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Evening star., 1947-05-07
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. G. lalDs couples must
apply for q marriage license on
one day. matt three full d6yS and
,receiUe the license on the nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same Gs other days.
Evening star., 1947-05-07

being that comes from lots of
summing? Take advantage Of
these golden days; use every
help in your home to free you
for sun-worship. The markets
TEEN with time-saving pack
aged foods sand speedy cleansers.
Evening star., 1947-05-07

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package. You'll
need only 80
seconds to mix
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hot oven in
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Evening star., 1947-05-07
THE LADIES ARE COMING

ToEs the clock
u speed up the
Evening star., 1947-04-15
College Park Seeks
Uniform Power Rate

Uniform electricity rates for all of
College Park have been requested of
the Potomac Electric Power Co. by
the Berwyn District Civic Associa-
ton.
At its meeting last night in the
Berwyn School, the association
called attention to the fact that
some areas, formerly outside the
town of College Park, still. are
charged higher rural rates.
T. Raymond Burch, member of
the Maryland House of Delegates
from Prince Georges County, out
lined recent legislation enacted at
Annapolis.
G. Stuart Parker, College Park
Councilman, reported new garbage
and trash collection truck has been
acquired and will be placed in opera
ton as soon as an operator can be
obtained. The vehicle also will be
used for street maintenance.
Mrs. Walter Perkins was instructed
to organize a Safety Committee.
MIR. Parker reported the Potomac
Electric Power Co. is awaiting re-
lease of critical materials before
installing street lights in the COM
munity. The Councilman said
Prince Georges County would bear
the expense of lights on the Balti-
more boulevard with the town
financing side street illumination.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Arlington MoforcycIisf's
Death Is Ruled Accident

A verdict of accidental death was
returned by a coroner,s jury yester-
day after an inquest at the morgue
in connection with the accident
death Saturday night of Bernard M.
Cruit, 36, Of 1850 South Columbus
street, Arlington, Va.
Park Police said Mr.. Cruit was op-
Grating a motorcycle when he col
lided with an automobile on the
Mount Vernon Memorial highway
near the Memorial Bridge.
MIR. Cruit's death brings the Dis
tricts traffic death toll to % for the
year. Last year at this time, 1e
deaths were recorded for the Dis
trict.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, he
was graduated from Ohio State Uni
versity and was civil storage spe-
cialist with the War Department
General Staff. He had lived in this
area for about three years and had
13 years Of service with the Govern
rnent.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs.
NJ. June Cruit, and stepdaughter,
Mona Jean.
Funeral services for Mr.. Cruit will
be held at / pm. tomorrow in
Chambers funeral home, 3072 M
street NV, with burial in Washing
ton National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
tuberculosis Unit Elects
Officers in MONTGOMERY

-Four officers for the Montgomery
County tuberculosis Association
We're elected last night at the annual
meeting in the Rockville Presbyter-
ian Church. Walter S. Pratt, ir.,
president, and William L .Lebling
treasurer, were elected last year for
two-year terms.
Chosen last night were DR.. J. w.
Bird, first vice president; Mrs,
Charles M. Wright, second vice pres
ident; DR.. William w. Welsh, third
vice president, and Mrs. William N.
Morell, secretary.
Elected director were j. Sterling
Bowman, Mrs. C. M. Upton, Mrs.
Marion lockwood, Winship I. Green
and John Magnus.
DR.. Leroy R. Allen, acting deputy
State health officer, discussing
Maryland sanatorium needs, sug-
gested setting aside general hospital
beds for treatment of tuberculosis IL,
the early stage.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Lane Warns Agencies
On Building Costs
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, April 15.-Explain-
ing there Is mo other hip-pocket
from which to get the money" Gov
Lane announced he will instruct
heads of State institutions to keep
their emergency construction and
repair bills within the amounts re-
quested.
The reports came yesterday after
long meeting of the Board of Pub
lie Works, during which it developed
that building costs are down slightly
Budget Director Walter N. Kirk
man said in statement that recent
bids on a project actually were be-
low State estimates.
Gov. Lame said he would advise
departmental heads that costs listed
in a $11 ,695, 900 measure permitting
construction would have to be met
The l947 act, in contrast to previous
bond issue bills, does not permit
transfer OF items, and institutions
will not be allowed to transfer the
funds for other improvements.
The board postponed action on re-
duction of the State budget for the
blennium, which the Legislature re-
queSted be cut about S1,000,OOO.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Sanitary Commission
|Will Readyetise Bids
On 7 Sewer Projects

