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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-02
JULY 23,1947
"What is your understanding
OF the purpose of the plan?"

Answers to this showed vary
ing degrees of understanding of
the plan. Some gave precise de-
finitions-for instance, one voter
in seven called it a plan for
European recovery which sup
plements self-help on the part of
European countries which need
assistance from the United States
(correcD. Others had a less
complete idea, varying from
those with a general notion of
the plan down to those with only
a vague idea of what the plan
involves.
All who had heard or read
about the plan were then asked:
"What is your opinion of
the plan?"
The vate, showing 3-to-1
ratio in favor among those ex-
pressing an opinion follows:
Favorable opionions ........ 47%o
Unfavorable -.-- .... Is
No opinion ---..,...-....-..-.-..-.. 50
That attitudes toward the
Marshall proposal depend large
ly on how much knowledge
people have about it is shown
again in the following tabula-
ton of opinions according to de-
gree of information.
No
Favor Opposed opin.
Those best
informed about
Marshall Plan 1870 1870 lO9o
Those less
well-informed 65 20 Is
vague ideas
About plan --..... 81 20 10
In order to get some idea
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-02
GOOD MORNING

Answer a fool according to his folly,
LOT he he wise in his own conceit.-Prov
erbS 26:5.
1t is the peculiar quality of fool to
perceive the faults of others, and to for
get his own. cicero.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-02

Among people with a college
education, 81 per cent had heard
of the plan, as compared to II
per cent among high school
graduates and only AZ per cent
among those with only grade
school training or no schooling.
All who gave an affirmative
answer to the above question
were then asked:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-02

Osteopaths discover that go per cent OF the
population have one leg longer than the
other. All of the pulling is bound to have
some such effect.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-02

A survey shows it costs $4,000 to rear a
child to the age of 18. Can you name bet
ter investment?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-02

It takes more than serving spaghetti to get
husband all wrapped up in his wife's cook
ing.
Evening star., 1947-08-03

Ennis built his courage by popping homcrs off bigeague
pitchers Then popped the question Lenore He's very
modest quiet But very sociabe he knows YOU His
night out, Del bowls with the Crestawn Legion Post team.
Evening star., 1947-11-16
Bridge Lessons
Pose Y

A class for beginners in bridge ployine is
offered by the District Recreation Department
on Tuesdoy nights at Roosevelt High School.
Mrs. MirobeI Rusher. 1900 Connecticut ovenue,
the instructor. wos confronted with on over
flow crowd at the opening session.
Evening star., 1947-11-16

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Evening star., 1947-03-31
Silver Spring Opens
Holy Week Services

Holy Week services sponsored by
the Silver Spring Ministers Asso-
citation began today and will be
held through Thursday at the Sill
yer Theater, Colesyille road. Organ
music will begin at noon and the
services will be from 1905 to 1925
pm.
Various ministers OF the commu-
nifty will conduct the services. The
Rev. Philip C. Edwards. pastor of
the Woodside Methodist. Church,
opened the services today, and to-
morrow the Rev. J. Wesley Lofts
of the Silver Spring Baptist Church
will officiate.
The Rev. Glen r. Cole of the
Knox Orthodox Presbyterian
Church will conduct the services
Wednesday and the Rev. William
Harris of the Ascension Episcopal
Church will bring the series to a
close Thursday. Mrs. Mildred B.
Smith of the Four Corners Method
ist Church will serve as organist.
The Association will sponsor a.
community service from noon to 3
pm. Good Friday at the Woodside
Methodist Church. Mr.. Edwards
will conduct the service, assisted
by the Rev. Robert E. Lee, Mr..
Harris, the Rev. Marion c. Michael,
the Rev. Ben S. johnson, the Rev.
Eugene Allen, the Rev. John F. Nc
Clelland and Mr.. Lofts.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Underpass Is Asked
Near Lorton School

