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Evening star., 1946-12-27
Dendero Seeks
Craftsmanship
OF Public Works
ID. c. Development
To Be Under New
House Committee
By Rudolph Kouffmonn II

Representative Dondero, Republi-
can, of Michigan told The Star by
telephone from his home in Royal
Oak, Mich, he is seeking the chair
snanship Of the powerful new House
Public Works Committee, called for
in the Congressional Reorganization
Act.
Mr.. Dondero, who has represented
the 18th district since 1888, out
ranks all the Republicans now serv-
ing on the four House committees
which will be amalgamated to form
the public works group.
Mr.. Dondero said he would prefer
the public works Craftsmanship to
that of the House Education Com
mittee of which he is also the rank
ing Republican member.
D. C. Development Involved.
"If they play the game according
to the rules" Mr.. Dondero said, II
should receive that Craftsmanship "
If Mr.. Dondero gets the post he
will be able to play leading role in
projects involving roads, post offices,
bridges, dams and other improve
ments.
What's more, he and his commit
tee will have a hand in virtually
every phase of the Capitals physical
development.
The new committee will assume
the functions of the present House
Committees on Public Buildings and
Grounds, Rivers and Harbors, Post
Offices and Post Roads and Flood
Control.
Many Major Projects.
Some of the major projects which
will come before this amalgamated
committee are:
/. The Governments 5000, ,0O0, 900
Federal building program.
2. A measure authorizing the new
District Court and Court of Ap-
peals Building to be placed at Third
street and Constitution avenue
NV, plus the formula for its joint
Evening star., 1946-12-27

financing by the Federal and Dis
trict governments.
3. A bill to chart the development
of the Capitals long-sought sports
center and stadium at the end OF
East Capitol street.
4. A provision authorizing the de-
velopment of East Capitol street as
an area for future Government
buildings.
S. A bill to require street park
ing facilities in all new public
buildings.
6. Legislation calling for a sur
vey of large land holding institu-
tions in the District to find if some
could not be removed from the
District and the land used to meet
urgent city needs.
Pollution Problem Included.
9. Pollution control measures
sponsored by the Interstate Com
mission on the Potomac Basin.
10. A plan for a half century de-
velopment of the Metropolitan
Washington water front.
II. A measure to control water
chestnut growth in the Potomac
River.
IL. Dams and food control works
throughout the Potomac Basin.
13. A plea for new buildings fol
the Zoo and the Smithsonian In
stitution.
IA. A request for additional stor-
age facilities for the Library OF
. Cong, ess and the National Archives
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Mrs. Mary c. Renshow
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary G.
Renshaw, rs, who died yesterday at
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, will
be held at 3 pm. tomorrow at the
William Reuben Pumphrey Bethes-
da-Chevy Chase Funeral Home
Burial will be in Rockville Union
Cemetery.
Mrs. Renshaw, a native of Luray,
Va, had lived in Bethesda for 81
years and was the widow OF the late
William Renshaw, a farmer.
Surviving are three sons, Charles
H. Renshaw, Alexandria, and Lewis
C. Renshaw and Vernon A. Rem
shaw. Bethesda; three daughters
Mrs. Leonard Morrison, and Miss
Mamie Renshaw, Bethesda, and
Mrs. Arthur Hise, Riverdale; a sister
Miss Annie Meyer, Bethesda; a
brother, George Meyer, Damascus;
9 grandchildren and 5 great-grand-
children. .
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Five Antifreeze Drinkers
AT Lorfon Improve, 7 Dead

Five Of the seven Lorton Va)
Reformatory prisoners who drank
quantity of stolen antifreeze
Christmas eve appeared to be re-
covering from the effects Of the
poison today, prison officials said,
leaving the death toll of the
party" at two.
Donald Clemmer, Department of
Corrections director, listed the dead
men as Robert w. Williamson, 49,
and Richard Taylor, 27, both COL
ored. The men were pronounced
dead of methyl alcohol poisoning
Mr.. Clemmer said the five others,
now in the prison hospital, seemed
out of danger.
The penal director said he was
continuing an investigation of how
the seven managed to steal the
antifreeze from prison garage.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Richmond Council Defeats
Proposed Real Estote Tox

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. ~ R.-
Richmond's Common Council defeat
ed by a vote of 10 to 9 last night a
proposal to increase the city real
estate tax by Is cents on each 500
of assessed value, but voted to
double all license taxes not pre-
viously increased.
The action left Mayor H. H.
Edwards memorandum budget" for
1947 with an apparent deficit OF
$464 900.
The vote on the real estate in
crease came at a stormy session in
which the Mayor was accused OF
holding club over the councilmen's
heads "by saying we can't give pay
raises without passing all these
taxes" Fourteen votes were needed
to approve the increase.
The vote on doubling the license
taxes was 18 to /.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Labor Officials Strive
To Avert Cafe Strike

Hope of preventing a strike next
Wednesday of the 5000 workers
employed in the So Federal cafe
terias operated by Government
Services. Inc, rested today on the
success of Labor Department at
tempts to work out an agreement
between management and union Of
ficialS.
GSI representatives were to meet
at 2 pm. today with officials of
the United Cafeteria and Restau-
rant Workers, Local All, with Com
missioner Richard Goodrich of the
United States Cancellation Service
and two of his aides in attendance.
Mr.. Goodrich has declared that
he and his staff will devote all Of
their time between now and next
Wednesday in an effort to prevent
the strike, which would consider
ably disrupt operation of Govern
ment activities and inconvenience
Federal employees.
The union is asking for 20-cent-
an-hour raise, while the company
has countered with an offer Of a
6-cent-an-hou increase. Labor De-
partment officials believe there is
room for compromise between the
two figures.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
State JobIess Payments
Rise for Fourth Week
By the Assoeioied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Dec. 27.-
Maryland unemployment compen-
sation payments climbed $206, 753
last week, increasing for the fourth
straight seven-day period.
The State Unemployment Com
pensation Board reported to Gov.
O'Conor county offices paid out
1885 checks totaling $42,807. while
Baltimore ofil$ces paid out 7,730
totaling $141,598f Out-of- State
claimants received 1854 checks to-
falling $22 ,348.
Meanwhile veterans readjustment
compensation amounted to $234, ,924,
including 3,315 checks for $65, ,916
in the counties and 8,496 checks to-
taling $168,908 in Baltimore.
The State reserve at the end Of
the week was Sis, 5,829, ,209.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
New Tire Problem Won't Vex.
.1947 Motorist, Survey Shows

One problem the motorist can
write off his books for 1947 is new
automobile tire.
The supply is increasing steadily
here, especially in popular sizes for
the smaller cars. according to a
survey.
From one of the big tire COM
panies came word that tires are be-
coming so plentiful well soon have
to begin campaign to sell them"
Some odd sizes are bit short. But
the type known as 600 by 16, which
meets the needs of most motorists,
is said to be plentiful.
One dealer said the demand seems
to be still greater than the supply,
but shipments will begin rolling into
Evening star., 1946-12-27

A larger and more modern Chill
dren's Hospital, with increased
health service to the community
is the aim of DR.. Montgomery
Blair, who will be installed as di-
rector of the institution Febru-
ary Is.
DR.. Blair, who brings to the in
stitution not only the medical
knowledge of a well-trained child
specialist. but also a Washington
background which has its roots in
the time of Andrew Jackson, ex-
planned in an interview today how
he hopes to accomplish this goal
Il interned at st. Luke's Hospital
in New York, you know" he said
recalling that DR.. Claude w. Num-
ger, its present director, was CO.
author of Washington's recent
health and hospital survey, which
branded the Capitals hospitals
disgrace to the Nation"
Plans Closer Coordination.
Miss Matte M. Gibson, who is re-
firing to the post of superintendent
emeritus when DR.. Blair" takes over,
is responsible for the admins
trative efficiency and good public
relations of the hospital, DR.. Blair
said. The senior Medical Board,
headed by DR.. Joseph S. Wall, ham
dies the medical program at the
hospital. *%
AS director, Dr. Blair said, he
hopes to bring the administrative
and medical functions of the insti-
tuition together. This work will be
made easier by the fact he will be
an ex oificio member of the Medi-
cal Board as well as administrative
chief of the hospital, he said.
A more closely knit organization,
in which care and treatment Of
patients, teaching Of young doctors
and nurses, research and the health
education Of parents will be care
fully dovetailed will be the aim Of
the new administration, he said.
The real key to the situation, he
said, other than the closer co-ordi-
nation of administrative and medi-
cal functions, is the hospitals new
building plan.
Priorities to Be Weighed.
Fright now," he said, I'm pass
ing out a list of priorities to every
head in the hospital.
They're to look this over and rec
ommend which improvements
should be met first from their stand
point in the new building"
The final list will be turned over
to York & Sawyer, the New York
architectural firm planning the new
building, to see how far down the
priority list the $1,000, 5000 fund now
being raised will reach, he explained.
Ward space, he said, is one Of
the ranking problems on the list.
The present hospital was designed
as 180-bed institution. 1t is car
rying a 227-patient load. The ex-
panded hospital will have capacity
of $50 beds, he said.
In time of emergency, he added,
this could be expanded to 300 beds
by resorting to present crowding
methods.
There is also need for better
Evening star., 1946-12-27
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 27.-The Army
is seeking to entice Charles Hem,
%, the former Army sergeant who
became the father of quadruplets
last Sunday, back into uniform by
pointing out that hej could earn
s363.75 month and stay in Bal
timore.
It. Col. John G. Shettle and his
aide, Maj. H. D. Hively, with an
eye toward the publicity value of
such a famous father, explained
the offer to Mr.. Hem.
The former sergeant said he
would give the offer serious con-
sideration and would talk it over
with his wife, the British girl he
met and married while he was sta
toned in London.
Col. Shettle told Mr.. Hem he
could be stationed on recruiting
duty in Baltimore. In addition to
his sergeant's base pay of $115 a
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Hearings to Open Today
On Virqiniu Labor Lows
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 27.-The
first of two public hearings on Gov.
Tuck's proposed labor laws was to
be held today by the Virginia Ad-
visory Legislative Council meeting
in the Senate chamber at the
Capitol.
The second hearing on the bills,
one of which is designed to prevent
strikes, lockouts or shutdowns in
public utilities and another to ban
the closed shop, is scheduled Satur-
day at 10 am. in Roanoke's Hust-
ings courtroom.
Lengthy discussions are in pros
pect for the two hearings, to which
all interested persons have been in
yited to express their views.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Arlington 10 Set
Teachers Raises
By January20
Kemp Foresees
EquuI Increases inA
Each Classification

The amount of the pay raise for
Arlington County school teachers
will be determined by January 20,
according to School Supt. Fletcher
Kemp, who said the School Board
has $3.50, 900 in surplus funds.
A pay raise was voted by the
School Board on December II and
increases will be effective as of jan
uary for the county's $50 teachers.
Work begins on the monthly payroll
on January 20, Mr.. Kemp said. The
amount of the raise was not speci-
fed by the board.
Although the $250,000 has not
been allocated, Mr.. Kemp pointed
out the board will need funds to
carry it over from the end Of the
fiscal year on June 80 until the fall
when tax revenues come in.
Equal Increase Forecast.
The board will meet in regular
session Tuesday night, but it is not
expected to decide the amount of
the increase then. The Virginia
Legislature will convene January 6
in a special session called by Gov.
Tuck to consider teachers salaries.
Action of that body, If taken in
time, will influence the boards ac-
tion, school officials say.
Whatever the increase Is, Mr..
Kemp said, at is my personal opin-
ion right now that 1t would be paid
right straight across the board"
with all teachers receiving the same
amount.
Mr.. Kemp said the average salary
of all Arlington teachers is $2,450
compared with $2,239 last year.
Teachers salaries are paid jointly
by the county and the State on
the ratio of $3.50 to 81, he said.
Few in $1,700 Glass.
Mr.. Kemp said none of the
teachers receives less than $1,700
annually and that only about 13
or IA are paid that amount. He
said salaries increased by $780,
900 for the current school year
which began last September. Teach
ers receiving less than $500 were
given $225; those receiving less
than 5000 were awarded $500, and
all others, SITS, Mr.. Kemp said.
Although he outlined a scale OF
pay ranging from $1,700 for in
experienced teachers to $3,175 for
teachers with seven years of serv-
ice in Arlington schools, he con-
ceded it means little, since basic
salaries are of varying amounts,
based or available funds, experience.
length of service and determined
through personal bargaining"
Now Within Budget.
The School Board viii not know
exactly where 1t stands financially
until the December 81 balance Is
made up, Mr.. Kemp said, adding
that he knows the school system is
operating in the red on some
items" He declared. however, that
I'VE have kept within our budget"
Mr.. Kemp had no comment on a
recent statement by Oscar LIE Beau,
president of the Citizens Committee
for School Improvement, which
commended the action of the board
in voting an increase but declared
similar pay increases should have
been given last Christmas" The
statement added that "the increase
came too late to avoid an unprece-
dented teacher turnover at the end
of the 1856 school year"
Mr.. Kemp said that he hired
about rs to 100' new teachers at
the beginning of the current school
wear
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Maryland Chest Clinics
Announced for Month
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

