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Evening star., 1946-02-18

Why? Because price controls in peacetime
hinder the production of goods. Business can.
not live by producing at loss. And so, goods
that can't be made to sell at the prices fixed
by the government just don t get made
Nor will the raising of price ceilings solve
the problem. When costs and selling prices
are subject to change at any moment by gov.
to-day basis.
That means uncertainty. reduced output
...more imitation.
ISN'T THIS THE ANsWER7
Remove price controls on manufactured
goods and production will step up fast.
Goods will then pour into the market and,
within a reasonable time, prices will adjust
themselves naturally as they always have
in line with the real worth of things
Competition has never failed to produce
this result.
This is the way you can get the goods you
want at prices you can afford to pay.
Please think this over Then tell your
representatives in Congress what you believe
should be done. You owe it to yourself :. and
to your country's welfare.
d daddressedt to the NafionalA Association I
Il, New York TO- ~ Y, p1H bring
aI why price controls initiation
N OF MANUFACTURER
ow for Everybody
Evening star., 1946-09-19

form rates in the Metropolitan Area
can be found"
Mr.. Flanagan said Edmund D.
Campbell, chairman of the Airing
ton Board of Commissioners, has
promised to attend together with
counsel and members of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission of that
county.
The Montgomery Board of Com
missioners, he said, will consider
the matter at their meeting Tues
day.
While no response had been re-
ceived from officials of Prince
Georges and Alexandria, Mr.. Flana-
gan said he confidently expected
that full cooperation from those
Jurisdictions also can be counted
upon"
In addition to Mr.. Campbell, in
Arlington, others sent invitations to
the meeting were Julius P. Stadler
president of the Montgomery Board
of Commissioners; Carl Budwesky
city manager of Alexandria, and
William A. Carson, president of
Prince Georges County commits
sioners.
Joseph A. Cantrel, attorney for
the Montgomery board, and A. E.
Braunt, public utilities agent for
the county, are among those who
have indicated their intention to
attend.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
FIogging Ban Held Handicap
To Virginia Penal Discipline

farm for the isolation of stubborn
inmates who require stern disci-
pline. He said 16 isolation cells
now are under construction at the
State farm and should be COM
pleted within 60 to 80 days.
Removal of q threat of flogging
has caused more than the expected
number of disciplinary problems,
Mai. Youell said He estimated that
probably $4,000 in prisoner labor
will be lost this year by operation
of the law, since a small number of
men who might have been whipped
or threatened with a whipping to
make them work, are not working.
He said further that superinten-
dents of road camps have been in
structed to use cuffs" as disci-
plinary measure as a last resort be-
fore sending men in to Richmond
where they are placed in isolation
cells. This form of punishment, he
explained, requires a prisoner to
stand for several hours with his
wrists enclosed in leather handouts.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Virginia Voters Told
OF Registry Dead|ine

Central registrars in nearby Vir-
ginia yesterday issued call to voters
who have failed to register for the
November election to do SO prior to
the October deadline.
All citizens who have reached the
age of 81, have resided in the State
for at least one year, in the county
or city for six months and the pre-
cinct in which they intend to vote
for 80 days and have met the poll
tax requirements are eligible to
register, the registrars pointed out.
Except in the cases of ex-service-
men and persons who have just
reached 81, poll taxes for the pre-
ceding three years must have been
paid. Deadlines for such payment
was last May Any person dis
charged from the armed forces in
1945 or since may register without
payment of poll tax.
Central registrars, their locations
and hours, follow:
Alexandria-Fred Petit, city hall,
. am. to 5 pm. on weekdays, ex-
cept Saturday, am. to pm.
Arlington-Mrs. Mary Moore Nc
Intosh, courthouse, $3.50 am. to IL
pm. and ! to pm, except Satur-
day, $3.50 to II pm, and Tuesday
and Friday, to 9 pm.
Fairfax-W. Franklin Gooding
courthouse, $3.50 to 4:30 pm, ex-
cept Saturday. $3.50 m. to / pm.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
leonardtown Jury Fails
To Agree in Staying Case
BY tho Assoeiotsd Press

