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Evening star., 1946-10-23
Potricio Sawyer Named
Miss Lundoyer Hills

Miss Patricia Sawyer, Is, OF 7t04
Shepherd street, Landover Hills,
Md, was selected as Miss Landoyer
Hills" in the first beauty contest
ever held in the community. She
will represent the town In contest
at the University of Maryland Coli
scum at 8 o'clock tonight for the
title Of Miss Prince Georges
County"
The Landover Hills contest was
held at the home of Mayor William
Zundel, 7102 Webster street. Run
nersup were Miss Marcia Roessing,
II, of 7106 Varnum street, second,
and Miss jeanne Mast, 16, of ALA
Seventieth avenue, third.
Evening star., 1946-10-23
Seat Pleasant vFW Post
To Honor Station WMAL

Radio Station WMAL will receive
q citation from the Strawn-Turner-
Hartman Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, of Seat Pleasant, at cere-
mony at pm. Friday in the sta
ton. The citation will be given
in recognition of WMAL's cooper
alton in veterans welfare pro-
grams. -.
August E. Croissant, commander
of the vFW post, will present the
citation to Bill Coyle, director of
special features for the station.
The ceremony will not be broad
cast.
The citation expresses apprecia-
ton for 'the general contribution
of WMAL's time and facilities to
the presentation of sustaining pro-
grams sponsored by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars In the interest Of
veterans and national welfare"
Evening star., 1946-10-23
North Virginia PreschooI
Federation Elects Officers

The Federation of Cooperative
Preschools of Northern Virginia has
elected Mrs. Sylvia Abraham as
chairman.
Other officers are Mrs. Pearl Isen-
bergh, vice chairman; Mrs. Frieda
A. Jenkinson, treasurer. and Mrs
Margaret November, secretary.
The federation has proposed a
three-point program which calls for
the establishment of good working
relationship between the Arlington
public school system and the CO.
operatives, establishment of new
nursery schools as needed, and i'm
provement of existing facilities
where necessary.
The federation is composed of
nine cooperative nursery schools and
kindergartens, seven in Arlington
County, one in Fairfax and one in
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1946-10-23
Rezoning Of Be|tsviIIe
Property Approved
Iby Commissioners

Approval of one request for zoning
reclaSsification and continuance of
constituted the only major
business conducted yesterday by the
Prince Georges County commission
ers.
Meeting for the last time before
the elections, the board adjourned
early to participate in Democratic
political rally in the Courthouse at
Upper Marlboro.
The lone zoning approval was for
Redistribution from residential A
to commercial D, Of Lots /, 2 and
part Of 3, block "a, section 2, Belts
vile. The property is located at
Prince Georges and Caroline avenues
in Beltsville. The request had been
continued from last Wednesday at
Hyattsville because Of failure of the
applicant, William w. .Aitcheson, to
be present at the original hearing.
A request by Marcos H. Malakatis
for reclassification from residential
A to commercial D. of property near
Edmonston road, and Fifty first
street, Decatur Heights, was ordered
continued until the next regular
monthly zoning hearing at Hyatts-
vile on November 20. The applicant
was seeking reclassification Of lots
l., 2 and 3, block l, section A and
blocks 4 to II, sections A to c, Deca-
tur Heights.
A proposed set of regulations gov
erning future issuance Of health
permits to schools and nurseries in
the county was referred to Waldo
Burnside, attorney for the commits
sioners, for legal advice. The sug-
gested regulations, which would re-
quire inspections of school and nur-
sery facilities by the County Health
Department before issuance of per-
mits, were prepared by Charles L.
Wood. sanitary engineer. for the
Health Department.
The board failed to announce its
decision on granting Of an additional
s13,178 to the County Welfare De-
partment for the current fiscal year.
A ruling had been promised last
week by the commissioners after
Mrs. Dorothy Ogburn, executive
secretary of the Welfare Board, re-
quested additional budget funds to
meet increased family assistance
allowance costs.
Evening star., 1946-10-23
Alexandra Arsonist
Sentenced to 5 Years

