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Evening star., 1946-12-11
Fairfax Approves Total
Of Is Building Permits

A total of Is building permits
were issued in Fairfax County last
week, the land division of the Office
of the Commissioner of Revenue re-
ported today. The estimated valua-
ton of the future construction Ii
$57, 1926.
Permits issued include the fol-
lowing:
o. J. LABEL. stone addition, 50 1000,
Braddock road: Frank Leopold,
cinder block building, $4,000, Hooes
road; r. M. Long, cinder block
house, 5000, Lee Chapel road;
James A. Mallory, brick house,
$500, Mclean; Theodore B. Nc
Cord, cinder block garage, $1,000.
Fairfax; G. e. Orndorff, frame
house, $500, Murray Farms.
Jack G. Persons, frame garage,
81, 500, Lee district; Austin r. Robin
son, frame house, 5000, Forestville;
Paul and George Anders, cinder
block service station, 5000. Rich
mond highway; Corbin T. Baker,
cinder block house, $1,000, Engleside.
o. r. Brown, frame bungalow,
$4.500, Burke; Irwin L. Florence,
frame house and garage, $1,000,
Franconia: Morris Friedman, brick
house, $4,000, Pine Ridge; r. E.
Gregory. cinder block house, $2,500,
Falls Church; Clarence Cough,
frame addition, $1,000, Wakefield
Forest; C. A. narrower, frame house,
$2.5o0, Lorton; o. j. LABEL, frame
shed, 1000, Braddock road.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Jomison Realizes Boyhood
Ambition as Commissioner
By j. B. zotmon

/ Mr.. Jamison Is the first Democrat
to be elected from his district IN
eight years. The post had been held
by the late Walter Johnson, Repub-
lican, SINCE 1898.
A native OF Montgomery County,
Mr.. JamiSon was graduated from
Dickerson High School. He then
operated his fathers farm on Sugar
Loaf Mountain near Dickerson until
1884, when he became road worker
and later a foreman for the County
Road Department.
He left the county government
soon afterward, however, and re-
turned to his fathers 120-acre farm.
He also operated a 272-acre farm
nearby.
He entered the county treasurer's
Office in 1888. He remained there
until 1942, when he entered the
Army as a private, leaving in Feb
ruary, 1946, with the rank OF SER
geant.
On his discharge, he was named
assistant supervisor of school prop
erty. He resigned from this job in
April to become assistant supervisor
of roads in the rural area.
II had the political bug in my
bonnet for long time," Mr.. Jami-
son said. "As long ago as 1928,
I used to take voters to the polls.
And there was no money in 1t"
At present, Mr. Jamison operates
his own 43-acre farm at Dickerson.
He is married and has a 10-month-
old boy, Charles T. Jamison.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Alexandra Postmaster
Lists Christmas Schedule

Alexandria Postmaster Gilmore
Mudd today announced his force
would work extra hours to handle
Christmas mail.
The Potomac Station, 1908 Mount
Vernon avenue and Parkfairfax
Station, ,170O Fern street, will re-
main open for stamp sales and
parcel post until pm. daily except
Sundays, he said, while the main
post Office, 200 block South Wash
ington street. will remain open until
9 pm. These hours will continue
through December %, he added.
On Sundays, December Is and %,
post Office hours will be from 2 to
6 pm. A parcel post window has
been added in the basement of the
main Office to relieve congestion
in the lobby, Mr.. Mudd said.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Seven Teachers Appointed
In Montgomery County

The Montgomery County Board
of Education yesterday appointed
four new elementary and three high
school teachers to fill existing va
cancies.
Those named to elementary
schools are Mrs. Betty M, Phillips,
Somerset; Mrs. Georgia Caufleld,
Alta Vista; Mrs. Beulah Lacey,
Lynnbrook, and Arthur c. Somer-
veil, Bradley.
High school teachers named are
Mollie r. Howard and John P.
Parker to the Richard Montgomery
School and Mrs. H. A. Williams,
Damascus.
Grant A. De Shazer was appointed
a trustee for the Clara Barton
School.
The board also approved a plan,
effective February l, under which
high school students may purchase
bus tickets on a semester basis
rather than on a monthly basis, as
at present. The rate remains un-
changed.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
New Falls Church Chamber
10 Discuss Tax Proposal

