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Evening star., 1946-05-08
Montgomery Weighs
Second zoning Plea
For Hotel Project

The Montgomery County commits
sioners today were considering the
application Of Diplomat Properties,
Inc, for the rezoning from resi-
Dental A to commercial D of the
116-acre former Corby estate on
the Rockville pike near Garrett
Park to permit construction of a
s2O,OO0,000 hotel.
No opposition was voiced at a
hearing on the petition yesterday
before the county commissioners in
Rockville, who took the matter
under advisement.
1t was the second time within
four months that Diplomat Prop
critics attempted to have the prop
erty rezoned. The first petition
seeking to rezone the land from
residential A to c, was denied last
March after the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion recommended that the site be
reZoned to Commercial D.
Sees Benefit to Community.
G. Calvert Bowie, representing
the petitioner, said construction OF
the proposed hotel, which would
be of untold benefit to the COM
munity," will start as soon as pri-
critics and materials are obtained
He said it is planned to build q
group of individual homes, each te
cost not less than $4,000, in the
rear of the property. He said there
are no definite plans for kennels
and stables in connection with the
project, as he claimed were rumoreo
in the area.
Mrs. Waited N Brown and Mrs
Charles Smoot indorsed the pro-
posal Paul johnson. representing
the Garrett Park Town Council
said that while the council did not
oppose the petition. it wanted as
surances against the erection OF
commercial establishments along
Garrett Park road.
In emphasizing that Diplomatic
Properties did not intend to permit
the erection of such establishments
on the tract, Mr.. Bowie said the
commercial zoning of an area of 800
by 500 feet would be sufficient fol-
the purposes of the petition.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Farley Today May Avert
Sand and Gravel Strike

Possible settlement of a strike
which approximately $50 employees
Of the Smoot Sand & Gravel Co.
voted last night to begin at pm.
today apparently hinged on con-
ferences this afternoon of officials
of the International Union of
Operating Engineers, Local II, and
the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen
and Helpers, Local 639.
The workers ask a 40-hour week
pay scale at the same rate they re-
ceive now for 551a to 64 hours.
This would amount to an increase
from So to IS cents an hour for an
eight-hour day, union spokesmen
said. They refused to comment on
the nature of conferences today. A
company spokesman said most of its
officers were not at the Offices at
1920 K street NV. He added that
so far as he knew they were not
conferring with the union leaders
and that there had been no change
in the situation.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Probe Reveals Braw|
In Fireman. S SHOOTING

District Fireman Norman F. Marti.
81, who was shot twice by Carroll
S. Atnipp, another fireman, during
of duty hours yesterday, slapped
his assailant across the face with a
paint brush during an argument
just before the shooting, Fire Chief
Clement Murphy revealed today.
Pvt. Atnipp has been suspended
from the force by Chief Murphy.
Pvt. Marti was reported to be in
good condition at Arlington
County Hospital. He suffered bullet
wounds in the arm and chest.
The quarrel started. Chief Murphy
said, when Atnipp approached Pvt.
Marti as the latter was painting a
house in the 1900 block of North
Second street and offered to cash
his pay check. Marti repeatedly
told Atnipp to get away or 'Ill fight
YOU" Murphy said Atnipp offered
to fight Marti after he changed his
clothes. At that point, the fire
chief said, Marti replied, I'll mess
you up and your Clothes" and
struck Atnipp with the paint brush.
Atnipp, according to his superior,
then went to his car, half a block
away, got his pistol and shot Marti
twice. Atnipp was freed in $4,000
bond on charges of felonious as
sault yesterday. A preliminary
hearing has been set for May "a
before Trial Justice Henry r.
Thomas.
Chief Murphy said no charges
will be placed against Atnipp for
Fire Department Trial Board action
pending outcome of the case in the
Arlington courts. Pvt Marti, father
of three, lives at 1921 North Second
street. Atnipp lives at 5109 North
Fairfax drive.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Driver Arrested Carrying
'Noninspected' Bees

Police arrested a truck driver early
today on charge of Illegally trans
porting honey-bees in the District,
but asked him to drop into the
corporation counsel's Office in Mu-
nicipal Court on his return here Sat-
urday so the whole matter can be
threshed out.
The driver, Harry B. Scott, 36, of
Astatula Lake, Fla, en- route from
there to New York with $40 cases of
the bees, had little traffic trouble
at 1915 am. at Thirty-third street
and Prospect avenue NV. To avoid
an accident he slammed on the
brakes. The noise attracted the at
tention of Policeman George M.
Stewart, No. z precinct, who found
the bees in the back of the truck
and took Mr.. Scott to the precinct
station.
Policeman Stewart said he called
the Agriculture Department before
placing the charge and was advised
that all bees, which are being con-
veyed in interstate transportation,
must carry inspection certificates. ~
Mr.. Scott posted $40 collateral.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Plans Are Completed
For New Power Plant
OF Pepco Subsidiary

