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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Senate Group 10 Consider
MarqoId Nomination FRIDAY

Additional testimony opposing the
promotion of Municipal Court Judge
Nathan r. Margold to be an as
sociate justice of District Court is
to be taken next Friday by Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee.
Announcement of this hearing
came yesterday as questions per-
sisted as to whether Judge Margold
eventually would ask that his nom-
nation be withdrawn in view OF
the near six-months delay in con-
f1rmation, and the continuing Oh.
position.
The additional hearing, it was
understood, was requested by MEM
bers of the District Bar Associa-
ton, the majority of whom voted
against Judge Margold's elevation
to the higher bench in poll some
months ago.
The Judiciary subcommittee is
headed by Senator McCarran, Dem.
ocrat, of Nevada, and includes SEN
ators Wheeler, Democrat, of Mon.
tana and Moore. Republican, oil
Oklahoma.
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|PIunkett Criticises
Sales Tax Plan as
Wrong in Principle
BY the Associated Press.


FARMVILLE, Va, July 14.-Moss
Plunkett, Roanoke, Democratic can
didate for the nomination for Gov
ernor in the August primary
said here tonight that a sales tax
on the bread and shoes of the poor
would violate the sound principle
of ability to pay"
THE people are willing and ready
to pay just taxes for real service,
but just taxation is necessarily
based on ability to pay. 1t must
not be destructive of fundamental
property interests of farmers and
home owners" the Roanoke attor-
ney continued.
He asserted that For education
health, welfare, roads and the best
provisions for our returning vet
Grams, the people are ready to pay
new taxes when they become nee
essary.
II realize" he added, that there
must eventually be new taxes for
a better, healthier and happier
State, but these taxes can be raised
fairly and carefully If based on
ability to pay AS I see it. income
is the fairest measure of ability to
pay"
Concerning his announced pro-
posal for immediate enforcement
of the judiciary from politics" Mr..
Plunkett stated that "the judges
should not be burdened with po-
litical appointments"
Earlier in the day, Mr.. Plunkett,
in speeches at Boydton and Clarks-
vile, emphasized his proposal for
large-scale road building in the post
war era.
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Silver Spring Legion
To Elect Wednesday

Election of officers will be held
at a meeting of Cissel-Saxon Amer
lean Legion Post No. Al, Silver
Spring, at 8 pm. Wednesday at
Jesup Blair Community House.
Nominations for officers are as
follows: For commander, Joseph H.
Fields; for first, second and third
vice commanders respectively, Max
well E. Graybill, Robert A. Briggs
and Walter Jet; finance officer,
George j. Smith; sergeant-at-arms,
Harold Cook; executive committee,
Lee A. Payne, Chester F. Naunowice
Charles Drexillius, William McKin-
ney, William Bowman and Marcel
Zimmerman.
Delegates will be elected to the
Southern Maryland District Council
and the Maryland Department Con-
vention. Other nominations may be
made at the meeting.
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An Old Mans Hobby Brings
Life Back to Youthful Sailor

bird. He thrust it into his pocket.
The doctor sighed. Another chance
ruined and dead parakeet, too, he
thought as he started toward the
sailor But then he saw tiny head
peeking out. Jim's hand curled
around the small bulge in his
pocket.
Would Keep 1t Warm"
ITS cold" he said. I'll keep it
warm
Those were the first two sentences
he had spoken voluntarily since he
was admitted months before. Every
day someone brought the parakeet
to Jim. Starting with his interest
in the bird, the doctors got him to
go outdoors with the other patients
He went to the hobby shop to sculp-
ture with clay-usually bird.
Finally Jim consented to go to a
hospital dance. Eight weeks after
he first took the parakeet in his
band, Jim was discharged He
asked to take the bird home with
him.
Value of Bird Praised.
Dr. Edmund Ziman, Jim's doctor,
said the parakeet had been invalu-
able in getting the first normal
reaction from the sailor. 1t was a
stepping stone to other normal"
reaction. 1t also provided a sure
fire conversation opener for doctors
probing into Jim's condition.
DR.. Winfred Overholser, superin-
tendent, said the usual beneficial
effect of pets in a mental hospita.
is increased with parakeets because
they are easy to handle. He said
the hospital needs more bird cages
The American Red Cross will COL
lect cages from anyone calling Re-
public $500, Extension 422.
The hospital and patients owe a
debt to Mr.. Human that can never
be repaid, DR.. Overholser said.
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State Board
0K'sAirpark fol
Bradley Hills
Tentative Approval
Hinges on Action
Of Zoning Body

