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Evening star., 1947-08-07
Lane to Call Assembly Session
On BuItimore's Tax Troubles

to balance the proposed s87 .76e .344
budget for next year. Mayor Dale
sendro said.
With the budget as 1t now stands.
and without authority to seek rev.
enues through new tax sources. he
said. Baltimore's property tax rate
would rise from S2.s6 to $685. per
500.
At conference Of city and State
officials, Chairman Robert M. Rein
dollar Of the State Roads Commits
sion said that If Baltimore does
not settle on an expresswsy project.
the city will lcse s4.460. 900 in Fed
ersl roads funds
In Baltimore. Mayor D'AIess ndro
announced ne would make the in
PRODUCTION Of an ordinance author-
ising an Esst-West Expressway
across the city the first order of
business at the Council meeting
next month.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Montgomery Chiefs
Appoint New Board
OF zoning Appeals

A new Board Of zoning Appeals
composed entirely OF Republicans
has been appointed by the Mont.
gomery County Commissioners fol-
lowing the expiration OF the terms
OF the three Democratic members
who made up the board.
The announcement 'was not made
until yesterday, although the COM
missioners decided upon the four
year appointments at a secret ses-
sion at the conclusion of Tuesdays
weekly meeting.
The new members are Louis A.
Grsvelle Of Bethesda. who becomes
chairman Of the board at an annual
salary of $500; J. Vincent Peter
Rockville, $500, and Paul M. Cough
Ian, Silver Spring. $500.
They take the places of Samuel +.
Stonebraker, Oliver M. Walker and
John K williams.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Schools
CONTINUED From First PAGE

board: John H. Wilson. DR. James
A. Cannon. Adelbert w. Lee, C.
Melvin Sharpe and Mrs. Velma G.
Williams
These members approved the rec
ommends ton Of DR.. Hansen.
Absent from the meeting were DIR.
Robert A. Maurer and Mrs. Philip
Sidney Smith. who were out OF town,
and George E. c. Hayes. who could
not attend the meeting.
Only One Signature Needed.
Under board rules, q poll OF mem
bers is official If all members IN
town at the time vote. Thus, only
the signature OF Mr.. Hayes wss
holding up the appointment.
II the vote of the board members
polled is not unanimous. Dr.. Corn
ing will have to make his nomina-
tions in a full board meeting.
DR.. Corning refused to confirm
the nomination of DR.. Hansen for
the associate superintendent job
when questioned this morning. He
did say nomination had been
made. however, and that it lacked
only the approval of one board
member to make 1t official.
A number of teacher oraanisati tions
which have been backing Miss Lind
claim Mr.. Corning ignored" letters
of recommendation sent in by them
calling for the appointment Of Miss
Lind or some other person who has
come up through the ranks" OF
The system.
viii Control White School Unit.
The associate superintendent in
question will be in charge OF the
white elementary schools and cur
riculum revision and planning for
the entire system.
DR.. Hansen, native Nebraskan
was graduated from the University
of Nebraska: did graduate work in
law at the University of Wisconsin
received his masters degree in edu-
cation and English from the Uni
versity of Nebraska and his degree
OF doctor of education from the
University of Southern California.
He started as an English teacher
at the Wolbach 'Nebrb High School
and after several other positions
, went to the school system in Omahs
in 1886.
Miss Lind began teaching in ele-
,, mentary schools in Washington In
) 1903. In 1927 she was appointed tc
the primary instruction department
md in 1881 was made administra-
tive principal OF the Brightwood
School.
She became director of elementary
school instruction in 1888 and in
l943 was made co-ordinator OF ele-
mentary instruction. her present
Job. Her duties are to coordinate
teacher training At Wilson Teachers
College In the elementary schools.
Tea consumption in England
averages II pound per person each
wear.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
u. N.
CONTINUED From First Page,

Continued From First Paee.'
with only Russia and Poland In sup.
port. compromise between the
American plan, vetoed by Russia.
and the Soviet plan. rejected by
nine of the IL delegates.
This. compromise. advanced BY
Poland. merely called on the parties
to settle their differences.
The Council set another meeting
for 3 pm. to continue debate on the
Balkans. consider Bulgariss appli-
cation for membership and turn
again to 1ndonesia.
On the table was letter from, the
Indonesian republic asking for =
U. N. committee to supervise execu-
ton of the truce with the Dutch
and calling on the delegates to order
the Dutch to retire to the positions
held when hostilities broke out last
July 20.
The latter demand corresponded
to resolution already tabled BY
Russia, which was defeated in a pre-
liminary test.
Delegates generally were awaiting
more details from Indonesla before
commenting. but 1t was apparent
that the Council had not heard the
last of that case despite the success
full directive to cease 1re.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
BY Deniel De Luce
Associated Press Fsrsion Commencement

