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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-27
NOTICE VOICE READERS

the extreme shortage The Voice for the length
of the legislature will be printed in 4page tabloid FORM
of
doing bills
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carry many lengthy opinions ordinarily
the urge, please be brief
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-27
81 Organizations Draft Legislative Program
Labor, Farmer and Veteran
Groups Participate In
Helena Meeting

Delegates from 81 organizations including the major labor
organizations the Farmers Union the Teachers Union the
American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American
Committee responding to call issued by the Cas-
County Legislative Committee met last Saturday and
Sunday in Helena to discuss and legislative
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-27
Tenth Annual UCC Report
Released Last Week By
State Commission

Proposals of sickness and disability Insurance. increased
efs and wider worker point the 10th annual
eport of Montana unemployment compensation commission
The report also vndcates returning Montana of
the toorequenty voiced charge of chizzng veterans
allowances, at the expense of the taxpayers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-27

Members of the commission
are: Barclay Craighead, chair
man; L. G.. DeNayer and Carl
Anderson.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Virginia Leader Seeks
Test on State Poll Tax

John Locke Green Arlington, Re-
publican leader. who seeks an in
junction against collection of the
State poll tax in the 9th district,
has filed a motion in United States
District Court, Alexandria, asking
that deposition of Jesse w. Dillon
secretary of the commonwealth, be
taken in the case, court officials
announced today.
The motion states the secretary
Of the commonwealth has in his
custody certain State records,
among them the official debates or
journal of the 1901-02 Constitutial
Convention of Virginia. and that
the plaintiff would show the con-
vention was called for the express
purpose to vitiate and to destroy
the purpose and intent" OF two
amendments to the Federal con-
stitution.
Mr. Green proposes to introduce
as part of the evidence an ad
dress OF the late Senator Carter
Glass, who when as delegate
from Lynchburg spoke on the pur-
poses of the State constitutional
convention
Gov, Tuck. Attorney General A
P. Staples and commissioners OF
revenue and treasurers of Is coun-
tries and two cities of the 9th dis
trict have been named defendants
in the action brought by Mr.. Green
in the name of Lawrence Michael
Republican candidate for the
House. Mr.. Staples has moved to
dismiss Mr.. Green's petition on the
grounds of lack of jurisdiction
among other reasons.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
1witty Assault Case
Delayed Indefinitely
BY the Associo,ed Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Sept. IL
Magistrate James G. Woodward
announced hearing in the assault
and battery case brought by Doris
Joann Twitty, IA, against her father,
Kirby Leon Twitty of Edgewater.
slated for today, had been postponed
Indefinitely.
Judge Woodward said he could not
assign any reason for the delay.
States Attorney Marvin T. Ander-
son of Anne Arundel County, said
ne still had the case under advise
ment and would require more time
to decide how to proceed.
The case was the second brought
by Joann against her father. In
the first, he was convicted of assault
and battery after she testified he
had beaten her and chained her
to a bed. An appeal is pending in
the Circuit Court.
The second charge resulted from
an alleged eating with crowbar.
Meanwhile, Judge William J. Nc
Williams of Anne Arundel County
Juvenile Court, ordered the girl to
the Montrose Training School for
Girls at Reisterstown, after her
father complained she was delin-
Ouent
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Prince Georges Hold
Over Federal Land
Challenged in Court

The jurisdiction of Prince Georges
County courts over federally owned
land within the county was chal-
lenged yesterday before Trial Mag
istrate Alan Bowie in Hyattsville
Police Court.
John White, attorney for Carlton
l.. Cotting, Is, of Falls Church, Va.
charged with manslaughter and
reckless driving in the traffic death
June is of Miss Betty Glen, Is, of
Falls Church, asked Judge Bowie if
the court had the right to hear the
case.
Mr.. White pointed out that the
accident. in which five other boys
and girls were injured, occurred
within the grounds of the Agricul-
tural Experimental Farm at Belts
Vile.
Following some 20 minutes of dis
cussion, Judge Bowie continued the
case until September % in order to
have States Attorney A. Gwynn
Bowie present.
Miss Glenn, who had been elected
president of the senior class of Falls
Church High School for the current
term, was one of the occupants of
the station wagon which the Cotting
youth was driving to Civil Air
Patrol meeting at the Beltsville air.
field when it collided with truck.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Lawyers Aid Urged
In Delinquency Fight
BY the Assoeioted Pres,

