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Evening star., 1944-01-23

Fear that wholesale arrests of
Colmar Manor home owners may be
the sequel to the arrest last month
Of Mayor John N. Torvestad on a
charge of violating the Prince
Georges County zoning law is ex-
pressed in a letter to Irwin I. Main,
chairman of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, from the Colmar Manor
Cottage City Mems Club.
Mayor Torvestad was arrested
after warrant was sworn out by
Perce Wolfe, commission coming
onicer. Mr.. Wolfe charged the
Mayor had converted his home into
an apartment house, although the
building is in q residential A zone,
and that he constructed an addi-
ton to his home without obtain
ing building permit.
The charges will be heard this
spring before Circuit Court jury tc
afford Mr.. Torvestad's attorney,
John F. Lillard, an opportunity to
test the constitutionality Of the
Park and Planning Commission
regulations.
In its letter, signed by James W.
Lauzier. secretary, the club as
serted many home owners in the
area converted their homes into
apartments in response to an ap-
peal by the Federal Government to
alleviate the housing shortage. The
club added that few, If any" OF
the properties were rezoned.
In addition, the commission was
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Sales Tax Proposal
Strongly Opposed in
Arlington, Fairfax
Businessmen Assert
Residents Would Shift
Trade to District

Oppo,ition to the per cent sales
tax now bill, introduced last week
in the Virginia General Assembly
by Senator Y. Melvin Hodges Of
South Hill, appeared strong last
night among business men in coun-
ties neighboring the District.
The bill, which would override
Gov. Dardens proposal that the
General Assembly call referendum
on a sales tax measure, would place
3 per cent tax on most purchases.
Funds would be used to support the
public school program.
State Senator Andrew w. Clarke
OF Alexandria, said he was COM
mitted to opposing the measure
after n week end meeting with rep
resentatives Of Alexandria business
firms. He said business men pointed
out that sales tax would "paralyize
business in areas near the District
ard bordering States.
While Senator William D. Medley
Of Arlington, said he had not vet
reached an opinion on the bill. a
poll of Arlington business firms re-
vealed so!ic opposition to the sales
tax.
Explaining that as State senator
he occupied the dual role of rep
resentlng both the interests of the
county and the State, Senator Med.
ley said the bill would require care
ful study to determine if it would
provide sufficient funds for school
purposes.
Paul A. Hill secretary and busi-
ness manager of the Arlington
chamber Of Commerce, said an in
formal poll of leading businessmen
In the county revealed an over.
Whelmlng opposition to the sales tax.
Business firms in Fairfax County
also were reported opposed to the
bill.
Mr.. Hill, who pointed out the poll
does not represent the official cham
Der OF commerce position. said the
greatest opposition to a sales tax is
among larger firms. He said these
nrms explained that the tax would
aHect large purchases, which could
be made at saving to the pur.
chaser either in the District or in
Maryland.
Fairfax County farmers pointed
out that dairymen who now make
large iced purchases at county feed
stores would travel few extra miles
10 buy their feed supplies in neigh
oorlng States. A 3 per cent sale.
TAX II was explained, would add
several hundred dollars a wear" to
the average dairyman's feed bill
Evening star., 1944-01-23
II 10 Be Graduated
AT Exercises FRIDAY

