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Evening star., 1945-02-18
State School Buses
Favored in Virginia
By the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. ia ma
jority of the counties have voted
in favor of the proposal to have the
State take over the cost of school
bus transportation and the Denny
Commission proposal to have school
boards chosen by boards of super
visors, rather than named by elec-
toral boards as at present, Charles
w. Crush, executive sevretary o1
the League of Virginia Counties, said
before a meeting Of the Governor
and the leagues Executive Commit
tee here today.
| The committee adopted a resolu-
ton favoring the calling of the
Constitutional convention limited to
the sole purpose of providing for
vote for those in the armed serv-
ices.
A poll of the counties, Mr.. Crush
said, showed rs of them in favor
of the school bus proposal, with
nine against it, and 64 in favor oi
the school board proposal to Is
against it.
| Mr.. Crush also said that while
most of the counties favored a
change in the method of selecting
school boards, there was a wide
difference of opinion as to how thi;
should be accomplished. He re-
ported considerable sentiment in ia
vor of having all county functions
including operation Of the schools
operated by a board of county
commissioners.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
BY GEORGE KENNEDY,

The overgrown police dog puppy
wiggled all over, wagged his tail,
snuggled in the sailors arms and
nuzzled against his sleeve.
Look at that cast on his leg!" the
sailor said in admiration. isn't
that pretty!"
He made the dog pose briefly for
the photographer.
Here's how it was" said the
sailor. my name is Drury Burch-
EFT. I'm a radio technician, second
class, on shore leave just before
shipping out.
I'm walking home Thursday
about midnight with mother-that's
Mrs. Burchett; I call her mother"
because she's such swell cook; we
haven't any children. We are just
turning the corner at North Capitol
and Gallatin-we live at % Gallatin
street N.W.-when we hear a dog
whimpering.
Dog Found Under Car.
II found this dog under an auto
mobile. When I touched its right
hind leg it yelped with pain. But
it didn't snap. He's q nice puppy.
Must have been somebody's pet. But
there is no name and no license tag.
Somebody told me that the man
who hit the dog had stopped his
car, got out and looked for it. He
was no hit-and-run driver. But he
couldn't find it in the dark. The
dog must have been knocked out
$50 / take the dog into the house
and call the police at No. 6 Station.
The lieutenant tells me that the
SPCA will pick up the dog and do
away with it if no one calls for it
in certain time.
IT said the hell with that; this
was a nice puppy. I told him that
if he would send over a car to pick
me up ! would take 1t to the veter-
mary who treated our cat. Incl
dentally, spent about eight bucks
in The Evening Star giving away
her kittens.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
0'Conor, TYdings 10 Speak
Al Hospital Drive Banquet

Gov. O'Conor and Senator Tyd-
ings of Maryland will speak at a
banquet at the Indian Spring Coun-
try Club at 7 pm. Thursday as a
feature of the Silver Spring Hos
pital Association drive to raise
funds for hospital.
Lee u Pohinson, Banquet Com
mittee chairman, said funds raised
at the dinner are expected to help
the drive along considerably. He
said attendance is by invitation
only, due to dining limitations at
the club.
Plans for the construction of the
hospital, which is estimated to cost
100000, will be discussed by Fred
l.. Lutes. president of the associa-
ton. A site recently was pur-
chased at the intersection of Forest
Glen road and Georgia avenue.
, Vocal selections will be given by
a male quartet and dinner music
will be played by string quartet.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Resignation Of Glass,
Naming Of Son Suggested
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRISTOL. Va, Feb. 1.-THE
Bristol Herald Courier suggests in
an editorial for its Sunday edition
that Gov. Darden propose to Sena-
tor Glass that he will appoint one
of the latter's two sons to the in
terim term in the Senate, as an
encouragement for him to resign.
A dispatch from Washington yes
terday quoted Mrs. Glass as saying
the Senator had refused to consider
editorial suggestions for his resig-
nation with the statement, '.it's
not worth paying any attention Nto.
The paper said that the sons
Maj. Powell Glass and Maj. Garter
Glass, jr., "are competent and highly
regarded" The idea, it added "migh
appeal to the Senator and zen.
courage him to resign"
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Rural Health Survey
In Virginia Finds
Cause for Concern
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASsOcldleu FTess.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. ia de-
tailed survey of rural health condi-
tions in Virginia, based on an ex-
tensive study conducted by its rural
sociology department, has been pub
lished by Virginia Polytechnic IN
stitute and shows that even with
marked advances in some direc-
tions ':health and medical care
conditions" in some areas ARE cause
for grave concern"
The Virginia Tech survey was
conducted by DR.. w. E. Garnett,
rural sociologist of the institution,
and Leland B. Tate, in charge OF
teaching of rural sociology at v. p.
I. 1t was undertaken at the re-
quest of the State Federation of
Home Demonstration Clubs after
the General Assembly had declined
at two sessions to conduct a survey
of its own.
The survey report deals almost
entirely with the lack of medical
facilities in rural Virginia and places
emphasis on the fact that the State
is almost IS per cent rural. Also it
deplores the retirement of "coun-
try doctors" without their replace
ment by younger men, as well as
the lack of hospital and clinical
facilities in rural sections.
DIR. Garnett explained that his
study, begun in 1s4la was curtailed
by war conditions which delayed its
completion but, he said, findings
indicate that even though there have
been marked advances in some di-
rections, many prevailing Virginia
rural health and medical care con-
Editions are cause for grave concern
fand rural leaders are justified in
their demands for remedial meas
ureS. ."
1t continued by stating that
needed adaptations in the prevail
| ing system of rural medical care to
advancing medical science and
changing practice techniques appear
to be generally lacking. In the opin-
ion of competent observers, unless
such adaptations are made the rural
medical care situation will grow
steadily worse rather than better.
Among other things, the survey
discloses that out of $1,000 school
children in the State who were re-
vealed by census conducted by the
Department of Education in 1887 tc
be handicapped in some way by
health conditions, almost 1900 were
classed as rural children.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
CounseIIing Seminar
Planned in Alexandra

