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Evening star., 1946-05-14
Girl Identifies Two
Al Assault Trial

The trial of two of the four colored
youths charged with criminal as
sault on 19-year- old Seat Pleasant
girl last March II went into its
second day at Upper Marlboro today
following testimony by the victim
yesterday that she was assaulted by
three of the youths, twice by two of
them.
In tears throughout two-hour
questioning, the girl, who was ac-
costed by the assailants while she
and Donald Boyer, 20, a former
coast guardsman, were seated in
parked automobile near Huntsville,
Identified the two youths on trial
as the ones who assaulted her twice
The two youths, she said, were
James Clarence Raymond Wash
ington, Is, and Willie Gray Taylor,
Is, OF Huntsville.
Both Mr.. Boyer and the girl testi-
fled that Taylor climbed into the
car and forced the girl out the other
side by twisting her arm. Then,
they added, one of the youths
covered Mr.. Boyer with gun while
the others attacked the girl.
A typewriter statement, prepared
from questions and answers by
Prince Georges County Detective
Richard A. Pearson and signed with
an TX" by Washington, who cannot
write, and by his father, John WASH
ington, as a witness, was admitted
as evidence yesterday.
A similar one from Taylor was still
In question when the court recessed
last night because his attorneys pro-
tested the statement was prepared
under duress County police pre-
viously had denied any mistreat-
ment
A plea of not guilty on grounds of
insanity had been submitted by At
torney Robert w. Mccullough, for
Washington, who also is charged
with the murder of Mrs. Annie Jones
Of Landover last February 7.
DR.. George H. Preston, Maryland
State Commissioner of Hygiene, told
the court that Washington was mot
legally insane"
Evening star., 1946-05-14
Fenwick Heads Arlington
Centennial Committee

Charles R. Fenwick last night was
named chairman of a committee to
plan a county wide celebration to
observe the Tooth anniversary of the
retrocession of Arlington County
from the District of Columbia to
Virginia.
Mr.. Fenwick. former Arlington
representative in the Virginia Gen.
eral Assembly, will be assisted by
former State Senator Frank L.
Ball, sr., vice chairman: Alan Pro-
sise, treasurer; Paul A. Hill, secre-
tary, and Wade Pearson, publicity
chairman.
Recently, the County Board
adopted a resolution authorizing the
formation of a Centennial Commit
tee and set September 7 for the
ommemoration.
Evening star., 1946-05-14
B'noi B 'rith Auxiliary
To Install Officers

Newly elected officers will be in
stalled at the annual spring lunch
con of B'nai Birth Auxiliary of
Montgomery County tomorrow at
the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Army Chaplain Ralph Blumenthal
will be the principal speaker, Mrs.
William Wolowitz will preside.
New officers who will be installed
are Mrs. Lawrence Freedman, presi-
dent; Mrs. Harry Solomon, first vice
president; Mrs. George Mintzer, Sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Wolfe Mos
tow, recording secretary; Mrs. Sam
Magazine, financial secretary; Mrs.
Albert Gelf1eld, treasurer; Mrs.
Bernard Mills, parliamentarian;
Mrs. Zoltan Hoffman, Mrs. Jack
Kolodny and Mrs. Charles Levenson,
board members,
Evening star., 1946-05-14
Town Tax Rate
.tHyattsvi||e
Raised 15Cents
Budget Is Increased
From $78, ,096 to
S94,398 for Year

Hyattsville's town tax rate for the
year starting July l will be IS cents
per 500 assessed valuation, an in
crease of IS cents over that for the
current year.
The city council last night
adopted budget presented by its
Finance Committee, headed by
Councilman Caesar L. Aiello. It was
explained the higher rate was neces-
sary chiefly to meet increased labor
costs.
The general fund rate was in
creased from As cents to SIS and the
Fire Department maintenance fund
was boosted from to 10 cents. The
new rate Is on an aSSessable basis
of $l2,445 900, an increase of ap-
proximately 100000 over the cur
rent year. The new budget totals
$94, ,39835 against $78,O96.94 for this
year. 1t is estimated the new rate
will raise $81 ,95245 for the general
fund and $12,44590 for the Fire
Department.
SdldTy increases tOLcO.
In view of increased living costs,
annual salary increases of $100 were
voted for the city engineer, the six
policemen and the two paid firemen.
1t was explained the increase in
the Fire Department rate to the
maximum legal figure was needed to
repair trucks and employ third
paid fireman.
The police budget of $4,000 COM
pares with $l4,450 for the current
year, but does not provide for an
additional policeman that had been
sought.
There was slash from 100000 to
$4,000 in the roads budget and it
was announced that little could be
done in the coming year except to
make necessary repairs.
Trash Budget Increased.
The trash and garbage collection
budget was increased from $9,75O to
$4,000 and Councilman H. Wilson
Spicknall, chairman of the Garbage
and Trash Collection Committee,
said efforts would be made to collect
trash twice a month instead of once,
as soon as equipment is available.
A certificate of appreciation from
the Council was presented to
Charles w. Clagett, who resigned
recently as president and chairman
of the Hyattsville Library Board
after serving "a years.
Council approved a petition from
Sherman Hollingsworth and Ralph
Morrison for rezoning of a tract of
about five acres on the west side
Of Queens Chapel road, a short dis
tance north of Hamilton street to
permit construction of three apart
ment buildings each containing 1875
units. The petition is to be heard
June 4 by the county commissioners.
1t was decided to ban parking on
the north side of Farragut street
from Rhode Island avenue to
Church place. 3
Evening star., 1946-05-14
Motopeoke Ferry Starts
Night Service Friday
BY the Associated Prsss

BALTIMORE, May 14.-Robert M.
Reindollar, chairman of the State
Roads Commission, announced yes
terday that night service up to l
am. on the Sandy Point Matapeake
ferry system would begin Friday.
Hourly trips will be made from
each shore, starting at 6 am, he
said, adding. that clock
service between the Eastern and
Western Shores is expected to be
inaugurated in the late summer.
Delivery Of the third ferry boat, the
Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor, is sched-
uled for August.
Evening star., 1946-05-14
Workers Return
As Power Bans
Ease in Virginia
Railroad Men Called
Back to Jobs; District
Situation Unchanged

The Districts 18th day under dim
out conditions brought no immedi-
ate premise Of bright lights today,
but Virginia neighbors were cheered
with the return Of amusements and
full employment.
Uncertainty of when rationing re-
strictionS may be lifted in the Dis
trict hinges on a number OF points,
Potomac Electric Power Co. officials
pointed out. Among them is whether
the railroad strike, scheduled for
next Saturday, will take place and
paralyze movement of coal.
Pepco officials noted "a per cent
reduction in power consumption
yesterday due to the dimout. They
said 148 of the 532 carloads of coal
allotted by Solid Fuels Administra-
ton had arrived and 80 of them had
been used.
In Virginia, where thousands of
workers had been laid off because
OF the coal strike and it's resultant
freight embargo and rail curtail-
ment, railroads and industries were
beginning to rehire.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad an
nounced that by the end of the week
virtually all the 1000 men fur
loughed would be back at work.
Another 1900 workers were recalled
to the general Offices and shops of
the Norfolk Southern Railway yes
terday.
Amusement Places Reopen.
Reopening of theaters, bowling
alleys, dance halls and other amuse-
ment places gave residents of Alex
andria and Arlington and Fairfax
Counties some place to go last night.
The amusement places were opened
with consent of the State Corpora
ton Commission, which had closed
them last Friday before the soft coal
miners decided to return to work.
The amusements were permitted
"a hours of electricity week, or so
per cent of normal consumption,
the same allowance granted non-
essential industry.
To comply with the order Alex
andria theaters will dispense with
matlneeS and show two features
an evening. Most of the theaters
will operate only six nights a week
to get within the 24-hour limitation.
The Virginia Electric & Power
Co.'S Alexandria Office said that
clubs, such as Rotary, Kiwanis and
Lions, which hold weekly luncheon
meetings at George Mason Hotel,
must suspend the luncheons until
the brownout ends. The reason is
that in preparing the club luncheons
the hotel must use electricity addi-
tional to that used to prepare reg
ular meals.
$3.50 Saving Noted.
Yesterday the Corporation Com
mission ruled that manufacturers of
food containers would be placed in
the essential category and given un-
limited electricity because of the
necessity of getting food to the
market before spoilage.
Vepco said the alternative 80 per
cent plan allowed by the commits
sion apparently would be satisfac-
tory. Between l and 2 pm. yes
terday the company noted a 25
per cent power saving throughout
the State. The straight 24-hour lin
itation had brought a 20 per cent
saving for the 48-hour period end
ing midnight Sunday.
The West Virginia Public Service
Commission announced that four
counties served by Vepco had been
placed under the same restrictions
as the Virginia consumers.
Evening star., 1946-05-14
lundover Citizens Ask
Lower Woter Rutes

John Riggles last night was ap-
pointed chairman of a committee of
the Landover Suburban Citizens AS
sociation to ask the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission for
lower water footage rates.
Claiming that the prevailing rate
OF IA cents a front foot is double
that in other communities" Mr.
Riggles said, he would take the is
sue before the Public Service Com
mission If necessary.
Harry R. Hall, chief engineer OF
the Suburban organization, said to-
day, however, that II cents is as
low a rate as he has ever heard of
in this area.
Evening star., 1946-05-14
PTA Raps Politicians
Supporting Gill for
Montgomery Post

The Montgomery Democratic or
ganization is making strenuous
efforts to obtain appointment of a
member of its inner circle to the
Board of Education" it was charged
today by the county Council of Par
ent-Teacher Associations.
The councils Executive Commit
tee has reaffirmed its support of
three nominees recommended to
Gov. O'Conor from which a sue
cessor for Julius P. Stadler would
be chosen. The nominees are Mrs.
Dean Dinwoodie, Chevy Chase, edu-
cation chairman for the Montgom-
cry County League of Women Voters
and a trustee of the Chevy Chase
Elementary School; Capt. James A
Saunders, u S. N, retired, Chevy
Chase, president of the Somerset
Parent-Teacher Association, and
Earl L. Williams, Gaithersburg,
treasurer of the Gaithersburg Par
ent-Teacher Association.
Gill Backed by Committee.
The Democratic State Central
Committee for Montgomery County
has recommended the appointment
of James w. Gill, Silver Spring
chairman of the county delegation
to the General Assembly, who has
announced that if appointed he
would resign from the Legislature
Lacy Shaw. chairman of the State
Central Committee. has charged
Leslie NJ Able, president of the
parent-teacher group. with at
tempting to lead the education body
into politics with the Endorsement OF
the three candidates.
Our effort is to keep politics out
of the school system" Mr.. Abbe's
statement today said. The persons
We have recommended are we'll
informed on school problems, owe
no political partisan allegiance and
will devote themselves to the interest
of our children. This is particularly
important with an increasing oper-
ating budget for our county schools
and a s4,000.000 building program
now getting under way.
No Recommendation Made.
when the Executive Committee
of the Council, last March, asked
the Montgomery Hills Parent
Teacher Association, with which Mr..
Gill is connected, to submit recon-
mendations for prospective vacan-
cies, that association made
none.
"A recent survey by the National
Education Association covering 5000
urban and rural school districts dis
closed that IS per cent had a strictly
nonpartisan board. We fail to
understand Mr.. Shaw's reasoning
when he says our efforts to have a
nonpolitical school board is a direct
political move"
Evening star., 1946-05-14
Tukomu Historians
Reflect DR.. Hooker

DR.. William A. Hooker has been
reelected president of the Takoma
Park Historical Society.
Other officers are DR.. Frederick L.
Lewton, first vice president; Mrs
James A. Robertson, second vice
president; Mrs. B. Shanks CLANCY
secretary; Mrs. Wilbur R. Mattoon,
corresponding secretary; Judge H.
c. Heffner, treasurer, and Mrs. F.
L. Pratt, archivist.
Evening star., 1946-05-14
day for the District all day yeste

day for the District all day yester-
day.
Meanwhile, the weatherman was
seen going to work this morning in
so'wester, galoshes and oilskins,
which means that the city is in for
more rain this afternoon or to-
night. On his record of 18 wins
and losses the forecast probably is
correct.
The forecaster and his crew are
rated each day by their predictions
for the 24-hour period starting at
7 am. the day before.
The Standings.
Won. Lost Pct.
Weatherman 1880 18 4 .818
The Forecast.
From 7 am. today until 7 am.
Wednesday - Increasing cloudiness
and occasional rain this afternoon
or tonight. Wednesday, cloudy and
mild with occasional rain.
Evening star., 1946-05-14
Coroner Calls Womun's S
Death in Well Suicide

