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Evening star., 1946-03-16
Howe Hits Rezoning
OF Arlington Tract

Recent action by the Arlington
County Board in rezoning an 81
acre tract to reduce minimum lot
requirements from 5000 to 5000
feet, was criticized yesterday by H
n. Howe, independent candidate for
election to the county board in
November.
The project criticized was changed
by the board March 2 and involves
a tract at the Fairfax line in the
HOO block of North Mckinley road
which is to contain from 300 to 40O
homes to cost less than $4,000 each
Mr.. Howe said the board took It's
action ITO enable the promoters to
make four houses where three
otherwise would have been. We
may look forward to a revival OF
the demand for change in the
zoning ordinance to permit row
houses"
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Woodstock 10 0rdain
III Liberated Jesuifs
Special DIspoteh 10 The star

WOODSTOCK, Md, Mar. 16.-
Twenty-one American Jesuit semi
narians, liberated from the japanese
internment camp at Los Banos.
Philippine Islands, year ago, and
six Filipino Jesuits are to be or
dained into priesthood at Woodstock
College March "a.
The ordaining prelate will be the
Most Rev. John M. Mcnamara, D.
D., auxiliary bishop of the archdio-
cese of Baltimore and Washington.
The Americans were sent to the
Philippines before the war to study
philosophy and to aid mission priests
in high schools maintained by the
Jesuit order. The Filipinos were in
the same course of studies with the
Americans.
At various stages of their training
when the war broke out, all of the
Americans were restricted when
they were interned. Ordinarily they
would have returned to Woodstock
College for theology, but they COM
pleted two years of their study un-
der difficulties connected with enemy
occupation. In July. 1914, their
studies were interrupted when the
japanese interned the Americans at
Los Banos. The Americans were
rescued along with 2,100 other pris-
oners on February %, 1945, when
paratroopers and Filipino guerrilla
forces arrived at the prison. They
returned to the United States last
May. The Filipinos followed in No.
vember
The newly ordained priests will
offer their first masses at Woodstock
March Is and, with the exception Of
the Filipinos, will return to their
parents parishes for their first
solemn masses
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Forest Fire Fighters Group
To Be State Organization
By the Assoeiofed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Mar. 16.-State
Forester Joseph F. Kaylor an
nounced yesterday the Forest Fire
Fighters Service, originally estab-
lished by the Office of Civilian De-
tense, would be revamped as a State
organization.
The service had more than 5000
boys of high school age enrolled
during the war, Mr.. Kaylor said,
and proved of invaluable aid in
forest fire control throughout Mary
land"
Crews, mainly of high school age,
are trained by experienced fire
fighters in the employ of the De-
partment of State Forests and Parks,
and are then given fire fighting
paraphernalia in the shape of rakes
shovels, axes and fire pumps. There
after, they are at the call of State
forest wardens whenever a woods
fire occurs, MIR. Kaylor said.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Virginia Has Problem
In Idle Merchant Ships
By the Associofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 16.-Vir-
|ginia apparently is powerless to do
anything under State law about the
ghost fleet" of unused merchant
vessels anchored in the James River
Gov. Tuck indicated yesterday.
The Governor said that he had
been advised informally by the at
torney general that no effective
State action could be taken since
the Jane is a navigable river and
is under full Federal Jurisdiction.
A number Of protests have been
received from commercial fishermen
|of James City, Charles City and
New Kent Counties against the
presence Of the vessels, which they
claimed were endangering. oyster
beds and fishing areas by oil and
bilge pollution. Between 300 and
500 ships are anchored near Clare
mont and jamestown Island.
The Governor said he would COM
municate with Chairman Bland of
the House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries to see if he
might work through Congress to-
ward relieving the problem.
While he has not investigated the
question thoroughly, the Governor
said that he had an idea the fisher
men might file valid claims against
the Government for damages re-
sulting from the presence of the
ghost fleet"
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Tuck Signs Three Bill!
Relating 10 Election
Law Reforms
BY the Associofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 16.-Gov.
Tuck signed three bills yesterday
relating to election law reforms and
a fourth bill authorizing establish
ment of redevelopment corporations
in Richmond
The three election law bills are
part of the suffrage reform adopted
as result of recommendations of
the Campbell Commission.
One of the measures sets voting
hours at $50 am. to $50 pm, ex-
cept from May 81 to October / when
they will be $50 am. to 7::30 pm.
The bill also requires the return of
all unused or spoiled ballots to the
clerk of the court and makes in
timidation of election officials a
felony. Under present law, the polls
are open from sunrise to sunset,
unused ballots are destroyed and
threatening an election official is a
misdemeanor.
Another of the bills tightens up
the absentee voters law, and the
third sets up offenses against elec-
tion laws and precribes penalties.
Others signed into law today in
cluded Senate bills authorizing cities
to establish hospital authorities: re-
lating to establishment of charitable
trusts; authorizing certain attor-
neys qualified in other States to be
licensed in Virginia without exami-
nation, and providing for annual
assessment of property in Fairfax
County.
The Governor also approved a
House bill amending several Sec
tions Of the fiduciary law according
to recommendations of the Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council
The bills signed by the Governor
brought to total of 1876 the new
Legislation given final approval by
the chief executive. The Governor
now has completed the signing Of
all bills which were enrolled ano
signed by the presiding officers Of
the House and Senate prior to ths
General Assembly's adjournment
last Saturday. The remaining bill.
enacted by the Legislature will b,
sent to the Governor after beinf
signed March 20 by 1t. Gov. Collin!
and Speaker Stanley.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Virginia Women Voters LIST
Three UN0 Mass Meetings