An appeal to Gov. Tuck request
ing construction of a pedestrian
underpass under the new Shirley
highway, near the Lorton (Va9
Elementary School, has been made
by the Lorton Parent Teacher Asso-
ciation and Community League.
This was disclosed by c. B. Jet
Lorton member of the Fairfax
County School Board, who an
nounced that a letter signed by
William N. Davis, president of the
Lorton Community League, was sent
to the Governor.
The underpass is necessary, the
group contends, because 80 of the
300 children attending the school
must cross the highway to get to
the building. In addition, many
students cross the highway to pat
roniZe a store.
Copies of the letter were sent to
State Senator Andrew Clarke of
Alexandria and to Edwin Lynch,
Fairfax County member of the House
of Delegates, Mr.. Jett said.
The highway is about 200 feet
from the school.
The Fairfax County Highway
Safety Committee, designated by the
County Board of Supervisors to
study the possibility of an under
pass, estimated its construction
would cost approximately $4,000
Mr.. Davis wrote Gov. Tuck. Local
residents believe it can be accom-
plished for about $4,000, he said.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
0ne-Armed Man Held
In Triple Shooting
BY the Associated Press

ELKTON, Md, Mar. 31.-A one
armed man was held in Cecil
County Jail today in connection
with a triple shooting resulting in
the death of former Army private
and the wounding of the veterans
mother and a young married
woman.
States Attorney Henry Constable
said Frank Weglarz, 20, of Elk Neck,
would be charged with the killing
OF Leonard Kist, %, at the Kist,
home in Elkton yesterday.
He identified the women, both of
whom were treated in Union Hos
pital here for flesh wounds and re-
leased, as Mrs. Lydia Kist, 50, and
Mrs. Dorothy Colbourn, %.
Mr.. Constable said witnesses told
this story of the shooting:
Weglarz, an acquaintance Of Mrs.
Colbourn, twice sought to see the
young woman at the Kist home
where she was visiting and was
elected. He returned a third time
and engaged Mrs. Colbourn in an
argument and when Mr.. Kist at
tempted to intervene Weglarz
whipped out a .38-caiber revolver,
shot Mr.. Kist through the heart
and wounded the two women.
Mr.. Constable reported Weglarz,
who lost an arm in an accident sew
eral years ago, told him the shoot
ings were accidental,
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Fairfax Approves Building
OF 5 Aluminium Homes

Building permits issued by Fair
fax County Commissioner of Reye-
nue. James U. Kincheloe last week
included an authorization to Tauxe-
mont Development Corp. to build IS
aluminium homes at Tauxemont,
near Mount Vernon, at a cost Of
$500 each.
Other permits include: A. e..
Bucklew, stucco home, $4,000,
Greenway Downs; Max H. Coggins,
brick home, $1,000, Bailey's Cross
Roads; Walter S. Dowden, cinder
block home, 5000, Bailey's Cross
Roads; Warren L. Harrison, brick
store building, $4,000, Merrifield;
Clarence M. Jones, frame home,
5000, Telegraph Road; Richard H.
Lee, cinder block home, $4,700, Cen
terville; Johnnie J. Miller, brick
home, $1,000, near Woodlawn; Gro
yer Sims, frame home, $4,000, near
Annandale: Veterans Housing Corp,
a brick homes, $4,000 each, Wood
lawn Manor; Blakely F. Weaver,
cinder block home, $4,000, Mclean;
James Wright, frame house, $10,-
700, Falls Church, and w. A. Wright,
brick home, $500. Engleside.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Donald K. Price 10 Speak
In Chevy Chase Forum

