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Evening star., 1946-12-05
Police Assembling
Witnesses 10 Testify
AT Inquest on Scott

witnesses were being assembled
today to testify at an inquest into
the death Of Charles w. Scott, "a,
colored, whose death November 2
in District jail following a stolen
car accident touched of demands
for a further investigation OF the
case.
Reversing his earlier stand, Cor
oner A. Magruder Macdonald de-
termined yesterday to hold the in
quest.
He previously had closed the case
/ by issuing a certificate stating that
SCOTS death was caused by shock
resulting from antitetanus serum.
SCOTS death came day aftel
his arrest following the crash Of
the car he was driving. Policeman
Harry z. Hamilton was injured ia.
tally while clinging to the door oi
the automobile in attempting te
halt Scott. The vehicle crashed into
q truck.
The date of the inquest was left
open pending assembly of witnesses
DR.. MacDonald's announcement
that he would hold the inquest fol.
lowed a. conference with Curtis
Mitchell, attorney representing
SCOTS family, and two members o1
the local branch of the National
Negro Congress. They were Mrs
Marguerite Henderson and Mrs
Dorothy Funn.
The congress had been demanding
an inquest since about a week aftel
SCOTS death in the Jail infirmary.
The groups desire for further in
vestigation was based largely on the
findings of two Howard University
doctors who performed an autopsy
on the body November 5. They were
|Dr. Robert Jason and DR.. Warren
S. wilkins.
Dr.. Macdonald certified thai
Scott died Of anaphylactic SHOCK
following administration of anti.
tetanus serum. The serum was
given him at the jail infirmary ir
the treatment of injuries he received
In the automobile crash.
Both DR.. Macdonald and the
Commissioners had denied the con-
gress' plea for an inquest. The
coroner indicated yesterday his
compliance was prompted by a de-
sire to "clear up the entire issue. =
He said exhumation of SCOTS body
would not be necessary and that
coroner's jury sworn in on the case
November 4, but never called, stood
ready to begin the inquiry.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Children to Give Show

Children of Lanham, Md, and
vicinity will present an amateur
show at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Lanham School for the benefit of
the community's memorial center.
Members OF the committee in charge
include Mrs. Louise Yuill, Mrs. Lewis
Eberle, Mrs. Frank White, Mrs. John
Bell, Mrs. William Carson and Mrs.
Lowing Benedict.
Evening star., 1946-12-05

I'LL dSSIcSdIG Ok
80 years service.
They are Miss
Edith L. Grosve-
nor, health, phy-
sical education
and safety in
structor at Cen
trail High School,
who will leave
the school sys-
tenn December
81 after At years
in teaching, and
James M. Car
ter, E n g Ii S h
teacher at Dun
bor uyoh Cohoo1
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Bethesda Red Cross Elects

Mrs. Chester Mccall, Bethesda,
yesterday was elected chairman Of
the Bethesda Branch, American Red
Cross. Other officers named are:
Mrs. Frank Bennett, vice chairman:
Mrs. Edward Warner, recording sec
retary, and Mrs. Vada Evans, cor
responding secretary.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Citizens TO Meet on Rezonine

