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Evening star., 1947-03-25
MARYLAND Assembly Routine

H. B. 1874 (by speaker)-To eliminate
School, s 1a fund c sasTe OF
in the budget the salary to be paid the
deputy oasf s sbR regulate the
furnishing of straws, and use of paper
containers and cups in PUBLIC places,
clarity p and nd revise ey 0Ue the Ah laws reatne to
II: B. 2as tby Prince Georges Delesa-
ographers of the Seventh Judicial Circuit
judges from 81 800 to $1,000 annually,
H. B. $56 tby Montgomery and PRINCE
Gssnsdn 5snt.ry com
sion to establish merit system for GER
II. B. 3Sl iby Reeves)-To authorize q
ive-day week for employees of Montgomery
a9a s.r Sy Pnss PTnss pesss psss;
Commissioners s,.t to issue up to 100000 in IN
seee ss b@ Susns srnse " osoyaes ps.
Board Of Education to provide transporta-
III s,o III 8 81 s ~ Prince georges e. ps7sgs- s e.
ington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
gomery deiegationslM-T extend the Mary
and-Washington regional district to in
clude certain areas within the Soauldins,
Surratt, sur; piscataWas and oxon Hill eiec-
Il. B.. sol tby Prince GEORGES delesa-
tionll-To provide for an increase in pay
Il: b. 5oa Cby Prince Georges delega-
eli of HyattsviIle to borrow up to $40
goo to meet an existing SkaI; deficiency in
the land embodied in the Montsomery
COUNTY, suburban district. a..
tienjeTo provide far authority Of chev-
sllK + Hslfs 81 sss GssFs Ss Prince Georges deless-
amendments ,1945 statute providing ad-
ditional magistrates for Prince Georges
II; B. 5e1 Gby Prince Georges delesa-
tion)-To authorize Mount Rainier to
H 5. 5s3 tby Prince Georges delega-
n ueson s4hs5e nd aoans Pnss eo1gss s1ss
70 70 issue D Bonds up % to $1,000. .ooo to finance
school construction and equipment.
'pe permif Rs nsa 1e sHps oe!fn
Georges county to have Glass c. beer
vine and zas lisuos r. license Iss. c.ors.. d.,.s.
methods o. collecting them in Prince
S. B. 565 Gby Davisl-To give the Mont
somery County commissioners taxing pow
ers equal to that of the State, within
M Il, B 5o7 sey Prince eeorses deless:
for cesspools: etc: in Prince Georses
County by the county sanitary enEi-
Il: z. 51s by Primo. Georges delega-
tionlnTo. permit the MAYOR and City
900 TO buy fire engine or truck and
necessary equipment.
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Silver Spring Citizens
Oppose Sales Tox;
z Measures Tabled

Montgomery County's legislative
delegation at Annapolis today was
asked by the Allied Civic Group of
Silver Spring to enact a law giving
the Board of County Commissioners
power to impose various kinds of
local taxes in addition to real estate
levies.
At the same meeting, however, the
group opposed Gov. Lanes per cent
sales tax proposal.
Two measures were tabled: One
proposed an expression on whether
veterans organizations should be
granted liquor licenses, as planned
by bill before the General Assem-
bly,. A second would approve a
measure authorizing the commits
sioners to issue up to $1,000 900 in
bonds to construct memorial hos
pital in Silver Spring.
Among resolutions approved was
one asking the county commission
ers to pay off bonded Indebtedness
on maturity dates rather than re-
financing it with new bond issues.
Another resolution asked the COM
missioners to furnish the group with
detailed data on the organization
of the county government, includ-
ing distribution of personnel and
finances. A centralized finance Off
Ger with powers of controller was
recommended, along with consolida-
ton of legal advisory services. An
other recommended adoption Of
uniform taxicab regulations and
rates.
The maintenance of a merit sys-
tenn was urged and another resolu-
ton recommends modernization of
the building code with emphasis on
fire control. Transfer of the build
ing inspectors Office from the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission to the county
commissioners was asked.
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Arlington Group 10 Report
On School Board Petitions

Canvassers who have been circu-
lating petitions asking a referendum
on the method of selecting Arling-
ton School Board members will
make final reports at pm. Thurs
day at the Arlington Forest Meth
odist Church. Lee boulevard and
North Henderson road
The canvassers are members OF
the Citizens Committee for School
Improvement and have been gath
ering signatures of qualified voters
Although only 1000 signatures are
required under the law. the canvass
ers already have obtained more
than 1000.
The petition will be filed with
Circuit Court Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy, who then will be required
to call the referendum in not less
than 80 nor more than so days.
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Alexandra Council S
Reply Due Tonight
On Hospital Rates