Two projects for which highest
bids totalled more than $500, 900 will
be readvertised by the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission be-
cause it considers all proposals re-
ceived as excessive.
They are included among new
lprojects authorized for Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties, an
nounced today.
The commission will readvertise
the Northwest Branch trunk sewer
from Sligo Branch to University
lane. Previous bids ranged from
$172,773 to $235, ,275. New bids will
be opened April Is.
On May 2 new bids will be opened
for the Rock Creek trunk sewer.
Previously rejected bids ranged from
$181, ,957 to $378,29O.
Leo Butler Co. Of Silver Spring
was the successful low bidder on a
$4,179 water and sewer project in
Meredith avenue and Fayette road
in the Homeward subdivision near
Kensington.
The Contee Sand & Gravel Co. of
Contee, entered the low bid of $3.50
for grading the proposed hill reser-
volr near Carmody Hills in Seat
Pleasant.
Water and sewer mains will be
constructed in Sutherland road and
Clark avenue in the Chalfonte sub
division and the North Hills of Sligo
Park. near -Four Corners, by the
Road Machinery Rental Co., Inc, of
Hyattsville, for $3.50.
The Washington Pump & Well Co.
has been engaged to clean two of
the Gaithersburg wells in a move to
increase the water supply.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Bank Case Defendant
Tells Of Commissions
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, April 15.-As-
sistant United States Attorney
George r. Humrickhouse was to re-
sumo cross-examinatien today in
Federal Court of Joseph E. Profit
president of the Floyd County Bark
and member of the Virginia House
of Delegates.
Mr.. Profit, charged on two
counts with aiding and betting in
misapplication of funds of the
Fredericksburg Farmers & Mer-
chants Bank, testified yesterday he
had received several commissions
for handling loans for Hugh N
Rakes, Leesburg dairyman.
The Government contends that
Mr.. Profit and eight others, in
cluding Mr. Rakes and his wife
Lillian Conner Rakes, were en-
gagged in multimillion dollar check
kiting activities involving Mr.. Rakes'
dairy operations.
The nine are charged with aid
ing and abetting William Reeves
Gardner, former vice president of
the Fredericksburg institution, in
misapplication of S435,000 of funds
OF the bank. Gardner, now serving
a State Pentientiary sentence for
embezzlement, was granted sever
ance in the Federal trial because of
III health.
Mr.. Profit yesterday told the
jury that he had no knowledge of
signed blank checks being left at
his bank by Mr.. Rakes, as testi-
ned earlier by E. S. Salmons. as
sistant cashier of the Floyd bank
Mr. Salmons said that once or twice
signed blank checks had been left
at the bank by Mr.. Rakes to be
filled in to meet incoming Rakes
checks presented for payment.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
DR.. 6. |. Barton, Jr., Heads
Virginia Prep Schools
By the Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
15.--Dr. George L. Barton, jr., head
master of Virginia Episcopal School,
Lynchburg, yesterday was elected
president of the Virginia Association
OF Preparatory Schools at the an
nual meeting at the University of
Virginia.
DR.. Barton succeeds Brig. Gen.
Earl Mcfarland of Staunton Mill
tary Academy.
Col. H. J. Benchoff of Massanut-
ten Military Academy was elected
vice president.
Archibald r. Hoxton, retiring
headmaster of Episcopal High
School, Alexandria, and Grigsby
Shackelford, retiring as head Of the
mathematics department, were
made honorary life members of the
organization. DR.. Hoxton also was
chosen to serve on the Executive
Committee, as was Maj. j. r. Weld
man of Fork Union Military
Academy.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
County Residents
And PTAs Support
Proposed Increase