DR.. Charles P. Holman, dean of
the Baptist Divinity House of the
University of Chicago, will conduct
a special counselling seminar in
Alexandria February 28 under the
joint sponsorship of the Cameron
street USO, the Red Cross, the Pub
lie Welfare Department, the Citizens
Postwar Employment Committee,
the Ministerial Association, the
Family Service Society and the
Council of Social Agencies.
DR.. Holman will devote his dis
cussions to the problems of the re-
turning servicemen.
The meeting will open at 10 am
at the Washington Street Methodist
Church. and will be attended by
professional workers and board
members of the sponsoring agencies
The afternoon session at pm. will
be at the same location and for the
same group.
The public is invited to DR.. Hol-
mans talk at 8 pm. in the audi
torium of the Virginia Electric and
Power Co. At that time he will dis
cuss 'The Home to Which the Vet
eran Returns"
Evening star., 1945-02-18
COP Committee 10 Make
VIRGINIA Convention Plans
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Feb. III. r.
Dovel, Luray, Virginia Republican
chairman, said today he expected to
call a meeting of the party's State
Committee soon after the March 6
referendum to make plans for
State Republican convention to
nominate candidates for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and Attorney
General.
Mr.. Dovel said he did not know
how the ODT convention ban would
affect party nominating conven-
tions and that he was looking into
this The Republican party in Vir-
ginia has long used the convention
method of nomination, while the
Democratic party nominates by pri-
mary in Statewide contests.
The chairman said he had not
decided on the definite date for the
State Committee session, but that it
would be held in Roanoke. He said
Roanoke was also a likely spot for
the nominating convention which
he would like to see held in April or
early in May.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Burke Walsh to Speak

/ Burke Walsh, war correspondent
and assistant director of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Conference
News Service, will speak on "The
Liberation of Rome" at pm. to-
morrow in the auditorium of st.
Mary's Academy at 2404 Russell
road. The lecture will be the Sec
ond in the 1945 series sponsored by
the Holy Cross Alumni of st. Mary's
Academy All interested persons
are invited Admission will be by
silver offering,
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Civunettes Plan Sale
To Aid Girls Comp Fund

The xandria Civanettes
women's group of the Civitan Club
Is planning white elephant sale
March and 3, for the benefit OF
the Girl Scout camp fund being
raised to provide permanent sum-
mer camp.
The sale will be held at 528 North
Alfred street from 10 am. to 6 pm.
and the Civanettes are collecting
clothing, furniture, house furnish
ings, books. garden tools, toys and
bric-a-brac to be sold.
Posters advertising the sale have
been placed In local store windows,
and are the work Of Girl Scouts who
competed for prizes offered by the
Civanettes.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
RFC Richmond Office
To HundIe 81 Looms