Arlington County Coroner w. c.
Welburn yesterday issued a certifi-
cate OF suicide on the death of Mrs.
Mary E. Wright, colored, "a, of 2117
South Lowell street.
She was found in a deep we'll in
the back yard of her home by Glen
Frazier, her brother-in-law, and
artificial respiration by Fire Chief
A. G. Scheffel, members of the JET
ferson Rescue Squad and the Claren-
don Ambulance Squad failed to re-
vive her
She had been in bad health, Arl-
tngton police said they were told by
relatives.
Evening star., 1946-05-14

The E v e n | n 6
Star trophy for
O u t S t a n d ing
civic achieve
m e n t at the
June meeting of
the federation.
Mr.. H orn e
who represents
S o m e r set and
W ho a lso is
chairman of the
M o n t 6 ON cry
G 0 u n ty r e d
y r o S S W a S
u n a n / m ously
r e C ON mended
for the honor by
Evening star., 1946-05-14
Weothermon Riqht Aqoin

With only week remaining in
his contest with the elements, the
weatherman appeared to be gilt
edged cinch today to win the Battle
of the Barometer with better than
an 80 per cent correct average of
predictions.
Evening star., 1946-05-14
Tuck to Attend Conference

RICHMOND, Va, May IA (R-
Gov. Tuck, accompanied by E. r.
Combs, clerk of the Senate, and
v. c. Jones. the Governors executive
secretary, will attend the National
Governors Conference in Oklahoma
City, May rs.
Evening star., 1946-05-14
Lions Plan SpeciuI Proorom

The Takoma Park Lions Club will
observe Mothers Day tonight at
the Indian Spring Country Club. DR..
George Anderson, pastor OF the
Park View Christian Church, is in
charge of arrangements.
Evening star., 1946-05-14
Animal Welfare Meetino

The annual meeting of the
Animal Welfare League of Arling-
ton, Inc, will be held at 8 pm.
Thursday at the Lyon Park Com
munity House, North Fillmore street
and Pershing drive, Arlington. Mrs.
Randolph Maynard, secretary of the
Richmond branch, will be guest
speaker.
Evening star., 1946-05-14
William B. Horne,
Montgomery Leader,
To Get Star Trophy

William B. Horne, president of
the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton and one of its organizers
more than 20 years ago, will receive
Hartford chronicle., 1946-07-20
CITIZENS FIRST, VETERANS SECOND

To the public who must be as to the m a you to consider carefully this part of the labor plank o inc American Veterans Committee then get behnd ana sunnort if to your utmost The nations future Will De shaped largely what the returning Gd thas ana does There are two about 1t: the oemocratlc way of life for all must will be put into effect
 "we all measures by business employeeS @ ad or oanzaons and government necessary to insure 19 ana Fair emnJoyment We urge amendments to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act to provide minimum wage or 75c and hour and of state laws to provide an wage for employees not subject to federal eg islation. F' %%eH@sF
 "We favor the principle of guaranteed annual wage and immediate steps bring it about soon as practc able We favor the continuation of the maximum work week of 40 hours all workers with for all hours over double time for the seventh day.
 "We recommend permanent federal employment M service uniform federal unemployment compensaton at
 minimum of $25 for weeks for unemployment of all kinds including time lost due to labor disputes and ex- tension social security provisions to cover all We continuance and improvement of our against child labor"
 The above program not be brought about by the veteran alone only by all of accepting our duties as citizens to bring peace on the labor front
Hartford chronicle., 1946-07-20
NEGRO WOMAN COMBINES ANCIENT ART AND MODERN
 DESIGN