Associated Press Foreign CeNrsspendsnt
BITOLJ. Yugoslsvia. Aug. 8. tDe-
layed)-The Yugoslav Macedonian n
republic on the frontier of Greece
is basking today in a politicsl tran
guilty and an economic boom.
Almost 1T the foot OF the Greek
mountains where civil war has ragged
more than year the Macedonians
whose peoples republic" is one
OF the six making up Marshal Tito's
federal state--are bent on improv-
ing country roads. building new
schools and tending rich green fields
OF tobacco and corn.
The only mobilization / could see
here is to better public health and
eradicate illiteracy.
Posters in wsyside taverns urge
the peasants to drain malarial pools
and enroll for classes in ABC.
] was told that the Yugos)av Army
maintains scattered border posts
At normal peacetime strength.
There is not the slightest hint of
martial excitement. Jovial military
bands strike up for village folk
dances during the week ends.
With Associated Press Photogra- =
pher B. I. Sanders and Walter Wele-
bit, an American Air Corps veteran
and Slavic linguist, have spent a
week In the southern part of Yugo-
slav Macedonia. We motored
through territory which critics Of
Yugoslavis have insinuated was an
arsenal and training camp for forces
fighting the Greek Army en- the
other side Of the border.
What we saw was panors ma
OF peaceful development. Allied
military representatives who visited
this ares recentlv likewise report
finding no evidence that Macedonia
is stirring up fire OF revolt in
Greece.
The United Nations Balkan
Border Commission which Wis
tied the frontier area this spring,
brought in a majority report
which held Yugoslavia, Albania
and Bulgaria primarily respon-
siEle for Greece's frontier trou-
bles. Greek reports that an in
terns tional brigade was form
ing north of the border placed
it on Albanian. not Yugoslav
soil. However. U. N. and other
neutral investigators have re-
ported they could find little evil
dence of the existence of such a
brigade
In Bitolj. II miles from Hellenic
Evening star., 1947-08-07
| Stolen Soxophone
| Notes Sft Into
| Arlington Court

! Strains OF You Are NV Sunshine
sechoed through the corridors of the
darlington Courthouse Yesterday.
Some employees suggested the
snusic was coming from the nearby
tFort Myer Army post while others
hheorized some one was paving an
felection bet.
! The elusive notes were finally
Traced to the basement of the build
bns. There telephone company en-
kploves working on courthouse lines
had come asross the police depart
msnt's stolen property locker. One
Of the repairmen couldn't resist the
temptation to play few bars on a
confscate ed saXophone
Evening star., 1947-08-07
BY the Asseeietsd Press

ANNAPOLIS. Aug. IA special
session Of the Maryland General
Assembly will be held. probably this
Fall. to deal with Baltimores fscaI
problems.
Gov. Lane Yesterday promised city
oficials he would call the Law
makers into session. He did not set
a definite date. but said 1t would
be in time for the City Council to
act on the proposed ls48 municipal
budget.
The Council convenes September
%.
Gov. Lanes action came at the
request OF Mayor Thomas Dale
ssndro. who asked that the city be
given power to tap new sources
Baltimore will need taxing power
10 rsiss s12 2.2e2.oAa on top nf cur
rently expected revenues in order
Evening star., 1947-08-07

Opportunity slipped through the
fingers of 1870 youngsters yesterday
but 20 others managed to catch gold :
fish in the Boys Club pool at Seven
teenth street and Massachusetts,
avenue Sc. and received prizes for
them.
Happliest youngster was Howard
Walters, jr., II, of 1901 Minnesota
avenue Sc. who made the prize
catch when he seized Joe. the
Evader," An elusive goldfish that con
testants have been trying to cap
ture since last December. Howard
got fishing rod and reel for his
CATCH
Best equipped contestant was
Willis Case. II. of 1915 A street s E.
Willis had goggles. rubber swim Ans
fixed to his feet and a soup strain
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Crucial BattIeBe Believed
Starting in Paraguay
by the Associated Pres.

