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Evening star., 1946-12-29
Maryland Race Taxes
To Net $2,540,000f for
Local Governments
BY the Associated Press

BRUNSWICK, Md, Dec. 28.-
State Senator John B. Funk, Demo-
crat, of Frederick estimated tonight
that the various counties, incor-
porated towns and cities will divide
about s2,540,O00 of 1947 State racing
revenue as a result of the race
track law enacted at the special
session of the legislature.
| Senator Funk, an authority on
State fiscal matters and principal
author of the bill, passed and signed
by the Governor yesterday, pre-
dicted total revenues from racing,
during 1947 would be about $780,
900.
The bill specifies that one half
of the total revenues from mile
tracks shall 60 to the State general
fund, while the remainder shall be
divided among the counties and in
corporated towns and cities.
One fourth Of the revenues from
the half-mile tracks will go to the
State Fair Board, another one-fourth
will be allocated the various sub
divisions and the remainder will go
to the State.
| Share Based on Population.
The subdivisions will share in the
proceeds on the basis of their popu-
lations in relation to that of the
rest of the State, based on the latest
available Federal census figures,
which in this case will be those of
1910.
| In computing the amount to go
to the counties, the populations OF
their incorporated towns and cities
will not be counted as county popu-
lation.
| Senator Funk estimated that Bal
timore City, which had a popula-
ton of $50, 100 in 1910. or roughly
4O.7 per cent of the States 1921 ,244
total, would receive about 81 200, ,00C
from the distribution next year.
The State Fair Board would re-
ceive about $4,000, and about 81
$4,000 would go to the States
general fund.
This would leave a total of about
j 81 $40, 900 to be divided among the
incorporated towns. counties and
cities outside Baltimore.
County Estimates Listed.
Taking Allegany County as an
example, Senator Funk estimated
that about $4,000 would go to the
county itself and the following
amounts to each of its incorporated
places:
Cumberland, s55,oO0: Frostburg,
SIC, 500; Lonaconing, $3,400; Luke,
ST 400, and Midland, $1,000.
He said it was understood that
Westernport was not incorporated
but that if it were found the COM
munity was incorporated, its share
would come from the amount now
estimated for the county commits
sioners.
| Meanwhile, in Baltimore today
the City Council held a special ses-
sion and repealed recently
enacted tax on gross betting at
Pimlico to qualify for the State
funds.
The special session of the Legis-
lature, in passing the taxation act,
stipulated that Baltimore City must
get rid of the local levy or be
denied share Of the State take.
Evening star., 1946-12-29
Frederick Police SeeI
Veteran in Death Of
.SfrangIed Seaman
BY the Assoeiossd Press

WINCHESTER, Va, Dec. 28.-
Frederick County authorities today
pushed their investigation into the
strangulation death of Navy sea-
man as a police alarm was broad
cast for former sailor for question
ing in the case.
The body of Seaman First Glass
Frederick j. Currie Of Crosse Pointe
Mich, found Thursday morning In
a snow-covered ditch beside High
way so, about one mile east of here
was sent to Washington today.
(Acting for the Navy, the
Chambers Funeral Home is pre-
pairing the body for burial and
said the body will be sent Mon
day to Seaman Currie's home in
Michigan)
Meanwhile, Deputy Sheriff Robert
De Haven said the alarm for the
former sailor for questioning in
Seaman Currie's death was made
after a wallet containing the naval
discharge paper of the man sought
was discovered near the body. Mr.
De Haven said no charges had been
placed against the man, however.
The deputy added that local au-
thorities hoped the Federal Bureau
of Investigation would be able to
identify second young man seen
with Seaman Currie and the former
sailor in and around Winchester
over the past week end.
A picture of the former sailor
sought for questioning, supplied by
the FBI at Washington, has been
identified by Harry w. Copenhaver,
used-automobile dealer; L. A. But
ler, merchant at Cross junction,
Frederick County, where Seaman
Currie and two young men made
purchases over the week end, and
Robert Luttell, a farmer, as the
picture of one Of the young men
they saw with Seaman Currie.
Evening star., 1946-12-29
Milk Producers
Again Oppose
1.Cent Increase
Two Inquiries Pressed
By U. S. Into Break
In Butter Prices

