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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Architectural Firm
Hired by Alexandra
For School PLANNING

The Alexandria Board Of Educa-
ton has signed one-year contract
for planning of new buildings with
the Richmond architectural firm of
Dixon g. Norman.
T. C. Williams, superintendent of
schools, said that both members of
the firm were formerly employed by
the architectural division of the
State Department of Education,
which no longer offers services with
out cost for planning of schools as
has been the case in the past.
The contract calls for a per cent
fee on all plans and it is expected
that the new gymnasium for the
George Washington High School
and two of the proposed new Alex
andria schools will be designed by
the firm during the coming year.
Mr.. Williams also announced that
contracts amounting to $28, 734 have
been let for the equipment for the
new George Washington High
School cafeteria, now under con-
Stl dNtlOll iil tllC lIcW Wlllk W Lie
school, The Richmond firm of Eze-
kiel & Weilman received a contract
for $l5,879;, E. B. Adams, Washing
ton, viii supply $5,179 worth OF
equipment and the tables and chairs
will be purchased from the South
ern Desk Co. at cost OF $7,676.
Bids for the remaining equipment
for the new wing will be opened on
March % when the contracts win be
In his report to the board, Mr..
Williams said eight veterans from
Alexandria are now enrolled in the
accelerated course at Central High
School in Washington, while others
are entered at the George Washing
ton High School and at the Voca-
tional School at Manassas where
the total enrolment from Alexan-
dria now numbers 40. The entire
school enrolment in Alexandria for
the last month was 6,673, according
to Mr.. Williams report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14

A War Department clerk who was
married Wednesday before last to
Oliver Carver, Capital Transit Co.
bus driver, Mrs. Carver was return
ing from Washington to her then
home at Arlington Farms in 4
crowded bus. Mr.. Kirby volunteered
to hold the package containing the
dress. Meanwhile, she became en-
gagged in conversation with q friend
and when she transferred to another
bus in Arlington, forgot to collect
the package.
With her wedding only few hours
away, Mrs. Carver borrowed dress
from q friend and the wedding was
solemnized that evening by the Rev,
Willard r. Pierce of the Mount Ver-
non Baptist Church, Arlington. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Citizens Committee Plans
Election in CHEVY Chase

An election to fill three vacancies
on the Citizens Committee of Mar
tins Additions Nos. /, 2, 3 and
of the Village OF Chevy Chase, will
be held Tuesday evening, April 8,
at 6423 Brookeville road.
Vacancies are caused by the ex-
piration of the two-year terms of
Myron CHASER, Lawrence E. Troth
and James j. Hayden. Nominations
will be received up until March 80
by Harold L. Sangster, 429 Shop
herd street, Chevy Chase.
The area Of Martins Additions
includes that portion of Chevy
Chase from Quincy street to Thorn
apple street, from Brookeville road
and Chestnut street to the Cum
mings farm and Summit avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Arlington Students to Get
Annual TubercuIin Tests

Seven teams will give annual tu-
berculin tests for four days to stu
dents of Arlington County junior
and senior high schools, starting
Monday. 1t was announced today.
The County Health Department
and tuberculosis Association, in CO.
operation with the School Health
Department, will conduct the pro-
gram at Westinghouse High
School, Claude A. Swanson, Thomas
Jefferson and Dolly Madison Junior
High Schools, st. Charles Parochial
School and Hoffman Boston High
School for colored students.
A doctor, nurse and two volunteer
workers will comprise each team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Night Hours Slated
By Arlington Tax Office

Harry K. Green, Arlington County
commissioner of revenue, said his
ONCE will be open tomorrow from
2 TO 10 pm. to assist taxpayers In
making State and Federal returns,
IN addition to the regular hours Of
$3.50 to 4::30 pm.
Five deputy Internal Revenue
Bureau agents win supplement the
regular staff tomorrow, Mr.. Green
added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Seminary at Alexandria
Left $4,000 by Women
BY the Associated Press

