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Evening star., 1947-11-07
Arlington 10 Ask for Bids
On lncinerator Job Soon

Arlington probably will be ready
In about 80 days to ask for bids for
construction of an incinerator
County Manager A. T. Lundberg
said today. County voters Tuesday
approved issuance of bonds to finance
the project.
Although no amount was stipu-
lated in the referendum, county off,
cials have estimated 1t will be neces-
sary to issue about 100000 worth of
bonds. The vote on the referendum
was 9,172 for and 3.118 against.
The plant would be situated be-
hind the Arlington sewage treat
ment plant on U. s. Route l and
South Glebe road.
Mr.. Lundberg said it will take ap-
proximatel va month to complete
plans and to acquire the site. He
estimated the construction time at
fro ma year to 18 months.
The incineratpr. which would dis
pose of both trash and garbage,
would have capacity of 300 tens a
day. In the last year, the county has
disposed of approximately 135 tons
of trash a day.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Hungarian Pianist 10 Play
With Arlington Symphony

Miska Merson, Hungarian pianist
will be soloist tonight when the
Arlington Civic Symphony presents
it's first adult concert of the season
at $3.50 o'clock in Westinghouse zee
High School, Stafford street ano
North Washington boulevard.
Mr.. Merson, who lives in Wash.
ington, will play the A Major Piano
Concerto of Liszt. The symphony's
selections will include Beethoven's
Leonore Overture No. and two
compositions of Mendelssohn, the
Fingals Cave Overture and Sym
phony No. 8.
Van Lier Lanning, director, will
conduct the concert,
Evening star., 1947-11-07
zoning Unit Supports
Montgomery Changes
Hin Hearing Procedure

Recommendations to change the
zoning hearing procedure in Mont
gomery County today had the ap.
|proval Of the recently organized
Citizens Zoning Committee.
The committee also announced
that it will meet Wednesday to dis
cuss plans for action on controver-
sial petitions for rezoning in Silver
Spring scheduled for hearing within
month. Slated for discussion is the
Watson Rose petition for apartment
zoning on Colesville road and Dale
drive; petitions for commercial zon-
ing in the Pershing drive-Cedar
avenue area, and similar petitions of
property owners in the 8700 block of
Colesville road.
Proposed amendments TO the zon-
ing ordinance were presented to the
zoning committee at melting in
st. Luke Lutheran Church, Silver
Spring, by its Advisory Committee
composed of Frank j. Duane, chair
man, c. M. Derryberry, Howard M.
Kline and Roy Schneiter. George
Pryor is the groups legal counsel.
The first of the recommendations
urges early adoption by the Mont
gomery County commissioners of
master plans for the Silver Spring,
Kensington and Bethesda business
districts. The Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission has already placed its plans
before the commissioners.
The Park Commission will be re-
quested to draw master plans for
other areas as quickly as possible.
1t also was suggested that the
commissioners hold hearings on pc
titions every three months, alter
mating between the eastern and
western suburban districts; have
hearings held in the section in
which the property is located and
require reversion of rezoned prop
erty to its former status If not de-
veloped within a year.
Other proposals suggested that
the fee be raised for zoning appli-
cants to provide for a complete
transcript of the hearing, and that
property rezoned be reassessed as
soon as possible,
Evening star., 1947-11-07
B. A, Li||ywhite Heads
Arlington Group for
School Improvement

B. Alden Liilywhite was elected
chairman of Arlington Citizens
Committee for School Improvement
last night at the annual business
meeting. He succeeds Oscar r. Ii
Beau, who has headed the 1,4O0.
member group since it's organization
in the spring of 1916, and who de-
clined denomination.
Other officers elected were Mrs
John w. Woodworth, vice chair.
man; Mrs. Marvin Hanchette, sec
retary; Mrs. Ronald Ross, assistant
secretary; Joseph C. Wheeler
treasurer; Mrs. Paul Hutchings
historian.
Mr.. Lillywhite is program con-
sultant in the Bureau of Community
Facilities of the Federal Works
Agency. He has been chairman
of the Secondary Schools Subcom-
mittee of the Citizens Committee
and was one of Mr.. LIE Beau's prin-
cipal assistants in the recent school,
board election campaign.
Mr.. LIE Beau unanimously was
designated permanent honorary
chairman and presented with trav.
cling bag. The meeting was ad.
dressed by School Board Members
Elect Elizabeth P. Campbell, Bar.
nardI Joy, Colin c. Macpherson, o
Glenn Stahl and Curtis E. Tuthill
Meanwhile, T. Oscar Smith, who
ran third in the race for the two
seats on the county board which
were won by F. Freeland Chew ano
Mrs. Florence Cannon, issued the
following statement:
ITO my many friends who voted
for my election, I extend my thanks
I want to congratulate publicly, as
I already have done privately, Mrs
Cannon and Mr.. Chew upon Their
election"
Evening star., 1947-11-07