The newly organized Falls Church
Chamber of Commerce will meet
Friday night to discuss the proposed
town business license tax on which
a public hearing is to be held at 8
pm. Monday.
The meeting, which was scheduled
for last night, was postponed so the
chambers Executive Committee
could discuss any objections they
may have to the proposed tax sched-
ule with town officials tonight.
Temporary officer of the chamber
are Jack Eakin, chairman; Guy
Church, assistant chairman, and
Earl B. Bailey, secretary. Members
OF the temporary Executive Conn
mittee include Col. Clyde Eastman,
Thomas H. Woods, Lytton Gibson,
Joel Harris, Miss Ann Condrup,
Wade Pearson and John Rooms.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Henry Clay School Paper
To Publish Issue Soon

Another issue Of a 1o-page news
paper that has won five consecutive
first prizes in a Nation wide compe-
tition of school publications will
soon appear in Arlington.
The paper is the Henry Clay Twit-
ter, which Is published every six
weeks at the Henry Clay Elementary
School In the Lyon Park section OF
the county. Miss Dolly Smith, prin-
cipal, is adviser to the staff Of 10
With q circulation Of $40, the
Twitter Is a member of the Colum-
bia Scholastic Press Association
which sponsors the annual contest
among its more than 1000 member
publications. The paper Is mjmeo-
graphed by Miss Smith but the staff
including two reporters from each
room, does the reporting and writ
ing.
An art editor draws the illustra-
tions but many are contributed by
some of the 435 pupils in the school
Advertising is accepted and a staff
artist prepares illustrations If de-
sired by the advertiser.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
3 Silver Spring Groups
Back Library Tax Boost

Three organizations have indorsed
the proposal of the Silver Spring
Public Library Association to spon-
sor legislation doubling the 2 cents
per 500 library tax, Mrs. c. w.
Mitchell, president of the associa-
tion, announced today.
The group are the Silver Spring
Rotary Club and the Parent
Teacher Associations of the East
Silver Spring Elementary School
and the Silver Spring intermediate
School. -
The Board of Trustees of the
library announced last week that
1t considered the increase necessary
to provide adequate service to the
growing Silver Spring area.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Teachers Pay
Special Session
Called by Tuck
Lobor-Monogement
Problems Also May
Be Given Study
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 11-Ar
extraordinary session of the Gen
eral Assembly, for consideration OF
increasing school teachers salaries
was called late yesterday by Gov
Tuck for January 6.
While the special session was
called expressly for taking up the
critical" problem of teachers sal
aries, the Governor said it might also
see the Introduction of other legis-
1ation.
1t was being widely speculated to-
day that the "other matters" might
include the problem of labor-man-
agement relations. The Governor
previously had announced he would
ask the Virginia Advisory Legisla-
tive Council to survey such rela-
tions insofar as industries vital
to public welfare are concerned.
School Situation Surveyed.
The Governor announced the CALL
Ing OF the extra session after con-
ference with representatives of the
State Department of Education.
members of the General Assembly
and fiscal officers of the State.
He announced that he had made a
careful survey of the school situa-
ton in Virginia" and said that he
was convinced that an "acute emer-
gency exists with reference to our
public schools"
The Governor continued: ''It was
situation which T do not believe
that I could or should undertake to
deal with alone"
Shortly after the Governors an
nouncement, G. Tyler Miller, State
superintendent of public instruction,
stressed that the action was not the
result OF pressure of any kind but
was brought about by careful study
on the part of the Governor and the
State Department of Education"
The superintendent said the situ-
alton in regard to teachers salaries
was 'very serious, especially in the
elementary grades" The present
condition has been made worse, he
said, by the rapidly rising cost of
living which is hitting teachers with
contracts. The average minimum
salary being paid to the States
classroom teachers is only 81 200.
Average Is S1,516.
For all teachers, exclusive of su-
pervisors and principals, the aver
age salary is $1,516.
While salaries are about rs per
cent higher than those paid in 1901,
Mr.. Miller said that greatly in
creased Federal taxes have eaten a
large hole in the take home" pay.
Describing the situation as in
creasingly acute, he declared that
If it is not remedied "a real break
down in the elementary educational
system might occpr."
The Virginia Education Associa-
ton in a convention here in Novem-
ber appealed on Gov. Tuck for a
special legislative session and Sc, ,000,-
900 additional in State funds for
raising teachers salaries.
Evening star., 1946-12-11