LEoNARDTOwN, Md, Sept. 49,
The trial of johnson w. Russell,
Great Mill farmer accused of man
slaughter in the death of a Norfolk
(Vao sailor, ended yesterday when
the jury, after five hours delibera-
tion, failed to agree.
Russell's bond was reduced from
$4,000 to 5000 as he awaited a re-
trial at the next session of st. Marys
Circuit Court in March.
He took the stand in his own be-
half yesterday, testifying that the
dead sailor, Herbert Daniel Griffin,
had been chasing Russells brother,
and that he had rushed to his
defense.
Griffin, who was 27 and stationed
at the Patuxent River Naval Air
Station, died the next day. He had
been struck over the head with a
bottle.
Earlier. half a dozen witnesses,
most of them from the naval base,
were called to the stand, all of them
acknowledging that nearly every one
connected with the August fracas
had been drinking.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Ex-Paratrooper Drowned
After Leap in Patuxent

A 22-year -old former paratrooper
was drowned yesterday in the Pa
tuxent River near Benedict, Md,
after he had jumped in the water
while wearing paratroop boots.
The victim was identified by
Charles County Sheriff Bruce Shy
mansky as Amos F. Fillingame, r.
F. D. 8, Alexandria, a construction
foreman for the Ankum Co., Alex
andria.
Sheriff Shymansky said Mr.. Fill
ingame had gone on fishing trip
with Howard NJ Hoverson, %, also
of Alexandria, and had decided to
take swim when the boat was in
midstream.
The sheriff quoted Mr.. Hoverson
as saying he urged his friend to take
of the heavy paratroop boots but
that Mr.. Fillingeme disregarded the
warning. Mr.. Hoverson told the
sheriff his friend sank almost i'm
mediately. A search for the body
Is being conducted today.
Employees at the Ankum Co. said
Mr.. Fillingame had been discharged
from the Army about three months
ago.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Gov. 0'Conor Will Speak
Al MARYLAND U. Dedication

Gov. O'Conor will be among the
speakers September % at the Uni
versity of Maryland when the new
Fire Service Extension Building is
dedicated.
A f1remen's parade will be held at
i pm. followed by the ceremony at
3 pm. In the evening, the univer-
sity football team will play the
team of the Naval Training Station
Bainbridge.
Other speakers will include Rep
resentative Sasscer, Democrat, of
Maryland State Controller Millard
j. Tawes and Richard E. Vernon of
Chicago, chairman of the National
Fire Department Instructors Con-
ference.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
PUG Calls Area Conference
On uxicub Fare Regulation

To study the possibility of estab-
fishing uniform taxicab rates be-
tween Washington and nearby areas
the District Public Utilities Com
mission has called a joint conference
of regulatory bodies in the Metropoli-
tan Area for 10 am. next Thursday
in the District Building.
James H. Flanagan, PUG chair
man, said he had extended invita-
tions to officials in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, Md; Ar
lington County and Alexandria, Va.
In his letter, Mr.. Flanagan said,
There is at present no regulation
of taxicab rates for trips from one
jurisdiction to another in the Met
ropiltan Area.
There is lack of uniformity in
rates charged for the same distance
travelled, even among taxicab op-
orators in the same jurisdiction.
The absence of such regulation has
resulted in some abuses and appar-
ent overcharges The differences in
rates charged tends to create misun-
derstandings between drivers and
passengers, and results in COM
plants.
1T would be in the interest of
regulatory authorities, the public
and taxicab operators if some ef-
tectlve means of establishing uni
Evening star., 1946-09-19
eY the A.soeioted Pros,

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 19.-Maj.
Rice M. Youell, State commissioner
of corrections, said yesterday that
the Phillips Antif1ogging Act has
proved to be "a considerable handi-
cap" in the administration of disci-
pline in Virginia's penal institu-
tions, but that construction of isola-
ton cells now under way should
help the situation greatly by the
first of next year.
He expressed this view in response
to questions concerning his depart
ment's experience over the past six
months under the Phillips Act.
The antifiogging measure, adopted
by the 1916 Legislature over the op-
position of Maj Youel, bans the
whipping, flogging, or administra-
ton of any similar corporal punish
ment of, or to, any prisoner"
The commissioner recalled that
he had opposed the bill only on the
grounds that Virginia has no facili-
ties at its road camps or State
Evening star., 1946-09-19
StepsAgainstP Pollution
OF Potomac Explained

