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Evening star., 1946-10-15
Legion Buys Moss Property
For Silver Spring Clubhouse

Purchase Of the Moss property at
Sligo avenue and Fenton street, Sill
yer Spring, by Cissel-Saxon Post,
No. Al, American Legion, for use
as a clubhouse, has been announced.
The property includes a three-story
frame house and four lots. The
purchase price was $4,000.
The Montgomery County commits
sioners have an option on the rear
of the property for use as part Of
one Of the free parking lots in the
business section of Silver Spring.
Tentative plans call for remodel
ing of the building. Later, the post
plans to start construction Of a new
clubhouse on the two corner lots Of
the property. This building will in
clude an auditorium and clubrooms
and is expected to cost about
500. 900.
The post is now using the club
rooms in the Silver Spring Armory.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Petition Nominating Five
To Charter Board Filed

A petition nominating five persons
to serve on a board to draft pro-
posed charter for Montgomery
County today was on file with the
County Board of Election Super.
visors.
The petition, bearing the sigma.
lures of 3,763 county voters, was
filed yesterday by the County Char.
ter Committee. Deadline for films
other nominations Is midnight to.
night.
The five Charter Committee can
didates are James j. Hayden, Chevy
Chase; William c. Hanson, Travilah
George r. Candy, Colesville; Col
Norman B. Ames, Westmoreland
Hills, and Howard P. Bailey, Sill
yer Spring.
If no other nominations are made
the names of the five candidates will
not appear on the ballot in the No
vember 5 general election, since
they will have no opposition, &C.
cording to Ward w. Caddington
clerk to the Board of Election Su.
pervisors.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Realty Men Sponsor
Sulesmunship Talk

Howard j. WiSehaupt, lecturer on
salesmanship, will open the first
class for real estate men sponsored
by the Alexandria-Arlingt Fairfax
Real Estate Board, tomorrow night
in the auditorium of the Virginia
Electric e. Power Co., Alexandria.
Fifteen lectures and forum ses-
sions are slated. ALI interested are
urged to register at Wednesdays
meeting. Sessions may be held
twice weekly II q sufficient number
Of persons enroll
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Takoma Park Adventists
Will Leave for Jamaica

Two Takoma Park men, accom-
panied by their families, are leav-
ing this month for Kensington, ia
maica, where they have accepted
positions with the Andrews Me-
mortal Hospital, recently established
by the Seventh-day Adventists.
M. R. Peasants will head the
physiotherapy department and
Ransom Luce will be chef and die
titan. Mr.. Peasants served as
special nurse for the late Senator
Glass for three years. Both men
residents of Takoma Park for the
last eight years, will be accom-
panied by their families.
DR.. Clifford r. Anderson Of the
District directed the building and
equipping of the institution and is
now its medical superintendent.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Falls Church Council
Weighs Plea 10 Hold
Hearing on Parking

The Falls Church Town Council
has agreed to study a request to
hold another public hearing on the
subject Of parking around the traf-
fic light at Broad and Washington
streets.
The action was taken after mer-
chants in the area said the ordi-
nance, which prohibits parking for
200 feet on all sides of the inter-
section, had damaged their busi-
neSses.
Lytton Gibson, representing the
businessmen, said the town must
find some other solution to the park
ing problem. He explained that
when the ordinance was adopted,
merchants in the area did not realize
the effect it would have. Mayor
Fenner s. Hazelgrove agreed to ap-
point a committee to investigate the
matter.
On a motion of Councilman James
Durant, the council nominated Je-
rome Schleeper to the Board of
Zoning Appeals to fill the unexpired
term of Mayor Hazelgrove.
Joe v. Birch and John w. Koons
presented q petition to Council re-
questing a Sidewalk from Annandale
road to Hillwood avenue. IA
Council voted a purge Of the list
of white voters, the first such action
since 1875.
The town received from Airing
ton County a bill for s951.61 for
firemen's pay. 1t was explained
that two years ago Arlington Coun-
ty had raised the pay Of the firemen
but had neglected to inform the
town of this action. 1t was decided
that payment would have to await
an increase in the fire levy as there
are no funds available now. Town
officials explained that Arlington
County firemen also serve Falls
Church.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
University Park and Church
Will Exchange Properly

