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Evening star., 1946-04-09
Red Cross Loses
Appeal on D. {.
Tax
Board UphoIds Levy
Against $1,052,781
CIopp Bequest

The District Board of Tax Ap-
peals today upheld inheritance tax
assessments of $136645.9l on be-
quests of S1,052, ,781 Sc left to the
American Red Cross by Alice ].
Clapp, who died November %, 1943.
Lawrence Koenigsberger. sole
member of the board, held that al
though the Red Cross is a corpora
ton created by Congress it is not
in fact a part of the Federal Gov
eminent. For this reason, and also
because of its charitable activities
are not confined to the District, Mr..
koenlgsberger ruled that the Red
Gross did not qualify for exemption
under the inheritance tax section
OF the District Revenue Act.
His ruling upheld Tax Assessor
+. A. Dent, whose assessments
against the estate were appealed by
the Washington Loan & Trust Co.,
executors under the Clapp will.
Red Cross Claimed Exemption.
The appeal was based on the
contention that the Red Cross was
exempt from the District Inherit
ance tax which eXempts bequests to
the Federal Government and be-
quests for charitable purposes "ex-
cluslvely within the District of
Columbia
Paying tribute to the work of
lhe Red Cross both in war and in
peace, Mr.. Koenigsberger ruled: "A
oequeSt or transfer to the Red
Cross cannot be considered a trans
Ter to the United States within
the meaning of the applicable
statute
Meanwhile bill repeatedly spon-
sored by the Red Cross and spe-
clflcaly eXempting them from in
herltance tax payments here passed
me House yesterday. The District
commissioners have opposed the
measure, drawing a distinction be-
tween activities of the American
Red Cross and those of the District
chapter, with respect to the applica-
ton of the tax.
Would Force Refund.
Ihe Commissioners contended
mat passage of the bill not only
would deprive the District of future
revenue from properties given the
National Red Cross, but also would
Iorce them to refund all such taxes
heretofore assessed and collected.
They took the view that the funda-
mental theory of exempting public
charitable institutions from taya
ton Is based on the fact that such
charity relieves the taxpayers of
expenditures that might otherwise
have to be made from public funds.
The Commissioners opinion, for
warded to Congress last January,
urged, however. that if the bill
should be enacted, its effective date
be fixed SO as not to require refund
of previously paid taxes.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Housing Labor
Need Cited by
.Schwe||enbach
Million Skilled Men .
Sought, Secretary Tells
Building Conference

Success of the Governments emer.
gency veterans housing program
depends equally upon acquisition OF
more than 100000 on-site skilled
workers and cooperation of Federal,
labor and construction management,
Secretary of Labor SchWellenbach
declared today.
Addressing conference on labor
supply for home building at the
United States Chamber of Com
merce sponsored by the National
Committee on Housing, Inc, Mr..
Schwellenbach promised his depart
ment would be constantly alert to
discharge its duties to the program"
OF primary Importance to the
housing programs success, Mr..
Schwellenbach asserted, are, first,
securing an adequate supply of
skilled labor, and, second, keep
ing these workers on the lob. He
| emphasized these things must be
done If the Nation is to overcome
l5-year accumulated deficit of
decent dwellings"
Sound Training Needed.
AT the same time, the Secretary
SAID, Complete and sound train
ing in the building crafts" must
be assured in fairness to the vet
erans constituting 80 per cent of
reglstrants for building jobs.
10 this end, he said, the Gov.
eminent is making every effort
TO expedite apprentice training
programs.
Secretary SchWellenbach was in
troduced by Mrs. Samuel I. Rosen.
man OF New York, committee chair
man, who asked for a remedy for
housing shortage, which hurts
the returning GI most"
The first of three panel discussions
scheduled for the day, "Manpower
for the Building Boom" heard Rod
ney lockwood, director of the Build
ers' Association of Metropolitan De-
trolt, advocate a ree-point pro-
gram under which existing labor
forces ARE used to the maximum"
unions are induced to waive" con.
tract restrictions on the proportion
of apprentices to skilled workers,
and dealers are "alerted' to the
necessity for Launching apprentice
training programs at once"
Cites Federal Statistics.
! F. Stuart Fitzpatrick, manager OF
the construction and civic develop
ment department of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, who
led the discussion, said it was i'm
iportant to bear in mind Govern
ment statistics indicating that
SO 900 900 and a total of l,300,000
skilled and unskiled workers will be
necessary to realize the emergency
housing goals. He added that he
saw no reason to fear that the pro-
gram would result in an economic
bust"
Also participating in the discus
sion were M H. Hedges. director of
research for the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers;
George Stuart, executive director
fof the Painting and Decorating Con-
tractors of America, and Emanuel L.
Lerner. special assistant to Hous-
ing Administrator Wilson Wyatt.
Second panel discussion on the
program, Apprentice Training"
was to be led by Miles L. Coleman,
local housing consultant. Louis
Justement architect and author,
was to lead the third panel discus
sion this afternoon on Adapting TO
chronological Changes"
, Mr.. Wyatt was to close the con-
ference later in the day with an
. address entitled, To Little, Too
Late"
Evening star., 1946-04-09
LiIIienthuI to Address
Press Club Tomorrow