AsUNCION. Paraguay, Aug. T.
The decisive battle OF Paraguay,
five-month- -old civil war was be.
lieved today to be shaping up south
of Villa del Rosario. some 60 mile.
north OF this capital.
Inhs bitsnts Of Ascuncion sale
they thought fighting now in prog.
ress In that area would turn int
the decisive contest. Government
sources, meanwhile, denied foreign
reports that rebel forces were near.
ing Asuncion
CAS- press Brazilian news
agency reported from Ponta
Pora, on the Psraguayan border
last night. that insurgent forces
had entered Asuncion and we're
lighting in several parts of the
city with the help of residents.
tThe agency said the revolu-
tionists defeated q government
regime stationed near the cap
ital and captured 200. machine
guns, mortsrs and other weap-
ons. ~ reported that President
Hisinio Moriniso's followers were
leaving Asuncion.
Earlier frontier advices reach
ing Buenos Aires reported that
the rebels, who had retired from
their own headquarters in Con-
cepcion as government forces
moved in. stood within 10 miles
OF Asuncion's outskirts as re-
suit OF a three-column push.)
La Razon. government newspa per
said yesterday that when the in.
surgents gave up Conception. 1st
miles north of here, and moyet
down the Paraguay River towar re
Asuncion, thev made grave er.
ror.' La Razon said that even afte,
occupying Conception the govern,
ment had enough troops for Asun.
cions defense.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Ataee' Report Seen
DovetaiIine With
i. ). Foreign Policy
sy ,hs Associo.ed Press

All evidence. including Prime Min
'ster Attlee's report to Britain s
House of Commons. indicates today
that Western Europe faces a tight
squeeze between now and the time
the Marshall plan can become ef-
factive.
It is equally evident that no new
American financial aid will be forth
coinin9-barring economic disaster
sbroad--until Congress can pass
early next wear on the Marshall re.
covery program.
Mr.. Attlee's report Yesterday evil
IDENTIFY was we'll received here be-
cause OF the way in which it empha-
sized Britain's intention to survive
he next few months on her own
dWind.ing resources with minimum
OF help from the United States.
u. q. MiscaIculated.
This was regarded as ovetailing
with the Truman administra tion s
promise TO Congress that there will
be no further foreign Ana ncing on
piecemeal basis and that the only
workable solution Is to try to pro-
mote European recovery as a whole.
Of7cisls here are sensitive to the
facr that this country's initial post
war economic policy for Europe was
hs sed on bad miscalculs tion That
Ehe billion dollar credits au-
thorized fof the British. French and
italians last year would be sufficient
to get all of Europe back on its feet
; Since events have not turned out
/ that way. the American Government
has come forward with the Marshall
program for a continental approac CHI
Hence once again the Government
tn Congress that this time Europe
really will be restored and that fur
ther American loans for straight
ont recovery purposes will be un-
necessary.
Notifications to Be Weighed.
} A second miscslculation in this
connection-even one concerning
the ability of the Europeans to
ycarry on with Whist they have until
ithe new program can become effee-
ttive-misht have extremely serious
results for any future aid proposals
! The immediate help Britain re-
Iouires from the United States in
wolves only relaxing the American.
! British loan agreement to permit
Britain to conserve her supply of
dollars.
| conference proba blv will open
ine:t week to consider modifica tions
of those provisions under which the
. British now are paving ont dollars
to foreign holders of pounds sterling
and are conducting all their trade
! with the United States on a basis of
ifavoring no other country even
Though larger purchases elsewhere
could be made without using dollars.
! The feeling Of officials in London
and in Washington is that these
terms were written more than a
lyear ago to f1t circumstances which
ldo not exist today.
! American authorities emphasi
that the pew hsrdships imposed on
the British people are considersbl
But at the same time they stress.
as Mr.. Attlee himself did, that the
answer Is not in continuing Anglo
,American loans. but in the more
fundamental solution of recovery
groblems.
{ Mr. Attlee's prediction that the
original s3,75O 900 900 American loan
fo Britain will be all used up by the
end of this year reflects an economic
condition that exists In greater or
pess degree in most of the countries
(which hope TO benefit by the
Marshall plan.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Trumon Names OIiphont
To InternoI Revenue Post
By ths Asseciotsd Press

President Truman yesterday sp-
pointed Charles Oliphant of Mary
land as assistant general counsel OF
the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Mr.. Oliphant has been serving as
acting assistant general counsel since
the resignation OF John Philip
Wenchel. The appointment is SUBJ
iect to confirmation by the Senate.
Evening star., 1947-08-07

hlOuHl COufcH-
tion Of the as
socia ton. He is
the first Wash
i n { t on ian to
head the Or
gsnization.
Elevated from
the vice presi"
dency. DR.. Jones
has long been
active in the sf-
fairs Of the as
ISOLATION. He
has practiced in
Washington for
Is years.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Singapore VIII Cvrtoi
Imports of Luxuries

