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Evening star., 1947-03-22
PSC Rebuffs Mayor
In Cumberland Tieup
By the Associated Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Mar. 49,
Charles B. Bosley, chairman Of the
Maryland Public Service Commis-
sion, says a request by Cumberland's S
mayor that the commission investi-
gate bus strike at the Potomac
Edison Co. is without precedent and
very unusual"
Mayor Thomas S. Post dispatched
a telegram to Mr.. Bosley yesterday
asking him to order the company
to show cause why it cannot furnish
bus service, requesting further that
if the company fails to show cause,
that it suffer such penalties or for
FIXTURES as the commission may pre-
scribe, including the revocation of
permits to operate"
Mr.. Bosley declared the company
could be penalized only If it was
found to have violated orders of
the commission. Since no orders
have been issued, he explained,
there is no reason for any penalties
Negotiations between the Anal
gamated Street, Electric and Motor
Coach Employees Association (AFL)
representing 80 drivers and me-
chanics, and the company collapsed
March 5.
The union demanded a 23-cent
hourly wage increase; the company
offered 10. The present rate is 81
cents.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Suicide Verdict Is Issued
In Rockville Mans S Death

A certificate of suicide was
issued late yesterday by Montgomery
County Deputy Medical Examiner
DR.. F. j. Broschart in the death OF
Lawrence F. MulliniX, Al, boarder
at IA Fayette street, Rockville.
The body of Mr.. Mullinix was
found about noon yesterday in his
monoxide filled automobile in
wheat field near Gaithersburg. A
rubber garden hose was connected
with the exhaust pipe of the car and
placed through window, according
to police.
His death marked the end of three
attempts at taking his life, police
reported. Last Sunday telephone
call from an anonymous person gave
information that a similar attempt
at ending his life had been made by
the man. A passerby, however,
noticed the plight and cut the hose
before reviving him, police said.
When discovered yesterday, it was
added, police found bandages on Mr..
Mullinix's wrist, indicating he had
tried to end his life in that fashion
also.
Mr.. Mullinix, a bachelor, was en-
ployed as a truck driver, police said
A note in his car was addressed to
his sister, Mrs. Ada Arnold of Cedar
| Grove, Md.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
7947 Maryland
Auto Tags to Go
On Sale tuesday
BY The Asseeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 22.-Motor
Vehicles Commissioner w. Lee Elgin
announced yesterday that 1947
Maryland automobile licenses would
be placed on sale next Tuesday to
owners who have received tag appli-
cations by mail.
He said that "all tag applications
are being revised as rapidly as pos
sible and will be mailed at intervals
during the next three weeks"
Passenger car applications will be
considered before those for trucks,
he added.
Mr.. Elgin noted that under new
law passenger car tags will cost SIS
for automobiles weighing up to
3,700 pounds and $23 for those ex-
ceeding that weight. The law re-
peals the former personal property
tax on automobiles.
The commissioner urged the pub
lie not to write or phone the de-
partment fer new applications, say
ing, due notice will be given when
all applications have been COM
pletely revised and mailed"
Evening star., 1947-03-22
St. Luke Lutheran Church
To Hold Lenfen Musicale

A lenten musicale Of choral and
organ music will be presented at
4 pm. tomorrow in st. Luke Luther
an Church, Colesville road and
Highland drive, Silver Spring, the
Rev. Robert E. Lee, pastor, has an
nounced
Choral numbers will be presented
by the church's senior choir, under
the direction of Mrs. Robert G..
Steele, in combination with the choir
of Faith Lutheran Church. Balti-
more.
Glenn Carow, organist of Foundry
Methodist Church, will give an Or
gan recital, and Harvey Harding,
radio baritone, will sing. Soloists
from the st. Luke choir will be Mrs.
A. Frank Thibedeau and Roger
West.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Church Song Service
To Hear Musical Sow

A song service, with selections on
the musical saw of Edgar A. Robey
will be held at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the Crossman Methodist Church,
Falls Church.
The Rev. Alfred r. Mays, pastor,
pastor, will speak on Great Visions
at the morning service, and H. S.
Omohundro, steward at the Mt. Yer
non Place Methodist Church. Will
speak on "A Village Tragedy" at the
evening service.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Juvenile Aid Program
For Alexandria Urqed