Plans have been completed by the
Braddock Light & Power Co., sub
sidiary of the Potomac Electric
Power Co., to construct new power
plant costing between $4,000 900
and S60,000,000 on the Potomac
River water front in Northern Alex
andria, it was announced today.
The project has been approved by
the Army Engineers who are con-
cerned with river and harbor de-
velopments at that point, the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission which is interested in
maintaining the scenic beauty of
nearby Mount Vernon Memorial
boulevard and the Civil Aeronautics
Administration which is protecting
the interests of the Washington Ma
tional Airport.
A company engineer said that
only the shortage of building ma
terials and power equipment is hold
the huge plant on a 22-acre tract
owned by the company above the
Washington & Old Dominion Rail-
way right of way between Bashford
and Slater lanes, Alexandria.
The company said it hopes to
have the plant in operation by 1948.
1t is planned to supply power prin-
cipally for Washington. but some
will be available to Virginia inter-
ests, it was stated.
The Virginia Electric & Power Co.
buys power from the Braddock Co.
for use in the Pentagon Building
and will have access to any addi-
tional power it may need when the
new plant is in operation, accord
ing to the company.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Building Group Faces
Charter Loss for Fight
On Feather r-Beddinq'
By Robert J. Lewis

Inc American teQeratlOn OF LABOR
has threatened to revoke the char
ter of the Washington Building
and Construction Trades Council,
an organization of 81 building trades
local unions in existence here for
about Is years, it was disclosed
| today
Council officers have been ordered
| to appear before the Executive
Council of the AFL building and
construction trades department next
Monday TO show cause why the
charter should not be withdrawn.
| Ostensible reason given for the
action is that the local council took
part in actions of the Joint Local
Jurisdictional Board, set up in jan
uary, 1945, to settle jurisdictional
disputes among building trades
unions The board is composed
equally of labor and industry mem
bers
Feather Bedding" Ruling.
But behind this, both local labor
and industry sources revealed, is a
feather bedding" decision of the
national group which is opposed
by the local union council.
Under this decision, it was ex-
planned. the AFL building trades de-
partment would require that mem
ber of the Operating and Hosting
Engineers Local No. II be employed
to start and stop gasoline engine
providing power for welding rather
than to allow members of a union
actually doing the welding to op-
crate the machine.
"All the operating engineer would
have to do is push a button in the
morning and push it again in the
evening to get full days pay, and
If that's not feather bedding I don't
know what u.s." a member Of the
joint local jurisdictional board said.
Old Jurisdictional Row.
The issue of what AFL craft
Union should have jurisdiction over
operation of electrical welding ap-
paratus is not a new one. How it
happened to lay behind the present
action to revoke the charter of the
local council came about this way,
it was explained;
Last November, the Operating and
Hosting Local, No. II, demanded
that Mehring & Hanson, heating
contractors at u H street NE. en-
ploy an operating engineer on job
for which the firm had the sub
contract at the Army Airbase, An
drews Field.
The firm refused and referred the
dispute to the Joint Local Jurisdic-
tional Board, which held hearing
and decided that members of
Steamfitters' Local, No. 602, who
were handling the actual welding
operation, should operate the mobile
equi p m e n t furnishing electrical
power for welding.
The equipment consists of gaso-
line engine, which operates a gen.
orator.
Union Quit Council.
The joint boards decision merely
upheld a decision rendered in 1887
by DR.. John A. Lapp, an AFL build
ing trades department referee, who
decided that operation of the ap-
paratus should be the work of the
trade doing the welding, a board
! member said.
After this decision, the Operating
and Hosting Engineers Local with
drew from the local Building Trades
Council and appealed to it's inter-
national union, of which William E.
Malony is international president,
and, as such, a member of the AFL
Building Trades Executive Council.
The AFL Council then upheld the
local operating engineers, requiring
employment of an extra man in the
welding operation.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Tawes Manager Quits,
Charging Controller Is
Curran Candidate
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, May 8.-Truman B.
Cash of Westminster, Democratic
State Central Committee chairman
since 1910, announced today his
resignation as State campaign man
ager for Controller J. Millard Tawes,
calling him the personal and hand
picked candidate" of Attorney Gen.
eral William Curran for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination.
Mr.. Cash, who also is chairman of
the State Central Committee in
Carroll County, released from his
Baltimore Office copy of his letter
of resignation.
Mr.. Tawes, whose home is in Cris-
field, is one of three major candi-
dates for the nomination for Gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket. The
others are Representative Baldwin
OF Baltimore County and w. Preston
Lane, jr., of Hagerstown. -.
Mr.. Cash took over the State
Craftsmanship of the Tawes cam
paign April II and in his letter to
Mr.. Tawes today said, "as a matter
of self respect and common decency
l simply refuse to accept domination
by Mr.. William Curran."
Since I agreed to manage your
campaign for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Governor of Maryland,
have become convinced that you are
the personal and handpicked candi-
date of Mr.. Curran, as are your rum
ming mates for controller and at.
torney general"
w Earle Cobey of Cumberland is
the candidate for the attorney gen.
eral nomination on the Tawes ticket
and Charles H. Robson, jr., Balti-
more, is the Tawes running mate
for controller.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Montgomery Surveys Students
In Planning Junior College

