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Evening star., 1946-12-10
Full Hearing 10 Open
tomorrow on Plan for
f, Y, Brown Center

Brig. Gen. Gordon R. Young, Dis
trict Engineer Commissioner, today
urged every one with something to
say about E. v. Brown School to
come to the Commissioners hearing
on the school at the District Build
ing tomorrow.
This is the time to come in and
spread the whole thing on the
table," Gen. Young declared Chevy
Chase residents and library and
recreation officials will be given a
full chance to discuss use of the
school,"
The Chevy Chase community,
backed by the Board of Library
Trustees and the District Recreation
Board, hopes to obtain the school
at Mckinley street and Connecticut
avenue NV. as a combined public
library branch and recreation CEN
ter.
To Present Cost Studies.
The hearing, to be held at 10 am.
in the fifth-foor board room Of the
District Building, climaxes months
of campaigning for the school. One
month ago today, The Star first
called attention to the community
wide enthusiasm for the project.
Both the library and recreation
boards have developed detailed
plans for use of the school, provid-
ing the Commissioners grant their
request to convert the school into a
center. These plans, as well as cost
studies, will be presented to the
Commissioners at the hearing.
The Recreation Board, at its
meeting this afternoon, was ex-
pected to choose spokesman to
present its case to the Commis-
sioners. James E. Schwab, vice
chairman of the board, probably
win speak for the board.
Need 10 Be Stressed.
At a conference last night in the
home of Sam Higger, chairman Of
the Chevy Chase Community Coun-
Gil, residents of the area who have
devoted all their free time to study
ing the proposal went over the
arguments to be presented in be-
half of their fellow residents. Meet
ing with them were Mr.. Schwab and
Public Librarian Clara w. Herbert.
The Chevy Chase residents plan
to argue they are not asking for a
luxury but for facilities already en-
joyed elsewhere in the city.
Religious leaders of the communi-
ty will testify that recreational fa-
cilities for young people are needed
in the Chevy Chase area, and school
principals will point out the in
adequacy of the present library
branch at 1915 Livingston street
NV.
Evening star., 1946-12-10
Mrs. Smith Appointed
To PTA Law Committee

Mrs. Frank F. Smith of Silver
Spring has been appointed a MEM
ber of the Washington Committee
on Legislation of the National Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers.
Mrs. Smith, who lives at 405 Say
brook avenue, has been active in
State and local parent-teacher and
health activities for several years.
She is president of the Silver Spring
Health Center, Inc; State health
chairman of the Maryland Congress
of Parents and Teachers, and vice
chairman of the lay section of the
State Organization of Public Health
Nurses.
Her appointment to the national
committee was made at a National
PTA Congress Executive Board
meeting in New Orleans.
Evening star., 1946-12-10
Poll Tax Of DeIinquents
lin Arlington Due Today

Today is the deadline for pay
ment of the poll tax by Arlington
residents who were not eligible to
vote in November because they had
not paid, but who want to vote
in any special election held in the
spring.
The county treasurer's Office will
be open until 4:30 o'clock to receive
payments but residents may mail
in their payments. If the letters
are postmarked not later than mid
night the payments will meet the
deadline.
It is expected that a referendum
will be held in the spring on the
question of a bond issue to finance
general county improvements, i'll
Guiding schools.
Evening star., 1946-12-10
Brentwood Post Office
Announces Hours

Beginning tomorrow, the Brent
wood CMd.) post Office will remain
open from am. to 8 pm. each
weekday and from 10 am. to 5 pm.
or Sundays until Christmas eve.
Charles S. Moxley, postmaster,
said on Christmas Eve the regular
schedule will go into effect, Z am.
to 6 pm. All parcels received on
Christmas Day will be delivered
but there will be no window serv-
ice, he said. .
Evening star., 1946-12-10
Hyaftsvi|Ie Council
To Hear Report Friday
On City Fire Hazards

