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Evening star., 1944-12-17
Children Select Own YuIe Gifts
From Grundmother's Home

Mrs. Amanda r. Middleton, 79-
year-old widow of a former Prince
Georges County sheriff, has solved
the problem of wrapping Christmas
gifts for the 46 members of her
family.
At family reunion yesterday at
her home at 5405 Middleton lane,
Camp Springs, Mrs. Middleton's six
children, 81 grandchildren and 10
great grandchildren simply took
what they wanted from huge dis
play of gifts arranged on tables and
hung on the walls of the Middleton
home.
AS grandchildren and great
grandchildren increased, Mrs. Mid
dleton explained, the gift problem
became acute. It's no easy task to
Evening star., 1944-12-17
ArIington's Postwar Projects
Would Double Present 7 oxRute

According to r. M. Writ, county
sanitary engineer, the greatest need
in the system is an extension to the
plant.
'The present plant" he said,
should be made at least three
times as large as it is so as to have
a capacity of 100000 gallons per
day. This capacity would care for
10000 people. The estimated cost
of this improvement is $5O0,000 if
constructed by the county"
Other needs, he said, are the
elimination of surface water from
the sanitary sewers; a new pumping
station on Pimmit Run near Thir-
ty-fifth and North Frederick streets
and another in the Rosslyn area.
Cost of these two stations is esti-
mated at $4,000.
A county incinerator has been
under consideration for the last
three years. Numerous. attempts
have been made to get Federal funds
for its construction. Its cost was
estimated at $350,000.
Storm Sewers Inadequate.
Another of the pressing needs is
the storm sewer program. For sew
eral years complaints have been
made to the county board by resi-
dents who have suffered inconven-
ience and expense due to excess
water, since storm sewer facilities
are inadequate.
County Engineer c. L. Kinnier,
on the basis of a survey by the
Chester Engineers, estimates the
installation of a complete system
to cost $18,000,000.
Streets, highways, curb and gut
ter and sidewalks, constructed in
the most necessary places will cost
SIS, 900, 900, says Mr.. Kinnier.
Between 1884 and 1943, county
streets and highways expanded
from lis miles to 2115 miles. Dur
ing the period, he said, approxi-
mately 80 per cent Of the original
lis miles had to be rebuilt and in
most cases widened.
He pointed out that in an area de-
veloping as rapidly as Arlington,
there are many utility lines and
service connections to be installed,
which makes it necessary to dig up
roadways, and, therefore, make it
difficult to construct permanent
pavements.
Boulevards Planned.
Plans for postwar work on two
sections of Wilson boulevard have
been started. Among other postwar
projects, Mr.. Kinnier added, will be
Washington boulevard from Clar-
endon to Lee highway: George Ma
son drive, which will serve as a
cross-country route and give access
to the new county hospital; North
Lynn street from Lee boulevard to
Key Bridge; South Walter Reed
drive from Washington boulevard to
Leesburg pike, and South Four-Mile
Run drive from Columbia pike to
Seminary road. The State High
way Department, he concluded, ex-
poets to construct Fairfax drive and
to improve other routes such as Lee
and Glebe road. On these
State projects, he said, the county
plans to participate by construct
ing sidewalks.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Alexandra Postwar Job
Group Names Officers

Joseph H. Saunders, jr., Alex
andrla architect, was elected chair
man of the city's Citizens Postwar
employment Committee Friday
night. Mrs. T. Clifton Howard was
elected vice chairman and Mrs.
Mary Brock secretary.
The committee will coordinate
Federal, State and local groups
which will help veterans find en-
ployment.
Mayor William T. wilkins. who
was asked by Gov. Darden to name
a local committee, has selected
representatives from q civic and
1raternal groups in addition to
naming 10 members-at-large.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Christmas Shortage
OF Turkeys, Chickens
Hits Traditional Menu

