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Evening star., 1946-03-24
First Apple Blossom Festival
In a Years to Be Held May 2-3

XIX May at the Handley High
School stadium. followed by a
pageant portraying Peace" reap
pearing in wartorn world
Volunteer firemen in the VIM
chester area will sponsor a fire.
works display and a parade during
the evening, after which they will
select their own queen and prin-
ceSseS
The grand parade will be held in
the afternoon of May 8. with the
symbolic figure of Peace" f1anked
by military detachments, including
residents of Northern Virginia who
have oeen discharged from the serv-
ice.
Civic. fraternal, patriotic and
other organizations will be assigned
marching stations in the parade,
which also will have floats and
decorated automobiles.
The parade will be preceded by a
second presentation of the festival
pageant during the morning, after
which the queen and her attendants
will tour the apple orchards of
Frederick county The celebration
will close with the queens ball at
| night,
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Lutherons to Install
Silver Spring Pastor

The Rev. Robert E. Lee, recently
Navy chaplain aboard the car
rier Roosevelt. will be installed as
pastor of st. Luke's Lutheran
Church, Silver Spring, at pm
today.
DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder of the
Lutheran Church of the Reforma-
ton will preach, and DR.. Lloyd M
Keller of Baltimore, president OF
the Lutheran Synod of Maryland
will perform the act of installation.
DR.. Frederick E. Reissig, executive
secretary of the Washington FEEDER
alton CT Churches, will conduct the
service, which will be held in the
newly completed main church audi
torium.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Arlington and Fairfax
Officials Study Plan
For Disposal Plant

Negotiations are in progress be-
tween Arlington and Fairfax County
authorities looking toward the es-
tablishment of jointly maintained
trash-disposal dump. R. M. Writ
chief of Arlington's sewer division
announced yesterday.
The present Arlington dump at
Four Mile Run has attained a height
of 40 feet in places, he said, due
mainly to the lack of an incinerator
Between Is and 80 tons of refuse
from the Pentagon, National Air
port. Navy Annex and other Federal
projects are added daily. This
amounts to about so per cent OF
the deposit in the area.
A 10-foot fence around the dis
posal area is inadequate to prevent
waste material from blowing onto
Jefferson Davis highway and sur.
rounding properties, Writ declared
A health menace exists because oil
large infestation of rats in the
rubbish pile.
No immediate prospects of an in
cinerator to relieve the problem are
in view, Mr.. Writ said. However
Federal funds have been granted
Arlington for the preparation Of
plans for an incinerator, as well a.
for expansion of the sewage disposa
plant within the same Four Mile
Run area.
Until the problem has been solved
Arlington will continue to pay s4s
daily for a bulldozer and operator
to pack down the increasing moune
OF trash. The preliminary plans fol
the lnclnerator are expected to b,
reported to the County Board Sat.
urday by Alexander Potter Asso,
clates of New York.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Principals Renamed
For Fairfax Schools

w. T. Woodson, Fairfax County
school superintendent. yesterday an.
nounced the names of 25 principals
of various county schools, reappoint-
ed recently by the School Board
They are:
Bailey's, Miss Elma Besley: Burke
Miss Myrtle Estes; Centerville. Mrs
Zella Keys; Chesterbrook. Mrs
Josephine Carpenter; Clifton. Ralph
L. Triplett.
Fairfax Elementary, Mrs. J. N
Howdershell; Fairfax High, Robert
B. Walker; Fairview. Mrs. Dorothy
B. Collier; Falls Church High, NJ r
Bruin, jr. ~
Forestville, Miss Elsie Haynie
Fort Belvoir, Miss Frances E. hewitt
Franconia, Miss Helen v. Buckley
Franklin Sherman. Miss Virginis
Benson; Groveton, E. M. Day
Herndon, Douglas ". Evans.
Lincolnia, Miss Virginia B. Harris
Lorton, Miss Rebecca Owen: Madi
son, Miss Audrey Snodgrass; Noun
Vernon High, Melvin B. Landes
Oakton, Mrs. Evelyn Magarity
Vienna, Miss Margaret I. Ludwig
Woodlawn, Mrs. Sylvia D. Allen
White Supervisors, James z
Bauserman and Mrs. Jeannette
Fellows.
Colored Supervisor, Mrs. Emma c
Moore.
Evening star., 1946-03-24