Three community mass meetings
to discuss problems confronting the
United Nations will be held in near
by Virginia next Monday, Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Sponsored by the Arlington Alex
andria League of Women Voters,
the meetings will be held in the
Beverly Hills Community Church.
Old Dominion drive, on Monday;
the Buckingham Community Gen.
ter, BIS North Glebe road, Wednes-
day, and the Lee Gardens Recrea-
ton Room, 701 North Wayne street,
Thursday.
All will be evening meetings, and
at each a motion picture, Nov the
Peace" will be shown. Donald
Stone and Carl Marcy, State De-
partment officials who recently re-
turned from the United Nations
Conference in London, will lead the
discussions.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
3-BIock Ocean City Tract
Purchased for DEVELOPMENT

A three-block tract Of land in
Ocean City, Md, owned by the Col
lege of Immaculate Conception, has
been sold for s145 900 to be used as
building sites, it was learned today.
The property was purchased by
Cullen S. Jenkins, owner of the
Plmhimmon Hotel, Ocean City, and
E. Bowen Quillin, part owner of the
Berlin CMd.) Milling Co.
Mr.. Quillin said it was the largest
real estate deal ever negotiated in
Ocean City, and that the property
would be subdivided into 36 lots on
which apartments, hotels and sum-
mer homes would be built.
The land is located at the north
ern end of the resort town and runs
from Sinepuxent Bay to the ocean.
The only building on the property is
the college, which Mr.. Quillin said
probably will be converted into
apartments or a hotel.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Venezuela Ex-President
Due 10 Be Sentenced TODAY
Ry the Assocjo,ed Press

CARACAS, Venezuela, Mar. 16.-
The Tribunal of Civil and Admin
istrative Responsibility is slated to
pass sentence today on Isaias Me-
dina Angarita, former President,
who was ousted last October by a
military coup and is reported living
in exile in New York.
The revolutionary junta which
took over the Venezuelan govern
ment in October, 1945, accused him
of misappropriating public funds.
The tribunal, established by the
NEW regime, stated yesterday that
another former President, Eleazar
Lopez Contreras, Illegally withdrew
13,352.896 bolivares. (about $4,000
000) from the Venezuelan treasury
during his presidency, from 1886 to
1941. He is now living in Miami.
The court seized all of Lopez
Contreras' assets here, valued at the
quivalent Of about $1,000 900.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Channel Hearing Told
Deepening 10 Bring
Industry 10 0uanfico