Washington civilians face a
Christmas without the traditional
turkey, and chicken supplies are so
low there will be little opportunity
| to use chicken as a substitute, a
poultry industry spokesman said
last night.
With the War Food Administra-
tions freeze" on chickens in nearby
States in operation for q week,
wholesale poultry dealers reported
they had no chickens for sale and
predicted that retailers would feel
the pinch this week as holiday buy
ing begins.
Joseph B. Danzansky. counsel for
the poultry division of the Merchant
and Manufacturers Association, said
only a "dribble" of chickens was
coming into the city from the West.
Turkeys, he added, were almost
nonexistent in normal supply chan
nels," indicating that some birds
were available through the black
market.
Dealers have tried to tap new
sources of supply in sections of Vir-
ginia not affected by the VIA order
and in North Carolina, also unaf-
fected by the order, but with little
success.
Maj. Gen. Edmund B. Gregory,
QuartermaSter general. reported YES
terday that the VITA freeze" was
producing desired results in cor
recting a chicken deficit for the
Army. He added that he did not
know how long the order would
remain in effect. VITA sources
have indicated it might continue
until spring.
The chicken shortage also was
beginning to be felt by hospitals
and District government institu-
tions, which have counted heavily
on chickens for convalescents and
the infirm.
Roland M. Brennan. District pur-
chasing officer, reported that
through the Welfare and Recrea-
tional Association chickens have
been procured for the regular chick
en- dinner of 1000 patients at Gal
linger Hospital and Glenn Dale
Sanatorium today. approximately
1000 inmates of other city institu-
tions went without their chicken,
however, he said.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
BY PAIL BEACH.

Postwar improvements for Airing
ton County, including a storm sewer
system, streets, highways, curbs and
cutters, sidewalks, enlargement of
the sewage treatment plant and an
incinerator, will cost $35 900 600,
county department heads estimate.
The plans are being made in line
with resolution of the County
Board, to determine what improve
ments can be handled early in the
postwar period and what financial
plan will be feasible.
On a 25-year bond issue, the tax
rate would have to be increased ap-
proXimately 7 cents for each
million dollars of the program, ac-
cording to Elmer F. Newell, county
auditor. This would almost double
the present tax rate of $2.70, and is
out of question.
In considering the plans, officials
are attempting to forecast the in
crease in county income through
property assessments. The 7-cent
figure is based on the 1943 assessed
valuation.
During the last 10 years assess
ment valuations have increased
from 5,746,790 in 1884 to STA
582 1855 last year. Almost two-thirds
of this increase has occurred in the
last five years. Commissioner of
Revenue Harry K. Green estimates
the 1914 assessment will reach $780,
100000.
Tax Levy Doubled.
The tax levy, meanwhile, has
doubled in the last five years, going
from $1,131 ,28467 in 1899 to S2,O13,-
1855 in 1943.
The increased valuation and tax
gain has been derived mainly from
an unprecedented growth in popu-
lation from 26,6f5 in 1880 to at least
10000 now.
The increase, however, has re-
suited in pressure for public i'm
provements.
An illustration of the way in which
county services have been outmoded
is the sanitary sewer system.
In 1884 there were IS miles of
sanitary sewers in the county serv-
ing 5000 persons by carrying sew
age to streams or the Potomac
River. The sewers were constructed
by community sewer companies or
by developers.
The county, aided by PWA, COM
pleted a sewer program in 1886,
consisting of 35 miles of trunk lines
and rs miles of lateral sewers. to-
gether with three lift stations and
treatment plant. The project
cost $2,800,000, of which s76O 900
was a Federal grant.
Since 1886, 113 miles of sewers
and two lift stations have been con-
structed, making a current total of
258.5 miles of sewers, five lift sta
tions and treatment plant. The
system now serves 101, 300 people.
Flow Double Capacity.
The treatment plant is designed
to handle 100000 gallons of sew
age daily from $4,000 people. The
daily flow is about 10000, 900
gallons, making it necessary to by
pass half the flow and empty it into
the river in its raw state.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Alexandra Sale Of Seals
Passes Halfway Mark

Seal sales Of the Alexandria Tu-
berculosis Association have passed
the halfway mark, according to Rob-
ert M. Reese, treasurer of the as
|sociation, who reported to a board
of directors meeting Friday that
$8,157.57 of the s15,5oo goal has been
collected.
OF this amount, $94o was col
lected by the Large Gifts Commit
tee and the remainder through the
mails.
Collections will be made in the
city schools Wednesday before they
are dismissed for vacation, and the
George Washington High School Is
expected to turn in $123, according
to a report presented at Fridays
meeting by the representative of
the Junior Board Of the associa-
tion.
According to Mr.. Reese, the fig
ures compare favorably with other
years and is more than $1,000 over
the amount raised at the same
time last year when the $l2,460
quota was exceeded by over $4,000.
Collections will continue through
January and residents are urged
to turn in their money for seals re-
ceived through the mail.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Alexandra B mai Birth
Lodge Is Organized

