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Evening star., 1947-10-14
Alexandria Policeman
0usted, 7 Suspended

One Alexandria policeman has
been asked to resign and two others
have been suspended for 10 days as
the result of party they participate
ed in last month while in uniform,
1t was disclosed yesterday.
Refusing to name the policemen
involved, City Manager Joseph Pan
coast said the disciplinary action was
taken after a hearing before him.
He said the three were guests at a
party to which other officers were
summoned three times by neighbors
to quell the noise. Specific charges
brought against the three were con-
duct unbecoming an officer and
wearing uniforms off duty.
Mr.. Pancoast said the policeman
who was asked to resign had been
the subject of previous complaints,
while the other two were younger
members of the force.
Evening star., 1947-10-14
Fredericksburg Man
Is Killed Switching on
Beverage Plant Motor
Special Dispoteh 10 The stor

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Oct. IA.
Robert Landrath, 81, former Con-
gressional secretary, was electro
cuted yesterday when he turned on
an electric switch while his hands
were wet, according to Fredericks-
burg Coroner DR.. John e. Cole. Mr..
Landreth was president and treas
urer of the Cliquot Bottling Co. here.
DR.. Cole said the death was acci-
dental after an autopsy at Alexan-
dria showed death was due to elec-
trocution.
Mr.. Landreath's body was found
yesterday in a room on the second
floor of the plant by Albert M.
Goodgame, general manager, and a
partner in the bottling business.
According to DR.. Cole, Mr.. Lam
dreth apparently was mixing an
orange drink In some large vats and
was electrocuted when he switched
on a motor to turn the mixer in
the watts.
Mr.. Landreth's wife, Mrs. Ruth
Landreth, Is an employe OF the
Inter-American Defense Board in
Washington, Mr.. Goodgame said
He said Mrs. Landreth was planning
to join her husband in Fredericks-
burg about January l..
The funeral is to be held tomorrow
at Mr.. Landreth's native town
Sparta, N. C.
Mr.. Goodgame said Mr.. Landrett
had served as secretary to Repre-.
sentative Doughton, Democrat, o1
North Carolina, before entering The
Coast Guard in 1912. He was dis.
charged from the Coast Guard ir
1945, and went into the bottlins
business with Mr.. Goodgame ir
Fredericksburg last August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Landreth had nc
children.
Evening star., 1947-10-14
Small Arms School 10 Open
For Prince George Police

The Prince Georges County Mu-
nicipal Police Association will con-
duct school on small arms for
members of the County and town
police forces starting at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Kyattsville Armory.
1t. Ernest M. Mulligan of the
Colmar Manor town police, presi-
dent of the association, announced
that representatives of the FBI will
instruct the course which will be
held each Wednesday for "at least"
16 weeks.
All policemen of the County,
whether members of the organiza-
ton or not, have been invited to
attend. he declared.
Evening star., 1947-10-14
Virginia Students S Death
Al NIT Ruled Accidental
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. a.
The death of James H. Burrell, Is
of Virginia Beach, Va, a Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology
student who plunged from a dormi-
tory Sunday night, was described
last night as accidental by DR..
Leo T. Miles, medical examiner.
Police investigating the former
B-29 pilots fall discovered a broken
radio antenna wire on the roof OF
Runkle Hall and said they believed
he tripped over the wire and fell
rs feet to the concrete sidewalk.
Mr.. Burrell was in the third year
OF flve-year course In electrical
engineering. The body was re-
leased to his father, James Burrell,
a Virginia Beach hotel owner.
Evening star., 1947-10-14

1928 mortgage ran into the default
experienced by so many industrial
mortgages Of that period. Seven or
eight years ago, said Mayor Poole,
the citizens who still held the mort
gage bonds managed to recover their
capital. Not full years interest
had ever been paid, he said. Many
citizens had sold the bonds at loss.
Il believe every real estate tax
payer is entitled to protection to
his property" said Mayor Poole.
But made a check and found that
the plant hasn't even added a night
watchman in this situation. They
want the town to do it all. AS for
the union, they can carry on all the
peaceful picketing they want to.
The cities don't stop them. Why
should we do that way out here In
the country"
Evening star., 1947-10-14
Half Of County Circuit Court
Jurors Will Be Women

