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Evening star., 1947-12-17
Board Again Refuses
Prince Georges Funds
To Fight Fare Rise

Opponents of the Capital Transit
Co.'S proposed fare increases in
Maryland today will have to turn
elsewhere for legal assistance, after
being denied funds by the Prince
Georges County commissioners for
the second time in two weeks.
A request that the county allo-
cate $500 to provide legal aid for
one year to be used in the public s
battle against the proposed in
creases was turned down again yes
terday by the commissioners at their
weekly meeting in Upper Marlboro.
Similar action was taken at their
regular session two weeks ago.
William A. Carson, chairman of
the f1ve-man Board of Commits
sioners, announced the group had
based their decision on a ruling
given them by Waldo G. Burnside,
their attorney. Mr.. Burnside con-
tended the county had no legal au-
thority to provide such funds, Mr..
Carson said.
The second plea for legal assist
ance was presented yesterday by
Louis A. Day, chairman of the
Public Utilities Committee of the
Prince Georges County Civic Fed
Grafton and a member of the coun-
tvs Joint Transportation Committee.
Hearings on the proposed fare
raise are scheduled to be resumed
before the Maryland Public Service
Commission in Baltimore on jan
uary 6, Mr.. Day reported.
In other business, the commission
ers gave their approval to the pro-
posed construction of a 300-foot
radio tower, near the county court
house, Upper Marlboro. The new
tower, which will be part of the
county policies two-way radio COM
munications system, will replace the
present 90-foot tower.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Mount Rainier Woman Gets
9 Months in Forgery Case

Mrs. Edith 8. Allen, Is, Mount
Rainier, was sentenced in Mont
gomery County Circuit Court at
Rockville yesterday to serve nine
months in the Maryland Reforma- =
tory for Women on charge Of OBJ
tanning money under false pre-
lenses.
Judge Stedman Prescott suspend
ed sentence in a forgery charge
against the woman, mother of two
children. She had pleaded guilty
to both charges.
After the judge imposed the Jail
sentence, Mrs. Allen burst into tears
and was led from the courtroom.
She had been charged with forging
four checks in the Silver Spring
area for a total Of $1S62O.
In another case, Judge Prescott
sentenced Wilbur Brown, "a, COL
ored. Of Germantown to serve 10
years in the Maryland Penitentiary
after the latter pleaded guilty to
secono-degree murder.
Brown was charged with the fatal
shooting of George Moore, also COL
cred of Clarksburg in a beer tav-
ern near Germantown.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Herndon Widows Death
Certified as Suicide

A certificate of suicide was issued
yesterday in the death of Mrs. Anna
Spring. 83, Herndon. Va. Fairfax
County Coroner Nelson Podolnick
reported.
Mrs. Spring, widow, was found
sitting in her room yesterday by
another resident of the house, Fair
fax police said. Her wrist had been
cut and she apparently had swal-
lowed poison, police said.
Mrs. Spring was born in Water
town, N. Y. She was married to
the late John Spring, former jus
tice of the peace and lawyer in New
York, who died about a year ago
Before coming to Herndon about 20
years ago, the Springs lived in Phil
adelphia.
Mrs. Springs only survivor Is a
cousin, Charles Whittier Of New
York.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Phillips Named President
OF Alexandra Chamber

Joseph Phillips, former president
Of the Alexandria Retail Merchants
Association, has been elected presI-
dent of the Alexandria Chamber of
Commerce.
The outgoing board appointed a
three-man committee to study the
new license tax ordinance proposed
in Alexandria. Named to the COM
mittee were Dr. Arthur C. Hunter,
Charles H. Mason and David
Squires.
New board members are Howard
Richards, r. H. Vogle, C. c. Brown,
Kenneth Aitcheson and T. j. Gore.
Ten board members were reelected.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Home Near Clinton, Nd,
Is Destroyed by Fire

A two-story frame house near
Clinton, Md, was destroyed by fire
early today.
Chief T. Alan Penn of the Clinton
Volunteer Fire Department said the
house was owned by Thomas S.
Smith and sublet to a man identified
only as Rabbit" Tayman. No one
was in the house at the time of the
fire, Mr.. Penn said.
Chief Penn said cause of the fire
was not determined.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Junior Chamber to Give
YuIe Tree to Alexandria