Loans to returning servicemen
under the CT Bill of Rights will be
made to men in the nearby area
through the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. in Richmond, the RFC office
there has announced.
w. B. Cloe. agency manager, said
returning soldiers who want loans
should first contact their local
bankers before applying to the RFC
in Richmond If he is unable to get
q local loan, Mr.. Cloe said. he should
then apply to the RFC Richmond
Office, Richmond Trust Building,
Seventh and Main streets, Rich
mond.
Loans may be used to purchase q
business, supplies. equipment. ma
chinery or tools to be used by Che
veteran In his occupation.
Evening star., 1945-02-18

workers assisted by the Salvation
Army, the Volunteers of America
and the Department of Public Wei
fare had found temporary housing
for all the victims, and the Red
Gross had given the families pur-
chase certificates so they could re-
place their clothing at local stores
Victims are Registered.
Red Cross workers, headed by T
Wilford Robinson, disaster relief
chairman. Mrs Albert Miller, chap
ter chairman; Mrs. Robert William
son, home service chairman; and
Francis Fannon, disaster relief COM
mittee member, registered all tine
families, while Canteen Corps men,
bers supplied hot coffee to the FIRE
victims and the members of the Fire
Department.
Twenty-seven children had lived
in the burned homes, but neighbors
Immediately opened their houses
and cared for as many as possible.
]. w. Jones, an elderly man living
alone in room at number 321
went back to his home yesterday
afternoon and lighted a fire in tn.
stove, planning to spend the night
but was persuaded to stay at tn,
Salvation Army.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Veringo ane
their three children, Lorraine, 10
and Barbara and Josephine, 8-year.
old twins. took shelter in nearby
garage until arrangements were
completed for them to go to stay
with family at The Plains, Va.
Occupants are Listed.
Occupants of the houses. from
Red Cross reports were: 321, Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Shiflett and famil,
of three, and j. w. Jones; 1923, Mr.
and Mrs. Irving Arlington and fam
lily of six; 325. Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
Sudduth and family of three, ant
the veringo family of five; 327, Mrs
Hattie Allen and family of three
329, Mr.. and Mrs. George Gorhan
and family of three; Mr.. and Mrs
| George Arnold and family of two
331, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Bran
ham and child, Mrs. Mabel Hubbard
and Stafford Heavener; 1888, Pfc
Howard Schnauber and family O
three, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Filsol
and family of two: 1886, Mr.. and Mrs
Nellie Pickles; 337, Mr.. and Mrs
Joe Dowell; 339, Mr.. and Mrs. Et
Estes and family of four; BAL,
M. Murphy.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Arlington Board
Awards Wafer
Main Contract
Connections to Link
System in County
To District Supply

The Arlington County Board yes
terday awarded an $18,138.35 con-
tract to the Intercounty Construc-
ton Co. for the installation Of 20,
"a and 36 inch steel connecting
mains and a valve vault at the Vir-
ginia approach to Chain Bridge.
The three new mains will link the
water supply from Dalecarlia res
ervoir in the District with the
county system at the pumping sta
ton at Glebe and Military roads.
The project, part of half-mil-
lion-dollar program designed to
eliminate, before next summer, the
water shortages caused by ths
+county's growth, is scheduled to be
completed in So days.
Jail Conference Studied.
A motion by Board Member Ed
mund D. Campbell was adopted
unanimously directing County Man.
ager Frank G. Hanrahan to invite
representatives from Alexandria
and Fairfax to Join in a conference
at Arlington Courthouse with Mai.
Rice M. Youell. State Commissioner
of Corrections, on construction of a
regional Jail to serve the three COM
munities. No date was set for the
session.
Stating "our Jail is a medieval
JAIL" Mr.. Campbell added that the
regional Jail plan will correct many
faults. A lookup for each Of the
three communities will be needed
under the cooperative plan, he said.
Mr.. Campbell also said Mr.. Han
rahan plans an annex to the present
county Jail and said he expects a
report soon on this project.
The board also approved request
from Sheriff Homer L. Bauserman
for a ,800-a-year clerk and ap-
propriated 5000 from the general
contingent fund as the county S
share for the balance of the current
fiscal year. Two-thirds of the cost
must be approved by the State Com
pensation Board.
Request Now ApprovabIe.
An earlier request had been re-
jected by the State board, but the
sherH recently learned the agency
would approve the request if IL was
favored by the County board.
AS an alternative to a request for
construction of a sidewalk 400 feet
long on the west side of South Fill
more street between Ninth road and
the end of the present sidewalk In
front of Thomas jefferson Junior
High School, the board approved a
temporary walk of bituminous street
material.
The permanent project would re-
quire a drainage program. The
total cost of the improvement was
estimated at approximately $4,000
Other actions of the board in
cluded granting use permits for
two nursery schools and a kinder
garten and the rezoning of prop
erty at 2l22 North Glebe road from
RA 8-18 to C-1, at the request OF
the owners. Harry and Edna Ball
Expenditures for the last two weeks
amounting to ST., 1921, including
payroll of s31, ,728.71, also were ap-
proved.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Caset Elected Head
Of Alexandria Musons