Approximately 100 county residents
yesterday urged the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors to adopt a
proposed school and county budget
which calls for estimated expendi-
lures of about $4,000 900 more than
last year.
Representatives from practically
every parent-teacher association in
the county were present to support
adoption of the school budget. 1t
involves estimated expenditures of
81 1880 and contains a large in
crease for teachers salaries and new
buildings.
County government expenditures
are set at approximately 1925 900, an
increase of about 100000 over the
current budget. The largest in
creases are for the police depart
ment and the County Planning Com
mission.
Building Now Questioned.
Representatives from several civic
organizations also urged adoption
of the school budget.
No one appeared in opposition to
the budget as whole, but L. B.
Burkeholder of Merrifeld questioned
the advisability of the School Board S
launching an intensive building
program when building costs are so
high.
Several citizens also spoke in
favor of increasing the county police
force by IL additional men, as pro-
vided for in the tentative budget.
r. Lee Kennedy said the Franconia
Citizens Association favored legis-
lation providing for election of the
Board of Supervisors on a full-time
basis, with an appropriate salary.
The need for sources of taxation
other than real estate in order to
provide sufficient funds for school
needs were discussed. A group from
the Lorton area stated they had ap-
pointed committee to give this
study in order to present recon-
mendations at the next session of
the General Assembly.
The board will take final action
on the budget tomorrow, and after
its adoption will set the tax levy.
If the budget is adopted as pro-
posed the tax rate will be approx
mately $3.07 per 500, an increase
of about 81 cents.
The minimum salary for teach
ers with degrees under the pro-
posed budget would be $4,000 a year,
as compared with the minimum
figure of $1,000 last year.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
HyaffsviIIe Elects PIitt
Mayor for Covers Term

Robert T. Pitt, Hyattsville thirc
i ward Councilman, last night wa.
elected to fill the unexpired term Of
Mayor E. Murray Cover, who dice
last week.
Councilman H. Wilson Spicknal
OF the second ward was elected te
succeed Mr.. Pitt as Council presi.
dent. Since elections of Mayor anc
Councilmen will be held on May 5
the Council decided against select.
ing a new Councilman for the thiro
ward.
An employe of the naval gun fac.
tory, Mr.. Pitt has been a membe,
OF the Hyattsville City Council since
1884.
Councilman David M. Jameson
last night announced that he i:
moving from Hyattsville and will moi
run for reelection. He represent:
the fourth ward. He was presented
with a wrist watch by the Council
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Suburban Area Completes
Plans for Blossom Fefe

Plans for a pageant at the Bethes-
da-Chevy Chase Cherry Blossom
Festival at 2 pm. Saturday on the
grounds of the Naval Medical Center
were announced today.
Performers will include children
from the Bethesda Chevy Chase
area with children of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, Leland
Junior High School, a dancing
school, Girl Scout Troop II and Boy
Scout Troop 211, taking leading
roles.
A recital by the a capella choir
Of the high school, a flags of Amer
icas parade by the Scout troops, a
waltz ballet, a polka and three folk
dances are included.
Miss Nancy Darby of Gathers
burg, a student at Montgomery
Junior College, has been named
festival queen.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Alexandra Ordered
10 Take Action on
Jail Improvements

Alexandria's Mayor and City
Council today were ordered by Cor
poration Court Judge William P
Woolls to carry out recommended
Improvements at the city jail.
Members of the Council were or
dered to court after a three-man
jail commission appointed by the
court last year charged that rec
commended improvements have not
been carried out.
In an answer filed at their initial
court appearance in February the
city officials contended they did not
carry out the recommendation be-
cause they had been informed a
whole new Jail would be required
within 10 years.
A mandamus handed down by
Judge Woolls on recommendation
of Commonwealth's Attorney Albert
v. Bryan commanded the defend
ants to act with reasonable dis
patch" to:
/. Provide for the segregation of
diseased prisoners in the Jail.
2. Have the kitchen of the Jail re-
located away from the street and
situated to provide adequate facil-
tiles for the Jail with maximum
security.
The defendants were ordered to
report on progress of the work on
April 30.
City Attorney Joseph M. PAN
coast appeared in behalf of the
Mayor and Councilmen. None of
the Council members or Mayor ap-
peared in court.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Prince Georges Head,
|WiII Hear u zoninq
Petitions tomorrow