The town Of University Park and
the Presbyterian Church of Hyatts-
vile will exchange property owned
in University Park.
Approval of the exchange was
given at q special meeting of the
towns council last night. It in
wolves the exchange Of four lots at
Forty-fourth avenue and Wells
boulevard, owned by the church, and
four lots on Forty-third avenue and
Queens Chapel road. the property
of the town.
Town officials said the exchange
will provide an outlet from the
municipal recreation center to the
boulevard.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Breakfast in Alexandra
Opens Campaign for Ches'

Alexandria residents today opened
their 1947 Community Chest cam.
paign for $76,925 with a "kickof'
breakfast in the George Masor
Hotel.
L. H. Dudley, president of the
Chest, told approximately $50 per-
sons who attended the breakfast
that the quote amounts to approx
mately "a dollar apiece" for each
Alexandrian. -..
Joseph w. Phillips, city campaign
chairman, introduced Daniel w
Bell, general chairman Of the
Metropolitan Area campaign, who
said the overall Metropolitan Ares
goal of $4,000, 900 was considered "a
minimum need"
Elliott Hoffman, city clerk, was
toaStmaSter.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
War Housing Conference
Put Off Until Tomorrow

A conference of the Alexandria
City Council with officials of the
Federal Public Housing Authority
scheduled for tonight, has been
postponed until 7:30 pm. tomorrow
in the City Hall.
City officials asked for the con-
ference to discuss the proposed dis
position of three war emergency
housing projects in Alexandria. The
developments are Chinquapin VIII
lage, Cameron Valley and Ramsey
Homes.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
|Fire Official Accuses
Montgomery Schools
OF Safety Violations

Fire safety regulations are being
violated in q number Of Montgom.
cry County schools, Henry Mar.
schalk, president of the County
Volunteer Firemen's Association
told the Community League of Ia.
koma Park last night.
Speaking in the Takoma Ele-
mentary School, Mr.. Marschalk
who also is trustee of the Takoms
Park Fire Department, called fol
stronger enforcement of safety
regulations. He said he had writer
a letter to the school department
two years ago seeking information
on safety standards and practices
but never received reply.
DR.. Edwin w. Broome, school
superintendent, who also spoke
said he could not recall having re-
ceived the letter.
General Conditions.
Later, Mr.. Marschalk said he was
not directing his criticism at the
Takoma Elementary School spe-
officially, where he always had re-
ceived cooperation from. the prin-
cipal. He sought to stress condi-
tions existing generally, he said, and
to direct attention to a need for q
centralized inspection authority.
Lack of unified authority also 4
responsible for repair and mainte-
nance shortcomings in the schooI
system, according to Mrs. Gerald M
Francis of the Board Of Trustees o1
the Takoma Elementary School.
Following a series of questions
DR.. Broome said the school budget
had been increased by about $700t
this year. An improved teachers
pay scale now ranges from 81 900 tc
81, 800 annually, he said, and more
jaI1itors and bus drivers have beer
employed.
DR.. Broome lauded teachers fol
their services during the war.
OF students progress, he declared
less than one out of 100 failed tt
make grade promotions and thai
about 20 per cent were under age II
grades and about two per cent were
over age. The superintendent sale
between 300 and 400 children from
the District were enrolled In county
schools.
Calls for Health Center.
DR.. v. L. Ellicott, county health of.
f1cer, cited the need for a health
center at Rockville, for an eye ano
ear clinic and for a full time director
of school health and public health
nurses.
DR.. Claire Christman, assistant
health officer, said about 20 cases o1
ringworm have been discovered ir
the schools this year as compared
with 48 last year.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Montgomery Charter
Is Approved, 10 10 8,
By Civic Federation