The antipollution program of the
Interstate Commission on the Po-
tomac River Basin was explained
yesterday by Edwin R. Cotton, en-
gineer secretary of the commission,
in talk before the Du Pont Com
pany's Waste Committee in Will
mington, Del
Mr. Cotton said the commission
had been instrumental in obtaining
an agreement between the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion and the District government
for the treatment of waste from the
Anacostia River at the Blue Plains
sewage treatment plant.
= In addition, according to Mr..
Cotton, the commission has "initi-
ated and encouraged" passage of a
pollution-control bill in Virginia and
has sponsored the formation of local
regional planning groups in the Po-
tomac River Basin
Other commission accomplish
ments listed by Mr. Cotton included
authorization for completion of the
Savage River Dam and preparation
of principles" fer the construction
of sewage treatment plants by
various municipalities in the Wash
ington area.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Maryland COP Maps
Markey'5 Campaign
For Seat in Senate

A campaign to be based on the
simple strategy of two points of at
tack was suggested and Informally
agreed on yesterday at a luncheon
at the Mayf1ower Hotel for D. John
Markey, Republican candidate for
the United States Senate, given by
John Marshall, First Assistant At
torney General under President
Coolidge.
Suggested by Senator Hicken-
looper. Republican, of Iowa, and
seconded by the some dozen guests,
was the plan to build the cam
paign of Mr.. Markey, a brig
adler general during the war,
first around "the present mistakes
of the Democratic administration, -
and secondly around the need for
adequately caring for" veterans
wants
Senator Hickenlooper said that a
recent tour Of the Midwest has re-
vealed to him that "at least the
farmers, whether Democrat, Re-
publican or other party are tired of
the yacillation of Mr.. Truman"
whom he also characterized as a
man who cant tell fish, flesh from
fowl"
Markey Confident.
Mr.. Markey stressed his own con-
fldence in winning over his oppon-
ent, Gov. OConor, in the November
elections, and said that the eyes
Of the country will be turned on
Maryland, "a pivotal State"
Mr.. Marshall pointed out that
Maryland had always indicated the
trend OF the Nation, and reiter-
ated Senator Hickenlooper's warn
ing that the Republicans can return
to power in the State but that they
must mot become sidetracked in
the campaign over the ghosts OF the
past" but rather stress current
issues"
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio,
in wiring his regrets at not
being able to be present, de-
clared of Mr.. Markey, those of
us who know him and of his pre-
vious service to his country will
warmly welcome him to the Senate.
Moreover his election will probably
insure Republican control"
Leader Present.
Jacob France, Republican ma
tional committeeman for Maryland,
who also telegraphed his regrets at
not being able to be present, as
serted I'VE are confident of his Sue
cess in the general election"
Among others present at the
luncheon were John Danaher, form
er Senator from Connecticut; Car
roll Reece, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee; Rep
resentative Beal of the Sixth Mary
land District; Roy st. Lewis of
Montgomery County. also former
ly an assistant attorney gen.
eral; and Chester Flather, of Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Arlington PA Unit Plans
Reception for FucuIty

The Thomas Jefferson Parent
Teacher Association of Arlington
Will hold reception for the princi-
pal and faculty of the school at 8
pm. Monday in the school.
c. ]. Walsh, assistant county sup
erintendent, will introduce the
teachers and'new association officers
including Mrs. william H. Billieh,
president; B. w. De Shazo, vice
president; Mrs. Claude Richmond,
secretary, and Mrs. p o. Appleton,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Ar|ingtonDe|ay
Voteon 9Ni||ion
In Bond Issues
Agreement Reached
To Wait Until First
Quarter of 1947