The Alexandria City Councili is
expected to answer tonight the Alex
andria Hospital demand for higher
INDECENT care rates from the city.
Hospital board members recently
notified the city heads that unless
some improvement" Is made over
the present financial set-up for hos
pital care of indigents, the city may
find it necessary to provide another
means of caring for INDECENT pa
tients.
A three-man council committee
appointed in January to study the
per diem rate increase request is
scheduled to report at toniight's S
council meeting.
The possibility that Alexandria
may be faced with providing other
means of caring for indigents was
suggested in a letter to the city
council from Hospital Administrator
Robert G. Whitton.
The letter states in part: 1--WE are
compelled to advise the city that
unless some improvement in our f.
nancial relationship is made during
1947 covering this year and subse-
quent years, it may prove mutually
desirable for the City of Alexandria
to establish and maintain its own
hospital facilities"
A fiat $4,000 grant requested from
the city by the hospital was turned
down by city council at the begin
ming of the year. The per diem in
crease requested was from $5 to 1881
||foe indigent patients. This request
/ has sbeen studied by the special
Fthree-man Council COMMITTEES and
their recommendation is expected
to be ready for tonight's meeting.
Also scheduled to come up tonight
is the report on Civil and Police
Court Judge James R. Duncan on
traffic court procedure. His report
was ordered by council after COM
plants that violators of traffic regu-
lations are handed in the same
manner as felons.
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Secretaries Honor
Tukomu Park Resident

ROANOKE, Va, Mar. 25-Ben B.
Lawshe of 121 Anne street, Takona
Park, Md. yesterday received cer-
tificate for Is years of service at the
annual convention of the Southern
Commercial Secretaries Association.
Clifton A. Woodrum, former DEM
ocratic Representative from the 9Th
district OF Virginia and now presi-
dent of the American Plant Food
Council addressed luncheon meet
ing on Free Enterprise"
Evening star., 1947-03-25
3 Top-Ronking Officers
Reossigned by Reckord
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 25.-Maj. Gen
Milton A. Reckord. Adjutant General
of Maryland, has announced new as
signments for three top-ranking Ma
tional Guard officers of the 29th Di-
vision.
Brig. Gen. H. c. Evans has been
Ireassigned as deputy commander of
the division; Col William C. Pur-
nell has been promoted to the rank
of brigadier general and reassigned
as assistant division commander: and
Col. William G. Baxter has been
named commander of the 175th In
fantry, formerly Maryland's Dandy
Fifth, to succeed Gen. Purneu.
Evening star., 1947-03-25
Annapolis Delegates
Hold Memorial Rites
By the Associo.ed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 25.-Memorial
services were held yesterday in the
House chamber for nine delegates
who have died since the 1943 ses-
sion of the General Assembly
The late members we're Thomas
Conlon, Baltimore, former speaker
Albert Woodfield, Anne Arundel
County; Frank j. Hirt, Baltimore
Honor D. Hartzler, Carroll; Othc
Fike, Garrett; Noah Joffe, Prince
Georges; Benjamin Wilkinson
Montgomery; Leo Moore. Hartford
and James G. Matthews, Charles.
Evening star., 1947-03-25
81 in Maryland House
Fail to Offer Single Bill
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Mar 25.-Leg-
islative blushing violets-those who
failed to introduce a single bill in
the 1947 session of the General As
sembly-numbered 30 in the House
of Delegates, but in the Senate there
was not one.
That such a large number of dele
agtes did not personally introduce
measure was due in part to the
fact that in many cases delegates
give their bills to the county delega-
tiQn leaders to be handed in as
delegation bills.
Those who brought in but one
measure in the House of Delegates
numbered 81.
Evening star., 1947-03-25

In the bottom picture a
slight bulge can be seen in
the back wall of the structure.
This was among the danger
GUS and unhealthy conditions
noted by the county grand
jury last week after an in
spection of the institution.
Cracks in the bricks also can
been seen.-Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1947-03-25
By A. A. Hoehiinq