About half the jurors empaneled
Tor the November term of Montgom-
cry County Circuit Court will be
women, Judge Stedman Prescott dis
closed today in announcing plans
Tor the selection October %.
This will be the first time in his
tory women have been called for
jury service in Montgomery County.
New legislation permits women on
Maryland juries.
From a list of 200 prospective jur-
ors, Judges Prescott and Charles w.
woodward will draw the names of.
~, OF which % will be for grand
jury and Is for petit juries. The
court term will open November 10.
Evening star., 1947-10-14
Teen-Age Club Seeks
Piuno in HyuttsviIIe

The Hyattsville Teen-Age Club
which holds dances every Saturday
night in the Hyattsville Elementary
School, is looking for a piano.
Prince Georges County police in
Hyattsville have volunteered to pick
up the piano for the club from any
person willing to contribute one.
The club is sponsored by civic groups
Of the community.
Evening star., 1947-10-14
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Hifa| 10 Easiinq
0fSa|es Tax
AssembIy's Plans
Must Have Support
Of Governor
By John Trimmer
Associoted Press Stoff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 14.-When the
Maryland General Assembly meets
sometime between October "a and
November l, one of the chief talking
points may be the State sales tax
But political observers here believe
nothing will disturb the tax unless
Gov. Lane is willing. That means
the Governor would have to approve
any plan for easing the tax-"return-
ing 1t to the people," as he puts it
before the special session could ac-
compfsh anything"
Any private plans Of legislators
for changing or repeating the most
controversial act of the 1947 General
Assembly will face plenty of hurdles.
Montgomery County's all-Republican
delegation favors repeal of the sales
tax.
Repeater to Be Offered.
One Baltimore delegate, S. Pete
Pollack, 4th district Democrat, is on
record as intending to offer a re-
pealer of the sales tax and a bill to
license horse race bookmakers.
Delegate Charles M. Bandiere,
Democrat, of Baltimore, also is on
record that he will introduce a bill
to give Baltimore City and the %
counties all sales tax receipts over
$19,O00,0OO.
While awaiting the session, legis-
lators have their eyes on Anne
Arundel County Court, where a
petition to force the tax to a peoples
vote next year is pending. Counsel
for four taxpayers, who seek a refer
endum,- and from the attorney gen.
erals office will argue the matter
tomorrow.
Regardless Of the decision, the
case is expected eventually to reach
the Court of Appeals.
Program to Be Set.
II the special session is planned
as usual, legislative leaders will meet
with the Governor shortly before it
convenes and set limits on what
businesses may come up, lest affairs
get out of hand.
Orga tion of committees,
through which legislation must
pass if the presiding officer of a
chamber so rules, will be the first
stumbling block to a measure at
tacking the tax If a repeater or
modified undesirable to the admin
stration should get through commit
tee and both houses, the Governor
always has his trump card-a veto.
And in the case of a special session,
legislators would have to sit around
marking time in showdown with
the Governor, which could not prove
popular with them for long.
Railroading Charged.
When the, sales levy was passed,
opponents said bitterly it had been
railroaded through. .s-s
Estimates at the time set total re-
ceipts at $18,400,000 annually. But
in September Controller James J..
Lacy predicted a return of $25, ,O00,-
600 on the basis of results up to then.
Gov. Lane told Baltimore officials
last week that he felt any revenue
over what is needed for the purposes
for which the tax was levied should
be returned to the people. Just how
this return could be made, he did
not specify.
The return could develop in a
proposal to give the Board of Public
Works discretionary power to raise
or lower the sales tax, similar to the
power it has over real estate and
income taxes. This would provide
flexible way out of an apparent en-
ha cSpnenf of rioLoc
Evening star., 1947-10-14

From 5to409o in
Bethesda Area
Changes Are Part Of
First in Suburban
Section Since 1899

Increases ranging from 10 to 40
per cent In assessments on land and
from 5 to 20 per cent on homes in
several Bethesda subdivisions were
reported today by Wilton T. Allen,
Montgomery County supervisor of
assessments.
Inc new assessments are for the
nscal year beginning July l, 1s48.
and are part Of the first reassess-
ment Of residential property in the
1899. ' 't'0'
Subdivisions in which residential
reassessments have been made 50
lar include Brookmont, Battery
Park, American University PARK
Bradley Village, Bradley Hills and
sections !, la, 2 and 3 of Chevy
Chase.
Highest in Battery Park.
Largest increases were reported
IN Battery Park, where assessments
On iano went up as high as 40 per
cent, and as high as % Der cent
over previous figures on homes,
however, one Battery Park home.
owner told The Star that the yalua.
tlon OF his lot had been increased
iio per cent and the valuation ~
ms house and lot. combined. 6s
per cent. W
Mr. Allen said decreases were
mace IN assessments on some prom
ertles' In certain subdivisions nrin.
clpauy in section l, CHEVY Chase
where land assessments dronneJ
about 10 per cent. Assessments ON
ZONES In this area, according Ia
Mr. Allen, were boosted an average
Oh per cent over present figures
Mr.. Allen emphasized that the
increases in assessments were "not
SO much" since property is not being
assessed on today's market.
Based on Normal" Values.
He added that assessments m
homes are based on reproduction
coSts OF 1901, while land assess
tnents are made at normal" values
under Maryland law" Mr.. Allen
explained, property must be as
sessed at its full value, but we con-
slder present property values vastly
inflated, and for that reason are
oaslng our assessments on the
1901 period which we think was a
normal year"
The assessment supervisor said he
expected to complete the reassess.
ment OF Bethesda residential prop
critics IN about month, after which
reassessment of Silver Spring resi-
Dental properties would begin.
Evening star., 1947-10-14
Lone Car Gives Police
Busy Night in Arrest
OF Two Operators -
Special Dispoteh TO The ssor

MARTINSBURG, w. Va,
Oct. 1.-Two drivers of one
automobile were arrested here
last night by city police, one on
charges of drunken driving, the
other on reckless driving
charges.
Gilbert Reedy was charged
with driving while intoxicated
after a collision in the down.
town section. Police parked the
car and took him to the lookup.
When they returned to get the
auto it was missing, they said,
and a short time later the ma
chine was found being operated
by Ray Myers, who was charged
with reckless driving and oper-
ating without q permit.
Evening star., 1947-10-14
Citizens Protest
zoning Hearing,
Federation Demands
More Time Be Given
To Disputed Cases

Dissatisfaction with the present
Montgomery County system of hear
ing coming petitions was expressed
last night by the County Civic Fed.
Grafton at its first fall meeting In
the Bethesda Elementary School.
Rhees, Burket, federation presi-
dent, was directed to appoint COM
mlttee to confer with the commits
sioners In an attempt to work out q
more satisfactory system.
The federation adopted a resolu-
ton which said that considerable
confusion, embarrassment, and in
convenience results and much time
Is lost by the scheduling of zonine
hearings IN manner that allows
the same time to each case"
1t was suggested that the clerk to
the county commissioners "use his
best judgment" in allowing more
time for controversial hearings than
for routine ones. Under present
procedure, it was pointed out, hear
ingS scheduled for the forenoon NAV
not be heard until late afternoon or
possibly not until evening.
Repeats Zoning Proposal.
The federation reiterated its zon-
ing recommendation of last year:
That hearings be held every three
that they alternate be-
tween the western and eastern
districts; that a denied petitioner
not be allowed to reapply within a
year; that hearings be held in the
district in which property is To-
Gated; that the registered mail noti-
fication clause of the 1941 ordi-
nance be made mandatory, and that
notices Of hearings be posted in the
county buildings of Bethesda and
Silver Spring.
Royal Carlock presented the reso-
luton.
In another resolution the County
Civil Service Commission was urged
to adopt regulation making it
possible for an employe in the
classified service to accept a posi-
ton in the county government not
covered by the merit system law,
forfeiting his civil service
status. Such service would be in
cluded In the computation of his
total service for retirement.
Road Resolution Adopted.
The federation also adopted a res
olution urging that the improving of
the intersection at Georgia avenue
and Colesville road be carried out
in conformity with plans of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, and not
those of the State Roads Commits
sion.
Herbert Eaton introduced a reso-
luton asking that the construction
OF apartment houses in Montgomery
County be discouraged. Mr.. Eaton
claimed that county taxes derived
from apartment dwellings are not
adequate to pay for the public serv-
ICES such as police, fire protection
street improvements and schools re-
quired by the residents of the apart
ments. The resolution was referred
to the Public Finance and Budget
Committee.
The federation was asked to spon-
sor a study and revision of the
county electrical code in resolution
introduced by Harold Wirth, chair
man of the Housing Committee.
This resolution was referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Evening star., 1947-10-14
Choir Concerts Announced