BALTIMORE, Dec. AZ. The
Maryland tuberculosis Association
and the State Health Department
has announced the schedule Of chest
clinics in the counties for January,
including the following:
Anne Arundel-Annapolis, Janu-
ary 2. Calvert, Prince Frederick,
January %. Charles-La Plata, jan
uary 13. Frederick-Frederick, jan
uary IA and %. Prince Georges
Upper Marlboro, January 8; Hyatts-
vile, January 10; Laurel, January
"a. st. Marys-Leonardtown, Janu-
ary "A.
Evening star., 1946-12-27

kitchen facilities, larger clinics, OPP
rating rooms and laboratories, air
conditioning in certain sections of
the hospital, such as operating
rooms, and better refrigeration
equipment, he said.
'"The whole new building, as a
matter of fact, will be designed so
that air conditioning can be install
led throughout If the money be-
comes available" he added.
But, DR.. Blair emphasized, the
81 10000 will not do the job that
needs to be done.
One new source of funds, he ex-
planned, would be an amended
Washington hospital center law. The
law now authorizes $35 ,000,0 for a
1,500-bed hospital center to house
Garfield, Emergency and Episcopal
Hospitals.
Other Aid Eliminated.
When the law was passed at the
last session of Congress, provision
making about SIS 100000 of this
total available to hospitals not join
ing the center was stricken from the
bill.
A movement now Is under way tc
have this provision written into the
law. If successful, Children's Hos
pital might get 81 ,000, 600 or more.
DR.. Blair's forebear, Francis Pres
ton Blair, came here from Kentucky
in 1882, when Jackson was president,
and founded the now defunct WASH
ington Globe and the very much
alive Congressional Record.
DR.. Blair is a graduate of Haryard
Medical School and was a Child
specialist on the associate medical
board of the hospital before entering
the Army Medical Corps during
World War II.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
FoIIs Church to Collect
Wustepuper Tomorrow

rails Church residents were urged
today to have bundles of papers
and magazines ready early tomor-
row for the third waste paper
drive sponsored by the Parent
Teacher Association, which will get
under way at 8 am.
The committee in charge of the
pickup has requested that the
bundles be placed on door steps
or at the curb. Proceeds will be
used to improve recreational ia
cilities at Falls Church schools.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Phone Financing Plan
Approved by PUG

The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. has been granted permis-
sion to increase its borrowing from
the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. from a current $4,775,00
to as much as $12,O00,000 to finance
a postwar construction program in
Guiding new exchanges.
Approval of the company appli-
cation was given yesterday by the
Public Utilities Commission.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
ARLINGTON 'Y' Plans Purty

Junior members of the Arlington
YMCA will be entertained at a
Christmas party from to o'clock
tonight at Y headquarters, Thir-
teenth street and Kirkwood road
On New Year Day, SO adult mem
bers will attend the open house of
the Washington YMCA and Airing
ton Hi-Y groups will participate in
sports competitions.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
New Nurse Tests PIonned
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 27.-The
State Commission on Administrative
Agencies will meet in the capitol at
10:30 am, January 6, to consider
an entire new set of rules and regu-
lations for the Virginia State Board
of Examiners Of Nurses, 1t was an
nounced today,
Evening star., 1946-12-27
New Alexandra Taxes
Face Stiff Opposition
al Hearing Tonight

Merchants, theater operators and
other business interests are ex-
pected to voice opposition to pro-
posed new taxes tonight when the
Alexandria City Council holds a
hearing on a $4,000, 900 budget for
1947. f.,
Seeking to increase revenue by
about $500, 1000 to balance the new
budget, the council will consider in
creases in city license taxes and
two new levies-a 10 per cent tax on
amusements and a special tax on
apartment houses.
Members of the council have indi-
Gated the largest part of the license
tax increase would fall on mer-
chants, who would pay minimum
of $50, plus Is cents for every 500
Of gross sales up to $200, 900, and S
cents for each 500 above that
figure.
The new budget calls for a record
school outlay and a large health
expenditure.
No increase is scheduled in the
$3.50 real estate tax rate and the
personal property tax also is to be
maintained at the current $3.50
rate.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Arlington Gives Half Holiday

Arlington County employees VIII
receive q half lf-holiday December
81, County Manager Frank G. Han
rahan announced today. County
Offices will close at noon Tuesday
and reopen Thursday morning, he
said.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Fuirfox Chest Meeting

Officers will be elected at q meet
ing of the Fairfax County Commun-
ity Chest at the Courthouse at 8
o'clock tonight. The meeting, orig
inally scheduled for last Friday, was
postponed because Of bad weather.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
o'Conor Entertuins Children