The Alexandria Junior Chamber
of Commerce will present the city a
40-foot Christmas tree Illuminated
with $50 lights at $50 pm. Friday.
The tree will stand on the George
Washington Masonic Memorial
grounds at the top of Shooters Hill.
Mayor William T. wilkins will ac-
cept the tree on behalf OF the city
and City Manager Nicholas A. Cola
santo will throw the switch illumi-
mating the tree.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Bethesda School Set
To Reopen on Jan. 7
After 5-A|arm Blaze

The Honeywell Foundation today
planned to open its private prepara-
tory school for children January 7
by using two of its buildings. It's
main structure, at Bradley boule-
ward and Wilson lane, Bethesda,
was destroyed by five-alarm fire
yesterday.
officials today raised their esti-
mate of the loss from the fire. The
$150,000 figure given yesterday was
said to cover only the 20-room Colo
nial structure which had been built
by Mrs. Thomas Walsh, mother of
the late Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean.
Equipment and loss of valuable
library works was said to make the
total loss amount to about $500 900.
Members of the instruction staff
credited perfect discipline of more
than 200 students for their safe
evacuation from the blazing main
building.
Was to Close Today.
Officials said the school was tc
close today for the Christmas holi-
days and that classes would be re-
sumed, as scheduled, January T.
with the lower-grade students re-
turning to an undamaged brick
building at the fire site, and the
upper-grade children going to q
building at Bradley boulevard and
Seven Locks road also operated by
the foundation.
Fire-f1ghting equipment from all
parts of Montgomery County and
from five District stations responded
At the height of the blaze pumping
trucks were strung out for half a
mile on the edges of the 30-acre
estate besides the apparatus work.
ing close in to the building.
Several f1remen suffered injuries
when an accumulation of gases ex-
ploded, shattering glass panes. on
them as they tried to enter a door.
Spread via Dumbwaiter.
Capt. Arthur c. Oldfield and Pvt.
j. K. Rusk Of the Bethesda de-
partment were treated for lacera-
tions and burns at Suburban Hos
pital, but were released. Chief
A. ]. Bargagni of Bethesda re-
ceived minor lacerations but did not
leave the scene.
Firemen said chef reported the
blaze originated behind an electric
washer in the kitchen. The flames
spread quickly through a dumb
waiter shaft.
The Honeywell Foundation, op-
Grated by DR.. Donald Wilson Hon.
eywel and Col. Frederick Jones'
Davies, started using the place as a
school this fall.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Tokomo Park Man, 68,
Found Dead at Home

A 68-year-old man identified BY
Prince Georges County police as
John P. Wagner, was found dead
last night at his home at 40 Boyd
avenue, Takoma Park.
DR.. James I. Boyd, county deputy
medical examiner, said police told
him the man apparently died Of
natural causes. He added that Mr..
Wagner lived alone in the house,
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Planners Urge Denial
OF Five zoning Pleas,
Support Two Others

The Msryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
today recommended denial of five
rezoning petitions and approval of
two others scheduled for hearing
before the county commissioners
tomorrow at the Liquor Control
Board Building in Silver Spring.
The rezoning application ap-
proved by the planning commission
were submitted by Donald K. Staley,
agent. They ask commercial zoning
OF land at the southeast corner of
Price avenue apd Georgia avenue,
Wheaton, and of 0.19 acres at the
Laurel-Sandy Spring and Patuxent
River roads, Spencerville. Clara A.
Carr is owner of the later property.
One Of the most controversial pc
titions recommended for denial by
the planning agencyis that of H. w.
Stoehr and M. G. Huntemann, own
ers, for commercial zoning of prop
erty at the corner of Ridge road and
Georgia avenue, Montgomery Hill.
This application has been opposed
by the North Woodside-M -Montgom-
cry Hill Citizens Association.
In suggesting denial of the appli-
cation of Thomas F. Lansdale,
agent, from rezoning of commercial
property at Sandy Spring to in
dustrial,. the commission recon-
mended to the county commission
erS that the existing ordinance be
amenoeu to approve the construc-
ton Of grain mill in the CONNER
c!al D zone within the regional dis
trict. This was asked because "the
milling of grain is not an objection
able activity in a location considered
appropriate for other commercial
uses"
Also recommended for denial
were:
The application of Charles Schef-
fres, agent for Montgomery Arms,
Inc, for commercial zoning of prop
erty located at the intersection of
Fenton and Cameron streets, Silver
Spring. The property at present is
used for off-street parking.
A petition of Raymond Scoville
requesting rezoning from residential
to commercial of land on the Coles
vile road north of Northwest Branch.
The application of Springbrook
Forest, Inc, for commercial zoning
Of 3.34 acres at the intersection of
Glenmont- Colesville road and Kemp
Mill road. In making the latter rec
ommendation the commission said it
has recently entered into purchase
agreement for 130-acre park in
the valley Of the Northwest Branch
OF the Anacostia River, commencing
at Glenmont- -Colesville road and ex-
tending III miles in a southerly di-
rection. The northern end of the
proposed park is opposite the parcel
proposed for rezoning.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Civilians Seek YuIe Gifts
For Needy in Montgomery