Silver Spring Police Court, police
said.
Pvt. Griggs and Pvt. Coy Moore
field questioned three youths in the
restaurant early yesterday morning
when they saw them drinking from
a bottle, police reported.
Mr.. Griggs said police asked to
see their discharge papers since
they appeared too young to be
drinking and that alcoholic bever-
ages are prohibited in the restau-
rant.
Cable, police said, intervened and
used objectionable language. AS po-
lice led him from the restaurant,
Thurm was said by the arresting
officers, to have intruded with more
Objectionable language.
Police said q crowd of youths
crowded around the police squad
car voicing objections and followed
in other cars to the police station
About Is to 80 entered the station
as the two were being booked, po-
lice said. The crowd was dispersed
only after police threatened to lock
the doors and arrest all of those
inside. 2
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Montgomery Democrats
Back Moves for Leader

Montgomery County Democratic
precinct leaders last night an
nounced their Endorsement of Al
fred D. Noyes, president of the
county commissioners, to replace
Thomas E. Hampton as chairman of
the County Democratic Congress.
At the same time, James w. Gill,
chairman of the Montgomery Coun-
ty delegation to the House of Dele
gates, was Endorsed as chairman
OF the Congress caucus committee
a position filled by Mr.. Hampton
also. Mr.. Gill was also indorsed as
floor leader.
Leaders from the Rockville,
Darnestown and Poolesville cleo
ton districts announced they will
support Harvey j. White for re-
nomination as county commissioner
from the third district.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Legion Post Schedules
Welcome Home Purty

Cissel-Saxon Post No. Al, Ameri-
can Legion, will hold its second well
come home party for Silver Spring
veterans at 8 pm. Saturday in the
armory.
Post Comdr. Joseph H. Fields an
nounced yesterday that invitations
are being mailed to $500 discharged
seryicemen. Dancing will be from
10 pm. to ! am. and refreshments
will be served.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
speeioI pi,poteh 10 The s,or

WINCHESTER. Va, Mar. %
Plans have been completed for the
18th annual Shenandoah Valley Ap-
pie Blossom Festival to be held here
May 2 and 3 after a four-year sus-
pension because of the war Festi-
val officials predict reccrd-break-
ing attendance.
Final touches were given arrange
ments at meeting OF committee
workers last night Speakers, in
Guiding William A. Wright. chairman
of the Virginia Conservation Com
mission; Curry Carter, president of
Shenandoah Valley. Inc; Robert F
Nelson. public relations director OF
the State Chamber of Commerce
and George P. Arnold, State director
of advertising and publicity, pledged
support for the event.
Committee members reported that
residents of Winchester and Fred
erick County are contributing $4,000
to make the celebration one of the
most colorful in it's history.
According to Tom Baldridge, d.
rector general of the festival, the
tentative program calls for corona
ton of the queen, Shenandoah h
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Emergency Relief Coll
Urqed in Baltimore
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 18th e
Maryland Chapter of the American
Association of Social Workers urged
adoption today of a resolution by the
Baltimore City Council declaring an
emergency in the eity's relief situa-
ton and assuring the Department
of Public Welfare funds to meet the
need. ...
Mayor McKeldin recently sent
a similar resolution to the council
which referred it to the board OF
estimates. Since then, two ordi-
nances have been prepared, one te
authorize emergency borrowing up
to $3.50 900 and another to authorize
borrowing up to about $414 90.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
BudgetCufs
By House Group
Starts Tomorrow
Reduction of a Million
In Requests Seen Due
To Pending Measures

The District subcommittee of the
House Appropriation Committee to-
morrow will begin trimming the
swollen 1947 District budget to a
size more nearly that of expected
revenues.
AS submitted by President Tru-
man in January, it called for an
outlay of s85 900 900 in the year
beginning June 80. 1t was calcu-
lated this would be balanced only
by draining most of the $4,000 900
capital investment fund which had
been built up during the war.
Since then, however, numerous
additional requests have been made
by the Commissioners and others,
which Representative Coffee, DEM
ocrat, of Washington, subcommittee
chairman, estimated would total an
other million, if all were approved.
Million Cut Indicated.
Some committee sources indicated
at the end of the recent hearings
there would be a cuy of at least
81 900, 900 in requests because of the
necessity OF anticipating heavy ad-
dltional costs that would be imposed
by pending legislation.
Among these are the pending Fed.
eral pay bill, which would be an
piled to all classified employees of
the District Government and the
teacher pay bill on which Senator
McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada.
plans to hold hearings soon as chair
man OF a subcommittee of the SEN
ate District Committee.
Proposals for an increase in the
Federal payment for District ex-
penses and for additional taxes are
expected to be crystalized soon. but
the Coffee subcommittee must re.
port its bill to the House in about
a week.
To Review 'Chiselers' Charges.
During the "mark-up' sessions OF
the subcommittee, Mr.. Coffee said
the group would review Inc replies
made by the Board of Public We'll
1are to the charges of Auditor Ar.
thur r. Pilkerton as 20 "chiselersn
being permitted on the District re-
lief rolls.
From a sampling of AGO of 1000
rehef cases. Mr.. Pilkerton reported
ne found 81 bad cases. The Wei.
1are Board reply, filed with the sub.
committee by Welfare Director Raw
l.. HUFF. insisted the auditor was
wrong in his appraisal uf most of
the questioned cases
He contended the number of I'm.
warranted cases amounted to but
per cent of the total and affected
out one half of l per cent of the
total expenditures.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
R. E. Ennis to Seek
Prince GEORGES Post