BY a vote of 10 to s, the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation last
night reapproved the charter move
ment. The group urged all its men,
ber organizations to get out as many
citizens as possible to vote Eyes" on
the question shall a charter board
be created for Montgomery County,?
In its supporting resolution the
federation stated:
l. Ten thousand registered voters
of the county have recently signed a
petition asking that the question of
preparing a charter be placed on the
ballot at the coming election.
2. The question of charter is nom
political and is strongly supported
by many members of both parties.
8. It's nonpolitical character has
been recognized by the Civil Service
Commission in granting Federal en-
ployes the right to participate in
the movement.
The vote followed nearly two
hours of debate. AS originally
drawn the resolution stated that
home rule had been further re-
moved from the hands of the voters
since the election of 1914 in which
charter was defeated. This clause
was eliminated. .-
The federation adopted a resolu-
ton urging the Montgomery County
Housing Authority to do everything
in its power to hasten completion of
temporary housing for war vet
erans now under construction and
to build as many additional units
as possible.
Charles Buscher, chairman Of the
Housing Committee, pointed out
that the applications Of 523 veterans
for temporary housing were now on
file with the housing authority, with
less than half this number of
housing projects under construction
or completed. s
Order to Clear Vacant Lots.
James Cosgrove of the Chevy
Chase Gardens Citizens Association
reported today that Joseph Cantrel,
county counsel, was preparing an
ordinance requiring owners of
vacant lots to clear them of debris.
Such action has been repeatedly
recommended by the Civic Fedora
ton.
Washington I. Cleveland, chair
man of the Roads, Streets and
Bridges Committee, criticized the
county commissioners for exercising
direct supervision of roads in their
districts instead of leaving this work
to the county road engineer. He
cited the case of the upcounty Mox-
ley road, measuring Y of a mile,
which he said, recently was i'm
proved at the order of Commissioner
Richard Lansdale and then placed
on the list of county roads scheduled
for improvement.
The road is not a milk, mail or
school bus route, Mr. Cleveland said,
and is used by only one person who
recently purchased property at the
end of the road. Mr.. Cleveland
questioned whether the improve
ment on this road would benefit
enough people to justify giving it
priority over other projects, included
in the 300 miles of unimproved roads
which are mostly mail, milk or school
bus routes.
The federation adopted a resolu-
ton expressing a feeling of loss at
the recent death of one of its oldest
delegates, Joseph w. Jones of the
Sandy Spring Community Council.
Rees Burket, new president,
termed the organization the "only
real nonpartisan countrywide cit
liens council without special in
terestS."
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Binford Is Made Professor

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Oct. Is
(P.-Julien Binford, Virginia paint
er who was war art correspondent
for Life magazine during the war,
has been added to the faculty of
Mary Washington College as pro-
fessor of art
Evening star., 1946-10-15
w. IA. Smith to Address PTA

william Montgomery Smith, a
member of the Arlington County
School Board, viii speak at 8
o'clock tonight at the first meeting
Of the season of the Patrick Henry
Parent-Teacher Association.
Evening star., 1946-10-15
Seven Flee Training School

Seven inmates of the District
Training School at Laurel, Md.
were reported missing this morn
ing. Authorities said they included
five colored women and two men,
one colored.
Evening star., 1946-10-15

Services Maintained.
Maintaining that every candidate
for reelection this fall is a candi-
date while serving on the public
payroll" Mr.. Noyes continued:
1.-THE important fact is that all
public services of all county Offices
were maintained to the fullest ex-
tent during both the primary elec-
ton campaign and this campaign.
"All county Offices, including those
of the Park and Planning Commis-
sion, have been kept open by the
respective local commissions or ad-
ministrative officials every Saturday
morning this year to accommodate
those from Washington who have
Saturdays off and the other bust
ness people, builders and other citi-
zens of the county.
This means that the county and
local employees have done four and
q half hours a week more work
than those who enjoy Saturday
holidays"
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Farley on Enforcement
OF Milk Standards Slated

Enforcement of grade A milk reg
ulations in the Washington Metro
politan Area will be discussed at q
meeting of dairymen and health
officials representing the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia at
l pm. January % at the County
Service Building, Hyattsville.
Regulations governing grade A
milk entering Prince Georges ano
Montgomery Counties were adopted
by the State Board of Health about
a year ago. according to DR.. John M
Byers, Prince Georges County health
officer.
DR.. Byers explained that these
regulations we're not being enforced
at present in Prince Georges County
because of the milk shortage and the
necessity to import emergency
milk from the Midwest. He added
that this milk had a much higher
bacteria count than is permitted fol-
grade A milk, although it was moi
harmful to consumers after it was
pasteurized.
He said the conference would de-
termine whether to permit this
emergency milk" to continue to bt
used in this area.
"AS far as I am concerned" hi
declared, Il believe we ought to en-
force the regulations adopted by tn.
State Board of Health or else take
the grade A labels off milk bottles.
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Montgomery Group
To Elect Directors