SINGAPORE. Aug. LP.-The
Singapore government announced
today that importation of American n
luxury goods would be curtsiled inn
media tely in an effort 20 help Brit
ain over the economic crisis by
conserving currency reserves.
At the same time a government
statement urged All classes to work
harder and to live more susterely'
We must attack with vigor GER
tain aspects of our economic sys.
tenn" the statement said. I'VE
must keep down the cost of living
and the cost of handling the great
flow of goods which passes through
Gin oe nora
Evening star., 1947-08-07

Ier to net the fish. He caught the
one with the longest tail and Won
another psir of goggles.
Prizes to other youngsters included
baseball bats. bsseballs. thester
tickets and goldfish bowls.
Leo Jsrboe, club swimming direc-
tor, put Is goldfish into the pool at
$3.50 pm. and five minutes later the
200 scrsmbling. splashing boys had
caught IS OF them. 1t took another
IS minutes for them to catch the
remaining 10. All the lucky fisher
men won a prize. but those who
caught more than one Ash were not
given duplicate prizes.
Each month the club stages a
similar contest In addition. on Sat
urdays the boys dive for pennies
with prizes given for those getting
the coins bearing lucky" dates.
Evening star., 1947-08-07

been . convention delegate from
the National Capital Chiropractic
Society, Of which he is a past presi-
dent, every year for the last 10
years. He is leader in chiropractic
orgsnizstional work. with an espe-
cisl interest In the advancement OF
educational standards OF chiro-
practors
He Is a native of Dodgeville. Wis.
His home is in Arlington and his
ONCE at 1875 l. street NV.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
AIaerion Quoke Kills Three

PARIS, Aug. P,.-Three per.
sons we're killed and four injured
yesterday when farm building col
lspsed during an earthquake which
shook the Algerian city of Con-
stantine, between Algiers and Tunis,
the French News Agency reported
today from Algiers.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
1S-Year.0|d F|ees School
For 18Th Time in 3 Years

Walter Douglas, l8-year-old in
mate of the District Training School
for the Feeble Minded at Laurel.
Nd, who first was committed to that
institution eight years ago. has
escaped for the eighteenth time.
school officials disclosed today.
The youth was taken back to the
Laurel institution Monday after his
arrest In Washington on a carnal
knowledge charge. His stay was
brief. He had been free since Aug
ust Al. 1946, when he escaped from
the institution a seventeenth time.
DR.. James Lewald. superintendent
Of the school. said 1t was not un-
usual for inmates to make repeated
escapes. Proper security facilities
were not available at the school. he
said.
DR.. Lewald added that for several
years the institution has requested
sufY1cient funds to construct Sc
curity features" These budget re-
quests have been turned down, DR..
LeWald explained.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Britain
Continued From First Pase.)

ways, canal shipping and bus and
truck lines.
The agricultural bill requires
farmers to fit their activities into a
national production program. guar
antees prices and markets for farm
produce and sets up facilities for
government loans to farmers.
The town and country planning
bill prohibits changes in the char
acter of property. Or its improve
ment. without government permis-
sion and requires that increases in
value resulting from approved inn
provements must be paid to the
state.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Weather Report

District of Columbis-considerable BILE
clou6ineSS and rather warm highest
TODAY about SO lowest tonight about
10. Tomorrow warm with thunder
showers In afternoon
Maryland and Virginia ther
cloudy and warm tonight and tomor-
row scattered thundershowers to-
morrow afternoon.
Wind velocity. 9 miles per hour
direction. west southwest.
River Report
From United States EnsinenrSl
ectompc River clear at Harpers Ferr,
and MUDDY 81 Great Falls Shenandoah
siear ~ Earpers Ferry
Temneraturs and HHmidity.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
DR.. Robert J. Jones
Heads Chiropractors
So.cloi D;.cotch 10 The Sto,

OMAHA. Nebr.. Aug. DIR. Rob.
ert J. Jones was elected president OF
the National Chiropractic Associa-
tion today by the SD annual ma
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Miss jeanne CoIdweIl
Dies at Home Here

Miss Jeanne Caldwell, a sister OF
Gov. Caldwell of Florida and an
employe of the General Accounting
ONCE here. died today At her home
4518 Thirtieth street NV.
Miss Caldwell. neighbor re-
ported. left ror work about 8 am.
but returned shortly sfterward. She
was found by Mrs. Elisab beth Clark
with whom she lived. at 1880 am.
She was dead when an ambulance
arrived.
Flowers of the tea bush are white
and slightly fragrant. but are not
used commercially.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Seizure