The II inmates of the Montgom.
cry County Aims House, condemned
last week by the county grand jury
are living in an atmosphere remi.
niscent of scenes in Dickens novels
An inspection of the old two-story
brick structure located mile from
Rockville on the Seven Locks roac
yesterday revealed, among other
things:
Old sagging metal beds in rooms
bare of rugs or other furniture ex.
cept for occasional wooden chairs ir
various stages of disrepair
Two bathrooms with antiquatec
plumbing.
A dining room in the cellar, with
the long table next to the furnace
A small dining room for coloreo
inmates next to the other dining
room. There Is also a bed in this
room and an old BARRIERS chail
which serves as an easy chair.
All Floors Sagging.
Creaking, sagging floors through.
out the sparsely furnished house
which threatens to collapse.
Stark walls with paint peeline
off, enlivened spasmodically by q
water-stained old print or an out
of-date calendar.
The inmates, most of whom range
in age from 10 to more than 80
spend the greater part of the day
sitting in straight chairs in the
center hall staring in silence.
Two of the inmates are classed al
feeble minded-their mental ages
are described as being about six
years. But the matron, Mrs. Charles
Whirley and her 18-year- -old grand
daughter. Pauline Henson, who
helps her run the place, says that
none of the inmates are "any
trouble"
One Inmate in Hospital.
Mr.. Whirley is superintendent OF
the institution.
The Whirleys said one inmate re-
Gently had his remaining leg ampu-
tated at Suburban Hospital, Be-
thesda. The hospital said it would
be some weeks before he can return
to the aims house.
Somewhere in the back of the It's
acres on which the house is stu
ated is a cemetery where the pa
tients are buried as they die.
Its getting pretty crowded, too,
I q OF hn fa &c Iyr1 4
clared. Its hard not to dump one
body on top of another grave.
1--WE once had another buryine
ground. That's gotten lost some
where under the fruit orchard"
The real wall of the structure is
bulging. And some very dubious
looking glass vials serve as fire ex-
tinguishers.
Improvements Cited.
"But you should have seen the
place before I came here seven
months ago." Mrs. Whirley said
We've really fixed it up lot since
then.
II do the best I can with what
they give me. We have nice lot
of fresh vegetables, milk, eggs, and
chickens right on our farm"
Conditions are expected to be i'm
proved soon when equipment Or
dered by the county commissioners
arrives.
Commissioner Brooke Johns said
beds, chairs and other furniture have
been ordered. along with linoleum
for the aims house floors and new
fixtures for the bathrooms. .
Authorities said there is no other
place in the house for the dining
room, although new tables and
chairs will make it more attractive.
New clothes also are on order for
the inmates, many of whom are
wearing old garments. New tables
and bed linen also have been Or
dered.
In addition the house is to be re-
painted.
The commissioners explained that
red tape involved in competitive
bidding has delayed the improve
mentS.
Evening star., 1947-03-25
oery Aims House Called Reminiscent of Dickens Scenes

The picture at left shows
part of the dining room in
the basement of the Mont
gomery County Aims House
near Rockville. An inmate
sits at the far end of the
shabby table to benefit from
the furnace heat. The coal
bin Is in front of the furnace.
Evening star., 1947-03-25
Scout Troop Plans Bouquet

The first annual father-an- son
banquet of Boy Scout Troop 131 in
Alexandria will be held Friday night
at the First Baptist Church, it was
announced today by Scoutmaster
Kenneth w. Policy.
Evening star., 1947-03-25
By the Associoted Press

BY the Associofed PTest
ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 25.-Yester-
days legislative routine included the
following:
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EIGHT PASSENGERS FLOWN IN BY pNA:;
 37 FLOWN WEST

Pacific Northern Airlines yeSter- day had eight inbound passeng CTS from Anchorage and Cordova to Juneau, and 37 persons outbound to Anchorage, Cordova and Nak- nek.
 The passenger lists follow:
 Anchorage to Juneau-N. o Thompson, Victor Rowe, L. E Robinson, Elmer Dallman, Mrs J. c. Barton.
 Cordova to Juneau-F Borys H. Grandy, H. E. Anderson.
 Juneau to Anchorage Hugh Binbow, Matt Beer, Turner Briggs Mary Hurley, pr. Lou Gehrig Orah Dee Clark, George Kamplain Lee Teague, Mrs. L. Teague.
 Robert Reed, pr. E. Samuelson A. L. Alter. K. Corcoran, Don- Williamson, Merlin Davidson, Mrs M. Davidson.
 Juneau to Cordova-J. Johnson, H Anderson, G. Serverin, A. Petry, H Brown.
 Juneau to Naknek-John Cahill John Carlson, Ed Gottbethut, Dale Gardner, H. w. Ness, Dale Know les.
 Terry White, Chris Koell, Ralph Dooley, Frank Murray, o. Davis Jess Mile, Don Allen, Jack Meade
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Palmyra Island Is Moi U. 5. Properly
 Rules High Court