Election of new board of diree-
tors will feature the annual meeting
of the Montgomery County Charter
Committee at pm. January % in
the Liquor Control Board hearing
room in the Silver Spring County
Building.
The Nominating Committee
headed by Ralph B. Stewart, has
named the following for three-year
terms:
Judge Thomas C. Kelley, Darnes-
town, and Capt. Chester Wells,
Chevy Chase, both to succeed them
selves; Willard F. Kruhm, Spencer
vile: James V. Bennett, Chevy
Chase, and William Dahl, Silver
Spring.
According to the organization
constitution, if any members desire
to nominate any one else for the
board. they must file with the secre-
tary five days before the meeting a
petition signed by 20 members. The
secretary is Mrs. Maybelle Fickel
803 Forest Glen road, Silver Spring
Two proposed amendments to the
Charter Committees constitution
will be presented. One would make
the committees officers ex-officic
members of the Board of Directors
and the other would make five board
members quorum for the trans
action of business.
Allen H. Gardner, president of the
Charter Committee, will preside
The committee on arrangements is
headed by Mrs. William j. Sholar.
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Alexandra Seal Sales
Fall Short OF Goal

Alexandria, tuberculosis seal sale
has fallen short of its goal, accord
ing to Albert Smoot, chairman, who
informed the board of directors of
the Alexandria tuberculosis Asso-
citation yesterday that S12,96984 has
been received toward the quota of
$16,500
A mailing list of 20,732 was used in
sending out seals; approximately
5000 more names than last year,
and 5000 reminder cards are being
sent out this week to urge persons
who sent in no contribution to pay
for the seals.
Mrs. Thomas C. Graham, execu-
tive secretary of the association,
pointed.4 out that the funds are
needed for education, for the State
wide campaign for obtaining more
beds for tuberculous patients, and
to pay physicians who conduct chest
clinics at the Alexandria Health
Department.
Mrs. Graham also announced that
the association has agreed to pay
s529.25 to add to the city appropria-
alton of 1000 to cover the cost of
X-raying high school students in
the city this spring.
The Board of Education has ap-
propriated $500 year and made
X-raying of sophomores and seniors
compulsory. This year it was de-
cided to X-ray all high school stu
dents, and the sum of 81, 900 was ap-
propriated. An increase in the
school enrolment has elevated the
cost so that an additional $529.25
will be needed.
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Injuries Prove Fatal
To Sailor, Victim Of
Crash on Boulevard

William H. Elliott. 81, of Relay
Md, died in Fort Meade Hospital
today of injuries received in ar
automobile accident on the Balti-
more boulevard, State police re-
ported.
Mr.. Elliott, a seaman, second class
was passenger in a car driven by
Scott L. Smith, Route 3, Westmin-
ster, police said Their car, travelling
toward Washington, struck the back
of truck operated by Glen Ed
wards, Charlotte. N. c., according to
Police Corpl. Wilton r. May. Ed
wards is being held by police pend
ing an investigation. Police said
Mr.. Smith suffered minor injuries.
In the District, Upton F. W.
Berens, 9, of 1855 Sheridan street
NV. was in Children's Hospital to-
day with a possible fractured skull
after being struck by an automobile
yesterday on Piney Branch road
NV.
Police reported the car was driven
by Samuel Livingston, 40, Burnt
Mills Hills, Md
Leroy Knight, colored, Z, of 48 H
street NE. was treated at the Cas-
ualty Hospital yesterday for head
injuries and a possible broken COL
larbone, suffered when he was struck
by an automobile in front of his
home. The car was driven by Frank
Leimbach, 80, of 2815 Minnesota
avnue Sc, according to police.
John Burruss, So, of 6023 Fifth
street NV. suffered a possible frac-
ture of the left leg yesterday when
struck by an automobile at Concord
and Colorado avenues NV. The car
was driven by Carroll A. Balder-
son, "A, of sos Oglethorpe street
NV, police reported. Mr.. Burruss
was taken to the Garfield Hospital
Gilbert Stearns, 40, of 427 East
Mount Ida avenue, is in Alexandria
Hospital with head injuries and a
possible skull fracture as the re-
suit of being struck by an A, B. &
w. bus yesterday in the 1900 block
of Mount Vernon avenue.
Lester B. Butcher, %, of SIS North
Columbus street, driver of the bus
has been charged with reckless driv-
ing and will be tried In Civil and
Police Court on Friday.
Policeman Charles Baber, who in
|vestigated the accident, said Mr.
Searns was standing in a safety
zone when the bus, going south or
Mount Vernon avenue, failed to STOP
as it approached the safety zone anc
struck him.
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Rockville Bank Adds
One New Director

