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Evening star., 1946-12-28
Veteran Fireman, Often Hurt,
Dies AfterReuchinq Small Blaze

Fireman Earl o. Negley, 48, who
was injured eight times fighting fires
during his % years with the Fire
Department, died in action last
night when he collapsed from smoke
and exertion at a couch blaze in an
apartment at HOO Twenty first
street NV, Fire Chief Clement
Murphy said today.
Chief Murphy said Pvt. Negley, a
married man and veteran of World
War I, collapsed after running up
three flights of stairs to the smoke
filled apartment. He is considered
to have been killed in action" the
Chief declared.
Pvt. Negley, who lived at 1924
North Buchanan street. Arlington,
Va, was rushed to Gallinger Hos
pital by Rescue Squad Number One
and was pronounced dead on arrival.
DR.. John Reed, Fire Department
physician, told Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald that Pvt. Negley had a
heart condition. The physicians
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Commission 10 Withdraw
Funds for -Four Nurseries

I Funds for the four Lanham Act
war nurseries in Montgomery Coun-
sty will be withdrawn after January
as, E. Brooke Lee, Maryland Nation
al Capital Park and Planning Com
mission member, said today.
In letter to Mrs. Wesley Nc
sCune, director of the nurseries, two
of which are located in Silver Spring
and the others in Bethesda and
Rockville, Mr.. Lee explained that
the commission did not know at this
lime what funds the new Republican
Board of County Commissioners
would grant next year.
Nearly $50 children have been at
tending the nurseries, which have
received $700 a month from the
planning commission since the Fed
eral Government withdrew support.
A $35-a-month fee per child con-
tributes to the remainder of the
support for the schools.
Mrs. McCune said that meeting
of the parents would be held Janu-
ary Q at the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Recreation Center to discuss contin-
uing of the schools. DR.. Edwin C..
Broome, superintendent of county
schools, and Brooke Johns, president
of the county commissioners, are
expected to attend,
Evening star., 1946-12-28
HyattsviIIe Guard Company
Holds Drills on tuesdays

The newly mustered Hyattsville
anti-tank company, 115th Infantry,
Maryland National Guard, is now
drilling each Tuesday night in the
Hyattsville Armory, it is announced
by Capt. A. Blaine Calhoun OF
Riverdale, command officer.
Other officers of the company are
Donald Clark of East Pines and
Stanley Provost of Greenbelt.
All three officers served overseas.
Capt. Calhoun was with the 83d
Army Division. 1t. Clark served
with the 1st Army Division in Africa
and Italy and 1t. Provost served
with the 34th Division at Anzio and
saw other action in Italy. Two Sec
end lieutenants will be selected later.
James Marceron Of Riverdale is
the company's first sergeant. He
served with the anti-tank company
overseas, also as first sergeant and
was abroad 31a years. Edney Van
Pelt and Ray O'Neill are others
who served with the company over
seas who have rejoined the old COM
pany.
Those interested in joining the
anti-tank company may apply to
Capt. Calhoun at the armory. Men
are paid for drills on the Regular
Army scale. At full strength, the
company will have i've officers and
86 men.
Evening star., 1946-12-28

agreed that the death was brought
on by the exertion of responding to
the alarm, while Chief Murphy at
tributed it to both exertion and
smoke.
Under Fire Department regula-
tionS, Pvt. Negley's widow will re-
ceive a pension of $50 a month.
A native of Avon, ILL.,, Pvt. Negley
served three years in the Marines as
a corporal during World War I and
year and half in the Navy before
joining the fire department in 1924.
His injuries range from 1925 to Oc-
tober, this year, and saw him treated
and hospitalized for numerous cuts,
burns, bruises and bone injuries.
Funeral services will be at 2 pm.
Tuesday at Hysongs funeral home.
Burial will .be in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Beside his widow, he leaves a
brother, Roy, of Mansion, Iowa, and
his mother, Mrs. Cora Negley, of
Illinois.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Tree-Lighting Ceremony
Held at Burnt Mills

A Yuletide custom begun in 1872
was carried on last night at the
home of the Kinsman sisters at
Burnt Mills, when their annual tree
lighting ceremony was held.
One hundred and fifty candles on
the huge tree were lighted singly by
children of the 100 adult guests
present, followed by the singing of
Christmas carols and the serving OF
refreshments.
The custom was started by the late
Col. Oliver D. Kinsman shortly after
his return from the Civil War and
has been carried on by his four
daughters, the Misses Elinor, Angela
and Olive Kinsman and Mrs. L. B.
Woodford, since his death In 1927.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Water and Sewer Main
Contract Awarded

The Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission yesterday awarded
a contract to the Intercounty Con-
struction Co. of Hyattsville for the
construction of water and sewer
mains on Mansfield road from
Montgomery avenue to Dale drive
Sligo Park Hills.
The contract price was $3.50, ac-
cording to spokesman for the
sanitary commission. . The project
will serve a new housing develop
ment in the area, in which is
homes already are under construc-
ton.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Rockville Fire Alarm Calls
Chance With Dial Phones

Because of the changeover to dial
phones the Rockville Volunteer Fire
Department today issued new in
structions to residents of the town
and vicinity for reporting fires.
When the changeover to dial tel
ephones takes place at midnight to-
day, persons on the Rockville ex-
change should dial 2345. Those in
the rural area not listed with Rock
vile phones will continue to dial
operator to report fires.
When the dispatcher answers the
2345 dialing, he will ask the caller
to give his phone number, name, the
location of the fire and its nature.
The same number should be dialed
for rescue squad calls.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Bills Increasing Fees
On Auto Tags Favored
BY Maryland Council
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 28.-The Leg
islative Council will submit bills to
increase motor vehicle license fees
at the regular session of the Cen
eral Assembly which convenes
Wednesday night.
| Under the proposals approved by
the council, the State would receive
an additional 81, 100000 annually.
| A fiat $40 license fee per passenger
car would replace the present 81
cent per- horsepower charge. Coun-
Gil members estimated this would
increase revenues by $650,0o0.
| Commercial trucks, tractor trucks,
trailers and semitrailers would be
taxed on a hundredweight basis
lis cents per hundredweight on
trucks under $4,000 pounds and 40
cents for heavier trucks, tractor
trucks, trailers and semitrailers.
Would Raise S1,500,0O0
At present, privately owned COM
mercial trucks pay 80 cents per
horsepower and commercial for-hire
trucks pay according to a chassis
weight schedule. The truck-trailer
rates would bring $1,500,000 in added
revenues, the council estimated.
Taxicabs would pay fee of $40
per vehicle instead of the present
horsepower fee, and charter buses
would pay according to the following
schedule: % seats or less, $75 an
nually: 80 to 81 seats, 500; 38 to
As seats, SIPS; As and over, $3.50.
School buses would pay a fiat SIS
fee. to cover school transportation
only, and would be charged an addi-
tional $50 if they also operated on
charter basis.
Under another council bill, ap-
proved several weeks ago, excise fees
of $40 in Baltimore city and $3.50 in
the counties would be substituted for
the present property tax on auto
mobiles.
The council also will submit II
Game and Inland Fish Commission
bills to the 1947 session.
Sunday Ban Proposed.
Among the most important is one
that would make it illegal to hunt
even predators on Sundays, and an
other that would set aside special
areas for the training and exercise
of hunting dogs.
Included among the other meas
ures are amendments which would:
/. Make it unlawful for dogs, fowl
and domestic stock to trepaSS upon
State e-owned fish and game refugees;
2. Authorize clerks of counties
bordering on the Potomac River to
issue SITS nonresident fishing Ii
censes to residents of the District of
Columbia, and
8. Prohibit employees of tenants or
land owners from hunting, without
license, on the latter's land.
BY way of compensation for the
proposed measure prohibiting Sun
day hunting, the commission ap-
proved bill that would allow skeet
shooting on Sundays.
Evening star., 1946-12-28

At the shop, Staff Sergt. William
M. Coombs dragged in an overcoat.
1t was too big, he explained.
Mrs. Addie Mae Miller and Mrs.
E. E. Mannila supervising the job,
began measuring the short, stocky
sergeant for the necessary altera-
tions.
Must Fit.
Something like so per cent of the
uniforms have to be altered in at
least one particular, the officers esti-
mated.
They've got to fit," said 1t. Col
G. A. Walk, Quartermaster for the
Military District of Washington.
Col. Walk explained the Army gets
an unusually wide range of sizes. If
a garment still fails to fit, all the
soldier needs to do is visit the re-
pair shop, he said.
If any soldiers have overcoats that
drape over them like sacks or feel
like straitjackets, then their post
tailor shop hasn't caught up with
them, one officer added
why" he exclaimed. tive even
fit WACS' uniforms so that they're
satisfied And if you can fit a wom-
ans clothes satisfactorily, you can
surely fit a mans"
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Veteran Group
Will Offer New
Housing Plan
Proposal Involving
Williams Homes to
Be Revealed Monday