David E. Lillienthal. chairman of
the Tennessee Valley Authority. will
address the National Press Club at
a luncheon meeting at 1890 pm.
tomorrow.
Mr.. Lillienthal was chairman of
the special board which recently
drafted report on the international
control of atomic energy for the
State Department.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
District AAA Board
Launches Lock Motor
Drive to BoIk Thefts

The District Advisory Board
OF the American Automobile
Association today launched
Lock Your Motor" campaign
to reduce automobile thefts,
particularly by 'teen-age de-
linquents.
After the 30-day educational
drive, the AAA plans to call on
the police to enforce the traffic
regulation, making it misde-
meanor to leave a car parked
on city street without locking
the throttle or switch.
Evening star., 1946-04-09

chairman Tor tne
fall fund cam
paign Of t h e
C o m m u n i t y
C. h e S t Fedora
ton, N a t 10 n a ]
C a pi t a l Area,
Chairman Frank
r. Jellef of the
Interim Commit
tee, announced
today.
In expressing
qualification at
Mr.. Bells ac-
ce p t a n c e. Mr..
Jellef said:
Evening star., 1946-04-09

man of vision and practical common
sense, as we'll as one with real hu-
manitarianism, and We have all of
these qualities in Mr.. Bell"
The Chest campaign chairman
became president of the American
Security g. Trust Co. February l,
after his resignation from the
Treasury post.
The fall drive will be a unified
Embarrassing effort of the Commu-
nifty Chests of Washington and
suburban counties.
Evening star., 1946-04-09
Daniel Bell 10 Serve
In Chest CAMPAIGN

Daniel w. Bell, president of the
American Security & Trust Co. and
former Undersecretary of the Treas
ury, has agreed to serve as campaign
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BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr. and Mrs. Newton Jay Kelly
announce the birth of a daughter.
Edna Lynne, April 4 at Marion
Sprunt annex.
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Fidler candy
Vows Solemnized

BURGAW, April 13.-Miss Jean
candy, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. candy, of Burgaw and Rich
ard Fidler, son of Mir. and Mrs.
R. R. Fidler, of Greensboro, were
united in marriage at the Burgaw
Baptist hur c h Sunday noon,
March II, with the Rev. William
A. Poole, pastor of the bride Of
ficiating using the double ring
ceremony.
The church was beautifully deco
rated with a background of fern
and spirea and large baskets of
white iris.
A program of nuptial music was
rendered by Mrs. N. c. Blake, pi-
anist and Mrs. C. E. McCullen,
soloist. Mrs. Blake played Beetho-
ven's moonlight Sonata" Schu-
bert's "Serenade" and Tell Me
Do You Love Me-" Mrs. McCullen
sang Because by D'Hardelot
and prayer Perfect by Riley
Stenson. The traditional wedding
marches were used for the pro.
cessional and the occasional.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She was attired in
navy blue suit with navy blue
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accessories and she wore a cor
sage of purple orchids.
The bride had as her maid-of-
honor and only attendant, Miss
Jewel Porter. o. Warsaw. who
wore a suit of powder blue. with
black accessories and corsage
of yellow roses.
The bridegroom was attended by
Bill Bowles, of Greensboro, as best
man.
Mrs. candy, mother Of the bride,
wore a suit Of nile green. with
black accessories and a corsage Of
talisman roses.
Mrs. Fidler. mother of the bride
groom, wore suit Of powder blue
with navy accessories and a cor
sage of white roses.
The bride was graduated from
Burgaw High school and was EN-
ployed by the Overseas Replace
ment Center in Greensboro wher,
she held a secretarial position.
Mr.. Fiddler is a graduate o
Greensboro High school and ha
been serving in the U. S. Arm.
for the past three years. He re
Gently received his discharge.
Out-of-town guests present were
Mrs. E. W. Bowles. ST.. Miss Evt
Bowles, Jackie McCauley and Mrs
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Business Women
Enjoy Wenier Roast