Donald X. Price, authority on mu-
nicipal government, will be the prin-
cipal speaker before the Chevy
Chase Forum at s:15 pm. tomorrow
in the Woman's Club of Chevy
Chase Auditorium. His subject will
be What Makes Good Local Gov
ernment?"
Also on the program will be Mont
gomery County Supervisor Irving G.
McNayr, Blair Lee III, editor of the
Maryland News, and James ]. Hay
den, member of the Montgomery
County Charter Board. Mr.. Hayden
will discuss features OF the tentative
charter for the county which will be
released to the public for the first
time Tuesday.
Under the joint sponsorship of
the Chevy Chase Forum and the
Montgomery County League of
Women Voters, the program will be
open to the public.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Mild Influenza Reported
In MANY Parts Of Country

A mild type of influenza is oc-
curing in many parts of the
country, DR.. James G. Cumming,
director OF the Bureau of Prevent
able Diseases of the District Health
Department reported today.
Locally the disease has been
characterized as a rather mild in
lection with some fever, body aches
and irritation of the throat for a
period of day or two" DR.. Cum
ming said. complications such as
pneumonia have not been reported
in the District to the present time
The number of cases throughout
the country reported by the Public
Health service since February
have reached total of 42,917, with
a report for the week of March %
not available, DR.. Cumming said
In the District for the same period
there were 10 cases reported, with
an additional five cases reported for
the week of March %, he said.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Thousands of Drivers Line Up
For 1947 Tags on Last Day

Traffic Inspector A. E. Miller
warned police would start a street
check at 8 am. tomorrow to stop
moving vehicles which do not have
the 1947 tabs.
Increasing reports Of theft or loss
Of 1947 tabs will have no effect on
the street check, he said. He urged
owners to fix the new tabs securely
to license plates by means of lock
washers.
Wednesday the police will start
their check of parked vehicles
Automobiles parked without proper
tabs will be impounded and owners
will not get them back until they
buy their tabs and pay a $25 fine,
Mr.. Keneipp announced.
The total 1916 vehicle registra-
ton here was 151,628 and officials
predict the 1947 registration will top
that mark when all cars have the
proper tabs.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Montgomery Rent Tax
Would Fall on Tenants
Directly, Officials Say|

The proposal to impose a tax not
exceeding per cent on rentals in
Montgomery County would place a
direct levy on tenants, officials ex-
planned today.
Fate of the plan will be decided at
the closing session of the General
Assembly today.
It was introduced by delegates
searching for some method of in
creasing the county's revenue who
feared another bill, giving the coun-
ty commissioners the same taxing
powers as the State, might be We
toed.
The delegates considered a num-
ber of proposals made by the county
civic federation before deciding on
the tax on rentals, which would
apply to both residential and COM
mercial tenants. Its imposition
would be optional with the county
commissioners.
If Montgomery is given the same
taxing powers as the State, any tax
imposed by the commissioners will
have to be approved by the State
Board of Revenue Estimates.
A similar measure for Baltimore
County has been delayed by debate
in the House. Gov. Lane has
indicated he will not sign it.
Members of the Board OF County
Commissioners refused to comment
today on the rental tax bill. They
said they wanted time to study
it. If it is passed today, they will
consider the matter at their meet
ing tomorrow, it was said.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Woodside Acts 10 Maintain
BUILDING Restrictions

In an effort to maintain the pres
ent restrictions on residential de-
velopment in Woodside Park, Silver
Spring, study of plans to renew
covenants of the subdivision which
expire in 1850 will be made by the
Executive Committee of the Wood
side Park Civic Association.
Under the plan, legal counsel
would be retained, a search con-
Quoted of all real estate records to
bring titles up to date, and approval
of the property owners obtained.
Construction of community
building for recreational purposes
and of quarters for the Silver Spring
Public Library on the site in the
rear of the Silver Spring armory
was Endorsed. This action was
taken in response to a query sent by
George T. O'Neill, chairman of the
Parks and Recreational Committee
of the Allied Civic Group of Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Ground-B breaking Due Soon
For First-Aid Corps Center