Tonight they will attend a meet
ing of the Montgomery County
Teachers Association at Leland
Junior High School, Tuesday night
they will meet with the Allied Civic
Group of Silver Spring and Wednes-
day they will be guests of the Mont
gomery County Parent = Teachers
Association at Lynbrook School.
Mr.. LofStrand is secretary treas
urer of the Lofstrand Co. of Silver
Spring. He studied engineering at
George Washington University and
business administration at WASH
ington and Lee University before
moving to Montgomery County with
his father in 1886 to organize the
Lofstrand Co., manufacturers of
sterilizing equipment.
1--WE need a businesslike admins
tration in the county, State and
Nation" he has said, "and intend
to do my part in setting one up, at
least in the county"
Other members of the delegation
are De Witt S. Hyde, Julian p.
King, John r. Reeves, Mrs. Leona
M. Rush and R. Duncan Clark.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Mel Foss New President
Of Arlington Civic Group

Mel Foss was elected president Of
the Westover Civic Association at a
meeting Of the associations board
Of directors last night in the home
of E. w. Kelly, 1888 North Eleventh
street, Arlington. Mr.. Kelly was
elected vice president.
Other officers named include NJ r..
McCormick, secretary; Mrs. M. W..
Hanchette, secretary Of the Board
of Directors; G. S. Sipple, treasurer,
and Wayne M. Bard, controller.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
|f5-Day YuIe Vacation
10 Begin Dec. 70 for
Prince Georges Pupils

The 1000 students in the SO
Prince Georges County schools will
hoGin a 15-day Christmas vacation,
daof the longest holiday seasons
6n record for the county. start
ing at the close OF school Decem-
s 90.
q ~ was announced by. school
I q. Gardner Shugart yes-.
fefday at the monthly meeting
Of the County Board OF Education
ut Upper Marlboro. The schools
viii reopen on January s.
Mr.. Shugart said the extended va
cation period had nothing to do with
the coal shortages, adding that the
county had a sufficient supply to
last through January. Considerable
coal was purchased last summer, he
explained. The long vacation was
included on this years schedule, he
said.
Appointment Of nine new teach
ers, bringing the county total to 720,
also was announced yesterday by
the school board. These include two
new teachers for high schools and
seven for elementary schools.
New high school teachers are Wal
ter B. Thompson, Gwynn Park, and
Armand Biscontini. Bladensburg.
Elementary teachers include Willie
Higgins, Oxon Hill (for colored pu-
pils); Pauline Nesbitt, Capitol
Heights; Juanita Ftlssell, Upper
Marlboro; Mildred Kiracofe, Mount
Rainier; Catherine S. Major, Upper
Marlboro: Virginia n. Schonberger,
Greenbelt North End, and Josephine
Fuller, Glenarden.
Their appointments leave four va
cancies in the school system, Mr..
Shugart said. These are at theeJ.
Enos Ray School in Takoma Park
and at the Wildercroft, Bradbury
Heights and University Park Ele-
mentary Schools.
Harold A. Clark Of 1909 Hopewell
avenue, Takoma Park, was ap-
pointed q trustee Of the ]. Enos Ray
School, to succeed Merlin Mundell,
who resigned.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
.AIexandrian Chairman
.0f Fairfax Conservation

George G. Gillingham Of Route
1. Alexandria, has been elected
chairman Of the Fairfax County
Agricultural Conservation Associa-
tion. succeeding w. G.. Walker, OF
Herndon, who has served as chair
man Of the association since 194l.
Other new officers are Earl W.
Saum, Route 3, Alexandria, vice
chairman; Marion H. Earle, Fair
fax, secretary treasurer; c. D. Rob-
erson, Clifton, regular member: H.
T. Marrs, Fairfax, and M. v. Leigh,
Vienna, a1ternates to the County
Committee.
Chairmen of the Community Com
mittee were elected as follows: Mr.
Leigh. Karl L. Krehbiel, Herndon;
D. O. Hileman; Mr.. Marrs, Alex l.
Haight, Faiffax; Stuart T. De Bell
Clifton, and E. L. Popkins. Route /,
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Murtin Becomes Sheriff
In Prince Georges

Although he will not assume Of
fice until next Monday. Deputy
Sheriff T. Ward Martin of North
Keys, yesterday was formally sworn
in as sheriff of Prince Georges
County for the next four years by
Brice Bowie, clerk of the County
Circuit Court.
Mr.. Martin, who will succeed
Sheriff r. Earle Sheriff Of Lanham,
also was presented with his commits
sion signed by Gov. O'Conor. No an
nouncernent has been made yet con-
cerning his successor as deputy
sheriff, post he has filled for the
last four wears.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Dugon Scores Arlington Boord
For Rezoninq Woodward Truct