The Blue Triangle club held q
weiner roast Wednesday evening
April 10, at $50 o'clock. Due tc
bad weather, the event was held
indoors at the YWCA instead of al
Greenfield Lake, as had been pre-.
viously planned.
Weiners were roasted over ar
open fire and doughnuts and bot.
tied drinks finished out the refresh
ments. Games were played and
songs sung. Despite unfavorable
weather, an enjoyable time was
had by all.
During the course of the evening,
Miss Mcdowell announced that
YWCA membership drive will close
Apil 10.
Around Is members were pres
ent.
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Golden Anniversary
N OF lie d By Waltons
O { Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, April, 10. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo A. Walton, well
known residents of Onslow county
celebrated their Golden Anniver,
sary at their home Sunday after
noon March II from 3 to 6 O. clock.
Approximately rs guests called,
including four persons who were
present at the time OF the mar
riage in 1896. These were: Steve
Aman, John Aman. Miss Lucy Cur
ganus and Mrs B. P. Williams all
of Jacksonville.
Beautiful and numerous were
the gifts showered on the couple.
The residence was attractively
decorated with flowers and yellow
candles in keeping with the golden
anniversary. The dining room
table, covered with a lace cloth,
held a huge three-tier cake with
a miniature bride and bridegroom.
One significate decoration was
the crystal goblet, the last of a set
presented the couple on their wed
ding-day. It was tied with yell
low ribbon and stood with the
registration book which was pre-
sided over by Miss Carolyn Locka-
my, a granddaughter.
Guests were receiced by Mrs. G.
A. Lockamy and Miss Lissie Wal
ton and directed to the dining-room
where Mrs. w. W. Higgins, of Will
mington a sister of the bride, pre-
sided over the punch bowl.
Delicious sandwiches, eggnog,
cake and ice cream were served.
Those assisting in serving were
Mrs. Charles A. Sanford, Mrs. C.
l.. Walton, Miss Mamie Walton and
Miss Eleanor Lockamy.
Children Of the couple present
were: DR.. c. L. Walton. Glen AL
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Rev. E. B. Fisher, and Postlude,
Postlude in co., Kern.
Members of the choir for this
program will be Sara Anne Eaton,
Oracle Gurganious, Patty Jones,
Mary Ann Mann, and Jane Smith,
sopranos; Marguerite Todd, Mil
dred Thomas, Glenn Hufham
Flora McIver, and Margie Refs.
sner, altos; Bobby Melton, Car
Jenkins, Hugh Evans, and Donald
Brown, tenors; Billy Wagner, Jim
mie Simon, Bobby Mckenzie, anc
H. C. Stanley, BASES.
Soloists will be Ara Anne Eaton,
John Hearn, Jane Smith, and Bob
by Melton.
Eugene Mauney is choir director
and organist, and the Rev. E. B.
Fisher will officiate at the service.
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pine, Mrs. Chas. A. Sanford, Mar
beth, Pa, Mrs. G. A. Lockamy
Mrs. H. L. Proffitt, G. ]. Walton,
all of Jacksonville. Geo. D. Walton
of San Diego, Calf, was unable
to be present.
Out-of-toWn guests were: Mr.. anc
Mrs. c. T. Walton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ewd. j. Scott, Mrs. J. A. Brown,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Brown al
of Wilmington. H. L. Proffitt, Nor
folk, Va, C. L. Walton Jr., Phm
&c Cherry Point, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
N. Scott, New Bern, Mrs. J. w.
Bishop, Charlotte and Miss Kath-
leen Venters, Greenville.
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j. P. Newton, of Greensboro; Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Porter and Miss
Jewel Porter, of Warsaw and Mrs.
John Chadwick, OF Shallotte.
Immediately following the cere-
mony the brides parents enter
tanned Few friends and relatives
at their home.
T, After a short honeymoon the
couple are making their home in
Reading, Pa. where Mr.. Fiddler
will enter school.
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Miss Paulukas,
Carl McCartha
Engaged To Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Paulukas
Of Chicago, announce the engage
ment OF their daughter, Alice of
Paleigh, to Carl W. McCartha. of
Greensboro, son of Mrs. j. E. B.
TcCartha of Leesville, S. C.
The Wedding will take place on
lime 8 at Springfield, Ill.
Miss Paulukas is associate edi-
for OF North Carolina Education
official monthly publication Of the
North Carolina Education Associa-
fon Mr.. McCartha, formerly prin-
cipal Of the Junior High school,
Castonia, is now assistant head
If the department. of education CT
-he Woman's college of the Uni
versity Of North Carolina in
Greensboro.
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% Worship the King, Haydn; In
vocation, The Rev. E. B. Fisher;
Solo, The Stranger of Galilee, Nor
ris; Anthem, The Lord is My Light,
Speaks; Solo, There is Land
Mine Eye Hath Seen, Cronin-
shields; Organ selections, The
Swan, Saint-Saens; Prelude in Cd"
Minor, Bach, and Air for &c"
String, Bach; Solo, Jerusalem,
Parker; Anthem, Sanctus; Gounod;
Solo, o Divine Redeemer, Gound;
Hymn, For the Beauty Of the
Earth, Kocher; Benediction, The
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BLUETHENTHAL, MORROW