Alexander Peterson, colored, 500
block OF North Alfred street, Alex
andria, yesterday was sentenced to
five years in the Virginia State
Penitentiary by Judge William p.
Woolls after he pleaded guilty to
charge Of arson in Corporation
Court. -.
He was indicted in connection
with the burning Of the home of
Sally winston, 1913 Queen street, on
June 2.
Irving F. King. 1000 block of Duke
street, who pleaded guilty to grand
larceny OF an automobile and was
sentenced to four years.
Evening star., 1946-10-23
Fairfax Authorities
Study School Crisis
In Housing Projects

Fairfax County planning ana
zoning authorities today were con-
sidering the problem Of providing
schools for two large multiple hous-
ing projects being planned for the
Falls Church area.
The school problem was raised yes
terday by John H. King, former Sec
retary of the Falls Church Planning
Commission, who spoke at hearing
of the Board of zoning Appeals on
the proposed subdivision of the Greer
property on Lee boulevard at Seven
Corners and the Westcott property
at the intersection of Annandale
road and Lee boulevard. The tract
comprises about 200 acres.
Mr.. King said he felt 1t was i'm
perative for county authorities to
"do some heavy thinking" as to how
they would meet the demands of
the large population which would
occupy these apartments.
Sees Crisis for Schools.
Mr.. King declared that the Falls
Church area was already short at
least three elementary schools and
that the influx Of from 10000 to 30,-
600 people expected in the new
projects would bring q crisis in
school operations. He urged the
planning commission and the Board
of Zoning Appeals to require that
any plans approved for the subdi-
vision include a number Of school
sites denoted by the developers.
Members Of the Board Of Zoning
Appeals agreed that the two sub
divisions present "very serious"
problems for the county. T. j.
Stockton, county planning engineer.
said the planning commission would
require that school sites be set
aside.
Action was deferred on the ap-
plications of Milton r. and Dor
othy c. Westcott and John w. and
Jessie p. Kerns, to erect the null
tiple housing project on Lee boule-
ward; Kings Kitchen, Inc, to erect
the multiple housing project at
Seven Corners.
Applications Approved.
Applications acted on favorably
were those OF Doris j. Karstromer,
Chesterbrook,a to erect-s "a dweuiug
with less than the required set
back; Dennis j. Smithers. Dranes-
vile district, to erect gas station
with less than the required setback,
and Bernard B. Bailey, Colvin Run.
to reopen. and operate a gristmill
Also: Harry Kahn, Pohick, to erect
tourist cabins; H. E. Chevanney.
BailcyS Cross Roads. to erect an
addition to a dwelling with less
than the required setback; Millard
G. Wyant, Oakton, to erect a post
Office building; Malcolm E. Reid, to
erect dwellings at Reid's subdivision,
on less lot area than permitted:
Wilfield T. Athey, Fair Haven, con-
tinuation of encroachment Of dwell
ing: James A. Windsor. Fair Haven,
to erect garage with less than the
required setback; Willie d. Breeder,
Forestville, to erect an addition to
a dwelling with less than the re-
quired setback.
Evening star., 1946-10-23
Alexandra Council
AI|ocates 100000
For Five Projects