Daniel "A. Dugan, independent
member of the Arlington
County Board, today charged that
the rezoning Of residential property
to permit construction OF q store
by woodward 81 Lothrop was am
other breach Of the master zoningl
plan and another failure on the
part Of the board to protect home
owners who believed they were safe
because Of the master zoning plan.
Mr.. Dugan recalled that . few
weeks ago the county board laid
aside plans for q childrerls play
ground because the adjacent home
owners protested" He said that
evidently the board does not think
q playground Is as important as q
department store"
Evening star., 1946-12-11

The board, Mr.. Dugan said, dis
regarded the property interests OF
more than 40 home owners last
Saturday when it rezoned the tract
In the 500 block Of South Glebe
road for the store.
Every one would like to see
Woodward's in Arlington, but not at
the expense Of home owners" Mr..
Dugan declared. Il do not think
the board members would like the
store built In their back yards. ]
certainly would not"
Il wonder now swlly Arlington
County ever adopted the master
zoning plan. What good Is 1t If
the home owner is not protected
from spot rezonings2" Mr.. Dugan
asked.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Young Democratic Club
In ArIinqton Elects

j. Elwood Clements has been
elected president of the Young
Democratic Club of Arlington, it
was announced today.
Other officers include Frank l..
Ball, jr., first vice president; Will
liam Aiken, second vice president;
Mrs. Edna B. Evans, secretary; Mrs.
Virginia Stizenberger, corresponding
secretary; j. Marshall Dyson, treas
urer; H. Smith Rucker, parliament
tartan, and James j. German, jr.,
sergeant at arms.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Georges
TobackCentraI
State Hospital
PIon for Institution
/ On Western Shore to
Be Revived Today

The Prince Georges County dele
cation to the quarterly meeting Of
the Western Shore County Commits
sioners' Association of Maryland to-
day is expected to revive discussion
on a proposed centralized State
hospital and home for the aged.
The matter will be brought up by
William A. Carson, president Of the
f1ve-man board of County Commis-
sioners, who will attend today,s
meeting at Westminster, Md, along
with Commissioner Harry w. Nc
Nance and Waldo Burnside, counsel
for the board.
According to Mr.. Carson, the pro-
posed institution would replace
county aims houses throughout the
State. Such a program had been
considered previously by the State
Legislature but was postponed be-
cause Of the war, he pointed out.
Two Originally Planned.
The commissioners, meeting in
Upper Marlboro yesterday, in.
structed Linden Briscoe, their clerk,
to make arrangements with the
commissioners of Charles County
for meeting to determine the
boundary between the two counties,
near Poplar Hill, in the Aquasco dis.
trict of Prince Georges.
This is necessary, the commits
sioners contend. to settle a dispute
over which county will finance the
construction Of a small bridge across
a swampy area at the county line.
Both counties claim the proposed
bridge would be in the others juris-
diction, while members Of the Mary
land State Roads Commission
recommend it should be joint
project.
The commissioners announced
they would sit as a board of control
and review to consider 1947 assess
ments on nearly 500 new buildings
In the county at 10 am. tomorrow
at Upper Marlboro. They voted to
postpone their December "a meeting
to December 81.
Louis e. Weaver of 5301 Thirty
eighth avenue, Hyattsyille, was ap-
pointed secretary of the Prince
Georges County police at the County
Service Building, Hyattsville, effec-
tive Sunday. He will succeed En-
NETT F. G. Gray Of the Calvert
Homes, Riverdale, who was appoint
ed recently to the police force.
Turkey Shoot Approved.
A tax exemption for church prop
erty on Lot IS, Block F, East River
dale, was granted the First Baptist
Church of East Riverdale.
The board approved an applica-
ton by the Lanham American
Legion Post No. 172 to hold turkey
shoot near the Bowie race track De-
cember 81, and referred another re-
quest by Ralph w. Raymond for q
permit to or3Fate pistol range on
his farm at Bowie, to<the police de-
ipartment for investigation.
The scheduled conference of at.
torneys for the Pied Piper Nursery
4 School, Hyattsville; which was
lgraIited temporary six-month zoning
approval on November 20, with the
commissioners and citizens oppos-
ling the zoning, was postponed until
next Tuesday at the request of Wall
ter L. Green, attorney for the nurs-
cry
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Purchase Of 7 Blocks
AsSchooI Site Ordered
By Alexandra Council