CHAPEL HILL, April 1S.-Many
University of North Carolina stud
ents have been voted monograms
by the Athletic Council for out
standing records in winter sports,
Athletic Director R. A. Fetzer an
nounced today.
Included in the list were two Will
mingtonians, Samuel H. Morrow
awarded letter for varsity swim
ming and Arthur Bluethenthal,
awarded letter for varsity wrest-
ling.
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Choir To Present
Easter Program
Of Sacred Music

A service of sacred music will
be given in the Trinity Methodist
church this afternoon beginning at
$50 o'clock.
The program for this service
will be as follows:
Prelude: Largo, Elgar; Hymn,
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NEW RECORD

SANTA MONICA, Calf, April
13-(P)-A A passenger Douglas
DC-4 plane today clipped one hour
and six minutes from the best
previous time for a flight from
San Francisco to Australia.
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Lime is made by burning oyster
shells in huge rotary kilns nine
feet in diameter and 1865 feet long,
at the Mathieson Alkali Works In
Lake Charles. La.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
.Vepco Pact Signed;
Back Pay, Security
Left 10 Arbitration
By the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, April 1.-THE
Virginia Electric g. Power Co. anc
eight locals of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
yesterday signed long ng-negotiatec
contract for the year beginning
April /. 1916, and postponed for fu.
ture arbitration the question of re.
troactive pay and union security.
Signing the contract were M. c
Smith. vice president in charge Of
electric operations, representing
Vepco; J. c. Mcintosh, interna-
tional representative of the IBEW;
and H. M. Ware, chairman of the
IBEW System Council.
The contract provides for inclu-
sion of arbitrated questions as part
of the agreement and binding on
both parties.
Under the new contract the work.
ers will receive a wage increase of
not less than Is cents an hour, plus
212 cents an hour per worker "to be
used by the company to eliminate
certain inequities or inequalities in
its wage structure"
This fund, estimated at 100000,
will be used to raise the salaries of
certain workers doing the same work
as higher paid workers in similar
jobs. Under the contract the work.
ers will get six straight-pay holi-
days.
The contract specified that appli-
cation is to be made to the National
Wage Sterilization Board for ap-
proval of all wage and "other money
items"
After the contract was signed the
IBEW filed with the National Labor
Relations Board in Baltimore a Pc
tition for certification for all clerical
employees, and all technical and pro-
fessional employees of Vepco. Here
tofore, these workers have been rep
resented before management by the
Utilities Workers Union.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Two GIs Get Life Terms
For Killing Two Japs
BY the Assoejoied Press


| TOKYO, April 1.-TWO court
martialed American soldiers have
been sentenced to life Imprisonment,
5th Air Force headquarters an
nounced today. They were convicted
on testimony that, after drinking
sake with girls in a hotel, they went
to house, dragged out two Japa-
nese men, demanded money, then
killed them.
The soldiers are T/5 John w
Hull, 20, Springfield, ILL.,, and Pvt
Arthur l.. Hymer, 10, Sarepta, La.
Sentence OF the two-day general
court-martial specified that both be
dishonorably discharged from serv-
ice, forfeit all pay and allowances
and be confined at hard labor for
their natural lives" The 5th Air
Force commanding general and the
War Department still must review
the sentence before it becomes ef-
fective.
The two men were arrested March
in Itami, near Osaka, shortly after
two Japanese, Tsurukichi Hirose
and Umeo Sakamoto were shot. Wit
nesses testified that before the
shooting, Hull and Hymer had drunk
sake with girls in a hotel room and
fired pistols at the ceiling and at
street lights. Subsequently, the wit
nesses said, the, two forced their
Wav infn tho home Of ope of THAR
victims, dragging the two japanese
men outside, and shooting them
when no money was found
Retail buyers in Chile are resisting
rising prices, and business is slump
ing.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Installation OF . lighting system
along the approaches Of the UNDER