A Christmas drive for clothing,
food, bedding, fuel and money Tor
needy Montgomery County families
is being conducted through Sunday
by the Civitan Club Of Bethesda.
Christmas baskets and toys also
are sought. Broken toys will be
repaired by the club.
Next week the articles collected
will be distributed to the families
by the County Holiday Exchange.
E. o. Likens is In charge of the
drive.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Virginia Hospitals
To Quit Blue Cross
Insurance Program

Arlington. and Alexandria Hos
pitals will withdraw from the Blue
Cross disqualification plan next
year, it was announced today.
The two institutions have notified
the Virginia Hospital Service AS
sociation, an affiliate of the Nation
wide Blue Cross plan, of their with
drawal from its prepaid hospitaliza-
ton plan, effective January l.
The Alexandria Office of the Wiz
ginia Hospital Service Association
had no comment and said it was
awaiting a decision from its Rich
mond headquarters. 1t is possible,
the Office said, subscribers may be
reimbursed at rates now paid in
Washington to compensate or par
TALLY compensate for hospital ex-
penses.
Subscribers to Be Billed.
After contracts with the hospitals
expire subscribers will be billed like
other patients. receiving their in
demnity from Blue Cross to the ex-
tent of its coverage.
The hospitals first threatened
withdrawal in August, saying the
Virginia Blue Cross was paying we'll
below actual hospital expenses under
the existing contract.
Karl York, Arlington Hospital
administrator, said payments were
made on per diem basis, operating
on a sliding scale according to the
length of hospital stay. He said the
payments averaged ST a day, which
covered only &C per cent of the serv-
ice provided.
Hospitals Claim Loss.
These rates were reported by hos
pital officials to have resulted in a
loss Of 1900 at Arlington and $500
at Alexandria for the first 10 months
Of the year.
Under a proposed rate revision
which have brought payments to the
hospitals up about Is per cent next
year, according to Mr.. York, the
hospitals would have continued tc
lose about 81 per cent on Blue Cross
patients.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Librory Gets $500 Gift

Mrs. Mary B. Kenan, librarian Of
the Prince George County Memorial
Library, announced today receipt Of
a $500 check from Philip Lustine of
Hyattsville for the memorial fund
for the county library system. The
check was donated to purchase a
station wagon chassis.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Christmas Eve DispIuy Set

4 The Sligo Park Garden Club will
sponsor Its Goth annual Christmas
tree lighting celebration at $50 pm.
Christmas eve at Piney Branch and
Hilltop roads, Silver Spring. The
club viii give q cup to the home
owner having the most artistic
Christmas illumination In the area.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
TWoMeh Hurt in Crosh
Of Two MARYLAND Cars

A Lutheran minister from Char
lotte Hall, Md, and a Harwood (Md.)
man were hurt early today in a two
car crash on the Grain highway;
2 miles south Of Priests Bridge,
Prince Georges County police re-
ported.
The minister, the Rev. Anthony
Gedwill, 20, suffered a possible head
injury and leg bruises, Prince
Georges General Hospital reported.
The other man, Allen Owen, "a,
suffered fractures of the left arm
and left leg, the hospital said. Mr..
Gedwill was reported in good" con-
dition and Mr.. Owens in fair"
condition.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
Silver Spring to Liqht Tree

The community Christmas tree at
Lexington and Woodmoor drives,
Silver Spring, will be lighted at $50
pm. Sunday during ceremonies di-
rected by the Woodmoor Citizens
Association.
Evening star., 1947-12-17
School to Hold Buzour