Chicago - Working alone witf an o1d-fashioned hand loom fol over twenty years, Harlem's Sa- rah West has combined a knowl- edge of classical art with indus trial ability to gain aesthetic fame and commercial success.
 "Rug Weaver" 2 photo-profile in the May issue of Ebony, new Negro picture magazine, declares that Sarah West "has made by hand hundreds of originally designed rugs which have been sold for unusually high prices by large rug concerns" Unable to af- ford expensive power machinery used in the weaving of most rugs, Miss West uses all of her artistic ability in the creation of her de- signs.
 So successful has Miss West been in her unique profession that she gained the friendship of the late President and Mrs. Roosevelt, has been the guest of President Truman.
 Having been an instructor for five years at the Harlem Commun- ity Art Center, Miss West now employs several of the Negro girls she originally taught to weave.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-07-20
SIDNEY HILLMAN

When Sidney H1lman, international president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (CIO passed on last 59th of his the nation lost
 of international stature who often the best
 man specific task in the labor movement and Tn the that he burdened with responsibilities which would have felled lesser man long ago. From humble origins a Lithuanian immigrant he rose to power inuence and prestige of the first order in national life. Hllmans lifelong endeavor was to defend enlarge the interests of the toilng of Amer His organzatonal genius devoted to building the trade which he headed and to widening the scope of American e-unonsm through helping to tabsh the and it's Political Action Committee All his touched the life of the Negro people at crucial ganized labor he guided notably in shaping the policies ment agency with which he associated Inevitably hatred of all reactonaries who favor Jim Crow oppression of Negro Americans.
 On the whole, Hilman not personality whom Negroes regarded with the vivid and affection which they had for Franklin Deano Roosevelt his chief or for Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, the late Wendell L. Wllkie. He worked much behind the scenes, never obtruding himself into the meight except when under attack for his steadfast anFascs that comparatively few Negroes of his personal efforts in behalf of our people He enjoyed the confidence of those Ne croes members of his unon but entire peo pie probably know him better and supported the Roosevelt candidacy in the 1914 elections because of the ominous Hitlere antSemitism implicit in the we'll known phrase "Cear it with Sidney. Then, if be- fore we recognized that he side because his enemies and the nations. The contributions which he made country will unfold themselves as inc organizations to which he unseshy gave develop and grow custodians of the people their
Hartford chronicle., 1946-07-20

der and causes delay in the heal ing process.
 The tuberculous patient should place himself under medical care as soon as he is aware he has
 tuberculosis. And he should do ex- actly what the doctor says. Ordi- narily, the doctor will recommend that he enter a hospital for the tuberculous because in such a hos pital everything is arranged to en- able him to rest most comfortably. Occasionally, for one reason or another, the doctor will not insist upon his entering a hospital This, however, does not mean that the patient does not have to rest. He must follow the instructions of the doctor and the members of his family must realize how essential it is for the patient to follow me- dical advice.
 Tuberculous patients frequently begin to look quite we'll and heal IAly oA1O1 G1y d1CSI 1S pS- gun. But don't ever be deceived by looks where tuberculosis IS concerned. It is not the patients looks, but the condition of his lungs that is important in tuber- culosis. The doctor, through X-ray pictures of the lungs and other tests, knows when it is safe for the bed rest regimen to be modified. The doctors advice, and not the comments of we'll meaning friends, should deter mine the patients adherence to bed rest.
 In the next article, keep ping cool in the summer will be discussed
 . This column is sponsored, in the interest of better health, by: Hartford Tuberculosis & Public Health Society, 65 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, 6 Connecticut.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-07-20
coNNEcTIcUTs G. I. BONUS

Though most states have recognized the needs and handicaps of exGPs and have given bonuses Con- necticut yet to do Most efforts along this line have been only political attempts to keep the veterans vote intact for the fall election.
 The state Veterans Administration, headed by MT Schwosy failed to give voice to this issue though it is equipped to know the value of bonus legislation though the General Assembly held cial session for considering a bill.
 The reader as citizen and taxpayer might look at the value of such investment Many of the return ing veterans lacking financial are hampered in their duties Some who going to school or setting up businesses though aided by the CT Bill of Rights, lack nevertheless essentials
 For example, married veteran, going to school may nav as high as $90 for living quarters amount equiva lent subsistence Other expenses have to be from other If he must york; while m school, his education may suffer ~
 You who are interested in helping our exeIs main tain civilian fe that for which they fought can do so by urging your alderman support the bonus favor able legislation.
 The bonus gift of gratitude but an investment in citizenship.