A new proposal intended to pro-
vide homes for veterans who gave
deposits to George H. williams on
his promise to build them is sched-
uled to be revealed Monday.
The plan involves the Veterans
Mutual Housing Association, 9 co.
operative which tried unsuccessful
ly to buy a tract of land in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Coun-
ties, Md, sold by the Defense Homes
Corp.
Leo B. Wilson. a fire captain who
Is president of the association, said
today the plan was being prepared
with investors in the Williams
project particularly in mind. How
ever, he indicated it would repre-
sent q continuation of the CO.
operatives efforts to provide hous-
ing for veterans in general.
Proposal Not Presented.
Capt. Wilson would not say
whether the association would seek
to complete the Gwynn Park hous-
ing development begun by Williams
Properties, Inc.
tits far from what we had In
mind" he commented. =
He said no such proposal had
been presented to members of the
association.
The williams interests have other
land on which no construction has
been started.
Meanwhile, Robert w. McCul-
lough, attorney for the Williams in
terests, was preparing material for
court presentation next Friday,
when Williams Properties, Inc, will
seek to show 1t can complete the
Gwynn Park houses, as promised.
Can Plan Is Chief Hope.
williams has insisted the COM
pany can build 10 homes and real
ize enough profit to pay off those
veterans who still want their de-
posits back.
The George H. Williams Co. and
Williams already have been declared
by Justice Alexander
Holtzof in District Court.
Pending public announcement of
the Veterans Mutual Housing As
ISOLATION plan, principal hope of the
veterans is the plan OF
the Home Builders Association OF
Metropolitan Washington.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
One Killed, Three Hurt
As Car Runs OFF Highway
By the Assoeioted Press

STAUNTON, Va, Dec. 28-George
Puffenbarger, "a, of Headwaters,
died at hospital here yesterday
from injuries received in an auto
mobile accident Thursday. The ac-
cident occurred six. miles east OF
Monterey on Route $50.
The accident, in which three 9TH
ers were injured and hospitalized.
occurred when the automobile in
which they we're riding ran of the
highway at curve.
Injured were Miss Leona Puffen-
barger, %; Raymond Puffenbarger,
II, and Louis Puffenbarger, 81, all Of
Headwaters. Two others In the We
hicle were uninjured.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Robey Named President
OF Fuirfux Church Club

officers of the recently formed
Mems Club of Truro Episcopal
Church, Fairfax, are George Robey
president; Bennett w. King, vice
president; James Keith, secretary,
and Joseph Mathy, treasurer.
Standing committee chairmen
are Carl Hunt, church grounds;
Tyler Swetnam, building; Harold
Weller, boys work; w, K. Coch
church school, and Franklin P. Sa-
gendorf, visiting.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
IN. /. Wilson Is Elected
BY Alexandria Chamber

I Marvin L. Wilson, insurance exec
kutive, has been elected president of
ssthe Alexandria Chamber of Com
imerce for 1947, it was announced
atoday.
Other officers elected are Charles
D. Pullman, vice president; David c.
Book, business manager, and Mrs.
Lillian s. Gilmore, secretary treas
lrer.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Associates on The Star
Honor Will Kennedy,
Retiring Staff Writer

Will P. Kennedy, veteran Of The
Star news staff was honored by Star
officials and his old-time associates
at a reception last night at the Ra-
leigh Hotel, prior to his retirement
from the paper January l.
Frank B. Noyes, president of The
Evening Star Newspaper Co., said:
"We are sorry to see you leave. We
have valued your work"
He presented Mr.. Kennedy with
cartoon of himself at Capitol
Hill, drawn BY Clifford K. Bergman,
Star cartoonist.
B. M. McKelway, editor of The
Star. in presenting sterling silver
fruit bowl from the group, recalled
Mr.. Kennedy's long service with the
paper. He remembered, among many
other things, the columns of copy
the veteran turned out from Capitol
Hill, and bis day and night coverage
of the famous Knickerbocker Thea
ter disaster, when heavy snow caved
in the roof killing more than 100
people in January, 1922 Mr. Nickel
way praised the work and loyalty
which go into the reputation of Ken
nedy of The Star"
Gould Lincoln, the papers polit-
ical writer. who presided, recalled
IS years of association with Mr..
Kennedy on the paper, during 20
of which the team of Kennedy,
Lincoln and j. A. OLeary had COW
cred national political conventions.
mo assignment was too tough for
Bill" declared Mr.. Lincoln.
Expressing appreciation for the
tributes paid HIM, Mr.. Kennedy re-
called he had spent half my life on
The Star.
With the guest of honor at the
reception were Mrs. Kennedy and a
son, John, a student at Notre Dame
University, who is home for the
holidays. Prior to his work for The
Star, Mr.. Kennedy had been with
the Springfield Mass Union and
the Boston Herald
Mr.. Kennedy recently moved to a
new home at 5000 Jones Mill road,
Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
RiverdaIe Firm Plans
To Resume 10-a-Day
Plane Output Jan. 6