A special meeting Of the North
Woodside Montgomery Hills Citi-
zens' Association will be held De-
cember 13 at the Woodlin Elemen-
tary School, North Woodside, to
complete plans for its fight against
the proposed rezoning to industrial
of seven-acre tract In the area
Joseph B. Matre is chairman of a
Resolutions Committee to draft q
petition to be presented at the meet
ing. Joseph Haspray Is vice chair
man.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Board Considers
Special Session
For Maryland
Move Is Proposed
To Protect Ruises
OF State Workers
By IN. Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 5.-whether
a special session Of the Maryland
Legislature will be called this month
apparently depends on arguments
to be presented by legal and fiscal
officials at today's meeting Of the
Board Of Public Works.
Gov. O'Conor called the meeting
of the board to discuss proposal
that the Legislature be summoned
to protect blanket pay raises given
State Employees September 1.
The board granted a $4,000, 600
annual pay raise not appropriated
by the last Legislature, expecting
that the 1947 General Assembly
would speedily pass a deficiency bill,
since there is q treasury surplus OF
SIC. 300, 900.
Gov. O'Conor said today he was
neither in favor nor opposed to a
special session." He repeated his
previous stand that the board had
acted only after consulting Attor-
ney General William Curran.
Tawes Favors Session.
Controller J.. Millard Tawes, an.
other member of the board, said
today at Crisfield, "Of course, am
in favor Of a special session If 1t Is
shown to be necessary to avoid any
difficulty" He added he had no in
formation regarding developments
since the board acted.
Treasurer Hooper S. Miles said at
Baltimore he was going to today's
meeting with an open mind. I
don't want to prejudice the issue.
But several months ago suggested
to the Board Of Public Works that
special session be held In order to
act on the pay question, as well as
on appropriations necessary to make
up Welfare Department deficits.
That is still my view."
Group Plans Petition.
Members of the Lawyers Civic
Association, newly formed group
Of attorneys which has criticized
the boards pay raise action, pre-
pared a petition yesterday seeking
a court injunction against payment
Of wages beyond biennial appropria-
tions of the 1945 General Assembly.
When the petition was presented
to Judge Emory H. Niles, he sum-
moned members Of the Attorney
Generals Office who obtained a one
day delay.
Legislative authorities declared
that the matter could be settled by
one-day. meeting of the General
Assembly If it is ordered by the
Governor.
Gov. O'Conor said he had invited
Gov.-elect Lane and other State Of
f1cials to meet with the board, which
Is composed Of the Governor, State
Controller Tawes and State Treas
urer Miles.
Special Session Advised.
Attorney General Hall Hammond,
after talking with Joseph O'C. Nc
CuSker, chief deputy State control
Her, advised Coy. O'Conor that u
special session was advisable, point
ing out:
l. Action Of the Legislature will
be necessary to draw upon the
treasury surplus for any amount
given in pay raises over the appro-
priations for the fiscal year. The
sum viii approximate $1,750, 900 by
the end of the fiscal year, June so.
2. Funds available to State de-
partments under existing appro-
priations may run out before the
regular Legislature converting jan
uary can act. This would bring
payless pay days to State employees.
Evening star., 1946-12-05

81 became Mrs. Rush.
tired of complaining and decided
to do something about 1t, she said.
Mrs. Rush, who lives in Paint
Branch Farms near Colesville, be-
lieves in removing politics from the
educational system.
For example. she thinks the SUPER
visor of school property should be
a career job rather than political
one.
should Be Appointed by Judge.
She also believes members Of the
Board of Education should be ap-
pointed by the judges Of the Circuit
Court instead OF by the Governor,
as at present.
The county needs more public
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Massey Urges Study
|0f New Wafer System
By Board in Fairfax
Star staff Photo.

A recommendation that the Falr-
fax County Board Of Supervisors be-
gin at once the study of tentative
plan for the construction Of public
water supply system for two sanitary
districts in the county was made yes
terday to the board by G. Hubbard
Massey, county consulting engineer
Mr.. Massey's plan calls for the
construction Of a filtration plant or
Dificult Run, a 24-inch supply line
to q reservoir with a 5000, 900 or A..
600 900 gallon storage capacity, anc
"a transmission line through Fall,
Church extending to the eastern ares
OF the county along United State.
highway /, at an estimated cost o1
81, 2,600. 900.
Mr.. Massey asid such a plant woulc
be able to serve 10000 persons withir
Sanitary District No. /, and in ths
proposed Sanitary District No. 3, tn,
two having an estimated population
Of 5000, according to a recent sur.
|vey. Many Of the homes In the dis.
tricts, since they are in remote areas
would not be served by the proposed
system for several years.
Bond Issue Is Proposed.
He said approximately 1000 home
connections could be made at once
or about two-thirds OF the plants
capacity. He recommended that
the plant be financed by a bond
issue extending over a period o1
IS years.
The estimated cost of financing
the bond issue, including retire
ment of bonds and interest, and
maintenance of the system, would
be approximately $19~ per connec-
ton year, while the revenue from
each connection would be $24 9
year.
The cost Of the distribution lines
and connections would be financed
through front-foot charges, Mr.
Massey recommended. Mr.. MASSEY
said the surplus accumulated
through the difference between thu
cost Of bond retirement and main
tenance and the revenue would en-
able the county to construct addi-
tional water lines as needed.
Report Is Awaited.
The board will take no action on
the recommendation until it receives
survey report from Chicago firm
interested in floating bonds for q
water supply system In the county
This report is expected to be ready
for the boards meeting In January,
Following requests from residents
Of the Oakton area for sidewalks
along Route 123 at the Oakton
School, and from patrons Of Baileys
Cross Roads School for traffic light
near the school, the board, on motion
of Supervisor Burns N. Gibson,
named Highway. Safety Committee,
which will study these and similar
requests before the supervisors make
to the State High
way Commission.
The board approved an applica-
ton of the County School Board for
q loan of 0,000 from the State lit
erary fund to be used In improve
ments at the colored Manassas Re-
gional High School.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Buy
Leaf
Below Market
Farm Bureau Reports
All as Crop Moy Sell
Well Under Value
Special Di.pa,sh 10 n. Star