A special committee of the Alex
andria City Council will request
Juvenile Court Judge Marion B.
West to formulate full program
for juvenile correction, it was an
nounced yesterday.
R. Samuel Luckett, committee
chairman and councilman, said he
would recommend the hiring of two
more probation officers and a
matron. Their salaries already
have been authorized.
He also said that he would oppose
proposals to place juvenile delin-
quents in custody of the welfare
department. Judge West previously
had proposed that juveniles in GUS
tody awaiting trial be placed in the
departments care.
Mr.. Luckett added that the COM
mittee also would propose program
of foster care for juveniles.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Auditor Passes Accounts
Of Two Virginia Counties
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 22.-State
Auditor j. Gordon Bennett yester-
day approved the accounts and rec
ords of Prince William and Madi-
son Counties for the last fiscal year,
and found no fault with the ad-
ministration of funds in either
county.
In Prince william the auditor re-
ported total income during the H.
month period of $480, ,430 and ex-
penditures of $469, 1924. The county
collected 91.2 per cent of its current
tax levy and ended the year with
a net bonded debt of $3.06 per capita.
The assessed valuation of all tax
able property was placed at s8,44' :
887, a record high.
In Madison County, the a.
found a total income of 81 3
with expenditures of S195,373. II
increases in the assessed valu- on
of real and personal property gave
the county a total property valu-
alton at the years end of $3,537,-
576. The net bonded debt was
placed at S14.H per capita.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Maryland Assembly Routine
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

BY the Assoeioted Press
ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 22-Yester-
days legislative routine included the
following:
SENATE.
Convened at 2:38 pm.
% Recessed at 4:10 pm. until 7:30
pm.
Reconvened at S:35 pm.
Bills Passed.
s. B. 326 tby Dulin)--To permit an in
crease from not more than cents to no
more than so cents per hundred on assess
i' 5. B. ssl 1by city senators)-To sive
G,y sse t. sst tax its esd
exercise.
ls tey the p1ssidsnt.To ,at.. c..n make tos
sithin 81 dsss Fl pubosten 5S shs
S B. 90 (by the President)..To set
for all assessments on tangible personal
s; p: q tby the prssidsnt.-ps5mit Re; r.
mandins TO ths state Tax Fax Commission n sso1
of dseson sn es s 81
method for collection OF certain gross
s B. q 5by the presidsnt,-Io estab-
4s tby The presideat,.To sic s pToyids de
by the Governor and to define its powers
4. 3. IS tby speakerl-Makins effective
on July 1. 1947, reduction in age at which
,. is tSy eaker54BIinsins pen
sion law provisions into accord with
lowered age for retirement Of employees
retirement system members.
H. B. 81 (by. Speaker)-Increasing to
$50 fee for registration, examination Of
H.B.-354 Cby Montgomery and Prince
Georges DELEGATIONS )-Relating to storm
:::--aen Sanitary District
H.B.-360 Cby Prince Georges Delegationl
-Authorizing a bond issue of S2,000:00
by the WASHINGTON Suburban Sanitary Dis
F.9.-362 fby Prince GEORGES Delegation)
= thorizing bond issue up to $1,000
r. " the Washington Suburban Sanitary
ct for storm water or surface drain
$40 Cby Prince Georges Deles tion)
viding for new ranks in the Prince
IS County police force and to create
-46o 1by Prince Georges and Mont
g Observation-Disclosures the zonlns
a ming laws applicable to the Mary
II ,,shineton regional district.
-595 (by Prince GEORGES Delesation)
ding for appointment OF town onh-
cia !, ior the town Of Cheverly.
Adjourned at 9:55 pm. until 10:15
pm. t start q new legislative day.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Grand Jury Protests
Montgomery County
AImshouseC Conditions