The Maryland Aviation Commits
sion has granted a provisional Ii
cense to the Washington Aviation
Country Club for the establishment
of an airpark at the Bradley Hills
Country Club near Bethesda, it was
announced yesterday.
In approving the application, filed
by John P. Hoberman, the COM
mission inserted a provision that
the site must be approved by the
appropriate coming authority"
within 80 days.
Charles H. Buck, chairman of the
commission, explained the provi-
sional license would give the appli-
cant an opportunity to apply to
the Montgomery County Commits
sioners for permission to construct
the airpark. The area is zoned as
residential.
ITO approve Mr.. Hoberman's ap-
plication Internationally" Mr.
Buck pointed out, would be to
flaunt the authority of Montgomery
County officials"
N1OA4ISOllCAy SOullIy 10 cASHlpJ,
under law passed at the last SEES
sion Of the State Legislature, from
a provision empowering the State
Aviation Commission to license air
ports, airparkS and landing fields
in contravention of coming laws of
the various political subdivisions in
the State.
At hearing May %, the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission opposed the
project on the ground that signs
announcing the proposed change in
land use had not been posted con-
Spicuously on the property as re-
quired by law.
1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee, county
park commissioner, declared no &C
ton should be taken on the pro-
poSal until the Park and Planning
Commission selects an airport site
for the eastern suburban area of the
county. Such site already has been
chosen for the eastern suburban
area, he said.
Opposition also was voiced by
residents Of the area on the ground
that establishment of an airpark
would constitute a nuisance
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Hannegan Named in Suit
To Force Mail Delivery

Postmaster General Hannegan
yesterday was named defendant in
his official capacity in a District
Court suit in which Isadore and
Sam Gentleman, conducting bust
ness as National Sales Co. of Brook
Ign, N. Y, seek an injunction to
force delivery of mail which they
claim is not being delivered.
The firm, which sells second
hand clothing, contends that al
though it has not violated any law,
on June 20 the Post Office De-
partment required in writing that
the firm show cause why the Brook
lyn postmaster should not be in
structed to treat mail going to the
firm as fictitious" and why fraud
order should not be issued.
The suit also alleged that with
out waiting for the firm to show
cause, the Post Office Department
refused to deliver any mail. The
suit said a hearing was held here
June % and 80 but then was con-
tinued to give the Gendelmans time
to present further evidence.
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Life Sowing Courses
Set in Alexandria

Junior and senior life saving
courses will be held at the Alexan-
dria Municipal Pool starting at 10
am. Thursday, according to Alan
He'll, city recreation director.
Glasses will be held three days a
week until the 20-hour course has
been completed. Registration may
be made by calling Alexandria 8776.
Glasses for beginners and inter-
mediate swimmers are now being
given under the instruction of Ju-
liam Whitestone, chairman of the
water safety program of the Alex
andria Red Cross. He is being assist
ed by Miss Anne Durr and Miss
Betty Stone, Red Cross instructors.
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Senate EmpIoye Hurt
In Glider Crash al
Clinton Md,) Field

Mrs. Betty Kraus, 1920 South
Highland street, Arlington, an EN-.
ploye in the Office of Senate Score.
tary Leslie L. Biffle, suffered back
injuries yesterday when the glider
in which she was a passenger was
caught in down draft and crashed
at Hyde Field, Clinton, Md.
She was taken to Casualty Hos
pital where X-rays were being taken
last night to determine the extent
of her injuries. William Sampson
the glider pilot, was uninjured.
Mrs. KrauS was with a group OF
Senators invited to take part in q
demonstration staged by the Lester
Kaufman Aircraft Corp. The party
included Senators Gordon, Repub-
lican, of Oregon; Taylor, Democrat
of Idaho, and McCarran, Democrat
of Nevada.
Senator McCarran decided against
going aloft while the other two
Senators were awaiting their turn
Senator Gordon was scheduled Il
take ride first, but waved Mrs
KrauS ahead.
After an uneventful flight, thu
sailplane was settling on the run,
way when it was caught in tn,
down draft. A wing dug into tn,
ground, breaking off at the tip ans
spinning the plane around.
The glider was a newly designed
model of the Yankee Doodle Two
Mr.. Sampson, former Army glide,
pilot, joined the glider compan,
after his return from Australia.
A second glider which was in tn,
air at the time landed safely. Aftel
the first glider crashed, the two
pilots decided not to make any NOR,
trips because of the bad weather
Mrs. Kraus' husband, Navy 1t
Robert Kraus, is stationed in Phiia.
delphia but came to Washington
after being notified of the accident
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Alexandra 10 Seek
u. 5. Aid in Planning
Postwar Projects