LA PLATA, Md, Dec. 5.TobAccc
SPECTATORS are buying high grade
Maryland leaf at submarket prices
q farm bureau special committee re-
ported today, and as a result "the
whole 1916 crop may sell consider
ably below it's real value"
The committee, appointed at q
five-county Farm Bureau directors
meeting at Upper Marlboro, de-
clared that prevailing speculative
prices are "far under the reflected
value Of Maryland tobacco under
present economic conditions"
Such sales, they warned, "may
have tendency to establish q low
price, which may be carried along
by factory buyers when sales floors
open In 1947."
In q prepared statement the spe-
cial committee said that in view OF
the high quality of this years crop,
an existing shortage of Maryland
leaf, and a steady increase in
tobacco consumption, there ap-
pears no logical reason for the crop
to fall into speculative hands"
1945 Output Lower.
'While it is true" the statement
continued, "that Southern Mary
land farmers produced an estimated
42,000,0 600 pounds in 1916, it is also
true that they harvested only
$4,000. 900 pounds in 1945. The 3o.-
600, 900 average for the two years Is
under the average annual produc-
ton Of recent years.
4, Warehouse holdings Of Maryland
type 80 tobacco, according to the
Agriculture Departments November
Tobacco Stock Report were 12,000,-
600 pounds less than a year ago
This is attributed to continued strong
demand and the small 1945 crop
Stocks on october totaled only 49,
SOC, 900 pounds.
These figures show that present
warehouse holdings Of type 80 tobac-
CO are equal to only one and q
quarter normal Maryland crops, q
figure considerably less than the
three to three and one-half years
supply usually carried.
Manufacturers want Maryland
tobacco and have been forced to
use less in cigarettes than formerly
because of lack Of supply. With this
existing inventory shortage, there Is
every reason to believe that Mary
land tobacco will bring good prices
when properly marketed.
1945 Crop Averages 81 Cents.
"The 1945 crop sold this year
averaged about 81 cents a pound.
This was a low-grade crop with q
large percentage Of cigar tobacco
Some Of this grade sold for less than
is cents a pound. The average price
Of cigarette grades was between 65
and 20 cents. ta-
s"As the .i948 crop Is nearly all
cigarette tobacco, 1t should sell at
cigarette, rather than the 1945 aver
age. No hardship would be incurred
hy cigarette manufacturers, who
have recently increased prices.
From the producers standpoint
the 1916 crop was the most expen-
sive ever grown in Southern Mary
land, due to tremendous increases
in labor and material costs. The
tobacco farmer is justified in ex-
pecting a higher average for his
leaf to be sold next year than he
received for 1945's low-grade crop"
Evening star., 1946-12-05

WASHINGTON MAN DECORATED Secretary Of the Navy For
restal Qe sown presenting the Medal of Merit Arthur
Middleton Hill 210 Connecticut NV chairman of the
executive committee of the Greyhound Corp Mrs Hill look
ing Hill given presidential citation for "im
measuraby aiding the effort in connection with moza
ton the Nay rubber supply director of its Transports
tion and chairman of public works. M Hills
citation said "were rendered with distinction reflect
ing credit and to the of the United
States contributed materially the successful prosecution
of the war" Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1946-12-05
zone Of a Series.)