CHARLESTOWN, w. Va, Mar. IA.
The will of Mrs. Elizabeth Growell
Carnes, filed for probate by the Ka-
nawha County Court, listed requests
OF more than $4,000 to individuals.
churches, schools and charities, in
Guiding $4,000 to the Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary, Alexandria, Va.
The money given to the Virginia
school will be held in trust as an
endowment fund to maintain a
room in Sparrow Hall for theological
students as memorial to her hus-
band, James Noble Carnes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
70 Brush Fires Ra;ze
Area Of S Acres in
3 Maryland Counties

Prince Georges County volunteer
firemen today again warned resi-.
dents that brush and refuse may
be burned only between the hour,
of 4 pm. and midnight after ar
outbreak of 20 brush fires yesterday
burned more than SIS acres OF
ground in Prince Georges, Howard
and Anne Arundel Counties.
Five fire companies from Branch.
vile, Berwyn Heights, Laurel, Eli.
colt City and Savage fought more
than three hours to put out a fire
near Laurel. just over the Howard
County line, where square miles
OF woods burned. Several houses
and farm buildings were reported
saved by firemen. .x..
Other fires reported were two
hour blaze on Powder Mill road
near Beltsville, and fires on Ed
monston road, Capitol Heights; ir
the Calvert Homes, Riverdale; or
Baltimore boulevard, near Branch
vile: Columbia Park and Metzerott
road, Hyattsville, and Thirty second
street and Forty-third street
Mount Rainier.
Hazards Increase in State.
At Annapolis Assistant State For
ester Henry C. Buckingham declared
yesterday that forest fire hazards in
Maryland were very high" but that
since March l there was consider
ably less fire loss than during the
same period last year.
Mr.. Buckingham said conditions
were at least 80 per cent" more
dangerous than last year at this
time. .
He asserted that public co-opera-
ton in burning brush and refuse
between pm. and midnight in
compliance with State law was the
chief cause of lower fire losses.
THE railroads are doing their
part, in spite of the shortage of
manpower, to eliminate fire haz-
ards along their rights of way" Mr.
Buckingham said. Smokers fires,
however, still present a problem"
80 Towers Fully Manned.
He said that the 80 State fire
towers now are fully manned dur
ing daylight hours and that the
State had been covered with the De-
partment of Forest and Parks radio
network.
In discussing the State fire regu-
lation on burning brush and refuse,
State Forester Joseph F. baylor said,
This is not q wartime measure.
1t is a part of the State law in
tended to stop mounting losses from
forest fires.
Individuals burning over lots
should have a 10-foot clear space
around the area to be burned. The
fire should be at least 200 feet from
inflammable woodland areas. One
should have rakes, shovels, spray
cans and pumps on hand in case
brush burning should get out of
control"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
machine Politics and Poll Tax
In Virginia Again Hit by SAVAGE

Mr.. Savage said today a fight now
being made by group in behalf
of Mr.. Hartman and Mr.. Turner
who have appealed to a higher
court, goes far beyond the case
itself.
ut is one more battle in the
Nation wide struggle against the
poll tax machines of the South,
in the struggle for the extension of
democracy" he said.
He said the poll tax in Virginia
Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi.
South Carolina, Tennessee, and
Texas was adopted originally flor
the avowed purpose of disfranchis-
ing the Negro"
The effect, however," he added
has been to disfranchise virtually
all persons Of poor economic status
whether Negro or white and whether
male or female"
Oppose Progressive Bills.
Mr.. Savage said an examination
OF voting records of 50 members OF
the House elected by seven poll ia,
States "discloses that most of them
oppose every piece of progressive
domestic legislation which comes
before this body"
Ihese same gentlemen" he
added. who, by virtue of the ma
chine domination of the ELECTORAL
machinery of their respective States
are continually reelected to Office,
noid positions of leadership in every
important committee in this great
body. Yet the legislation on which
they frequently cast deciding votes
IS important to every citizen of the
United States"
mr.. Savage said this makes the
poll tax "a problem which must con-
Germ every citizen of this Nation, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
A. B. & W. 10 Increase
Service on Monday