Dr. william A. Linthicum was
added to the Board of Directors of
the Montgomery County National
Bank of Rockville and all other di-
rectors were reelected at the an
nual meeting of the banks stock
holders yesterday. Those reelected
are:
Thomas M. Anderson, Douglas M
Blandford, Eugene B. Casey, George
P. Henderson, Lloyd j. Jones, Frank
lin H. Karn, Thomas C. Kelley, j
Paul Brunett, c. Boyd Keys, Rus
sell Mizell, Robert Peter, Robert w
Vinson and Circuit Court Judge
Charles w. Woodward.
The following officers were re-
elected by the newly-chosen direc-
tors: Mr.. Henderson, president:
Mr.. Anderson, vice president; Mr.
Kelley, vice president and trust
officer; Mr.. Brunett, cashier: Reben
Riggs, assistant cashier and teller:
Theodore Mason, teller; Mrs. Lottie
Goldsborough, note clerk; Mrs
Rebecca Gault, remittance clerk
and Miss Gale Gilbert, Mrs. Mar
garet Burroughs, Miss Alice Marie
Burroughs and Miss Katherine
Smith, bookkeeperS.
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Disoster-Nursing PorIey
Underway in Alexandra

Reserve and regular Red Cross
nurses from Ohio, Indiana, Ken
lucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
the District of Columbia are at
tending three-day disaster nurs-
ing conference at Eastern area Red
Cross headquarters in Alexandria.
The conference will continue to-
morrow with discussion of Red
Cross medical and nursing service
in disasters, provision of emergency
facilities and the routine of rec
ords and reports in disaster work.
The conference, which is the first
of its kind to be held, was planned
because of the shortage of nurses
and an increased need for nurses
trained in disaster work. 1t is ex-
pected to set a pattern for future
training conferences to serve the
needs of the various chapters
throughout the country.
Evening star., 1946-01-09
Prince Georges Names
Mrs. GIeaves School
Health Supervisor

The Prince Georges County
Board of Education yesterday ap-
pointed Mrs. Leo L. Gleaves, 40.
Albuquerque, N. Mex, as super
visor of health education in county
schools.
The post was set up recently by the
board at the request of the County
tuberculosis Association, which will
pay Mrs. Gleaves' salary and ex-
penses totaling approximately $4,000
a year.
A native of Big Sandy, Tenn,
Mrs. Gleaves is a graduate of the
George Peabody College for Teach
ers, Nashville, Tenn. She did grad
uate work at the University of
Southern California, Los Angeles,
and received a master of science
degree at the University of New
Mexico, Albuquerque, where she
was head of the department of
health and physical education.
Mrs. Gleaves said she hoped to
improve and develop the health edu-
cation program in county schools
by working with adult leaders in
the communities. She added she
planned to make survey of health
needs and problems of the county
ito see what we can do about them, >
Paul Kea, Hyattsville, and the
Hyattsyille firm of Ross g. Walton
were appointed architects for sew
eral school improvement projects
in the county.
Mr.. Kea will prepare plans for
the addition of auditoriums and
cafeterias to the Wildercroft. For
estville, Ager Road and Lanham
Schools and for the construction of
an industrial arts shop and cafeteria
at Mount Rainier High School.
The firm of Ross and Walton will
draft plans for the following prof.
ects: A multi-purpose room at the
Millikin School, AN auditorium at
the J. Enos Ray School, an audi
torium and cafeteria at the Suit
land and Camp Springs Schools,
and gymnasium and industrial
arts shop at Maryland Park High
School
Evening star., 1946-01-09
War Salvage
Is Pouring Into
Hampton Roads
sy the Associated Press.


NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 9.-Large
quantities of salvage and unused
war materials, ranging from med
ical supplies to locomotives, are
pouring into the port Of Hampton
roads from former theaters of oper-
ations.
The Norfolk Army Base reported
yesterday that lis ships discharged
273 1897 tons of materials during
December, and forecast that jan
uary discharges would be as heavy.
The bulk Of the cargoes is COM
posed of vehicles, including heavy
lift and amphibious types, gasoline
carriers, Wrecking trucks, high
speed tractors, jeeps and locomo-
tives. Also arriving in quantity are
landing mats, scrap metal, clothing
and medical supplies.
The import traffic branch of the
port Transportation Division OBJ
tains manifests of the cargoes in
advance, writes to various Army
depots in the United States advis-
ing of the nature and quantity of
material. receives replies on what
is desired, and then routes the ma
terials by rail to the proper depot.