The Alexandria City Council last
night approve appropriations
amounting to more than $101 900
for five city projects.
Alterations to the City Hall boiler
room and construction Of a new one
were provided In a $42. 900 appropria-
tion, while the remainder was allo-
Gated as follows:
Parking meter installation, SIS
1886; supplementary salary appro-
priation for the police department
and purchase Of six new radio
equipped motorcycles, SIS, 9,947; street
improvements, $23, 100. and s., 200
for the purchase of Federal Govern
ment property loaned to the city
under the civilian defense program.
Fees Plus Grant Criticized.
City Attorney Joseph M. Pancoast
was directed by q Council resolution
to investigate the legality OF making
lump-sum appropriations to aid
Alexandria Hospital, INDECENT in
mates of the Anne Lee Memorial
Home, and the, proposed Washing
tons birthday celebration next year,
sponsored by the Alexandria VFW
post.
The action followed council mem
bers criticism of paying per diem
fees for INDECENT cases In addition
to a $4,000 grant made to Alex
andria Hospital this year.
City Manager Carl Budwesky had
informed the council that supple
mentary appropriation would be
necessary to meet these per diem
expenses. The hospital. Mr.. Bud
wesky added, will ask for another
lump sum appropriation, in addi-
ton to per diem funds, for 1947.
The institution has received all but
5000 of the lump sum approved
for this year, he said.
Welfare Report Filed.
A report from Miss Barbara K.
Watkins welfare superintendent,
listed expenditures Of $8.740.70 out
Of $1,000 appropriated to care for
eligible medical patients this year.
Alexandra Hospital received $6,645
out of the amount expended, with
$2,095.74 going to other hospitals
caring for Alexandra patients.
The report said a minimum of
5000 will be required to cover
expense for the remainder of 1916.
This amount was appropriated on
first reading, after Mayor william
T. wilkins strongly urged that the
welfare department continue to Ger
tify INDECENT cases. He said, how
ever, that it is wrong in principal"
to make blanket appropriations to
outside agencies.
The council also appropriated on
first reading $4,000 to finance a
city trafic survey, Donald Mcneil,
traffic engineer, has been retained
to conduct the survey, Mr.. Budwesky
said.
Evening star., 1946-10-23
Alexandra Boys Club
Gifts Mount to $1,000

Contributions to the Alexandria
Boys Club today have mounted to
$4,000, it was reported today by
Judge Harry F. Kennedy, president.
Following a donation Of $700 by
the Optimists Club, from proceeds
of the Boys Club all-star baseball
game, the organization received a
$500 contribution from an Alex
andria woman who wished to remain
anonymous and 500 from H H.
Martin, a club director.
Evening star., 1946-10-23
Gov. Tuck Opposes taxation
For Charity Problems
spseiel Dispatch 10 The Star

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Oct.
23.-Gov. Tuck last night told the
opening meeting Of the Fredericks-
burg Community Fund drive that
taxation Is no way to care for
charity problems, voluntary contri-
buttons are the only solution.
The State chief executive spoke
at banquet at the Princess Anne
Hotel here attended by $50 persons.
State Senator Benjamin T. Pitts,
chairman of the campaign, presided.
The goal of the drive is $4,000.
Evening star., 1946-10-23
Five Candidates Talk
Al Democratic Rallies
In Prince Georges