The Fire Department Committee
of the Hyattsville City Council will
report to the council Friday night
on the results of an investigation
into potential fire hazards in the
area. s@
Acting Mayor Robert T. Pitt re.
quested the council to make the in
vestigation after he expressed tn,
opinion that some of the larger
buildings in Hyattsville did not have
adequate fire protection.
He specifically singled out "a large
apartment house" which he sale
had chimney not high enough te
carry sparks away from the roof.
THE Atlanta disaster" he added
should teach us that we can't be toe
careful about fire protection"
Schools Mentioned.
In the past the attention Of the
council has been called to alleged
lack Of fireproof1ng in the towns
public schools.
A picture OF Judge John j. FAINTER
80-year -old former councilman, was
presented to the city last night by
the Hyattsville Fire Department.
and hung in the council chamber.
Mr.. Pitt in accepting the picture
recalled that Judge Fainter served
as acting Mayor in 1909, filling out
the term of the late Dr. Joseph r.
Owens, and as a councilman from
1902 to 1916. Judge Fainter has
been a member Of the Hyattsville
Fire Department for so years and
helped organize the Prince Georges
County Volunteer Firemenis Asso-
citation. In a brief address, Judge
Fainter expressed appreciation for
the honor paid him.
Legislation to Be Studied.
It was announced that the Council
on Friday night would consider the
report of its special committee
headed by Councilman Caesar l.
Aiello regarding proposed town leg
islation to be submitted to the Gen.
eral Assembly next month.
The Council decided to ban park
ing on the west side of Forty-second
place from Emerson street to De-
catur street, in the area of the Sew
enth-Day Adventist Church.
Evening star., 1946-12-10
Driver Held Under 81 900
On Hit-Run Charge

Joseph, Harold Martin, jr., o.
year -old Arlington carpenter, today
was in Alexandria Jail under a 30
day sentence imposed on convic-
ton of reckless driving. In addi-
ton, Martin was fined 500 on the
reckless driving charge and ordered
held under $1,000 bond for action
of the grand jury on a charge of
hit and run.
According to police, Martin, who
lives in the 800 block of Twenty
first street, left the scene after his
car struck and injured c. Harry
Quayle, 46, of 1874 Colonial avenue,
Saturday. Mr.. Quayle was admit
ted to Alexandria Hospital with a
compound leg fracture and head
injuries, police reported.
Evening star., 1946-12-10
Berwyn Civic Association
Elects BristoW President

Gerald G. Bristow last night was
elected president of the Berwyn
Civic Association.
Other new officers are A. B. Gahan
vice president; Mary Lee Perkins
secretary, and D. A. WISER, treasurer
The group instructed its secretary
to confer with veteran and civic
organizations in Berwyn regarding
establishment of a war memorial
The association favors q community
park and community house which
would be sponsored by veterans ane
civic organizations.
Evening star., 1946-12-10
Sullivan Is Reelected
By HyuttsviIIe Firemen

John L. Sullivan last night was
reelected chief of the Hyattsville
Volunteer Fire Department.
Other officers chosen were w. d.
Anderson, assistant chief; Frank Di
Vincenzo, captain; Charles D. Di
Vincenzo, lieutenant; Laurence A.
Watson, superintendent of machin-
cry; Wayne C. Read, fire marshal;
Joseph Quinn, secretary; John j.
Fainter, treasurer; John F. Seller
and Louis Saksen. delegates, and
Roland Nairn and Councilman David
M. Jameson, alternates to the Prince
Georges County Advisory Board.
Evening star., 1946-12-10
j. c. BurkhoIder Elected
By Moose Association
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 10.-J. G.
Burkholder of Covington, has been
named president of the Virginia
Moose Association.
Other officers named at the close
Of a 3-day convention here yester-
day included Elmer Haislip, Arling-
ton, second vice president; Charles
Lafferty, Waynesboro, third vice
president, and H. M. Rittenour,
Front Royal, fourth vice president.
Evening star., 1946-12-10
Victim Of Flames
In Fair Condition

Sailor F. Hill, 35, Of Mitchellville,
Md, was reported in a fair condl-
ton today at Prince Georges Gen.
eral Hospital as a result OF burns
received yesterday while trying to
put out a fire in his home.
He was taken to the hospital by
the Glenn Dale Rescue Squad am
bulance and was treated for first,
second and third degree burns OF
both legs and arms.
Evening star., 1946-12-10
Falls Church Council
| Refuses 10 Authorize
Hiring Of Manager