A new municipal building, wa
ter-front recreation area and city
garage and storehouse are among
Alexandria's postwar projects, &C.
cording to City Manager Carl Bud
wesky, who said he expects to file
request this week with the Fed
eral Works Agency for funds to
cover preliminary planning.
Mr.. Budwesky said the city is
entitled to a portion of the recent
SIT 100000 congressional appropria-
ton to aid States and municipal
ties in postwar plans.
Chief among the proposed prof.
ects is new municipal building to
replace the present city hall. The
City Council recently abandoned
plans for expansion and modern
ization of the 85-year-old build
ing and decided to make it serve
until new one can be built.
Garage, Storehouse Inadequate.
The city garage and storehouse
at Pitt and Princess streets long
has been inadequate, and Mr.. Bud
wesky anticipates a new one tc
cost approximately $4,000.
The main recreation. item, rec
commended by the National Recrea-
ton Association, is 5-acre water
front park and yacht basin along
the river between Wilkes and Glib.
bon streets. The city already own.
portion of the site and has beer
offered another part of the property
by DR.. Laurance Thompson and Ed
ward Hulburt as gift. The remain
der of the property is owned by the
Southern Railway, and the city plans
to make an offer for its purchase.
If the entire square bounded by
Wilkes, Gibbon, Lee and Union
streets is acquired, reclaimed land
along the river will provide a 5-acre
tract, Mr. Budwesky said.
Flood Control Planned.
Another plan to develop recrea-
ton area is the filling Of 40 acres OF
city -owned marshland at -Four Mile
Run not only to provide park area
but to aid in flood control.
Widening of the bridge over -Four
Mile Run at Mount Vernon avenue
and construction of new bridge
over the run at Old Dominion boule-
ward is contemplated as part OF
the project for relieving flood condi-
lions of Four Mile Run.
Plans for development of thu
storm sewer system in the city cal
for completion of the Hooffs Rur
storm sewer and the construction Of
storm sewer at Madison street tx
drain the area north Of Madison
street and west of Henry street
thereby relieving the present Hooff:
Run sewer.
While Federal funds are not ade.
quate for any actual construction
work or even for complete projec'
tplans, Mr.. Budwesky said that som,
portion of the funds will aid ths
city in engaging professional aid II
preliminary plans and surveys.
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u. Of Maryland
Projects 0. K. d
For S2,785,000
New Construction at
Two Other Branches
Also Approved

Approval of construction projects
totaling $2,785, 900 at the College
Park plant of the University of
Maryland was announced yesterday
by Gov. O'Conor.
In addition, $500, 900 worth of con-
struction was authorized in con-
nection with university buildings in
Baltimore and $4,000 at the uni
versity's school for colored students
In Princess Anne.
A group of projects aggregating
100000, including work at Princess
Anne and College Park, also was
announced by the Governor. These
items, he explained, have been EMU
merated previously by the Board
of Public Works following prior ap-
proval by the Maryland Commits
sion on Postwar Reconstruction and
Development
The other three programs also
have been approved by the COM
mission. The Board of Public
Works has given authority to the
university's Board of Regents to
proceed Immediately with plans for
the new construction.
The College Park construction
program includes the following
items:
A $2,225, 900 engineering, ehemis-
try and physics building to be built
at a cost of only $75o, 900 to the State
since the remaining $500 900 has
been provided by the Glenn L. Mar
tin Co. of Baltimore as an endow-
ment for the development of avia-
ton engineering.
An agriculture building, $3.50 900;
girl day students and girls activi-
ties building, $4,000; remodeling
of the building for agricultural en-
cheering, $4,000; girls dormitories,
$500, 900; mems dormitories, $500 900;
addition to heating plant, $4,000;
addition to dining room, $4,000.
General classrooms, $4,000; au-
ditorium, $4,000; swimming pool,
$l25 900, and addition to the girls
gymnasium, $4,000.
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Bv MARION WADE Doyle