The Montgomery County Board
of Education has launched a sur
vey of high school students to de-
termine how many would enroll in
g Junior college if one We're set up
in the county, it was learned today.
Approximately $500 students in
the seven county high schools are
being questioned, according to DR..
Edwin w. Broome, superintendent
Of schools. Results of the survey
have not been received, he said.
Emphasizing that plans for a
junior college are in the prelim-
mary stage, DR.. Broome said the
survey was suggested by high school
Evening star., 1946-05-08
|Conferees Seek
Full Agreement
On U. 5. Pay Bill
To Meet Tomorrow
In Effort to Settle
Size Of Raises
Rv Ioeonh Yo,n.
By Joseph Young

Hopes for final passage of the
Federal pay bill within the next
few weeks appeared brighter
today as sponsors of the legis-
lation pressed for complete
agreement on the measure when
HouSe-Senate conferees meet
again tomorrow afternoon.
Following the sixth meeting of
the conferees yesterday afternoon,
Chairmen Downey and Randolph
of the Senate and House Civil
Service Committees told reporters
a tentative agreement" had been
reached and they hoped to achieve
final agreement at tomorrows ses-
sion.
Several conferees later told news
men the tentative agreement" an
nouncement had been too opti-
mistic," but they expressed the
belief final accord probably would
be reached at tomorroW's meeting.
Still at Odds.
We'll probably agree on bill
tomorrow, although there are still
plenty of varying opinions among us
on what should be DONE" one of the
confereeS said. He added, however,
that the conferees were tired of
squabling" and would make every
effort to achieve final agreement
tomorrow.
The conferees, it was learned,
are inclined to grant more liberal
wage increases to Federal employees
in the top and middle brackets than
is provided under the fiat s400
House bill. To achieve this, workers
in the lowest brackets probably will
get little less than fiat s400
raise.
( A Is per cent overall raise for
Government employees was favored
by some conferees, but no definite
decision was reached.
| Legality Questioned.
| One reason another session was
scheduled tomorrow was the doubt
in some members minds that it
would be legal for conferees to grant
more liberal wage increases for
upper-bracket employees than are
provided in the House bill. 1t could
be done under the Senate's overall
II per cent bill, which gives workers
in the top-flight jobs more than a
S400 raise.
Some members contend that any
| House member could raise a point
of order against bill giving any
Government worker more than s400,
since the House-passed measure
doesn't go above this figure.
Another thing holding up final
agreement is the reduction in force
amendment The conferees have
agreed to include a provision plac-
ing ceiling on the number of Fed
/ eral employees, but what the ceiling
should be and what agencies should
be exempted has not yet been set
tied. The Budget Bureau has been
requested to prepare a special re-
port giving the conferees a clearer
picture Of the situation.
The conferees have been told by
Budget Bureau and Civil Service
Commission officials that a blanket
ceiling would hurt some expanding
Federal agencies such as the Vet
eran's Administration, National
Housing Administration, the In
ternal Revenue Bureau and a num-
Der of so-called peacetime agencies
that suffered personnel cuts during
the war and are still under their
regular employment quota.
Evening star., 1946-05-08

faculty members as a result of the
Inability of some graduates to enter
colleges because of their crowded
condition.
1--WE are trying to determine how
great the need is for a junior COL
lege and how best to meet that
need" he said.
If the survey indicates that a
Junior college, to cover the first two
years of college study, should be
established in the county, DR..
Broome said, the institution would
be self-supporting through tuition
charges. The county would furnish
the building, he added.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Abingdon Apartments
AT Alexandria Sold