The Prince Georges County COM
missioners will consider % zoning
applications at their monthly hear
ings in the County Service Building,
Hyattsville, at 10 am. tomorrow.
Included among the applications
are II for reclassif1cation of property
from residential to commercial use,
three for apartment zoning and two
for industrial designation. The
commissioners also will study two
petitions for permits to operate day
nurseries and three to operate gas
oline filling stations.
Commercial Requests.
Commercial requests, all for re-
classification Of property from resi-
Dental A to commercial D, are by
the following:
William j. Miller, for three lots
in Czarra's Addition to Brentwood; !;
c. Howard Brown, for part of one
lot at Defense highway and Spring
street, Bladensburg; John G. Ray,
for five lots in the 8700 block of
Washington Baltimore boulevard,
Berwyn; Mildred Wright, for IL
acre on the north side of Sheriff
road, east Of Huntsville; Archie
Rosenblatt, for property fronting
1873 feet on the south side of River
dale road and 281 feet on the west
side of Edmonston road, East River
dale; Melvin A. Kidwell, for two
lots at Garret avenue and the
streetcar line, Beltsville, and Ed
ward Williams, for two lots at
Sheriff and Addison roads, Fair
mount Heights.
Also, Cecil H. Blackwell, for two
lots on Southern avenue, near Law
renee avenue, Capitol Heights; Rob-
ert M. Bradshaw, for one-half Tot
on Thirty-eighth street, near Rhode
Island avenue, Brentwood; Stefan
and Elizabeth Wolfe, for 10 lots in
Orchards Addition to Maryland
Park, Tolson Heights, and Charles
H. McCamey and William F. Nc
Lean, for adjoining lots on Land
over road, near Quincy street,
Cheverly Forest.
Apartment Zoning.
Rezoning from residential A to
residential G for apartment use is
requested by Joseph E. Smith for
four lots at Knox and Rhode Island
avenues, College Park; Stewart B.
Shaw, for six lots at Calvert and
Rhode Island avenue, College Park
and Winfield Preston, for property
formerly occupied by the broad
casting towers of Radio Station
VOL, fronting 815 feet on hte east
side OF Ager road, near Hyattsville.
The industrial E zonings, both
from residential A, are requested
by Leroy j. and Mary B. Hnapp
for two lots along the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, near Melrose Cross
Ing, Hyattsville, and by Alfred Il.
Smith, for nearly ~ acres on the
east side Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, north OF Branchville road.
Branchville.
Permits to operate day nurseries
are sought by Anne Elizabeth Metz
ger, for 1904 Thirtieth street, Mount
Rainier, and Helen Kroeger, for 2917
Upshur street, Mount Rainier.
Gasoline station permits are re-
quested by Corozza Properties, Inc.
and Jack Coopersmith, both for
property on the Marlboro pike. near
Hillside, and Willie Richardson, for
property In Glenarden.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
By jones BirchfieId

Thanks to a public-spirited neigh
Dor and the Maryland State Game
Commission the pupils Of Colesville
Elementary School are learning
about Nature at first hand.
Near the school, on land donated
by Frederick Heine. ST., 10-acre
game refuge is taking shape. When
completed the refugee will include
woods, cleared land and a quar-
ter-acre fish pond.
Already the Colesville students
all 108 of them are taking part in the
project-have turned loose IL Mis-
souri, rabbits and a pair of quail in
the refuge. The Game Commission
provided a setting of pheasant eggs,
which now are being Matched at the
school with the aid of bantum
hen. These pheasant will follow
the rabbit and quail into the
refuge.
Last summer the Colesville stu
dents saved sunf1ower vegetable and
fruit seeds, and these, in addition to
a supply of grain provided by the
Game Commission, were used to
provide food during the. winter,
when snow covered the ground.
Recently the students completed
a birdhouse- building project, and
the houses are being placed through
out the refuge. Already some have
bird families.
+ The Colesville project was organ
lied through the cooperation of
Malcolm King of Gaithersburg, the
commissions State project super
visor. The engineering work and
the construction of the fish pond
was carried out by the engineering
class of Richard Montgomery High
School, Rockville, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Winona Reed, instruc-
tor.
When the pond f1lls-it is spring
fed-fsh for stocking will be pro-
vided by the Game Commission.
Mr.. Heine donated the land for
five years, with an option for five
years longer If the students still are
interested. At this time all indica-
tions are that they will be.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Uniform Design Asked
by Sauter for All New
Montgomery Schools