Ground will be broken within
three weeks for a new SIS 900 build
ing for the Bethesda Chevy Chase
First-Aid Corps, Donald Dunning-
ton, chief of the corps, announced
today.
He said the land was donated by
a Bethesda businessman. The name
Of the donor and the location will
be announced as soon as final pa
pers are signed, Mr.. Huntington
said.
A carnival will be held from April
IL to 26th on Wisconsin avenue near
the District line and horse show
will be held April 13 at the Meadow
brook stables on the East-West
highway to raise funds for the
building.
The rescue organization has been
using space in the rear of a store in
Bethesda. There are 40 volunteer
members of the corps, which is
equipped with two ambulances and
a truck.
Evening star., 1947-03-31

Thousands Of motorists today
swamped the Traffic Department in
the Municipal Center Building and
lined the sidewalks around 1t to
beat the deadline for obtaining 1947
automobile license tage.
At Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp's Office it was predicted
about 5000 motorists would get tags
today, bringing the total number of
1947 tags issued to approximately
$4,000. More than a thousand per-
sons were estimated to be in line
at 10 am. today and clerks predicted
the number would not lessen during
the day. The Office usually closes
at pm. but will stay open until
4:45 pm. today and longer if there
is still line.
Autoists who do not have their
tags at that time-and estimates
are they will number some 10000
will not be legally entitled to drive
their cars until they get them.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Alexandra Groups Named
For Jewish Appeal Drive

Appointment of committees for
the United Jewish Appeal drive in
Alexandria were announced today
by Leroy S. Bendheim, general
chairman of the Alexandria cam
paign. Newly named committee
members include:
Special Gifts Committee, Murray
Goldberg, Nathan Daitz and Dan
Kirble; publicity, Albert E. Baker
and Jules Bernfeld; finance, Moses
and I. Melvin Whitestone; program
and education, Jules Bernfeld; busi-
ness solicitation, Irving Scholl, Ben
Hayman and Sylvan Cohen; profess
sional solicitation, Maurice D. Ros-
enberg, Dave Kruger and Mr..
Bendheim; residential solicitation,
Reuben Hayman, Phil Shapiro,
Harry Cohen, Morton Blum and Joe
KerXton.
Miscellaneous committee, Max C.
Rubin, Albert E. Baker, Irving Die
ner, Irving Scholl, Albert Woolf, Mr..
Kerxton, Henry Schwartz, DR.. Ed
ward Tannebaum, Nathan Daitz,
Irving Friedson, Dan Kerbel, Good
man Rubin, Sylvan Cohen, Dave
Schrott and Jack Rubin.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Arlington Youth Winner
OF State 0ratory Contest

A 15-year-old Arlington youth will
represent Virginia in the national
regional eliminations for the Ameri-
can Legion's oratorical contest April
8 at Greenville, S. C.
He is Marion Harrison, I'd, son Of
DR.. and Mrs. Marion E. Harrison,
1929 Inglewood street, who took top
honors Saturday night in the State
finals at Lexington. He represents
Washington-Lee High School.
Marion, who received a $500 COL
lege scholarship for winning the
Statewide competition, spoke on
'The Constitution as a Barrier to
Tyranny"
Sectional eliminations will be held
April II at Atlanta and the finals
April Is at Charleston, w. Va. The
national winner will receive q $4,000
scholarship
Evening star., 1947-03-31
40 Alexandra Policemen
Complete Training Course

Forty Alexandria policemen will
receive certificates at pm. We'd
nesday in the City Council chamber
on completion of six weeks in
service training course.
Police Chief John S. Arnold said
Mayor William T. Wilkins will award
the certificates to each policeman
completing the course. On1cials ex-
pected at the ceremonies include
commemorative Attorney Albert ".
Bryan, Civil and Police Court Judge
James r. Duncan, City Attorney Jo-
seph M. Pancoast, city councilmen
and police officials.
Those who receive certificates will
be the first to complete this course
since the war emergency forced its
suspension. Col. Arnold described the
course as an in-training course
chiefly for recruits.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Woodbridge Now Ranks
Third in Paper Campaign