Mrs. Leona Rush, SO, only woman
member of Montgomery County's
Republican delegation to the Mary
land General Assembly. Is q strong
Evening star., 1946-12-05

advocate of i'm
proved h e a ] t h
and educational
facilities in the
county.
II er diSSatiS-
faction with the
crowded cond-
tion of county
schools and the
i n a d e q u a t e
number of pub
lie health nurses
was a major
factor in her
decision to run
for Office.
Evening star., 1946-12-05


thew
the George Day wee president OF the
Evening star., 1946-12-05
Fairfax District Scouts
To Install Officers al
Annual DinnerM Meeiinq

Scout officers for the Fairfax dis
trict will be installed by Kenneth
B. Spear, scout executive for the
National Capital Area Council, at
the annual dinner meeting of Scouts
and Cubs at 8 pm, Monday, at
Hunters Lodge.
James E. Bauserman, Of Falls
Church, will serve as chairman OF
the District Committee and viii rep
resent the district on the Executive
Board. E. K. Uhler, of Annandale,
will be reappointed as district COM
missioner.
Members of the District Commit
tee are: II. L. Carrico, Fairfax, dis
trict vice chairman; j. c. White,
Falls Church, advancement chair
man; p. H. Trask, Falls Church,
organization and extension chair
man; j. w. Lambeth, Fairfax, train
ing chairman; G. n. Robinson, Falls
Church, healths and safety cflaif.
man; A. D. Ludders, Chesterbrook
camping and activities chairman;
G. G. Gilbertson, Fairfax, finance
chairman; r. e. Shands, Mclean,
finance vice chairman.
The district commissioner has ap-
pointed the following men to assist
him: j. w. Virden, Dunn Loring.
assistant district commissioner; Dale
Smith, Falls Church: Douglas
Evans, Herndon; Thomas Baber,
Falls Church, neighborhood COM
missionerS.
Dale Smith, of Falls Church, will
be toastmaster for the dinner meet
ing,
Evening star., 1946-12-05
1,176 Deeds Filed.

A total of 1,176 deeds were ad.
mitted to record during the pas
month In the Office of County Clerl
Thomas p. Chapman, jr., bringing
the total for the first IL months Of
the year to 11,621.
During the same months in 1945
there were 6,347 recordings, an in
crease of 5,274 for this year. The
figure for November declined
slightly under the figure for October
Mr.. Chapman reported.
Evening star., 1946-12-05
p TrafY3c Accidents in Month.

One person was killed and II
injured in traffic accidents in Fair
fax County in November, accord
ing to the monthly report Of Captain
Carl r. Mcintosh police chief.
Twenty-one motor vehicle accidents
were reported during the month.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-09-02
Harry Feinn,Grk

HAROLD V. FEINMARK, B Howard Avenue, New Haven II, Conn.
 Native of New Haven, Conn. Born 1894.
 In World War I, was Sergeant First Class, 814th Aero Squadron.
 Member of International Typo graphical Union for 30 years. Pres ident Local AT, International Typo graphical Union for ten years. For mer president, New England Con- ference of Typographical Unions. Vice president, Connecticut Fed eration of Labor, 1937-1944; pres ident, New Haven Central Labor Council, 1937-44. Resigned both positions to become secretary treasurer, Connecticut Federation of Labor in November, 1914. Served until January, 1946. Presi- dent of The Union Times, weekly labor newspaper, since 1941.
 Has been appointed by Connecti- LO OLoCC Wage Boards; Commission to Study Race Discrimination; Executive Board of United War and Commit nifty Fund. Served on various New England War Labor Board panels.
 Tn community affairs, he is a member of the New Haven Char ter Revision Commission; board member of the War Council: has been board member of the Red Cross and the U. s. O., and is on budget committee of the Commun- ity Chest.
 Married, and has three daughters and a son, Joseph, who served in the U. s. Navy.
 At present Brother Feinmark is doing a grand job as Connecticut statewide representative of the state, office, and municipal work CTS AFL, and as a member, from New Haven, of the Connecticut Federation of Labor's non7partisan political committee.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-09-02
Railroad Unions Win Long Fight

