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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
Banks Hit for Forcing
Down Payments on
Veteran Home Loans

The Veterans Administration
warned banks last night against "ar
increasing trend" of forcing veterans
to make down payments on home
loans under the CT Bill.
T. B. King, chief of the agency S
extensive loan guaranty division
said banks are inviting congress
sional legislation by continuing
the practice.
He saia that while the CT Bill is
not specific on the point, he feels
certain" that Congress intended that
veterans should not be required to
make down payments on the loans
particularly those under $4,000.
Complaints Increase.
The veterans agency, Mr.. King
said, feels that with the Government
guaranteeing up to $4,000 worth OF
the loans, they are better than aver
age risks anyway, as long as vet
Grams meet other qualifications. An
increasing number of complaints
have been received from veterans
about the payments, he said.
In the Washington area. ma
jority of lenders are requiring sub
stantial down payments, according
to Morgan B. Callahan, loan
guaranty officer of the agency's
Washington regional Office.
I'm many cases. Mr.. Callahan
said, Lenders don't require any
specific amount, but ask for some
thing as an evidence of good faith
If a. veteran refuses, the lender often
says he has made all the loans he
can handle"
Mr.. Callahan said the lenders
have particularly good argument
on the last point since the Govern
ment has eliminated secondary
markets for the loans through the
Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Discourages Loans Under $4,000.
Previously, he explained, banks
SCU liz VI WIG 4oollS az 1o1A
value to the RFC. A bank. for ex-
ample, might set aside 100000 as
a CT loan fund. When veterans
loans exhausted it, the loans could
all be taken over by the RFC, and
the lender would be able to begin
making other loans anew.
Mr.. Callahan said he had not re-
ceived too many complaints from
veterans about making the down
payments, but that his office tries to
discourage the practice on loans
under $4,000 Average payment
required for loans in excess of $10,-
600, he estimated, is about $1,000.
The average home loan in the
Washington area is about $1,000
which Mr.. Callahan said is the high
est in the country, including such
metropolitan centers as New York
City, Chicago and San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
Union to GiveFree Concert Here
With PetHIIo Tax on Records

lically receive $1O.43 this year, the
local named a committee headed by
Lee Potter, organist, to plan the
programs.
Their first venture tied in with
nine weeks of dancing at various
Fairgrounds under auspices of the
District Recreation Department. The
union furnished 81 dance bands for
these engagements.
Another way of spending the roy
atty money has brought deep salts
faction to some of the musicians.
instrumental trios and pianists are
giving a show each week at Mount
Alto, Walter Reed, Forrest Glen and
Naval Hospitals. At first they were
surprised to find the patients all but
refusing to let them quit. Some
times they have been compelled to
return the following day for long
encore.
Mr.. Potter's committee has ar
ranged concerts by a string orches-
ira, 7::3O to 9 pm. on September "a,
October /. and october 8 at Merid-
ian Hill Park, 2400 Sixteenth street
NV.
Another concert Of symphonic
music is scheduled for November Is
at the National Gallery of Art, under
the direction of Richard Bales.
Thirty-five or 40 musicians will take
part.
In addition, there will be concerts
of light symphonic music at four
Washington high schools and two in
Virginia and Maryland. About IS
musicians will take part.
There's only one condition Mr..
Potter's committee must meet to
keep the cultural torch burning into
another year. The entire $l3,506
must be spent by December 81. So
far about $4,000 has been spent or
committed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
By Herman F. Schoden