Robert E. Ennis, Capitol Heights,
Nd, attorney who recently returned
to civilian life after three years in
the Army, announced yesterday he
would seek election as Prince
Georges County commissioner on an
independent-veteran ticket.
Mr.. Ennis, who is a senior past
commander and one of the founders
of the My Maryland Legion Post, is
As and a commander of a new World
War II group of veterans in the
Capitol Heights area. He said set
Ting of veterans questions within
the county would be his main plat
form
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Silver Spring Citizens
To Discuss 81 HOUSING

Local coming problems and hous-
ing for veterans will be discussed by
the Allied Civic Groups of Silver
Spring tomorrow at 8 pm. in the
county building.
Ralph D. Boyd, president, an
nounced that the master zoning plar
for the Silver Spring business area
released last week by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, will be discussed
Recommendations on veterans
housing will be made by George T
ONeill, chairman of special com.
mittee studying the housing short.
age
Evening star., 1946-03-24
County Voter Group
To Adopt Bylaws

Members Of the independent
voters Organization of Montgomery
County will adopt a constitution and
bylaws at a meeting tomorrow night
m the Chevy Chase Methodist
Church.
The organization was formed re-
Gently to mobilize the support of
independent voters in the county for
progressive local, State and Ma
tlonal legislation and to work for
the election of progressive candi-
dates to public office.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Virginia School Head
Sees Educational Gain
Under New Fund Plan
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 23-Dr
Dabney S. Lancaster, State super
intendent of public instruction, ex-
pressed hope today that the new
plan of distributing State school
money enacted by the General As
sembly would laid greatly in equal
izing educational opportunities
throughout the Commonwealth"
Under the new plan, the larger
part of the money is paid out as
definite amount per pupil in aver
age daily attendance during the
previous session. Funds are ano-
Gated to counties to pay for an
adequate system of school trans
porta ton A relatively small fund
will aid counties and cities unable
to find sufficient money to support
a school program equal to the
average for the State.
DIR. Lancaster said school funds
appropriated for the 1946-48 bien-
mum represent an increase of $5,-
724 $50. and it was hoped that with
this addition marked improve
ments" could be effected.
The effectiveness of the school
program, however" he added, will
depend in a large measure upon the
ability of the school system to en-
list the services of a sufficiently
large group of well qualified teach
ers"
Salary Fund Increased. .
Among items which he said would
be of great assistance was an ap-
preparation of slightly more than
SIG, 1000, 900 a year for general main
tenance of the schools, to be used
mainly for teachers salaries and
transportation. This is an increase
over the present session of $818. 300
and an increase for the second year
as compared with the present ses-
sion of $685. 300.
The General Assembly also pro-
vided $49,620 to strengthen the staff
of the State Department of Educa.
ton and increase salaries of division
superintendents. An increase oil
$42, 300 was provided for 1946-47 fol
special supervision of schools and g
further increase for the foHoWine
year of $4,000.
An increase of $4,000 each veal
was provided for the rehabilitation
of disabled persons, as well as al
increase of $381,00O for vocationa
education for, each of the two years
For school libraries and visua
aids, there was an outright increas,
of $3.50 the. first year and $16,66I
the second, compared with tn,
present session. In addition, ther,
was an appropriation conditioned
upon a release by the Governor
for these purposes amounting tt
$45, 800 a year. However, since thest
increases contemplate smaller ap.
preparations from local funds thar
heretofore, the net increase will b.
! less than these amounts.
There was an increase of $50,O0(
a year for assistance in paying tn,
salaries of supervising principal!
employed on a 12-month basis, ant
provision was made for inspection
of training facilities for veterans
and supervision of the program
amounting to $37,500 a year.
Anothersitem of 5000 was pro
vided for making survey of tn
State with a view to establishin,
a Statewide network for frequenc,
modulation radio.
| An increase of $55,000 for tn
first year and $35 900 the secon,
was voted in the fund for equaliza
4 tion of higher educational oppor
tunities for Negroes. There was al
increase of 1880 q year for In
dian schools. q
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Hospital Auxiliary Elects