Washington, D. C.-Legislation long advocated by the railroad brotherhoods. amending the Rail- road Retirement and Unemploy- ment Compensation Acts and lib- eralizing the present laws. was signed by President Truman.
 The new act increases unemploy- ment compensation benefits from a maximum of $2O a week for 20 weeks to $25 a week for % weeks.
 In addition to increasing the rail- road annuities, the new law estab- fishes survivors pensions for widows and children of deceased railroad workers. These benefits are 25 per cent above those pro- vided by the Social Security Act. The new law increases and liberal izes disability annuities.
 The act makes a larger fund available for benefit payments by increasing retirement rates from the present 7h per cent to 121l per cent in 1949.
 Under terms of the new law the concept of unemployment is ex- banded to include individual un- employment due to sickness and sc- cident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
ic Example in Club OWners Argument

with Sunday team. The late Char ley Barrett, Card scout, chanced to visit NokomiS around 1919 and saw this husky but somewhat cumber- some lad rifle terrific drives to the corn fields and snatch wide throws around first base.
 Bottomley was brought to St. Louis where he practiced with big leaguers at Cardinal Field. He was signed to a contract, perhaps for $10O per month, and was sent to Mitchell, North Dakota, for season. ing. From there he moved to HouS- ton, then Syracuse, and in 1922 blossomed into major league star.
 Bottomley became high-Sal- aried player-around the $20O00 bracket-saved his baseball earn ings of 20 years and retired to @ well-stocked farm purchased near Bourbon, Mo. He was fixed for life.
 Without baseball, Bottomley would have started and finished as farm hand in Nokomis, whit tling and idling his time on the towns main stem.
 If cases such as this represent slavery. say the club owners, then any normal person should be de- lighted to become a slave,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12

petition.
 But, of course, this is a poor argument to the ears of a player, who frequently looks upon his owner as a modern Simon Legree, a wealthy man who whips his charges through 154-game sched- ule and thinks only of the returns at the gate.
 Occasionally a player revolts so violently at this arrangement that he gives up his lucrative career rather than submit to his owners demands. Back in 1907, outf1elder Mike Donlin held out from the Giants for a full reason. Catcher Johnny Kling did the same to the Cubs in 1909. This expensive stub- bornneSs seldom occurs, although Rufus Gentry, second-string De- troit pitcher, staged similar re- bellion last summer.
 In addition to the problem of equality the club owners have arl- other point in their favor, a point which the player better under stands. Jim Bottomley, former Car dinal first baseman, is fitting H. luStration.
 Jim Bottomley lived on a farm at Nokomis, H., and was playing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
YOUR METER READERS ARE MAXI

YOUR Connecticut Light and Power Company
 meter readers have made great deal of pro- gress since January 27 when your company began gradual return to the prewar practice of reading each customers meter every month.
 In many localities they have already accom- plished complete return to Monthly Meter Reading, and although considerable progress has been made in other areas it will be a short time before all meters in those areas can be read each month. The critical shortage of automobiles, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-12
Hunting
 and
 Fi Fishing
By GENE vALLON

National Wildlife Week, first pro- claimed by the late President Roos- evelt in 1898 and sponsored annually since then by the National Wildlife Association, will be observed this year in the week beginning March l7. Projects designed to insure ade- quate supplies of game and fish to meet the increased pressure plac- ed on these resources by the re- turn of millions of outdoors-mind- ed service men and women will be stressed.
 Wildlife conserVation'S relation to soil, water, and plant control will be told through newspaper articles, radio, talks, and public lectures throughout the nation. And as in previous years, sheets of GA poster stamps, reproducing paintings by Americas leading artists, will be available.
 What new improvements have been made in the outboard motors? What about these new metal can- oes? Will they be available? Have any new improvements been made on fishing reels and rods?
 These and many other questions in the minds of today's sportsmen will be answered tonight on our Hunting and Fishing radio program (7:30- -WATR). To answer these questions, we have invited as guest speakers Johnny Thompson (of Biener's), Bob Humphreys and John Kulmann-the latter two of the Wa terbury Fish and Game Assn. Es- pecially interesting should be the repairing of rods and fishing equip ment, which Bob Humphreys ex- poets to tell us about. John Kul- mann--well, he always has some thing interesting to tell us Cor ask us). Yes, that's right, we're still referring to those crows.
 incidentally, the latest answer to Johns question (about the crowS) comes from Old Crow Smith. He has advised John to take 8 coun- try road ana follow your nose. When you smell garbage-youre gettin' close to them crowsp
 On the basis of this last answer, we imagine John would travel end- lessly and then wind up with too many scents, without cent and possibly then even losing his sense. Oh well, someone must know where