William S. Human, "a, of Falls
Church, Va, has something he calls
IAN old mans hobby" and St.
Elizabeth's Hospital doctors say this
hobby helps restore the sanity of
fighting men.
Mr.. Hinman tames parakeets. The
retired Government worker began
raising the birds after his wife
died three years ago. 1t gave him
something to think about"
About four months ago he started
stroking the baby birds for a few
minutes every day He discovered
they grew to like the company of
humans.
Sailor in Stuporous State.
Edward Rowan, Red Cross exec
utive, lives near Mr.. Human and
first suggested he raise parakeets.
Then he suggested the birds be
taken to St. Elizabeth's wards to
divert mentally i'll servicemen.
One 20-year-old sailor was in a
stuporous condition from effects
of two years Pacific duty. From
November, 1914, to March, l945,
he lay on cot, refusing to speak.
One day last March Mr.. Rowan
brought the first parakeet to the
ward. The otheE patients laughed
as the tiny bird f1uttered from
shoulder to shoulder. The sailor
turned his head to look.
Expression Is Seen.
The other patients knew the
doctors long struggle to get a
word from Jim. One of them ST
lently placed the bird on his limp
hand.
Into Jim's eyes an expression was
creeping. But the doctor did not
know whether it meant interest or
murder.
Suddenly the sailor grabbed the
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Potomac Methodists
To Install Officers

The Rev. Elgar c. Soper pastor
of the Potomac Methodist Church
and Bible school, will be assisted
by the Rev. Ralph D. Smith, super
intendent of the Washington West
District of the Methodist Church
in installing recently elected officers
of the church at II am. today.
Among those to be indicted are
william H. Robey. chairman of the
official board of the church, which
includes 10 members; Alfred D.
Hays, lay leader: William T. Lynch
church treasurer; Miss Frances
Houser, secretary, and Miss RATHER
inc Allen, Bible school superin-
tendent.
The quarterly conference of the
church will be held at 2::30 pm
today under the direction of the
district superintendent.
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Spunish Glasses to Resume

Spanish study groups will be re-
sumed at the Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets NV, on
Tuesdays, the District Recreation
Department has announced. john
ston v. Mccall, director of the
groups, has returned from the San
Francisco Conference, where he was
translator interWeter for the Amer
lean delegation The intermediate
group in Spanish meets at pm.
and the elementary group at 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Arlington Man Missing

Arlington police last night issued
a lookout for James T. Cunningham,
"a, of 1920 North Lexington street,
Arlington, reported missing from
his home since July z. He was
described as feet 10 inches tall,
weighing ITS pounds with blue eyes
and brown hair. When last seen,
police said, he was wearing blue
Stacks, a white sport shirt and
black shoes.
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Sothoron to Speak

State Senator Harold L. Sothoron
of Prince Georges County will be
guest speaker at a luncheon of the
Executive Board and Board of
Governors of the United Demo-
cratic Women's Clubs of Maryland
at the Emerson Hotel, Baltimore
Thursday. Mrs Daisy La Coppidan
Mount Rainier, Southern Maryland
chairman, will be in charge of the
program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
Chilean Foreign Minister
Returning 10 Santiago