Prince Georges County Demo-
Gratis today were better informed
on the campaign promises of their
party, following appeals to voters
yesterday from five Maryland Demo-
cratic candidates for State and
congressional Offices.
The candidates spoke at rallies in
the County Circuit Courtroom at
Upper Marlboro in the afternoon
and the Hyattsville Armory last
night. They included Gov. Herbert
r. O'Conor, candidate for United
States Senator; Representative
Lansdale G. Sasscer, seeking re-
election to the House of Representa-
tiyes; William Preston Lane, jr.,
candidate for Governor; Hall Ham,
mond, for Attorney General, and
James j. Lacy, for State controller.
Virtually all candidates for coun-
ty Offices and Democratic voting
precinct leaders also were intro
duced at both rallies, and many at
tended buffet supper, between
rallies, at the home Of T. Howard
Duckett, Hyattsville attorney. bank
president and county civic leader.
Will Visit Calvert County.
The visiting candidates, who be-
gan a Statewide campaign tour in
Montgomery County nearly three
weeks ago, inspected facilities at
the county seat before the rally
there and shook hands with nearly
all county einplqyes.
They are scheduled to visit Ea19
vert County todaysfand Carroll
County on Saturday. The rest OF
the time will be concentrated on
the city of Baltimore, party leaders
announced.
In outlining a policy he would
follow if elected, Gov. O'Conor as
serted he would speak the same
language" as Senator Millard E.
Tydings. Democrat, Of Maryland
and Representative Sasscer.
Mr.. Lane, making his first appear
ance in Prince Georges, said there
was need in national life today
for a Maryland point of view"
5000 Majority Predicted.
Mr.. Lacy, a Baltimore business
man making his first venture into
politics, reported the Democratic
party in Baltimore was never so
solid as it is now," and predicted it
would be victorious in the Novem-
ber S elections by at least a $4,000
majority. Mr.. Lacy was campaign
manager for Mr.. Lane during the
primary before he was requested
by Mr.. Lane to join the ticket.
Mr.. Hammond, present deputy
attorney general of Maryland,
whose family originally came from
Prince Georges County, criticized
Republican candidates for avoiding
State issues and discussing only ma
tional matters. He said the election
was to determine who represents
the State of Maryland"
Representative Sasscer, who in
troduced the candidates, reviewed
steps taken to remove tobacco price
ceilings and said the increase Of
about Is per cent in prices during
the past three years had brought an
estimated 100000 to farmers Of
Southern Maryland.
The speakers made the same
pledges at the Hyattsville meeting
as they did at Upper Marlboro.
More than 400 persons attended.
1t. Col. Caesar L. Aiello. command
ing officer of the Hyattsville unit
of the State Guard and member
of the Hyattsville City Council,
nreSided
Evening star., 1946-10-23
Rotory Leaders Confer

r. Stevens Gibbs, governor of the
18th district of Rotary Interna-
tional, which includes 38 clubs in
Eastern Virginia, yesterday was
welcomed by Alexandria Rotarians
on visit during which he conferred
with C. Raymond Hellmuth, presi-
dent, on administration and service
activities.
Evening star., 1946-10-23
Hofdup Guns Reported
BOUGHT in Alexandria

Alexandria today was described by
1t. Russell A. Hawes, chief of the
city Detective Bureau, as mecca
for pistol purchases.
He reported that guns used in the
series of Hot Shoppe holdups, in Vir-
gitlia and the District were pur-
chased in Alexandria.
1.-The city, he asserted. has no Law
controlling the sale of firearms and
several murders and floldups have
been committed with weapons OBJ
tanned locally.
Evening star., 1946-10-23
pTA Elects in Lundover

Mrs. Wade Pipkin has been chosen
president of the Parent Teacher
Association OF the Columbia Park
School, Landover, Md. Other offl-
GERS are: Mrs. William Pruitt, vice
president; Mrs. Joe Schubert, sec.
retary; Mrs. Leroy Eroh, treasurer.
Evening star., 1946-10-23
League Names Speakers

Edmund d. Compbel, Democrat
who seeks reelection to the Airing
ton County Board, and his oppo-
nent, Daniel Dugan, independent
will be the speakers at meeting
sponsored by the Arlington Alex
andria League Of Women Voters at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow In Arlington VII
lage ballroom.
Evening star., 1946-10-23

! a n d IN. -
poultry b u y e r.
was resumed to-
day after the
State asked q
Worcester Coun-
ty jury to re-
t urn a first
degree murder
verdict.
S t a t e. S At
torney Prentiss
w. Ev a ms of
Somerset Coun-
ty-whence the
the c a s e was
m owed 0n a
Evening star., 1946-10-23
State Offers jealousy
As Motive in Staying
OF Poultry Buyer
by the Assoeioisd Press