WASHINGTON, May 13.--IR- The Supreme Court has decided the United States government does not own Palmyra Island, Naval reservation about 900 miles south of Honolulu.
 The 5-4 decision was written by Justice Reed. Justice Rutledge dissented, and was joined by Chief Justice Vinson and Justices Black and Murphy.
 The decision was given on an appeal from findings by the U. S.. Circuit Court in San Francisco. The Circuit Court rejected a gov ernment contention that the United States had acquired ownership in 1898. It upheld title claims made by Leslie Fullard-Leo, Ellen Full lard-Leo and others.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-13
VETERAN5' GUIDE
 By MAJOR THOMAS M. NAL

There is hope for the l8,000 or so World War II amputees for a steady, if slow, improvement in the quality of artificial limbs.
 I know there's hope because a few days ago I watched a demon stration of the very latest prosthe- tic appliances.
 The demonstration took place in the U. s. House of Representa- tives Veterans Committee room. A dozen or so eX-Service men, all of whom lacked an arm or a leg or a hand or two arms, got up in front of the committee and spectators and showed some of the amazing things that can be done.
 To me, who has little if any knowledge of prosthetic appliances, it was pretty wonderful show. And the dozen or so amputees who got up in front of the committee were really putting on a show, too. They were proving to the commit tee what can be done, why money for research is terribly important to veterans and how life for the l8,000 World War II amputees can be made more livable.
 All the appliances, or "gadgets" as they are called by the amputees, were products of years of research
 and experimentation. But it's only during the past two years
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son, Tom Anderson, Stan Severn, Ernest Petry.
 Milton Brown, Richard Johnson, Harry Haloff, Hugh Benbow, Matt Beer, Turner Briggs, Arthur John son, the Rev. IF. E. Beyer.
 Juneau to Seattle-Walter Hell ian, Edwin Lindoff, Archie White, MT. and Mrs. Charles Goldstein, Lou Neisner, Fred Monson, Gene Estes, Mrs. J. Barton
 Juneau to Whitehorse--Helen Morash, Margaret Jobbins, Charles Olson, Erma Fitzpatrick, Thomas Thompson.
 Juneau to Fairbanks All man, Stanley Bishoprick, E. E. Monogram, James MacKinnon, Ha- gel MacKinnon.
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that this research has been under full steam. Today the outfit in charge of it is the National Re- search Council, a government outfit which last year spent $l ,500000 on prosthetic appliance research. The money came from both the Veterans Administration and the War Department.
 Next year the VA probably will donate about $700,0O0 to the Coun- cil to continue scientific research and the War Department may kick in couple hundred thousand, too.
 But research is only one step in the long road to supplying the amputees with the very best arti- ficial limbs. It's the most impor- tant step, sure, but after research must come production.
 All the appliances 1 saw rn the House Veterans Committee room were experimental gadgets. A former Marine Colonel, Gordon Warner of California, showed how a Northrop leg with a "hydraul- ically actuated, self-energizing me chanical knee" worked. This was the first demonstration ever of this particular mechanism, and believe me it was something.
 But you won't see any of these hydraulic legs on amputees for a
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EVIL LABORATORY
 SNip WILL MAKE
 BEnING SEA TRIP

Movements of two U. s. Fish and Wildlife Service vessels are re- vealed by Frank Hynes, F&W Re- gional Director. He said that the M. s. Brandt, F & w patrol ship, has left Seattle and is now en- route to Juneau.
 The MS. Black Douglas, Hynes said, is due to leave Seattle We'd nesday, and will stop at Juneau on it's way to the Bering Sea where an investigation will be made of the reports of collaboration be- tween Russian and American seals The Black Douglas is a floating laboratory of the Fish and Wild life Service.
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WESTERN THRILL
 FEATURE NOW AT
 CAPITOL THEATRE

Romance and adventure in the former outlaws paradise that to- day comprises the Oklahoma Pan handle are developed in Bad mans Territory" RKO Radios new thrill epic with Randolph Scott, Ann Richards and George "Gabby' Hayes. This feature is at the Capitol tonight for the last times
 With its action laid in the tur- bulent 'Nineties, the plot revolves around the efforts of a spirited newspaperwoman to bring the law less region under Federal control
 Miss Richards portrays the heroine, and Scott is cast as a Texas sheriff who helps her out "Gabby' plays genial associate of the James Boys and the Dalton Brothers.
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36 PASSENGERS ARE
 FLOWN HERE BY pAA