A class of II Bethesda-Chevy
Chase seniors will be graduated at
l:30 pm. Friday at exercises in
the school auditorium. DR.. Ben. D.
Wood, professor and director of COL
legiate research at Columbia Uni
versity, will speak.
Composed of two girls and nine
boys, this is Bethesda Chevy Chase's
first midwinter graduating class 1t
was made possible by summer
school session and doubling up of
work. All graduating boys are either
in the armed service now or are
expected to be called soon. One of
the girls-Jeanrc Andrews-will ioin
the Cadet Nurse Corps, and the 9TH
er-Mary Robin Metz-expects to
enter George Washington University
February 4. The boys are John L,
Bryan, Frederick A. Garlock,
Charles W. johnson, Paul w. Mertz,
jr., Daniel j. P. C'Brien. William
R. Sinclair, Donald R. Snyder. Gale
S. Stringham and Ronald w. Young.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Maryland Form Prices
Set Record Last Year
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
A record farm price index and
soaring farm production rates were
listed yesterday by Maryland agri-
cultural officials at College Park in
a 1914 Maryland farm report.
The Maryland Crop Reporting
Service stated that the 275 index
or price average. was 1T per cent OF
parity-95 points above that of q
year ago.
Farm officials said that more than
80 per cent of Maryland Farmers
Agricultural Adjustment Agency soil
conservation claims, had been paid
and that . supply Of oilseed meals
was on It's way here for distribu-
tion In feed-deficient areas.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Virginia Republican!
Will Convene al
Roanoke April IS
Executive Committee
Girds for Victory at
Lynchburg Conference
BY the Associated Press.

LYNCHBURG, Va, Jan. 22.-Vir-
ginia Republicans began busting of
their political machinery today for
the next presidential election and
by way of putting their equipment
in order, set April Is as the time and
Roanoke as the place for the State
party convention.
The Executive Committee which
met here today. with more than 100
Republicans present, was presided
over by Clarence r. Ahalt, Arling-
ton, State committee chairman.
Besides arranging for the meeting
the committee voted that one dele
gate and one alternate be named to
the State convention for each SO
votes cast for Wendell Willkie IN
1910. 1t was estimated that on such
a basis 1900 delegates and cor
responding number of alternates will
be elected
Before the State convention will
be the prime job of choosing Is
delegates to represent Virginia al
the Republican National Convention
in Chicago, June Is. Mr. Ahalt sale
the third, fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth and ninth districts will have
two delegates each, and that the
first, second and fourth districts will
have one each. -Four delegates-a at
large will be named.
Col. Cary R. Crockett, candidate
for Congress in the ninth district
was applauded when he told the
body, This is a Republican year
Let's get busy"
Mrs. Miriam Boocock, KesWick
national committeewoman, told the
committee: I'VE can win if we will
work hand in hand and heart to
heart. I hope the women of Vir-
ginia will wake up to their oppor.
tunity to serve the country at this
time
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Virginia Senator Asks
Increased Bonus for
State S Low-SaIaried
Ey the Associated Press,

RICHMOND, Jan. Ex-senator
Ralph Daughton plans to bring the
question Of a bigger bonus for lower
salaried State employees to the
Senate floor Monday.
The senior senator from Norfolk
will move to recommit the bill Of
fered by his junior colleague, Sem
ator Edward l.. Breeden, to the
Finance Committee for further
study with a view to putting
$500 floor" under the bonus to
be paid workers making less than
1900 year The bill provides for
IS per cent bonus on the first
50 900 of an employees earnings and
follows accommodations of Gov.
Darden.
Wants to Aid Low -Salaried.
Il hope the move will cause no
great delay. but at the same time
we want to give justice to the low
salaried workers." Senator Daughton
said.
The bill was reported from the
Finance Committee Friday after it
had turned down Mr.. Daughton S
Proposal for a floor" of $500. Chair
man Aubrey Weaver said at the
time that if the Assembly desired
to take this action it could do SO
by amending the general appro-
priation bill.
Reports were current to the effect
that DR.. Dabney Lancaster, superin-
tendent Of education, hurt the
chances for $1,000 appropriate
per teacher unit, which the de-
partment has set as its minimum
goal, by his appearance before the
Senate Finance and House Appro-
priations Committees Wednesday
night.
Two Factors Cited.
This was said to be the result of
two factors-reluctance of DR.. Lam
caster and Francis S. Chase, execu-
tive secretary of the Virginia Educa-
ton Association. to say they would
favor a sales tax as means of
financing the appropriation and DR.
Lancaster's statement that many
teachers were not worth what they
were getting
DR.. Lancaster made the statement
In asserting that he was interested
in education rather than in teachers
but that the way to get better in
Structlon was to attract better ouali-
fed teachers to the school system.
Gov. Darden has recommended an
appropriation of $940 per teacher
unit for the first year of the bien-
mum and $3.50 unit for the second
year.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Ii. Charles Brown Downs
Second Plane in ItaIv