The Falls Church Town Council
refused to authorize the hiring of
a town manager last night and re-
jected a rezoning application to
permit apartments on Great Falls
street.
Ralph Ley, president of the West
End Citizens Association, ane
Charles q. Manley, publisher OF a
Falls Church newspaper, asked tina.
La town manager be appointed
claiming the newly elected MEM
oers OF the Council had campaigned
on platform calling for a town
manager. They also said members
of last years Council had passed a
resolution authorizing such an ap-
pointment.
Money Is Reason.
Mayor Fenner Hazelgrove and
Councilman James Durant said they
favored such a move if and when
money could be found to pay the
managers salary, but cited the fact
that the town had budgeted some
$15,000 more than anticipated rev.
enues. Councilmen Sargent White
and Walter Follin took the position
that the town could not afford mot
to have a town manager"
After hearing protests from SO
property owners in the vicinity of
201 West Great Falls street, and an
adverse recommendation by the
Town Planning Commission, the
Council voted 5-to-1 not to rezone
the property from residential la
to multiple family to permit con-
struction of several garden-type
apartment buildings. Councilman
Follin voted against the resolution
and said he favored the tezoning.
Appearing in favor of the appli-
cation was James Keith, son of the
owner of the property, who argued
that his mothers property rights
were being taken away by refusal
of the Council to rezone the property
for apartment use. Later, he indi-
Gated that if the Council turned him
down he was planning to appeal the
matter to the Fairfax County Cir
cult Court.
Plans Buildings.
B. H. Hardy of Arlington. who
plans to purchase the property, said
that he expected to erect three q
story buildings which would contain
from 56 to "a apartment units. He
said the buildings would be an asset
to the community.
The property owners of the area,
however, said they did mot want the
apartments, that the zoning would
be spot zoning and would leave the
way open for any one else to have
his property zoned in the same
manner. They also alleged traffic
hazard on the narrow streets along
both sides of the proposed apart
ments.
Evening star., 1946-12-10
Chorus to Give Concert

The Women's Chorus Of the Uni
versity Of Maryland will present q
Christmas concert, directed by DR..
Harlan Randall, at the Surrattsyille
(Md.) High School at 7:15 pm.
Thursday. The concert is for the
benefit Of the ST. Johns Church
building fund.
Evening star., 1946-12-10

was selected last week by the County
Police Association as the groups Sec
ond choice to head the force. The
association expressed preference for
Robert Watts Farmer, outgoing
sheriff, Democrat.
Mr.. Orme ran for sheriff on the
independent Democratic ticket in
last months election, but was de-
feated by Frank I. Davis, the DEM
ocratic candidate.
Dismissed in 1910.
In June, 1910, Mr.. Orme was dis
missed by the county commissioners
as police chief for failure to prevent
a Rockville crowd from trying to
make members of the Jehovaf's
Witnesses salute the flag. He had
been appointed chief in February.
1899.
An angry mob had broken win
dows and wrecked the interior Of
the sect's headquarters in Rockville.
Mr.. Orme was at his home in Gath
ersburg at the time and the mob
was dispersed before he arrived on
the scene. He said police had not
intervened in spite of orders he had
given them to be on the alert for
trouble.
A native of Montgomery County,
Mr.. Orme has been special officer
with the Potomac Electric Power Co.
since his dismissal from the force.
He was an unsuccessful candidate
for sheriff in 1912.
Previously he had served as deputy
sheriff from 1925 to 1889.
Brault Resigns.
The commissioners also received
the resignation Of Albert E. Brault
as county public utilities agent, but
named no successor. Mr.. Brault, a
Democrat, was appointed to the post
by the old board.
In other actions, the commits
sioners appointed Wesley I. Sauter,
commissioner from the Bethesda
area, as police commissioner and
Brooke Johns, president of the
board, to take charge of the county
home. Mr.. Sauter will receive an
additional salary of $1,000 a year
and Mr.. Johns $500 a year. As
commissioners they receive basic SAL
aries of 81, 300 year.
Mrs. Esther Fleishen, Silver Spring
Republican, was named deputy clerk
to the commissioner for the eastern
suburban area to succeed Mrs.
Genivieve n. Wells, resigned. The
commissioner for this area is Oliver
w. Youngblood, Mayor of Takoma
Park.
Since Mrs. Wells resignation last
week, Mrs. Alice Snow, a secretary
in the Silver Spring County Build
ing, has been acting as deputy clerk
to the commissioner.
Mrs. Mary Hagner, deputy clerk
to the commissioner for the western
suburban area, is still acting in that
capacity. Mr.. Saunter said he has
not yet named any one to replace
her
Evening star., 1946-12-10

salary Of $4,000,
effective n e x t
Monday.
The boar d
adopted a res
olution request
ing the present
chief, H. Leslie
Carlin, to resign
as of that date.
Mr.. Orm e, a
+ or m er police
chief, had fig
ured prominent
ly in speculation
concerning tn e
appointment OF
O pouy ohiof uc
Evening star., 1946-12-10
Mother Held in Child Deoth