Pan American Airways reported regular flights yesterday between Seattle and Juneau, and north bound passengers from Juneau to Whitehorse and Fairbanks.
 The passengers carried are as follows:
 Seattle to Juneau-Paul Grei- mann, Irene Moeck, G. R. Shipley, George Fischer, William Peck, Larry Beals, John Cuthill, John Carlson, Ed Gottbethut
 Dale Gardner, H. w. Ness, Dale Knowles, Terry White, Chris Koell, Ralph Dooley, Frank Mur- ray, Orville Davis, Jess Miller.
 Don Allen, Jack Meade, Marlin Davisson, Zaida Davisson, Fenwick Riley, Wayne Carr, Caloin John
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long time. They're just in the first state of experimentation and must be tested for months before they'll be recommended to manufactur- CTS.
 Warner told me I've only had this leg on for three days, and it's good, no question. But it still needs something's done to it, and frankly l wouldn't let anybody else wear it until those things are done.
 But some day, it may be stan dard equipment"
 That's the way it should be. Some intricate and novel artifi- cial limbs look good for the first few weeks, say, then unexpected 1 ly develop a lot of wrinkles which have to be ironed out in subsequent models.
 Another ex-Marine demonstrated plastic hand which, from where was sitting six feet away, looked very much like the real article. Mrs. Rogers, the House Veterans Committee chairman, came down from her seat and shook hands with this Marine, who lost his arm at Two.
 The man who heads the arti- ficial limb research in the Ma tional Research Council made a little talk after all the new gadgets had been seen.
 What we're trying to do is re- produce nature" he said, and of course that can't be done. So we just compromise and turn out the next best thing to it."
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COURT OF AWARDS

Douglas Brownie Troop No. ', and Intermediate Girl Scout Troop No. extend a cordial invitation to the public to attend program and Court of Awards to be held at the Douglas High School assembly Sunday Afternoon, May 18 at ? o'clock Following the program the girls will serve punch and cookies to the guests.
 All parents particularly, and any interested in Girl Scouting, are urged to attend.
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DOUGLAS
 NEWS
SUCCESSFUL FIREMEN'S DANCE

One of the most successful dances ever sponsored by the Doug las Volunteer Fire Department was held Saturday evening in the High School auditorium.
 Just about everyone on the Chan mel made their appearance, most staying for a most enjoyable eve ming of dancing to Fly Seaman and a five piece orchestra.
 During intermission Douglas Fire men marched their Fire Chief of the past 10 years, Mike Pusich, to the stage where he was presented with a certificate of outstanding service to the Department by Thomas Cashen and received a pin as a gift of the Department which was presented by President c. Gray.
 This was the forty-ninth annu- al dance of the Douglas Volunteer Fire Department and was in honor of Pusich, who resigned this year to become the City Mayor
 Fireman Rex Hermann was in charge of tho dance, who with his committee of c. Gray, T. Cashen and Jack Warner were responsible for it's success. During the dance the three Douglas girls, Pat Balog, Shirley Edwards and Noreen An drews, former Bingham Gals, sang several numbers which were great ly appreciated by the crowd.
 The Committee in charge wish to give their thanks to the Channel businessmen and residents who re- sponded so freely contributing to the evenings success.
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore conducted under the name of "Feist & Thorpe Logging Company" has been dis solved. commencing the 18th day oi May 1947, by mutual consent. The partnership will not be held responsible for debts created after the above date.
 adv 578-tl
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5EAMEN STRIKE
 OVER DISCIPLINE

SEATTLE, Nay 13.-tR-Mer- chant seamen on the British motorship Hartingto invent on strike today, protesting the disciplining of two crew members, and the craft was unable to sail on sche- dule for Hongkong with it's cargo of coal.
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a. a.
  located
  Aeutan Islands fallen along A The Southeast Alaska yesterday also Continental Divide slightly below variable until which located Alaska onetue Wedne
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DIWC MEETING

The Douglas Island Woman's Club will meet at 8 o'clock tomor- row night at the home of Mrs Glen Rice, for their last regular meeting before summer vacation.
 Election and installation of off cers will be held at this time, it was announced.
 A cordial invitation to attend is extended by the club to all Douglas newcomers or others interested. A pleasant social evening is assured.
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MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN I enorfs froua Marine SIaIlons af :2Q P MI today

FORECAST FOR PERIOD ENDING WEDNESDAY Southeast Alaska and the outside light variable generally less Outside from Sitka to Yakutat = light souhaser Is to 30 miles per hour Wednesday morning Cloudy with rain showers today Rain
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