A farge-scale heavy industry area
would be developed between Occo-
|quan and Quantico in Prince William
County, Va, supported by raw ma
terial imports brought up the Roto-
mac from South America, if the
Potomac channel below Washington
were deepened and widened, E. D.
Gothwaite, chairman of the Indus
trial Committee Of the Prince Will
liam County Chamber of Commerce,
told Army Engineers yesterday.
Mr.. Gothwaite'S statement came
at hearing here yesterday before
Col. Donald G.. White, district en-
gineer for the Potomac watershed.
The hearing was held pursuant to
q resolution of the House Rivers
and Harbors Committee last Sep
tember to determine if interests In
Washington and along the lower
Potomac could justify increased
channel dimensions.
Three Firms Interested.
Mr.. Gothwaite testified yesterday
there are three heavy industry
firms, whose names he was not at
liberty to divulge, who would like
to set up shop in the area specified
If the channel were made to accom-
modate ocean-going ships. Ships
bringing South American raw ma
terials would need channel IS feet
deep and wider than 1t now is. The
channel now is "a feet deep at its
most shallow point.
In response to a request by Col.
White for more detailed informa-
ton, Mr.. Gothwaite said he would
ask the companies involved if their
names could be made public and
would send him the information re-
queSted.
d. C. Little Interested.
Representatives of the Washing
ton Board of Trade and from Alex
andria and the Virginia State Port
Authority were not so warm toward
the proposal, however. Alexandrians
said they could use deeper channel,
but were not so sure if IS feet would
be necessary. A representative of
the Washington Board of Trade said
he had been unable to find any firms
dissatisfied with the present chan
mel depth.
The American Merchant Marine
Institute, however, submitted a let
ter indorsing the proposal and stat
ing that if petroleum products could
be brought up river in large tankers,
consumer cost could be reduced.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Joint Cadet and Middle
Training Ordered
By the Asseciofed Press

NORFOLK, Va, Mar. 16.-Naval
Academy midshipmen and Military
Academy cadets will be trained to-
gether in amphibious warfare for
the first time in the history of the
armed forces, Vice Admiral Daniel
E. Barley announced yesterday as
he assumed command of. the Am
phibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet.
The amphibious forces will oper-
ate as a task force and will join
Atlantic Fleet units for periodic ma
neuvers, Admiral Barley said, add
ing that the scheduled joint training
of midshipmen and cadets will be
another step toward full co-opera-
tion between the Army and Navy.
He said headquarters of the Am
|phibious Forces will remain at Nor
folk and that most of the training
will be conducted in Chesapeake
Bay, along the North Carolina Coast
and probably in Puerto Rico.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Virginia Commission
Takes Steps 10 Block
Phone Co. Dividend
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. l6.-The
State Corporation Commission is
sued an order yesterday summoning
the Virginia Telephone g. Telegraph
Co. to appear at a hearing April
to show cause, if it can be shown
why an order prohibiting the COM
pany from declaring or paying divi-
dends should not be issued.
Judge H. Lester Hooker of the
Corporation Commission stated that
it is the purpose of the sec to re-
quire the company to use funds
which otherwise might be paid out
as dividends for repair and improve
ment of property of the telephone
company and for improvement OF
its service.
The order stated that at appears
that future declaration and payment
of dividends by Virginia Telephone
& Telegraph Co. to its affiliate, Gen.
tral Telephone Co., on any of its
common or equity stock would be
contrary to, and inconsistent with
the public interest and should bs
prohibited as provided in " the
public utilities affiliates law. 81
The order states that no dividend.
on common or equity stock shall bt
paid to Central Telephone Co., which
has its Office in Sioux Falls. S. OAK
unless and until otherwise author.
lied or committed by the commits.
SION"
The Virginia Telephone & Tele.
graph Co. will not be allowed to de.
clare or pay any dividends pending
the hearing. The order was issued
as a result of a recent hearing al
which a number of citizens of ths
Charlottesville area appeared tt
complain of the service rendered BY
the telephone company. Represent.
atives of the company stated at the
hearing that they had plans for in.
stalling dial system and generally
improving the system, but claimed
they had been hampered in theil
work by wartime SHORTAGES.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
7 Held for Prince Georges
Grand Jury in Cab HoIdup

Two District men were held under
$1,500 bond each for action of the
grand jury yesterday in Upper
Marlboro Police Court in connection
with the holdup and robbery of a
taxicab last Sunday.
The two were listed as William r.
Washington, %, of the $500 block
OF Wade road Sc and Thomas H.
Brown, 26, of the 23O0 block of Rey-
nolds place Sc, both colored, who
police said, forced David Brown
colored, from his taxicab after TAX
ing SO from him.,
In another case, Henry j. Flynn
"a, of BOT Forty-eighth avenue, Capt.
tol Heights, was given a 12-months
suspended sentence in the Maryland
House of Correction on a charge OF
carrying concealed weapon.
County police told Trial Magis-
trate Arthur P. Owens the youth
was carrying a knife at the time
they arrested him early yesterday
for operating a vehicle without 8
permit. He was fined SIS on the
permit charge.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
I'M 'Carran 10 Sound Out
Committee Monday on
ID. T.. Self Rule Bill
By Don S. Worren