AT A U. S. 18th AIR FORCE
BASE IN ITALY, Jan. 22.-In a
raid in support of the 5th Army
drive in Italy yesterday 1t. Charles
Brown, Is, Silver Spring. Md, shot
down a Messerschmitt 109. 1t was
his second victory in two days.
1t. Brown, pilot of a British
Spitfire, has more than 100 combat
sorties to his credit. Acting SQUAD
ron operations officer, he has been
on combat duty since the Tunisian
campaign and was member of the
first unit to operate from captured
base in Sicily.
A native of Chicago. 1t. Brown
attended Wilson College there and
was a student at George Washington
University when he entered the
service two years ago.
His wife, Mrs. Josephine Brown,
lives at 704 Easley street, Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Arlington Board Vote,
To Press WPB for
Laboratory Priorities
Unanimous Action Taken
To Ask Reconsideration
Of Application

The Arlington County Board yes
terday voted unanimously to ask the
War Production Board to reconsider
applications for priorities for con-
struction of a county medical lab
oratory. The laboratory would be
built with Federal funds on the
grounds of the new county hospital
and public health building.
Recommendations by DR.. Ralph
G. Beachley, county health officer
and Frank C. Hanrahan, county
manager, for the request were based
on the county's growth since the
health building, in which a labora-
tory was to be installed, was planned
two years ago.
DR.. Beachley said Arlington County
laboratories already perform halt
the State examinations required in
northern Virginia. He said he be-
lieved construction of a separate
laboratory would allow the county
to perform all State examinations
fer the area. The State pays for
such services.
Sewer Bids Rejected.
On recommendation of County
Engineer c. L. Kinnier the board
rejected bids for construction Of a
storm sewer in the vicinity of North
Eighteenth North Utah and North
Upton streets. Claiming that all bids
were too high, the board instructed
Mr.. Kinnier to present recommended
tions for a modified plan of drain
age control at the next meeting.
A. T. Lundberg Water Department
superintendent, reported deposits of
$4,000 made by water users now are
returnable, since new arrangements
have been made along water mains.
The board approved the return of
such funds.
A request by w. S. Hoge, jr., for
rezoning of property in the 27OO
block of South Seminary road was
returned to the planning commits
sion for further study after Frank
L. Dieter, planning commissioner
said the request had been recon-
mended for denial by both the COM
mission and the county manager.
Recent Request Cited.
Mr.. Hoge asked that the property
which lies along -Four Mile Run be
zoned for light industry. He pointed
out the recent resolution by the
Chamber of Commerce urging that
more county property be made avail
able for light industries employing
county residents.
The chambers resolution was to
be taken under study by the plan
ming commission.
The board approved total expendi-
lures of $65, 1850 of the pay roll
amounted to S3l,91091.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Parole Urged for Rose

The parole application of Norman
N. Rose, colored, sentenced by
Prince Georges County Circuit
Court to five years and nine months
in the Maryland Penitentiary fol
assault with intent to kill and as
sault and battery, has been recon-
mended to Gov. O'Conor by State
Parole Director Herman M. Mosel
for executive action. Seven other
applications were sent to the Gov
ornpr
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Arlington Girl Scouts
To Hold Annual Dime,

The annual dinner of Arlington
Girl Scouts will be held tomorrow
night at the Community Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Ronald Leslie, director of
region 3, and Mrs. Marion Frasher,
advisor of the National Finance
Bureau, will be among the 80 guests
The annual report will be given
on services Of the county Girl Scouts
who now number over 1000.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Garage Mechanic Dies
In Fredericksburo Fire
By the Associated Press.


FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Jan
22.-An automobile mechanic was
burned to death when fire of an un-
determined origin destroyed the
Burke Motor Sales building, a two
story frame structure, here today
Approximately IL cars, some new
and others being repaired, which
were in the building, were destroyed
and some used cars parked outside
the garage were damaged.
The dead mechanic was listed by
police as Joseph C. Dodd, AZ. He
was married but had no children
Fire officials said Mr.. Dodd was
working with another mechanic
cleaning the workshop when fire
suddenly broke out in that depart
ment.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Rifle Class PIunned

Registration is open in Arlington
County for preinduction rifle marks
manship training, Comdr. P. T.
Wright, president of the Rifle and
Pistol Club, announced yesterday.
Supervision is under National Rifle
Association certified instructors and
there is no charge. Men interested
should register with CarroN Francis,
1915 North Taylor street.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
Announce Club Schedule,


Three home demonstration clubs,
meeting during the coming week.
will have as their demonstrations
Dishes to help meet the shortage
OF canned fruits and vegetables. -
Planning the year-round garden also
Will be discussed. The schedule is
as follows: 2:l5 pm. Monday, Gen.
tral Home Demonstration Club at
the Purcellville School: 2 pm. We'd
nesday. Lovettsville Home Demon
stration Club at the home of Mrs.
l.. Parson Hickman; 2 pm. Thurs
day. Lucketts Home Demonstration
Club at the Lucketts School.
Loudoun Supervisors Meet.
The Loudoun County Board of
Supervisors, meeting here Monday,
Will nave two new members on the
board. j. Emory Kirkpatrick. Ash
burn, will take his seat as supervisor
from Broad Run district. He takes
the place of H. R. Tillett. who did
not seek reelection. Benjamin
Bridges of near Leesburg also will
be seated, filling the place of M. H
Whitmore. who also declined re-
election. M. H. Whitmore had been
chairman of the board for a number
of years. A new chairman will be
elected.
Dairy Herd Report.
The herd of c. r. Hope and son
again led group No. / of the Lou
doun County Dairy Herd Associa-
tion during December. This herd
had an average of 877 pounds of
milk and 1913 pounds of butterfat
per COW. The high herd honors in
group No 2 went to Valley View
Farm with an average production of
753 pounds of milk and Bis pounds
Of fat. = The herd of S. N. Brown
led group No. in butterfat produc-
ton with an average per COW of 658
pounds of milk and 31.6 pounds of
butterfat. The high herd honors in
group No. went to Otto Kelley,
whose herd averaged BIT pounds of
milk and 37.2 pounds of butterfat.
lJ44 Goals Discussed.
Recommendations of the State
AAA Committee for Loudoun Coun-
ty under the farm help and feed
shortages existing for 1914 were
given at meeting this week of
farmers, AAA committeeman, coun-
ty board of agriculture leaders and
members of the extension division
from VPI at the courthouse in Lees
burg, These were that the county
should attempt to produce IS 900 900
pounds Of milk as against the l943
goal of $4,000, 900 pounds, and about
l25 900 dozen fewer eggs. AS to hog
production, reduction of about 600
sows under the l943 goal was recon-
mended. A slight decrease in the
acreage of corn and an increase in
the wheat acreage to be seeded this
fall were recommended. All of the
hay that could be made also was
recommended.
Heflin Commissioned.
Walter Helm, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Helm of Lucketts, was
commissioned an Army Air Force
pilot last week at the Army air field
at Blytheville, Ark.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
III 10 Be Inducted
From Loudoun County
During This Week
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opoeI"f IISPHttII 10 1IIe oCdI.
LEESBURG, Va, Jan. 22-Thirty-
two white men have been called by
the Loudoun County Selective
Service Board to report Saturday at
the Richmond induction center.
Evening star., 1944-01-23
ColOred Quota Announced