washington area milk producers
have petitioned Secretary of Agri-
culture Anderson for the third
straight month to set aside sched-
uled 1-cent quart increase in the
retail price of milk, it was learned
last night.
Meanwhile, the Government
pressed two separate inquiries into
Thursdays break in the wholesale
butter market in New York after
complaints from consumer groups
that producers in the New York
area had manipulated" the market
in order to avert a decline in pro-
ducer milk prices for January.
An aide of Mr.. Anderson said he
undoubtedly would grant a petition
of the Maryland and Virginia Milk
Producers Association which is
seeking to forestall the price in
crease for Washington consumers.
Previous Action Recalled.
Mr.. Anderson took similar action
last month after an appeal had been
filed by the association. Under a
section of the Washington milk
marketing agreement, the price of
milk to producers in this area goes
up 40 cents hundred pounds the
first of the month in the event
wholesale butter prices in New York
average 50 cents or more for the
last 10 trading days of the preceding
month.
With tomorrow and Tuesday as
the final trading days for Decem-
ber, it is possible for the price Of
butter to average high enough to
call for the automatic increase to
producers-a resulting 1-cent rise
in the cost to consumers.
Should this occur, Mr.. Anderson
is expected to act on the producers
appeal, and thus avert the jump
in price, it was pointed out.
The Agriculture Department Of
hcial disclosed that New York pro-
ducers had petitioned the Govern
ment to set aside threatened drop
in producer milk prices when it
first became apparent that butter
prices in that city would affect
wholesale milk prices there ad-
versely.
N. Y. Agreement Cited.
The New York milk marketing
agreement also contains a section
tying the price of butter with milk
but it is based on a 30-day period
and includes other factors, such as
the price of powdered milk.
The department official observed
that apparently producers there
did not wait for final action of the
Secretary"
Investigations of the price break
In the butter market have been
launched by the Agriculture and
Justice Departments. The former
began a probe Friday. And yester-
day Justice Department official
announced that Attorney General
Clark had requested Assistant At
torney General Wendell Berge to see
whether any violations of antitrust
laws are involved.
Bruce B. Derrick, manager of the
Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers Association, commented last
night that producers in this area did
not want to be tied to any formula in
which any related commodity "can
be manipulated.
The sharp drop in New York but
ter prices already has had its effects
on some of the chain stores here.
The retail price was down 10 cents
a pound yesterday from high of 81
cents.
A spot check of small independent
stores showed, however, that butter
was still selling at the old price. In
some cases this was as much as 98
cents a pound.
Evening star., 1946-12-29
Alexandra Retailers
Meet Today TO Plan
Fight on Tax Boost
By the Assoeioted Press

The City Retail Merchants AS
sociation of Alexandria will meet
at pm. today and Joseph Phillips
president of the organization said
it will plan its opposition to pro-
posals to increase business license
taxes in the city.
The City Council meets at 7:3O
pm. tomorrow when it will take
final action on the city's proposed
50 500 900 budget and hear a Sec
ond and final reading of the pro-
posed amendment to the city's
license ordinance to increase the
cost of business licenses.
Despite vigorous opposition by
merchants and automobile dealers
to the tax proposals at Fridays pub
lie hearing on the budget, the coun-
Gil in a subsequent executive ses-
sion approved on first reading the
imposition of $25 minimum license
tax on the first $4,000 of gross busi-
ness, a gross sales tax of 20 cents
per 500 on gross sales up to $50, 900
and a 25-cent tax per 500 on gross
business above $4,000.
Councilmen Charles L. Nash and
John w. Tulloch were the only op-
ponents to the action suggesting in
its stead that the taxes be increased
to 18 cents per 500 up to s50,00o and
dropped to Is cents over that
amount.
An earlier proposal before the
council called for an increase In the
current 13-cent rate to Is cents on
each 500 of gross sales up to $780,
900, followed by an increase from
the current 10-cent rate to 80 cents
for gross sales above 5000 900. The
present minimum tax Is S..
Other council actions included
voting a / per cent gross sales tax
on theaters, in addition to the pres
ent tax on seating capacity. The as
sessment of the gross salestax fol-
lowed council abandonment of a
previously proposed 10 per cent tax
on all city amusements.
The council also approved 81 in
spection charge to be levied against
every apartment unit in the city, by
which it is estimated the city gov
ernment will gain from $4,000 70
$25, 900 annually.
Evening star., 1946-12-29