The new McCarran "self rule"
plan for the District will be brought
up for general discussion at next
Mondays session of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, under plans
announced yesterday by Senator
McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada,
committee chairman and sponsor of
the bill.
No action is anticipated at that
time since Chairman McCarran has
named a subcommittee to hold
hearings on the proposal, but he in
dicated he wished to get the reac-
ton of his committee on the plan.
The new McCarran bill was in
troduced Thursday under the, in
spiration of the La Toilette Mon
roney Joint House and Senate
Committee which made many pro-
posals for strengthening Congress
sional machinery and relieving
Congress of many petty or unnec-
essary duties. s4 &
The McCarran bill would create
la charter commission of Washing
ton residents to draft a proposed
"self rule" charter for the District
which, with congressional permis-
sion would be submitted to District
residents for their approval or re-
lection.
h Under the McCarran plan, this
would call for an elected city coun-
ell to take over the duties now per-
formed by the appointed Board of
Commissioners. The council would
name city manager. His bill speci-
fies that this council, if created.
would have powers of taxation and
spending city funds, along with
other powers normally held by the
government of a municipality. The
new bill is much broader than an
earlier McCarran "home rule" bill,
now buried in the O'Daniel SUBJ
committee of the Senate District
Committee.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Delivery Dispute Closes
so Detroit Theuters
By the kssociofed Pres,

DETROIT, Mar. 16.-An estimated
so neighborhood movie theaters
were closed last night in a wage dis
pute between theater owners and a
film delivery union, and both sides
predicted the strike might spread
to major downtown theaters within
Ia week.
Involved are 40 inspectors and
shippers aff1liated with Local B-25,
International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees (AFD.
Theater managers said the thea
ters already closed were those which
had not received their weeks supply
when the strike was called yester.
day. Spokesman for other theaters
said they would keep operating with
the same films until the dispute is
settled.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
BY the A.soeiaied Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 16.-Gold
mining operations will be resumed
in Goochland County, Va, soon at a
site once regarded as the richest
gold ore producer in America.
A. j. T. De Wendt- -Wriedt, a vet
eran gold miner of Canada, South
Africa and Alaska, said the recently
chartered Viking Gold Mining Corp.
OF Virginia was preparing to begin
operations in about a month and
would build mill to handle 100
tons day.
The operations will be at the old
Waller mine," which early in the
18th century was owned and op-
Grated by an English company which
Is said to have taken $4,000, 600 in
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Firemen to Hold Parade
At Apple Blossom Fete
ey the Associofed Press

WINCHESTER, Va, Mar. 49,
Volunteer f1remen, who are to hold
a colorful celebration on the first
night of the Shenandoah Apple
Blossom Festival here May 2 and 3,
have announced they will have a
queen of their own and large
group of princesses who will occupy
the place of honor in the firemen S
parade.
Marion Anderson, a committee
chairman, said fire companies OF a
number of cities and towns already
have accepted invitations to par
ticipate in the festival, including
Hagerstown, Md: Chambersburg
Pa; Charles Town, w. Va; Shen-
andoah, Va; Romney. w. Va, and
Purcellville, Va.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Requirements Selected
For Prince GEORGES jury

Names of Is additional Prince
Georges County residents, selected
to replace the Is who have been
excused so far from service on the
grand jury and two petit juries for
the April term of the County Cir
cult Court, were announced yester-
day by Brice Bowie, clerk of the
court.
Added to the list of 48 persons
from which the grand jury and the
first weeks petit jury will be chosen
are:
Kehoe, Matthew w; Johnson, Bernard
Watson. Fred o. Hughes, Bernard {.
Armstrong, Harry Duley, Ellis G.
Boteler, Elmer Boswell, Georre n
Atley, Ules 6.
The following four persons were
selected for the second weeks petit
jury:
Barrow, Daniel Bates Arthur J.
Herbert, Albert s. Gross Fred
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Virginia Gold Mine of 1906
Aguin to Be Combed for Ore