COIOred Quota Announced.
Forty-five colored men will leave
Wednesday for the induction center
and will comprise the county's COL
ored quota for the month. Those
leaving are:
Evening star., 1944-01-23
These include :

Phillips. Arnold I.
Cullen. Robert L.
Lawson, Walter R.
Popkins. Samuel F.
Jordan, Raymond M
Clark. Ronald S.
Clagett. James z.
Simpson. Luther 8.
Nun. william W.
Rhodes, Robert R.
Hutchison. r. B.
Wilson, Ernest D.
Downs. Cassius j.
Pierson, James c.
Bodmer, Gelston p.
Johnson. Ecker q
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-14
HARRISON STREET
LOT TRANSFERRED

Properties N Harrison stree, and
West End Drive were tranyferrad
in deeds recorded yesterday at tLn
register Of deeds office.
Robert LasSiter and wife sold f.
S. j. Cottrell a lot on Harrjsnn
street for $40 and other conside,a =.
tons.
J. II. Brodle and wife sold a L.,
on West End drive to }. II. Byyaa
il. and wife for SO and other com,
~sIdclatlOnS.
Addie F. Walker and l.. II. Wal
ker sold 10 Leah OVerton Fort two
lots on Southern avenue for SO and
other considerations.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-14

low ether health habits. 81, mood
The Lions club went on rnennS
lash nisht IN support of the Hender-
son-CNtord public airport.
Wallace +. White was received
a new member. sponsored by -
B. c. Wells.
Tashmar Halls. @. Newport Neu,
Va. was guest at the meeting
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-11
Starts Drive For Negro Bus Drivers
81. Louis March-On Washington

ST. LOUIS amp The ST.
Louis unit OF the March on Wash
neton movement Els doing every
thing possible 10 Get Negro op-
orators on buses and street cars =
r y. McNeal, director OF the To-
cal unit told 2,lo0 persons gath
ercd LIST week IN the Washington
Tabernacle church.
David " Grant member 81
The unit executive committee. told
the audience how several com
plants against tho company had
been filed with the FEPc aud
that unless the committee acts
upon them by spring. the Negro
rights would he SET forth by a
Islrics Of demonstrations
Negroes have qualified them
selves by operating empty cars
and buscs ~ night bringing fhcm
into ne barn Grant told ihe
gathering they have proved
themselves capahlc
In case on file vith Inc FEpt
Grant said he organization Is
comprised OF a case of one Ne
gro operator who was fired from
the citys transportation system
when II was learned that ne was
colored
A. Philip Randolph orieinator
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-11
Ry MILO CASTOR
Comments

Postwar planning is now under
way all over America. Every
small city or hamlet has some
thing IN view that is, except
Ecorse. II they have any. they
are a council secret. but the Com
lnitiee on Civic Affairs ia going
TO bring those plans out
The Committee is working on
several propositions which will
mean much TO the citizens OF
the Westsidc II some of them are
carried out II will mean much
progress. The plans will he sub
mitted to the council just as soon
as the details can be worked out.
Much can be done. If the public
will back the committee in It's
every effort.
The committee IS looking for
ward to another stormy session
With the Council nest Tuesday
evening. Come to the council
meeting and help them in their
fight
Something new in Ecorse. Is the
nursery project located in the
Administration building OF the
Housing project Competent serv-
ice will be given your children
xxho are under school arc from
am. TO pm
Miss Mildred Mckiver IS maxi
ing name for herself and re-
flecting honor on our city Her
singing has packed them in al
the club and G, Mirror ball
room and also the Paradise. Nu-
merous offers from out OF town
have been made her. but she pre-
fers TO get little more season
ing at home. Classical, Blues. or
what have you? She MARBLES
through n blues number like
Ethel Waters or sings q classical
like a nightingale.
Officers Johnson and Lackey
promise general cleanup OF
spcak-easies and gaming estab-
lishments beginning next week.
First Baptist
THE Christian and The Race
Problem" was the subject OF the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-11
CLAW
APPLIES TO
MEN, WOMEN
May Be Used
For Indebtedness