Criticism of conditions at the
Montgomery County almshouse,
near Rockville, and a recommenda-
ton that the Bethesda County
Building should be completely
renovated" are included In the re-
port by the county grand jury.
Concluding f1ve-day session yes
terday, the jury also returned 81
indictments, including one charging
Bruce Davis, 31-year-Nd Laurel
resident, with the murder of Mrs.
Florence McAllister, 20, at her Bur-
louisville home last December 10.
The report, which was presented
to Judges Charles w. woodward and
Stedman Prescott in the County
Circuit Court, was signed by Frank
B. Severance of Gaithersburg, fore
man. ,..
Among criticisms of the almshouse
were the lack Of adequate fire pre-
cautions, unsanitary, plumbing facil-
tiles, inadequate furniture and bed
ding and lack Of care for helpless
inmates. The jury also said the
rear wall, of the building is "bulging
In a dangerous manner"
Twelve Living at Almshouse.
Twelve persons, including nine
white men, two colored men and
a co1ored woman are living at the
home. The jury recommended that
the county health officer inspect the
almshouse, as well as all jails, four
times a year and report to the
County Commissioners.
A recommendation that fire de-
partment chiefs inspect all county
buildings within their jurisdiction
and file their reports with the COM
missioners also was made.
In connection with the Bethesda
building, the jury said they found
conditions generally overcrowded"
and the basement "unsanitary."
The jury reported it found con-
ditions at the county jeil at Rock
vile and the county buildings at
Silver Spring in satisfactory or
der" The "a prisoners at the Jail
when the inspection was made last
Monday were found to have been
well taken care Of" the jury said.
38 Cases Presented to Jury.
The jury revealed that 38 cases
were presented
Davis, who was apprehended In
Tennessee 10 days after the body
of Mrs. McAllister was found bludg-
eoned to death by hammer in the
second-story bedroom of her farm
house, pleaded not guilty at two
preliminary hearings.
Among other indictments was one
against Miss Ruth Hotel, 81, of the
4500 block of Connecticut avenue
NV, who was charged with the
strangulation of her newborn infant
in the ladies' lounge of the Chevy
Chase Country Club February s.
The jury returned an indictment
on a manslaughter charge, instead
of one for murder as originally
charged by police. The woman was
a telephone operator at the country
club.
Following return of the indict-
ment, she pleaded not guilty before
Judge Prescott. Bond was set at
$2,500 and her trial docketed for
April 3,
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Maryland Senate Gets
bill for S11,695,000
Urgent State Loan
BY the Associufed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 22.-An ad-
ministration bill authorizing a State
loan of $11 ,695 900 for urgent" capi-
tai improvements for Maryland in
stitutions was introduced in the
Senate last night.
The Board Of Public Works, in
reaching final details on the meas
ure, trimmed the total from approx
imately $5O000,000 asked by heads
of the various departments.
An administration spokesman
who said this probably was the final
bill on its program, explained that
although there we're many neces-
sary Improvements, those adopted
were felt to be most urgent.
The University of Maryland would
receive the greatest amount, with
$5,242,00 for improvements at Col
lege Park, Baltimore and the Negro
division at Princess Anne.
ALLEGATIONS Listed.
Second was the Board of Mental
Hygiene, with s2,337, 900, while Nor
gan State College was next, with
81, ,491 900.
The university at College Parl
would receive s3,7S0,0G0, the Prin.
cess Anne School, $4,000, with
100000 for a psychopathic hospital
and 100000 for a nurses home
both in Baltimore.
College Park improvements in.
cluded S1,200,0O0 for construction o1
an engineering. chemistry and ply.
sizes building, which Is in addition
to a previous appropriation of $780,.
900. There was 100000 for new
dormitories, and $850,000 for new
power plant.
Listed separately for the univer.
sity was $4,000 for purchase of z
tobacco experimental farm, $50,00t
for construction of a poultry ex.
perimental station and $4,000 fol
construction of sea food tech.
nological laboratory at Crisf1eld.
Totals for Departments.
Other departmental totals were
Department of Correction, $402,.
900; State Education Department
$148,000; Department of Public Wei.
fare, $780, 900; st. Mary's Female
Seminary, $36, 600; Maryland Tuber-
culosis Sanatoria, $4,000; State po.
lice, for construction of a headquar.
tiers and training school, $3.50 900.
Military department, for i'm
provements to State armories, fol
erection of motor and equipment
storage facilities and a new armory
at La Plata, s25O,0O0; Board of Nat.
ural Resources, $250,000 for pur.
chase of land for a bayside park, ano
S134, 900 for acquisition by the Tide.
water Fisheries Department of pa.
troll boats, a boathouse and landing
craft.
State Health Department, $780,.
900 for alterations, improvement.
and equipment for buildings on sit.
purchased for construction of Office
and laboratory buildings; Depart.
ment of Budget, $4,000; Board o.
Public Welfare, $4,000; State Min.
ers' Hospital, $4,000, of which
100000 is for a new wing for ma.
ternity cases.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Arlington Man Wins
Army Civilian Award
By the Associated Press

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, Mar.
22.-Thomas E. Stewart, jr., son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Stewart of Fred
ericksburg, has been awarded the
exceptional civilian service award
for his development of electroric de-
vices for the Army during and after
the war.
Mr.. Stewart is deputy chief OF the
electronics branch of the engineer
board at Fort Belvoir. He resides
in Arlington. 81.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Rockville Pike Committee
To Ask Sewer Extension