gold from the Goochland diggings.
The mine was operated from the
early 1830s until litigation shut it
down shortly before the Civil War,
Except for brief interlude in 1910
1911, the mine was all but forgotten
until the 1930s, when another short
period of operations was attempted
Mr.. De Wendt- -Wriedt said he and
j. H. Pare of Quebec, who are asso-
ciated in the venture, had operated
the Noranda mine in Northwest
quebec, described as one of the
worlds largest gold producers.
The Waller mine has a 3o7-foot
shaft crossing four gold veins. As
says made in 1888 indicated that the
ore OF one of the veins should aver
age about $3.50 a ton.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
1awes Asks State Employees
Aid in GubernatoriaI Race
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 16.-State
Controller j. Millard Tawes. in a
letter to several hundred State en-
ployes, told them he would "appre-
ciate your support and cooperation
IN my behalf" in his campaign for
the Democratic nomination for
Governor.
1T is my highest ambition to
carry to the Office of Governor the
same sound business policies I am
using in the conduct of the State
the very best service of which 1 am
capable" Mr.. Tawes said.
He said that as member of the
Board of Trustees of the State EN-
ployes' Retirement System and as a
member of the Board of Public
Works he had supported measures
beneficial to State employees,
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Iowa Governor Asks
Strike by Toxpoyers
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Mar. GA
strike of taxpayers was suggested
by Gov. RoberS D. Blue of Iowa
yesterday as possible necessary
step to restrain the abuse Of power
in Washington.
The Republican Iowa executive
told luncheon meeting of the Los
Angeles Republican Assembly that
representative government has been
declining ever since the World War.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Arlington Civic Center
Pre- champaign Dinner
Speakers Announced

John J. Brown, head director Of
the Community Center Of West
chester, N, Y, and Hugh H. Clegg,
assistant director of the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation, will ad-
dress a precampaign dinner Of the
Arlington War Memorial Associa-
ton Wednesday at the Washington
Golf and Country Club.
Mr.. Brown will explain the opera
ton Of the Westchester County
Center, which has been self
ing since its erection, 1t was said.
Mr.. Clegg, it was said, will DEM
onstrate how such a community
center as the one planned in Ar
lington helps to eliminate crime,
and in time, through planned and
organized recreational activities,
promotes ideal community life.
Conrad H. Reid, campaign chair
man, will explain the veteran memo
rial aspect of the proposed $368, 900
civic center, the actual advantages.
financing and general applicability
and necessity of the project to the
Otul1ey dllu OH OuAFl1llS al 1Cdo.
A 3-foot model Of the proposed
structure, with Photographic studies
Of its various planned activities, will
be on display at the dinner.
Guests who will be present in
clude Col. Christopher Garnett,
County Planning Board chairman
and president of the Virginia Bar
Association; Charles r. Fenwick,
former Arlington representative in
the State House of Delegates; CAL
vim T. Haley, secretary to Repre-
sentative Smith, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia; H. Bruce Green, county clerk,
and Basil M. De Lashmutt, County
Board member.
Circuit Judge Walter T. Mccarthy
will serve as chairman and George
P. Grove, POSTMASTER. invocation
will be given by the Rev. Isaac
Steenson Of the Clarendon Presby-
terian Church
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Textile Workers Union
To Meet at Cumberland
BY the Associated Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Mar. 49,
Special membership meetings tc
consider four issues, including re.
afnliation with the Maryland and
District Of Columbia Industrial
Union Council and the Western
Maryland Industrial Union Council
have been called by local 1874
Textile Workers Union of America
for Wednesday and Thursday.
Members will also consider a pro-
poSal to raise the per capita tas
paid to the TWUA from so to u
cents, to hear and act on a report
of fact-finding panel concerning
up-twist and down-twist seniority
and to hear a report and discus.
proposals for wage increase at the
plant OF the Celanese Corp. ol
America here.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Grand Jury in Montgomery
To Get IS Cases Monday

Approximately Is cases will be
presented to the Montgomery Coun-
ty grand jury when it convenes
Monday in Rockville for the March
term of Circuit Court.
Among those against whom States
Attorney Joseph B. Simpson, jr..
will seek indictments are Lewis "
May, 35, Brookmont, charged with
criminally attacking a 15-year-old
girl January II near her home in
Glen Echo, and George Smith, col
ored, Rockville, charged with crimi-
nally assaulting 14-year-old col
ored girl in Rockville last month.
The jury is expected to complete
its work by Wednesday, when it will
submit its report to the court.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Fraternity to Honor
Phillips at Dinner

William L. Phillips, grand secre-
tary emeritus of the Sigma Phi
Epsilon Fraternity, will be guest OF
honor at an informal dinner to be
given by District Alpha Chapter OF
the organization at 8 pm. Monday
in the Broadmoor Hotel.
Mr.. Phillips, who makes his home
in Richmond, Va, was active secre-
tary OF the national organization
from April %. 1908, to September
1912.
All members Of the fraternity now
In washington are invited to attend