The Musical Arts Choir of WASH
ington will give concerts today, to-
morrow and Thursday at pm. in
Pershing Drive Christian Church,
Pershing drive at Highland, Arling-
ton, Va. The public is invited.
Evening star., 1947-10-14
County Historical Group
To Hear Story of FIuo

DR.. Edward, Russell Cook will re-
late the story OF the first unfurling
Of the American flag, which took
place in 1777 near Elkton, Md, at
a. meeting Of the Montgomery
County Historical Society at 8 pm
tomorrow in the County Building,
Bethesda. 80 4lssi
The flag was unfurled in the
Battle of Gooch's Bridge. The
British troops in that engagement
entered Maryland by way of the
Chesapeake Bay and Elk River.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28
Mrs. John Soles
Gives Birthday Fete

Jay Moore Soles was honoreo
at her home here on the after
noon of the twelfth when hel
mother, Mrs. John Soles, enter
tanned with a party celebrating
her fourth birthday.
Games were in play during the
afternoon and guests were served
ice cream and party cookies. Up
on arrival in the dining room
guests were presented miniature
baskets, in the birthday motif
filled with candy. The refresh
ment table was overland with q
handsome white linen dinner cloth
and centered with white birth
day cake topped with four pink
candles.
Miss Alice Augustyn, DarcuS
Soles and Lillian Soles assisted
with hostess duties.
Guests included Anna Rogers
Jane Blue, Nancy Dale HARRISON,
Martha Brooks Bell, Margaret In
man, Kitty Kelley, Betsy Bruton
Dawn Coble, May Gayle Williams,
Caroline JesSup, Mary Elizabeth
Carter, Emilee Smith, Willie T.
Webster, Franklin Rogers, Dan
Sanders. Henry Neil Wright, Lar
ry Williams, Leon Edward Fon-
vielle, Carl James, Joe Gmrcll,
Freddy Rogers, Shay Smith, Jr.,
md Pete Soles.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28
LIFE IN A DEMOCRACY

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5uSted at times with the way things go IN
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28

Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Baxter have
returned from a trip to West Viz
ginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. They
we're guests of Mr.. asd Mrs. j.
D. Hughes in Huntingdon. West
Virginia, and visited their daugh-
ter, Betty who is a student at the
lntermonte college. Bristol, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doc Bruton and
family attended family birth
day dinner in Mullins Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo ThompkinS
visited Mr.. ThomDkinS' mother,
Mrs. Cora Thompkins in Conway
Sunday.
Mrs. Rosa Carroll had rs her
dinner guests Sunday Miss Marion
Graham of Loris and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Buffkin Of Nichols.
Mrs. Buffkin is the former Miss
Lorena Carroll.
Miss Lucille Merritt returned
to her home in Greensboro late
last week after being a guest
of Mrs. Genola Tolar for ten DAYS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Leonard
visited relatives at Holden'S beach
Sunday.
Mrs. p. A. Carroll and Mrs.
Genola Tolar spent thee weekend
in Rocky Mount with their par
ents.
i
Miss joyce Carroll snent tho
week end in Wake Forest '"h"""
she attended the Carolina-Wa'lc
Forest basketball game Friday
night.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28

Dr.. George Richardson and Miss
Eleanor Tylor of Florence were
guests in the home Of Mrs. Crick-
EFT Butler and Mrs. Letha Butle,
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Earle Floyd, Mrs. S. l.,
Jackson, Mrs. d. J. Hughes, Miss
Rebecca Floyd and Miss Caroline
jackson were visitors in Florence
Saturday.
Mrs. Ted Hughes left WedneS-
day for Columbia to visit with
her mother Mrs. Tally Blackmon.
Mrs. Hubert Manning and son
Hubert, il, of Pensacola, Fla. ar
rived here during the weekend to
visit Mrs Mannings' mother, Mrs,
Mile Ann Skipper
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Thames of
Charleston spent the weekend in
the home of Mrs. Thames brother
n. q. Hughes. Miss Dorothy
Hughes accompanied them to
Charleston late Sunday where she
spent two days.
Miss jamie Elliott has returned
to Washington, D. C. after spend
ing some time here on account of
the illness of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. b. Elliott.
A. P. Rogers accompanied his
son, Paul Jr. to Wake Forest COL
lege Tuesday. Paul, il. was i'll
at his home for several days with
an attack of humps.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28
Mrs. D, J. Hughes
axes High Score

Mrs. c. G.. Westmoreland was
hostess to the Tuesday afternoon
bridge club at her residence this
week. After scores were Tailed
the high score award went to
Mrs. D. J. Hughes.
Mrs. Westmoreland's guests in
cluded MeSdameS d. J. Hughes,
]. F. Boswell, C. H. Primer. f. c.
Sanders, H. B. Bell. B. L. Nesmith
Jr., and S. p. Smith. Upon az
rival they were served apple pie
topped with whipped cream and
coffee.
Mrs. H. B. Bell will be hostess
o the group next week.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28
IN CHARLOTTE

G. Garland Fowler, Jimmy Di-
Gus and j. l.. WinStead spent
three days early this week in
Charlotte buying merchandise for
the local FircStonc store and the
Dixie store.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28
TAKES JOB HERE

Miss Joyce Galrell. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Carroll has
accepted position with tie 10
cal cameron Drug store a. book
keeper. She recently returned
from Mebane where She was as
sociated with the tobacco market
and planned to enter Srnool at
Wake Forest. Due to oTGrTroWded
conditions at the college Miss
Garrell is awaiting another semeS-
ter.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28

NEW LIFE NEWS

Ralph Jolly spent Saturday of
last week in Wilmington.
Mrs. 7. S. Huffaker and daugh-
ter spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Lester Watts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Gore of
Guideway visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph jolly during the week end.
x x
Stewart and Carol Watts and
James Pickett were in Wilmington
Thursday on business.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hulk, Harold
and Shelba Jean Hulk, visited Mrs.
i!uX's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W,
NJ. Todd at Aynor Sunday.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28

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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28

- thy bread upon the waters, and it
':;;ti ,uln unto thee after many days, says
j!ta Hihle So if one gives time. effort and
fNoN"% to the home town. one gets it back in
90 ".*utS and wider friendships
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28

Those who support ,he good causes NJ nc
home town, make everyone in the town the
friend.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-28
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-12-04
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

/, G.. H. Marlborough, Substitute
Trustee under the provisions of and
by virtue of the authority conferred
upon me in a deed of trust executed
by Hattie Thomas Riley and her
husband, Arthur Riley, to Amanda
Hanson, dated November %, 1916 to
secure a certain Indebtedness to the
said Amanda Hanson and which said
deed of trust is of record in Trust
Deed Book SIS, Page 473, in the
Chancery Clerks office in Holmes
County, Mississippi; and default hav-
ing been made in the payment
thereof and | having been requested
by the owner and holder thereof to
foreclose the same, | will on Mon
day, the 29th day of December, 1947,
offer for sale and will sell at public
auction for cash to the highest and
best bidder at the South front door
of the Holmes County Courthouse
in Lexington, Mississippi, during le-
gal hours, the following described
real estate situated in Holmes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, to-wit:
E1z of the NEA, Section 32,
Township II North, Range 2
East, and containing 80 acres
more or less.
My appointment as such Substi-
tute Trustee was made and actually
spread upon the records in M. d. r.
Book II. Page 468, before the first
publication or the posting of this
notice of sale.
Title believed to be good but l
VIII convey only such title as is
vested in me as such Substitute
Trustee.
This December /, 1947.
G. H. McMORROUGH, Substi-
tute trustee. 33-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-12-04
NOTICE TO TRUCK DEALERS

Pursuant to authority directed to
me by the Board of Supervisors, ap-
pearing in Minute Book 10 on page
245. notice is hereby given that the
said Board will on December 5, 1947,
at an adjourned meeting, receive
bids to sell to Holmes County for the
benefit of the Tchula Doad District
one " Ton Pickup Truck; and will
receive bids to purchase from the
Tchula Road District one second
hand 1910 Model Ford Pickup Truck;
the Board reserves the right to re-
iect any or all bids.
Witness my signature this Novem-
Der 7, 1947.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS, Clerk
of the Board. 30-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-12-04
NOTICE TO TRUCK DEALERS

Pursuant to authority directed to
me by the Board of Supervisors ap-
pearing in Minute Book 10 on page
245, notice is hereby given that the
said Board will on December S, 1947,
at an adjourned meeting, receive bids
to sell to Holmes County for the
benefit of the County Farm one "
Ton Pickup Truck; and will receive
bids to purchase from the County
Farm M second hand Ford Model
Pickup Truck; the Board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
Witness my signature this Novem-
Der 7, 1947.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS, Clerk of
the Board. 30-4tnp