Plans to resume manufacture on
January 6 of 10 airplanes a day on
a production scale to be stepped
up in the spring were disclosed to-
day by the Engineer 81 Research
Corp, which was forced to close
its plant at Riverdale last Novem-
Der by a seasonal slump and the
Nationwide lack of hangar space
to store new, private planes.
The makers of the popular
Ercoupe, spin and stall resistant
two-seater, reached a postwar pro-
duction of $50 planes a month when
winter was closing in and few pur-
chasers of new planes could find a
storge place for them because ma
terial and labor shortages had de-
layed construction throughout the
country.
Larger Series on Way.
A general layof at the E. & r.
Corp plant followed while the man
agement revamped plans which now
call for a new model two-seater in
March and entry into the higher
priced field with a twin -engined
pusher plane to carry five pas
sengers. The first plane of the
larger series will be ready for test
flights in February, it was said, and
will embody simplified controls
which have made the Ercoupe pop
ular with more conservative pilots
The situation which developed
this winter was a severe blow to
light-plane manufacturers general
ly. There were plenty of new pilots
in view of thousands who obtained
training under the CT Bill OF
Rights, and most companies had
orders booked far ahead, but pur-
chasers were in no hurry to take
delivery on planes costing $4,000
$4,000 or $4,000 until storage space
became available
Stepup Due in March.
The local company alone has Or
ders for some 5000 planes for de-
livery next year, including several
hundred for export, but was re-
iuctant to load its dealers with
planes until purchasers are ready
to receive them in the spring. The
E. & r. Corp. will begin to step
up production in March and April
it was said.
Field representatives of the COM
pany found the same condition
throughout most of the United
States with the exception of re-
gions in the Far South. Purchasers
tor the most part wished to keep
their deposits posted on the con-
dition they accept delivery in warm
er weather or when they can OBJ
tain hangar space at reasonable
coSt
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Fire Damages Market
In.Comp SPRINGS, Nd.

A fire believed to have started
from a short circuit in an electric
motor did several thousand dol
lars" damage to the Community
Cash Market, Camp Springs. Md.
early today, according to Chief T. A
Penn of the Clinton Volunteer Fire
Department.
Chief Penn said the blaze was
confined to rear storage room In
the market.
In addition to Clinton the fire
was fought by the Morningside, Dis
trict Heights, Oxon Hill and Silver
Hill departments.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Alexandra Merchants
|AssaiI License Rates
Under 1947 Budqet

The Alexandria City Council today
has before it compromise plan OF
increased business license tax rates,
combined with two proposals recon-
mending an overall study of the
citys entire license tax structure
The city's Retail Merchants As
sociation and automobile dealers
both vigorously opposed the Council's S
proposed license tax increase at a
public hearing on the 1947 budget
last night in the City Hall. Both
groups declared that merchants and
business interests should not be
limited to one public hearing within
few days of the effective date of
such changes and with no ade-
quate opportunity to study and
analyze the effect of the changes"
State Senator Andrew Clarke,
representing both groups, presented
a petition signed by 70 merchants
and another signed by IA automobile
dealers in which the Council-pro-
posed increases were described as
'inequitable and unfair"
Would Raise $139,000.
The councils proposal, designed
to raise $139 900 additional revenue
Is to increase minimum license fees
from $25 to $50, increase the levy
from 13 cents to Is cents per $100
gross revenue up to 100000 and
from 10 cents to 30 cents per $100
gross revenue above 100000.
The merchants petition asserted
that If the respective departments
of the city government were oper-
ated with maxium efficiency, and
the present revenue raising meas
ures of the city were enforced in an
impartial and equitable manner, a
major portion of the increased rev.
enue needed would be forthcoming.
In urging the license tax structure
study, both petitions asked employ
ment of specialists in the field, with
full public hearings to be held next
summer or fall, in order that the
Council may enact fair tax struc-
ture for 1948.
Action Hit as Arbitrary"
The merchants petition also
charged the proposed changes are
arbitrary" and represent "last-
minute attempt to increase city rev.
enue to meet a proposed budget with
utter disregard of fairness to the
merchants of Alexandra"
At an executive session before the
hearing, the Council abandoned its
plan to assess a 10 per cent tax on
all city amusements.
The city auto dealers, although
supporting no changes until a study
is made, offered compromise plan
by which the following schedule
would be created: $25 on the first
$1,000 gross sales; 16 cents per $10C
on the next $4,000; 13 cents per
500 on all sales above 100000.
Mayor William T. Wilkins said
after the hearing that the new
budget and the new tax ordinance
must be published before January l.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Missing Farmer Found
Dead in Virginia Creek
BY the Associated Press