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, Sept. II
Stating that, as rule there is
no greater influence - than the
bench and the bar" Howard c. Gill
mer. jr., of Pulaski, president of the
Virginia State Bar in annual meet
ing here, told the States judges and
lawyers that they would have done
much" to help save our boys and
girls il they would exert their in
fluence towards helping coordinate
agencies that deal with delinquency
Speaking on The March of Crime
Youth Conservation" at the open
ing session last night in the Cavalier
Hotel, Mr.. Gilmer said that lawyers
often are in a position to know al
an early stage when some child has
been accused of an offense. He car
know, too, "if by cooperation with
the judges and with the local agen-
cies, solution for that particuIa,
problem can be worked out with
out the necessity of the chile
being hauled into court and for.
ever stamped and marred by Q
record y p"
Today Willis Smith of Raleigh
N. c., president of the American
Bar Association, will speak on "re.
cent observations in Europe" Lore
GODDARD, chief justice of England
will address the group tonight or
"Recollections of a LAWYERS Life >
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Mrs. Florence V. Wage|ey
Dies al 90 in Takoma Park

Mrs. Florence v. Wagely, 80, a
resident of the Washington area for
many years, died Sunday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Gladys
Latham, 629 Elm avenue, Takoma
Park, Md, after an illness of sew
eral years.
Born near Winchester, Va. Mrs
Wageley spent most of her life in
the District, moving to Takoma Park
about 10 years ago She was the
widow of Mann Wageley and was
one of the oldest members of Nc
kendrie Methodist Church.
Besides Mrs. Latham, Mrs. Wage
ley is survived by two other daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Evelyn C. Gensheimer,
Washington, and Mrs. Mildred Cross,
New York; a son, Sherman, Detroit
sister, Mrs. Charles Fishpaw, Ber-
ryville, Va, and three brothers, Carl
and Arthur Light, Indianapolis, and
Harry Light, SUBMITS Point, w. Va.
Funeral services will be held at
1890 am. tomorrow at the Warner
E. Humphrey funeral home, 8434
Georgia avenue. Silver Spring. Bur
ial will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Utilities Assessments
In Arlington Gain
S144,361 This Year

An increase OF $144,361 in 1916
assessment of public utilities in Ar
lington County over the preceding
year was announced today by Com
missioner Of Revenue Harry K
Green. Mr.. Green said that the
increased valuation will produce an
additional tax of s11,95416 for the
county.
The 13 public service corporations
In the county have an assessed
value for l946 of s5,226, ,5s2. The in
creased valuations, Mr.. Green said
are less than increases in former
years. He added that due to pres
ent-day conditions utilities have
made very few extensions in the
last year.
Mr.. Green listed the public serv-
ice corporations and their values as
follows:
American Telephone & Telegraph
Co. of Virginia. s119,680; Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co. of
Virginia, $2,745,573; Western Union
Telegraph Co., $9,313; Chesapeake
g. Ohio Railway Co.. $3.50; Rich
mond, Fredericksburg g. Potomac
Railroad Co, $461 ,463; Rosslyn Con-
Meeting Railroad Co., $168,998 Ar
nngton 81 Fairfax Auto Railroad
Co., s22,029 Washington g. Old
Dominion Railroad Co., $79,98l;
Alexandria, Bancroft & Washington
Transit Co., $33,540; Braddock Light
& Power Co., Inc, S282,077; Vir-
ginia Electric & Power Co., $539, 1856:
Alexandria Water Co., $35, and
Rosslyn Gas Co., s764,067.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
May Employees Protest
NLRB Election Result
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE. Sept. 17.-Five AFL
unions, recently defeated in an
NLRB collective bargaining election
among employees of the May Co. de-
partment store here. today filed q
protest with the regional NLRB
Office charging the company with
coercion" and other Wagner Act
violations.
Regional NLRB Director Ross
Madden said he would make a
routine investigation and send find
ings to Washington.
Eight accusations against the May
Co., operating a chain of department
stores in several cities, were en-
bodied in a letter filed with Mr.
Madden by J. N. Mayberry. chairman
of a combined union committee
which made an organization drive
among May Co. employees.
The vote in the September cleo
tion was 1,l09 to 140 against AFI
representation.
Harry L. KatZ, May Co. vice pres
ident and general manager, said
he understood it is regular union
procedure to file charges of unfair
practices after losing an election.
1.-The charges against the May Co
are not true" he said The vote
clearly indicates the wishes of our
employees"
Evening star., 1946-09-17
| Police Order
| Destruction of
| Explosive Cache