The annual Christmas bazaar OF
Parkside School will be held from
2:30 to $3.50 pm. tomorrow at the
school. Silver Spring. Articles made
by the pupils will be . feature of
the sale.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-14
Drive On Against
Mosquitoes; Airplane
Works Over CITY

sprayer was particularly active.
The ground sprayer fits onto
any truck and sprays mixture
of DOT and oil prepared and fur
nished by the Navy.
"The city should have one or
two of these ground sprayerS,"
said an official who did not want
his name mentioned. "They cost
only "A two or three hundred dol
lars each, and could be operated
here at relatively little cost in
oii1areS DDT.? % ee
Mosquitoes breed, as nearly
everyone knows, in spots where
water is allowed to collect. Such
places as open cisterns and emp
ty containers are likely breeding
places for the pests.
''In other Florida cities every
one who has such seceptacle
must. keep it covered and free of
water. Notices are given prop
erty owners to keep them cover
ed. The second time they are
caught with such receptacles half
filled with water and uncovered
they arc hailed into court"
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DOUBT $250,O00
THEATER WILL BE
CONSTRUCTED HERE

duction in the general assess
ment against the hotel property
from $363.OO0 to $4,000.
Kay is quoted AS declaring
that some reduction in the assess
ments should have been made.
Hc is also quoted as saying that
investment money would not
flow toward Key West at the
high tax rates. and at the high
assessments.
Plans for the new theater
building were submitted to sew
eral insurance companies for es-
Inmates of the cost of fire insur-
tnce.
The plans call for a tWo-Story
building where the Island Inn
now stands. The Island Inn is to
be moved back to a lot purchas-
ed for the purpose on Eaton
street.
The Atlas Investment Company
also has an option to buy the
Catholic Church property be-
tween the Island Inn and La
Continued on Page Four)
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Three Reports
About Guerilla
Fight In Greece
(By The Associated Press)

LONDON, July 14.-Three diff
ferent-reports were received here
today about the guerilla fighting
in Greece and the preparations
that are being made to continue
the fight.
| A report from government fore
es said that they had defeated
guerilla bands in northern Greece
and that they were retreating to-
ward the YugOslavian border.
However, the guerillas broad
cast report in which they as
serted that they had turned back
, government troops and had cap
tured town in northern Greece.
From Albania came report
that Greek guerillas had organiz-
ed an army of $4,000 in Albania,
and that they would shortly begin
to join the guerillas in northern
Greece.
1t was said that the army was
composed of former German SOL
oilers and Italians and French,
which had been recruited in Italy
and France.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-14
SCOUT COMMISSIONER
NcCURDY HOPES TO
BUILD CAMP THIS
SUMMER

West SummcrIand Key Boy
Scout Camp will be the finest
in the entire country when 1t IS
finished, Ernest Avlla, ScOUtmas-
ter of Troop 50, said today.
"The camp has fine location
and can be put into such shape
that it will be the finest Of Its
kind in the country" AvIla said
Scout Commissioner David Nc
CIrdy hopes to develop the West
Summerland camp during the
coming months. He is at present
looking for a job in close proxl
nifty to West Summcrland So he
can carry on the work.
ScoutmaStcr Avila reported =
meeting held on Friday Of Troop
So. The meeting was held al ST
Paul's Parish Hall. Avlla en-
phasizcd the importance of the
first Scout law.
"A Scout is always trustwur
thy" said Avila. IF a Scout tells
d lie, or cheats. OF does not per
form a task given him. nc may
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-14
West Summerland Key Camp OF
Boy Scouts To Be Finest In
Nation, Scoutmaster AviIa Says

be directed Ia turn "a has Sr"Yt
badge"
Scoutmastcr Avila showed boss
troop gold trophy wht'h hr
said would be awarded g. Goo
honor Scout during August
Swimming instructions vili he
given the boys IL the cniis'r1
mems pool of the Submsftua
Base on Saturday and wreine
day. from . until II e 81
All Scouts must have frri
tratlOn cards IN order a. i~ ad
United la the pool Thu W"ins
DAY all Scouts ready o. ps
sV lmulng requirement iui f
class and merit badge. shuulI 80
present - that tiu'
Scout Emm'' Phllhu pf 1tt..
10, Miami, Wa yisi'ol tu 900
ioop Scout Phillip b. VISITING
relatives here
The following how as5, eI.f.
application blanks 90 he
members II the ,tnup tul t..f
fin Bobby CruAus RishsId f.sIf
ncr ana Don Williaus
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-14