Continuing its steady climb, Wood
ridge School, now past the 100000
pound mark in the Star-PTA paper
salvage campaign, has No. 3 position
in the list of the 20 leading schools.
Shepherd and Lafayette School
Papertroopers retain first and Sec
ond positions with 150,476 and 107,-
529 pounds respectively.
Others in the list of the leading
schools are: Buchanan, 102,862; H.
D. Cooke, 09,872; Takoma Park, IT,
$50; Stoddert, 71,447; West, 6S,335;
Murch, 65,838; Barnard, 65,440; Orr,
64,686; Stanton, 64,193; Jefferson,
63,819; Benning. $3.50; Bunker Hill,
$500; Randle Highlands, 53,9l6;
Bancroft, 52,827; Congress Heights,
5o,792: Hearst, 50,230; Burroughs,
48, 1872.
Collections schedules in the sec
ond district tomorrow, together with
the leaders. follow.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Bill 10 Extend Limits
OF La PLATA Pendinq
Special Dispatch 10 The Sfar

LA PLATA, Md, Mar. 31.-La
Plata's taxable basis will be in
creased to. about 100000 through
extension of the towns corporate
limits and 100000 will be made
available for added water mains and
a sewage system, if Legislation pend
ing in the General Assembly is en-
acted today.
One Of two measures before the
House would extend the town limits
from one-half to one mile radius
and would increase the present
$725 900 tax base by about one-third.
The other would authorize the
town commissioners to issue bonds
for 100000. This bill would pro-
vide that expenditures be restricted
to extension Of existing water lines,
and installation of a sewer system
for the town, which has no sewage
facilities at present.
Both bills were introduced by
Delegate j. Franklin Winkler, Re-
publican of Charles County. They
have been indorsed by the town
commissioners.
The measures previously had been
indorsed by the La Plata Club and
other groups.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Change in Appliances
10 Use Natural Gas
To Start Tomorrow

The job of converting Washington
gas appliances to use Of straight
natural gas will begin tomorrow.
First District customers to be af-
fected are those living in the area
north Of Walter Reed Hospital and
east Of Sixteenth street. Gas users
in Takoma Park, Md, whose ap-
pliances still are equipped for use
of mixed gas also will be visited by
conversion mechanics beginning to-
morrow. ..-
AL customers due to be affected
in the near future have received de-
tailed instructions by mail as to
use of stoves, heaters and other gas
devices during the conversion period
according to the Washington Gas
Light Co.
Burners Must Be Altered.
Proper operation with straight
natural gas demands that every
burner be altered, company officials
explained.
The work will be done by a firm
specializing in such conversions and
will be accomplished progressively
over an eight-month period under
present plans.
The districts to be affected tomor-
row are Nos. 4 through on the
map published recently in the news
papers.
AS other districts are reached
their residents will receive remind
ers by mail, the gas company prom
ised. --~
Authorized March 6.
The conversion in the District was
authorized March s by the Public
Utilities Commission.
Most suburban neighborhoods were
converted last year. The company
delayed the changeover in certain
areas, such as Takoma Park, how
ever, because it decided it could be
done more conveniently in those
locations at the same time as the
District conversion.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Holy Week Services Set
AT Clarendon Methodist

The Clarendon Methodist Church
will conduct special Holy Week serv-
ices at the church, Sixth and Irving
streets, North, Arlington, starting
Wednesday.
The schedule is as follows: We'd
nesday, presentation of motion pic
ture, king Of Kings" at tbs pm:
Thursday, holy communion service
at 8 pm; Friday. three-hour Good
Friday service, starting at noon, and
Easter Sunday, identical worship
services at and 11:15 am.
The Good Friday service will be
conducted at st. Georges Episcopal
Church, Ninth and Nelson streets,
North, instead of at the Clarendon
church.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Alexundrion Heads /.
c. Of G. Nominating Unit
BY the Associo.ed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 31.-Henry
w. Anderson of Alexandria heads
the Committee on Nomination of
the Virginia State Chamber of Com
merce for the annual meeting here
April Is, II and 18, at which Is di-
rectors will be chosen.
His appointment was announced
by w. A. Roper, president of the or
ganization, along with these other
committeeman: r. Croxton Gordon
and Mills F. Neal, Richmond; w. s.
Harvey, Norfolk; j. Sydnor Phillips,
Tappahannock; P. Winfree Fore,
Culpeper and E. c. Allen, Ports
mouth.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Maryland U. Dance Club
To Perform Tomorrow