Alexandria police today ponderec
the disposition of three cases ot
explosives" found in a hollow tree
on the old Hume estate by three
youths.
Police also were pondering the
consequences which might have re-
suited af the three cases had beer
combined, pointing out that one
contained almost SO pounds of stick
dynamite, another was almost full
of whisky and the third contained
blasting caps and fuses
Finders of the materials were
Charles Jones, IL, of 120 Hume
avenue, Leo Hilbom, 10, 1l9 Hume
avenue and Donnie Potter, l3, III
Hume avenue. Thit trio was play
ing in the grounds of the old estate
at Mount Vernon and Hume avenues
when they came across the cache
saturday and notified their parents
Sho called police.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Prince Georges PTA 10 Hold
Study OF Child and Courts

A round table discussion Of Chill
dren in the Court" will be held by
the Prince Georges County Council
of Parent-Teacher Associations at
8 pm. October 3 in the Oxon Hill
High School.
Jerrold Powers, council legislative
chairman will preside with the fol-
lowing participating: School Supt.
G. Gardner Shugart, Circuit Court
Judge Charles C. Marbury, Roy
Bright, State parole officer: Judge
Alfred D. Noyes of the Montgomery
County Juvenile Court, States At
torney Gwynn Bowie, Miss Kathleen
Shears. county supervisor of attend
ance: Chairman Leroy Pumphrey
OF the county delegation TO the
General Assembly. and boswell e
Brooks, supervisor of county colored
schools.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Commercial Hatchery
Production Decline
Reported in Virginia
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 1.-THE
Virginia Cooperative Crop Report
ing Service disclosed yesterday that
the commercial chick hatchery out
put last month was the smallest in
any August since 194l and predicted
further scarcity of poultry during
the next three months.
Meanwhile, the United States
Crop Reporting Service announced
that Virginia's average monthly
farm wage in July was $8075, as
against the Souths regional monthly
average of $3.50. The United States
average was S114.70
The wage figures apply to wages
where no board was included.
Commercial h tchery reports
showed 1,4840 chicks Matched
during August. This figure. the crop
service stated. was IS per cent below
the 2,289,oo produced during August,
1945.
For the season from January
through August of this year there
were 1898 QUO chicks hatched, COM
pared with 33,343,0O0 for the same
period in 1945.
The decrease in commercial hatch
cry production was reported to have
become marked during April and
was attributed principally to the feed
shortage for poultry.
Despite the drop the crop service
said that Virginia production was
better than that for the Nation as
whole. which showed a decrease
from January through August of 2s
per cent and substantially heavier
reduction for August.
One factor tending to relieve tn,
situation. the service said, is the GU
in Army procurement which vii
make more poultry available TO
civilian use
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Bank Clerk Gets 18 Months
In Baltimore Embezz|emenf
BY fhe Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 17.-Judge
Herman M. Moser yesterday SEN
fenced a 40-year -old bank clerk to
IS months in prison for s32.0 900
embezzlement and said he could not
be lenient because the defendant re-
paid s25 900 by blackmailing a book
maker.
Judge Moser, sitting in Baltimore
Supreme Court, said he doubted
Daniel j. Nickles had lost all the
enbeZzled money gambling.
When discovery was close upon
him, he went to bank official, con-
fessed and asked for a few days,
said the judge in reviewing the case
He got $4,000 from friends, $4,000
by cashing War Bonds, and $25, 200
from bookmaker.
He made his gamble, lost, and
then made 1t all over again by black
mailing a bookmaker. This court
cannot permit the proposition that
one may steal to gamble and then
replace the stolen money Illegally
Sixty persons. many of them
prominent, appeared to make clem-
ency pleas for Nickles.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
State Veterans Bonuses
Exempt From U. s. Tax
BY the As,oeiofed Pres,

State veterans bonuses are ex-
empt from Federal taxation. Treas
ury and Internal Revenue Bureau
tax experts said yesterday.
These officials explained the pay
ments constitute gifts" rather than
compensation in the meaning to
which tax is applied.
Also, they said, the payments are
free from Federal gift taxes because
the gift tax applies to the giver
rather than the receiver, and State
cannot be taxed. Furthermore, the
Federal tax applies only to gifts
valued at more than $4,000, and no
bonuses of that size has been pro-
posed
Illinois is to vote in a referendum
November on bond issue to pay
$685. 100000 to $4,000 Illinois vet
Grams, or around S400 a man. State
officials said that is the biggest pay
ment proposed.
Gov. Dwight H. Green said yes
terday he has asked Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder for a ruling on
whether the proposed Illinois lump
sum cash awards would be subject to
Federal income taxes.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Fairfax Grand Jury
Names Is Persons
In II Indictments