wilson, Mr.. King, Mrs. Bozievich;
autumn or multicolored, Mrs. Han
sen, Mr.. Davidson, Mr.. King.
Pompon- button IL inches or less
in diameter, white, E. w. Toombs
Mr.. Wehr, Mrs. Bozievich; pink,
Miss Smith, Mrs. Hansen, Mr.. Wehr; +;
lavender or purple, Mr.. Wehr, Mrs
Bozievich; yellow, Mr.. Toombs, Miss
Smith, Mr.. Wehr; red. Mrs. Hansen;
autumn or multicolored, Miss Farr,
Miss Smith, Mr.. Wehr.
Anemone-Flowered, Mr.. Wehr,
Mr.. Davidson; other types, M. c.
Gundlach, Mrs. Bozievich, Mr.. Duey.
Seedlings-Miss Smith, Mr.. Wehr.
Arrangements of chrysanthemums
Vase, is inches or less in height,
Mrs. Sazama, Miss Smith, Mrs. j.
Wallace Talley; vase over IS inches
in height. Mrs. Sazama, Miss Smith,
Miss Elizabeth Stark, honorable
mention, Mrs. D. G. Duey; basket,
18 inches or less in height, Mrs.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Virginia Reports Decline
In Motor Fatalities
By the Assee;oted Pres.

RICHMOND, Va. Nov. Motor
vehicle accidents in Virginia took
the lives of 325 persons during the
first six months of 1947 and traffic
law violations figured in nearly two
thirds of these accidents.
Drinking drivers were involved in
2l.5 per cent of all fatal accidents
and defective motor vehicles in lis
per cent, the State Police Depart
ment reported yesterday. 1t was
disclosed, however, that traffic
deaths during the first six months
had declined 8.4 per cent from the
355 reported during the correspond
ing period last year.
The decline in fatalities was &C
companied by a rise of 1875 per cent
in mileage driven on State highways
and meant a drop of from 11.31
deaths per 100000 900 miles of oper-
alton to 912 during the 1947 period.
Evening star., 1947-11-07

from Elberton, Ga, will take of
and land from the worlds smalles
airport-a platform on top of {
moving car.
Other acts include Jack Huber
delayed parachute jumper; Woody
Edmundson, acrobatic flyer whose
plane burst into flames during The
Thompson Trophy races in Cleve-
land on Labor Day, and Ben Hunt.
ley, acrobatic flyer.
Oscar Meyer, jr., who stunts with
light planes; Ed Daughtrey, who
will give glider demonstration
and single engine flight by big
twin engine DC-5 will round Out
the show.
The 37-piece boys club band will
furnish music during the afternoon
Proceeds will go toward the
building of youth center fol
underprivileged children.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Lane Urges Support
For Friendship Train
BY the Assoeiosed Press

ANNAPOLIS. Nov. Gov. Lane
urged Marylanders to support the
citizen sponsored Friendship Train
which will leave Los Angeles today
to collect food for Western Europe
The Governor issued a proclama-
ton at the request of Harry M. War
ner of Hollywood, chairman Of the
committee sponsoring the trains
Journey across the Nation.
Gov. Lanes proclamation urged
generous support for this great hui
manitarian cause" There was no
announcement Of when the train
would come to Maryland.
Evening star., 1947-11-07

The Bat Man, who balls out at
5000 feet and glides about on a
pair of nylon wings; the worlds S
smallest airport, and aerial aero
battles will be featured at the Trini-
dad Boys Club air show Sunday.
The show, to be held at Hyde
field, two miles from Clinton, Md,
consists Of II acts. 1t will begin at
1:30 pm.
An attraction on the ground will
be the crowning Of the Goddess of
Air Power in Peace" She is Miss
Helen Meyer of 1l19 Wylie street
NE.
Tommy BAT Man" Boyd of Los
Angeles will glide to within a few
hundred feet of the ground on his
wings. He then will open his para
chute.
The Thrasher Brothers troupe
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Maryland Senate Gets
Z Bills Affecting
Nearby Counties
BY q staff Correspondent Of The stor