Rainfall Here In
July May Beat Old
Record Of Bureau

July. with II more days to
60. will likely break the IT,
year record for rainfall in
Key West during that month.
r. L. Frost. local weather
man. said today.
Until this morning a total
of l0.85 inches of rain had
fallen here this month. The
old record has yet TO be
broken. made in July. 1915.
was 1898 inches of rain.
With only four -hundredths
OF an inch to 60. there is every
chance that the 77-Year
record of the local bureau
will be beaten this month";"
said Frost.
Saturday night and Sun
day morning Q total of l.99
inches of rein fell here.
Rain does some peculiar
things around Key West"
Frost sdded. 1.-THE upper
half of the Islsnd may have
a heavy rainfall. but none. or
virtually none. will fall in
the downtown area.
Yesterday I YVES fishing
off Key Largo. There were
several heavy showers up
there. When I came back to
the city I found that none
had fallen near the Navy
Base Weather Bureau. where
oil our rsinfsll is measured.
IF we had had the rain
fall that hit Key Largo yes
ferdaY we would have easily
broken all records for the
monfhf 4. 49, ..~-s~as3-.-r ... 4t.,A
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In
Paris May End
By Tomorrow
.sSaa.s ps,ui.ossv sul. ip

PARIS, July l4.-Every pro-
possl submitted at the conference
of the l6 nations, considering the
Marshall plan, has thus far been
adopted unanimously, and it ap-
peared this afternoon that the
sessions would be concluded to-
morrow.
A five-point program has been
prepared, and will be submitted
tomorrow for final action.
Representatives from smaller
nations asked today that they be
given as much power in voting
as the representatives of the
larger nations. That matter will
be considered at tomorrow's meet
ing.
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HEAD OF GROUP PLAN,
MING IMPROVEMENT
DISSATISFIED OVER
ASSESSMENTS HERE

Doubt was expressed today
that Sam Kay, president of the
company which has drawn plans
for $250.0O0 theater on Duval
ST. Get at Eaton street, would 60
ahead at this time with construc-
ton of the building.
1t was reported that Key West
was dissatisfied with efforts of
A la Investment Company,
which he also heads, to have the
assessments at Casa Marina Hotel
reduced.
Monroe County Commission
rejected the plea for a reduction
in the assessments in the personal
property assessments from $25,-
GOO to $l5,OOO; to reduce the as
Sessment on the Casa Marina
buildings, other than the hotel.
from $35, 200 to $4,000, and re-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-14
GROUND SPRAYER ALISON
WORKS IN POINCIANA
AREA AND STOCK is.
LAND

A concerted drive on the men
ace of mosquitoes was made in
Key West and nearby keys yes
terday and today, it was announc-
&c at the Naval Base today.
Yesterday ground sprayer
at work at Stock Island
and on Boca Chica Key Kidding
the two islands of hordes of mos
quitoes.
Today an airplane from Ba-
mana Airfield. operating out of
Boca Chica Field, sprayed the
city from end to end with a mix
ture of DOT and Diesel oil.
There was a noticeable decrease
in the number of the pests, ac-
cordlng TO reports.
This was particularly true in
the Poincianc area and in the
vicinity of the golf course on
Stock Island, where the ground
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-14
Two Important
Measures Not
To Be Adopted
tBy The Associated Press)

Wy NC ASSOChutCu
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Twc
important measures are not likely
to be adopted at this session OF
congress, it was announced to.
day.
One of them, the income tax
bill, is sure of passage in the SEN
ate, and the bill will be sent to
the White House. where, it was
reported, the President will veto
it promptly.
In that event, Democratic lead
ers in the senate said they have
one or two votes to spare in sus-
tanning the Presidents veto.
Republicans replied that, should
the bill be killed. they will intro
duce similar measure at the
next session of congress.
The other matter is the pro-
posed universal military training
bill. Both Republican and Demo-
cratic leaders said the measure
will not be passed before congress
adjourns on July 26.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-14
DOCTOR IND MRS.
MULBERC VISITING
REL1TITES HERE

DR.. and Mrs. Victor Mulbcrg
arrived last Friday for an ex-
tended vacation visiting the doc
tors brother AID sister-in-laW,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mulbcrg,
1926 Grinnell street.
DR.. Mulberg has recently com
pleted graduate work at Emory
University School of Dentistry,
Atlanta, prior to which he spent
four years in the Navy as a
dentist. reaching the rank of 1t.
Commander.