A modern dance concert, under
the direction Of Mrs. Adele Tngey,
dance director at the University Of
Maryland, will be given at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow In Ritchie Coliseum, Col
lege Park.
The concert will be given by the
Dance Club in cooperation with
the university's modern dance class.
The girls glee club, under the
direction of Prof. Harlan Randall,
also will take part in the program.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Mon, 80, Burns to Deoth
As Nephew Tries Rescue

An 80-year-old colored man
burned to death last night In fire
that destroyed house at Aquasco,
Prince Georges County. Md. His
nephew suffered burned hands in an
attempt to rescue him from a sec
ond-floor bedroom.
Burned to death was William
Chesly, a farmer, who had been blind
and bed-ridden for about two years.
according to county police Injured
in the rescue attempt was John
Chesly, with whom the man lived.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Prince Georges RoIIy
To Protest Sales Tax

The Prince Georges County In
dependent Trade Association will
hold special meeting at the County
Service Building, Hyattsville, at $3.50
pm. Wednesday to protest against
the new Maryland 2-cent sales tax
program.
Representatives of Montgomery
County and Baltimore City trade
groups and other organizations are
expected to attend, according to
Sylvan v. Dietz, Hyattsville mer-
chant.
The measure already has passed
through the State Legislature and
is waiting Gov. Lanes signature.
Evening star., 1947-03-31
Years 10Th Fatality
In District Traffic
Is 87-Year-0Id Man

Washington's Goth traffic acci.
dent fatality of 1947 was recorded
today when an 87-year-old man died
at Casualty Hospital of injuries re-
ceived March 10, according to police.
He was John H. Cook, SIS Eighth
street NE. Police said Mr.. Cook
suffered skull fracture and other
injuries when struck by a tractor
trailer truck at First street and New
York avenue NE.
Police charged the driver, listed
as Marvin B. Stephens, 80, of Balti-
more, with driving while drunk and
driving after his permit had been,
suspended. Free under bond at this
time, Stephens will be held for ac-,
ton of the Coroner.
Five Injured Near Olney.
At this date last year, Is persons
had died from traffic accident in
juries. Last years total of fatalities
was 72.
Five persons, including the son Of
former Montgomery County Com
missioner Richard H. Lansdale.
were injured yesterday in a two
car crash on Georgia avenue ex-
tended, mile south of Olney, Md.
The victims, according to Silver
Spring police, are:
Thomas Lansdale, 27, Sandy
Spring, who suffered a brain con-
cussioa and scalp cuts. His condi.
tion was listed as good" at Mont
gomery County General Hospital
although he was still unconscious
at noon.
Leroy Sylvester Connolly, %, Of
Big Pines. near Rockville, brain
conclusion, face and leg cuts, also in
good" condition at the same hos
pital.
Brother Treated and Released.
Aubrey Lee Connolly, 20, brother
of Leroy, treated at Suburban Hos
pital, Bethesda, for bruises and re.
leased.
Cecil Kilt, 20, Big Pines, treated
at Montgomery County General
Hospital for cuts and released.
Dallas Cooper, Big Pines, treated
at Suburban Hospital for bruises
and released.
Police reported Mr.. Lansdale was
alone in his car and Leroy Connolly
was driving the other with the rest
of the victims as passengers. No
charges were placed against either
driver.