Henry w. Casey has been elected
venerable master of the Washing
ton Memorial Lodge of Perfection
Scottish Rite Masons, in Alexan-
dria. Other officers are:
Past venerable master, Harry A
Leake; senior warden, Josiah S
Everly; Junior warden, Samuel E
Wade; orator, Henry P. Shaffer
almoner and secretary, A. M. Sher-
wood: treasurer, Benjamin D. Ed
wards: master of ceremonies, John
E. Posey; expert, Gerald N. Ander-
son; assistant expert, John r
Schafe; captain of host, Godfrey P
Runaldue; tiler, Thomas E. Mills;
organist, Samuel E. Wade; chap
lain, Rev. Norman Roberts; trus-
tee, Roger C.. Sullivan.
Evening star., 1945-02-18

told that j. NJ Murphy had gone
across the street to tell a neighbor
that he had more fire in his house
than he could handle" from an
overheated stove. They notified the
fire department, but by the time
three companies responded, the fire
had spread through the entire row
of houses, and was stopped by a
brick house at number 319.
Yesterday afternoon, Red Cross
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Mental Hygiene Plant
Near Sfaunton Planned
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STAUNTON, Va, Feb. 17.-Con-
struetion of a modern mental hy-
giene plant just east of Staunton
for the Western State Hospital and
retention of much of the present
installation is planned after the
war by the State Hospital Board
it was announced here tonight.
The proposed new site is nea,
Olivet Chapel, north of the Dejar-
nette State Sanatorium. The State
Hospital Board has been studying
the problem of modernizing the
Western State Hospital and ha.
81 ,250, 900 for that purpose. No con.
struction will be possible until after
the war, however.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Family Service Society
To Heur Miss Sturr

Miss Josephine Starr of the Wash
Eington Council of Social Agencies
will be the guest speaker at the an
Inual meeting of the Alexandria
Family Service Society at $50 pm
tomorrow at the Laura Lee Tea
House. Miss Starr will discuss fam
lily welfare work.
Following a dinner, to which Of
ficials of the Alexandria Community
Chest and the Council of Social
Agencies have been invited, the
slate Of new officers and board mem
|bers will be presented for election By
the board Of directors.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Strauss Named Head
|Of Alexandra Bur

John P. Strauss has been named
president of the Alexandria Bar
Association. He will succeed Judge
James Reece Duncan.
j. Randolph F. Davis was elected
vice president, and Nicholas Cola
santo, secretary treasurer. Elected to
the Executive Committee were City
Attorney Joseph NJ. Pancoast, Judge
Harry F. Kennedy and Irving
Diener.
Mr.. Strauss is a captain in the
Virginia State Guard and formerly
served as United States commits
sioner. He was recently named to
the city Electoral Board, represent
ing the Republican Committee.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Courses for Volunteers

Courses to train Red Cross Motor
Corps volunteers will be held soon
by the Prince Georges County Red
Cross Chapter. Volunteers from the
metropolitan section Of the county
are requested to call Warfield 8720
for information. Women living In
the southern section Of the county
may call Capitol Heights T107.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
HyottsvilIe Boy Shot
In Knee by Playmate

Robert Mangelsdorf, 14-year-old
son of 1t. Comdr. Fred Mangelsdorf,
8 Twin Oaks drive, Hyattsville, Md,
was shot accidentally in the knee
by a playmate yesterday while
playing inv gravel pit near his
home, police reported.
Police said the boy was wounded
by 20 calibre bullet from a rife
in the hands Of 11-year-old william
Drury, l3 Twin Oaks drive. They
said young Mangelsdorf was re-
lease after treatment at the Naval
EDispensary, Nineteenth street and
Constitution avenue NV.
Evening star., 1945-02-18

kins was graduated from Occoquar
(Va.) High School in 1899 and at
tended George Washington Uni
versity here.
In September, 1912, he enlisted ir
the Navy and was commissioned al
Pensacola, Fla, year later. 1t
Hawkins formerly was employed by
the Federal Bureau of Investiga.
ton here. He also is survived by 6
brother, Ellis.
Evening star., 1945-02-18

cemDer b When
his plane crash
ed at sea, will
be held at 2 pm.
today in Dunn
f ri es (V a J.
Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
Lit. Hawkins
was commander
of a torpedo
bomber squad
ron III tne I'd
cihc at the time
of his death,
A n a tive of
M on t G o m e ry
Hn,,.,f1r 1t HAUL
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Man Saves $500
From Burning Home
| But Loses Clothes