Fifteen-year-old Janet Gentle
who was learning to jitterbug wher
she was stricken with infantile
paralysis four months ago, arrived
In Baltimore last night for treat
ment after a 900-mile trip from
Alabama in a mobile iron lung.
Janet, whose home is in Rock
wood, Ala, passed through Wash
ington late yesterday in the big
motor mobile unit of the Nationa
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
but without satisfying her desire te
see the White House.
District police took over escort
duty at the Rosslyn end of the Key
Bridge from Virginia State Police
who had escorted the mobile unit
across the state. When the switch
in escorts was made, an agent fol
the foundation asked that the unit
be taken past the White House.
Janet has never seen it," he
pleaded.
Sorry" replied the officer ir
charge. 1--WE got orders to get you
through and you'll just have te
come back some other time"
At the Maryland line District
police turned over the escort duty
to Maryland State Police.
In Lung Four Months.
The girl was stricken with infan-
tile paralysis September /. Paralyzed
from the neck down, Janet has beer
in an iron lung almost since then
and has not been out of it fol-
more than 18 minutes at any one
time, attendants said.
The trip to Baltimore began three
days ago at a hospital in Florence
Ala, where she has been a patient
The girl spent Christmas eve at
jefferson City, Tenn, where she
received hundreds of greeting cards
forwarded there by friends back
home. Friday night was spent al
the University of Virginia Hospita.
at Charlottesville.
ACCOMMODATING Janet were hel
Evening star., 1946-12-29
Virginia WiIdIife Group
Asks AntipoIIution Drive
By the Assoeiafed Press

ABINGDON, Va, Dec. 28.-Wash-
ington County Wildlife and Con-
servation Association demanded in
a letter to I. r. Quinn, executive
director of the Virginia Commission
of Game and Inland Fisheries, that
the commission "do something to
stop the killing of fish" in the
streams Of Washington and other
Southwest Virginia counties.
If the commission cannot stop
pollution that is deadly to fish, the
associations letter to Mr.. Quinn
declared, "then we respectfully sub
NIT that you have optlived the term
of your usefulness to the State OF
Virginia"
Evening star., 1946-12-29
Arlington Symphony
To Perform January 10

A concert will be given by the Ar
|lington Civic Symphony at $3.50 pm.
January 10 in the Washington-Lee
High School.
Rimsky -Korsakov' "Scheherazade
Suite" and Roman Carnival Over
ture," by Berlioz will be the feature
numbers. Irving Chandler, tenor,
viii be the soloists
Evening star., 1946-12-29
.S49b Of Current Taxes
Paid in Arlington,
Green Announces

Arlington County Treasurer John
Locke Green announced yesterday
that more than "a per cent of the
current taxes have been collected
He said the collections amounted to
approximately $4,000, 900 of the 1916
levy of $2,729,S ,S44.
In addition Mr.. Green said there
are in his Office several thousand
letters containing checks in pay
ment of taxes which are being pro-
cessed. He said he expected to have
that work completed within a few
days, .....
"The indications are" Mr.. Green
declared, that the collections might
exceed the 1919 per cent collected
last year prior to the December 5
deadline."
Penalty is 5 Per Cent.
He explained that taxes paid after
December 5 were subject to per
cent penalty and that the mail now
being processed by his office had all
been postmarked prior to midnight
of December 5.
Indications are that despite in
creased taxes and increased collec-
tions the amount of money on de-
posit to the county's credit as OF
January will not be much more
than 1900, 900, Mr.. Green said. Last
January /, he continued, the county
had on deposit approximately ST.
900 900.
while these figures are not con-
elusive, they tend to indicate that
the county government is going to
be more pressed for money to meet
expenses in the next six months, -
the treasurer said.
He explained that the budget for
each fiscal year is made up in April,
based on anticipated collections of
taxes in the following November
and December. He pointed out that
taxes now being collected had been
anticipated in the current budget.
Borrowing Listed.
In the early fall, the treasurer
stated, the county board borrowed
$265, 900 from the water fund in an
ticipation of collection of current
taxes, $4,000 from the water fund
and $4,000 from the general fund
for parks and Fairgrounds purposes.
He said that from the collection OF
taxes he has reimbursed the funds
from which the three loans were
made.
This leaves the park and play
ground fund $4,000 in the red.
This will have to be made up by
borrowing again, or the $15O,OO0
bonds voted some several years ago
must be issued and sold to take up
the deficit" Mr.. Green said.
The treasurer said that after the
books are closed December 81 he
will be in a position to give a de-
tailed report of county finances, in
,luding budgetary comparison.
Evening star., 1946-12-29
Montgomery Farm Bureau
To Meet on Thursday