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Dec. 10
R.-Alice c. Blackstone, colored,
81, charged with the murder OF her
6-month -old baby, was ordered held
without bond at hearing yester-
day before Magistrate Ralph Abel.
She is accused of throwing the baby
down q 35-foot we'll.
Evening star., 1946-12-10
| Barber do-re-mi
| Battle Called
In Baltimore
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10.-The an
nual barber shop quartet contest,
sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic
states Association of the Society for
the Preservation and encouragement
of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in
America, Inc, will be held here for
the first time January II.
After a maximum of six minutes
singing, each quartet will be judged
on harmony, timing, expression and
tonal balance.
Evening star., 1946-12-10
0rIlle Is Named
As PoIiceChief
In Montgomery
Commissioners Ask
corIin to Resign;
BruuIt Ousted

The Montgomery County Commits
sioners today appointed Charles M.
Orme, Gaithersburg, to be the new
lcounty police chief at an annual
Evening star., 1946-12-10

ARLINGTON LINE Recently received the Virginia MARYLAND
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-22
Seafood Bill In
House Gives Posts
To Fishermen

The Mississippi house of re-
representatives. committee or fish
ing, commerce and shipping plae-
ed on the house calendar Thurs
day afternoon a bill TO permit
the appointment of members of
the fishing industry on the sea-
food commission.
Heretofore the attorney gen.
eral has held that under the
present law neither manage
ment nor labor representatives
of the industry could have places
on the commission. Wednesday
a delegation of 40 persons from
coast counties including Gamers,
packers, fishermen and pickers
appeared before the committee
to urge passage of the bill. The
delegation was headed by Mayor
Chester Delacruz of Biloxi; Os-
car Cheatham, president OF the
GufeCosst Shrinspers and Oyster
mems Association, Charles Al
len, secretary, Marion Thiac, an
official; Anthony ID. Ragusin of
Biloxi, and Jacob Guice, president
of the junior chamber Of com
mercc of Biloxi.
The bill was introduced by
Representatives j. Guy Krebs and
Reece Bickerstaff.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-22
Electricity For -iery Rural Home
In Jackson County Is REA Program

war REA", Mr.. DeShazo said.
1T became apparent months ago
that requirements of REA Dor.
rowers for construction OF new
rural power lines would exceed
established production capacity
by more than one million poles
per year. AT Administrators Wick
ards call, a conference of pole
industry and government repre-
sentatives met in Washington last
September to consider new pole
supply sources and devise means
of expediting cutting and pro-
cessing.'
The shortage of creosote and
labor in the woods and treating
plants is responsible for the scar
city, Mr.. DeShazo said, but de
clared that production was now
increasing throughout the coun-
try. The steel and related strikes
have played havoc with the
schedules of electric equipment
and manufacturers no longer at
tempt to set delivery dates, he
said.
He predicted, however, that
these bottlenecks will desolye
rapidly when the nation swings
back into full production and REA
ines will be going up faster than
ever before"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-22
Youth Week Dates
Set In PoscogouIo.
Roturions Sponsor

Annual Youth Week will be
sponsored in Paseagoula by the
Rotary Club March 81 through
April 6 with Youth Dav sched-
alled fer Friday, April 5, V. G.
Gill, principal Of the Pascagoula
High school, announced Thurs
day.
Youth Day is the time. when
students chosen from the Junior
ana Senior classes take over city
offices, administrative positions
in the school system and all
classes in the high school. The
students are nominated by mem
bers of the Junior and senior
classes and are elected by ger
eral vote Of the student body.
This observance is an annual
custom for the purpose OF giving
the bows and girls an insight
into the adult responsibilities
which will someday be theirs,
Mr.. Gill explained.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-22
County Teachers
Attend Annuol MEA
Jackson Meeting