Continued From First Page.)
1t meant that Russia had taken the
law into its own hands"
Evening star., 1947-08-07

Men II to 30. Want a good lob?
Sign up today for q three-year hitch
in the United States Navy. Check
with your Navy Recruiting once fo'
details.
Evening star., 1947-08-07

Tea consumption in England
averages II pound per person each
wear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
ORDER TO snow CAUSE
Nc. 5633-A

NU. 5o33-A
 Tn the District -1urt for the Terri tcry of Alaska, Division Number One. at Juneau
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA, Plain tiff and Petitioner, vs. JOHN H. WALMER, as Cl erk of the Dis trict Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Number 1; All other parties in interest or persons
 III lown having or claiming un- surrendered bonds issued by the Alaska GaStineau Mining Com pany, a corporation, prior to De- cember 24, 1924; All other parties or persons unknown having or claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the money de- scrited herein. Defendants and Respondents.
 Plaintiffs First Amended Petition and Information has been filed in tie office of the Clerk of this Court in tha above entitled cause, setting forth the following facts:
 Thct there is on deposit with the Clerk Of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Division, the sum of $9,94983, for unknown aoldeIs of Alaska Gastineau Mining Company bonds, resulting from foreclosure proceedings and a trus- tee transfer cf funds, as mere par Cicularly described in the said First Amended Petition and Information on file in the above entitled cause, and that no person whOmSoever has interposed . claim Tor ny portion of said money at an time since Janu- ary 3l, 1889, and said First Amended Petition and Information alleges that oy reason of such facts and cir ,umstances, said deposit has escheat- ed to and become the property of the Territory of Alaska, and prays for Decree adjudging and decreeing such money the property Of the Territory of Alaska.
 NOW THEREFORE, all persons interesed in said money on deposit with the Clerk of the District Court are hereby required to appear and show cause, if any they have, on or before the 21st day of May, 1947, at 2 o'clock P. M. of said day. why the title to said deposit should not vest in the Territory of Alaska.
 TT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that this Order to Show Cause shall be published for six consecutive weeks, beginning March 27, 1947, in the DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, Juneau, Alaska.
 Dated this 18th day of March, 1947.
 HARRY E. PRATT,
 United States District Judge. First publication, March 27, 1947. Last publication, May 2, 1947.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
ChdEies 3. A'Ilyy'e
 Returns 10 Juneau With lovely Bride

Charles B. White, wellkncwn young man who spent his boy hood in Juneau and vicinity l-- gently returned to this city fro.l a trip south, bringing with him a charming bride, the former Georgianna Greening, daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. F. Grecning of Manzanita, Bainbridge Islan Il q, Wash.
 The wedding took place Satur- day evening, February 8, in the St. Baranbas Episcopal church at ManZanita.
 Arnold Eildre Of Juneau was best man, and the usfers were Edward White and Felix House, I'brother and brother-in of the bridegroom, and Leslie Parker his dncle.
 Tt,a brideeroom is the son Mir and Mrs William White, who now reside in Alderwood Manor, Wash.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01

After serving with the Army dur iag t,,c war. Chuck" returned to Juneau ca-l las since been em- plc-cd with the R. J. Sommers Construction Company.
 Among the guests at the we'd ding and reception were MT. and Mrs. R. J. sommers, MT. and Mrs. Arnold Hildre and Gordon Wildes, all fro.l Juneau.
 The young couple enjoyed hone 'r,ocn trip through Washing ton. Oregon and California, and onc of tn, highlights of their visit to Hollywood was being on t.i, well-known radio program, Meet the Mrs" and being intro duced as the bride and groom Iof the evening.
 MT. and Mrs. White are making their home for the present with MT. and Mrs. Claude Millsap at 4the Channel Apartments. They are his brother-in-law and sister.
 o-@
 When you pay ior QUALITY why not get the FINEST - Buy F!.ORSHEIM SHOES at GRAVES.
 adv. 532-tf Read the want-ads for bargains
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
RADIO LOG
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TI1ESDAY EVENING

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
NOTICE

Effective Aprll l, tic Motorship Estebetn will sail for Sitka and waypoints each Wednesday at noon General freight will be accepted at the Northland Dock until pm. Tuesday, and meats only, will be accepted until lL am. Wednesdays. DAVIS TRANSPORTATION co.
 adv. 532-t12
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
TIDE TABLE

APRIL l
 Low tide 5:43 am, 3.l it. High tide l1:49 am, l6.2 it. Low tide l8:09 pm, -0.8 fit.