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. Twelve bills
:; affecting Montgomery and Prince
} Georges Counties today were await.
ing final approval by the Senate
after their adoption yesterday by
the House of Delegates.
Also sent to the Senate was a
bill dealing with the University OF
Maryland.
The Senate, meanwhile, approved
five Prince Georges County measures
| and sent them to the House.
Also receiving Senate approval
was a bill which would legalize slot
machines in st. Marys County and
would authorize the county COM
missioners to designate which types
of machines were taxable.
9 Affect Montgomery County.
OF the II House-approved bills,
nine affect Montgomery County.
They would:
/. Authorize the county COM
missioners to purchase and operate
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda.
g. Empower the commissioners to
approve up to $5o,o0o as grant
to the hospital.
3. Authorize Takoma Park Off
Gals to borrow up to 100000 for
capital improvements.
4. Increase the fire tax in the
22d precinct of the 18th election
district from to 10 cents per S100
5. Repeal an obsolete law deal
ing with the Takoma Park Fire
Commission.
6. Empower the county commits
sioners to pay cents for each tax
bill collected by banks. The money
would be paid to the banks.
T. Increase the borrowing power
of the MarylandNational Capital
Park and Planning Commission
from $1,2ooOOo to s2,000,oOO for the
purchase of park lands in the
county.
8. Authorize the county commits.
sioners to increase the salaries o1
deputy sheriffs, now set by law.
9. Increase the Laytonsville tax
from 10 to a maximum of IS cents
per $100.
3 Prince Georges Bills Approved.
The three Prince Georges bills
approved by the House would:
1. Increase the Berwyn Heights
tax from 20 to a maximum of 4C
cents per $l0O.
2. Increase the borrowing power
of the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission from
100000 to $1,250,000 for the pur-
chase of park lands in the county
3. Permit the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission to dis
continue making water and sewer
house connections and to require
such connections to be made by 9
plumber. at the discretion of the
commission.
The University of Maryland bill
would authorize the school to con.
denim property.
The five Prince Georges measures
approved by the Senate would:
1. Authorize Edmonston to con.
struct sidewalks and streets and tc
assess abutting property owners fol
the cost.
2. Increase the Riverdale tax from
IS to maximum of SIS cents pei
$1O0
8. Transfer the duty of feeding
prisoners in the county Jail from
! the sheriff to the county commits
; sioners.
4. Authorize Riverdale officials te
borrow up to $4,000 for installation
of a storm-water drainage system.
S. Authorize the County Commits
sioners to borrow up to $150,000 fol
road equipment.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Home Economics Group
Opens at Maryland U.
By The Assoeioted Press

Representatives from seven States
and the District of Columbia met at
the University of Maryland today as
province 2 of the college club de-
partment Of the American Home
Economics Association workshop
opened two-day conference.
Miss Mildred Horton, executive
secretary of the parent group, and
Miss Edna Amidon. chief of the
Governments Economies Education
Service, will speak.
Delegates are attending from
Maryland. New York, New Jersey,
Rhode Island. Delaware. Pennsyl-
vania, Virginia and West Virginia.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Use OF Private Land
For 8 Maryland U.
Apartments Revealed
By q stoff Correspondent Of The stor

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. T. Eight
apartments of the University oi
Maryland's 1,5O0-unit veterans
housing project in College Park are
built on privately owned land, II
was revealed here last night.
The disclosure was made by Louis
Lebowitz, attorney for the owner
at hearing before the Senate Jul
dietary Committee on a House
proved bill giving the university
power to condemn the property.
Despite an attack by Mr. Lebowitz
on the measure, it received a favor
able committee report.
The attorney, who represents
John Wilmer of Laurel, owner OF
the property, and his son Oscar, also
of Laurel, charged that the bill
was an attempt to force the winners
to reach a. settlement with the uni
versity over the purchase price OF
the approximately 7,500-square-foot
tract.
500 a Month Lease Offered.
"My client wants to keep his
land" Mr.. Lebowitz asserted. "We
have offered to lease it to the uni
versity for 500 a month, provided
| 1t Is returned to Mr.. Wilmer when
the apartments are removed. We
think this fair offer since the uni
versity receives 5000 a month rent
from the apartments.
He said neither the university MOI
the attorney generals Office ever
made any offer to buy the land. He
added that Mr.. Wilmer first learned
Of the condemnation bill only days
ago, although his son had been try.
ing to reach an agreement with DR.
H. c. Byrd, university president
and the attorney generals Office
since last December.
DR.. Byrd told the committee the
university bought the two Wilmer
lots along with about 20 others \
the Dickerson avenue area in the
summer of 1916.
Lots Sold BY Error.
He explained that after Mr.. Wit.
mer complained last December thai
his land was being occupied without
his consent, he discovered that &
man had sold the two lots in error
He said he learned the man hac
bought the lots about IL years age
when the Prince Georges County
treasurer's Office enormously sole
them at a tax sale.
Declaring the university paid only
$500 for each of the approximately
% lots in the area, DR.. Byrd sale
Mr.. Winners son wanted $4,000
for the Wilmer lots.
Il referred the matter to the at.
torney generals Office" DR.. Byre
said, "but the winners only com.
promise offer was $4,000 So I de.
cided the only thing we could dt
was to get authority to condemn
the property and let jury decide
what the land is worth"
Evening star., 1947-11-07