An Alexandria lodge of B'nai
Birth, Oldest organized Jewish
group in America, has been formed
and officers elected.
Maurice D. Rosenberg, former
city delegate to the General As
sembly and chairman of the Army
Navy Committee of the Jewish We'll
fare Board, was named chairman.
Other officers include Irving Diener,
vice chairman; Irving Friedson,
secretary: Moe Goldwyn, treasurer;
Irving Sholl, warden; Dan K. Ker-
bel, chairman of the Board of
Trustees, and Max Rubin and Isa-
dore Bregman. trustees.
The group will meet on the third
Tuesday night of each month.
Eighty-five members have joined the
lodge.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Dominicis Defends
clio Elections Here
BY the Associated Press,

Is tit ASSOCldtSQ HIeSS.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 16.-Ulisse De
Dominicis, president of the Mary
land = District Industrial Union
Council, CIO, issued a statement
today defending the manner in
which elections were conducted at
the groups convention in Wash
ington last week.
Two locals-1874 of the Textile
Workers Union of America in Cum
berland and 327 of the United Re-
tail, Wholesale and Department
Store Workers, Baltimore - have
quit the council in the last three
days. Each charged the leadership
OF the council was Communist
dominated and that steamroller
tactics were employed in the elec-
tions.
James Dundon. regional director
of the TWUA, said last night that
Il can state that in all my ex-
perience, I have never seen mob
rule and steamroller tactics used to
the extent employed in the Wash
ington convention"
In reply, Mr.. De Dominicis'
ment declared:
People must learn that'when they
speak in the name of democracy
they must be sport enough to ap-
ply democracy to the fullest extent
of the meaning. The democratical-
ly accepted constitution of the Mary
land and District of Columbia In
dustrial Union Council plainly reads
Article Nv, Section - Elections
shall be by secret ballot
Mr.. Dundon, he said, proposed an
open vote which the chair ruled out
of order because the union consti-
tuition makes it mandatory" Mr..
De Dominicis challenged "any one
to submit his challenge before any
constituted authority on parlia-
mentary rule"
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Maryland Women Voters
Name 3 New Choirmen

Mrs. Durward v. Sandifer, Silver
Spring, president of the Maryland
League of Women Voters, yester-
day announced the appointment of
three new chairmen to serve on the
State board.
Mrs. Francis Russell. Silver
Spring, will head the department of
government and foreign policy; Mrs.
Bernard j. Oliver, Takoma Park,
was appointed chairman of tech
.niques, and Mrs. J. Rene Heming-
way, Takoma Park, was named
press chairman to succeed Mrs.
MINER Hostetler, who will continue
ito serve as vice president.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Stoge Show to. Feature
Bond Rally Wednesday

A climax to the Sixth War Loan
drive in Bethesda Chevy Chase will
be the bond premiere and stage
show at the Hiser Theater Wednes-
day evening. Admission will be by
purchase of War Bond.
Nearly 100 prizes have been do
mated by local firms to be given to
members of the audience. Walter
Kolb will act as master of ceremo-
nies. The stage entertainment will
include George Myers, vocalist; the
Rotary Quartet, Miss Rolande
Young, pianist, and Dick Mansfield,
cartoonist. The screen presentation
will be Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Evening star., 1944-12-17

select, buy and wrap gifts for SO
many people, she said.
The gift fair" seemed a good
idea, and for the last several years
members of her family have gath
cred at her home a week before
Christmas to select what they want
OF Mrs. Middleton's 81 grand
children, nine are in the services
and three of these are stationed
overseas. Her children are Mrs
Helen E. Machin, Hyattsville; Mrs
T. S. Gwynn and Mrs. Mildred
Wheatley, both of Clinton; T. B
Middleton. jr., Washington, and
Ellis o. Middleton and Mrs. Charles
P. Farr. both of Camp Springs.
Her husband, T. B. Middleton
served as sheriff about 80 years
ago. He~died IL years ago.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Alexandra Red Cros,
Arranges Gifts for
Wounded Veterans