A referendum on Arlington school
and capital outlay bond issues
amounting to about 100000 has
been deferred tentatively, from the
November election to sometime with
In the Ilrst quarter of next year, it
was announced today.
An agreement was reached by rep
resentatives of the County Board
and the School Board last night to
submit the questions together. al
though the two issues will be voted
on with separate ballots.
A Citizens Committee for School
Improvement has been the chief
proponent of a school bond issue of
more than 100000 to enlarge the
educational facilities.
Figure Cut $4,000, 900.
The County Board has been en-
gagged in several months of surveys
of needed capital outlays and ar
rived at figure of 100000 later
pared to about $6,000,000.
Capital expenditures would be for
permanent street improvements,
storm and sanitary sewer extensions,
addition to the courthouse, parks
and playground acquisition and
additional facilities at the sewage
treatment plant.
The courthouse is badly over
crowded, County Manager Frank C.
Hanrahan said today. 1t was built
many years ago for a population of
about 10000 to $4,000 persons, he
said, and the county now has a
population of about 100000 It's cor
ridors are being used for file and
office space.
The sewage treatment plant was
built in 1896 and qualified engineers
estimated that its 100000 gallons
daily capacity would serve the
county's normal growth for the next
10 years, but the rapid develop
ment of the community quickly
overtaxed the maximum capacity of
the plant so that much untreated
effluent now empties. into the Po-
tomac River. The county is anxious
to abate the pollution, Mr.. Hanra-
han said.
Prospects Not Listed.
. No announcement has been made
of the tentative list of street and
storm and sanitary sewer projects,
but the ones regarded as most
urgent will be given top priority.
County Board Chairman Edmund
D. Campbell has advocated submit
ting both the school and capital
Outlay bond questions to the voters
simultaneously so that, even if voted
on separately, the average taxpayer
will have full appreciation of the
financial problem involved. The
s6,000,000 figure is not nearly enough
to meet all desired projects, Mr..
Campbell said, but by careful study
the original figure was reduced to
this amount to take care of essential
needs.
Attending last nights conference
at which tentative agreement was
reached to hold the referendum at
a special election next year, were
Mr.. Hanrahan, Mr. Campbell and F.
Freeland Chew for the County
Board; School Supt. Fletcher Kemp
and School Board Members Jackson
Ross and Harry Porter.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Beeton Resigns Post
In Virginia Stute Guard

Resignation of Capt. Robert D.
Beeton of the Virginia State Guard,
has been announced by headquarters
of the 18th Battalion at Alexandria.
Capt. Beeton served for 40
months as intelligence officer of the
11th Battalion and also was in
charge of public relations for the
State Guard in Northern Virginia
counties. He is employed by the
United States Internal Revenue
Service in Washington.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Plans 10 Reorganize
.CoIored Schools in
Montgomery Mapped

Plans are being made by Mont
gomery County school officials for
complete reorganization Of colored
schools in the county, it was learned
today.
The proposed program, outlined
last night at a meeting in Rockville
of the community planning division
OF the County Community Chest
Council, calls for consolidation of
the 10 colored schools into four new
elementary schools, a junior high
and senior high school. Approx
mately 1000 students would be af-
fected.
All but one of the 10 school build
ings would be turned over to the
various colored communities in the
county for use as community CEN
tiers, libraries or health centers, ac-
cording to DR.. Edwin w. Broome,
superintendent of schools.
The senior high school, Lincoln
High in Rockville, would be con-
verted into junior high school
and a new building to house senior
high students would be built. DR..
Broome said special committee
is now inspecting sites in the Rock
vile area.
The four new elementary schools
would be built in Poolesville, Lay
louisville Spencerville and in the
Scotland-Rockville section. Each
would include the seventh and
eighth grades
DR.. Broome explained that reten-
ton OF the present school buildings
as community centers would serve
a vital purpose and open field of
opportunity in promoting commu-
nifty life"
He added that the proposed GEN.
tiers would be placed under the di-
rect1on OF responsible groups in each
community.
He said the plan was worked out
by school authorities in conjunction
with DR.. N. L. Engelhardt, educa-
tlonal consultant from Columbia
University, and colored and civic
and educational leaders. All ap-
proved the consolidation of the
schools. he said, because of the scat
tered colored population in the
county.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Six Rezoning Petition!
For Prince GEORGES
Approved by Board