The music-loving public will draw
a dividend from James C. Petrillo's
controversial tax on recordings Wed
nesday when the Musicians Protec-
tive Union, Local ISL, gives free
symphonic band concert of light
American music at the Water Gate
Sponsored by the Washington unit
of Mr.. Petrillo's American Fedora
ton of Musicians, the two-hour con-
cert will meet start at $3.50 pm. anc
will feature 1.-The kind of music
people like to hear"
The 61-piece organization will be
conducted by Leon Brusiloff, veteran
leader of the George Washington
University and Police Boys Band
and will feature such artists as
Sylvia Meyer, harpist with the Ma.
tional Symphony Orchestra; Gene
Archer, baritone. and Erwin How.
ard Devron at the piano and &C
Gordon.
The musicians will be paid from
the $13,506, fund routed to the To-
cal this year from the recording and
transcription fund of the AIM. This
was Mr.. Petrillo's idea for giving
the union a kickback from the re-
cording companies on every COM
mercial record.
Last year the fund reached ST.
651 ,05861, which was dealt out tc
the locals on per capita basis. The
money must be spent on salaries
alone for union musicians playing
on programs designed to stimulate
the community culturally. Each
program selected by the locals must
be approved by a special national
committee, as well as. the salary
scale.
For the impartial distribution of
the money and talent leach of the
500 Washington members theoret-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
PrinceGeorges
Gambling Raids
Due Tomorrow
County Police Warn
Cruckdown Is Near
On Illegal Resorts

A breakdown on all gambling
establishments in Prince Georges
County will start tomorrow
county police officials revealed
last night.
Police Supt. Ralph w. Brown said
that If the places do not close their
doors "of their own accord" men,
beers of the county police force will
start making raids.
He said word" of the proposed
drive already had been passed out"
in gambling places, best known of
which are Jimmy LaFontaine's place
on Bladensburg road, just over the
District line, and several others in
the Silver Hill and Suitland areas
Chief Brown said gambling has
increased in the county lately. Much
of it, he said, was due to the
District of Columbia chasing them
(the gamblers out"
No Figures on Arrests.
Shortly after Police Supt. Robert
j. Barrett took Office on July l, he
announced there woul be a crack
down on gamblers in the District
but che department has given out
no figures on the numbers arrested.
, One of the latest places to open
in the county is near Suitland,
described by Chief Brown as being
'qslite plush" and repeatedly admit
ting women. The chief said it is
reported to be operated by an Upper
Marlboro gambler and is located
on Mayhem road.
Chief Brown said he feared trouble
would tart in the county If gam
bling we're permitted a free run.
Here lately" he warned, they
have been getting the idea that if
we let so many in, they can do
as they please. But they are mis-
taken. for We are going to put a
stop to it
Onlookers May Be Held.
The county police chief said he
chopped the gamblers will take notice
of these warnings"
Chief Brown warned that persons
caught gambling in such establish
ments also may face charges, either
for disorderly gatherings Or on
charges of actual gambling, AS an
example, he pointed out, partici- !
pants, as well as "onlookers,' in a
game within gambling place could
be charged with gambling.
Other persons found within the
establishments could be held as
State witnesses, Chief Brown said.
The police superintendent re-
ported he was not so much con-
cerned with gambling 'of minor
nature around the county's race
tracks.
The tracks usually keep the I'M
wanted gamblers outside and we
generally can take care of these.
It's the operators of these so-called
big places we're after"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
Fairfax Scouts Will Hold
Camporee at Manassas

Boy Scouts of the Fairfax dis
trict, National Capital Area Coun-
Gil, will hold camporee at Manas-
sas National Battlefield Park from
Friday through Sunday.
Each troop will be assigned an
area near the historic Chinn House
Patrols will be graded on packs and
appearances.
The program will consist of con-
struction of a signal tower. fire
building and making of campfres.
Outstanding men in scouting will
speak. Approximately $50 persons
are expected to participate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
Staunton Assured Supply
OF Dry Ice for Rain-Making
By the Associated Press

STAUNTON, Va. Sept. 13.-At
least one of the hurdles facing City
Manager w. Guy Ancell in his plan
to rain bomb" this city and attempt
to save the cost of constructing a
new 100000 reservoir has been
cleared.
The city manager has been as
sured a sufficient supply of dry ice
by a dairy here for the seeding of
cumulus cloud.
If other technical problems are
solved, the city manager hopes the
cloud seeding will produce enough
rainfall in the city's North River
watershed to raise the water level
one inch, figure he considers suf-
ficient to make the construction OF
the new reservoir unnecessary. En-
gineers previously had agreed the
reservoir was the only solution to
Staunton's annual summer drought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
Junior College Opens
Year in Own Quarters.
On Bethesda Campus