Roy Tasco Davis, newly elected
State Senator, will address the 28tn
annual meeting of the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau and Associated
Women at 7:30 pm. Thursday at
Gaithersburg High School,.
President, vice president and
directors from the Damascus,
Poolesville and Gaithersburg dis
tricts will be elected. James D.
King, president, will preside.
After the business session o dance
will be held.
Evening star., 1946-12-29

the Washington Cathedral.
Coincident with his installation
will be his official seating in the
presiding bishops seat in the
Cathedral. Provision that the Wash
ington Cathedral be designated as
the seat of the presiding bishop
"for his use on ocasions incident
to the exercise of his Office" was
made by the Episcopal general con-
vention of 1910. The action was
confirmed later when the Chapter
of Washington Cathedral adopted a
resolution agreeing to provide the
presiding bishop with "a seat in the
Cathedral Church of st. Peter and
st. Paul" (known as the National
CathedraD.
Four Professions.
Four professions will take part
in the ceremony, the announcement
explained. Three of them-which
will include bishops, clerical and
lay delegates. the clergy OF the
dioceses of Massachusetts, and of
Washington, church leaders and
Government officials-will enter
the Cathedral before pm. The
presiding bishops procession will
enter exactly at 3 o'clock, and will
move from the west door down the
center aisle of the nave to the
entrance to the chancel.
At this point the Right Rev. Henry
st. George Tucker, retiring presid-
ing bishop, and former Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court Owen
]. Roberts, president of the Episcopal
House of Deputies, will read the
notices of Bishop Sherrill's election
to the church Office.
Senator Saltonstall, Republican, of
Massachusetts,, will then read the
Scripture lesson. The litany will be
read by the Right Rev. James De
Wolf Perry, Bishop of Rhode Island
and presiding bishop from 1880 to
1897.
will Address Congregation.
Bishop Sheriff., after taking the
oath Of office, will be escorted by
Bishop Tucker and Mr.. Roberts to
the presiding bishops stall and
seated by his predecessor.
Bishop Dun will next present
Bishop Sheriff. to the congregation,
and the latter will deliver brief
address.
This will be the first time pre-
siding bishop will take office under
the new church canon requiring him
to resign his former diocese. 1t will
also be the first time presiding
bishop is chosen to hold Office until
he reaches the retirement age OF So.
The order of service for the in
stallation was arranged by COM
mittee appointed by the last general
convention. 1t consisted of Bishop
Tucker, Bishop Dun, Mr.. Roberts
and the Right Rev. Arthur Raymond
McKinstry, Bishop Of Delaware.
Evening star., 1946-12-29
DR.. Swinton to Talk Jan. 6

DR.. Neil Swinton of the Lahey
Clinic, Boston, will address a meet
ing of the Silver Spring Academy
of Medicine at pm. January 6 in
the conference room of the Silver
Spring County Building. DR.. Garnet
w. Ault and DR.. Robert j. Coffey
of Washington will take part IN
the discussion.
Evening star., 1946-12-29
DR.. McKown Installed

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Dec. 28
(SpeciaD DIR. Paul McKown, di-
rector of vocational guidance in
Berkeley County high schools, has
been installed as president of Mar
tinsburg Kiwanis Club. He succeeds
Paul Hammann.
Evening star., 1946-12-29
Truck Hits Boy CycIist

PURCELLVILLE, Va, Dec. 28.-
Manley Pancoast, 8-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy J. Pancoast OF
Purcellville, was injured critically
today when struck by a truck while
riding his new bicycle, a Christmas
present. near his home.
Evening star., 1946-12-29

n eW y elecCeu
presiding bishop
of the Protestant
Episcopal Church
were made pub
lie today by the
Right Rev. An
gus Dun, Bishop
of Washington.
Bishop Sheriff.
who was elected
at the Episcopal
c o n v e n tlOn al
Philadelphia last
September, will
be installed as
presiding bishop
Evening star., 1946-12-29
Cathedral Plans
Installation Of
Bishop Sheriff.
Details Outlined
For Formal Rites
On January IA
By Cospor Nonnes

Details regarding the installation
of the Right Rev. Henry Knox
Sheriff., Bishop of Massachusetts,,
In the first formal induction Of
Evening star., 1946-12-29


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Evening star., 1946-12-29
Tuck's Labor Proposals Fought
TBy Two Unions at Hearing