The Minister of Foreign Affairs
of Chile, Senior Joaquin Fernandez
y Fernandez, who has been widely
entertained here during a three-day
visit in the Capital, will leave WASH
ington with some of his associates
tomorrow to return to Santiago
With him will go others who also
were at the San Francisco Security
Conference: Senador Jose Maza,
Senior Julio Escudero, and the secre-
tary of the delegation Senior Victor
Rioseco.
They will stop over at the Domin-
lean Republic, Haiti and at Peru
While here, the Foreign Minister
was guest at the Chilean Embassy
of the Chilean Ambassador, Senior
Don Marcial Mora, who entertained
extensively for him and his party.
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andria and Ar Maj. Tate.
lington County, said he will wage
an active campaign between now
and the election.
Since his retirement from the
Army last March, Maj. Tate has
been employed as national infor-
nation officer at the national head
quarters of the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars.
The 36-year-old former Army
officer said that he will wage his
campaign on platform pledged TO
the following detectives:
The winning of the war and
the establishment of world peace
through the United Nations Char
ter.
Support of President Truman and
his policies.
Full employment through the in
disqualification of Northern Virginia.
Adequate legislation in the in
terest of veterans.
The rights of labor to organize
and bargain collectively.
Increased income for farmers.
Elimination of the poll tax as
prerequisite to voting through StaUe
legislation.
Entered AAF in 1912.
Before entering the Army Air
Forces as a second lieutenant in
March, 1912, Mai. Tate served for
IL years with the Government here,
in the fields of statistical analysis
and personnel administration.
Shortly after being commissioned
he was promoted to first lieutenant
and was assigned as personnel Of
flcer on the staff of the Flight
Training Command He was later
assigned to the Army Air Forces
Combat Intelligence School at Har-
risburg, Pa, and on graduation was
assigned to Antisubmarine Com
mand Headquarters.
Following his promotion to the
rank of captain, Maj. Tate requested
overseas duty and was assigned as
assistant personnel officer for the
China Burma India Air Service
Command. He later became person.
mel officer for the Sd Air Depot in
India.
Worked on Postwar Plans.
On his return to the United
States, Maj. Tate was assigned to
the Postwar Plans Division, once
of Assistant Chief of Air Staff Plans,
and in April, 1914, was promoted to
major and assigned as chief Of
civilian personnel for a large air
depot.
He was hoSpitalized for dis
ability growing out of his service
in India and was retired last March.
Maj. Tate is married and is
member of the Russell Mitchell
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars in
Alexandria, and of the Arlington
American Legion Post No. 139, He
was educated at Randolph-Macon
Academy and at the University Of
Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15

atlVe . m ! I n,
Democrat, Of
Virginia, for the
D e m CORA tic
nomination to
the House from
the 9th Virginia
District in the
A u g u S t, 1916,
primary cleo
tons.
Although more
than a year re-
mains until the
primaries, Maj.
Tate, a life long
resident of Alex
o~Jrio and Ar
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306th, 288th, 289th Quartermaster
Laundry Detachments; 135th Ord
nance Medium Maintenance Com
pany; 10th Army Postal Unit; Ro-
rational Group.
Saturday these units of 5th Infan-
try Division: 18th Infantry Regi-
ment; 5th Signal Company; 5th
Reconnaissance Troop fmecha-
nized); 705th Ordnance Light Main
tenance Company.
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.AIexandrian
Plans 10 Run
Against Smith
36-Yeur-Old Veteran
Announces Platform
For 1916 Primaries

Maj. James c. Tate, 208 Glendale
avenue, Alexandria, an overseas
veteran Of this war, last night an
nounced he will oppose Represents
The Valley settler., 1945-08-17

CoNGREssMEN VISIT THE VALLEY pp. l, The cream was really appreci iated as 1t is rare in. alaska. All this was made possible by the Homemal;ers Clubs of the Valley and consi ted ' of tho following commt tees: Food; Mrs. Irwin: Cha irman; Mrs. H. Thuna, Mrs, I'M, Sandrlk, Mrs. L. ..- Smi tn, Mrs. I. Newville, Mrs. B. Bouwenss Mrs. L. bergan, and Mrs. Frank Linn.
 crying: Mrs. N. Miller, Chairman; .4rs. AR. Moffitt, Miss Ruth Haveno Room, Di shes Tables: Mrs. W. c. Mau, Chai rman; Mrs. CA. Sandvik and Mrs Wallace Ebert.
 Gle an-Up: Mrs. Wm. Bouwens ,chai rman Mrs. L. NcKe chnie, Mrs. Win. Hoskins! Rolls were furnished by Mrs. C.E. A1brecht, Mrs. M.L. Snodgrass, Mrs. AR. Moffitt. Cakes were furni shed by Mrs. L. Bergan, Mrs. I.M .Sandv ik Mrs. Y. Thumo, Mrs. H. Duff, Mrs. McMann, end Mrs.. B. Bouwens. Tt cko ts to the dinner were s old to all those who wished to attend. About 52 persons were seated at the tables counting the corrni tee, attendants, and valley people.
 Followtn ng the dinner Delegate Bob Bartlett acted in the cape city of Master of Ceremonies. All of the Congres smen were introduced and expre ssed their app ciati on for their reception and c conme ntad upon the succ ss of the Matenuska Valley pr 0 ject. The Valley residents were requ uasted by some congros smen to