The Montgomery Junior College
housed for the first time in quarter
of it's own. will mark its first ami
versary this afternoon as 1t welcome
the largest class in its history t.
the. second scholastic year.
Moving into what used to b.
officers barracks at Fort Washing
ton, now reassembled on the campu.
of Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School, the junior college will holt
ceremonies for nearly 400 young
men and women. This is roughly
double last years enrolment.
Growing in scope also. the young
institution will offer freshman ane
sophomore subjects this term
whereas it taught only freshman
subjects last year.
It's new year actually started Fri
day evening when it's football team
with a number of former Army mer
in its ranks, trimmed the Mt. Yer
non High team 21-l3.
Evening Glasses Continue.
The game was the keynote in Dear
Hugh G. Prices plans to give hi
students an eXtra-curricular pro-
gram as rounded out, within natura
limitations, as those of the biz
universities and colleges.
Evening classes have been mainly
responsible for depriving Mont
gomery of the campus life en-
loved by most undergraduates. This
year, as before. the classes still will
have to be held from to 10 pm.
with laboratory classes Saturday
mornings.
When the college is able to obtain
enough housing to move complete
ly out of the high school. Dean
Price and the 30 instructors working
with him hope that a normal col
lege working day schedule can be
established.
The formal convocation OF the
new school year will take place at 4
pm. today as vesper services are
conducted in the nearby Chevy
Chase Woman's Club.
DIR. Bogue to Give Address.
DR.. Jesse T. Bogue will make the
principal address and the Rev.
Elmer T. Fisher of Our Lady OF
Lourdes Catholic Church will de-
liver the invocation. DR.. Bogue is
the executive secretary of the Ma
tional Association of Junior Colleges,
and formerly was president OF the
Green Mountain Junior College IN
Vermont. Hymns sung by the mem
bers of the student body will COM
plete the program.
Throughout the week various
activities, from tests for new stu
dents to picnics and dances for the
old students, preliminary to formal
opening of classes next week, will
be conducted by the college as part
of its "orientation program"
Registration for new students will
be held from to 10 pm. Thursday,
while old students will register dur
ing the same hours on Friday.
The big social event of the week
will be dinner and dance at 7 pm.
Wednesday in the cafeteria of the
high school,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
Berwyn Youth Is Held
After Chase REACHING
Speed Of 100 M.P.H.

A chase at speeds which Prince
Georges County police said ranged
up to 100 miles an hour, during
which they fired five shots, resulted
yesterday in seven traffic charges
against an 18-year-old Berwyn (MdD
youth.
Richard K. Belts, 9096 Baltimore
boulevard, was charged with ex-
ceeding 10 miles an hour. having no
drivers permit, reckless driving,
failing to stay in the proper lane,
disregarding an officers command,
passing a stop sign and using an
inadequate muf1er.
He was released under ST 800 bond
pending a hearing at 10 am. to-
morrow in Hyattsville Police Court.
Begin Chase at River Road.
Policeman Wallace L. Baker said
he. and Policeman James H. Burgess
took up the chase at River road,
Bladensburg, after they had received
a radio call from District police to
watch for speeding car shortly be-
fore midnight Friday.
The fleeing car went along River
road to Defense highway where the
driver passed stop sign and turned
east toward Annapolis. At Landover
road, Mr.. Baker said, the driver
passed another county policeman
directing traffic and turned onto
Landover road narrowly missing two
pedestrians.
Near Cheverly, Mr.. Baker said he
fired two shots in an unsuccessful
attempt to hit the cars tires. A
little further, he said he fired two
more shots.
Tries to Block Car.
Meanwhile Sergeant E. r. Thomp-
son. who was in another scout car
and who mad followed radio reports
of the chase, parked his automobile
across Landover road near the
Prince Georges Golf and Country
Club in an attempt to block the
fleeing car. .
The car, however, sWerved around
the policeman's automobile and con-
tinued toward Largo, where another
shot by Mr. Baker passed through
the rear and front windows.
Mr.. Baker said the car then slowed
down and he and Mr.. Burgess were
able to pull alongside and force
it to the side of the road.
Three other youths in the car
with Bettswere released, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
w. Howard Lone Heads
Goshen Baptist Group
Specioi Dispofch 10 The Stor