Sale Of the Abingdon apartment
building OF Mount Vernon boule-
ward, Alexandria, for $1,500,0O0 was
announced today.
1.-THE 242-unit building was sold by
Alvin L. Aubinoe to a group of local
investors. The transaction was
handled by Ned Bord of Randall H.
Hagner & Co., managing agents
Mr.. Aubfnoe designed the struc-
ture, erected in 1912 on the site of
the former WMAL radio tower. He
won the Washington Board of
Trade architectural award that year
for its design.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Job Committee to Meet

Coordination of activities of civic
and patriotic organization in Alex
andria in their work to assist vet
erans will be outlined at a meeting
of the Alexandria Citizens Postwar
Employment Committee tomorrow at
7:30 pm. in the Alexandria City
Council chamber at the City Hall.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Penal Study Unii
Appointments ]
Awaited TODAY
Acceptance Assured
By Four Out of Five
Suggested in Report

Appointment of a special COM
mittee to formulate plan for the
administration and development of
the District Penal System and to
draft necessary legislation, as rec
in the Hebert Jail inves-
tigation report, was awaited today.
Acceptance of the assignment by
four Of the five members suggested
In the Hebert report was assured
and it was believed the fifth, James
v. Bennett, director of the Bureau
Of Prisons, also would agree or
would designate deputy.
Notice of acceptance has been re-
ceived by Chairman Mcmillan of
the House District Committee from
Chief Justice Bolitha Laws of Dis
trict Court, Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West and Chairman Ed
gar Morris of the Board of Public
In addition, Representa-
tive Hebert, Democrat, of Louisiana,
who headed the Jail problem, has
indicated he would accept.
Corrections DEPARTMENT Approved.
AS a first legislative step Mr..
Hebert recently proposed a bill to
create separate department of
corrections under the Commission
ers to take full charge of the Dis
trict penal institutions. This has
been reported favorably by the Dis
trict Committee and is awaiting ac-
ton by the House.
The proposed special committee
to draft plan and propose legisla-
ton for the penal system would
deal with broader subject than
that covered by the Hebert bill.
Among other things, aside from
shifting the control from the well
fare board to the Commissioners
and charging the United States for
local care of Federal prisoners
lodged in the District Jail, the He.
bert report proposed the following
for such study:
The need of organizing the Dis
trict's penal facilities, methods of
treating alcoholic cases, a prison
employment and vocational train
ing program. the application of the
indeterminate sentencing procedure
for misdemeanants, the integrat!on
of the probation and parole sys-
TENS and specialized procedures for
handling young, reformable Offend
erS.
Hoover Reports on Jail.
Today, J. Edgar Hoover, director
of the FBI, gave Attorney General
Clark an exhaustive report on the
Jail.
The report will not be made public
Immediately, however, Justice De-
partment officials said. A copy will
be sent to the District Commits
sioners.
Two volumes Of text, each about
an inch thick and totalling several
hundred pages, and a larger volume,
about 1 by 2 feet, containing ex-
hibits, comprise the report.
Clark to Read Full Report.
The exhibits portion contains a
number Of charts and graphs of the
District Jail, including a plan view
and whole view and goes into the Sc
curity features of the institution.
Attorney General Clark himself
will read the entire report, Justice
Department officials disclosed, and
then will have j. Ellis Overlade,
warden Of the United States Peni-
tentiary at Terre Haute, Ind, who is
here to assist District authorities in
reorganizing the Districts penal
system, also read it.
Then, Attorney General Clark will
go over the report with FBI officials
and decided the next course. JUS
tice officials emphasized that action
will be the keynote of the report.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Army Officers S Wife
Killed When Auto
P|unges Over Bank