A special committee to study ex-
tension of sewage facilities along
the Rockville pike was appointed
last night at a meeting of the Rock
vile Pike Business Association.
Members are DR.. w. o. Huff, John
P. Keiser and Mrs. J. w. Nicholson.
They will meet with officials of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission in an effort to have the
sewer line, which stops at Garrett
Park, continued to Rockville.
The association also adopted a
resolution protesting increased as
sessments on business property along
the pike.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Porenthood League Sets
Conference Tomorrow

The Montgomery County Planned
Parenthood League will hold con-
ference on Planning for Our Chill
dren's Future" in the Jerusalem
Methodist Church, 81 West Wood
lane, Rockville. tomorrow.
The morning session will begin
at II o'clock with DR.. Dorothy
Ferebee and Joseph H. Douglass,
both Of Howard University, speaking
on family relations. An afternoon
session will begin at . o'clock.
The program was arranged with
the cooperation of the Montgomery
County Health Department as part
Of the observance Of Negro health
week.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Boulevard Bus Riders
File Suit 10 Set Aside
Exclusive Franchise

The Prince Georges County Cir
cult Court has been asked to set
aside a decision of the Maryland
Public Service Commission which
gave Greyhound Lines the exclusive
bus franchise to pick up and deliver
passengers along the Washington
Baltimore boulevard.
In suit filed yesterday at Upper
Marlboro, the court was requested to
issue an order directing the COM
mission to answer charges within
30 days. Named as defendants
were Charles B. Bosley, Arthur H
Brice and Thomas Elmo Jones, as
members of the commission.
The suit was fieled by Attorney
Louis A. Arnold of University Park,
on behalf of George D. Quigley and
"all other users of motor bus serv-
ices on the Washington Baltimore
boulevard similarly affected" Mr.
Quigley, a resident of Laurel, re-
Gently was elected president of the
Boulevard Bus Riders Association,
an organization formed to seek
improvement of public transporta-
tion on the connecting highway
between the two cities.
Following a hearing January %,
the commission, by a 2-to-1 vote,
dismissed a petition to allow the
Safeway Trails, Inc, to operate
under the local franchise also and
ordered the Greyhound Lines to
improve it's service instead Resi-
dents along the boulevard had re-
quested that both lines be per-
mitted to serve the highway, as was
done with temporary approval dur
ing the war.
The commission, following addi-
tional complaints from bus users,
on March IL, after a second hearing,
reaff1rmed its original decision of
last October. Mr.. Jones, a Prince
Georges County member of the COM
mission, cast the only dissenting
vote at both hearings.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Tuck Opposes Changing
To Daylight Saving Time
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. Mar. 22.-Gov.
Tuck made it plain yesterday that,
so far as he is concerned. the cor
rect official time in Virginia will re-
main Eastern Standard time
That was his reaction to moves in
several sections Of the State on the
issue OF daylight-saving time versus
standard time.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
-Four Sites Suggested
For Job|ess Payment
Board Building

