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the senate Snould compile and pub.
lish, within three weeks after the
adjournment Of Congress, a tabula-
ton of all roll calls, together with
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By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

| ny NE HhShlN bLh VIE.
/ @. What are the requirements for
membership in the Twirly Birds7-
H. N. C.
A. The organization consists OF
persons who had flown a helicopter
in sustained flight without the as
sistance of others. prior to VI day
@. Will the prime meridian be
changed now that Greenwich OBJ
servatory is to be moved?-J. w. r.
A. No change will be made in the
zero meridian, since that would
affect timekeeping all over the world
Hurstmonceaux is IS miles south
east of Greenwich and time as cal
culated at the observatory there will
be corrected to allow for the Il de-
gree difference from Greenwich.
Q. Has Spain any colonies?-
L. I. F.
A. Spanish colonies consist of Ger
tain settlements in, and islands of
the coast of Africa, with a total
area of close to 82.400 square miles
and population estimated in 1885
at $4,000. Included are spanish
Guinea. Western Sahara and Span
ish Morocco.
@. What large city was named by
tossing COMB. Meg.
A. When Portland, Greg. was
founded by Francis w. Pettigrove of
Maine and Amos Lovejoy of Massa-
chusetts. a penny was tossed to de-
eide whether it should be called
Portland or Boston.
@. Is the task force organization
to be continued by the Navy?-
A. r. B.
| A. Task organization, primarily q
war development, will be used in the
peacetime Navy only when feet
units are assembled for specific du-
! ties, such as the A-bomb test, train
ing exercises and cruises.
| @. How long have people provided
shelters for birds?-P. e. ~
A. Early records of Asia Minor
testify to the use of doves and
pigeons for carrying messages, and
1t is reasonable to believe that shell
ters were provided for the birds.
The shelves for swallows in Japanese
temples and feeding towers with
nesting places maintained by the
Brahmans of India were early indi-
cations that birds were cared for.
The American Indians were known
to hang gourds on trees for purple
martins and other sinsectivorous
birds.
@. When a soldier who has been
classified as missing in action" is
officially presumed dead, is his fam
lily informed OF this action?-O. r.
A. Yes. The next of kin In each
instance Is notified of the change
of status.
c. What battleship was known by
the designation "Battleship K" dur
ing the war?--J. l.. c.
A. The South Dakota. The battle
ships identity was kept a secret for
nearly a year because she was the
f1rst OF a new class bearing new
armament and with greatly in
creased firing power.
@. If former of1icer of the Army
who has been retired without pay
for physical disability wishes to have
his case reviewed, to whom does he
Write?-L c. K.
! A. An ofhcer who is retired or on
inactive duty without pay for phys
ical disability and who desires re-
view OF his case should write to
the adjutant general, Washington
rs, D. c. IF entitled under the law
to have his case reviewed, he will
receive a formal application blank
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is developing here with one eye on
the Paris Peace Conference where
America will want the support of
the same nations she must wrestle
with here. The Czechoslovakian
spokesman has already suggested,
pointedly, that his country must
turn eastward II abandoned by the
west.
American Problem.
The American problem here Is to
convince the small nations that their
legitimate needs will be met in other
ways, that they are not being aban-
doned supperless by their rich uncle
The argument over how much
need still exists Is possibly delicate
one, but Col. Tyler Wood of the
American delegation prepared him
self for 1t by accompanying Mr.. La
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the matter, but State legislators are
just as coy about their voting rec
ords as Congressman are. Their
motto is the same: Let sleeping
dogs lie. Or, let's not look at the
record.
As for Senator Taylor, the only
thing wrong with his idea is that
1t Is entirely too good.
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Guardia on the tour Of receiving na-
tions prior to the conference here
Regarding future requests for relief
America reportedly takes the po-
sition that we shall determine these
questions for ourselves--as they
come up.
The British are pulling for an ar
rangement by which all questions OF
need shall be screened to an interna-
tional agency, preferably the United
Nations. with allocations made by II
according to a recipients ability to
pay.
tcopyrisht, la46. North American
Newspaper Allianes)
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but differ from America as to fu-
ture plans.
Struggle Is Academic.
In a concrete sense, the struggle
to continue UNRRA Is academic.
As Director General La Guardia put
it, We'll close down because we
have no money. Other reasons don t
matter"
Congress appropriated d only
enough funds for UNRRA to finish
its program. Even If Congress were
now in session, 1t has plainly shown
it will not keep UNRRA in the style
to which 1t has been accustomed.
The argument food Is politics"
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ing 10 un0er-
stand how those
I e II VS. feel
when they are
assigned a to 60
to the White
House to take q
picture of Presi-
d e n t Truman
signing a new
bill.
he er y
thought of the
Job. especially to
those who get
the assignment
day after day,
x-A II
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door will always
be kept open for
those in eal
need but the ne
cessity for soup
kitchen relief OF
the UNRRA type
Is over. UNRRA
m u s / die on
S c h e d u | e. a 8
pr m ed tic
Congress.
Great Britain
and Canada and
o t h er m a ] o I
su p p lying ma
tons backed the
rrArDDA l~.n;-.
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q brief explana-
tion of the issues
voted on. For
easy reference,
each members S
votes would be
listed separately.
The S uper / n
tendent of Docu-
ments would sell
copies at costa
matter of a few
pennies or nick
els per copy
and would have
enough copies on
hand to meet all
demands
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kosveH Mellen
On the Other Hand
Finds Frigid Senate Reception
For Plan to Publish Records