The Prince Georges County Com
missioners yesterday approved six
rezoning petitions and deferred ac-
ton on five others at hearings in the
County Service Building, Hyattsville.
In acting on another petition,
which sought the reclassification
from residential A to C of three lots
in the 1900 block of Flower avenue,
Takoma Park, the board approved
the rezoning of the property to
residential B-tWo-family dwellings.
Nearby residents opposed the re-
quest for residential C coming to
permit construction of multi-family
dwellings on the ground that vir-
tually all the homes in the area
were of the one-family type. The
petition was filed by Clarence F.
Coffin.
Six Pleas Granted.
The six petitions approved were:
Sadie Milestone, owner, for re-
classification from residential A to
commercial D of land fronting along
the east side of New Hampshire
avenue, Takoma Park, for 435 feet.
and for similar rezoning of part of
the former Greenlaw property along
the east side of New Hampshire
avenue at Eastern avenue. Takoma
Park.
Francis c. Scruggs, owner. for re-
classification from residential A to
commercial D of lots 1920, block II
Great Capitol Heights.
Susie V. lager, owner, for reclas-
sification from residential A to COM
mercial D of lots 1-3 of the Francis
L. Latimer tract and all of the ad-
joining land fronting along Queens
Chapel road for POT feet.
David Finkelstein and Herman D.
Paul, owners, for Redistribution
from residential A to C of part of
the Cochran tract on the south side
OF University lane at Colesville road.
Mary R. Shepherd. owner, for re-
classification from residential A to
B OF lots 433 and 434, Colmar Manor.
Actions Deferred.
Petitions on which action was de-
ferred were:
Real Estate Security, owner. for
reclaSsification from residential A
to c of land on the east side of New
Hampshire avenue just south of
Sligo branch. This was opposed by
residents of the area on the ground
1t would depreciate the value of
their homes and would increase
traffic. endangering children in the
vicinity.
Allen M. Young and Edith E.
Young, owners, for reclassification
of land fronting 295 feet along the
east side Of Riggs road at Old
Colesvi]le road, residential A TO COM
mercial D.
Frank Farr, owner, for reclassifi-
cation Of lots 11-32, block l. Anda-
lusia subdivision, Kenilworth, resi-
Dental A to commercial D.
Walter l.. Green, owner, for re-
classification from residential A to
commercial D of part Of lot |, block
81. Riverdale Pask.
Peter A. and Mildred H. Grose,
owners, for reclassif1cation from
residential A to commercial D of
lots l and 2, block B, Cheverly For
est, and lot 6, West Cheverly.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Montgomery Is Studying
Ear Clinics for Children

Establishment of ear clinics for
Montgomery County school chill
dren is being considered by the
County Health Department.
Health Department officials said
the need for such clinics has been
indicated as the result of physical
examinations of students.
Under the plan, children having
hearing defects would be referred
to the clinics if special medical care
is too expensive for their parents.
If the defects cannot be corrected
by medical or surgical methods, the
children may be taught reading
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Bus Manager Thanks
Police for Safety Aid

B. C. May, general manager of
the Alexandria, Bancroft g. WASH
ington Transit Co., today thanked
police of Maryland, Virginia and
the District for their aid in helping
the company establish Its best
safety mark during the month"
These efforts" he explained,
were in a large measure respon-
sible for the company surprising
its safety achievement of the first
six months, record which was the
best of any bus company in the
United States reporting to the
American Transit Association"
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Fuirfux Man Cleared
In Traffic FutuIity

Judge Harry L. Carrico dismissed
in Fairfax Trial Justice Court yes
terday a reckless driving charge
against Harmon Franklin, 40, of
Fairfax, in the traffic death Septem-
ber IL of Howard B. Ward, S, of
Fairfax.
Police testified the boy ran into
the side of Mr.. Franklin's car and
the latter drove into a telephone
pole in an effort to avoid the ac-
cident.
Evening star., 1946-09-19
Two to Die October d
For Assault on WAC
BY the Assoeiofed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. 19.-Gov.
O'Conor yesterday set October 4 as
the date for the hanging of Will
liam D. Demby and Roy N. Peters,
Hartford County colored youths,
convicted Of criminal assault on a
WAC sergeant.
At the same time, the Governor
issued a statement explaining that
after complete consideration of the
cases, he found mo reason which
would justify him in upsetting the
judgment of the Baltimore criminal
court. The youths were convicted
Of = a crime committed near Mag
nolia January 8.