A choice Of four general loca-
tions for the Districts proposed
Unemployment Compensation Board
Building has been suggested to the
Commissioners by Washington's
planners.
Maj. Gen. U. s. Grant III, chair
man of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, said at
the close of the commissions s
monthly meeting yesterday his
group thought the building should
go in the Judiciary Square area.
the Southwest Triangle, near So
cial Security Building; the Abbott
School, Seventh and o streets NV,
or the Western Market, Twenty
first and K streets NV.
Gen. Grant said the building the
board has in mind would need a
lot of about 10000 square feet. He
said he did. not know how much
money was available for it and pre-
sumed the board would use its own
funds to financs construction.
Study Courthouse Bill.
The commission yesterday spent
some time studying the Revercomb
bill to provide the District with a
new courthouse. Gen. Grant said
his group still thinks the site of
the old Pension Office would be
best for the court building. but In
view Of the emergency need, ap-
proved the placing Of it at Third
street and Constitution avenue NV.
In the past, the commission has
suggested the Constitution avenue
site for . national auditorium.
Tho commission heard plea
yesterday from William A. M. Bur-
den, Assistant Secretary of Com
merce, that an airstrip for private
planes be constructed south of Ben
ming Bridge on the embankment
between Kingman Lake and the
Anacostia River. 1t referred the
proposition to q special subcom-
mittee of its co-ordinating COM
mittee.
Opposed Year Ago.
The commission was against the
airstrip proposition when it was first
proposed more than a year ago.
Gen. Grant said yesterday however,
there is a possibility it could be put
north of the Benning Bridge, rather
than south of it.
Gen. Grant said the commission
had told him and his staff to draft
a proposed amendment to the Dis
trict zoning regulations, which
would require all new commercial
buildings to have off-street loading
and unloading platforms for goods
and packages.
The commission was asked to
study this type of proposal by Dis
trict Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp. 1t will have to be worked
out carefully, Gen. Grant ex-
planned, since many types of COM
mercial establishments have no
cause to unload or load anything.
The commission considered the
survey report OF the Council Of
Social Agencies on Washington rec
reation but took no action on its
charges and recommendations. The
report says the District falls far
short of national standards in the
amount of recreation 1t provides
its citizens and calls on the plan
ming commission to overhaul and
expand it's playground facilities.
Gen. Grant said the plan con-
stantly is being revised and that
the commission feels the cost Of
acquiring more land and taking it
out of taxation must be given a
great deal of weight in seeking
more play space than Is called for
bv present plans.
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Prince Georges
Delegate Offers
McGroth Sponsors
Liquor Sale Measure
For Veterans Clubs
By q stoff Correspondent Of n. s.or

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 22.-Despite
refusal OF the Montgomery County
delegation to introduce legislation
authorizing issuance of on-sale IL
quor licenses to veterans organiza-
tions, a measure for that purpose
has been placed before the House of
Delegates.
It was presented last night byl
Delegate William H. McGrath, DEM
ocrat, OF Prince Georges, at the re-
quest Of Montgomery County vet
Grams. Fraternal groups as well as
veterans would be permitted to OBJ
tain on-sale licenses under the bill.
Chairman Anders r. Lofstrand,
jr., one of the Montgomery County
delegation, said two separate bills
dealing with on-sale licenses had
been submitted to the county's leg
islators this week. He claimed there
is not enough time left before ad-
journment of the Assembly March
81 to consider such important
measures.
1.-THE first BILL" he said, was pre-
sented by the American Legion on
Monday and included a proposal to
license not only veterans clubs, but
also clubs of national fraternal or
ganizations.
Applies to Five Districts.
1.-THE second was submitted by the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars and pro-
posed the issuance of on-sale liquor
licenses to veterans clubs only
within the Silver Spring, Bethesda,
Rockville, Potomac and Olney dis
tricts. This bill was not submitted
to the delegation until Wednesday"
Mr.. Lofstrand said the delegation
had received approximately 700|
kilograms on the two bills from
county residents and organizations
and that the opinions expressed in
them were about equally divided.
Mr. McGrath said his bill was
introduced at the request of the
VFW Silver Spring Memorial Post
and the Cissel-Saxon Post of the
American Legion. also in Silver
Spring.
The measure provides for the is
suance of on-sale liquor licenses to
veterans organizations only in the
Rockville, Bethesda, Potomac and
Wheaton election districts, except
within the towns of Takoma Park
and Kensington
Voters in those districts, however,
may file petition for referendum
on the question on or before Decem-
ber 81, 1947. The referendum would
be held at the next general election.
Statewide Bill Expected.
Mr.. McGrath emphasized he had
been told by supporters of the mea-
sure that it would be Statewide,
adding he would withdraw the bill
unless it is so amended.
A statement explaining their pur-
pose in having the bill introduced
was issued by Edward L. Foster,
commander of VFW Post No. 1862,
and John Alexander, commander of
the Cissel-Saxon Post of the Ameri-
can Legion. s aa,>ssf
They said the Montgomery delega-
ton had refused to submit such a
bill in the Legislature "notwithstand-
ing tine public appeal and the bene-
fits that would insure to veterans
which benefits are now only enjoyed
by those who can afford country
club privileges in Montgomery
County,"
AS result Of the Montgomery
delegations action, the statement
said, the veterans groups found 1t
necessary to request the introduction
of the bill by Mr.. McGrath, himself
veteran of both World Wars"
Evening star., 1947-03-22
Mansfield Hall to Reopen

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Mar.
o. P).-Mannsfield Hall Country
Club here. closed since 1914, will be
reopened April IL, the board of di-
rectors announced yesterday. The
club was purchased last year by
Frederickshvrg Country Club, Inc,