Young Glen Taylor-young United States Senators 60
wondering what he could do for the
Being member of the national lawmaking body offered
opportunity He decided that nothing he could would
useful than furnish the people with complete
OF how he and the other Senators voted on all issues
So he drafted resolution provided that
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Suggests Trumon Use
Props For Pictures ).
By Henry McLemo ore

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-I never
have been newspaper or newsreel
photographer, but I believe I come
close enough to being a human be-
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Answers to
Questions

reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by writing The Evening
NE. Washington 2. D. c. Please In
close cents for return postase
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Doris Fleeson
Political Hay for Soviet
Russia's Plea for UNRRA Continuance
Wins Her Friends Among Small Nations

GENEVA Aug (By Wireless major Anglo Amer-
collision with Russia impends
United Nations Relief Rehabilitation Administration gathers
momentum here.
Russia has seized the Of champion nations by
supporting their plea for continuance benefit
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political hay in the Ukraine and
Belorussia as they receive UNRRA
aid.
The American position is that the
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Easement Rights Sought
For Edmonston Project

Prince Georges County officials
are preparing papers to obtain par
tial rights-o from four resi-
dents of Decatur street in Edmon-
ston, who have protested against a
proposed widening of the street in
front of their homes, it was learned
today.
At the same time, County Engi-
neer Arthur w. Tayman reported
contractors, who were scheduled to
begin work on Monday, have not yet
started because of their failure to
return an executed contract. Con-
struction will probably get under
way within the next week or so, he
added. V
Mr.. Tayman said Waldo Burnside,
attorney to the county commission
ers, would present easement papers
to the four residents asking them for
permission to use four feet of their
property for the new roadway. I'm
der this agreement, he reported, the
road would be on their land and the
property would not be decided to the
county, which is doing the work, or
to the town, which will take it over
after 1t is completed.
Plans are to widen the road from
its present is feet to 80 feet, as part
of the 100000 county road i'm
provement program. Mr.. Tayman
said.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
HiIIandaIe Sewage System
Will Be Installed in Spring

Installation of sewage mains along
the streets and roads in Hillandale,
Md, will begin next spring, officials
of the Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission announced at the
recent July meeting of the lillian
dale Citizens Association.
Both Lacy Shaw. Montgomery
County member of the commission,
and Harry Hall, its chief engineer,
discussed plans of the commission
for providing sewage facilities for
that area. The rights of way for
installing large trunk line along
the Northwest Branch are now being
obtained by the commission, they
said, and construction is about half
completed.
The project will serve the COM
munities of Burnt Mills Hills. Hill
andale, Cresthaven and adjacent
areas.
Harold L. Briggs, president of the
association, said today that another
improvement sought by the associa-
ton, an elementary school, will be
erected shortly in Hillandale.
The association again is SPONSOR
ing a Fourth of July parade and all
day program tomorrow. Cash prizes
will be awarded for the best cos
tune in several classes.
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Probe Of PAC's Expenditures
In Virginia Futile, Byrd Says

Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia said yesterday any attempt to
investigate political expenditures by
the PAC in Virginia would be ut
terly futile.
Senator Byrd wrote Martin A.
Hutchinson, Richmond, his oppo-
nent for the Democratic nomination
to the Senate, that the PAC of the
CIO Is exempt from the Corrupt
Practices Act in so far as its polit-
ical expenditures are concerned.
"You as a lawyer" Senator Byrd
wrote, "can readily appreciate the
utter futility of attempting to in
vestigate the political expenditures
Of an organization not legally liable
for violating the Corrupt Practices
Act Or any other law governing cor
rupt political spending"
The letter was in reply to one
written by Mr. Hutchinson June 20,
in which Mr.. Hutchinson called on
Senator Byrd to seek senatorial
investigation "if you have any rea-
son or basis In fact for the belief
that the PAC, or any other organ
ization. contemplates the expendi-
ture of large sums of money in my
behalf during the current cam
paign."
Evening star., 1946-07-03

5 p.m.-Special prayer service at
Catholic University National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception spon-
sored by the Commission of Ameri-
can Citizenship. Benediction by the
rector, Msgr. P. j. Mccormick.
Sis p.m.-Presentation to Takoma
Park, Md. Of Community Honor Roll
at Carroll and Willow avenues by
VFW.
7:30 p.m.-Band concert and fire.
works at Congressional Airport spon-
sored by Civitan Club of Bethesda,
Md. Chaplain John Moore, United
States Navy, will speak.
7:30 pm.-"America' Calvacade of
Freedom" show at Monument
Grounds. Fireworks, massing of the
colors, band music and speeches.
$3.50 p.m.-Dancing at the tennis
courts. Third and Van Buren, streets
NV.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Bethesda Man Named
Secretary Of County
.zoning Appeals Board

The Montgomery County Com
yesterday appointed D. E:
Gingery, Bethesda builder, as sec
retary of the County Board of Zon-
ing Appeals. He succeeds Adolph c.
Rohland, who resigned last week
A native of Clearfeld, Pa. Mr..
Gingery came to Washington in
1888 and moved to Bethesda seven
years ago. He is associated with
Wesley I. Sauter in the building
business and lives at lO4 Earlston
drive, Yorktown Village, Bethesda.
The board appropriated SHOPS
for the extension of county road IT,,
between the Big Woods Bridge and
Dickerson, for a distance of six
teenths of a mile, and S1,050 fo- the
construction of approaches to the
new Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Bridge at Washington Grove.
An application by Mrs. Stanley
Gather for permit to operate a
nursing home on the Stanley
Gather farm, near Gaithersburg
was granted, subject to approval of
the State Fire Department.
The commissioners also granted
a permit to Constance C. Mullinix
to operate a summer camp for girls
on farm near Damascus, subject
to Health and Fire Department in
spection. No opposition waS voiced
at hearings on the two petitions,
A. A. Moxley, county inspector OF
weights and measures, reported he
had checked 452 pumps during the
three month period ending June Is.
OF these 42l were correct, 81 were
over and 10 short.
A total of 467 scales also were
inspected by Mr. Moxley, of which
458 were correct, six. were over and
three short.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Arlington 10 Appeal
To Tuck for Increase
In Welfare Funds

A three-man delegation repre-
senting Arlington's Community
Chest and Community Council has
been directed to attend meeting of
Gov. Tuck's Public Welfare Com
mission to study Virginias welfare
crisis in Richmond, July 9, it was
announced today.
DR.. B. H. Jarman, chairman of the
councils Executive Committee; J..
Harold Stehman, president of the
Community Chest, and Clyde
Stovall, past chest president, will
comprise the group which will
urge Gov. Tuck to reconsider drastic
cuts in Arlington's welfare budget.
1n Richmond, Judge G. E.
Mitchell, jr., chairman of the
Public welfare Commission, said
the meeting was for organizing
the group and it would not be
proper to have visitors at that
time)
F. M. Clevinger, jr., county welfare
superintendent. reported at a meet
ing last nightthat Arlington already
has reduced welfare grants from 8
to 20 per cent because of inadequate
funds and cannot accept new cases.
Loses Matching Funds.
He pointed out that it would take
more than $4,000 to restore cuts in
the welfare program.
The Arlington departments re-
quest to the State amounted to
s55,970, of which an appropriation of
$40, 1872 was approved by the Gen.
eral Assembly.
AS a result of the State cut,
Arlington also loses s8,266 in local
matching funds and $6,622 in Fed
eral matching funds. The overall
deficit is estimated at $28, ,666.
The council also voted last night
to present the county case to its
two representatives in the House of
Delegates, j. Maynard Magruder
and George Damn, and State Sen
ator William D. Medley.
Will Invite James to Meeting.
Meanwhile. the Executive Com
mittee of the Alexandria Council
of Social Agencies has agreed to in
vite State Welfare Commissioner
Arthur James to meeting of in
terested officials in the near future
to outline the recent reduction in
State aid to the Northern Virginia
area.
Welfare and Community Chest
officials from Arlington and Fairfax
Counties, as we'll as members of
the General Assembly from three
communities, are to be invited.
The Rev. Fred v. Poag, council
president, said the date of the meet
ing will be determined after Com
missioner James and welfare officials
have been contacted.
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Fairfax Chest Seeks
SO Pct. Increase