One resident of one of the II
houses destroyed yesterday in
Alexandria's $4,000 fire, was
thanking his lucky star today.
Firemen reported that the
man, whose name they didn't
know, missed his wallet con-
tanning $500 shortly after leav-
ing his burning house. He was
escorted back in and found the
money intact in a bureau draw
er, although all his clothing
had been burned.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
PTA to Hold Founders Day

The Founders Day meeting of the
James Monroe Parent Teacher As
sociation is scheduled at pm. to-
morrow at the school building to
comply with electric power con-
servation measures Dean Harold
Fox of George Washington Uni
versity will speak and birthday
cake will be offered as a door prize
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Fairfax PTA
Plans School
Budget Appeal
Toxpoyers' Support
Sought for Proposal
To Boost Lond Levies

Faced with the threat of curtailed
funds for Fairfax County schools,
the County Federation of PARENT
Teacher Associations last night
prepared to seek support of taxpay-
ers for the proposed s1,671 ,95490
school budget that was rejected last
week by the County Board of Su-
pervisors.
Mrs. r. A. Osborne, federation
liaison officer. who explained re-
duction in the budget would mean
the curtailment of capital outlays
for school purposes, said the
PTA group will make a direct ap-
peal to taxpayers to back the School
Boards proposed budget.
The budget, calling for 71-cent
tax increase per 500 property valu-
alton, was returned to the School
Board last week at special meet
ing of the supervisors with a re-
quest that reductions be made.
Favors Sales Tax.
At the same time, the supervisors
unanimously adopted a resolution
favoring a general State sales tax
as a means of obtaining increased
school operating funds. The sales
tax proposal, however, has met
with stiff opposition from business
leaders in Arlington and Alexan-
dria on the grounds it would slash
retail sales in the suburban area.
Explaining that increases in tho
proposed budget covered higher
salaries for teachers, capital ex-
Ipenditures and additional school
maintenance facilities, w. T. Wood
son, county school superintendent,
said it still does not meet all school
needs in the county"
Mr.. Woodson said the County
School Board is mot q radical
group" and included only what 1t
thought were necessary expendi-
lures. He added that the board
was not trying to force any ones
hand.
The superintendent said the
Board will reconsider the budget
at meeting Tuesday. The budget
will then be returned to the Super
visors for inclusion in the county
budget and will come up for pub
lie hearing March Is.
i Favor Original Budget.
Mrs. G. A. Justusson, PTA Fed
Grafton president, said the groups
Executive Committee will request
the School Board at its meeting
Tuesday to stand by" its original
budget. Mrs. JustuSson said the
Supervisors also will be confronted
with scores of petitions from tax
|, payers urging adoption of the full
budget, even though it will increase
, real estate tax leyies II cents per
500 valuation"
, Meanwhile, other county leaders
: said the unwillingness of the super
i yisors to increase real estate taxes
: pointed to a drastic need for a
general overhauling of the entire
county tax structure.
|, They declared that at present
agricultural land carries a greater
proportion of the tax load thar
suburban property, and that if ris-
ing governmental costs are to be
met, legislation should be sought te
equalize tax levies.
l A suburban resident working ir
:. the District, for example, unde,
present tax levies might pay les.
: taxes on his property than a farm.
er with land enough to derive thu
:, same yearly income.
1t was also stated that if local..
!. ties continue to find it impossibl.
4 to meet rising school costs, it ma,
be necessary to seek Federal as
!. sistance. This has been opposed
however, by many communities.
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Jury Gives Crash Victim
$4,000 for Loss Of Lea
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Feb.
TIA jury verdict awarding $20,-
900 damages to John L. Jones for
loss of leg was on file today in the
Jefferson County Circuit Court.
The action, brought against John
F. Arbrose, Jefferson County or
chardist. grew out of an accident
last july in which, Mr.. Jones
charged, he was hurled from hay
wagon by a truck owned by Mr.
Ambrose.
Mr.. Jones had asked $50, 900 dam
ages. Counsel for Mr.. Ambrose
gave notice that the case would bt
appealed
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Womon to Speak

Mrs. Ralph A. Shilling, Shanghai
China, whose husband was repa-
triated recently after two years In
Japanese concentration camp, will
talk on her Red Cross work ir
Europe and Asia at the meeting o1
the Montgomery County Historical
Society at 8 pm. Wednesday in the
Bethesda County Building.