Installation Of q lighting system
along the approaches Of the under
pass.
School Buses Purchased.
The purchase of five school buses
from the Silver Spring Garage al
a cost of $4,000 was authorized BY
the commissioners in response to q
request by Calvin w. Schaeffer, su.
pervisor of school property.
Asserting the need for school
buses constitutes an emergency, Mr.
Schaeffer said several buses now in
use by the county are in poor con-
dition and should be taken of the
road. He added that the Board oi
Education plans to ask for Is new
buses in its 1867 budget and the
five buses to be purchased now will
be credited to this number.
The salary of Alfred E. Wilson
justice of the peace at Bethesda
was ordered discontinued, effective
April 30. Mr.. Wilson has been alb
sent from his Office since January II
because of illness.
The board requested Gov. O'Conor
to appoint Miss Katherine Orme
Bethesda, a justice of the peace to
replace Mr.. Wilson.
Mrs. Jesse M. Jolliffe was granted
a permit to operate a nursing home
at :708 Sligo avenue, Silver Spring
No opposition was voiced at hear
ing on her petition.
The board voiced its regret at the
illness Of Commissioner Walter P.
Johnson and expressed hope for his
speedy recovery.
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Montgomery Grants
Wage Increases 10
10 Road Workers

/ approximately 70 employees OF the
Montgomery County Road Depart
ment will receive pay increases
averaging from 10 to Is per cent
as the result of the establishment
by the county commissioners of a
uniform salary scale for such
workers.
The action was taken at the
boards meeting yesterday in the
Rockville Courthouse lin recognition
of the present dissatisfaction among
road workers resulting from inequi-
ties in their salaries"
At the same time, the State Roads
Commission notified the board it is
proceeding with plans for the re-
construction of the bridge carry
ing the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
over Georgia avenue in Silver
Spring. The commission said it
hopes to advertise for bids to be
received June 2.
Within a short. time, the commits
sion said in its letter, it will pro-
ceed with plans to reconstruct
Georgia avenue under the railroad
bridge.
The road department pay scale
was set by committee consisting
of County Supervisor Willard F. Day,
County Engineer E. r. Trammell,
Civil Service Commissioner 10 v.
Morgan, j. o. Harvey, road super
visor for the rural area: D. j. Hill
and David Clothier, road supervisors
for the fifth and fourth suburban
districts, respectively.
Pay Rates Provided.
1t provides the following pay
rates:
Unskilled laborers, IS cents an
hour: truck drivers, 80 cents an
hour; motor grader and roller oper-
ators, IS cents an hour: maintenance
foremen, IS cents an hour; sub
foremen, 80 cents an hour, and con-
struction foremen, $50 a week.
Under the present wage scale,
unskilled workers receive from $32. 40
to $500 a week, truck drivers from
s37.40 to $39 a week, grader opera
tors from $39 40 to $40 a week, roller
operators from $37.40 to $40 a week
and foremeh from $39 to $50
week.
In addition, a uniform work week
of 48 hours for unskilled workers
was established. All truck drivers,
grader and roller operators. main-
tenance foremen and subforemen
will work 81 hours. with extra pay
over 48 hours.
Bridge Reconstruction.
Declaring that plans for the new
B. g. o. bridge call for special light
ing facilities in the underpass, the
road group said it is undertaking the
work with the understanding that
the county will reimburse the COM
mission and will maintain and nper-
ate the lights after the work is
completed
The commission also requested the
board to furnish it with a plan for
Evening star., 1946-04-17
Janney Adopts Child
In Paper Campaign

Janney School, which last week
joined the Salvage-an-O Orphan phase
of The Evening Star-PTA waste
paper salvage campaign, has voted
to adopt Dutch orphan. Janney's
second collection of paper for that
purpose will be made tomorrow.
Last week, the initial collection was
5000 pounds, figure the children
expect to exceed tomorrow.
Yesterdays collections in the Sec
ond district totaled 29,840 pounds.
Schools collecting half ton or more
included Kimball, 1,752; Langdon,
1852; Burroughs. 1925; Taft, CAST:
Bunker Hill. 2,093: Noyes, 1862:
Woodbridge, 3,001 Giddings, 6,80s.
and Van Ness. 2,049
West School, second in the city on
per capita basis, has given ad-
vance rank to five of its Paper
troopers. Jimmie Rolls, with 5000
pounds; Patricia Mcdonald, 1000:
George Panagah, 5000: Jack Sypult,
5000, and Phil Sullivan, 5000.
Collections tomorrow in the fourth
district, together with the leaders,
follows: