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Evening star., 1947-10-28
Silver Spring Group
Approves Tightening
County zoning Laws

Recommendations designed to
strengthen the zoning laws in Mont
gomery County we're unanimously
approved last night by the Allied
Civic Group of Silver Spring at a
meeting in the dispensary building.
The county commissioners will be
asked to hold a public hearing on
the proposed amendments to the
zoning ordinance which were pre-
sented' by Ralph D. Boyd, zoning
Committee chairman Mr.. Boyd's
resolution also commended the COM
missioners for adopting an amend
ment preventing refiling of zoning
applica tions that have been denied
before the end of the year.
Four Changes Favored.
\ Amendments recommended are:
l. Hearings are to be held every
three months, but are to alternate
between the western and eastern
districts so that a six-month period
elapses between hearings in each
district.
2. Adjacent property owners of
land on which rezoning is sought
must be notified of the proposed
change by registered mail.
3. Classification of the type OF
occupancy within each zone be made
more specific with additional classes
added If necessary. The urban ma
ture Of the Metropolitan Area calls
for a more detailed breakdown and
Tightening of restrictions in the zon-
ing classes, it was asserted.
4. Signs on property stating that
application has been made for its
Frezoning must be removed within
three days after the hearing.
The measure also asks that all
the proposed changes be consid-
cred in one public hearing and so
advertised.
Tree Preservation Urged.
A resolution recommending pres
ervation of the existing trees and
shrubbery at Colesville road and
Georgia avenue was adopted after
considerable argument.
Proponents of the measure
pointed out that Georgia avenue is
one of the important approaches to
Washington, which is noted for its
tree Lined streets. They argued that
more greenery should be planted for
Identification of the business area.
Those objecting to retention of
the trees said that merchants in
the shopping area have asked their
removal because they obscure the
stores and signs. Sixteen trees are
involved
Detailed Study Proposed.
The resolution also asked that
the preservation of any other trees
and shrubbery in Silver Spring be
carefully considered and a detailed
study be made to enhance further
the beauty of the town by planting
more such trees and shrubbery,
particularly along its approach on
Georgia avenue"
The Committee on Public Safety
was directed to take steps seeking
immediate construction of walks
for the use of school children who
have to travel on roads without
sidewalks
Victor j. Richter, president, ap-
pointed a special committee to in
vestigate the need for improve
ment and repair of equipment in
the various play areas in Sligo
Park.
Evening star., 1947-10-28
Bank Account Drive
Pressed by D. {. 10
Collect Tardy Taxes

District investigators today con-
tinued their campaign to collect
overdue taxes through the bank ac-
counts of delinquent taxpayers.
| Samuel j. Kidd, chief of the de-
! linquent tax section of the collector S
office, said five cases were taken to
banks yesterday, and assurance was
given that two of the delinquents
will turn into the District a total
of about $500 soon. The other three
in arrears also are expected to pay
up shortly.
To Approach Other Banks.
Other banks will be approached
today by the investigators. Bank
officers are notified and are given
an opportunity to get in touch with
the depositors who are behind in
their payments.
The delinquents then are given a
week to send their own checks. II
they fail to do so, the banks make
out cashiers check to the District
government and charge them
against the depositors account.
Mr. Kidd said the campaign
against delinquents has brought a
deluge of telephone calls to him and
to tax Offices of the District.
THE phones were hot all day yes
terday." he said. las people called up
to find out how much they owed
Our clerks in the tax sections looked
up the accounts and notified the
callers how much their bills were.
We expect a flood of checks in the
mail, maybe as many as 500 tomor-
row."
Anonymous Tip Received.
People even called him at home.
Mr.. Kidd said, when they discovered
the District legally could seize and
sell their property to satisfy the tax
bills.
One anonymous letter writer sent
in list of 20 names of persons sus-
pected of failing to pay any tax. This
list of names has been turned over
to investigators, Mr. Kidd said. He
said he hopes further information
of this kind will come to the Dis
trict.
The delinquent taxes being COL
lected by the investigators fall into
three classes only-personal prop
erty, income and inheritance levies.
His agents are not working on real
estate taxes, since these are collected
by sales of tax liens after they are
one wear overdue
Evening star., 1947-10-28
Family People Audience Hears
First of Neiqhborhood Concerts

quainted with it. to become one OF
it's supporters in the splendid work
it is doing to bring great music
within the reach of every one in
this community. The orchestra
needs your help and your interest
and if you give these things you
will feel the satisfaction of one Whc
is taking a constructive part III a
splendid endeavor'
The entire program was broad
cast over Station WMAL, The Eve
ming Star station, with Bill Coyle,
radio director of the newspaper,
directing the arrangements.
DR.. Hobart M. Corning, superin .
tendent of District public schools,
and other prominent persons we're
in the audience.
Invitations for the second concert,
which will be held at Armstrong
High School next Monday, are now
being distributed in The Star lobby
They also are being made available
to the schools
Evening star., 1947-10-28
World Food Situation
May Delay Dissolution
Of Emergency Council.
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

The world food crisis may stave
off dissolution after December 81
of the 35-nation international
Emergency Food Council.
In surprise move, the council
at its fifth quarterly meeting here
yesterday postponed final decision
on a proposal to transfer its food
allocating functions to the new
World Food Council of the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Or
ganization.
Delegates voted to ask the FAC
for assurances that the council will
be equipped to take over the job
of working out distribution of world
food supplies to needy countries.
They further made it clear that
they desired continuation of the
various commodity committees that
decide just how food stocks are to
be shared among nations.
One IEFC official indicated some
delegates were not convinced the
FAo's council was equipped to take
over the Job. .:4.. ~, - ),
A group of countries, led by the
United States, represented by Sec.
retary of Agriculture Anderson, IA.
vored continuation of IEFC Al
least until next June 30. the enc
of the crop year. Others joining
the United States in this position
were France, Italy. Belgium anc
Greece, an IEFC spokesman told re.
porters following yesterdays closeo
session.
Mr.. Anderson was quoted as say
ing the food emergency was so acute
all countries needed assurances that
any transfer of functions to FAC
would be done without interruptine
the vital work of IEFC.
The first hint that IEFC would
not give up without a fight came
during an open session earlier in the
day. The Italian delegate, P. N
Rogers, after warning of famine in
some countries, declared:
I'm the minds of all those who
have in the past been dealing with
the trying task of supplying food to
hungry countries, there is deep con-
Germ regarding the ability of the new
World Food Council to discharge the
responsibility of the IEFC without
going through an interim period
when there might be dangerous
breakdowns in the handling of cur
rent and urgent affairs"
The FAC council is scheduled to
meet here November s, at which
an answer to the IEFC is expected
to be formulated The latter agency
then will reconvene and decide what
to do next.
Until yesterdays meeting it mad
been assumed that IEFC would vote
to dissolve.
The vote on the resolution calling
for assurances from FAC was II
countries for, six against. nine alb
staining and three absent. the
spokesman said. 1t was explained
that the large number not voting
was due to the fact these delegates
had to get instructions from their
governments.
Evening star., 1947-10-28
Geuter Named to Head
Neiqhborhood Centers

James w. Geater, former recre-
alton and welfare specialist for
Government agencies, will be direc-
tor of neighborhood centers here
the Recreation Department of the
District announced today.
Mr.. Geater, who lives at 3609
Tenth street NV, is a native OF
Virginia and has lived in the Dis
trict since 1941. During the war
he was recreation specialist for the
Federal Security Agency and was
principal welfare officer for United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration. More recently he
has been serving as community
organizer for the Federal Council
of Churches. Mr.. Geater is a
graduate of Lincoln University.
Evening star., 1947-10-28

(Another of d series 1ns1Dertng
the questions people are asking
about the Community Chest Fed
eration.)
How many Washington Commun-
ity Chest agencies give help exclu-
sively to Negroes ESTIMATED to make
up between 2S and 20 per cent of the
population here) and how much do
they spend?
Nine of the 50 agencies are ex-
clusively for Negroes. Their COM
bined budgets total about $175,000,
or less than 9 per cent of the total
amount of 81 1,960.265 allocated to the
Washington Chest as its share Of
last years Chest Federation cam
paign.
n n r
How many agencies serve white
people exclusively and how much do
they spend?
There are % agencies among the
So serving white people exclusively.
Their total budgets amount to about
$3.50, 900.
Hou u.spv s1eueieS carve hofh
Evening star., 1947-10-28

Even LIT. mans hlIlul6T anu lIle
members of his National Symphony
Orchestra seemed vaguely aware
there was something little different
about this large audience.
And there was. Most of the 1900
persons who last night heard the
first of the 1918 series of Neigh
borhood Concerts under the spon-
sorship of The Evening Star were
just plain family people-neighbors
i in the vicinity of Central High
School,
| The capacity crowd, which jammed
the auditorium, included little girls
with braids, little boys in short pants,
teen-agers and their mothers and
fathers. Some of them had been to
National Symphony concerts in
Constitution Hail Others had heard
Washington's own musical group on
the radio.
Some for First Time.
Still others were enjoying the
National Symphony Orchestra for
the first time and reliShing the ex-
perience. This was evidenced by
their burst of applause as DR.. Kin
dler first raised his baton to draw
from the orchestra the opening
strains of Sweelinck's "Chromatic
Fantasy which he himself freely
transcribed for his "a musicians.
Here was something to- see. A
segment, of Northwest Washington
to the baker and grocer, became
completely engrossed by the music.
Here was an unusual interlude to
break the hard, long day.
A little girl nodded her head back
and forth to the pleasing lllts OF
"Sinfonia in B Flat Major, by
Johann Christian Bach.
A Central High School music stu
dent whispered to his girl friend
that the orchestra members were
responding perfectly to DR.. Kindler's
manual commands.
A young woman commented on the
pretty woodland scene painted on
the stage backdrop and the nice
effect created by dimming the lights.
Tchaikovsky and Wagner.
The audience thrilled to the
musical majesty of polonaise, from
Eugene Onegin," by Tchaikovsky.
And finally they heard Wagner. The
numbers we're his Vorspiel and
Liebestod, from Tristan and Isolde" :"
and prelude to Act i. Die Meister-
singer"
When it was all over the audience,
by its sustained ovation, showed
the concert had been a great sue
cess.
During the short intermission B.
M. McKelway, editor of The Star,
spoke briefly to the assemblage.
THE Evening Star" he said, "is
happy to have the opportunity to
welcome you who are here and those
of you who are listening by radio
to this first of our second season
of neighborhod concerts.
1--WE are especially delighted to
have part in bringing into this
intimate relationship with WASH
ingtpn's National Symphony Or
chestra so many of you who live in
the neighborhood of Central High
School.
"All Washington has watched
with pride the growth of this or
chestra under the leadership of DR..
Hans Kinder. But perhaps some
of you have not had previous
opportunity to see as we'll as hear
the orchestra in action. When your
eye can follow the response of these
musicians to DR.. Kindler's leader
ship, note the physical power that
goes into the development of every
climax, observe how the orchestra
becomes a single instrument played
by one man, the pleasure of what
you hear is amplified by what you
see."
In explaining to the audience that
the National Symphony was their
orchestra, he added: I'VE are anx-
ious for you to become better ac-
Evening star., 1947-10-28
Name 'Pentogon' to Stoy.
ForrestuI Aide Saws

The Pentagon. the huge Govern.
ment building across the Potomac
will continue to be known by that
name, a spokesman for Defense
Secretary Forrestal said today.
Road signs, which have been
marked War Department Build
ing" are being changed, however
to read National Defense Build
ing" to denote the housing of most
segments Of the national defense
establishment, he said. This change
over had led to the belief by some
that the name of the building
was being changed.
Evening star., 1947-10-28
Decision Is Expected
Within 10 Days on
Hiqher Milk Price

A decision on whether Washington
area milk prices will 60 up probably
will be forthcoming within 10 days
it was indicated today.
The Virginia Milk Commission has
under advisement the request of the
Maryland Virginia Milk Producers
Association for an increase which
would result in at least a cent-a-
quart increase in the retail price
District and nearby Maryland prices
generally follow Virginia prices ano
are expected to go up.
DR.. T. R. Snavely, milk commi-
sion head, told The Star today that
his group will meet in Richmond
the first of next week and that a
decision probably will be made
shortly thereafter. The commission
recently granted increases in two
other Virginia areas, possibly fore
casting approval of the request for
a rise in the nearby Virginia area
Bread Prices Go Up.
Meanwhile, bread prices in many
Washington stores increased a cent
yesterday following the rise in ba-
kers' prices. The Safeway chain,
however, has not yet raised its price
and would not say whether it plans
to do so.
Roll prices were up cents a doz-
en-. the Schneider Baking Co. an
nounced
Two Washington bakeries have
ended the practice of selling bread
on consignment, but a check of
others indicated no unanimity on
the plan. Those taking action are
Rice's Bakery and the Schneider
firm. Manager Lewis G. Graeves of
the latter company said, however,
he was not certain his firm could
continue If others do not follow
suit.
Usually Leave Extra Bread.
Normally bakeries allow their
statesmen to leave extra bread with
grocers, taking back the unsold
bread the next day. Some of these
is turned into animal feed.
Freeman H. Sission, head of the
Wonder Bakery of the Continental
Baking Co., said his firm has been
reducing its total baking and that
there is virtually no wastage" at
present. He said the concern will
not specifically end consignment
selling. however. Returns at pres
ent are made up chiefly of damaged
loaves, he said.
Another baking official, who asked
that his name not be used, said
that there is considerable appre-
hension of prosecution under the
antitrust laws if all the bakers get
together to cut out consignment
selling.
Attorney General Tom Clark has
made public q letter to John R.
Steelman. the assistant to the Pres
ident, promising that no prosecution
will result from any such move de-
signed to save wheat. but the bakery
spokesman said that nevertheless
many are fearful of what might
happen.
Price Control Drive Planned.
Meanwhile, the Washington Com
mittee for Consumer Protection an
nounced it will begin on November
5 IAN intensive campaign to mobilize
pro price control sentiment" in the
District and direct it toward a
request to President Truman for
real price control"
Mrs. Sarah Newman. the groups
president, said she is encouraged"
by President Truman's inclusion of
initiation in his reasons for calling
Congress into session. The COM
mittee met yesterday at the YWCA
to map plans ito have at least 100,-
900 citizens of greater Washington
show their desire for price control
by kilograms to President Truman,
urging him to recommend genuine
price control to Congress"
Evening star., 1947-10-28
William George Fay,
Irish Actor, Is Dead
BY the Assoeiaied Press

LONDON, Oct. 28- William
George Fay, 75-year-old Irish actor.
producer and one of the founders
of Dublin's Abbey Theater, died last
night.
He played the part of Father
Tom in the recent British film odd
Man Out
Evening star., 1947-10-28
College Park Unit to Meet

The District No. 2 Citizens Asso-
citation of College Park, Md, will
meet at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Col
lege Park Elementary School. Drain
age and roads will be discussed.
Evening star., 1947-10-28

How many agencies serve both
The Republican., 1947-11-06
DEER PARK

Mrs. D. r. Hinebaugh will enter
tain the WSCS on Thursday evening.
Frederick Refs and mother, Mrs.
C. S. Reis and Mrs. Stella F. Meme
mar are visiting in Floriad at this
writing.
Mrs. Getty Browning, North Caro-
lima. is a guest Of his sister, Mrs. T.
j. Garrett
Miss Nadara Ann and Mary Lee
Rodeheaver entertained the junior
Girls IS Class and teacher, Mrs. +.
f. Sollars on Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Webster Weimer and
family visited Mr. Weimer's mother,
Mary E. Weimer.
The Homemakers Club will have
its regular meeting on Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs. Thomas Whitacre and family
have been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Harvey.
Mr.. Eugene Jones and family have
have moved from the Laughlin house
into the Brady cottage. Staley Sisiel
and family are now occupying the
house vacated by Mr. Jones.
Charles Bernard visited his sister
Mrs Bertha Sharpless over the week
end
Josie Teets, Bloomington, visitec
his parents, Saturday and Sunday.
E. c. Clatterbuck, who injured his
back when he fell from load OF hay
is now home from the hospital.
Wade Harvey, who is now employed
at Crelljn, spent the weekend at hi.
! home here.
The Republican., 1947-11-06

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The Republican., 1947-11-06
University Women Meet

At the regular meeting of the
American Association of University
Women, held Monday evening in the
Home Economies building Of the high
school. the topic for discussion was
the eligibility OF schools for member
ship in the organization and the rea-
sons for establishing the standards
that are in effect Mrs. S. 7. Naylor
chairman Of the membership commit
tee, was in charge.
Mrs George Hanst was named as
representative on the centennial com
mittee from the A.AUW. The mex
meeting will be held on December
in the Home Economics building, i
was stated
The Republican., 1947-11-06

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fer business on that day. Offices OF
the County Commissioners, County
roads office. Treasurer's office anc
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LOCAL NEWS

Copies of The Republican may be
obtained at Gonder's Cut Rate store,
Hamills Book and Stationery Store
and at Englander's Pharmacy, at five
cents per copy.
The Republican., 1947-11-06

Postwar financial aid already given
foreign countries exclusive Of any
aid under Marshall plan, is put at l9
billion.
The Republican., 1947-11-06

Mrs. Charles r. Welln&, Cumber
land, visited relatives here on Sunday.
The Republican., 1947-11-06

Miss Gertrude Browning was
guest of Mrs. Edna A. Whorton on
Saturday.
Emory W. Adams has gone to Hot
Springs, Ark. for a visit of 4 few
weeks.
AIr. and Mrs. Frank Balingee,
Grafton, spent the weekend here
with Fannie Johnson.
Maurice Brookhart is in Parkers-
burg, W. Va, this week attending
meeting Of the International dealers.
] MIR. and Mrs James Darby, who
were here for several days with the
formers mother, Mrs. j. d. Darby,
have returned to New York.
Miss Tyra Swanson, who has been
at the home of Mrs. D. Edward Of
futt, left last Saturday for Miami,
Fla, where she expects to spend the
winter months
Mrs. Anna Edmonds, Of Frostburg,
was the weekend guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. G.. Gortner and on Monday
and Tuesday was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Currie.
Mrs. Joseph Harman and two sons
left for Petersburg, w. Va, on Fri
day and were accompanied by Mr..
Harman's mother who had been visit
ing at the Harman home.
Miss Alice Conneway spent last
week in Oakland with her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Con-
neway, returning to her home IN
Newburg, W. Va, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs William Ellinghaus
have purchased the property recently
: constructed by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
II. SepfieId, Just off Second street, at
: the north edge OF town. which they
: expect to occupy about December /.
John Poland, manufacturer from
t Maltinsburg, W. Va, was the speak
! er at the weekly meeting OF the Oak
: land Rotary club last Friday evening,
! and was introduced by Walter f..
Dawson, member of the vocational
.ervice committee. His topic was on
The Ethics of Rotarian.'
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4 Park, is at Miami Beach, Fla. attend
. ing the 60th annual meeting of the
American Institute Of Accountants.
He was accompanied to Florida by
his mother, Mrs. c. S. Refs, and Mrs.
. Stella McNemar, Of Deer Park.
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: day evening. Seventy-tWo members
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The Republican., 1947-11-06

James A. Sincell, Washington, d.
G., is visiting relatives here for sever
al days.