Chief spokesmen for those favor
ing enactment of the bills during
the three-hour hearing were c. s
Glasgow, Lexington attorney; w. P
Hazelgrove, Roanoke attorney; Hol-
man Willis, ST., counsel for local
meat packing company, and S. A
Barbour, local building contractor.
Assembly Expected to Vote
Teachers Major Pay Raise
BY the Associated Press
LURAY, Va, Dec. 28.-The spe'
cial General Assembly called by
Gov. Tuck to consider education
needs won't give Virginia schoo
teachers all of the 100000 rec
commended by the Virginia Educa'
ton Association but will come
through with substantial pay boosts
for the teachers, House Appropria-
tions Committee Chairman c. G
Louderback predicted today.
The Page-Warren Delegate ex-
pressed his sympathy with the aims
of the teachers, and said the least
the Commonwealth could do woulc
be to provide average teacher sal.
aries commensurate with average
salaries paid State employees.
Meanwhile, in Richmond Delegate
James E. Gardner said he woulc
try to initiate legislation at tht
special session for establishment ol
State institutions for the treatment
of inebriates.
He proposes to seek the earmark-
ing of a portion of the profits Of
the States Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll system to finance the facilities
for care of chronic alcoholics.
Evening star., 1946-08-06
.AutoLeapsCurb,
Kills 7, Hurts 5
On 14th Street
Pedestrians Bowled
Over as Driver Tries
To Miss Two Tuxis
Pictures on Page As J

Two pedestrians were killed and
five other persons were injured
shortly after am. today when a
heavy Cadillac jumped the curb
at Fourteenth street and New
York avenue NV, smashed into
tree and sent pedestrians hur-
tling through the air.
Police said the Tragedy occurred
when cab driver stopped to pick
up passenger on the southwest
corner about 80 feet south of the
intersection. A second cab stopped
about 10 feet behind him and the
heavy sedan swerved to the right
of the second cab and ploughed
through pedestrians on the crowded
sidewalk.
The dead were:
Joseph Scannell, 48, a manufac-
turer's representative, with offices
al 1101 Vermont avenue NV. His
| home was at 1929 Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
John Lowe. So mail carrier, Of
420 Eleventh street NE.
Will Be Held for Coroner.
| 1t. William j. Liverman. head OF
! the accident investigation unit.
said his investigation showed the
Cadillac was travelling at between
40 and SO miles an hour when it
struck the pedestrians. The driver.
Cecil Patterson, 81, of Riva, Md, a
Evening star., 1946-08-06
CoIIet Is Expected Here Today
To Take Key Sterilization Role

March after Mr.. Truman had
drafted him for a JOB as a sort
! of legal arbiter between OPA Ad-
ministrator Chester BoWles and
Reconversion Director John w.
Snyder. In this post, the former
country lawyer was called upon to
approve OPA pricing policies.
| His duties ended in February
with the Presidents reorganization
Iof Government agencies to handle
the new wage-price policy. At that
time, Judge Collet said he viewed
price controls as necessary evils and
added that if business and labor CO.
operated with the Governments new
plan, it might be possible to remove
all controls within year. The only
certain cure for imitation ills was
all-out production of consumer
goods. he said.
Judge Collet formerly was a Mis-
souri, Supreme Court justice and
chairman of the Missouri Public
! Service Commission.
Evening star., 1946-08-06
| Some Ballots Lack
| Box for Hutchinson
In Lynchburg Voting
BY the Assceioied Presl

LYNCHBURG, Va, Aug. G.
At least SO out of 200 ballots
sent to one Lynchburg precinct
failed to include a box in front
of the name of Martin A.
Hutchinson. Democratic pri-
mary candidate against Senator
Byrd, it was discovered by elec-
ton officials shortly after voting
began.
Election Judge William K.
Callahan said his attention was
called to the misprint after only
three ballots had been cast and
that Immediately election judges
went through unmarked ballots
and removed the SO printed i'm
properly. He stated he did not
know whether the three ballots
already voted were misprinted
or not.
A check of the II other pre-
cinctS in Lynchburg failed to
show any other such ballots.
Mr.. Hutchinson, in Richmond,
declared he would report the
situation to the State Electoral
Board and also would ask his
attorney to investigate the mat
ter.
Evening star., 1946-08-06
Dulles Calls on U. S. to Give Up
Fur-Flunq Bases as Peace Aid

land remedy it, with a view to reduc-
ing tensions"
Il would like to see the United
States abandon the idea of far flung
bases which threaten Others" the
church leader said, adding that at
tempts to win geographic security in
an atomic age were unrealisitc.
Il am not proposing" he went on,
that we compromise our deep con-
victions, but there is no nation which
has attributes SO pure that they can
not be bettered by self-examination. /"
He counseled an ending of what he
called an armaments race between
Russia and the West.
An atomic development authority
such as was advocated by the United
States is the only practical way to go
tSee CHURCHES. Page A-4.)