bills were among those passed at
the Senate night session and sent
to the House. The measures-all
of which were given approval with
out debate-would amend the gen.
eral construction loan of 1947, give
the State Roads Commission wider
latitude in spending proceeds from
the $100, 100000 bond issue author
lied by the 1947 regular session and
increase per diem food allotments
for State policemen.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Maryland Tobacco Men
Re-eIect 6. Carroll Lee
By The Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. &c. Carroll
Lee of Annapolis was reelected
president of the Maryland Tobacco
Growers Association yesterday.
Others elected included: Vice pres
ident, Xavier w. Garner, La Plata !;
secretary, Thomas w. Jones, 10th
ian; treasurer, Russell L. Cross,
Croome; general manager, Joseph
L. Gardner, Bryantown; salesman,
Louis I. Cross, Croone.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Artist Exhibits at Virqiniu u.

Keith Pinzer, Fredericksburg art
ist and art student at Mary WASH
ington College of the University Of
Virginia, has a one-man exhibit Of
his work on view at the school. The
exhibition will continue through
next Wednesday. Among the por-
traits on display is one of DR.. David
Nelson, George Washington Univer-
sity professor.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
New j. ). Body
To Rule Utilities
In Area Sought
Prince Georges Group
Objects to Increases
In Fares, Rates

The establishment of a Federal
commission to regulate public utility
services and rates within a 25-mile
radius of Washington was proposed
last night at a meeting of the
Prince Georges County Civic Fed
Grafton.
A resolution which would grant
the commission full authority in the
utility field, irrespective of District
and State boundaries, was offered in
the wake of the Capital Transit Co.
announcement that it will seek ad-
ditional fare increases.
The resolution was held over for
discussion and possible action at the
December meeting, but the fedora
ton meanwhile went on record with
strong objection to any increases in
fares and rates, and to zone changes
1t charged that the public had not
received fair consideration" in pub
lie utility demands for higher trans
portation, electricity, gas and tele-
phone charges.
Maryland Plea Planned.
The federation adopted a recon-
mendation of Louis A. Day, Rogers
Heights, that the Maryland Public
Service Commission be called upor
to deny requests for rate increases
by Capital Transit, the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co., the Po.
tomac Electric Power Co. and the
Washington Gas Light Co.
Under terms of the resolution for
Metropolitan Area commission, the
Federal Power Commission, the In
terstate Commerce Commission and
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission would be authorized to form
a three-member board to regulate
the utilities.
The federation, which met in the
Prince Georges County Service
Building at Hyattsville, reiterated
its advocacy of land purchase for
flood control and set in motion ma
chinery for passage of a major con-
stitutional amendment.
The proposed amendment would
empower the Executive Committee
to be sole judge of membership
qualifications. The suggestion will
be considered at the next meeting
1t was advanced, President Walter
F. Mulligan said, to avert problems
such as that confronting the Wash
ington Federation OF Citizens Asso-
Citations in the case of Mrs. Sylvia
Wubnig of the Kalorama group
The Washington organization has
deferred acceptance of Mrs. Wubnig
as a member on question of her con-
nection with a "leftist" group. She
contends the Federation has no con-
stitutional authority to deny repre-
senation to any citizens association
Parks Land Favored.
Herbert w. Wells, a member OF
the Park and Planning Commission
outlined his views on the need for
acquiring land for flood control and
parks. The federation vote reiterat-
ing that it favors the acquisition
follows announcement by the county
commissioners of their opposition
The commissioners contended realty
costs are too high for purchases at
the present.
Mr.. Day was chosen chairman OF
Nominating Committee which will
submit recommendation at the next
meeting. Other members are DR.. r
c. Wiley of the University of Mary
land and Edmund Sousa of West
Hyattsville.
DR.. Wiley submitted a report for
the Education Committee, Mrs. Bet
ty Tayman for safety plans and
Fred w. Cast for flood control.
Evening star., 1947-11-07