Preparing to meet added relief re-
sponsiblities in 1947. the Fairfax
County Community Chest has re-
quested so per cent increase in
next years budget, with planned
expenditures of s5S,819, compared
with a previous budget of $39, 900.
The projected budget, submitted
by the Fairfax County Finance
Committee and accepted by the
Executive Committee, was forwarded
to the Washington Community
Chest Federation with supporting
data urging its adoption.
Donald E. Gray, chairman of the
Budget and Finance Committee for
Fairfax County, attributed the in
crease to shift in population from
the Metropolitan Area into Fairfax
County, and to an accumulated
backing of needs which were de-
ferred until the end of the war.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Schedule of July 4 Events

am.-Calvert Beach (Md.) resi-
dents leave from 1908 Vermont
avenue NV. for celebration at beach.
10 am.-Hillendale (Md.) Citi-
zens' Association, children's parade
starting from Overlook drive to rec
reaticn center.
10 a.m.-Celebration sponsored by
Town Council of Greenbelt, Nd, at
Braden Field, with bands, athletic
contests and fireworks.
II a.m.-Meeting of the Associa-
ton of Oldest Inhabitants at Old
Union Engine House. Nineteenth and
H streets NV.
Noon-Police Boys Club cruise
down the Potomac on the Ameri-
can Mariner from Seventh street
and Maine avenue S.W.
2 pm.-Athletic events for young
people at Takoma Park Recreation
Center.
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A. B. & W. Ranks Second
In u. ). Traffic Safety

The American Transit Association
today reported that for the first
three months Of this year, the
Alexandria, Bancroft and Washing
ton Transit Co. ranked second in
traffic safety in transit companies
throughout the Nation who report
to Alta.
The Rome (Ga0 Transportation
Co. had the least number of traffic
accidents, the ATA official said, but
pointed out that the Georgia COM
pany' serves a city of approximately
$4,000 population, as compared to
Washington's much greater popula-
ton.
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Huge Amount Available
For Welfare, Tuck Asserts

RICHMOND, Va, July 3 tP).-Gov.
Tuck declared yesterday that those
"clamoring' for increased State
funds for welfare purposes had not
demonstrated to his satisfaction so
far that the 1916 General AssembIy's S
appropriation was insufficient"
In a statement dealing with the
welfare situation, the Governor de-
clared that total of $9,513,759 in
State and Federal funds would be
available for the State Department
of Public Welfare during the bien-
mum just beginning and asserted
that "the welfare activity in Vir-
|ginia should not suffer seriously with
such a huge amount at its COM
mand."
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concerning Mr.. Hutchinson s
statement that there were reports of
a whispering campaign in Virgin
la. alleging that the PAC will spend
a million dollars, OF some such sum. "
Senator Byrd said:
"You absolve me from having any
knowledge of or being party to the
alleged whispering campaign, for
which I thank you.
Il certainly could not be charged
with whispering about the PAC.
What I have to say about this DO
litical organization I have been say
ing from the house tops"
RICHMOND, Va, July 3 P.-
Former Gov. Darden, State cam
.paign manager for Senator Byrd
yesterday announced the appoint
ment of Mrs. H. H. Walton of Fred
erick's Hall, as head of State wom-
ems organization to work for Sena-
tor Byrd's denomination in the
August primary.
Mr.. Darden also announced a
change in Senator Byrd's weekly
campaign broadcast from Monday to
Thursday next week. The change
Mr.. Darden said, was necessitated
by the pressure Of Senate duties.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
County Approves
Permits for CurnivuIs

Permits to hold carnivals have
been approved for two Prince
Georges County volunteer fire de-
partments
Approval was given yesterday by
the county commissioners to the
Cottage City Fire Department for
a carnival, adjacent to the fire.
house, for week starting Monday,
and the Hillside Fire Department,
for one the following week on
Marlboro pike, near the District
line
Evening star., 1946-07-03
County Adds -Four
Permanent Policemen