wounded Servicemen at The
Boiling Field Hospital and the Napa
Medical Center at Bethesda vii
receive Christmas stockings thi,
week which have been donated b,
civic groups in Alexandria and dis.
tributed through the Camp an,
Hospital Service of the Alexandri.
Red Cross Chapter.
Mrs. Gustav Schwarz, chairman
Of the service, said the plan is tn,
result Of meeting this fall of ths
Camp and Hospital Service of thu
Potomac area at which representa-
tives Of all city organizations wers
asked to pledge their cooperation
in the projects Of the service.
900 Stockings Filled.
Funds were collected to purchase
gifts for the stockings and the work
OF filling them was done by volun-
teers. The Alexandria Retail Mer-
chants Association donated $3.50 and
the Police Association gave a check
for S25.
In all, 900 stockings were filed
200 for Boiling Field and TOO for
Bethesda.
In addition to the stockings, As
Christmas trees and 20 boxes of
ornaments were taken to Boiling
Field, and the Red Cross volunteers
also plan to decorate the hospital
mess hall, give an entertainment
for the patients on Friday night,
and provide q costume for the post
Santa Claus.
In another project an appeal for
funds is being made by the Christ
mas Basket Committee of the Alex
andria Council of Social Agencies
headed by Mrs. Maryanna Combs
of the Department of Public We'll
fare. Mrs. Combs has asked that
checks be sent in care of Miss
Thelma Barth at 10 North st
Asaph street, and also that persons
clear through Miss Barth the names
of families to whom they would like
gifts sent.
The committee last year aided
&c families and 212 individuals
Mrs. Combs said it is more desirable
to send checks than actual gifts
since the committee will determine
what Is most needed by each family
and will make the suitable purchases
Another Christmas project is the
tree sale which the Lions Club will
hold tomorrow through Friday.
Nicholas Colasanto, president o1
the club, said that II members are
going into the country today to cut
trees which will be sold for a max
imum of 50 each at the Bendall
Motor Sales, 1400 King street, ano
at Barnes & Ford Furniture Store
2411 Mount Vernon avenue. The
proceeds will be used for the Lions
Club eye conservation program
which provides medical care ano
glasses for those in need of such
assistance.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Virginia School Study
Report Is COMPLETED
Ey the Associated Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 16-The
report of the nine member Virginia
Education Commission headed by
DR.. George H. Denny has been com
pleted and will be available for
consideration in the event another
special session of the General As
sembly is held. The report prob
ably will be made public by Gov.
Darden before January l.
Asked If he would call a special
session to consider the report if such
a session is not made necessary by
constitutional convention, the
Chief Executive declined to COM
NIT himself.
The commission, created at the
1914 regular session of the As
sembly, was directed to make a
thorough study of the public school
syste min the State.
Evening star., 1944-12-17

more than conjecture on the far
reaching potentialities of Mr.. Mar
tins plan for virtually new type
of engineering education"
"He envisions not only the edu-
Gated professional engineer, but also
one who understands human needs
and will know how to plan to
satisfy these needs. He has given
the university remarkable chal-
lenge and we shall do our utmost to
achieve the objectives he has out
lined,'
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Fairfax Arranges Clinics
For x-Rays Of Domestics

Asserting that the percentage of
tuberculosis among domestic serv-
ants is relatively high, DR.. Nelson
Podolnick, Fairfax County health
officer, said yesterday that county
residents may arrange chest X-ray
examinations for domestic help
through the County Health Depart
ment.
DR.. Podolnick said chest x-ray
clinics are held from to IL am.
each Friday at the courthouse. Ap-
pointments may be made by calling
Fairfax 1913.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Christmas Porty Held

Two hundred Sunnybrook (Md.)
children attended Christmas party
given by the Sunnybrook Citizens
Association Friday at the Bladens-
burg Grammar School auditorium.
The children received fruit and can
dy from Santa Claus and sang
carols around . Christmas tree.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Montgomery County
Planners Will Hold
Meeting tuesday