Mrs. Shirley OFT, 1918 South
George Mason drive, Arlington, Va,
wife of an Army colonel now serv-
ing in the Pacific, was killed this
morning when her automobile
careened over a bank on the side of
Columbia pike near the Alexandria
Reservoir in nearby Fairfax County
Falls Church and Fairfax police re-
ported
Mrs. OFT was pronounced dead at
the scene and her body taken to the
Money & King funeral home at
Vienna, Va.
In an accident here late yesterday
Miss Erminnie Eyles, II, a resident
of the Baptist Home, 3248 N street
NV, was injured critically when
struck by a Washington, Marlboro
and Annapolis bus as she was cross
ing Eleventh street at Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
Miss Eyles suffered a crushed foot
and possible fracture of both arms,
hospital attendants said
The bus driver was identified as
Charles J. Garner, q, of 4807 T
street Sc.
In another accident last night
Helen, Stoner, 50, of 247 Della
ware avenue SW.. was injured seri-
ously by an automobile while cross
ing at Pennsylvania avenue and
Fourth street NV.
She was admitted to Casualty
Hospital suffering severe shock, a
compound fracture of the left leg
and head lacerations. Driver of the
car was Orris c. Minar, "a, of $685.
Nevada avenue NV, according tc
police.
Mrs. Edna Lane, 46, of 1907 North
Quinn street, Arlington. was ad-
mitted to George Washington Uni
'versity Hospital with head lacera-
tions following an accident last
night at Fourteenth and H streets
NV. Her condition is not serious.
Police said the accident occurred
after an automobile driven east on
H street by Richard Rabbett, %, OF
Palo Alto. Calf, went through a
red light and collided with street.
car and the automobile in which
Mrs. Lane was riding.
Rabbett pleaded not guilty to the
charges Of driving while drunk and
passing red light when arraigned
today before Judge John P. Nc
Mahon in Municipal Court. He de-
manded jury trial which was set
for June 5. The $500 bond under
which Rabbett is free was con-
tinued.
The streetcar was operated by
Roy v. Davis, 20, of 530l Forty-sec-
ond avenue, Hyattsville, Md, while
the automobile in which Mrs. Lane
was riding was driven by her hus-
band, Harry A. Lane, 48, according
to police.
Charlotte Dinkle, 5, of 1922 M
street NV, was in an undetermined
condition in Georgetown Hospital
with fractured thigh suffered yes
terday when she was struck by an
automobile. Police said she ran
across an alley in the rear of 1928
M street NV. and into the car,
which was driven by Joseph Schaf-
fer, "a, OF 3416 N street NV.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Briqht to Address PTA

c. Roy Bright of the Maryland
State Division of Parole and Proba-
ton will speak before the annual
meeting of the Prince Georges
Council of Parent Teacher Associa-
tions at pm. today in the admin
istration building, University of
MARYLAND.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Weothern1un Has Picnic

The Weatherman and his staff
will 60 picnicking in Rock Greek
Park at 6 o'clock this evening and
r. c. Schmidt is willing to bet his
future as supervising forecaster that
there will be no rain.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Red Cross Aide Named

Miss Hermene Schwarz of Day.
ton, Ohio, has been appointed as
sistant director of American Red
Cross Service in Veterans Hospitals
in the Eastern area, it was an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1946-05-08
Luxmonor (Md.) Citizens
To View TeIecust

The, Luxmanor (Md.) Citizens
Association will view a television
demonstration at 8 pm. tomorrow
in the Alta Vista School, Beach
avenue, north of Old Georgetown
road.
L. G. Arries. Washington man
ager of Allen B. Du Mont Labora-
tories. Inc, will speak. The tele.
cast will originate at Station W3X.
W.T. in the Harrington Hotel.
Evening star., 1946-05-08

OF his winning streak, with yester-
days late showers providing the
of his 18th victory in 16
starts since the contest began.
If the Weather Bureau picnickers
are sent scampering for shelter by a
downpour like the one which flash
flooded the city's cutters last night,
Mr.. Schmidt and company will not
only be surprised but all wet.
The Weatherman now has an .813
batting average. He is judged each
day by his predictions for the "a
hour period starting at 7 am. the
day before.
The Standings.
Won. Lost. Pct.
Weatherman -- 13 3 .813
The Forecast.
From Z am. today until am.
Thursday: Clear and sunny today,
clear and cool tonight and early to-
Evening star., 1946-05-08
ChiIIum Meeting Called

A meeting to organize the Chillum
Civic Association will be held at 8
pm. tomorrow in the Masonic Hall
Riggs and Chillum roads. Chillum,
Evening star., 1946-05-08

A forecast five days ahead is quite
a feat, but MI. Schmidt called the
shot for today-clear and sunny
10 days ago just so his boys and girls
could plan their annual picnic well
in advance. This is the 10th day