The Alexandria, Bancroft g. WASH
ington Transit Co. will start opera
ton Of its revised and speeded
up schedule on Monday. Originally
scheduled to start tomorrow, the
service was delayed because the new
timetables were not ready.
The timetables will be at the
Alexandria and Washington ter
minals tomorrow. Arrival of 20 new
buses are responsible In part for
the improvement of the service.
Among the changes will oe the
addition of the new crosstown serv-
ice and the rerouting of the Fair
acknowledgements line.
Under the new crosstown service.
buses will proceed from Shirlington
and Parkfairfax in the northwest
section, through Arna Valley by
way of Mount Vernon avenue. turn
left at Monroe avenue to River
road, cross the Potomac Yards
bridge to Powhatan street and
merge into Washington street to
the downtown section and the term
inal at Pitt and Cameron streets.
The Fairlington-Alexan line
will proceed from Pitt street ter
minal, turn right on Cameron street
to Fairfax street, turn right on
Fairfax to King street, right on
King street, right on King to West
street, right on West to Braddock
road, left on Braddock road to
Donaldson's store, turn right on
Seminary road to Thirty third
street, left on Thirty-third to
Thirty-fourth and Utah streets. left
on Utah to Thirty-sixth street, right
on Thirty sixth to Wakefield street.
left on Wakefield to Leesburg pike,
right on Leesburg pike to Thirty
nrst street, right on Thirty-first
street to Columbus street, left on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Bender Named 10 Direct
County Gardening Program

o. w. Anderson, Montgomery
County agent, announced today the
appointment of Edward K. Bender,
2816 Seventh street NV, as assist
ant county agent in charge of the
vegetable gardening program in the
Metropolitan Area.
The county agent said Mr.. Bender
will devote full time to the food
production program being urged
this year in both urban and rural
areas to help prevent starvation in
Europe.
A native of Pennsylvania, Mr..
Bender was graduated in 194l from
the Pennsylvania State College. He
taught vocational agriculture for
three years at Richboro, Pa, and
has taken summer school work at
the University Of Hawaii and at
Penn State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Arlington Sets
|S4,8z7,630 as
New Budget
Tx Increase Sought
To Meet Need for
Additional $3.50, 900

A proposed 1857 budget for Ar.
lington County calling for expendi-
lures totaling $4,827 $50, an increase
Of approximately $3.50, 1000, and rec
ommending a scent increase in the
tax levy, was submitted today to the
County Board by Acting County
Manager A. T. Lundberg.
Notification of the date of a pub
lie hearing to consider citizens
views on both the budget and the
proposed tax increase is scheduled
to be made Saturday at the regular
session of the county governing
body.
The tentative budget is based on
the estimated income resulting from
a $3.50 tax rate on an assessed valu-
alton OF $89, 00o, 900, with an IS per
cent collection; together with local
revenues, supplements from the
State and Federal Government and
estimated SURPRISES which will be
available July /.
School Fund Increased.
The proposed tax rate increase,
Mr.. Lundberg said, is necessary to
provide sufficient funds to operate
the school budget amounting to
81 ,654,775, in increase of approx
mately $4,000 over the current
school budget.
The total increase in the pro-
posed budget over the current budget
primarily is represented in this
school budget increase. a school con-
struction fund of $3.50, 900 and gen.
eral fund increase of about SPIT, 900.
Other increases are as follows:
Public assistance fund, 500 1000;
sewer assessment fund, $4,000 and
water fund, $4,000. From the total
Of increases represented by these
figures, the acting manager de-
Quoted about 100000 representing
inter-fund transfers.
The county board agreed to have
a joint public hearing with the
school board on school budget so
county citizens would have an op-
portunity to be heard on school
budget matters.
Liquor, Gas Income Up.
Increases in estimated revenue in
the proposed budget noted a $40 900
raise in ABC profits and $4,000 in
gasoline taxes returned from the
State.
Budget expenditures provided in
cluded the following approximate
increases in department ALLEGATIONS:
Police Department, $21 600; Fire
Department. $4,000; Sanitation di-
vision, $4,000; Surveys Division,
$50 900; Planning Division, SOL 900;
Equipment Division, $4,000; Health
and laboratory, $24, 900;
libraries, 5000, and sewer assess
ment fund. $4,000.
An appropriation of $500 for the
Infantile Paralysis Foundation and
a $4,000 item for the Society of
Crippled Children, also were pro-
vided.s Both OF these are new APP
The child care counsellor also was
formerly set up in this budget with
an appropriation Of 81 $50.
One major reduction in a depart
mental budget was made with re-
spect to the highway division, which
was cut $66 900 in the face of a de-
partment head recommendation for
an increase of about $425 900 over
the $570, 295. 40 provided in the cur
rent budget.
The tentative budget provides for
interest and retirement of bonds
amounting to SLOT $50. This is re-
duction of $2,420 from the amount
in the current budget.
An item of $4,000 was provided
for retirement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Memorial Services PIonned