SNOW HILL, Md, Oct. 23.-Prose-
cution testimony intended to show
that Mrs. Iva P. Krumholz, Princess
Anne tavern keeper, killed Vine
Evening star., 1946-05-23

that has been falling to Mr.. vanden-
berg, the Capital naturally gets out
the presidential futures book. The
Michigan Senator has been men,
toned perennially, but he has never
made more than a tepid try. Now
he insists he won't be a candidate
and he has yet to tip the most secret
wink to any one that maybe he
doesn't mean it. Probably he would
not actively campaign but respond
to a convention draft. He indicated
IN his brief statement supporting
Mr.. Byrnes that he expected a
;hange of administration. in which
case he would be a natural prospect
FOR Byrnes' job.
Whatever his ambitions, the ad-
ministration is happy to have his
support Of its foreign policy in view
If the coming campaign.
Evening star., 1946-05-23

firm will eventually come to terms
This view he has also apparently
sold to Secretary Byrnes.
When the Senator postponed hi,
full-dress exposition of the Paris
conference. he was merely beirtc
an astute domestic politician. Mich.
lgan is concerned about the world
but its main and consuming interest
Is In strikes. The Senate calenda,
is clogged with labor legislation
and Senator Vandenberg is up TO,
reelection this fall. While he if
unopposed in the Republican pri-
mary and his Democratic opuonen,
Goes not now look like threat. still
IT'S well to play safe. Other Senators
nave discovered to their chaerin
That their constituents did not an
preclate what great men they were
on the national or international
stage. '-''"'
When a public figure gets the plav
Evening star., 1946-05-23

plays privately He has prevailed
in important aspects and he makes
no secret Of his jubilation. 1t was
apparent in Paris to the realistic
Russians who excel at drivings at
sources Of power, hence their virulent
attack on him.
Senator Vandenberg almost beat
his detractors to the punch. In the
first draft of his January Senate
speech on results of the London
conference, he included some blunt
speaking about the Russians. He
was persuaded to substitute a plug
for 25-year, four-power treaty to
keep Germany disarmed, which Mr.
Byrnes put forward at Paris.
Senator Vandenberg is debited
even by his friends with an anti
Russian bias. He doesn't like them
and he doesn't like the way they
act. But he is also convinced that
they do not really want to break up
the United Nations, and if we are
Evening star., 1946-05-23

we expect to have to pay the bill
whenever labor disputes are settled
by an increase IN wages.
Public Used to 1t.
For the most part, however, tn.
attitude Of labor leaders has beer
that prices are none of their bust
ness; this although they are aware
agement will hike prices to compen.
safe for wage increases. The labor
leaders simply press for what they
consider labor's rights and allow
the buying public to look out fol
itself. A sort of public damned
attitude.
The public is so used to this that
the same Mr.. Reuther probably
wasn't taken seriously when, in the
midst of the auto workers strike
he announced that the workers
would drop their wage demands if II
could be proved that the wage in
crease would compel a price in.
crease. Whether or not Mr.. Reuthel
was believed, the manufacturers got
their price increase then. and now
are getting the additional increases
against which he protests.
And for a third consideration
there is the general labor problem
that has thrown the whole country
into confusion. Everybody Is de-
manding that somebody else furnish
the answer. There ought to be way
to settle labor disputes without
strikes, we say, but nobody sug-
gests any method that offers
promise of success. The Senate i.
up to its ears-literally-in the SUBJ
ject just now.
Into this shambles Mr.. Reuthel
has tossed his protest against the
prices of the very things his owr
union members make His action is
so unusual one might expect the
Senators to take notice especially
those who are protesting wage in.
creases on the ground that such
increases will accelerate imitation
"Inf1ationary possibilities of the
(OPA) Administrator action are
beyond eXaggeration," Mr.. Reuthel
said in letter to members of Con.
gress. He asked them to join in the
protest and to aid in obtaining q
review of the price increase order
and hearing on his charges that
the increases are unnecessary.
Workers as Consumers.
Relief is demanded on behalf of
the auto workers las consumers of
automobiles, and also on behalf OF
millions of workers, farmers and
professional people who require cars
in their livelihood"
There is nothing in the Reuther
proposal, of course, that actually
touches the question Immediately
before the Senate. The question with
which the Senate is attempting tc
deal is labor's right to strike
whether 1t is an absolute right OF
whether 1t Is a right that is sub.
ject to restrictions; whether, finally
if it is subject to restrictions, what
restrictions, capable of enforcement
can be devised.
So far as strike legislation is con.
cerned, taking up the Reuther re.
quest now probably would serve al
least one useful purpose: It woule
Evening star., 1946-05-23