Eleven indictments against Is
persons were returned yesterday by
a grand jury at the opening Of the
September term OF . the Fairfax
County Circuit Court.
Those indicted were:
Carl Spears, colored, for murder
In the death of his wife, Matte
Spears, at Gum Springs August 3.
George S. TAFT. for manslaughter
in connection with the death of
Horatio Belt of Alexandria, as the
result of injuries sustained when
his motorcycle and a card driven
by TAFT collided at the intersection
of the Little River pike and the
Lee highway August IL.
Everett M. Fitzpatrick, indicted
for escaping from the State convict
road force, pleaded guilty and was
given an additional one-year SEN
tence, suspended pending good be-
havior.
Ponnie J. williams, indicted for
felonious wounding of Maize Well
ington. pleaded guilty, and his case
was held open for sentence.
George Crosby, indicted for fe-
loniously wounding Curtis Terry,
pleaded not guilty.
James C. Purks was indicted on
a charge of seduction, Leonard C.
Shippe and Edward E. Owen, Joint
indictment for grand larceny; Ger
ture Frye, grand larceny; Charles
L. Meyers and Clarence C. Kirby,
joint indictment for housebreaking;
William Smith, alias Robert Hyson,
housebreaking; Ernest L. Long,
felonious shooting of Vernon r.
/ Hinton.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
James East Of Arlington Police
ToRetire After 24 Years Duty
By Paul c. Beech

no salaries" Sheriff A. C. Clements
was in charge Of the force then.
Mr.. East said there were only
three houses between Rosslyn and
Clarendon at that time" In many
instances, he added causes for COM
plants would turn out to be only
kids playing baseball who had
chased COW away or let a goat
loose"
Honorary Cadet Corps Members.
In 1928 he was assigned by Sheriff
Howard B. Fields to Washington
Lee High School and remained on
that assignment IL years. While
there his friends among the chill
dren, faculty and parents started
calling his Uncle jim" He was
named an honorary member of the
cadet corps, with a rank of cap
tain, an honorary member of the
girls cadet auxiliary and became
the only citizen ever awarded a
school athletic letter sweater
Il got everything at WI. except
a diploma" he recalled, "even q
failure slip for not moving piano
one time"
Married 80 years, he is the father
Of eight children and has seven
grandchildren.
Mr.. East and his wife plan a six
month motor trip through the South
and then visit to the Pacific Coast
after which they will return to their
home In Fairfax County.
I've been minding others peoples
business for almost 40 years" he
commented, nov I'm going to try
! to mind my own"
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Baltimore Jury lndicts I
In Century Club Holdup
sy the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 1.-THE Bal
timore grand jury yesterday re-
turned presentments and indict-
ments against Julius Taibi, 81, and
Alfred Rollo, 81, both of Brooklyn,
charging them with the July 4 hold
up Of the Century Athletic Club.
States Attorney ]. Bernard Wells
said the grand jury's action was the
first step toward extradition of the
men from New York, where they are
in custody.
Taibi also is charged with participa-
ton in the robbery at the Independ-
ent Democratic Association here last
January.
Taibi and Rollo, alias Jim Rosso
are charged on four counts in the
Century Club robbery, which touched
off an investigation of the Baltimore
Police Department. The indictments
accused both of robbing Louis Fish
er club official; Morton j. Hess
Samuel Seletski and Robert London
Mr.. Fisher lost 81 ITO and an auto
mobile license, Mr.. Hess a $500 dia-
mond ring. Mr.. Seletski $400, anc
Mr.. London wristwatch and $50
the indictments specified.
Evening star., 1946-09-17

the Pension Board
Born July l. 1884, in Chattanooga,
he enlisted in the Army at the out
break of the Spanish American
War. During a second enlistment
he came to Arlington and was sta
toned at Fort Myer.
Was on d. c. Force.
Honorably discharged In 1908. he
was appointed the following year to
the Metropolitan Police Department
where he served for three years.
He Joined the Arlington depart
ment in 1922.
AT the time I joined" he recol-
lected, the department was op-
Grating on fee systen There were
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Mrs. Foeere to Speak
On Child Understanding

Understanding the Young Child
will be the topic of lecture by
Mrs. Marion L. Faegre, consultant
on parent education of the Chill
dren's Bureau, at 8 o'clock tonight
in the Colonial Village ballroom
1913 Wilson boulevard. Arlington.
The lecture will be the second in
the work conference on child care
sponsored by the director of the
child care program in Arlington
with the cooperation of the local
tuberculosis and preschool associa-
tions and the Federation of Co.
operative Nursery Schools Of Nor
thern Virginia.
All parents and teachers of pre-
school children are invited to take
the course.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Peyton N. Fusse||, 50,
Dies at Wheel Of Car