vAsulNGTON--fANP)- Seek
-. 10 clarity certain misunder-
.,'sdines surrounding the recent
Enacted CT bill which con-
rms tho $1,000 loan, late bull
I'm covered the following points;
n,s loans. not gifts. are con-
,eo,,.tcd under the CT law. They
AK, 10 scryiccmen and equally
i seryi,cwomen, 10 buy homes.
4 hnild homes. 10 buy businesses.
n hnv farms. for alterations.
npsirs. improvements, or 70 pay
IL hack property taxes, or de-
nneueni indebtedness or for farm
4 equipment
Tho 20, crnment does not make
mo loan 10 servicemeD. Loans are
rha,e loans, from banks. savings
ana loan companies, insurance
companies oher lending institu-
inns or eyen individuals. The
government merely guarantees
\ NO loans to veterans only II
,aev meet certain qualifications
4 ,ha, are laid down. Every vet
/ docs mol rot a blanket guarantee
=, g. 600 The government may
4 guarantee 80 per cent OF a loan.
4 but the guarantee portion Is
4 limited TO $1,000 for each veteran.
4 Thus maximum guarantee OF
4 !soeo Il tho loan is $4,000, or
4 even il ihe loan is more.
4 Interest rate cannot exceed I
4 rsr cent on any guaranteed loan.
n The government will pay the first
a years interest on the guaranteed
n portion, Nhich really is gift =
N q. ~ 10 SO on a maximum guar
4 snee n s. 600
A vet can get more than one
n loan Tor more than one purpose.
\ tat me total guaranteed by the
n government still may not exceed
n 5000
Husband and wife, both war
n veterans can each get govern
\ nsni guarantee up to the maxi
\ mum $1,000 70 purchase home,
business or farm But sep
sra'e applications must be filed
a hy each for separate loans. For
NAnpf d man and wife can
borrow S>ppO for home, business
or both 81 700 each with the gov
fnmeui guaranteeing $4,000 Of
no amount loaned TO each.
Loan 20 buy farms will be
made mostly by private lenders.
A The FCA viii find II difficult
to make loans as low as the four
4 Yer cent maximum interest rate
! Prescribed by the new CT law.
The government has forbidden the
FcA to lend more than 70 per
cent Of normal value
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-11

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-11
Gust Negro Student
From Dormitory OF
Wisconsin University

MADISON Wis. tANp,
Racial discrimination at the Uni.
versiiy OF Wisconsin, farea in,o
the open last week when Arthur
r. Burke Hampton institute
teacher was oustcd from the uni
Nersitys faculty club herc Fac
ul'y club officials did not know
burke an Adams fellowship stu.
dent Was colored Whom he mado
his reservation
After - hours ~ residence m
The club. Prof +, p. Rean. chair.
men Of The house committee and
NJ Leslie Holt. secrciary-trcasur-
en- visited Burkc's room Thcy
informed him that Negro
would be resented at the club
aud offered 70 hafe his meeaec
moved free Of charge and 10
waive any room rent that was
involved
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-11
AMEZ's Plan For
1916 Convention

NEW YORK - amp Chris
tian EDUCATION leaders Of the
AME Zion church held their first
meeting % plan for the qnadrcn-
nial SESSION of Tho General con-
Ncnuon on Christian education
lere in August 1876 IT, will he
held IN connection with The ceio-
hrnlion Of INC scsqui-ceniennisl Of
the denomination in Noihsr Zion
Oh witch pr = G Roboson IS me
minister Aug i2-@ 1916 Or.
James " Eiehelhcgeer Of Chi
'ago. secretary Of Christian edu-
cation conducted the conferences
here There We're also present BIZ
shop p A Wallace Of BrooAlsn
and l)r. George r. HAYNES.