Today I must again turn my
thoughts to the gentlemen who are
running for public office. Today I
must bring to your attention the
photographs which these gentlemen
use in the newspapers.
To judge by these photographs,
there isn't an adult running for Of
fice in the entire United States.
No matter who wins-Democrat
Republican, Whig, Tory, Bull Moose,
or whatever party Mr.. Wallace be-
longs to-the country will be repre-
sented by minors.
Taken When a Boy.
Every candidate uses a photo
graph which was taken when he was
boy, or when he was at an age
| when he put sign on his bedroom
door reading: "Quiet. No girls al
lowed. Knock before entering"
Down here where I live I didn't
know whether I was voting for a
high school basketball player or a
man grown-up enough to be a
United States Senator. I refer, in
this instance, to Mr.. Spessard Hol-
land. I have met Mr.. Holland. and
know him to be man in his middle
or late forties, with a shock of gray
hair. But you would never guess he
was that age by his pictures.
During his campaign Mr.. Hol-
land employed picture that must
have been taken when he still liked
to stick finger in the jam jar, had
to carry home a report card, and
was generally juvenile. No gray
hair showed. No wrinkle criss-
crossed his face. He appealed to
the voters with picture that por-
trayed him as capable of playing
first base on the softball team or
hanging around the Christmas
stocking waiting for an air rifle.
I voted for Mr.. Holland because he
is sincere, honest and capable, but
I would like to tell him right now
that if he ever comes over to my
house and tries to borrow my skates
or my bow and arrow, am going to
say no.
Tried, True and Worn Out.
The funniest thing about political
photographs is the wording that
goes with them. Page will have
a picture Of a man just out Of the
bubble gum stage, and right under
the picture will be something that
reads like this: vote for a man of
experience, three years in the Boxer
Rebellion, aide-de-camp to Jan
SHUTS in the Boer War, two months
under water in the Dardanelles
campaign. family man Of 80 years
experience. Tried, true and worn
out. Has a middle-aged sister who
worked in the atomic bomb fac
tory. I know your problems. Don't
send a child to do a mans work"
Not being from Missouri, I don't
know any important politicians, but
happen to have friend who Is
running for sewer commissioner in
my home town. He is about my
age. He shows every year he ever
lived. I asked him why he ran
the picture of himself that he did.
It makes him look around 18 years
Of age. He is seated in q Stutz
Bearcat with his left arm draped
over what was the most rakish auto
door in the world.
I'll tell you why I ran that pic
ture," he said. II like to look at
1t. So do the voters. 1t makes them
feel younger to cast a vote for q
young man. You don't, by any
chance, think that a voter thinks,
do you? If voters thought, we
wouldn't be in the mess we are in
today"
Distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Inc y.
Evening star., 1946-05-23

now the men
who live off you
and me and the
fellow next door
violate ev cry
rule of modesty
in that each
proclaims he is
accompl ! S h e d,
honest, a lover
of home and
fl r e 81 de, and
would remain
firm and stead
fast against any
a t t e m pit t o
shorten the year
to IL months.
Evening star., 1946-05-23

give the Senate cooling period,
while it studied one of the causes of
strikes-the high cost Of living. And
it could do no harm to discuss the
whole subject with a man who ap-
pears to be prepared to discuss 1t
as consumer as well as a producer
in other words, as an average citi-
zen as we'll as a labor leader.