ORANGE, Va, Sept. 13.-W. How
ard Lane of Orange. cashier OF the
Citizens National Bank, was named
moderator of the Goshen Baptist
Association at it's annual meeting
in Mount Herman Baptist Church
Spotsylvania County.
Mr.. Lane, who Is treasurer OF
Antioch Baptist Church. succeeds
DR.. r. r. Caverlee of Fredericks-
burg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
Wife Who Fell Into Well
Died OF Skull Fracture
speeiaI pispateh 10 The star

ODENTON, Md, Sept. 13.-An
autopsy performed on Mrs. Mary E.
Holland, Al, Odenton, who was
fatally injured Thursday when she
fell into a 12-foot well near her
home, showed death resulted from
a fractured skull, according to DR..
Gustave A. Faubert. Anne Arundel
County Medical examiner.
DR.. Faubert said Mrs. Holland fell
on top of her husband, who was
cleaning the well.
A few hours earlier, DR.. Faubert
said, Mrs. Holland had put her
three-year- child to sleep as a
safety precaution before going out
to the we'll with her husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14

u '''S""' q U z
Duke University, has been associated
with the Community Chest for eight
years. He studied law at George
Washington and National Univer-
sites.
A past president of the Virginia
Association of Insurance Agents, he
is a member of the District of Co.
lumbia and North Carolina bar
associations. At present he is a
general insurance agent and broker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14

nOunceQ ! q 5
night.
In revealing
Mr.. Wilson's ap-
pointment, Al
bert A. Smoot.
president Of the
A | e x a n d r i a
Chest, said the
drive will begin
November IL and
C o n t i n u G
through Novem
Der 25. The goal
has been set at
$4,000.
Mr.. Wilson, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
Tukomo Park Firemen
Will Pick Beauty Queen

The Takoma Park Fire Depart
ment will hold a beauty contest
SEPTEMBER %, to choose Miss Ia
koma," who will represent the de-
partment at the Montgomery Coun-
ty Firemen's convention at Ken
sington four days later.
The contest probably will be held
at the Takoma Theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
Arlington Symphony
Gives Concert Oct. II

The Arlington Civic Symphony
first concert of the 1947-1948 season
will be held october II. Van Lier
Lanning, director of the orchestra,
announced yesterday.
A symphony Embarrassing drive Is
now under way in Arlington County.
under the direction of Mrs. Homer
Trimble, assisted by members of the
Ashton Heights Women's Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
Purents to Meet Principal

George L. Osterwise, new principal
of the Gaithersburg Md school,
will meet members of the Gathers
burg Parent Teacher Association at
8 pm. tomorrow in the school,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
$4,000 WiIIed to Church

WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. 13
(SpeciaD The Church of the
Brethren received more than $4,000
under the will of the late William j
Goechenour, Shenandoah Valley well
driller and explosive dealer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
Animation School Purty

A reception for the principal and
teachers CT the Stonewall Jackson
School, Arlington, will be given by
the Parent Teacher Association at
8 pm. Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
N. |. Wilson 10 Head
Alexandra ChestDrive

Marvin L. Wilson, president of the
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce,
will head the 1948 Alexandria Com
munity Chest drive, it was an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14

NEW SECURITY PROGRAM-The 1921 900 security pro-
at the District JAIL voted by Congress after last years
sensational about half completed Above is the
guards eye the guard tower in front of the
Nineteenth street Sc entrance Guard Edward Brown is
looking double Link surrounding the Jail
places blank wall forms the inside fence. The
fence 10 feet high the outer IL feet and each
barbed As degree angle Note how huge
trimmed to remove chance prisoner
could use low-hanging limb to get the fence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-11
EQUALITY IS INVOLVED IN
 TB INQUIRY
Dr. AIbre(hf, Don Foster, Testify Before House
 on tuberculosis