Names of four of the 16 successful
candidates who passed the Prince
Georges County police examinations
last month have been announced
following their appointments as
permanent members of the county
police force.
The four new members. three of
whom are discharged war veterans
ard all Of whom have served for
the past year as temporary members
of the force. were named Yesterday
by the county police commissioners
after conducting personal inter
views with the men.
They are John L. Tucker, Land
over, and Wallace l.. Baker, Chev-
erly Manor, both of the Hyattsville
station. and Carl NJ Keech,
Aquasco and Lawrence F. Riddle
barger, OXon Hill, of the Upper
Marlboro station. Officer Riddle
barger is the only nonveteran.
Meanwhile, the Commissioners
announced vacancies as temporary
members, created by their promo
tions, would be filled next week by
the remaining IL candidates, two Of
whom already are on temporary
duty. One temporary member failed
to pass the test, it was said.
Theodore B. Siehler, president of
the Board of Police Commissioners,
said the police force now totals 36
men, including Supt. of Police Ralph
w. Brown, four sergeants, six cor
porals and Is privates, amongswhich
are the temporary officers. The
four additions next week will in
crease it to 40, he added.
Salaries for the new permanent
members will be the same as for
the temporary policemen-S1. $50
annually, plus 5000 bonus and 500
uniform allowance.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Greetings Exchanged
By Two Winchesters
SpseioI Dispatch TO The sfor
Va .Iulv g.

WINCHESTER, Va, July s.
Adhering to a custom inaugurated
in 1886, when Mayor Charles r.
Anderson and his family visited
Winchester, England, this city's
chief executive yesterday received
cabled Fourth of July greetings from
Mayor G. G. Sankey of the historic
English town, saying:
Greetings for Fourth of July to
our namesake town from Mayor and
citizens of Winchester, England.
May you enjoy for many years to
come the blessings of peace"
Mayor Anderson replied, express
ing this city's appreciation.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Bethesda Civilians Cancel
July 4 Program at Airport

Because of difficulties encountered
under the 1945 Fireworks Law for
Montgomery County, the Civitan
Club of Bethesda has Cancelled its
Fourth of July program scheduled
for tomorrow evening at Congress
sional Airport.
DR.. Bruce Benjamin, club presi-
dent, said the only event to be car
ried out will be the awarding of q
Taylorcraft airplane.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Court-MortioI
Begins in Theft
OF Is Punties

A court-martial got underway at
Fort Belvoir today of an enlisted
man charged with stealing rs pairs
Of women's panties and an auto
mobile.
Officials at the post said it has
not been brought out yet why the
thief took thenf and that it may
never be known, as the trial is going
On behind closed doors. The judge
advocate general will not even re-
veal the mans name.
About IS of the panties, appar-
emily snatched from wash lines of
post homes, have been returned
out many owners have not claimed
their property.
Sentence probably will be pro-
nounced next week.
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Naval Trial of 1t. Simu
To Be Held in 3-4 Weeks
BY the Assoeio'ed Press

ANNAPOLIS. July 3.-The court
martial of 1t. William r. Sima, ST.,
suspended Naval Academy Band
leader, will be held within three to
four weeks, the Navy disclosed yes
terday
The disclosure came after Capt
Jesse r. Wallace, U. S. N, named
judge advocate to prosecute 1t
Sima, conferred with the defend
ants attorneys from the Brown &
Bruno law firm Of Baltimore.
1t. Sima is charged with 10 Of
fenses, including extortion, gam
bling, misconduct, culpable inefh-
cheney, neglect of duty and perjury
Evening star., 1946-07-03
ChiIdren's Day Planned

Children's Day exercises will be
held in Darnestown, Md, at 7:3O
pm. Sunday under the auspices OF
the Christian Endeavor Societies OF
the Boyds, Darnestown and Neeles-
vile Presbyterian Churches. They
will be conducted by Miss Betty Lou
Miles, vice president for upper
Montgomery County of the Mont
gomery County Christian Endeavor
Union
Evening star., 1946-07-03
Celebration Arranged
At Chinquupin Village

A community July 4th celebration
will be held tomorrow at Chinqua-
pin Village, Naval Torpedo Station
defense housing project in Alex
andria, beginning at 2:30 pm. with
a children's parade.
Games for children and adults
are scheduled during the afternoon.
From 7 to pm. musical program
and community sing will be held,
and from until midnight there
will be street dancing.
The celebration is sponsored by
the Chinquapin Village Civic Asso-
citation.