LEESBURG, Va, Dec. 28.-The
body of Leighton w. 10y, 40-year-
old farmer missing from his home
in Lovettsville since Tuesday, was
found yesterday in creek near his
hcme.
Children playing along the creek
found the body and called police.
Traffic Officer NJ. F. Ritter said
there was no evidence of foul play
and that death apparently was due
to natural causes.
Mr.. 10y is survived by his widow
and several children.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Stounton Water Project
Would Cost $400, 900
BY the Assoeiosed Press

STAUNTON, Va, Dec. 28.-In a
report to City Manager w. Guy An
cell, Burns & Mcdonnell, engineer
ing company of Kansas City. Mo-,
yesterday declared it would cost
$500 600 to develop Garner Spring
Middle River as an additional mu-
ricipal source of water for Staunton.
The estimate included publication
ST the additional source and the flow
from North River.
Evening star., 1946-12-28
Apple Packers Reminded
Of Tax Return Deudline
By the Assoeiofed Press

STAUNTON, Va, Dec. 28.|. F.
Watson, executive secretary OF the
Virginia Apple Commission, today
reminded Virginia apple packers
that excise returns under an act of
the 1946 Legislature must be filed
with the commission not later than
December 81.
Under the law an packers are re-
quired to report the number of ap-
Piles packed in closed packages and
an excise tax of ~ cents must be
paid on each bushel above the first
200 bushels.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23
LANIER BEATS VICKSBURG
26-O

The Lanier High School Bull
dogs won their homecoming game
here Friday afternoon by the
score of 26-0. The victims of the
Bulldogs were the Vicksburg High
School Yellow Jackets.
The game played on the Sally
Reynolds School Field was wit
messed by one of the largest
crowds of the season.
The Bulldogs held complete
mastery of the game from the
opening whistle to the firing OF
the final gun. While the Vicks-
burgers played with spirit and
courage they were never able to
seriously threaten the Bulldog
goal.
During the half time Miss Nora
Lee Morgan, Lanier High Schoo
Junior, was crowned queen of the
homecoming.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23
Jackson College
Takes Trojans

In steady rain and mud, the
Jackson College Tigers stamped
ed over the Campbell College Tro-
jams "a to 0, Saturday, on Jack
son Colleges gridiron.
Early in the first quarter, the
Trojans made their only threat
to reach pay dirt when they drove
to the Tigers yard line. The
Tigers took over on the 5 yard
line on downs and in an exchange
Of punts, George Evans received
a Trojan punt and raced 80 yards
to score the Tigers first touch
down.
In the second quarter, Evans re-
turned a punt as yards to make
the count 1910. Willie MCGEE
crossed the pay stripe from the
yard line in the third quarter
to climax 60 yard drive. Char
lie Collins tailed late in the 4th
quarter on lateral from Aurther
Hillery.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23

pesented under the direction of
Mrs. Virgil Myers, the program
chair.Gan.
A mixed chorus from Jackson
College, composed OF four men
and five girls, and their director,
Ell. Holly sang three sirituaIs,
deep River" go Down Moses %
and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. -
Mrs. AID. Wright a member of
the club, gave an original paper
on s'rhe Mississippi Negro" in
which she called attention to the
fact that Mississippi has seven
Junior Colleges for Negroes, four
of which are owned and support
ed by the Negroes themselves.
The first schoo. established .fo1
Negroes in the South after the
| Reconstruction was at Corintil
During the social hour delic
ious refreshments were served.