City Manager Carl Budwesky was
authorized by the Alexandria City
Council last night to bury property
covering two city blocks in South
Alexandria for the site Of a new
elementary school.
The property is bounded by Glib
bon, Pitt and st. Asaph streets and
embraces the area now occupied by
the Lyles- Crouch colored school.
Mr. Budwesky told the council the
$40, 600 remaining from q $3.50, 900
bond issue voted this year for school
purposes would not be enough to buy
all the sites proposed by the school
department.
The cost of building an addition to
George Washington High School, it
was said, was much higher than an
ticipated, reducing the money avail
able for sites.
Three Housing Projects Sought.
The council also authorized Mr..
Budwesky to ask the National Pub
lie Housing Authority to reserve
three housing developments for city
use Chinquepin Village, Ramsey
Homes, and Cameron Valley Homes
The Army and Navy also are seek
ing to use the project.
A public hearing on the 1947
budget of almost $4,000, 900, said to
be the largest in the city's history,
was set by the council for 7:30 pm.
December ~ in the corporation
courtroom. Budget hearings With
city department heads also we're
scheduled at 7:30 pm. each Tues
day, Thursday and Friday before
that date in the council chamber.
The Council instructed A. r. Lash.
building Inspector: City Attorney
Joseph M. Pancoast and Fire Chief
James M. Duncan, jr., to prepare q
comprehensive" fire code.
Water Mains Discussed.
The Council also authorized the
city manager to arrange a confer
ence Tuesday with officials of the
American Waterworks Co. and the
Alexandria Water Co. to discuss in
stallation of larger water mains in
four city areas.
The four sections are the Abing-
don Apartment area, Seminary road
shopping district, warehouse district
at Swami avenue and u. S.
highway No. /, and Mount Vernon
avenue from Reed avenue to Rus
sell road.
Following reports on fire damage
to McBurney Hall, the council left
to the building inspector the de-
cision on the advisability of permit
ting the structure to stand. The
hall, at Washington and King
streets, was heavily damaged by fire
last month";.
May Accept New Firehouse.
Although an Investigating Com
mittee, headed by R. Samuel Luck
EFT, recommended that the city re-
fuse to accept the newly constructed
No. 5 engine house, the Council au-
thorized the city manager to accept
the structure provided satisfactory
can be worked out
with the contractor.
Among other criticisms, the IN
vestigating Committee reported it
found wall cracks, interior damp
ness, water collection on the roof
and an inferior paint job.
Four .rezoning applications were
granted by the Council, including
at 124 North Pitt street
and 3121z Princess street, from C-1
residential to d. commercial; 1876
North Fayette street, D-1 to d.
commercial, and 1921 East Reed.
avenue, A-residential to d. COM
nercial.
Evening star., 1946-12-11

realized a S-
year-old aInbi-S
tion.,
It was just after
his uncle. Har-s
vey j. H a rri s,
had been de-
feated by seven
vot e S for the
Democratic NOM
ination for coun-
ty commissioner
from the Barnes
vile district that
Mr.. Janison, the
o n ly Democrat
on the present
board, formulas
ed his ambition.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Red Cross in Eoirfox
Appoints Mrs. Smith

Mrs. Malcolm Smith Of Falls
Church, has been named chairman
of the Falls Church production
group Of the Fairfax County Red
Cross, replacing Mrs. Frank Geno-
vese, who has served for the last
two years, Mrs. Lonax Tayloe,
county chairman, announced today
Mrs. Smith will be at the chapter
house on Tuesdays from 10 am. to
pm. to distribute sewing and wool
for knitted articles, Mrs. Tayloe said
Additional workers are needed,
she added.
Evening star., 1946-12-11

"I remember it clearly" Mr.. Jami-
son recalled. ST was sitting in a
buggy with my uncle and my father,
Charles C. Jamison. I made the
remark, I hope the day will come
that I can be candidate for COM
sioner, and maybe TIL win"
He first wanted to run for COM
missioner in 1912 but decided to
wait until after the war, since he
knew he would be called into the
service.
Evening star., 1946-12-11
Dr.. Grille to Lecture
At Bethesda Center

DR.. George Grille, jr, will be guest
speaker in the third Of a series Of
lectures at the National Naval Med
ical Center Auditorium, Bethesda,
at 8:15 pm. tomorrow.
DR.. Grille, Cleveland surgeon, will
be introduced by Rear Admiral Cliff
ford A. Swanson, surgeon general
of the Navy.