Mrs. Morrison Clark, Chevy Chase,
has been named president of the
Woman's Auxiliary of The Suburban
Hospital of Bethesda. Other officers
are Mrs. O'Neal Johnson, first vice
president; Mrs. Henry Ravenel, Sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Kester
Hastings, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Gordon Kline, recording secre-
tary. and Mrs. John Yesair, treas
urer.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
CheverIy Sets DeodIine
For Council Candidates

Candidates for councilmen in
wards and 4 in the Cheverly town
election. May 6 must file petitions
with the Board of Election Super
visors on or before midnight April
20, it was announced yesterday by
Mrs. Henry Naylor, board secretary
New voters should register either
April n or May 4, from to 8 pm.
in the Cheverly-T Tuxedo School.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
B. W. Rand|es' Herd Leads
Montgomery County DHIA

B. w. Randels' herd of Il Hol-
stems and Guernseys led the Mont
gomery Country Dairy Improvement
Association in February with 40
per cent butter fat production
according to a report by George L.
Fuller, county DHIA supervisor.
Second place went to w. /. King
whose herd of 66 Holsteins showed a
37.4 per cent butter fat production
Other herds placing among the first
t1ve were those of E. D. Fry, 81
Holsteins and Jerseys, 36.5 per cent
butter fat; william Pyles, n Hol-
stems, So per cent butter fat, and
William E. Thompson, Al Holsteins
34.1 per cent butter fat.
Individual honor went to a reg
istered Jersey owned by H. P. Ber-
iage for SO per cent butter fat pro.
duction.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Service League to Meet

The Prince Georges County So
cial Service League win meet at 8
pm. Tuesday at the league offices.
472O Baltimore avenue, Hyattsville,
to receive the annual report from
Miss Mildred Alexander. executive
secretary, and elect new board
members
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Silver Spring VIEW Post
To Elect Tomorrow

The new Silver Spring Memorial
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
elect officers at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the Silver Spring Armory.
Candidates nominated for COM
mander are Charles B. Buscher,
Edward L. Foster and Charles Peter.
1t. Col. Ward w. Caddington is
the acting commander.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Area Choirmen Named
In Arlington Cumpoion

Area chairmen for the early dag
nosis campaign of the Arlington
tuberculosis Association, scheduled
to open April 10, were announced
yesterday by Karl H. York, chair.
man.
Those appointed are M. A. Rucker.
jr., Clarendon area; DR.. Guilford
Henderson, Virginia Highlands:
Moritz Cohen, Rosslyn, and ]. H.
White, Columbia pike. Arthur l..
McLaurin was named general chair.
man Of the colored csmmittee.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Lane Assai|s Control
OF Maryland Governor
Over State Finances
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 23.-W. Pres
ton Lane. jr., candidate for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina-
ton, said today that too much
authority over too much money has
been given to the Governor of
Maryland.
In a prepared campaign address
before local Democratic group, the
Hagerstown publisher criticized the
present budget procedure, but said
1t was not the result of design by
any Governor, past or present, but
is the consequences OF the provi-
sions of law"
He said the 1945 General Assem-
bly, passed legislation authorizing
postwar projects costing more than
$19 900, 600 but did not direct that
the work be done and made available
only s12,550,0O0.
Governor Must Decide.
"The Board of Public Works" he
continued, "or rather the Governor
will decide which of the projects
"@' will be built and which will
be abandoned or deferred.
He tthe .GovernoD is in a posi-
ton to play favorites and to play
politics with this 1850, 900 of State
funds. do not charge that
this has been or is being done.
Il do say that too much authority
over too much money has been put
into the hands OF one person. and
that the pressures and temptations
to act for favored groups are too
great to depend upon the discre-
ton or whim of single person.
or OF board which generally does
not desire to oppose that person"
He opposed as IAN undue con-
centration of authority" the power
given to the Board of Public Works
to reduce various State taxes.
Here again." he said. "the Gov
ernor ought not to be placed in a
position where he may be subjected
to pressures and to temptations to
obtain political advantage and
profit"
Legislature Cedes Power.
He declared "the Legislature has
abdicated in favor of the Governor.
who makes the appropriations as
well as administers the expendi-
lures.
Mr.. Lane asserted that various
State departments are compelled,
after the Legislature adjourns, to
depend upon the pleasure of the
Governor or the Board of Public
Works, for enough funds to oper-
ate"
He called it an unhealthy sit
uation," and said the abuse of such
power could work great injury to
the public welfare"
Mr.. Lane promised that, If nomi. L.
mated and elected, he would seek
revision of the budget laws and
proposed determination by law of
the projects to be undertaken.
Raps Concentration.
The unnecessary concentration
of such great powers in the execu-
tive Office will be terminated" he
continued.
"A great many people," he added.
have. been extremely critical of
the concentration of power in the
Office of President = =.
1T seems rather inconsistent
to criticize the national admins
tration. while overlooking the fact
that similar situations exist with
respect to the Office of Chief Ex-
ecutive of the State of Maryland
The budget amendment adopted
more than Is years ago has been
impaired and weakened by many
practices and interpretations" Mr..
Lane said.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
COP Group to Meet

