brothers. PHINEAS L., who left us
one year ago today, February il, 1943
and EDWARD NJ. WALKER. fve years ago
May 8, 1899. THE FAMILY
WEGE, KATIE J. Sacred to the mem.
ory Of KATIE J. WEGE. who departed thi.
life twenty-three years ago today, Feb.
ruary II, 1921. THE FAMILY.
WHITE, ABNER, AND ULYSSES IL
NER WHITE who ieft ts % tirtylsight % iinef yeas, ar
ago today. February II. 1905, and oul
brother, ULYSSES LIE COUNT, who passee
away nine years ago, January 49, 1875.
4 father SO humble, so kind, so true,
80 sincere in all he tried to do
SO eager was he Heavens joys to share,
So anxious are We to meet him there
HIS CHILDREN.
A brother who loved to sing the songs
OF Jesus and his love,
Finished his well done here on earth
And Joined the choir above
HIS SISTERS AND BROTHERS.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
J. ". Curtiss, IS, Dies;
Headed A. 6. Spa|dinq
BY the Associated Press.

ps the hssOclAteC Press.
GREENWICH, Conn, Feb. IT.
Julian w. Curtiss, IS, OF Greenwich
retired chairman of the Board Of
Directors Of A. G. Spalding A Sor
Of New York, sporting goods manu-
facturers, died today.
A former Yale crewman, he neve,
lost his enthusiasm for rowing OF
athletics. and shared with it a de.
sire to encourage educational facili-
ties in Connecticut. Until his re-
tirement in 1889 he had served the
Spalding firm as an executive fol
so years
Mr.. Curtiss, who rowed on the
first Yale crew to face Harvard or
the Thames River, New London
and served Yale as an advisory
rowing coach from 1901 to 1911
was referee Of the famous Pough-
keepsie regatta from 1916 to 1910
and member of the Olympic Row.
ing Committee.
He was graduated from Yale In
1879 and Al years later was pre-
sented with an honorary master OF
arts degree by his alma mater for
his devoted service to worthy
causes Of every kind
Survivors include his widow and
two children
Evening star., 1944-02-17
|lonergan Counsel
Rebuked by Bench
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. TIA stern
warning against making n hippo
drome" Of the court was delivered
by Judge John J. Freschi yesterday
after counsel for Wayne Lonergan,
I27, accused wife slayer. suggested
that two assistant district attorneys
submit to a lie detector test.
The admonition came during 4
hearing at which Edward v. Brod-
erick, defense attorney, withdrew
motion to take a deposition from
Jack March, tennis player, who has
returned to New York from the
Panama Canal Zone. Trial is sched-
uled for February %.
Since "the veracity Of both Mr..
Grumet and Mr.. Loehr will be under
sustained attack during the trial, I
want to know whether they will
consent to lie detector test in ad-
vance of the trial." Mr.. Broderick
said. He referred to Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys Jacob Grumet and
John Loehr.
Leaping to his feet, Mr.. Grumet
shouted:
Your honor, what is the mean
ing of this? This is becoming 4
farce. This is case of murder in
the first degree. I'll ask for the
mentality Of the counsel to be ex-
amined."
Judge Freschi declared:
Il won't have this court made a
hiDDOdrome
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Rites for 6. B. Matthews
will Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for George Bagby
Matthews, 86, former Official artist
for the Capitol in Washington. who
died yesterday at Waverly, King
George County, Va, will be held
there at II am. tomorrow. Burial
will be in Shockoe Cemetery in
Richmond
The artist died at the home OF
Thomas Lomax Hunter, kinsman
who Is columnist for the Rich
mond Times-Dispatch.
Mr.. Matthews painted portraits oil
Patrick Henry and John Paul Jones
which now hang in the Capitol, anc
restored other canvases there. He
also did portraits Of several Confed.
crate leaders for the Virginia State
government.
A native of Tappahannock. Va.
Mr.. Matthews was the son of the
late James Matthews and Mrs. Ellen
Hobson Bagby Matthews.
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Dewey Proposes New
Method Of SeIectinu
Justices in State
Ey the Associated Press.


ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 17.-Gov
Thomas E. Dewey recommended tt
the Legislature yesterday a broac
program Of judicial reform by Of.
fering a new method Of selecting
State Supreme Court justices.
The Governor submitted three al.
ternate propositions, each of which
would permit the Governor to fl
vacancies by appointment. The
three proposals were incorporated
IN proposed constitutional amend
ments which would have to be
adopted by two Legislatures and
submitted to referendum.
Under the Governors plan, his
appointee. If confirmed by the Sen
ate. would serve through the cal
endar year following confirmation
and then could stand for election
by district voters to a full term. II
the appointee failed to stand 70,
election or was rejected by the
voters, the vacancy again would be
filled by appointment.
The three alternate proposals
would make the plan 1D effective
in New York City, leaving existing
procedure upstate; CD effective in
New York City and optional up
state and 80 optional throughout
the entire State.
Overhauling Of the present
method OF nominating justices by
party convention was urged by the
Governor in his opening message
to the Legislature in January. He
referred them to the case of Thomas
A. Auerlio, who New York County
District Attorney Frank S. Hogan
charged obtained the Democratic
nomination with the help of q
racketper
Evening star., 1944-02-17
Judge Fay Bentley
Honored for Service

Judge Fay L. Bentley was honored
last night at q dinner marking her
completion Of 10 years as Juvenile
Court Judge. The dinner was given
by the Washington Council Of
Church Women at the YWCA.
Remarking that she had been
Sitting on keg Of dynamite" for
the last 10 years, Judge Bentley said
overemphasis of the term Juvenile
delinquency had added to the diff
Guilty Of her job.
"It is probable that war neurosis
has made youth the scapegoat of
the community's inadequacy to meet
the needs Of youth" she pointed out,
suggesting that instead of concen-
trating on juvenile delinquency as
such, consideration should be given
youths problems.
The judge commended the Church
Women's Council for its co-opera-
ton with the court.
Speakers at the dinner included
Miss Virginia E. Clary, director OF
social work for the court; Lawson
Veney, intake department; Clare
Fabric, juvenile division; Herman
Goldberg, adult division; DR.. Lily
Brunschwig, psychiatric clinic; Fran
ces Ferguson, stenographic and
clerical division. and Fred G. Eisen-
hover. assistant CORPORA ton counsel
Miss Eta May Russell, executive
secretary Of the council, described
the work done by that group for
children appearing before the court.
The council president, Mrs. Joy En-
mer Morgan, presided Mrs. Theo-
dore Wedel was POSTMASTER and
Miss A. Barbara Wiegand was in
charge OF decorations and arrange
ments.