IDuey, Miss Smith; basket, over IL
inches in height. Miss Stark, Mrs
Duey; bowl of NUNS, Mrs. Saz-
ANA, Miss Smith, Mrs. Talley; vase
or bowl of roses, Miss Smith. Mrs
Sazama, Mrs. Brown; vase or bowl
of other flowers, Mrs. Sazama, Miss
Smith, Mrs. Talley; white flowers in
a white container. Miss Smith. Mrs
Sazama; plate or bowl of gourds
Mrs. Sazama; arrangement of fall
foliage, ornamental grasses, etc.
Mrs. ~Sazama, Mrs. Gurney Hunt;
honorable mention, Mrs. Sazama.
Miniature arrangements, not over
3 inches in any dimension. Miss
Smith, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Hunt; not
over 7 nor less than 3 inches in any
dimension, Mrs. Brown, Miss Smith
Miss Stark.
The show, which is being held in
the Takoma Park branch OF the
Washington Public Library, closes at
9 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Dr.. Christensen to Speak

Dr., Thomas A. Christensen. presi-
dent of the Prince Georges County
Medical Society, will speak at the
meeting Of the Registered Nurses
Association of, Prince Georges Coun-
|ty at 8 pm. Monday at the Prince
Georges General Hospital.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Navy Civilians Get Ruise

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 7 R.-New
wage scales providing for an aver
age increase of 4 per cent have been
made effective for civilian employees
of the Navy Department in the
Annapolis Baltimore area, a Severn
River Naval Command officer an
nounced yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-11-07

people OF our community"
Evening star., 1947-07-14
Uncle Arranges for Burial
Of Slain Former Actress
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. July 14.-An uncle
who had not seen Sheila Mannering
for 80 years was arranging today
for burial of the former screen and
radio actress, 40, whose strangled
body was found in her West Side
apartment last Wednesday.
Lee Waldron, Denver business
man, arrived yesterday. but was un-
able to throw any light on the slay-
ing on which so detectives have been
working. He said his niece, an or
phan at 8, was reared by his par
ents and left Colorado at 18. Born
Elizabeth Callahan, she used the
name Bessie True in the movies.
Mr.. Waldron said the family did
not know why she used the name
Sheila Mannering here unless it was
lust because she liked It,"
Assistant District Attorney An
thony J. Leibler said about so more
persons, their names listed in ad-
dress books and other papers in the
victims apartment. are to be ques-
toned. More than 300 have been
interviewed.
Mr.. Leibler said that although
more than 200 persons have sought
to rent the apartment in which the
woman's nude body was found, a
sheet knotted around her throat
and towel gagging her mouth. po-
lice have ordered that it be left un-
disturbed during the investigation.
Police are on 24-hour duty there,
he said.
Evening star., 1947-07-14
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO, July IA P USDA).-sal-
able hogs. 5000: total. $4,000: weight
under 300 pounds fairly active and uneven;
generally 1915 cents higher; heavier
weights slow. steady; sows in Increases
supply, steady to so cents lower; most
decline on weights over 400 pounds: top
27.00, sparingly; bulk good and choice,
ss pounds. os4.5o-ss. 90; 2ao:sso pounds,
= ;oo-91 80; good and choice sows. under
400 pounds, 1a,O0-21 90: few. 2125:
G450-pound weights, 170O-1a.25; 45O-
500 pounds, 16.oo-17.25: over 500 pounds,
salable cattle, $4,000; total, $4,000:
salable calves. 900: total, 900: fed
steers and heifers. 80 cents to 90 higher
active at advance; choice 300 pound
steers topped at 81 so: three strictly
choice head. 81 :75: most good and choice
steers, 27.50-31 90; comparable heifers,
25.0O-2s, ,25; choice s66-pound heifers.
1890. with comparable mixed offerings to
$500. with similar. heifers. 240O down:
cows .unevenly steady to so cents higher;
strictly good cows to 20 90: heiferish kinds
to "a 90: cutters. 14.5O down; bulls and
vealers steady: weighty bulls to 500. and
choice vealers TO - 90; stock cattle scarce.
firm.
salable sheep. $500: total. $500; fairly
active: slaughter prices steady to 25 cents
higher; good and choice eve and wether
spring lambs. 25.O0-25 80: three loads
medium and good old-crop clipped lambs
ewes and wethers out. at 5000: common
to choice aged slaughter ewes. 6.OO-S 90:
three decks Gull grade S4-pound shorn
CALIFORNIA; 800