Memorial services will be held at
the Columbia Baptist Church, Falls
Church, Va, liam. Sunday for two
members of the church who were
killed in action during the war.
They are Sergt. William Fought and
TISergt. John Alfred Westcott. The
Rev. Cecil H. Franks, pastor Of the
church, will conduct the services, as
sisted by the Rev. U. s. Knox. former
pastor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Home Society Unit Elects

Claude O. Thomas has been elected
chairman of the Arlington Advisory
Committee of the Childrens Home
Society of Virginia. Other officers
are: Harold j. Heishman, vice chair
man; Mrs. j. v. Moran, secretary,
and Albert Cohen and Edgar
Humphrey, Executive Committee
members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Tex Offices Close EorIy

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. IA R.-
N. B. Early, jr., collector of in
ternal revenue for Virginia, said
yesterday that for the first time the
main office here and a branch Of
fees throughout the State will close
at 4:45 pm, rather than midnight
tomorrow, the deadline for filing
income tax returns on 1945 incomes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
PTA Group to View Film

The Parent-Teacher Association
Of the Henry Clay Elementary
school, Arlington, will hold a meet
ing, at which motion pictures will
De shown at 8 o'clock tonight at
the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Purents to Meet

The third In a series Of open house
programs for parents and friends
will be held at the George Washing
ton High School In Alexandria at
8 O'Clock tonight. The program is
Of particular interest to the parents
Of new students.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Church Dinner

The Women's Society OF Christian
Service of Wilson Memorial Method
ist Church, 756 Eleventh street Sc,
will serve turkey dinner today
from 5 to 7:30 pm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-12
Bad Reporting

It pity that of newspaper columnists who have sprung up of late have had the advantage of newspaper training We thinking particularly of UNRRA Director Foreo La Guarda former mayor of New York; who finds time in his busy life to do column which is run paid ad by New York furniture company.
 The other day. from Warsaw, MT. La Guardia had this to say: 1n every capitol that have visited in high office we'll heads of government have pulled out clip pings of American newspapers and have asked wy the errors why the interpretations why the false nforma ton. they editorials, the easy When they items, purportng to represent the facts there was answer
 Now any good city editor would jump down reporters throat for such writing Who made the complants What the in question: and what did the stories deal wth Are that these officials unbiased and had all the facts? Did you investigate all the complaints and to your satisfaction that they contained mis- representations and false information? But Mr. La Guarda has out. q not going to mention any particular newspaper today he writes further on Hest this article be rejected"
 That is if newspaper wrote: There corrupt, grating politicians in this city, but not going to them for fear they will for be If you go- ing to be journalist Mr. La Guardia get facts to back up your accusations, and names. Even the papers which the object of your most abusive attacks during your years mayor do that much.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-12
|SO. Primaries Check Up 1y 1Honas Stokes