A standard design for all new
Montgomery County schools was
proposed yesterday by Wesley L
Sauter, member of the County
Board of Commissioners.
Speaking at a press conference in
Rockville called to review matters
pertaining to the county school sys-
tenn, Mr.. Sauter, who also is police
commissioner, complained that
many school buildings seem to be
designed to cost much as possible
rather than as little"
Some uniform design should be
established, he said, which would
not only save in architects fees, but
which would be SO simple that ad-
ditions could be made without
changing the external plan.
Broome Suggests Parleys.
DR.. Edward w. Broome, county
school superintendent, suggested
that the Board of Education and
the commissioners launch a series of
conferences to explore this and
other suggestions concerning the
schools.
At the same time he said he
preferred not to discuss construc-
ton matters, teachers salaries, OF
operating costs as contained in the
proposed school budget for the next
fiscal year now in the process of
formulation.
Mrs. DurWard v. Sandifer. men,
ber of the Board Of Education, men,
toned, however, that a plan is
being worked out under which raises
in teachers salaries will be on a
merit, rather than seniority basis.
1--WE must have good teachers, I"
she declared, "and we must pay
them enough to make the teach
ing profession attractive to them"
While agreeing in part with Mrs.
Sandifer, Mr.. Sauter pointed out
that If school expenses continue
to mount the county tax rate will
go so high as to discourage people
from moving into the county"
Reviews State Program.
I In reviewing the States school
program, DR.. Broome said Mont
gomery should receive about 10000
towards construction costs from the
State during the next fiscal year.
At the same time he said that the
States share Of operating expenses
probably would amount to about
81 200, 900. He said that this rep
resents about one-third of what the
total operating costs should be.
Discussing costs further, he also
mentioned that new construction
now under way totals about $135, 900.
He said the construction cost of
a school in the county is computed
at about $4D0 per pupil. He said
that this figure is lower than the
District and many other places.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Budwesky Back in Office
After 45-Duy Vacation

Carl Budwesky returned to his
duties as city manager of Alexan-
dria, after month and a half leave
Of absence granted by the City
Council in February.
Mr.. Budwesky spent his leave va
cationing in Florida. He spent most
Of yesterday comforting with City
Engineer G. Luckett Watkins, who
was acting city manager in Mr..
BudWesky's absence.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Civic Federation
For School Raise
In Montgomery
32-i0 Vote Fuvors
Higher Schedule
Thun That of D. c.

The demands of Montgomery
County teachers for salary sched-
ule higher than that proposed for
District teachers were approved last
night by the Montgomery County
Civic Federation after a heated de-
bate at the Bethesda Elementary
School.
The group voted, 80 to 10, in
favor of a range of $4,000 to 5000
ior teachers with bachelor degrees
and $4,000 to $500 for those with
master degrees, with differentials
Tor principals increased proportions
ate1y. The present scale is 5000
to $500 for those with bachelor
degrees and $2,220 to $4,000 for those
with master degrees.
The federation's Schools Com
mittee, headed by Russell 7. Whyte,
brought In report urging salary
schedule equal to that proposed
for the District, where the range
sought Is $500 to $4,700. The de-
bate revolved around whether the
county should Get it's own standards
or try to emulate those of its neigh
bors.
Teaching Year Is Longer.
Proponents of the higher schedule
contend that more demands are
made on the time of county teachers.
Teaching days per year are 1873 as
compared with 174 in the District;
hours are from $40 to 4 compared
to 8 to 3 in the District, and county
teachers are required to return to
college every four years for six weeks
training at their own expense. This
is not a requirement in the Districts
system.
One Of the chief arguments in
favor Of the increase was its power
to attract men into the teaching
profession. It was asserted that few
heads of families can now afford to
adopt teaching as career.
Though the federation meeting
opened with more than 100 delegates
in attendance, only AZ were present
when the vote was taken around
midnight.
A special meeting was called for
next Monday night in the Bethesda
Elementary School to consider the
preliminary draft of the Montgom-
cry County Charter recently re-
leased by the Charter Board. o. M.
Kile. chairman of the Charter Com
mittee, will conduct the discussion.
Members of the Charter Board will
be invited IN attend
Banquet to Be Planned.
At that meeting plans also will be
completed for holding the Fedora
tion's annual banqaet which was
omitted during the war years.
Edward j. Boothby of the WASH
ington Gas Light Co., spoke briefly
on his company's change-over from
artificial to natural gas and some Of
the difficulties involved.
The cleanup campaign inaugu-
rated by the Bethesda Chamber of
Commerce was indorsed in resolu-
ton urging other parts of the county
to follow suit.
An emergency resolution asking
the Federation to name three dele
gates to the Statewide organization
now being formed to study the rev.
enue OF the State with a view to
repeal of the sales tax, was referred
to the Public Finance and Budget
Committee.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Dr.. Geschickter to Talk
At Cancer Drive RuIIy

DR.. Charles F. Geschickter, pro-
fessor of pathology at Georgetown
University Medical School, will speak
on cancer at public meeting at
the Woodside School at 8 pm.
Thursday sponsored by the Cancer
Drive Committee of Montgomery
County.
DR.. c. w. Mitchell, president of the
Silver Spring Academy of Medicine
will preside. Mrs. Ronald l.. Nc
Donald, Silver Spring chairman
urged that contributions to the drive
be made at the Silver Spring Bank
as there will be no door-to-door
solicitations.