A meeting of the Montgomery
County Postwar and General Plan
ming Committee will be held at 8
pm. Tuesday at the Woodside Ele-
mentary School, Silver Spring, for
a general discussion of proposed
highway and land use plans and
other projects recently submitted
to the committee for study.
Maps showing the existing zoning
or land uses of the Bethesda and
Silver Spring business districts will
be distributed by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission to the committee men,
bers. These mapsswill show the en-
largement of these two districts sug-
gested by Park Commissioner E.
Brooke Lee.
Commissioner Lee, who also is
chairman of the County Postwar
Committee, said yeterday a number
of proposals before the committee
will remain in a study stage for six
weeks and are open to suggestions.
These include current studies by
the Park Commission of the pro-
posed master or general highway
plan, proposals concerning the mas
ter or general zoning plan for the
Bethesda and Silver Spring bushes:
districts, the acquisition and opera
ton of public parking spaces fol
these districts, and proposal that
community buildings be built ano
maintained in Bethesda, Silver
Spring, Takoma Park and Rockville
Another proposal that the county
dispensary system profits be applied
through an act of the approaching
legislative session to carry and
liquidate county bond issue that
will furnish the county's share of
all postwar construction, including
schools. The profit for the last
fiscal year from the dispensaries
was $4,000.
Commissioner Lee announced he
will recommend that the bylaws be
amended to prohibit any resolution
from being voted on unless its text
is announced at the last preceding
meeting or delivered to the chair
man by a Tuesday afternoon, so
that it can be published in the county
newspapers prior to the meeting.
Without at least one such printing
the resolution would not be eligible
for final action at the next meeting
of the committee, according to the
proposed amendment.
This amendment is suggested,
Commissioner Lee said, because of
the general local Importance of the
various matters pending before the
committee.
Under the authorization of the
County Commissioners. who created
this committee, Commissioner Lee
said he Is prepared to rule that any
proposal pertaining to administra-
ton or planning of the local gov
ernment is included in postwar and
general planning jurisdiction of the
committee.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Club to Make Decorations

Members of the Arlington County
Neighborhood Garden Club will
make Christmas decorations for the
Fort Myer Hospital at a meeting
OF the group at 8 pm. tomorrow
at the Mount Olivet Methodist
Church, North Sixteenth street and
Glebe road.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Education Plan Endorsed

Approval of Gov. O'Conor's edu-
cational program for Maryland
public schools was voiced by the
Silver Spring branch of the Amer
ican Association of University
Women at its December meeting.
The association began a study of a
l6-point legislative program drawn
up by the board of directors of the
national association. Final action
on the program will be trten at
its January meeting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30
Warn U.S.. Prepare
For Disabled Vets
10 Pei. Face Hospitals
-DAA President Says

Arrangements must be made
Immediately to hospltalize at least
10 per cent Of the men now serv-
ing in the armed forces, James L.
Monnahan, St Paul, national com
mander of the DAV. said upon his
arrival here Saturday
THAT doesn't necessarily
mean that only 10 per cent will
he wounded" Monnahan said,
but IL does mean that our pres
ent facilities will have to he i'm
creased that much to take care
OF the men who will he hospital
lied from time Ia time.
Nineteen per cent were
wounded in World war I, and
we now hdNe more than $4,000
veterans of that war in our 80
veterans facilities throughout
the nation. Action must be
taken by the government imme-
diately. II takes two years Ia
build a hospital and we had bet
ter get busy" he said.
Monnahan and other DAV Off
Gals arc visiting war plants today
and will be guests Of honor at a
banquet az the Veterans Building.
7Q4 jefferson. tonight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30
PICARD PETITIONS

A. tho same time, the guberna-
tOrlal situation was somewhat
muddled again when il was
learned that petitions qualifying
Federal Judge Frank A Picard
as candidate for governor will
be placed in circulation Monday
This development came after
Democratic Feap-headed- by
Edmund c. Shields agreed TO sup
port former state senator Earnest
Brooks OF Holland for the gov
ernorShip. Brooks is now state
chairman Of the party. lie was
virtually drafted as a candidate
but indicated his willingness 10
make the campaign.
Picard has repeatedly insisted
that he Will not be a candidate
br4 eHee the petitions are filed
his supporters hope 10 force him
INTO a corner and make him ac-
Ccpt the honor The scheme to
draft Picard originated with De-
trQlt- Democrats.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-30
JAW Plans
Vets Bureau
Executive Board in
Minneapolis Meeting
News of Labor
BY JACK CRELLIN
Detroit Times Labor Editor

MINNEAPOLIS, A pr11 30
Problems concerning returning
war veterans andpolitical strategy
for the forthcoming presidential
election were receiving special
study here today as the UAW-CIO
executive board prepared TO open
its second quarterly session.
The meeting at the Hotel Nicol-
let is expected 10 establish a yet
Grams bureau within the union
which will be headed by a JAW
Go war veteran.
Chief candidate for the Job is
Ben Blackwood, veteran OF
World War /, at present assignee
TO the GM division of the union.
Creation of the bureau would be
in line with the recommendations
made by a recent conference of
union veterans held in Washing
ton.
Although every member Of the
board is in favor of drafting
President Roosevelt for re-elec-
ton. no official action is expected
at This time.
The unions annual convention
is TO be held in September and
union StrategistS feel that the
endorsement will carry more
weight If passed unanimously by
the delegates representing l,250
600 workers i'm all sections of the
country.