More than so Jackson County
teachers were included in the a.
900 attendants at the annual meet
ing of the Mississippi Education
Association held in Jackson, Miss.
The organization went on rec
ord as being against high school
~fraternities, a bill banning which
is currently before the state leg
islaturc.
A meeting of the alumni of
Mississippi Southern College held
during the convention, A. +. Me
eehee, superintendent of educa-
ton in Jackson County, was elect
ed presidet Of the alumni or
ganization. Among the group
from this county, in addition to
Mr.. Megehec, were T. r. Wells,
superintendent of P%ascagoula
schools, and A l.. Monroe, super
intendent OF Moss Point schools.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-22
Bill To Settle
StuteIine Row
Goes On Calendar

The bill in the Mississippi Leg
islature authorizing the settle
ment of the Mississippi-Alabama
state-line, which was drawn by
Attorney General Greek l.. Rice
and presented last week by Rep
resentative j. Guy Krebs, came
out of the Judiciary Committee
Wednesday and went on the
House Calendar, Representative
krebs told the Chronicle Star
and Advertiser by long distance
Telephone yesterday.
Mr.. Krebs said he was moving
To have the bill put on the non
controversial calender, wthich
would move it well toward the
top in order of business ana make
It's passage virtually a matter of
routine without Understanding
discussion or debate.
Attorney General Rice told
this wspaper that, once out of
committee, the bill should be
passed speedily and without diff
iieulty, assuring his office the au-
thority it needs to proceed with
the settlement. The bill provides
that a survey will be made under
the direction of the Governor
and authorizes a friendly suit in
the United States Supreme Court
TO validate the line agreed on.
The bill further provides that
the costs will be borne Jointly by
the two states and does not au-
thorize the Governor to obtain
additional lands for Mississippi
or give to Alabama any land now
belonging to Mississippi.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-22
Complete Health
Program Begins
AT City Schools

a concerted health program for
the P~aseagoula city schools got
underway this week with the em-
pioyment OF a trained full-time
nurse and a meeting Wednesday
afternoon to map a program The
nurse, Mrs. Agnes Bryan, and
Superintendent Thomas X. Wells
met with DIR. j. v. Galloway OF
the State Board OF Health, DIR. ID.
II. Paterson Of the state School
Health Service, and DIR. Andrew
Hedmeg of the Jackson County
Health Department.
The three agencies have of
fered their cooperation in form
ulating a well-rounded program
Mrs. Bryan Is highly quaii-
fled for the job OF school nurse.
Mr.. Wells said, and expressed
qualification that her services had
been secured as the result OF her
husbands employment here with
the American Bureau Of Shipping.
She Is d graduate of the Mamct
Hospital School OF Nursing, Erie.
Pa, took postgraduate work In
school nursing at Pennsylvania
State College in Teacher, Home,
and School Relationship"
She was general duty super
intendent of Hanoi, school nurse
at Waterford, Pa, for two years
and for the past three years has
been q Red Cross instructor in
Panama City.
Mrs. Bryan's offices and clinic
are located in the new Junior
High School Building, n OF the
features Of that outstanding plant.
A nurse was authorized by the
Pascagoula School Board some
time age but a qualified person
had not been located until Mrs.
Bryan's arrival.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-22

portable grill, six beach UNI
brellas, IL card tables, and a
portable piano that can be easily
moved rom ward to ward in the
hospitals, they reported. The
Beach end South Elementary
Schools Junior Red Cross chaps
tiers have collected and given
flower seeds. the Lake Avenue
school chapter pot plants for the
patients, and the Bayou Casotte
chapter has some plants that will
be ready soon, it was reported.
AT the meeting also, Mrs.
Brock volunteered to teach rug
weaving to hospital patients and
Mrs. Otis to teach patients &c
hook rugs.
An extensive water safety cam
paign for Jackson County was
also planned this week with Ed
ward A. Khayat as chairman oil
the program and H. r. Lee ano
l.. l.. Stigler as eo-ehairman. De.
tails will be announced later.
Mrs. Saul Peterzell resigned as
chairman of the First Aid Com.
mittee this week and w. d. Rich.
ards was named to head this
group. A meeting will be held al
! the 18th Street Auditorium mex
Tuesday night at 7:30 for those
interested in taking he regular
or advanced course.