The Montgomery County Repub-
lican Women's Club will meet at !
pm. Thursday at the Kenwood Club
Mrs. David Baldwin i@ president.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Women's Club to Meet

Daniel T. Doherty of Oakdale will
speak to the Silver Spring Business
and Professional Women's Club at
1880 pm. tomorrow at Hayden
Farms.
Evening star., 1946-03-24
Burton PTA to Meet

The Clara Barton Parent Teacher
Association will meet at pm Tues
day at the school, 7425 Macarthur
boulevard.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Judge Orders Dealer
To Testify Before 0PA

Justice Alexander Holtzof of Dis
trict Court today signed an order
requiring Berry Wright, meat dealer
to appear at the local Once OF
Price Administration Thursday tc
testify concerning purchases and
sales Of meat between July 1, 1943
and July l, 1945.
The order was on request Of OPA
which claimed Wright had appeared
before j. Grahame Walker, District
OPA enforcement attorney, last
month but refused to testify.
Last June Wright was sentenced
in District Court to serve two years
for contempt of court for violating
"a 1943 injunction by selling meat
at above-ceiling prices. Recently
he was released on parole.
Mr.. Wright became q partner ir
the Wright Beef Co., wholesale meat
dealers. At the time the injunction
was issued he was employed by
another firm.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Rat Control Program
Asks Aid Of Public

The necessity for cooperation by
citizens in the Health Departments
rat-control program was stressed
today by Col. William H. Cary, jr.,
director of the sanitation bureau.
Col. Cary said the program advo-
Gated by the department included
starving the rats out by protecting
food supplies, preventing nesting by
raising garbage containers and lum-
ber piles off the ground, rat-proohng
of all buildings and poisoning Of
rats.
Rats cause damage to District
property amounting to $4,000, 900 a
year, the department estimated.
Recent surveys by the sanitation
bureau show Is out of every 100 rats
caught are infected with typhus,
Col. Cary said.
In an effort to force home owners
to rat-proof, the Health Depart
ment is issuing orders to force the
cleanup of premises, Col. Cary said.
During the past six weeks 18 per-
sons have been convicted in Munich
pal Court on charges of failing to
rat-proof their homes after orders
from the Health Department. Ap-
.proximately 40 cases are pending,
Col. Cary says.
Yesterday Col. Cary discussed the
rat-control program in an inter-
view over local radio station.
Evening star., 1946-03-11
Norton Finds Simple Formula
ToWrite D.. C.. ProcIomutions
Sturts With Whereas
And Lands Smashing
Now Therefore

Whereas whereas whereas, -
now therefore ETC.
If Ralph Norton talks to himself
in these terms it is probably because
for the last five years he has been
writing the official proclamations
for the Commissioners.
From his backroom Office in the
District Building pour such calls of
the Commissioners to Capital citi-
zens and organizations as those to
observe I Am an American Week,
Fire Prevention Week and the latest,
Cleanup Week set for April 7.
It's Not All Routine.
Routine proclaiming that recurs
year after year is fairly simple
matter for the 51-year-old veteran
of 80 years in District service. But
the city heads keep him on his toes
by slipping in an occasional call on
a current issue that has him digging
into the newspapers for background.
He admits they almost caught him
when they took up the present food
shortage.
Il had to study up on that one,"
he said.
His wartime experience proclaim
ing on coal and petroleum conserva-
ton came in handy.
Quiet-spoken Mr.. Norton, who
entered District service as secretary
to the head of the street
department, has a simple formula
for proclamations.
Differs From News Writing.
II guess it's just the opposite of a
news story" he said, more like a
magazine piece. You start of build