 The Equal Rights Act of 1945, which had heen denied a Commit tee of the Whole hearing by the House in yesterdays morning ses- sion. kept cropping up in the after noon during a hearing on a bill to build a TB isolation unit some where in the Arctic Regions
 pr c. Earl Albrecht Territorial Commissioner of Health and Don Foster head of the Alaska Native Service, appeared before the House for questioning regarding the bill and in general on the work ot tu- [ perculosis controls in the Territory. While the Federal government still cares for and assumes the re- spcnsibility for many persons of Native or par, Native blood, pr. Albrecht said. the Territory is now caring for a great many such rer- sons. Under the Equal Rights Act he indicated the Territory is legal ly responsible for the welfare of all Alaskans. of whatever blood.
 While the Federal government discriminatcs against persons hay ing less than one quarter of Native blood. and against Native women married to white men. the Territory cannot discriminate Albrecht said
 Questioned On Hospitals
 Dr Albrecht was questioned on the building of hospitals by his department and said that he inter plcted the law passed last year to mean that he cannot build or pur- chase such hospitals. and that the funds were appropriated solely for their operation.
 He said that the proposed Arctic unit you'd be largely an experi- ment to see how it would work out. It would be used he said mostly for persons in very advanced stages of tuberculosis.
 In answer to question from Rep. Vukovich, Dr Albrecht said that the new hospital on Japonski Island will be open to all TIE pa tients. Plans are being made, he said. for another hospital al An chcrage.
 The Health Commissioner said that there are many more tuber- eulous persons in the Territory than his department can care for but that he felt that he had been very successful in securing funds from the Federal government for build ing hospitals and carrying cn the work
 Will Have More Beds
 Don Foster of the ANS told the ! House members that 45o beds vii 1 be available al Japonski Island and 800 are planned for Anchorage, but i that this will not be enough to care for all the TB patients in Alaska
 He denied that there has been neglect of the Natives in the Sec end Division and pointed out that hospitals at Bethel. Nome, Kotze- bue and Barrow are always filled to capacity.
 Asked directly whether he favor ed the building Of an isolation uni in the Arctic. he said. Please don't i ask me to vote on the bill but indicated that he believes such a unit is desirable.
 We try to care for all the Ma tives possible, so far as our appro- priations will permit, Foster said
 Rep. Edward Anderson, authol of the bill to build the TB isola- tion unit, made an eloquent plea for it's passage.
 The final vote was taken just before the House adjourned for the
 sA A .Aa,,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-11
BADm|NTQN TOURNEY
 CONTINUES ON MONDAY

Semi finals in the mems single handicap badminton tournament were played off in two matches last lght with Robert Boocheyer chalk ng up 15 points to a single for Tommy Powers and L. c. Iyersen taking 15 against George Schmidts ) points.
 Iversen and Boochever will play he final match next Monday night and 2 games out of will decide he winner of this seasons single handicap in the mems division. The finals promises to provide a fast game with plenty of excitement when the two contestants face each other next Monday since past re- cords indicate Iversen and Boech- ever will be evenly matched.
 The final match in the women's singles division, originally scheduled or last night, was postponed be- cause of the absence of the con- 5estants. Emma Nielsen and Mill fred Mancen, the two winners in he semi-fnals will play the finals next Monday night also.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-11
MERCfANTS ASSN.
 GOES 10 ADB AID

Claude Smith, President Of the Juneau Merchants Association to- day announced the JMA's Board of Directors, at a meeting held here ysterday. unanimously adopted the following resolution:
 BE IT RESOLVED: That the Ju- neau Merchants Association recog- nizes the Alaska Development Board as being highly important and bene- f.cial in the development of the Territory of Alaska We value tie good work that has been done by this Board in the past and the ef- folt that is, at present. being put forth in the interests of Alsskans.
 It is the opinion of the Juneau Merchants Association that the Alaska Development Board should ta continued and we wholehearted- ly solicit the efforts Of everyone to see that this is done
 It is further resolved that a copy of this resolution be delivered to the Governor, the President Of the Senate. the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to the press