in Shelby county for the Crilmp- -McKeIar ticket He was involved in the strange procedure denying Ned Carmack the of numerous public places to speak in Memphis, which Mr. Carmack re- ported to the Senate Committee as well as in with holding sound trucks owned by private interests
 MT. Peasants did not refer in his letter to these nfringements of political rights, nor to numerous others that reported nor to the fragrant abuse ot election procedures witnessed on election day in Memphis. Among them the wearing of Crump- McKear placards by election officials supposed to be impartial Obviously MT Peasants did not observe the election.
 Along with the City Attorneys letter came an- other revealing one from Memphis signed by three persons two men and woman, who described them selves as in their late 20s Among other things thep said:
 Our fathers have dnned in our ears every elec- on the threat of revenge if don't vote the right way Memphis is a fear-ridden city, citizens freely admit the grave charges against Crump but either care not or are afraid to act with integrity.
 We voted at the recent election and had as much privacy the proverbial goldfish Ballots marked with lpstick! Crump officials plotting our ballots and taking them from to deposite in the poxes The attitude of a supposedly impartial election official exemplifed by the official referring to the opposition watchers "a filthy bolshevist'"
 Then too, there always letters with an anxious postscript: Please consider this strictly con- fldentlal such as one from businessman in another part of Tennessee who is sick of money controlled machine politics. His admonition of secrecy indicated normal fear Of reprlsalS such have occurred in Memphis and elsewhere under Boss Crump as people know only too well.
 The Senate Committee of which Senator Ellender eD-La) is chairman, has real opportunity for pub lie service by exposing the violation of civil liberties in Tennessee and striking blow for clean and hon. est elections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-12
by Dre1C Pearson

Now dark flour is beginning to rot in mills and warehouses
 revolt is brewing in the Republican Party against the "st tight" policy of the new COP. tiOnal chairman, Carroll Reece, former Congressman from Tennessee
 COP followers of the late Wendell Willkie have been protesting none-too-privatey in Washington and elsewhere that the dgnified COP chairman is taking a Republican victory in the Congressional elections this November too much for granted They want him to begin showing better results or get out.
 The Wilkietes, who backed former Treasury Under-Secretary John HaneS against Reece for the chairmanship, shouting T told you so" at Reece's old guard supporters.
 They contend that instead of being content to sit back and point the finger of guilt at the Demo- cratic Administration, Reece should be on the firing line, creating live issues shaking the voting public out of the apathy so noticeable in this years pri- mary.
 So don't be surprised if Chairman Reece is called the carpet by dissatisfied party leaders to give account of his stewardship
 You don't always expect political warnings from the Army but last week Army Intelligence gave the Joint Chiefs of Staff complete analysis of the Allied occupation of Greece. Significantly the report stated that the British treating Greece and like colony. The Army warned that unless the British withdraw, Greece will be plunged into civil war. Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson opposed sending the carrier F.D.R. to Greece How ever, Mrs. Roosevelts nephew, U S. Ambassador Lin- coin MacVeagh insisted, and Acheson finally yielded. Senator Vandenberg, in Paris, peppered the State Department and White House with cables that the United Nations importance in the eyes of the world would be tragicaly reduced by postponement, that the preliminary four to six weeks of the LIN Assembly would be devoted to non-controversia mat ters anyway, would in way hamper or be ham, pered by the Paris Conference. Van however, was vetoed by the Russians.
 Washington economists have been closely scruti- nizing the stock market situation. While one ex- poets Trumans two-bit bankers from Missouri to know much about the stock market, some of the old Roosevelt economists who worked with the Securities and Exchange Commission for years still have their to the ground Here is their private summary of the Wall Street situation:
 The market slump caused largely by mass of panicky small buyers who figure depression is coming and want to sell out first. The big buyers didn't sell Many of them into the market to snap up bargain prices.
 On the same day of the big slump General Tire and Rubber declared a $5 dividend for six months, but despite that it's stock dropped to $38 Gimbes is making about $25, but it's stock dropped to under $50 These extraordinary profits. In general the rate of return is better than during the boom year of 1929.
 Economists conclude that while the present pros perlty can't last indefinitely it has time yet to go and the present momentum will carry at least into early Spring Worst danger is in case the nfa- tionary trend gets out of control.