Peyton Morgan Fussen, SO. Ash
ton, Md, son of Mordecai Fussell,
Ashton, founder of the ice cream
bearing his name. died yesterday
at the wheel of his automobile as
he was backing out of garage at
his home.
The car continued across the
road, striking parked automobile
but causing only slight damage. DR..
F. j. Broschart. Montgomery County
medical examiner. said death was
caused by heart attack.
The body was taken to the
Reuben Humphrey Funeral Home,
Rockville. Funeral services and
burial will be held at 2 pm. today
in Greenmount Cemetery chapel,
Baltimore
Mr., RUSSELL is survived by his
father and brother Norris, 2127
California street NV.
Employees at the Fussell- Young
Ice Cream Co. said none Of the
Fussell family is now connected
with the firm.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
AlbemarIe Man Indicted
In Killing Of Girl, II
BY the Assoeiotad Pre,,

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Sept
IA Greene County Circuit Court
grand jury yesterday indicted Ralph
Shlflettt OF Albemarle County on
a charge of murder in the shotgun
Staying of Pauline Crawford, IT.
on Ruckersville street on August
%.
Shifllett's trial was set for Thurs
day.
Shifett was arrested August 29
near the home of his father after
a search of nearly a week, and
has been held in the Albemarle
County jail pending trial.
Miss Crawford was talking to an
acquaintance when shot in the back
OF the head.
Evening star., 1946-09-17
By George Kennedy

It was similar to other prisoner
of war camps in Germany. No.
Compound North of Stalag Luft !
was a group of small huts inclosed
by barbwire. 1t was on the bleak
Mecklenburg plain near the shores
of the Baltic. The guardhouses or
stills, square affairs with diversified
fiat roofs, made ominous silhouettes
against gray skies.
But in March, 1914, the 2,00C
American airmen herded there were
joined by an unusual man He was
29-year-old 1t. Col Charles R
Greening, the man who invented
the 20-cent bomb sight used on the
Doolittle Tokyo raid to keep the
Norden sight from the enemy. Col
Greening had flown with Gen. Doo-
little on that raid and Is months
later had been shot down over
Mount Vesuvius. Gen. Doolittle
was waiting in Africa for his return
from that mission with the eagles
of full colonel for him. Col.
Greening has them now.
He had studied art at Washington
State College. He Immediately
started to buck up morale by pro-
noting work in art and handicraft.
His own contributions were cheer
Unconventional nudes of student
life classes.
Utilitarian Exhibits.
In July, 1914, the prisoners held
an arts and handicraft show in
the mess hall Every one was amazed
at what came out of the huts for
Is men. Many of the exhibits were
made from milk cans, some of them
pathetically utilitarian-egg beaters
for eggs they never had, a clock
that kept good time for men who
had no place to go.
"All this" they said. 'is so good
that we will save it and show it in
America when we are free"
When the Russians overran the
camp (the men of Stalag Luft |
were not marched along the wintry
roads as prisoners of war further
east) and the Bits arrived to take
the Americans out, they insisted
that several large packing cases
had to 60.
The contents of those cases are
on display this week at Lansburgh
& Bros store. Did you enjoy read
ing Swiss Family Robinson? Then
go to see this show 1t Is a thrill
ing demonstration of how the Amer
ican genius can improvise and in
vent when deprived of the familiar
products of mass production.
Intricate Carvings.
There is a camera made with a
tin can and the pictures taken
with it, statuette ash tray of 9
cigarette girl carved from meltec
pieces of broken records with 9
! familiar trademark where the cen.
ter record forms the container she
holds, another figurette good enough
to adorn a radiator cap-of a god
ess made from melted tinfoil
There are intricately carved chess.
men and schooners and full-riggec
ships and military airplanes galore
Last night Col. Greening was tn,
/ speaker at a dinner in the Pentagor
with Secretary of War Patterson or
the dais beside him At the table,
were 200 Washington young mer
who had been prisoners of war
Some of them we're well-knowr
flgures-Marine Col. James Patricl
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Potato Growers Warned
OF U. 5. Limit on Acreage
BY the Assoeioted Press

Joseph H. Blandford, State pro-
duction and marketing administra-
ton director, said today that only
Maryland farmers who stay within
individual farm acreage goals for
potatoes in l947 will be eligible for
Government price support.
Production goals will be announced
early in October, Mr.. Blandford
said. The national goal calls for
373, 100000 bushels of potatoes, S.
100000 less than the 1916 goal.
This year, 1,142 carloads of Mary
land early whites were purchased by
the Government for use in making
alcohol and other products.