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. n tR.-Gov.
O'Conor entertained Annapolis
children yesterday at two movie
parties, one for white children and
the other for colored, at which he
made brief appearances.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Chamber Sets $1,000 Budget

LURAY, Va, Dec. 27.-A 5000
budget for 1947 has been set up by
the Chamber of Commerce.
It provides money for advertis-
ing, industrial promotion and reno
vation of the chambers quarters.
Evening star., 1946-12-27

ANNAPOLIS (R.-LaSt-mir-
ute conferences between Gov.
O'Conor and Democratic lead
ers delayed the opening of the
special session of the Legisla-
ture today. Democratic leaders
in the Senate and House were
preparing to call a party cau-
Gus at 11:30 am, 80 minutes
after the time set for the
special session to meet. The
main bone of contention ap-
peared to be a bill to set up a
new basis of taxing race tracks.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-04-26
Gauiier

Mr. and Mrs. Austin shipmal
and two daughters and zane Aus
TN Of Jackson were Easter guests
Of Ms. shipments parents, Nj
and Mrs. =. T. Vaughn.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Dave SWeatman
Of Raywille, La, are guests Of X.
II. Sweatman.
Mrs. Della Martin and brother,
b. +. Gray, returned from West
Brackton, Ala Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Davis and
Mr.. ana Mrs. Emory Of Gulfport
we're Sunday guest o. Mr.. ami
Mrs. +. b. Townsenda
Mr. and Mrs, J. S. Hastings Wis
tied in Biloxi and Gulfport over
tho weekend.
Mrs. Alva Guillotte and Mrs.
Joseph Wilkerson were business
visitors to Biloxi Wednesday.
Mrs. Sally Guillotte apd dough-
ter were business visitors to BIZ
loxi wednesday.
Mrs. W II. Steele Of Fairhope,
Ala, Is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Louise Nichols.
Carroll Louis Clifford, Jr., RAJ
dafman second class, has just re-
eeived his honorable discharge
from the naval personnel separa
ton center in New Orleans.
Perry Gaulier of the navy Is
home on leave from Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Pearl Ladner and son. AN
dV Kent aad grandson, Talmadge
Shaw, visited ID Sellers Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Horgan
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-04-26
Food Bottle Not
Won: Plant Gordens
Soy Agriculturist

The home garden will be as
Important in 1916 as it was dur
ing the war because the fight
against hunger has not been won,
writes DR.. John T. Presley, plant
Psychologist for the Mississippi
Agricultural Experiment Station,
in emphasizing the need for dis
ease control.
ii Many scarce and expensive
items a be grown in the home
| garden, he states, and the vege-
tables are available when fresh
hnd have high quality and fla
for. The value of a garden q
difficult to estimate, he continues,
but a half-aere properly cared
for should supply vegetables hay
ing a market value of at least
$3.50 to 5000.
When the productivity Of the
garden is reduced by disease the
relative money value of the gar
den is lowered in the same de-
gree. For instance. if one-fifth of
the tomato plants are killed by
wilt Ind the remaining four
fifths seriously impaired by foil
age disease, the yield from the
tomatoes will be about one-half
the expected yield if all plants
had remained healthy. The
amount of fertilizer and care
needed by the crop is the same,
whether the plants are healthy
or diseased; hence, it is just plain
common sense economy to grow a
healthy garden.
When the soil has been prepared
and is ready for planting, seed
of good quality should be pur-
chase and the seed treated before
being planted. This seed treat
INIT insufes protection against the
damping-off organisms which
ordinarily kill many of the small
plants soon after they emerge.
I'm addition to the Seeding dis
eases, there are vertain diseases,
such as mosaic of beans, that are
carried bv insects and others that
are soil-borne, such as wilt of
tomatoes and watermelons, and
yellows of cabbage. Seed treat
ment is not effective against
these diseases but many varie-
ties resistant to certain of these
diseases have been developed and
they should be used where prae-
ticable.
There are also air-borne dis
eases which affect the leaves of
plants, most of which can be con
trolled by sprays and dusts prop
erly applied"
The root-knot nematode is
another pest in many gardens,
causing roots of affected plants
TO become knotty and ito lose
their effectiveness. Soil fumiga-
ton is the most satisfactory CON
troll and chloropicrin and DID
have both given good results, Dr..
Presley stated.
IL detailed information is de-
sired on seed treatment, or re-
sistant varieties. or, disease con-
troll methods, address inquiry to
Plant Pathology Department,
State College, Mississippi.